Sect Decision

"Everyone, come closer."

Ji An called them over, took out ten Purifying Spirit Talismans, and activated them one by one. Gentle white light radiated from the ten people, with no sign that any of them had been contaminated.

He waved to Yin Qiuyun. A Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud formed beneath his feet, carrying him in a low-altitude sweep that soon vanished into the demonic qi.

Yin Qiuyun murmured softly, "I hope we all reach a good ending."

Whether it was Minor Bamboo Mountain or the Golden Spirit Sect, she hoped they could safely endure this Great Tribulation sweeping across the entire cultivation world.

Yet that hope was most likely a luxury. She did not dare imagine the miserable fate awaiting them if the true demons found them and breached the array.

What people feared most was not death, but a fate worse than death: watching one's thoughts twist little by little without realizing it, becoming a puppet controlled by the enemy, and raising a butcher's blade against those one had once sworn to protect with one's life.

Yin Qiuyun let out a faint sigh, began clearing away the traces left behind, then slowly retreated to a deep well and jumped in.

As she fell, she took out the Water Repelling Pearl. After entering the water, she dove more than ten zhang and entered an opening barely wide enough for one person to pass through.

Once inside, she picked up an oval, curved stone and sealed the entrance, fitting it perfectly without the slightest gap.

There was another world within: an underground lake several mu in size.

After leaving the lake, Yin Qiuyun said to the cultivators waiting on the shore:

"Third Elder, from today onward, no one is permitted to enter or leave through this entrance. Also, gather people and continue