"Hold on."
Pure spiritual energy surged from Tao Yaoyao's hand into Shang Faqiong, bringing a trace of color back to her deathly pale face.
Shang Faqiong merely nodded before returning to the others maintaining the formation.
It was the Protective Formation that covered the entire Azure Lotus Pool!
More precisely, it protected Shi Yan!
Half a year ago, after the Heaven Bow Formation activated and endless rays of light erupted from the Azure Lotus Pool, Tao Yaoyao had lost contact with Shi Yan.
When she saw that the Whispering Forest had not been destroyed, she risked returning to find out what had happened.
Unfortunately, all she could sense was that Shi Yan was still alive and had entered the Azure Lotus Pool. She knew nothing else.
Dao Laws flowed within the pool, preventing her from seeing even a glimpse of what lay inside or getting close to it.
From that moment, she had concluded that Shi Yan had found an opportunity in there. Perhaps he was absorbing the Divine Cicada's Shed Shell, or perhaps it was something else.
Whatever it was, Shi Yan was at a critical juncture.
She did not want the man who owed her a favor to die. She also hoped he would bring her a portion of the Divine Cicada's Shed Shell, so she willingly took on the duty of guarding him.
But things had not been as simple as she had imagined.
The light bursting from the Azure Lotus Pool carried wondrous Dao Laws that could grant insight to those who perceived them, and its reach encompassed the entire Secret Realm.
As the source of that first eruption, the Azure Lotus Pool naturally drew everyone's attention.
Those who had left earlier and cultivators who had yet to visit the Whispering Forest all made their way