When the last talisman was completed, Elder Mo's face lit up with ecstasy.
He didn't bother chatting with Liu Yunqing; he tossed all the drawn talismans with both hands, and they were arranged in order.
At the same time, Elder Mo quickly formed hand seals, and each of the talismans floating in the air emitted a faint light.
When those rays of light joined together, the scattered symbols on the talisman paper formed a huge, complete, and intricate rune.
The rune array is complete!
An eager look flashed in Elder Mo's eyes, as if he could already see himself living on in place of Liu Yunqing.
Seeing themselves enjoying preferential treatment in terms of resources, favored by various forces, and possessing countless supporters.
Seeing himself become the youngest Golden Core cultivator, the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator, the youngest Deity Transformation cultivator... until he ascended to immortality.
Elder Mo grew increasingly excited as he thought about it. He couldn't wait any longer, so he forcefully slammed his hands, which were supporting the runes, down, and the massive rune array swept over the two of them.
At the same time, the array that had been formed on the ground sensed the arrival of the rune array, its light became even brighter, and it actively began to connect with the descending rune array.
Seeing the formation working smoothly, Elder Mo's hands trembled with excitement, and his eyes, filled with immense desire, lost their usual gentleness and gleamed with a ferocious red light.
Liu Yunqing, who was inside the formation, sat obediently without moving, as if she had resigned herself to her fate and showed no signs of struggling.
In his dazed excitement, Mo Chang felt a slight unease when he saw Liu Yunqing's calm and composed demeanor.
After a careful inspection, no flaws were found, and they continued with their doubts.
Seeing that the ground formation and the rune formation were about to merge into one, Elder Mo was still uneasy and couldn't help but look at Liu Yunqing and say:
Why didn't you struggle?
Liu Yunqing glanced at Elder Mo, puzzled. After thinking for a moment, she gave a perfunctory "ah" sound, then shook her neck slightly before saying to Elder Mo:
"You struggled, what else?"
Elder Mo frowned deeply.
What do you mean by "there's still more"?
Elder Mo's manic excitement subsided considerably in that instant, and his gaze toward Liu Yunqing became scrutinizing and appraising.
There must be something fishy going on here!
Seeing Elder Mo's behavior, Liu Yunqing remained unmoved, only smiling calmly at Elder Mo.
The more she acted this way, the more suspicious Elder Mo became, and the more suspicious he became, the less likely he was to act rashly.
The two remained locked in a standoff, one doubting the other calmly, until Elder Mo noticed people moving about above the lake and suddenly realized what was happening.
"So you were just stalling for time?"
Knowing Liu Yunqing's purpose, Elder Mo immediately relaxed, his face showing no anger, and even a hint of a smile as he said:
"How naive! You think they can find you so easily?"
Having dispelled his doubts, Elder Mo spoke these words without further hesitation, and the two formations were about to merge into one.
Elder Mo, who was too relaxed, did not notice that Liu Yunqing's expression remained unchanged after he finished speaking.
But it didn't matter, because he soon discovered that the formation, which should have been merged into one, was completely unresponsive.
Elder Mo's smile vanished, but a sliver of hope remained. He exerted force with both hands again, but the formation remained unmoved.
After repeating the action several times, Elder Mo's gaze returned to Liu Yunqing's face.
What did you do?
The manic excitement on Elder Mo's face vanished, replaced by a powerful, suppressed rage that was on the verge of exploding.
Liu Yunqing, who had always been calm and even occasionally overly lively, smiled slightly when she heard Elder Mo's words.
"They didn't do anything, did they?"
Not only did Liu Yunqing speak lightly, but she also lightly brushed her hand across her sleeve.
The light that bound her formation was easily dispelled.
Liu Yunqing calmly stood up, stepped out of the array formation on the ground, and walked unhurriedly towards the door of his portable hut, saying:
"It seems Elder Mo's soul-swapping spell won't be working today, so I'll take my leave now."
Elder Mo snapped out of his anger and shock at the failure of the formation, and without even glancing at Liu Yunqing, he reached out with his hand in a claw-like motion to grab her.
The next instant, Liu Yunqing's aura vanished into thin air.
Elder Mo turned around in disbelief, looking at his empty palm. Upon closer inspection, he could faintly detect the burning aura of the talisman in the air.
Short-range teleportation scroll?
"Just like a child!!!"
Elder Mo gritted his teeth and whispered Liu Yunqing's name, his chest heaving violently, his fists clenched tightly at his sides, and his feet hesitating between stepping out and retracting.
If they chase after them, they might run into the people who are looking for Liu Yunqing.
He appeared to have recovered from his injuries, but only he knew that the recovery was only superficial. Even the most wicked cultivator could not recover from such severe injuries so quickly.
However, if he doesn't go out, not only will his physical body be unable to advance, but even if he wants to attack Liu Yunqing again, it won't be so easy for him to succeed.
Elder Mo thought about the missing Boundless Water and Boundless Tree, pondered for a while, and finally decided to go out.
Fearing that Liu Yunqing might wander off, he didn't have much time to hesitate. After noticing that no one was outside his hut, he stepped out of the hut.
The moment Elder Mo stepped out of the hut, he felt a figure flash past beside him.
Elder Mo realized what was happening and, in a fit of rage, began to curse as he reached out to grab the direction in which the figure had disappeared.
Unfortunately, he never had another chance to succeed.
Before Elder Mo could fully extend his hand, and before the curse that was about to burst from his throat could be uttered, he felt a tightness in his soul, and only one thought remained in his mind:
"My life is over!"
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
"Hurry, come quick! I can't take it!!!"
The moment Elder Mo's eyes fell into complete confusion, Ruan Qing's panicked scream broke the artificial silence of the lake. The array token held high in her hand seemed like a hot potato, ready to be thrown away at any moment.
Elder Mo, who was shrouded in the formation, seemed to struggle for a moment in his bewildered eyes, as if because of Ruan Qing's scream.
The next instant, Liu Yunqing's figure appeared out of thin air, took the array token from Ruan Qing's hand, and with lightning speed, easily injected a golden fire spirit into the groove on the array token.
The struggle that had just surfaced in Elder Mo's eyes vanished completely the moment the token was filled with spiritual energy.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Jinghui Daojun and Chunyu Changfeng, who were lying in ambush a little further away, also arrived at this time.
Daoist Jinghui took the token from Liu Yunqing's hand, quickly cast several hand seals, and then breathed a sigh of relief, jokingly saying:
"Hey, we finally caught this bastard! You've really worked hard, young friend!"
Liu Yunqing did not take credit, but bowed respectfully with clasped hands and said:
“Evil cultivators harm people, and righteous cultivators should all kill them. Moreover, this result is thanks to everyone’s good cooperation.”
Wuchen communicated with Liu Yunqing through their senses, Zhuo Ying used the formation given to her by her master, and Ruan Qing used her ability to conceal herself to close the formation. It was indeed a team effort.
Daoist Jinghui simply laughed, put away the token, and, holding Elder Mo, whose soul was under control, addressed Zhuo Ying:
“Nephew Zhuo, lend the formation to my Shangqing Sect for now. I will return it to the Taixuan Sect in person later.”
After saying that, he was about to leave with Feng Piaopiao, but Liu Yunqing stopped him.
"Please wait a moment, seniors. I have a few more words to say to them."
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