Yunxi pulled Di Fei to stand farthest from the waterfall, giving off the impression that they were keeping well away from trouble. Yet she was sending Di Fei a voice transmission:
"After the Cloud Dragon Koi spits out the bubbles, you'd better use the power of Merit to vie for the Sea of Consciousness Shield. That will give you better odds."
Di Fei stared intently at the backward-flowing waterfall in the distance. Upon hearing Yunxi's reminder, her expression did not change as she replied through voice transmission:
"Ranxi, did that Little Book tell you this?"
"Yes."
"I thought you hadn't left yourself any backup plan. So this was what you were waiting for!"
Yunxi blinked. "I'm not familiar with them anyway, and I said everyone would rely on their own abilities. Telling them to release their own Immortal Yuan Force to draw in the Sea of Consciousness Shield wasn't a lie. It's just that I'm willing to spend my own Merit to obtain this natural Soul Artifact, while they may not be."
Di Fei had already prepared herself. She held the "Ghost Artisan Sphere" in her palm and narrowed her eyes as she replied, "Don't worry, I know what matters. There's still a hard battle ahead. We have to obtain this Soul Artifact. Merit can be earned again if it's gone, but if your life is gone, then everything is gone.
"Besides, I suspect the place we were teleported to earlier was a Sacrifice Formation, most likely meant to activate the Saint Bone Star-Slaughtering Blade. If it hadn't been for that Soul-Binding Thread, I probably would have already had my soul scattered. I have to destroy that place!"
Yunxi suddenly said aloud, "They're here!"
The next instant, the two vanished from where they stood. When they reappeared, they were already