Hearing Yang Tian’s words, a trace of surprise flashed in Avril’s eyes. "You even noticed this?"

"Hua Wuqing attached a wisp of her soul to you, just so you could deal with me?"

Yang Tian shook his head.

To be honest, Avril was no match for Yang Tian at all.

Even with a wisp of Hua Wuqing’s soul empowering her, she still couldn’t oppose Yang Tian.

Hua Wuqing herself had to recall all of her soul back into her body before she could stop Yang Tian.

"Hmph."

Avril, however, was unusually calm.

This made Yang Tian frown. Hua Wuqing was a cunning person; if she really wanted to stop him, she should have rushed back in the shortest time possible, not just attached a wisp of her soul to Avril.

There was probably some trick in this.

But for now, saving Wu Zetian came first.

"Get lost, Avril, don’t force me to make a move!"

Yang Tian threw out the words, then flew toward Wu Zetian, only to find her eyes vacant, face pale, her mind long since muddled.

He ran his Divine Sense to probe and discovered Wu Zetian’s soul had already been sealed in the depths of her soul.

In Wu Zetian’s soul Abyss, there was a tombstone.

Wu Zetian’s name was written on the stone, and her soul was sealed inside the tombstone.

Yang Tian’s Soul Emergence left his body; he quickly descended into the depths of Wu Zetian’s soul and struck his palm heavily at the tombstone.

Bang!

After a thunderous boom, the tombstone didn’t budge in the slightest.

Yang Tian’s brows knitted together.

"Such gall. You think you can run wild in Butterfly Palace?"

Just then, a furious shout rang out. Yang Tian quickly saw one elder after another slip into the palace hall, surrounding him in a tight circle.

His soul withdrew back into his body.

"Honored Elders, this is Lan Hutian, she belongs to Blue Butterfly Palace!"

A certain elder’s voice sounded.

The elders who’d rushed over glared at Yang Tian, eyes blazing with anger. "Just a mere person from Blue Butterfly Palace, and you dare kill Butterfly Green Spirit and Butterfly Yaohua? Utterly laughable! Show your true form and we’ll give you a clean death!"

Yang Tian stared coldly at these elders.

Though they had strength in numbers, frankly, if it really came down to a fight, Yang Tian could wipe them out.

It was just that if they deployed a Demon Array, it would be troublesome for him.

But right now, Yang Tian couldn’t afford too many scruples.

He drew the Holy Sword and unleashed Sword Dragon Like Sea.

A mighty Sword Breath condensed into a Sword Dragon in midair. With a roaring howl, the Sword Dragon kept shuttling and weaving, blasting toward those dozens of elders.

At the same time, Yang Tian scooped up Wu Zetian, intending to leave.

"He’s trying to run. Set up the array at once—lay down the Spirit Flower Demon Array!"

Avril shouted.

"Spirit Flower Demon Array?"

Hearing this, the elders’ expressions all changed, turning extremely grave. Their eyes were full of doubt. "Who is this girl? She even knows about the Spirit Flower Demon Array?"

"I am the Palace Master’s personal slave. What are you still dawdling for? Immediately lay down the Spirit Flower Demon Array!"

Avril barked coldly.

"The Palace Master’s slave?"

Only then did the elders scatter in all directions, each taking up a position, fingers forming Dharma Seals, silently chanting Spells, and beginning the Array Formation.

"What is this Spirit Flower Demon Array?"

Yang Tian suddenly turned his gaze toward Avril.

He was starting to put things together. A wisp of Hua Wuqing’s soul attached to Avril was probably not so simple.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Beams of light radiated from all around, and very quickly a vast Demon Array formed within the palace. Like Spirit Silk, it rapidly wove itself together.

"Destroy!"

With a thought from Yang Tian’s Divine Sense, the Sword Dragon in midair let out a roar and lunged at the crowd to massacre them.

But the elders shouted in unison, and the Demon Array flared with light.

The Sword Dragon was shattered into pieces.

Seeing this, Yang Tian nodded slightly. "This Demon Array is even stronger than that previous Summoning Demon Array. Every strike feels enhanced several hundredfold. Even Hua Wuqing wouldn’t be able to withstand it!"

"The Palace Master’s name is not for the likes of you to call!"

The elders roared in anger.

Then a Demon Seal smashed down from above. If Yang Tian didn’t evade, he would absolutely be blasted to death.

His figure flickered and vanished from the air.

The next second, he appeared before one of the elders, raised the Holy Sword, and hacked down heavily.

Without any Martial Techniques, just this simple chop obliterated the elder.

The Spirit Flower Demon Array was ripped open a gap almost instantly, but the many elders cried out sharply, and the Spirit Flower Demon Array pressed inward a step, quickly restoring itself.

"Now this is a bit of a headache."

Yang Tian could indeed kill the elders maintaining the array.

But this Spirit Flower Demon Array was extremely powerful. Even if one died, it could recover in a short time.

And once restored, the Demon Array became even stronger.

Frankly, if Yang Tian dragged this out, things would definitely turn bad.

"Master, this Spirit Flower Demon Array is the very same Demon Array that killed my mother back then!"

Flower Dance’s voice rang from within the Weed Ring.

Yang Tian frowned. "So this array was created by Hua Wuqing?"

"That’s right, it was indeed created by Hua Wuqing. This array is terrifying. It consumes the elders’ life, Demon Breath, and souls. Every single strike can defy the heavens and alter fate!"

Flower Dance’s voice was filled with unease.

"Then this Demon Array is basically equivalent to Spirit Breaking."

Yang Tian’s expression grew solemn.

The so-called Spirit Breaking was when one burned their own life, Spiritual Breath, and luck, unleashing a single strike in the shortest time possible—one that could absolutely destroy heaven and earth.

But at the same time, the Martial Artist who used Spirit Breaking would never find reincarnation.

Yet this Spirit Flower Demon Array was clearly a modified form of Spirit Breaking. It continuously consumed the many elders’ lives, Demon Breath, and luck. Every strike could defy the heavens and alter fate.

But in the end, these elders would gradually die.

Glancing at the white-haired elders around him, Yang Tian suddenly said, "If I’m not mistaken, these elders should have been glamorous women in their thirties. They must have used the Spirit Flower Demon Array before to end up this decrepit, right?"

"Exactly, that’s right! Once the Spirit Flower Demon Array is activated, it burns away their life and luck! The longer it’s sustained, the more withered they become. Only when they stop can they barely snatch back a life!"

Flower Dance said hurriedly.

"Then that explains everything."

Yang Tian nodded.

No wonder all the elders he had encountered from the beginning had been so aged; it turned out to be because of the Spirit Flower Demon Array.

"Flower Dance, is there any way to break this Spirit Flower Demon Array?"

Yang Tian asked again.

"There is one way, but it is extremely dangerous!" Flower Dance’s voice sounded again. "Years ago, my mother also used this method, but she failed. This method is meant to crack the Spirit Flower Demon Array, yet it has never once succeeded."