Bai Ze smiled faintly and handed over the porcelain bottle.
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure suddenly vanished, as though he had never been there.
Only an empty silence remained.
If not for the porcelain bottle in her hand still giving off a faint fragrance, Chang'e would have almost believed everything that had just happened was a dream.
She stared blankly at the pill for a long while without speaking.
In the end, she could not resist the temptation of eternal youth.
Her gaze flickered several times before she finally gritted her teeth, took the pill, tipped back her head, and swallowed it.
The pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth. Before she could even sense the changes within her body—
An invisible force abruptly lifted her up, carrying her uncontrollably toward the Moon Star at breakneck speed!
At that very moment, the returning Hou Yi witnessed the scene and cried out in alarm:
"Chang'e!"
He immediately gave chase, pushing his speed to the limit.
Yet no matter how fast he flew, he remained just a step behind, unable to close the distance.
Inside Lingxiao Palace, Dijun and the others exchanged smiles.
They had been the ones acting in secret, sealing off space and leaving Hou Yi unable to advance.
They simply had not used their full strength in order to lure their prey deeper into danger.
Otherwise, with Dijun's Sub-Saint cultivation, let alone Hou Yi, even an Ancestral Witch would not be able to come within half a step.
Hou Yi's heart was consumed with worry for his beloved, leaving him no time to consider the oddities of the situation.
Following that familiar figure, he raced onward and charged straight into the twenty-third heaven.
Only then did he suddenly realize—
He had actually entered the