Within the crimson array, the air seemed to solidify. Unprecedented fear appeared on the faces of all the cultivators; their pupils contracted violently, and large beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
"This...this is impossible..." A cultivator in the late stage of Nascent Soul stage felt his legs go weak, and his natal flying sword fell to the ground with a "clatter".
Panic spread like wildfire through the crowd. Some began to tremble uncontrollably, while others frantically pinched their thighs, as if trying to confirm whether this was a nightmare.
Even those usually aloof Void Refinement stage experts were now ashen-faced, their eyes flashing with fear.
"Fellow Daoists!" A Void Refinement cultivator in purple robes forced himself to remain calm, but his voice trembled uncontrollably: "We must join forces to break this formation! Otherwise, we will all perish here today!"
His words jolted everyone awake. In an instant, all sorts of rare magical artifacts were unleashed, radiating dazzling light in the air.
"Attack together! Focus on one point!" the purple-robed cultivator shouted sternly.
Hundreds of top-tier magical artifacts simultaneously bombarded the same spot on the great formation, and the resulting energy fluctuations caused the entire valley to tremble.
Some people glared at Bai Ying with malice, thinking, "With so many magical artifacts attacking together, this formation is bound to break! That damned Bai Ying dared to deceive them; once we get out, he'll get his revenge sooner or later!"
However, to everyone's surprise, even with so many magical artifacts attacking at the same time, the blood-red light barrier remained completely still, without even a ripple.
Not only did it fail to make a single opening, but it didn't even manage to reduce the damage in the slightest!
How terrifying this is!
"This...how is this possible..." A white-haired Nascent Soul cultivator slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with despair: "My 'Mysterious Heaven Break' could even break through a third of the formation left by a Nascent Soul cultivator, why is this happening..."
They couldn't believe it. Before, they had secretly hoped that if they could get out, they would definitely kill Bai Ying.
However, they did not expect that this formation was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
Before the Nascent Soul cultivator could finish speaking, he suddenly let out a shrill scream.
To everyone's horror, a blood-red chain had pierced his chest without anyone noticing. Even more horrifying, his body was visibly shriveling up, turning into a dried-up corpse in the blink of an eye.
Run! Run fast!
"What kind of evil formation is this?"
"Bai Ying! You'll die a horrible death!"
Desperate curses echoed everywhere. Some continued to attack the great formation frantically, trying to carve a path to their own survival; others knelt and wept, praying to the heavens for protection; still others directly detonated their nascent souls, wanting to perish together with the great formation.
However, all of this was in vain. The terrifying energy generated by the self-destruction was greedily absorbed by the great formation. The crimson light barrier not only did not weaken, but became even more alluring after absorbing this energy.
Bai Ying stood silently at the center of the formation, coldly observing everything. Her robes fluttered in the blood-red wind, her eyes devoid of any pity. These hypocritical so-called "righteous cultivators," who would not hesitate to attack her for treasure, were now feigning helplessness?
"Now you're scared?" Her voice was soft, yet clearly heard by everyone: "Too bad, it's too late."
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At this moment, Zhou Ying was still very unsettled.
She paced back and forth anxiously, unsure of what to do.
She really hated Bai Ying and said a lot of things to her, wanting her to die.
But after learning about Bai Di's plan, she hesitated.
After all, Bai Ying is still her daughter.
Zhou Ying herself didn't go, but she was powerless to stop it.
She could only tell herself that this was no one else's fault; it was Bai Ying's own greed and inability to see the situation clearly.
With her level of cultivation, how dare she take out such a powerful magic weapon to show off? If she doesn't die, who will?
Even without Bai Di's schemes, she would still have died at the hands of those cultivators.
There was really nothing she could do about it.
The fact that she didn't personally conspire with Bai Di to deceive her was already more than enough from her perspective as a mother.
Zhou Ying forced herself to calm down and stop thinking about it, but at that moment Bai Ying suddenly kicked the door open.
"Where did Bai Di and that kid Bai Yanfeng go?"
He had just heard that Bai Di had made a deal with a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage.
Now that Bai Di is already a cripple, how could she possibly make a deal with a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage?
White Eagle's heart leaped into his throat.
Zhou Ying flinched, and Bai Ying's eyes widened instantly. He grabbed Zhou Ying's arm and yelled at her, "Tell me! Where did they go?"
Zhou Ying's fingers twisted tightly around her sleeve, her knuckles turning bluish-white. Her gaze darted around, never daring to meet Bai Ying's eyes, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
"I...I don't know..." Her voice was barely audible, with a noticeable tremor at the end.
Bai Ying's face instantly darkened, and he increased the pressure on her hand. Zhou Ying gasped in pain, but still bit her lip and refused to speak.
"Do you take me for a fool?" Bai Ying's voice was as cold as ice. "Bai Di is a cripple now. What can she offer a Void Refinement stage cultivator? Unless—"
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