Although Xiao Man was shocked that the Heavenly Palace had been leveled, she eventually found her way and led the two to the so-called Fuqiu Valley.
Sure enough, they saw a desolate valley in the distance. It was empty and there was nothing inside. Every now and then, strong winds would blow up sand dunes dozens of feet high, turning the surrounding area into a gray haze.
Although the place was vast, it could be seen in its entirety at a glance; apart from the sandstorm, there was nothing else. Just as You You was about to have Feng Rong sense and investigate something, he spoke first, "This is an illusion!"
"Huh?" Youyou was taken aback.
Feng Rong pointed around and said, "Everything in this entire desolate valley is an illusion. The real things are hidden behind the illusions. This is the first time I've sensed such a large illusion."
"Is there a way to solve this?" Youyou asked.
"Of course!" Feng Rong nodded confidently, then with a flick of her wrist, summoned a ball of fire and swung it forward, instantly spreading into a sea of fire that covered the entire desolate valley. Everything before them was like a curtain being lifted, slowly revealing what lay behind it.
"..." What happened to untying the knot? Isn't this just burning? As expected, there's nothing Feng Rong can't burn.
Before long, a completely different scene appeared before our eyes—resentment filled the sky!
At first glance, there was still a valley ahead, but unlike the desolate landscape before, it was now shrouded in darkness, enveloped by a thick layer of resentment. This resentment was so dense that it was almost tangible, resembling layers of viscous black liquid splashed across the valley rather than a gas.
Strangely, despite the intense resentment, there wasn't a single vengeful spirit in the valley. Perhaps it was because of the celestial realm.
Above the valley, a massive array enveloped the entire valley. The array looked somewhat familiar, and Youyou couldn't quite place where she had seen it before, but for some reason, it gave her a particularly strong sense of disgust. Just one glance at it sent a feeling of repulsion through her.
Below the grand formation, there were many smaller formations, their purpose unknown, layered upon each other, densely covering the ground. In the center was a platform resembling an altar, with faint brown marks visible on it. Above the altar, a woman's phantom floated, bound by heavy spells, her form flickering between light and shadow, as if she were about to vanish.
"It's the Emperor's primordial spirit!" Xiao Man exclaimed, her face lighting up with joy. "Fellow Daoist You, the Emperor's primordial spirit is really here." As she spoke, she was about to fly over there.
"Wait! The resentment down there is too strong. Let's clear it out first." You You quickly pulled her aside, then turned and tugged at the other hand that was being held. "Feng Rong."
"Understood!" Feng Rong nodded, then reluctantly released her hand, and once again made a hand seal to summon flames that shot straight down into the valley below. Sure enough, the dense resentment that was almost solidified began to dissipate, and in less than a moment, most of it had disappeared.
The group flew to the top of the largest magic circle and examined it closely.
"I can only tell that there's a formation below that absorbs cultivation and immortal power, but I can't see anything else! It must have been set up by that demon, but we'd better not enter the formation lightly!" Feng Rong frowned and reminded him, especially about the one above, which he had never seen before, and he wasn't sure if he could come out if he went in.
"Since we can't get in, let's destroy it!" Youyou didn't linger and immediately summoned his spirit sword. The more he looked at the formation, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he raised his sword and was about to slash at the formation below.
Xiao Man was startled and quickly reminded him, "Fellow Daoist You, all formations have backlashes. Forcibly breaking the formation might not be possible..."
Clang!
Before she could finish speaking, the formation shattered with a crash, like an eggshell suddenly broken, and went completely dark, along with the large and small formations below, all of which were annihilated.
Xiao Man: "..."
He glanced silently at the ordinary-looking sword in Fellow Daoist You's hand. "Is this the sword that sliced through the Seven Heavens Palace? Hmm, this is definitely a divine weapon!"
"Go down!" Youyou reminded him, and was the first to fly down, landing on the altar below. Although the formation had been destroyed and the resentment had dissipated, a strong stench still lingered on the platform, and there were bloodstains everywhere, old and new.
Freed from the constraints of the formation, the spells binding the Seventh Emperor also vanished, and her primordial spirit slowly descended. Youyou instinctively reached out to catch it, but it passed directly through her arm and landed on the altar.
I almost forgot this was a primordial spirit; I ended up with nothing.
Its primordial spirit was extremely weak, and its figure was so faint that it was almost disappearing. Youyou gestured to Xiaoman to send a wisp of immortal energy to help solidify her soul before calling out, "Emperor Hongfei?"
They called out several times before the illusory figure on the ground slowly opened her eyes. "You...you are..." She seemed to realize something, her eyes suddenly darkening, a deep sadness flashing across them, "A newly sent female immortal?"
“We’re here to save you!” You You smiled and explained, “The formation that bound your primordial spirit has been broken.”
"Broken...?" A look of confusion flashed across her face. After a moment, as if realizing what had happened, her expression changed drastically. She said in a panicked and anxious voice, "You don't need to worry about me! Quick! Get out of here! The formation is broken, and he will find out soon!"
"Are you talking about Mingye, that demon?" Youyou asked.
"A demon?" Emperor Hongfei was taken aback, and it took him a moment to realize, "So he's a demon, I see! No wonder he used such a vicious formation! Then you're in even greater danger, hurry..."
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Youyou instinctively wanted to pat her shoulder, but then shrank back when she remembered that she was a spirit. "He's already dead! I only came to find you after I dealt with him."
"Dead...?" Hong Fei froze, standing there for a long while before her gaze settled on Feng Rong beside her. "You... are a god?"
For a moment she seemed to understand something, and after a long while she received the message that Mingye was dead, she murmured, as if crying or laughing, "He finally... received divine punishment, hehehe... good! good... good to die! It's a pity I couldn't do it myself!"
A variety of complex emotions flashed in her eyes, and her expression changed several times, sometimes shedding tears, sometimes bursting into laughter.
It seems that over the past few hundred years, Emperor Hongfei's primordial spirit has been tormented by that demon Mingye quite a bit. You You sighed and waited quietly for her emotions to calm down before speaking, "We'll explain the specifics to you later. Your life force is running low, and I need to send your primordial spirit back quickly, or it will be too late."
"Go back? No!" Emperor Hongfei finally calmed down, but unexpectedly shook his head, glanced at her and chuckled, "Thank you... thank you for coming to save me. I am already satisfied to hear that Mingye has received his retribution before my primordial spirit dissipates. It's just that my primordial spirit is too weak and... I can't return to my original body."
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