That bell chime seemed both real and unreal, faintly present and faintly absent. Though soft, it rang within Lu Zheng's Sea of Consciousness, stirring his true spirit into turmoil as though it were about to leave his body.
"Fallen Soul Bell?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, then gave a sharp shout.
"Golden Citadel Divine Palace, suppress!"
A tiny, glittering golden palace appeared above his Sea of Consciousness, radiating golden light and firmly anchoring his soul within it.
The Jinhua Sect's secret inheritance, the "Nine Heavens Golden Citadel Cave Truth Transformation Divine Method," was one of the foremost soul cultivation arts of the age. Since learning it, Lu Zheng had never again been restrained by any secret soul technique.
"Hm?"
A surprised voice rang out from the Yuan Sheng Sect's mountain gate.
Then another bell chime sounded.
But this time, the bell showed no martial virtue. It was not aimed at Lu Zheng, but at the people behind him.
"Golden Citadel Heart Sword, sever!"
He unleashed three consecutive Golden Citadel Heart Swords, yet still failed to cut through the sound of the bell.
But Lu Zheng was not worried in the slightest that they would be unable to withstand it, because just as the bell rang beside everyone's ears and struck straight at their souls...
A high, resounding phoenix cry suddenly echoed within their souls.
"Ah!"
The bell chime instantly vanished, and a scream rang out from within the Yuan Sheng Sect's mountain gate.
"Phoenix cry! Fire Phoenix! Impossible!"
Qing Xin Saintess, Ming Ling Saintess, and Yue Zhen Saintess were all startled, their eyes fixed on the group and filled with disbelief.
Since Si Lingxi had acted, she no longer concealed herself.
A wisp of Phoenix Divine Fire shot forth, passing through the Peach Blossom Evil and burning onto the great