Seeing this, Ning Yao felt a headache coming on. Why did they have to bite the bullet and rush in when one or two of them couldn't withstand the unpurified spiritual energy?
Seeing Ning Zhiheng fall to the ground, Ning Yao felt helpless. This person seemed to be her cousin, and she couldn't just ignore him.
Ning Yao resigned herself to sending Ning Zhiheng into the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm to save his life before taking the large formation that was now out of her control seriously.
"Since it's for me, I'll gladly accept it!"
Ning Yao raised her hand and activated her spiritual power, drawing all the spiritual energy released from the spirit stones into the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, transforming it into pure spiritual energy, and then releasing it again to enter the Seven Star Array.
A brand new Seven Star Array has been formed, and the spiritual energy flowing within it is no longer something that can take lives, but rather something beneficial for cultivation.
After the spiritual energy in the Seven Star Array and the Golden Lotus Statue was replaced, the sunlight in the entire Yunxiang City instantly became brighter.
The heavy feeling that had been lingering in the hearts of the people suddenly eased.
After Ning Yao finished doing all this, she left along the way she came.
Looking at the tightly sealed entrance to the forbidden area, Ning Yao was feeling around for any mechanisms. However, as soon as her hand touched the stone wall, a loud "boom" rang out, and the entrance to the forbidden area opened by itself.
Ning Yao didn't think much of it and quickly left the forbidden area.
The High Priest, still grieving, was completely unaware of what was happening. However, Elder Yuan frowned and, as if sensing something, looked up outside.
It felt like something had changed, but I couldn't quite put my finger on where it had changed.
"We beg you both to accept our condolences for the fallen saintess."
"Now that the forbidden area has failed to open, a new Holy Maiden needs to be sent far away to take over. Yunxiang City cannot afford to wait!"
"Please, High Priest, preside!"
Yun Xianglingyu said indignantly, "Auntie won't die!"
The elder in black robes frowned: "Miss Lingyu, we are all very saddened by the fall of the Holy Maiden. Now, the most important thing is the people of Yunxiang City."
"I need to see her alive or dead! I'm going to the forbidden area to find my aunt!"
"Lingyu! You're not allowed to go!" the clan chief scolded. "What kind of place is this forbidden area? Even your aunt... how dare you go there so casually?"
Yun Xiangling stood rooted to the spot, her eyes red: "Then what should we do? I don't want my aunt to be all alone in that place!"
“Miss Lingyu, to put it bluntly, only a saintess is allowed to enter the forbidden area, so there’s no use in you going there.”
"Besides, the Holy Maiden has now perished because she insisted on opening the forbidden area, which led to this situation. Is the Holy Maiden's life or death more important than the lives of the people of a city?"
Yun Xianglingyu stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "How could you say that? Auntie was doing it all for everyone..."
The black-robed elder snorted coldly: "If I remember correctly, the High Priest just said that other people also entered the forbidden area. It seems that this method was tacitly approved by the Holy Maiden?"
"If that's the case, then can I say that the failure to open the forbidden area this time, and the fall of the Holy Maiden, were all because outsiders were allowed in?"
"How important is this forbidden area? Why let outsiders in? Shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"
Yun Xiangling was speechless; she was unaware of her aunt's and grandparents' decision.
But she knew that her aunt and the others wouldn't harm anyone; they must have had their reasons for bringing outsiders in!
"No matter what, I believe in my aunt!"
The black-robed elder snorted coldly: "We also want to believe in the Holy Maiden, but judging from the current situation, the Holy Maiden has clearly become a sinner of the Yunxiang clan."
"The loss of the earth's spiritual energy and the fall of the Holy Maiden are undeniable responsibilities for her!"
"Elder Kun, there's no need to be so agitated. As the High Priest, I know my son's condition best!" The High Priest regained his composure.
Although she didn't like what Elder Kun said, what he said was true, and they couldn't refute it.
Elder Kun is right, the most important thing right now is the matter of the new Holy Maiden.
Only by the succession of a new Holy Maiden can the ancestor's instructions be discerned, and only then can the Yunxiang clan be given a glimmer of hope.
The high priest looked at Yun Xianglingyu with gentle eyes. This was Nanshan's daughter, raised by Nancy since childhood, and was being prepared to become the next Holy Maiden.
“Lingyu, your grandmother knows that you and your aunt have a deep bond, but due to circumstances, we have no choice but to accept this fact…”
The high priest choked back tears as he said, "For the sake of the Yunxiang clan, are you willing...?"
"Wait! My sister's fate is unknown. It's unreasonable and illogical to let Lingyu succeed her as the Holy Maiden!"
Yun Xiangnanshan's figure appeared at the entrance of the main hall, and everyone turned to look at her.
Elder Yuan exclaimed, "Young Miss? You're back?"
The appearance of Yun Xiangnanshan caused Elder Kun's face to darken. He said sarcastically, "You abandoned your own daughter for sixteen years, and now you're back at this critical juncture. I'm afraid you're back for the position of Holy Maiden, aren't you?"
"Elder Kun, watch your mouth!" Yun Xiangnanshan said coldly.
She hurriedly stepped forward to help the high priest up and whispered, "Mother, believe in Miss Ning, and believe in my sister, they will be alright!"
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope appeared in the high priest's eyes: "Really?"
"real!"
"High Priest, the matter of the Holy Maiden's succession is urgent. If Miss Lingyu is unwilling, my son Aruo has also been trained by the Holy Maiden since childhood..."
"Can Elder Kun's wolfish ambitions be concealed any longer?" Yun Xiangnan stared straight at him.
Elder Kun frowned: "What nonsense are you spouting? You are disloyal and unfilial, yet you dare to lecture me? Today, I will cleanse the Yunxiang clan and the High Priest's house!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Kun used his palm to unleash a palm gust of wind that shot straight at Yun Xiangnanshan.
Yun Xianglingyu instinctively tried to stop him, but was knocked away by Elder Kun's strength and crashed heavily to the ground.
"Lingyu!" Yun Xiangnanshan exclaimed in alarm.
"You dare hurt my daughter? I'll take your life!"
Yun Xiangnan drew her longsword and began to fight Elder Kun.
"Nanshan, watch out!"
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged several blows.
Elder Kun's longsword hummed under the force of Yun Xiang and Nan Shan's attacks, and he seemed to be struggling to defend himself.
"I really underestimated you!"
Yun Xiangnan sneered: "Old fool, who else is eyeing other people's little plot of land like you? What right does this traitor have to lecture me?"
Upon hearing this, the high priest asked sternly, "Nanshan, what is the meaning of 'traitor'?"
Yun Xiangnan said, "That good-for-nothing Chen Sheng confessed everything after I tricked him!"
"Back then, I met him, left with him, and ended up being imprisoned for so many years—all of this was orchestrated by that old scoundrel!"
"Father, Mother, he's eyeing your positions as clan chief and high priest, and my sister's position as saintess!"
"Even without Miss Ning's arrival, he and Chen Sheng would still find a way to stir up trouble in Yunxiang City, and then kill my sister and take your place!"
Yun Xianglingyu lay on the ground, staring in shock at Yun Xiangnanshan's retreating figure.
What does it mean that she was imprisoned for sixteen years?
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