It hasn't lived enough yet!
The Soul Devouring Array has been broken.
In the blink of an eye, Sili put on that impeccable, gentle mask again, directing the Tianyan Mountain disciples to settle the wounded and clean up the mess at Wuji Platform.
But the scene remained chaotic.
Supported by Qin Wu and Bai Chuan on either side, Yun Qian staggered away from this place of trouble. Her face was as pale as paper, and every step seemed unusually heavy.
Ji Yunxing, standing to the side, gazed at that slender yet upright figure, her heart filled with indescribable shock. So her cultivation had actually reached the level of withstanding seven bolts of heavenly lightning?
To reach the level of a deity at the age of one hundred is an astonishing and extraordinary talent!
And Cangmin Mountain currently has two such geniuses.
He looked down at the longsword in his hand, recalling his impulsive attempt to help, only to be firmly stopped by his fellow disciples. Thinking back now, if he hadn't been restrained, with his cultivation level, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even the residual force of a single bolt of heavenly lightning, let alone offer any assistance. He would have only been a burden. An indescribable sense of loss and self-mockery welled up in Ji Yunxing's heart.
Lin Huaiyu's amused gaze lingered on Ji Yunxing for a moment, then his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
There seem to be quite a few rivals in love. He thought casually.
The sunlight was just right inside the courtyard.
Zhihua was lazily curled up on the stone table, basking in the sun, comfortably stretching out her limbs.
Suddenly, its nose twitched slightly, and a faint but undeniable stench of blood drifted in on the wind.
It instantly stood up alertly, its fur slightly bristling, and looked warily toward the courtyard gate. The next moment, it saw Yun Qian, who was being supported by two people and was almost exhausted.
"Oh my god!" Zhihua exclaimed, leaping off the stone table and running quickly to Yun Qian's feet. He paced anxiously around her, his voice trembling, "My God! What happened?! The symbiotic talisman! We're linked by the symbiotic talisman! If she dies, I won't survive either! What happened to her?!"
With Yun Qian's injuries extremely severe, neither Qin Wu nor Bai Chuan had the mind to pay attention to the noisy cat.
The two tacitly bypassed the cat blocking their way and carefully helped Yun Qian into the house and settled her on the bed.
Fortunately, Yun Qian was still conscious. She mustered her strength and used a cleansing talisman to remove the blood and dust from her body before weakly sitting up against the headboard.
Bai Chuan frowned as he looked at her, and couldn't help but click his tongue softly: "Senior sister, at a time like this, you still have the mind to care about this?"
Yun Qian beckoned to Zhihua, who was anxiously scratching its paws, to come over, and explained weakly, "Being splattered with dirt and grime is so uncomfortable. Besides, it's just a cleaning talisman, it doesn't take much spiritual power."
Zhihua immediately jumped onto the bed and lay down next to Yun Qian. Knowing that Qin Wu and Bai Chuan were in a bad mood, it wisely kept its mouth shut and only rubbed its head against Yun Qian's arm.
Qin Wu glanced at Zhihua and said in a cool tone, "You think you're dirty, but you don't think this cat is dirty?"
"It's not dirty."
"I'm not dirty!"
Yun Qian and Zhi Hua spoke almost in unison.
Qin Wu and Bai Chuan exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly. Ever since this cat arrived, their senior sister's indulgence of it had only increased day by day.
Bai Chuan checked Yun Qian's pulse again, and it remained weak and disordered. He then took out several pills from his Qiankun bag to nourish her meridians and replenish her spiritual energy, and handed them to Yun Qian to take.
"Right now, your most important thing is to rest and recover. Don't think about anything else for the time being," Bai Chuan said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed with worry.
"I know." Yun Qian gently stroked Zhihua's smooth fur, but her thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the Soul Devouring Array just now. She was very familiar with the way the array was set up; it was clearly the work of Bai Ji.
