"Old Ling, we agreed—you'd hold them back first, and I'd do the killing. If you slaughter them all, I won't get anything. Do you still want the Chaos Mother Qi or not?"
Lin Xuan hurriedly sent the message with a pulse of spiritual intent.
"Got it!"
Ling Pianran replied unhappily.
"Good. Hurry up and blast open the grand formation so I can kill my way in."
As he spoke, Lin Xuan had already begun stacking his various states.
The Three Purities Avatar and Divine Descent of the Nine Heavens were activated first.
Then the True Domain unfolded. The divine sun hung high, the earthly moon sank deep into the ground, and everything around him fell under his control.
Within the range covered by the True Domain, the Golden Crow Great Sun, the River of Heavenly Punishment, and the image of the Golden Cicada Bearing Ksitigarbha manifested as well, turning the pitch-black sky vibrant with color in an instant.
Ling Pianran's pretty face was full of displeasure.
She was the Heavenly Maiden of Pure Yang Heaven. Now, having climbed another hundred feet up the pole, her Emperor-seed-level potential had nearly been pushed to its limit—yet she still had to become a mere tool. It was simply too hurtful.
But there was no helping it. Lin Xuan carried a great secret, and she had need of him as well. Naturally, she had to endure it whenever she could.
Still, she had to vent the resentment in her heart, or her thoughts would not flow freely.
Ling Pianran's bright eyes turned toward the City of Fallen Immortals within the Dark Forest. The white-and-blue divine sword of Yin Yang unity immediately condensed in her hand, its blade blessed with pure white Pure Yang Divine Fire.
A towering sword intent surged forth, as though the