"But..." the monk who spoke still disagreed.
"As you can see, Bai Ying's secret technique is truly amazing. With such a technique, we might all die at her hands!"
Sect Master, let's just give up. To deal with Bai Ying, our Xiyun Sect has already lost nine Nascent Soul stage cultivators and one Deity Transformation stage cultivator. This is an absolutely terrifying loss!
I really don't want us all to die at her hands. Let's stay away from her and wait for the exit passage to open so we can get out of here!
However, even though the cultivator had already said so much, the sect leader of Xiyun Sect still had a resolute look in his eyes.
"No, we must not give up." The sect leader murmured to himself, a strange feeling lingering in his heart, yet he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
His gaze slowly shifted to the Nascent Soul cultivator lying lifeless on the ground, his wide-open eyes seemingly telling of his unwillingness to accept his fate and his unfinished death. The sect leader slowly stepped forward, bent down, and gently closed his eyes, his actions filled with sorrow and regret.
Bai Ying's methods truly shocked him. He had cultivated for many years and had never witnessed such a terrifying secret technique, capable of completely draining a Nascent Soul cultivator in an instant, as if stripping him of all his life force and spiritual energy. Such power was beyond their original understanding.
Should they really give up now and watch Bai Ying grow stronger, becoming an even greater threat in the future? The sect leader of Xiyun Sect was torn with conflicting emotions, his fingers clenched tightly in his subconscious, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
Just as he was lost in thought, the sect leader seemed to be struck by lightning, and he abruptly stood up. He finally realized what was strange about this place.
Bai Ying's methods of killing these Nascent Soul stage cultivators were ridiculously powerful. And it was precisely this extraordinary power that made many details seem illogical.
If Bai Ying truly possessed such terrifying strength, why didn't she use this secret technique to fight back when they initially besieged her? Instead, she was injured by them and only hastily used this secret technique when she was forced into a desperate situation.
Furthermore, after Bai Ying used her secret technique, she showed no signs of any backlash whatsoever, remaining perfectly composed as if she had merely performed a trivial task. If Bai Ying were truly as powerful and invincible as she appeared, given the previous siege and coercion she had endured, she would have mercilessly slaughtered all the cultivators who had attacked her. Why would she have so easily let them go and be so eager to leave this place?
What do these doubts really mean?
The sect leader's eyes sharpened instantly, and a bold conjecture surfaced in his mind: "Heh, I know! Bai Ying isn't as powerful as she appears at all. Her eagerness to leave suggests she's likely run out of other trump cards. Perhaps she suffered a severe backlash when using that secret technique, but forcibly concealed it; or perhaps she killed those two Nascent Soul stage cultivators using some special method, and now that method has failed, leaving her with no other options!"
"Walk!"
He ordered the people around him, "Come with me to catch Bai Ying. She must be out of options now. Even if she were, she wouldn't be able to kill so many of us Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Otherwise, she wouldn't have run away just now!"
His words were clear, logical, and highly persuasive. Upon hearing them, the surrounding cultivators nodded subconsciously, their doubts instantly dissipating. Immediately afterwards, without daring to delay, everyone activated their magical treasures, their spiritual energy surging, and flew swiftly in the direction Bai Ying had just left. The scene was like a sudden gust of wind, with considerable momentum.
At this moment, Bai Ying was in the same situation as the sect leader of Xiyun Sect had predicted; she was frantically fleeing in a panic.
To intimidate the group of pursuers, she had just used her last means of survival.
If those ferocious cultivators were to catch up again, she would be in great difficulty dealing with them. She immediately increased her speed to the maximum, traversing the secret realm like a streak of light, not daring to pause for even a moment.
Bai Ying moved with incredible speed, not daring to pause even for a moment. However, she was in a completely enclosed secret realm, and had no way to escape.
She could only find a hidden cave entrance and hid inside.
She prayed silently that she could just hold out here for ten days. After ten days, the seal on the secret realm would automatically open, and she would be able to escape this dangerous place.
To avoid being discovered, Bai Ying not only used secret techniques to conceal her aura, but also cleverly used disguise techniques to change her appearance.
Although she had wanted to win first place in the competition, she no longer had those thoughts when facing so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
After hiding in the cave, Bai Ying dared not be careless in the slightest. She immediately and carefully released her divine sense, like an invisible net, to carefully sense everything around her.
Only when she felt the group of cultivators fly past her head did Bai Ying finally let out a long sigh of relief.
It seems that as long as she waits quietly here, she can get rid of these troubles.
However, at that moment, she suddenly heard the sect leader of Xiyun Sect shout, "Stop!"
Several Nascent Soul stage cultivators followed closely behind the Xiyun Sect Master, slowly flying towards the direction where Bai Ying was hiding.
Hidden in the cave, Bai Ying's heart pounded violently in her chest, as if it would burst out of her throat. She kept murmuring to herself, "Could they be after me?" Thinking that she had already gone to such lengths, yet they still wouldn't give up, a hint of despair flashed in Bai Ying's eyes.
At this moment, she didn't dare to breathe, her body tense like a fully drawn bow. Her hands were clenched so tightly her nails almost dug into her palms, and she frantically prayed that these plague-like beings would leave quickly. However, as time passed, the scene Bai Ying sensed through her divine sense became increasingly strange. That familiar oppressive feeling returned, like an invisible net slowly tightening. To her dismay, she was once again surrounded by a group of Nascent Soul stage cultivators!
The leader was none other than the sect master of Xiyun Sect. His eyes were sharp as a hawk's, revealing a resolute killing intent. Clearly, he had come to pursue Bai Ying from the very beginning.
Without hesitation, he approached the cave entrance where Bai Ying was, step by step. Each step he took seemed to tread on Bai Ying's heart.
Bai Ying had initially clung to a sliver of hope, imagining that these people were merely passing through and had no designs on her. But now, the scene before her shattered that last hope. The harsh reality was staring her in the face—they were there to capture her, and a life-or-death struggle seemed inevitable.
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