Looking back now on how he had behaved then, Sheng Yuhong figured his master had probably seen through something. Then, because True Lord Yuling had stepped in, his master had simply gone along with it and given up on taking Wei Yunxi as a disciple.
Meanwhile, Wei Yunxi, who had acknowledged True Lord Yuling as her master, had progressed by leaps and bounds. Her strength now surpassed his own, leaving him ashamed of his inferiority. After advancing to Golden Core this time, he had thought they could explore the Secret Realm together and draw closer, but unfortunately, she had not come at all.
Instead, this Wei Yunqing kept pestering him time and again, thoroughly irritating him. Yet the two of them had run into each other by such a coincidence and even been sent into the same illusion. Thinking of himself and her inside the same cocoon made him frown.
"Mm!" Wei Yunqing let out a soft cry. Her eyelashes trembled twice, and in the next instant, she was about to wake.
Sheng Yuhong reacted with lightning speed and sent out a streak of Sword Qi. It struck Wei Yunqing squarely, and with her head lolling to one side, she fainted again.
Sheng Yuhong had not dealt a killing blow out of consideration for their shared sect, and because Wei Yunqing had not done anything to harm him. Still, he truly did not want to remain entangled with her, so he decisively knocked her unconscious.
Only after doing all this did Sheng Yuhong look around. He found countless cocoons hanging all around him, as well as several that had already split open. It was obvious that someone had broken free of the illusion and left before him. Without hesitation, he stepped into the white mist.
Sheng Yuhong did not notice