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Almost the instant Hongyun began Golden Seeking, True Lord Flying Snow had already struck with her palm.

In an instant, Jiangbei's spiritual waves surged like a sea, heavenly light blazing like flames, as though a flood had overturned the skies. With the force of towering waves, it rushed forth to beat Hongyun to death on the spot!

Clearly, True Lord Flying Snow had seen through Lu Yang's plan.

No compromise!

Since that was the case, she did not hold back either. She absolutely would not allow Hongyun to succeed, so this palm strike truly contained no reservation. With her Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation and first-rate combat strength, if it truly landed, Hongyun would not merely fail at Golden Seeking—his very soul likely would not escape, and he would immediately perish, body and Dao extinguished.

Yet in the next moment, white light suddenly burst forth between Heaven and earth.

Wherever the light passed, Heaven and earth abruptly fell silent, as though a placid lake had appeared out of nowhere, stretching between Hongyun and True Lord Flying Snow.

"Splash, splash."

True Lord Flying Snow's palm seal struck the lake like a stone falling into the sea, instantly stirring ripples upon ripples and surging waves, yet it failed to harm Hongyun below.

Immediately afterward, a figure stepped out from the lake's reflection.

It was a man.

He wore a dark robe, and his features were fairly handsome, yet his expression was sinister and gloomy. His ink-jade hair hung to his waist, bound together by a golden ribbon.

He held a scroll in his left hand without unfolding it, while his right hand rested behind his back. He stood in midair, and the lake beneath his feet reflected an identical image of him. One stood above and one below, each the other's reflection,