Upon hearing the crying, Kong Xuanzi, who was fighting on the stage, looked in the direction of the sound. In an instant, his heart ached, his mind was filled with sorrow, his eyes quickly reddened, and his sword-wielding hand fell limply to his side.

Upon seeing this, the divine physician Weiyuan quickly gathered a magic orb and hurled it at Kong Xuanzi.

In a daze, Kong Xuanzi raised his sword to defend himself again, but before he could even lift it, he was severely injured and knocked back by the magic orb, falling to the ground.

This move severely injured Kong Xuanzi, who coughed up mouthfuls of blood and was too weak to get up and fight back.

With the threat gone, the divine physician looked up at the center of the formation and saw that the red aura above had gathered into a ball. Leng Qingning's soul gradually floated into the air and merged into the red aura.

"Hahaha, the Soul Sacrifice Formation! I am the only person in the world who has mastered the Soul Sacrifice Formation! Hahahaha!"

Maniacal laughter echoed across the altar.

Just as Leng Qingning's last wisp of soul was about to merge into the red light, a gap suddenly appeared in the sky, and a middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe tore through the void and appeared out of thin air.

“Master…you…have come…that’s wonderful…” Kong Xuanzi said haltingly, his eyes filled with hope.

Master Kongchen floated in mid-air, holding a golden lamp in his left hand and rapidly casting spells with his right hand, using his fingers as a staff. He silently chanted incantations, and a pale blue light shot out from his fingertips, causing the surrounding airflow to instantly freeze.

The light shot into the sky, and in an instant, it enveloped the wisp of soul and quickly returned.

Master Kongchen lightly traced a line in the air with his finger, the pale blue light extinguished, and Leng Qingning's soul slowly descended into the golden lamp.

The divine physician's expression changed drastically; the magic array was about to fail!

"Who are you?" he roared.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Kong Chen sent the divine physician flying.

He conjured a silvery-white light with his fingers, and the light rose into the sky again, attempting to save the other half of Leng Qingning's soul.

The miracle doctor scrambled to his feet, a ruthless glint in his eyes. He couldn't afford to fail at the last minute; at the very least, half of his soul could extend his life by more than a decade.

The divine healer cut open his palm, activated his magic, and drew out his essence and blood. The blood turned into a red mist that instantly dispersed into the air.

Kong Chen noticed this and glanced around out of the corner of his eye.

"Oh no."

She quickly cast a spell to annihilate the scattered essence blood one by one, but unfortunately, one drop of essence blood had already floated into the air and merged into the red aura.

Master Kongchen frowned and had no choice but to circulate all his spiritual power to break the formation.

A beam of intense light shot out, piercing through the red mist, and crashed toward the center of the array with earth-shattering force.

In the blink of an eye, the airflow at the core of the formation was dispersed by the intense light, and the formation's barrier shattered.

"No!" the miracle doctor cried out in despair.

The red aura above dissipated, and the formation was broken.

But Leng Qingning's soul also rose into the sky and disappeared.

Kong Chen tore through the void once more, chasing after the direction in which the soul had vanished…

The miracle doctor, feigning madness, clutched his hair with both hands, his face contorted in a terrifying grimace, repeatedly muttering:

"No, that's impossible."

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

Chi's mother and the others were horrified!

“He’s gone mad!” Chi Yin shook her head.

The madman's roar startled Chi Yan from his coma. Chi Yan's eyes were glazed and blank. He gradually recalled the events before he lost consciousness, quickly regained his senses, and immediately crawled to kneel beside Leng Qingning.

“Ning’er, Ning’er…” Chi Yan cried out in anguish.

Tears dripped onto Leng Qingning's palm.

Leng Qingning's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Chi Yan, who was standing by her side, was sobbing with his head down and did not notice, but Cang Yuan, whose cheek was close to Leng Qingning's, seemed to sense it. He slowly raised his ashen face and reached out to gently stroke Leng Qingning's eyelashes.

