On Four Feathers Mountain, the White Wolf looked down in disbelief at the ghostly hand that pierced his Dantian from behind, clutching his Golden Core.

Blood surged up, and the White Wolf turned his head stiffly, "Pei An, you dare betray... the master..."

Ghost Face raised his hand, taking off the mask he had worn since childhood, revealing a face that could be considered handsome.

"If I don’t fight once, I will always be Ghost Face, but now, I just want to be Pei An."

Poof!

Ghost Face pulled out his right hand, the blood splattering in the wind, and without hesitation, he crushed the White Wolf’s Golden Core, along with the Life Revival Gu Worm within it.

The White Wolf fell to the ground, dead with eyes wide open.

A series of bird cries echoed from Four Feathers Mountain. Ghost Face discarded the mask in his hand, facing the fierce wind, witnessing the black pillars of light shooting skyward from various places, watching the Great Array twist, and seeing Qing Nangzi trapped by his own doing, he laughed heartily.

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Qing Nangzi was trapped within the array, his blood energy and cultivation being frantically plundered, merging into Shen Huaxi’s body, transforming into his increasingly full-blooded wings.

Qing Nangzi, exasperated, desperately activated the Gu Worm he had long planted in Shen Huaxi’s body.

Shen Huaxi shuddered, black lines emerging from beneath his skin, crawling up his neck, attempting to invade his Sea of Consciousness through the center of his forehead.

The existence of the Soul Stealing Gu was something Shen Huaxi had long anticipated, but despite years of studying Gu Techniques and examining his body repeatedly, he never found where it had been planted.

Now, with the Gu Poison activating, he could only bear it with sheer will, fighting to see who could last longer.

The Great Array continued to plunder Qing Nangzi, both sides struggling, and a cracking sound emerged from Jiang Yuebai’s Dantian as the last Ruyi Treasure Gourd shattered.

The overwhelming Spiritual Energy overflowed, nurturing her body. Jiang Yuebai seized the opportunity to rise fiercely, borrowing the Earth Evil Fire ignited by Little Green, who had secretly returned to her side, forcing the three Extraordinary People Yin Ghosts around her to retreat.

Shen Huaxi had no time to care for Jiang Yuebai’s side, using all his strength to suppress the black lines that had crawled onto his face.

Jiang Yuebai grabbed Xie Jingshan’s arm, using her last strength to activate the Five Ghosts Shifting Technique. She needed only ten breaths to escape with Xie Jingshan.

All three parties were racing against time, but the Great Array was evidently stronger, and Qing Nangzi’s body was shriveling at an alarming rate, leaving him without sufficient strength to kill Shen Huaxi with Gu.

Seeing this, Qing Nangzi chose to abandon hope, his soul wrapping around the Golden Core and leaving the body, with the Golden Core wrapped and protected by an extremely pure black stream, faintly echoing thunder, rushing straight towards Xie Jingshan and Jiang Yuebai.

As the black light came with overwhelming momentum, Shen Huaxi was powerless to stop it, Xie Jingshan’s Dantian was sealed, so he could only shield himself, protecting Jiang Yuebai who was casting a spell.

"Get out of the way!"

Jiang Yuebai swept away Xie Jingshan’s face, and the successful Condensing Light Mirror flew out of her Dantian, the brass mirror facing the black light.

Receive!

The conjured Water Thunder, like a soft octopus, struggled as it was absorbed into the Condensing Light Mirror, revealing the blood-glowing Golden Core within.

Before the Golden Core carrying Qing Nangzi’s soul could approach, Jiang Yuebai sneered and threw out the Saint Poems Golden Scroll she had been holding.

She had long been waiting for this opportunity for a killing strike!

If you want to possess, let her send you off crying!

Wasn’t she, Chenzhou Wanderer, infamous for a reason? Mess with her, and you’ll suffer!

Jiang Yuebai directed her Divine Sense, and the Poetry Golden Paper stood against the wind, Vast Righteous Qi bursting into a golden light, the clear sound resonating through the Nine Heavens.

[With a sword, break the clouds to welcome falling stars, raise a cup and sing wildly to lead the phoenix in flight]

Each golden word, imbued with Vast Righteous Qi, fell off the paper, transforming into a three-foot Green Blade Sword, the Sword Qi breaking through the clouds.

A shrill scream came from the blood-colored Golden Core, annihilated in the golden sword light, the scattered golden light falling like a swarm of stars.

Shen Huaxi and Xie Jingshan turned their heads in shock, seeing Jiang Yuebai pale with blood at the corner of her mouth, her sleeves fluttering in the wind, her dark hair flying, standing under the blood-colored sky, raising the Condensing Light Mirror to the sky!