Thinking of this, she looked up at her two junior brothers, her expression becoming more serious: "Did you both see the formation clearly just now?"
Qin Wu and Bai Chuan naturally saw it clearly. They exchanged a glance, both seeing the same guess and confirmation in each other's eyes.
Bai Chuan spoke first, his voice trembling slightly: "It's Bai Ji, I saw him. Even though he was wearing a hood, I recognized him. That was him." It was a figure he had grown up with since childhood, a figure he knew to the core. Even through the hood, he would never mistake him.
Qin Wu had only been awake for a short time when Bai Ji left, so he didn't see it. But during those years on Cangmin Mountain, Qin Wu was the one who had tried the most of Bai Ji's formations.
"That's my third senior brother's formation," Qin Wu said with certainty.
There are many cultivators in the world, and each of them has a slightly different method of setting up an array, bearing a distinct personal mark. But today's Soul Devouring Array, whether in the trajectory of the spiritual energy flow or the preference for outlining the array patterns, reveals Bai Ji's unique style.
After being down the mountain for so long, they finally saw Bai Ji again and confirmed with their own eyes that he was alive and well, which was more important than anything else.
Regardless of whether Bai Ji has fallen into demonic possession, in Yun Qian and the others' hearts, he will always be that important fellow disciple and an indispensable part of Cangmin Mountain.
Yun Qian finally showed a genuine smile: "It's good that you're safe and sound."
All three had a thousand words to say, but this was clearly not the time for a deep conversation. Yun Qian's health was truly worrying, and Bai Chuan only wanted her to rest as soon as possible, so he pulled Qin Wu, whose brows were still furrowed, out of the room.
The room finally quieted down. Yun Qian wanted to say a few more words to Zhihua, but a heavy sense of exhaustion overwhelmed her like a tide, her eyelids closed uncontrollably, and she quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Looking at Yun Qian's haggard sleeping face, Zhihua was filled with doubt and worry. It didn't know exactly what had happened that day, but for Yun Qian to be so badly injured, it must be something extraordinary. However, it wasn't in a hurry; it would wait until Yun Qian woke up to ask.
Just as it settled down next to Yun Qian, a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated from inside the room.
Zhihua immediately perked up her ears and turned to look, only to see Lin Huaiyu's figure appear silently in the room.
"Why are you here?" Zhihua asked in a rather unfriendly tone.
Lin Huaiyu ignored it and went straight to the bedside, gazing at Yun Qian's sleeping face. He extended a finger and gently placed it on Yun Qian's wrist, probing with a wisp of spiritual energy. Her pulse was still weak, and her inner spiritual energy was depleted.
He frowned slightly, then took out another pill brimming with spiritual energy from his pocket, gently dissolved it with his spiritual power, and fed it to Yun Qian.
Zhihua watched his movements intently from the side. Seeing his expression, she knew he must know what had happened. "What exactly happened today? How did she get into this state?"
“A heavenly tribulation,” Lin Huaiyu said succinctly. “She withstood seven bolts of heavenly lightning for her junior brother.”
"What?!" Zhihua was so shocked she almost jumped up. "She's so irresponsible! We're connected by a symbiotic talisman! If she dies, I'm doomed too! She...she's so irresponsible! How could she act so recklessly?!"
"With her cultivation level, withstanding seven bolts of heavenly lightning is already her limit and is indeed extremely dangerous," Lin Huaiyu said in a deep voice.
Zhihua was terrified. It had only been sunbathing in the courtyard and had already narrowly escaped death. It seemed that from now on, it would have to follow Yun Qian wherever she went. If they encountered danger again, at least it could offer some advice, although given the woman's temperament, it would probably be useless to try.
Lin Huaiyu flicked her finger and gently tapped its head: "Take good care of her, I'll come back later."
"Okay," Zhihua replied impatiently, its tail swishing restlessly. It would naturally keep a close eye on Gu Yunqian; after all, they were now a community of life! She'd had enough of living, but it hadn't!
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