Lanxi asked, "But I can't sense it, and I don't know how to devour it."
"When the time comes, you will naturally know it!" As Ji Jiuying spoke, a Soul Nourishing Tree Branch appeared in her hand: "This is a Soul Nourishing Tree Branch. Place it in your spiritual sea of consciousness, and the vengeful spirit will naturally appear when it smells the fragrance of the Soul Nourishing Tree. At that time, I will help you trap it from the outside, and then you can devour it."
Lan Xi took the Soul-Nourishing Wood Branch from Ji Jiuying and placed it in her spiritual sea without hesitation.
"And now?"
"Let's go to the room!"
The group entered the room. For safety reasons, Lanxi activated a defensive array as they entered. The two sat facing each other cross-legged, and under Ji Jiuying's guidance, Lanxi quickly entered the meditative state.
Meanwhile, Xiao Huang'er, Lan Zhao, and the others watched nervously from the side.
Ji Jiuying used her soul technique, her soul power transforming into threads that wrapped around Lan Xi, while countless dazzling lights surrounded the two of them.
The two of them entered Lanxi's sea of consciousness together, and not far away was the soul-nourishing wood branch that Ji Jiuying had given her.
At this moment, Ji Jiuying took Lan Xi's hand and hid in the shadows.
Looking at Ji Jiuying's profile and then at the hand she was holding, Lan Xi felt a warmth in her heart, and a strange feeling lingered in her mind.
Noticing her expression, Ji Jiuying frowned slightly: "Be serious, I feel it's coming soon."
"good--"
Lanxi grasped her hand in return and responded softly.
Before long, a sinister shadow appeared silently. When the black mist emerged, a chilling aura swept over the two of them, sending shivers down their spines. The thought of having such a being inside her made Lanxi's face turn pale.
The black mist arrived in front of the Soul-Nourishing Wood branch and instantly devoured it.
Ji Jiuying made a gesture, and the two of them instantly appeared, surrounding the black mist. The black mist was startled and tried to escape.
"Soul Imprisonment!"
Soul power enveloped the black mist like a thousand-thread net. For safety, a golden light flashed, and the Immortal Binding Rope instantly bound the vengeful spirit.
"Now go and devour it!"
Lanxi persists, unleashing its spiritual power.
Just then, the sound of a baby crying rang out, and even Lan Zhao and the others outside heard it, leaving them speechless with shock.
The cries were so pitiful that they made one reluctant to hurt her, giving one the illusion of wanting to hug and kiss her. Lanxi's eyes gradually became empty, and her steps involuntarily led her toward the vengeful spirit.
Ji Jiuying's heart sank, and she narrowed her eyes. This crying was surprisingly bewitching.
At this moment, the little phoenix outside transformed into a stream of light and entered the sea of consciousness.
"Mother, I'm here!"
"Little Phoenix, go help her."
"Alright!"
Little Phoenix transformed into bird form, radiating the sacred Vermilion Bird divine fire, and flew towards Lanxi. Lanxi instantly awoke, breaking out in a cold sweat; she had almost fallen for the vengeful spirit's trick.
Without delay, with Xiao Huang'er restraining the vengeful spirit, Lan Xi quickly unleashed all her spiritual power to surround it.
The vengeful spirit tried to break free unwillingly, but to no avail. The baby's cries suddenly became pitiful and shrill. Lan Xi remained expressionless. Although the vengeful spirit was her sister or younger sister, people are selfish, and besides, she was the one who won that life-or-death duel!
Time passed little by little, and the baby's cries gradually weakened until they disappeared completely.
Ji Jiuying woke up instantly, and the others quickly surrounded her.
"Cousin, girl, how is Xi'er?"
"It's alright now. She'll wake up once she's completely devoured that vengeful spirit."
"Alright, alright, girl, thank you so much for this. If it weren't for you, Xi'er would probably..." Lan Mingyang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, his face looking a few years older, and said gratefully.
"Uncle, you're too kind. It's what I should do," Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
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In a courtyard somewhere in Sifang City.
A Si looked at Ye Qingchen with a worried expression: "My Lord, are you alright?"
Ye Qingchen's face turned deathly pale. With a gentle wave of his hand, the exquisite pagoda floated in mid-air. Looking at the hint of purple between Qingling's brows, a smile flickered in Ye Qingchen's eyes. He hadn't expected that awakening her would cost him half his divine power, but thankfully, she hadn't disappointed him…
"No problem!"
"My Lord, you are wasting your divine power like this. If she breaks through and undergoes a tribulation during this time, how will you survive?" A-Si was heartbroken, but she was powerless to help. This was the punishment for the Lord's defiance of the heavens, which could not be changed or stopped, unless—she was killed!
"It's nothing, just making up for the mistakes I made."
A Si sighed softly. Ji Jiuying's cultivation level was only at the Earth Immortal stage of the Immortal Realm, and she was still four stages away from the Heavenly Venerable Realm. It was estimated that she would not reach the Heavenly Venerable Realm for at least half a hundred years.
"By the way, Ah Si, could you help me find a guy named Kamakura during this time? Once you find him, spare his life, and then find a way to let Xiao Jiu know his whereabouts."
"yes······"
——
When Ye Qingchen arrived near the Lan family, Gong Mingyue and Si Yu had already been waiting for him for a long time.
Looking at the two people in front of him, Ye Qingchen was not surprised at all and chuckled.
"You two didn't come here specifically to wait for me, did you?"
"What do you think? Ye Qingchen, no, I should call you Lord Ye!" Si Yu looked at Ye Qingchen with a half-smile.
Ye Qingchen looked at Gong Mingyue, her pale lips curving upwards slightly: "I know what you want to ask, but you don't want to know the answer..."
A single sentence was enough to prove that the two must have some inextricable connection. Si Yu had also asked the old master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, but unfortunately, there was no answer. Almost instantly, a dark, blood-red light flashed in Gong Mingyue's deep eyes, and a chilling aura surrounded him.
"I don't care why you stay by her side, but if you dare to harm her, I will hunt you down all the way to the God Clan!"
"I won't hurt her. As for why I stay by her side, isn't it obvious enough?" Ye Qingchen smiled and stated his point directly.
His gentle, breeze-like eyes met those deep, cold pools of eyes, and in an instant, clouds and mist rose, the sky was swallowed by dark clouds, as if brewing a cataclysmic disaster.
Fifteen minutes later.
The battle between the two became increasingly fierce, with their powerful spiritual energies colliding and creating a deafening roar that seemed to distort the surrounding air.
The jade flute in Ye Qingchen's hand emitted a purple light, swirling around him, awaiting the final, charged strike.
The sword in Gong Mingyue's hand emitted a bloodthirsty red light. He narrowed his sinister eyes, looked at the power that was sweeping towards him, and scoffed softly.
Bang!
The two forces collided again, the force spreading in all directions. The entire forest was swept away in an instant, leaving no living thing within a ten-mile radius. Broken branches and leaves flew everywhere. The two figures collided in mid-air with lightning speed.
The two were very close, their eyes burning with a fierce fighting spirit, and their jade flute and sword emitted a series of piercing sounds.
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