Roar!!

The majestic Ice Hornless Dragon burst from the Ancient Mirror, bringing the might of a true dragon, colliding head-on with the Blood Talisman amidst the Nine Nether Deep Cold.

The Blood Talisman and all the clouds above the sky were frozen in the icy air of the Ice Hornless Dragon, producing the sound of ice crystals colliding.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes dimmed, raised her hand, clenching her fist, and the sky shattered.

The ice crystals pulverized the Blood Talisman along with Qing Nangzi’s shriveled ox-horned corpse, descending like snow.

A small worm within the corpse had no chance to escape, being crushed to dust as well.

Meanwhile, a peculiar insect shot out from the Vast Golden Light, speeding away into the distance.

Jiang Yuebai staggered, supported by Xie Jingshan, her gaze suddenly sweeping across.

The Vast Golden Light transformed into a golden flying phoenix, instantly intercepting the insect, and swallowing it whole.

Golden phoenix soaring, ice dragon swimming, dragon and phoenix resonating!

The insect disappeared alongside the Vast Golden Light, and the Ice Hornless Dragon, flying high, scattered the blood light covering the sky completely, before returning to the Condensing Light Mirror.

Originally just a spell, under the influence of the Dragon Transformation Water, and nurtured by the Ruyi Treasure Gourd and the Condensing Light Mirror, the Ice Hornless Dragon had now become a ’true’ dragon, akin to an Artifact Spirit.

Jiang Yuebai was about to put away the Condensing Light Mirror when the Ice Armor Beetle King fluttered up, landing on the Condensing Light Mirror and gradually merging into it.

The Water Thunder that was just absorbed was also within the mirror, but Jiang Yuebai no longer had the strength to care, her body slumping down.

"Jiang Yuebai, are you alright?"

Xie Jingshan looked anxious, attempting to forcibly break the Dantian’s seal.

Jiang Yuebai shook her head slightly, indicating she was fine, though explaining the poison in her body was difficult to dispel.

The Great Array was completely scattered, the earth returned to silence, inside and outside Four Feathers Mountain, the surviving Extraordinary People emerged from the ruins and places of refuge, cautiously looking up in terror.

Apart from those buried under the rubble, none perished in the plunder of the Great Array, only weakened by the loss of some blood energy.

Maque saw everything calm down and immediately rushed to Shen Huaxi’s side.

"Mountain Master!"

Shen Huaxi’s blood-colored wings slowly disappeared back into his body, with his aura directly approaching the Mid-Stage Golden Core. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

He pulled out a medicine bottle, swaying as he walked to Xie Jingshan’s side to hand it over to him.

Xie Jingshan refused with a solemn expression, and Maque anxiously said, "Mountain Master has missed all of you from the Heavenly Interence Sect these years, he never intended to harm you, you came here by yourselves tonight!"

"Xiaoque!" Shen Huaxi stopped him, and Maque tensed up all over.

Jiang Yuebai moved her lips, "Listen to him, take the medicine first to recover!"

On Jiang Yuebai’s orders, Xie Jingshan took the medicine bottle, smelled the Elixir inside, and swallowed it, gradually unlocking the Dantian seal.

Shen Huaxi glanced at the Lingzhi above Jiang Yuebai’s head, enduring the immense pain from the Gu poison, and directed a streak of green light, extracting strands of black smoke from the Lingzhi above Jiang Yuebai’s head into his own body.

"Mountain Master!!"

Maque cried out in panic, watching Shen Huaxi’s expression become increasingly haggard, filled with worry and concern.

Jiang Yuebai shifted a bit, unable to muster the strength to stop it, Xie Jingshan looked on, confused at what was happening.

Shen Huaxi smiled, "It’s alright, I’m a Medical Cultivator, healing poison involves absorbing it into oneself to neutralize it, I’m aware, tonight was ultimately my fault for implicating you."

Jiang Yuebai felt the heaviness in her body slowly dissipating, leaving only exhaustion.

"Qing Nangzi won’t die so easily, I’ve already sent people to the Witch Clan, leave the rest to me. If you wish to stay, you can recuperate in Iron Feather Country, if not, I can have someone take you to the nearest Mountain and Sea Building."

After absorbing the last trace of poison, Shen Huaxi staggered, supported by Maque.

Jiang Yuebai considered for a while, curious about the Witch Clan and the matters involving Qing Nangzi mentioned by Shen Huaxi. She wanted to help her master by investigating a bit, so she said, "Then bother the Mountain Master to arrange a place to rest."

Upon hearing this, Shen Huaxi’s eyes blossomed with a genuine smile.

"Xiaoque, quickly make arrangements."