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Riverside woods.

A figure flashed past. Yan Minghua, dressed in rosy robes and a moon-white shawl, drifted gracefully to the ground.

She surveyed her surroundings, confirmed she hadn't gone astray, and hurried into the woods. Before long, she spotted Xiwu Academy.

Yan Minghua reined in her aura, but didn't immediately push open the door.

She had come this time to save someone.

To rescue the Fourth Prince of the Liulan Dynasty and that Pill Master, she would have to deal with the "strangeness" in this academy, as well as Ji Changfu of the Innate Religion.

She had to make every preparation!

Yan Minghua promptly took out a stack of talismans, each a different color and meant for a different purpose.

Some were used to resist curses, others to stabilize the soul, and still others to strengthen defenses...

With a thought, all the talismans began to glimmer. The next moment, they transformed into white flowers that revolved around her before gradually merging into her body.

Soon, rune patterns like flowering vines covered her arms and legs, as well as her waist, back, and chest beneath her clothes...

Light rippled in her eyes. For an instant, a towering, majestic flower tree seemed to emerge, its magnificent crown vast and sprawling. Then it slowly vanished, turning into two runes that settled deep within her eyes.

After completing her preparations, Yan Minghua straightened her robes and stepped forward to push open the gate.

Creak.

As the gate swung open, the stale, musty stench of long-abandoned rooms came rushing out. Yet before her eyes lay a fresh, colorful scene of blooming flowers and luxuriant willows.

The jarring contrast was unspeakably eerie, as if the place beyond the gate were the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, waiting quietly for an unsuspecting passerby.

Yan Minghua stepped