"Young Master Yi, you're too polite. Whether it succeeds or not is all determined by fate—and by the fortune of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom."
The Nine Li Witch Maiden spoke with remarkable calm.
Yi Yun nodded. In truth, he did not think the High Priest had done anything wrong. Whoever stood in the High Priest's position and saw what he had done would have the same thoughts. It was only human nature.
Instead, the fact that Old Man Black Stone and the Nine Li Witch Maiden still believed in him under these circumstances moved Yi Yun somewhat.
As Yi Yun spoke, Ling Xie'er had already risen inside the core space of the great formation.
"Xie'er, begin!" Yi Yun's voice rang in Ling Xie'er's ears.
"Mm."
Ling Xie'er nodded. When she stepped into that cramped space, surging gray flames rose into the air from her body and swept toward the surroundings.
These flames were far more powerful than the Seven Emotions Fire Seed. The Seven Emotions Fire was suffering terribly at the formation's center, while Ling Xie'er strolled through the air. Every place her delicate little feet touched, the fire-element energy there stabilized.
Seeing Ling Xie'er display such formidable strength the instant she acted, the High Priest and Old Man Black Stone's eyes lit up.
Purple Gold Medicine Saint, Danxin Old Ancestor, and the others, however, had gloomy expressions. Purple Gold Medicine Saint's gaze at Ling Xie'er was filled with unwillingness.
"We can only rely on Young Master Yi now. After all, Young Master Yi studied under Senior Medicine God. Perhaps his fire seed can stabilize the great formation." The Nine Li Witch Maiden spoke hopefully. The formation's abnormal change had become far too immense, and she had no confidence that Yi Yun would succeed.
Yi Yun's expression was contemplative,