"I choose the second option."
After Chu Xinxin finished speaking, she immediately recalled the Sumeru Ring and took out the double mirror that Xiao Linyi had given her, which could replicate clones.
The mirrors felt slightly cool to the touch, and Chu Xinxin couldn't help but think of Xiao Linyi secretly sneaking into Phoenix Holy Land to be with her. Her eyes warmed, and her longing for him intensified.
Xiao Linyi had already erased the mark, and Chu Xinxin quickly formed a blood seal with the twin mirrors, replicating a clone that was also at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending stage.
Chu Xinxin's main body held Rao Liang, while her clone held Jiao Wei, and together they plucked the strings of the zither.
Rao Liang and Jiao Wei unleashed their true power in the hands of Chu Xinxin, who was in the Tribulation Transcending stage. The soaring azure light resembled an endless wall of light, and the extremely strong pressure constantly clashed with the formation, rapidly expanding their territory.
The formation was attacked, and a hurricane swept across the ground, making Chu Xinxin's hair and dress flutter wildly. However, her fingering was not affected at all. She played fast and urgent, and a huge amount of pure spiritual power shot out with the music, forming a light sword that swept in all directions. The formation countered with spiritual veins, and the entire valley shook.
The clone then uses the scorched tail to finish her off, and a soul-crushing melody can evoke the deepest fears in people's hearts and breed endless terror.
Chu Tian's Dao heart was unstable. The moment the zither music pierced through the formation, he fell into an illusion. His face alternated between laughing wildly and crying loudly, and he looked crazy.
When Chu Fan discovered this, Chu Tian had already used his spirit sword to cut off his right hand, which was placed on the array, and collapsed to the side, convulsing, with a loud roar.
The formation is missing a base, which slows down its operation.
Chu Fan freed one hand and flicked out a talisman to seal Chu Tian's five senses, then ordered his trusted aides, who were protecting him, to press Chu Tian's left hand back onto the array.
In just a few breaths, Chu Xinxin seized the opening and destroyed a gate.
Given this situation, the remaining seven doors won't hold her off for long.
Moreover, Xiao Linyi is coming!
Chu Fan's eyes turned crimson. He had calculated everything, but he never expected Chu Xinxin to be hiding such a deep secret.
How could someone who can wield the magical artifact Rao Liang be a caged canary so weak and helpless?
But it's too late to say anything now. Chu Fan just wants to do everything he can to keep the two of them in the Qiangze Secret Realm.
"Second brother, third brother, let's use the Inverted Five Elements Formation..."
The other two guardians wore tragic expressions. Then, without hesitation, they used their free hands to cut open their chests, remove their hearts, and draw out their blood, which they then used to strike the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram in the center of the formation.
The Bagua diagram absorbed the heart blood of three powerful beings, and its original shimmering white light turned into a bewitching red. A red mist also filled the valley, blocking the spiritual probe.
Even Chu Fan and the others couldn't sense each other's presence.
The formation was filled with murderous intent and a chilling wind. Ghostly wails and howls echoed around Chu Xinxin, constantly interfering with her music.
Chu Xinxin put away the Rao Liang, only letting her clone continue playing it to protect him, while she took out the Sumeru Ring. A purple light flashed across the ring, and the Sumeru Ring transformed into a spiritual sword.
The spirit sword rang out, its aura chilling. Chu Xinxin blocked her hearing and forced her spiritual power to focus on her eyes, instantly spotting the weak point in the formation.
The Sumeru Sword was gradually becoming dazzling, with purple light gathering on it accompanied by streaks of lightning. Chu Xinxin let out a delicate shout and rushed straight towards the weak spot.
The sword tip cut through everything in its path. The rolling red mist paused for a moment, and Chu Xinxin saw that her sword had pierced through two doors in one go.
Outside the formation, Chu Fan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The red mist quickly condensed again.
Sister, be careful. This red mist is quite strange; even I can't see through it.
