As soon as Bai Ying spoke, everyone present was stunned, and they all looked at her in disbelief.
They never expected that Bai Ying would actually return her spiritual root to the Bai family!
She's made up her mind to sever ties with the Bai family!
The elders of the Bai family instinctively wanted to stop her. Although a cultivator like Bai Ying wouldn't experience an instant drop in cultivation level like an ordinary cultivator even if she lost her spiritual root, the spiritual root is the foundation of cultivation! Even if she changed her spiritual root later, it wouldn't be as good as the one she was born with.
Moreover, everything Bai Ying has shown indicates that her spiritual root is extremely high-quality. Losing such a spiritual root could cause Bai Ying's cultivation level to plummet.
These elders were also considering the value of talent; it's rare to find a prodigy like Bai Ying in the entire Lingchuan Continent. It would be such a waste to just dig out her spiritual root like this.
But just as they were about to speak, the Grand Elder stopped them.
Although the First Elder did not want Bai Ying to take such a step and sever ties with the Bai family, his previous actions, including those of Bai Ying's parents and Bai Di, would remain a thorn forever embedded in Bai Ying's heart.
He knew that Bai Ying would never forgive the Bai family. No matter what, she would still sever ties with them.
Since that's the case, Bai Ying's willingness to leave her spiritual root behind is a good thing for the Bai family.
While Bai Ying and Zhou Ying were still in shock, they suddenly saw Bai Ying extend her fingers towards her own dantian without any hesitation.
She slowly raised her hand, a shimmering light appearing in her palm—the power of her spiritual root surging within. As the light intensified, her face gradually paled, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, clearly indicating that separating her spiritual root was an extremely painful process. Yet, she clenched her teeth, refusing to utter a single groan of pain.
A moment later, a stream of light flew from her palm and shot towards the white eagle. The white eagle subconsciously reached out and caught it, looking at the spiritual root containing powerful energy in his hand, a complex expression on his face.
Bai Ying's face was as pale as paper, her body trembling slightly from the excruciating pain of having her spiritual roots severed, yet she remained upright, her gaze calm and resolute as she looked at Bai Ying and Zhou Ying before her. Her voice, though soft, was clear and unwavering, conveying an undeniable firmness: "From this day forward, you are no longer my parents, and I am no longer your daughter. We have no further connection." Her voice echoed in the silent air, like a sharp knife severing all past ties.
In truth, Bai Ying had already been planning to sever all ties with the Bai family for some time. The jade pendant she held was her last line of defense. Even without her spiritual root, the pendant's power would prevent her from becoming a cripple like other cultivators. While spiritual roots were incredibly precious, Bai Ying believed that her parents, if she couldn't completely sever ties, would eventually become stumbling blocks on her path of cultivation. Their prejudice and injustice hung over her like a dark cloud. One day, this complex emotional entanglement would transform into a demon, relentlessly binding her and hindering her progress. Therefore, it was better to cut ties cleanly and decisively, leaving no lingering regrets.
However, she placed a restriction on her spiritual root, preventing the White Flute from using it. She would not give her spiritual root to someone who had plotted to harm her.
Bai Ying was still in shock, standing there dumbfounded, seemingly unable to recover from what had just happened. Zhou Ying stared blankly at Bai Ying, her face full of disbelief, tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks and dripping onto the ground at her feet.
She had clearly agreed to have Bai Ying's dantian opened and give her spiritual root to Bai Di. But now, seeing Bai Ying actually take out her spiritual root with her own hands, she suddenly felt an indescribable discomfort.
It felt as if someone had grabbed her heart and squeezed it tightly, making it hard for her to breathe.
Her thoughts suddenly drifted back to Bai Ying's childhood...
She thought back to when Bai Ying was in her belly, when the family doctor told her she was carrying a girl, and she was overjoyed. She was incredibly happy.
She already has a troublesome son at home, and she really wants a little girl.
When she was pregnant with her, she always wanted to give her the best of everything.
She told Bai Yanfeng more than once that he should treat his younger sister well in the future. His sister was so young, and a girl at that, so he needed to take good care of her.
She named her Baiying, hoping that even in darkness, she could shine like a firefly.
When Bai Ying was born, she looked at that soft and weak little bundle of joy and felt an overwhelming fondness for her.
She hugged and kissed her repeatedly, vowing to protect her for the rest of her life.
After Bai Ying went missing, she felt as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out, and she was in so much pain that she was about to go crazy.
She searched for her desperately, wishing she could give her own life to bring her home.
But......
However, with the arrival of Xiao Di, she gave all the love that should have been given to Bai Ying to Xiao Di. She loved her desperately and treated her like her own child.
As for Bai Ying's memories, they were too painful, so she deliberately sealed them away in the deepest part of her heart, and over time, she actually gradually forgot them.
So much so that when Bai Ying came back, she felt only a stranger and didn't really get close to her.
Zhou Ying suddenly felt incredibly sad, tears blurring her vision. She cried out urgently to Bai Ying, "Xiao Ying, Xiao Ying. Listen to your mother, I do love you. Please don't do this." Her voice was filled with panic and pleading.
But Bai Ying would never say another word to them now, and she would never return here again.
Her face was pale, and she struggled to fly into the air to leave.
However, at that moment, the stone tablet that Bai Ying had been facing during her cultivation suddenly seemed to sense something and burst forth with a powerful light. The light was like a dazzling sun, illuminating the entire sky and making it impossible for people to open their eyes. The surrounding air also fluctuated violently, then turned into a beam, pointing directly in Bai Ying's direction.
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