Undeterred, the Phantom tried to say, "Young friend, I truly wish to be your friend, so how about..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qiqi had already turned and left.
The phantom tried to give chase, but after taking two steps, a thick fog suddenly enveloped the area, plunging everything into chaos, and the little girl's figure had vanished.
Qiqi had no idea what Meiying and the others' perspective was after she turned around. At this moment, she was anxious to find her sixth brother and also anxious to figure out what was going on with her seventh junior sister's wind flute.
Qiqi hadn't gone far when she stopped, took the Wind Flute out of her bag, and cast a spell to awaken the spirit of the artifact.
As a result, no spirit appeared.
Qiqi frowned instantly.
What's going on?
What happened? Even the artifact spirit is gone!
Qiqi made another hand seal, this time adding an even more forceful command than before.
When Seventh Junior Sister signed a contract with Fengyin Flute, after Fengyin Flute developed its own spirit, Seventh Junior Sister added a trace of her aura to the spirit of Fengyin Flute.
This aura is for the Wind Sound Flute to recognize its master.
In other words, besides the Seventh Junior Sister, she is the only person in the world who can use the Wind Sound Flute.
She can also summon artifact spirits at will, and the artifact spirits must obey her commands.
The forced command just now was to make the spirit of the wind flute respond to her call.
But Qiqi waited for a long time, and the spirit of the artifact still did not appear.
She focused her attention and sensed only a faint aura of the artifact's spirit.
It seems that the spirit of the Wind Flute is seriously injured.
Qiqi quickly rummaged in her bag and pulled out a large handful of various talismans.
She rummaged through the talismans, found a few, and stuck them on the wind flute.
Then he bit his fingertip and smeared some blood on the flute.
"With my blood, I nourish your soul. This contract is my witness; heed my command and awaken!"
The bright red blood on Di's body suddenly emitted a dazzling red light.
The red light flashed and disappeared in an instant, before being absorbed into the flute.
Then, a transparent shadow emerged from the wind flute and floated above it.
The spirit of the wind flute is a handsome young man.
He had long, cyan hair, wore a white brocade robe, and had handsome, well-defined features. His eyes and brows always exuded a bright, youthful energy.
But now, that transparent shadow is weak and pale, the boy who was never seen has disappeared, leaving only a heavy sense of twilight, as if his heart has turned to ashes.
He slowly opened his eyes, blinked blankly, seemingly still not recovered from being suddenly awakened.
Upon sensing that familiar aura, the boy's brows lit up with joy.
But that hint of joy vanished instantly when he saw the little girl standing in front of him.
He thought it was her who had returned.
If she comes back, the master might still be saved.
But... it wasn't her!
The spirit was lost in its own thoughts, its eyes reddening with despair.
Suddenly, she heard the little girl in front of her ask in a childish voice, "Qingyou, where's Zhanling? Where did she go? Why has the Wind Sound Flute become so sought after by various cultivation sects? What happened?"
The spirit was taken aback. "How do you know my name? And my master's name too? Who exactly are you?"
Qi Qi was speechless. "Qing You, have you become so weak that you can't even detect my presence anymore?"
Qiqi reached out, her fingers touching the spirit's brow, and closed her eyes to channel a wisp of spiritual energy into it.
As her spiritual energy coursed through the spirit's body, Qiqi suddenly opened her eyes wide. "What happened? How could you have all three of your spirits destroyed? What happened to you and Zhan Ling? Where are your other junior brothers and sisters?"
When he saw Dong Jiu, the junior brother still had that carefree attitude.
Even as a Black Impermanence, he remained carefree and irresponsible.
So at that time, Qiqi didn't think much about it and never asked him why he went to the underworld to become a messenger.
Seeing Qingyou like this, a terrible thought suddenly popped into Qiqi's mind.
Could it be that after she was struck by lightning and her soul was scattered, something terrible happened to her sect, which is why all her junior brothers and sisters perished?
"You...you are Sect Leader Lan Qi?"
Qiqi nodded. "It's me."
thump!
The spirit immediately knelt down, its transparent hands rushing to grab Qiqi's sleeves.
"Sect Leader Lan Qi, please, save Master!"
"Get up first!" Qiqi lifted Qingyou up with her spiritual power, pointing her fingers upwards. "Tell me first, what happened to Zhanling? Where is she?"
Qingyou trembled as she pulled a jade pendant from her neck and presented it to Qiqi with both hands.
"Master is here!"
"The Soul-Locking Jade! Zhan Ling, she..."
Qingyou's eyes reddened. "My master... to protect me, she was annihilated by the Demon Abyss Dragon!"
"What?!?!" Qi Qi's eyes widened in horror. She reached out and took the Soul-Locking Jade, channeling her spiritual power into it. Instantly, she sensed that the soul inside was incomplete.
Qingyou choked up as she said, "Back then, when you, the sect leader, were struck by heavenly lightning and your soul was scattered while you were refining the Rejuvenation Pill, the Lingjiu Palace was leaderless. Various immortal cultivation sects and aristocratic families coveted the magic treasures, pills, and talismans of the Lingjiu Palace and joined forces to attack it."
"At first, some sects that were on good terms with Lingjiu Palace would send people to help. However, as more and more disciples of Lingjiu Palace died in battle, those sects that were on good terms with Lingjiu Palace changed their stance and stood on the side of the invaders."
"Before I went into seclusion to refine pills, didn't I set up a protective array for the mountain? As long as the array is activated, no matter how many sects and families join forces, they can't break through it without leaving the mountain!" Qiqi was very confident in her array. "Moreover, didn't I leave everyone with a lot of protective magic artifacts, pills, and life-saving talismans? Why? Why is the battle so fierce?"
At this point, Qingyou's eyes instantly turned red, revealing a deep hatred.
"Because there's a traitor within the sect! Someone was bribed by those people and opened the protective array, letting them in!"
Crystalline tears fell, and due to her emotional state, Qingyou's already transparent spirit body became even thinner.
"It was thanks to the magical treasures, talismans, and formations left behind by you, Sect Leader, that Lingjiu Palace was able to hold out for so long. But later, those people, in order to achieve their goals, didn't hesitate to open the passage to the Demon Realm, letting demons wreak havoc in the human world. Human beings suffered terribly, and my master and her fellow disciples couldn't bear to see mortals suffer. They had to deal with those people's attacks from time to time while also having to spare some attention to exorcise demons in the human world. As a result, those people ambushed and attacked us on the way. I helped my master withstand the Heaven and Earth Sword of the Qingxuan Sect Master, and was severely injured, losing all three of my spirits. In order to preserve my spirit, my master gave me the Soul-Locking Jade, a magical artifact given to her by the Sect Leader. But then, my master... Sect Leader, please, save my master!"
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