The system's tone was solemn. Its detection range had actually shrunk to within the formation, and it could no longer see anything outside the formation.
While he was speaking, Chu Xinxin used her sword a few more times. The feeling was not as crisp and clean as the three doors she had just used. Instead, it felt like she had pierced into elastic soft mud, and the feeling of obstruction was particularly obvious.
How long did it take me?
Half an hour.
"So long?" Chu Xinxin was a little anxious, afraid that Xiao Linyi had already arrived, and since she couldn't see outside, she was afraid that he had been tricked by Chu Fan and the others into using his spiritual power.
The red fog grew thicker and thicker, and Chu Xinxin had to hold her hand up to her eyes to see her fingers, let alone find the doors.
"System, can my cultivation level be improved again?" Chu Xinxin asked.
Sister, this is already the highest...
"No, didn't you say it was possible to reach the limit allowed by this world? But I don't think I've reached the limit yet. If I had, why didn't the ascension lightning descend?"
Chu Xinxin's voice grew increasingly fierce: "Continue to improve, break the formation with lightning!"
The system jolted awake: [Right, how come I didn't think of that?]
Chu Xinxin stood still, her aura turbulent again. The influx of spiritual energy into her body made her very uncomfortable, but she could still endure it.
It'll be over soon. Just bear with it a little longer. Once this is resolved, she'll definitely make sure Xiao Linyi buys her the best wine in Shengjing.
Dark clouds gathered above Chu Xinxin's head, instantly covering the entire sky and plunging the entire Di Yao Continent into darkness.
The flashes of lightning that occasionally lit up the darkness suddenly coalesced into a sea of thunder.
Chu Fan and the others turned deathly pale. This was... the Ascension Tribulation!
The first lightning bolt struck without any warning, hitting the Yin-Yang Bagua Formation. Chu Fan and the others all coughed up blood, and a crack appeared in the Bagua Formation.
The second lightning tribulation followed closely behind, widening the cracks in the formation. Chu Fan and the other two, their spiritual energy exhausted, collapsed to the side...
Taking advantage of the instability of the Bagua Formation, Chu Xinxin destroyed three gates in succession, leaving only the last two!
As the spiritual energy of the formation gradually dwindled, the feeling of blockage lessened, and most of the red mist dissipated. However, Chu Xinxin's thirst for battle was ignited by the tribulation of ascension.
Having survived two tribulations, her senses became increasingly sharp, and she could wield her spiritual power more and more freely.
The third heavenly tribulation arrived, and the Bagua Formation teetered on the brink of collapse. Chu Xinxin's eyes went completely black, and her mind was actually corrupted by the heavenly lightning!
Those who ascend to immortality must be people with firm and mature minds. Chu Xinxin's cultivation has advanced too quickly, but her Dao heart has not yet been tempered. This heavenly lightning is not very powerful, but it is a test of her Dao heart. Chu Xinxin was not prepared and is now trapped in the illusion brought by the Heavenly Dao!
The system sensed something was wrong and called out to her repeatedly in her mind.
Chu Xinxin ignored him, her eyes bloodshot as she fought against the last door with her sword.
The clone, no longer under her control, was only carrying out Chu Xinxin's last order, wielding a sword and fighting against the various figures conjured by the array.
The moment the red mist dissipated, Chu Xinxin finally destroyed the last door and plunged her sword fiercely into Chu Fan's chest.
The Bagua Formation was finally broken, and Chu Xinxin saw Chu Fan's face clearly. Chu Fan's spiritual power had already been drained by the Bagua Formation, and even without Chu Xinxin's sword, he wouldn't have survived for long.
Chu Fan looked down at the sword in his chest, then looked up at Chu Xinxin, a smug smile on his lips.
Chu Xinxin suddenly regained a sliver of clarity, a sense of foreboding washing over her. The system and a voice behind her spoke simultaneously—
"Heart."
【elder sister! 】
Chu Xinxin turned around abruptly and saw her clone holding a spirit sword, the tip of which was stuck in Xiao Linyi's chest.
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