Lu Fuyue nodded, glanced at the group, then lightly touched the ground with her toes and flew towards the passage to the ninth floor.
However, as soon as she entered the ninth floor, the entrance to the passage went dark.
Lu Fuyue turned around and saw that the entrance she had just used to enter the ninth level of the Trial Tower was gone, and the figures of the Tianxuan Sect Ancestor and others had also disappeared.
The place where she is now is dark and she can't see anything.
Just then, a cold wind blew in from somewhere, carrying a chill that was icy and biting.
Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and she raised her hand, conjuring a cluster of phoenix red lotus divine fire that illuminated the surroundings.
However, when she saw everything around her clearly, Lu Fuyue's expression changed instantly, and she quickly took a few steps back.
Beneath her feet, the icy ground was covered with countless strange black runes, forming a huge triangular pattern with a mysterious purple stone embedded in its center.
Now, she stood on the purple stone, and an eerie feeling arose within her, as if she were stepping on a shimmering purple eye.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, leaped into the air, and intended to temporarily leave this huge triangular rune area.
However, at that moment, the black runes on the ground shone brightly, and a barrier emanating black demonic energy suddenly appeared in the air, violently repelling Lu Fuyue back to the ground.
At the same time, the runes on the ground seemed to come alive, constantly writhing and spreading in all directions like black worms.
Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and she quickly stabilized herself on the ground. She looked around and at the barrier in the sky, and immediately realized that something was wrong.
The arrangement of these black runes may seem haphazard, but in reality, the distance between each rune and its appearance follow a certain pattern, subtly conveying a deep, chilling aura.
Although her current cultivation level is only at the early stage of Tribulation Transcending, in reality, because she possesses the Water Spirit Divine Body and the Phoenix True Body, her cultivation level is comparable to the peak of the mid-stage of Tribulation Transcending.
With the addition of the Weak Water Harp, even a peak Tribulation Transcending cultivator could fight against it.
However, she was completely unable to budge the barrier that suddenly appeared in the air.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, touched the ground with her toes, and leaped up, floating in mid-air, taking in all the changes in the rune layout on the ground.
The runes in the four directions (east, west, south, and north) are all different, but in reality, most of the runes have certain similarities in appearance.
After careful consideration, Lu Fuyue quickly made a decision. She raised her hand and the Weak Water Zither appeared in her arms. As the zither music rang out, countless ice blades flew towards the runes on the ground.
However, at that moment, as the runes drew closer and closer, a powerful and terrifying force suddenly emerged from the purple stone at the very center of the triangular area on the ground.
The air pressure around them instantly froze, and the silence became eerily profound!
Lu Fuyue was shocked by this sudden and terrifying power, causing her blood and qi to surge within her body, and her face turned pale.
She coughed up blood on the spot, staining her white clothes red, and almost lost her balance and fell to the ground from mid-air.
Fortunately, Lu Fuyue quickly recovered and circulated her cultivation technique, allowing spiritual energy to flow through her meridians repeatedly to clear blockages, which prevented her from falling.
A moment later, Lu Fuyue looked at the runes on the ground, mobilized the power of the phoenix bloodline within her body, and played the zither again. The moment the zither music started...
The black runes on the ground gradually calmed down, and the mysterious and terrifying power slowly weakened as well.
Suddenly, from the darkness, countless sword energies, mixed with a terrifying aura, rushed towards Lu Fuyue from all directions.
The barrier in the sky kept shrinking smaller and smaller until it touched the edge of the triangular area on the ground, and then it stopped.
This causes the air to become increasingly thin, making it difficult for people to breathe.
While playing the zither to deflect the sword energy, Lu Fuyue pondered a way to break the deadlock.
Unbeknownst to anyone, the purple stone at the very center of the triangular area suddenly lit up, and the dense runes on the ground began to twist and turn again.
Just as Lu Fuyue had exhausted a lot of spiritual energy to deal with the incoming sword energy, the ground suddenly began to shake. The black runes suddenly changed, forming a huge array, and black energy immediately filled the entire air.
Lu Fuyue's expression changed as she clearly sensed that the spiritual energy within her body was rapidly dissipating.
In no time, her spiritual energy was depleted, and she quickly fell from the air to the ground, rolling several times as she slammed down.
Oh no, this formation is absorbing the spiritual energy from cultivators' bodies!
A dim, cold chill permeated the air, and all around was silent.
Suddenly, a streak of spiritual energy flew over, and Lu Fuyue felt a sharp pain in her wrist as her snow-white skin was cut open, instantly exposing her blood to the air.
Golden-red blood flowed down her slender wrist, dripping onto the ground and gradually soaking the black runes there.
All the black runes stained with blood emitted a phoenix aura. The next second, the entire formation beneath Lu Fuyue lit up, and beams of purple light shot up and soared into the sky.
As a result, Lu Fuyue lost her spiritual energy and physical strength, and was powerless to resist. She could only lie helplessly in the pool of blood, quietly watching this scene unfold, feeling the dizziness caused by excessive blood loss.
Outside the Trial Tower.
Everyone in the Tianxuan Sect looked at the mysterious purple pillars of light that had appeared above the Trial Tower.
What... what's going on? Could it be that there's something wrong with the Trial Tower?
Gradually, Lu Fuyue lay on the ground in a daze, unaware of how much time had passed.
Suddenly, a familiar feeling appeared. She struggled to open her eyes and, in a daze, saw a purple figure appear in her line of sight.
This figure was all too familiar.
Lu Fuyue used her last bit of strength to look at that person again.
Who exactly is it...?
However, as the black mist dissipated and the person's face gradually became clear, a flicker of emotion appeared in her eyes.
How could it be him, Demon King Yun Jing...
Lu Fuyue suddenly remembered that the formation that trapped her was the legendary ancient reincarnation formation, which could defy fate and revive cultivators.
However, the conditions are extremely harsh, and the price is beyond what ordinary cultivators can withstand.
Someone needs to offer sacrifices and become the vessel.
Whether it's the person being sacrificed or the one casting the spell, whether the spell succeeds or fails, their soul will be scattered.
However, with her last bit of strength exhausted, Lu Fuyue's vision went black and she fainted completely.
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