Riding a tiger is a dilemma
"The array left by the Demon Lord is still in operation!" Ji Yunxing swung his sword at the array wall that was shimmering with ominous light, but the sword energy did not cause the slightest ripple.
Su Qing frowned, staring at the complex array patterns that were still slowly rotating. As a renowned cultivator from Tianyan Mountain, he couldn't see through the intricacies of this array at all.
Sili landed gracefully, his robes fluttering slightly, followed closely by several sect leaders and elders. "First, heal Sect Leader Baili's injuries," he calmly instructed, before turning his gaze to the strange array that enveloped the entire area. "I am not a non-cultivator, and my understanding of this array is limited. But since it was set up by the demon race, it must be extremely dangerous."
He paused slightly, his gaze seemingly unintentionally sweeping across the entire area before finally settling precisely on Yun Qian. "Right now, among those in the formation who are proficient in formations and have sufficient cultivation to cope..." he deliberately slowed his speech, "I'm afraid only Junior Sister Yun Qian from Cangmin Mountain is capable of doing so."
Yun Qian sneered inwardly. Sure enough, Si Li would never let go of the opportunity to push her into the limelight. When she withstood the heavenly lightning just now, this person must have seen it clearly, and now he was going to take advantage of the situation to push her into the limelight.
A faint smile curved her lips, and though her voice was soft, it reached everyone's ears clearly: "This is the Spirit Devouring Array. Within twelve hours, all living beings within the array will be refined into the purest spiritual energy for the array setter to absorb."
"What?!" These words shocked everyone present, and panic instantly spread through the crowd. "What should we do? Quickly, we must find a way to break the formation!"
Yun Qian was not exaggerating. She recognized the formation the moment it was formed, but Qin Wu's tribulation was more urgent at the time.
She coughed lightly twice, covering her mouth, her pale face showing a knowing understanding: "Have you all not noticed that your spiritual power has been subtly suppressed?"
"Then how can we break the formation?" the White Tiger Mountain sect leader asked impatiently.
Yun Qian smiled softly, her gaze sweeping over the usually aloof sect leaders and elders, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm: "Seniors, it's one thing if you can't defeat the demon race, but do you really need to rely on a junior like me who's not even a hundred years old to break the formation?"
These words made the sect leaders blush. Yun Qian, however, did not intend to stop there. She raised her hand to signal Bai Chuan and Qin Wu to stop transmitting spiritual energy, and stood up straight with all her might, her gaze fixed on Si Li.
"Sect Leader Sili, no matter how many variations there are in the world of formations, there is always one most direct way to break them." She paused slightly and said, word by word, "That is to forcibly shatter the formation with true qi and tear apart its walls."
Since Sili insisted on pushing her to the forefront, she naturally had to retaliate properly.
"This formation will refine us all in just twelve hours." Yun Qian coughed a few more times, her body swaying slightly, and Qin Wu immediately steadied her. "Right now, I'm already at my limit from withstanding the heavenly lightning. I don't know how much time it will take me to find and break the formation's core." Her tone was calm, but every word was piercing. "I've heard that the Sili Sect Leader is currently one of the most powerful cultivators in the Three Realms. Surely he won't stand by and watch us all perish in this formation?"
She said this on purpose to put Sili in a very difficult position. She knew the location of the Soul Devouring Array's core, but since Sili had made the first move, how could she let herself be manipulated?
Si Li's expression remained unchanged, but his gaze shifted to Lin Huaiyu beside him. Before he could speak, Lin Huaiyu preemptively said lazily, "Why are you looking at me? Does the Si Li Sect Leader not want to help everyone out of this predicament?"
Seeing Sili remain silent, Lin Huaiyu immediately adopted a weak and feeble appearance, slowly sitting down on the ground. His tone was exaggerated: "Alas, having lived so long, I can't bear to see such talented juniors perish. I just shielded them from two bolts of heavenly lightning, and my vitality is already severely depleted. Then I fought the Demon Lord, which can be considered as resolving a major threat to the Sili Sect Leader who has been battling the Demon Lord for so long. Now, I truly have the will but not the strength." He spread his hands, sighing helplessly, "If the Sili Sect Leader hadn't intervened, we might all have truly perished here."
Under the combined attacks and relentless pressure from Yun Qian and Lin Huaiyu, even the most shrewd Si Li couldn't help but show cracks in his usually composed demeanor.
This Soul-Devouring Array was originally part of his deal with the Demon Lord, and he knew perfectly well where the array's core was. At this moment, he could neither speak frankly nor was he willing to destroy the array himself, yet he had been forced into this predicament by the words of the two, leaving him in a difficult position.
Moreover, there were hundreds of disciples from various sects watching from below the Wuji Platform.
Just as Sili was silently weighing his options, Zhuang Luo, who had been quietly observing, suddenly spoke up, his voice clear and bright: "Sect Leader Sili has been silent for so long, could it be that you are unwilling?"
"Yes, Brother Sili," the White Tiger Mountain Sect Leader couldn't help but urge, "Say something!"
Forcibly breaking the formation might be possible if one had the power to suppress it, but otherwise, it would be easy to suffer a backlash from the formation and damage one's foundation, let alone such a dangerous formation! Si Li was furious, but he knew that he had to break this formation.
With a flick of his sleeve, he said no more. With a twist of his wrist, a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from his palm, transforming into a blinding beam of light that fiercely struck a certain part of the formation!
The array walls trembled violently, and flashes of light appeared erratically.
Seeing that Sili had finally made a move, Lin Huaiyu slowly stood up. He looked down at Yun Qian, whose face was as pale as paper, and recalled the way she had looked at others through him earlier. The question that was on the tip of his tongue was swallowed back.
The commotion caused by Ji Yunxing's words had blinded everyone to Yun Qian's subtle movement. Only Lin Huaiyu, who was facing her, saw it clearly: when she raised her hand to cover his face, the intense, unyielding reminiscence in her eyes was definitely not for him.
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