Fu Jian and Ning Jin were imprisoned for many days. Apart from being hungry, dehydrated, and weak, they were not injured.

Ning Yao, who was disguised as the altar to receive the disciples, breathed a sigh of relief.

The moment she took the person from her, Ning Yao squeezed Ning Jin's hand.

Ning Jin suddenly looked up, and a pill was stuffed into her bound hand.

Ning Jin understood instantly and clenched her fists tightly.

They were taken to the center of the altar and tied to a pillar.

Ning Yao also checked the hardness of the iron chain and found that it was made of refined iron, which was quite hard and would be difficult to break.

But that's from the perspective of others; for me, the chains are just for show.

With the moon high in the sky, the timing, location, and people are all in harmony.

The elder of the Tianyun Sect glanced at the altar, then raised his hand in a gesture.

Ning Yao and the others observed their every move from the shadows.

Suddenly, Ning Yao felt a strange sensation. Then, a group of people dressed in dark robes appeared out of nowhere.

Ning Yao squinted and observed them carefully. She then discovered that these people were light and agile, moving without any wind. Their movements were so uniform and precise that they made no mistakes whatsoever. They were even more accurate than the movements programmed by some sophisticated instruments.

Ning Yao frowned. She felt that these people who had suddenly appeared did not seem human!

Things were more complicated than she had imagined.

The other side emerged from the shadows, then returned to their positions, surrounding the entire altar.

The next second, they all sat down on the ground, cut their wrists, and bright red blood gushed out instantly. Then they slapped their bleeding hands onto the ground.

These people did not hesitate at all, nor did they feel any pain. They did this thing, which they considered extremely sacred, with a blank expression and focused attention!

Ning Yao's expression changed the moment they cut their wrists.

These people are practically courting death by severing arteries!

At the Tianyun Sect's altar, a living person is used to draw lightning, and the formation is activated using the blood of a living person.

These events are enough to prove that the Tianyun Sect is not a legitimate sect, but a truly evil and heretical sect!

Ning Yao clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and stared intently at their movements.

She's waiting for the perfect moment to make her move!

This is not only an opportunity to rescue Ning Jin and the other person, but also to completely destroy the evil and heretical Tianyun Sect!

After the bloodied hand slammed into the ground, the ground seemed to come alive, constantly sucking up the blood of the people.

The blood stretched along the ground towards the altar, slowly spreading crimson across the entire altar, creating an eerie scene.

The sky had become filled with dark clouds, which obscured the bright full moon, leaving only the light of torches to illuminate the entire area.

The rumbling thunder grew louder as it approached.

Ning Yao couldn't help but look up at the sky, then turned her gaze to the group of people who were like puppets on strings.

That's right, those people didn't look like living people, they looked more like puppets.

If it were a dead person, there wouldn't be so much blood being released.

These people are probably controlled living puppets, raised specifically by the Tianyun Sect to activate this kind of magic array when necessary.

And the person who manipulates this...

Ning Yao glanced at the Tianyun Sect elder who had just raised his hand to signal.

Immediately afterwards, she subtly released her spiritual power, and then controlled it to move among the people of Tianyun Sect.

Those who were intently watching the altar were completely unaware that their bodies were being invaded by something unseen.

A gentle breeze began to blow around them, making everyone's robes rustle.

The blood sacrificed by the living puppet brought the altar back to life, and bursts of red light emanated from all around it.

The blood flowed towards the altar, along the fine iron binding Ning Jin and Fu Jian, and then towards the central pillar.

The touch of blood caused the pillar to no longer appear dull and lifeless, but instead revealed some intricate dark red patterns.

The dark red patterns rose higher and higher until they reached their highest point, just as the moonlight rose directly above the pillar.

As if drawn to each other, a beam of bright moonlight shone down from the sky and struck the pillar.

In an instant, the pillars on the altar emitted a bright light, illuminating the entire sacrificial site as if it were daytime.

At the same time, Ning Yao also saw the intricate patterns on the pillar.

"This...it's actually the Thousand Illusion Lotus!"

Ning Yao was somewhat surprised, but the red Thousand Illusion Lotus looked strange no matter how she looked at it.

The Thousand Illusion Lotuses I've seen in the Thousand Illusion Secret Realm and the Cloud Xiang Forbidden Land all exude a mysterious, sacred, and inviolable aura.

The red lotus pattern gives off a bewitching and evil feeling.

"Could it be that the Tianyun Sect is also connected with the Ning Que clan?"

Ning Yao had a feeling that there was a huge, invisible net enveloping everyone.

"Hold on! The lightning detonation is about to succeed!"

The voice belonged to the elder who presided over the ceremony.

Ning Yao had been observing Ning Jin and Fu Jian's movements, while also waiting for the best time.

To uncover the secrets of the Tianyun Sect, the closer one gets to danger, the closer one gets to the truth.

"Boom..."

A series of loud bangs came from overhead. Looking up, they saw countless dense silver lightning bolts, which made everyone's scalp tingle.

In an instant, Ning Yao made a judgment: this lightning was not as powerful as the purple lightning that had struck Licheng before the heavy rain.

The elder's frantic voice rang out: "Increase your power! Success or failure hinges on this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the living puppet slashed its other wrist, and more blood flowed to the ground.

The red and white light emanating from the altar grew ever deeper, as if it were about to engulf everyone in the next second.

When the red lotus pattern reached its brightest point, lightning that had been gathering in the sky rushed straight towards the altar and struck the pillar fiercely.

Ning Yao's expression hardened, and she shouted, "Save them!"

The serpent whip at his waist flew toward the altar following the sound, shattering the refined iron into pieces.

At the same time, Ning Yao raised her hand and cast a defense that was invisible to everyone, making it easier for Shen Ci'an and the others to rescue people.

Ning Jin had the pills Ning Yao had given her, and the moment she escaped, she immediately put one in her own mouth and one in Fu Jian's mouth.

"Take them away first!" Ning Yao said again.

Shen Ci'an and the others knew that listening to Ning Yao's arrangements was the most appropriate course of action at this moment, but Fu Jian did not.

Before he could shout anything, Hua Yan had already knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.

"It's quiet now, let's go!"

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, but tacitly approved of Hua Yan's actions.

"Third sister, be careful!"

"Yaoyao, watch out!"

"Third Miss, we'll be going now!"

Ning Yao used her spiritual power to block the people from the Tianyun Sect, rendering them unable to move.

In just a few breaths, they watched helplessly as their prey on the altar was rescued.

The elder of the Tianyun Sect watched this scene with eyes blazing with fury. This was a plan he had been scheming for many years, and he absolutely could not let it all fall apart today.

If we fail, there will be no chance to turn things around!

Upon encountering Ning Yao, the culprit, he instantly harbored murderous intent.

Ning Yao, on the other side, showed no mercy either.

She manipulated the spiritual energy in her hands into spiritual power and began to wreak havoc in all directions.