"My lady, you're not dead? Right?"

Cang Yuan's throat was bitter, his voice was sorrowful yet tinged with a glimmer of hope. He wished that Leng Qingning would open her eyes and look at him the next second.

The divine physician standing to the side had completely lost his mind, his mind constantly replaying the words "Master" uttered by Kong Xuanzi.

"It's you?" The divine physician stared at Kong Xuanzi with venomous eyes.

"It was you and your master who destroyed my formation! You deserve to die!"

"Give me your life."

The divine healer channeled his evil power, forming a red flame-shaped halo that he was about to throw at Kong Xuanzi.

Lying on the ground, unable to move, Kong Xuanzi saw the reflection of the huge flame in his eyes. The flame rushed closer and closer.

At the critical moment, the girl in Cang Yuan's arms suddenly opened her eyes, raised her wrist, and a powerful force shot up the platform at the speed of light and collided with the flames.

Bang!

The flame exploded and shattered before Kong Xuanzi's eyes.

Kong Xuanzi was shocked!

Chi's mother was shocked!

Chi Yin was shocked!

The miracle doctor was shocked!

After their initial shock, Cang Yuan and Chi Yan were overjoyed and extremely excited.

Chi Yan's lips trembled.

Cang Yuan spoke in a hoarse voice, "My lady, you...you've really come back to life? That's wonderful!"

Leng Qingning shoved Cang Yuan and said coldly, "Get out of the way!"

Cang Yuan was taken aback and released Leng Qingning.

Leng Qingning stood up amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

The next second, he teleported in front of the divine doctor, his eyes cold, grabbed the doctor's neck and twisted it hard.

"you…"

The miracle doctor died before he could utter a complete sentence…

"My lady..." Cang Yuan stared in disbelief at Leng Qingning's retreating figure.

The others were also quite shocked…

Chi Yan asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Ning'er, how did you suddenly learn the art of teleportation?"

What shocked him even more was how Leng Qingning could kill the divine doctor in an instant.

Leng Qingning, with her back turned, did not answer Chi Yan, but instead asked, "Did you collude with him?"

Chi Yan's pupils contracted slightly, as if his secret had been exposed. Although he hadn't intended to harm Leng Qingning, he had indeed made a mistake...

After a long pause, Chi Yan nodded.

"It's me, Ning'er. Please let me explain, I..."

Leng Qingning turned around, her face cold and stern. With a slight movement of her left hand, the Cangwu Divine Sword was drawn from its sheath.

Before Cang Yuan could react, the Cangwu Sword was already in Leng Qingning's hands.

Without a word, the next second, the Cangwu Sword shot out sharply, aiming for Chi Yan's heart.

"No!" Chi's mother and Chi Yin shouted at the same time and ran towards Chi Yan.

Chi Yan was terrified!

Just as the Cangwu Sword was only an inch away from Chi Yan's heart, a sudden, sharp pain surged through the girl's heart.

Is it my older sister?

The older sister, with her remaining consciousness, didn't want him to die!

With a tremor, the sword tip deviated half an inch from his heart and pierced deep into Chi Yan's chest, penetrating from front to back.

"Yan'er!" Chi's mother, Chi Yin, quickly helped Chi Yan up.

Caught off guard by the sudden pain, Chi Yan cried out in agony, his brows furrowed, his trembling hands gripping the blade tightly, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

His face turned pale, and his eyes revealed pain, sorrow, regret, and disbelief.

At this moment, the coldness in Leng Qingning's eyes deeply stung Chi Yan.

With a weak, hoarse voice, Chi Yan asked, "Ning'er, do you hate me that much?"

The girl's expression remained completely calm, her face icy cold.

"You betrayed her, you deserve to die!"

Cangyuan frowned.

Chi Yan's desolate expression softened, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"she?"

"You...you're not Ning'er? Who are you?"

The girl's emotionless voice rang out:

"She's my older sister!"

"I am Xiao Ning."