Chen Lin activated the Buddhist Prayer Beads.
It was not because he trusted Qu Sanniang, but because the two spirit transformation cultivators concealed in the void made him deeply wary. Whatever appeared after the Golden Bead was activated, as long as it created chaos, it would improve his chances of escape.
Besides, he wanted to know whether these Buddhist Prayer Beads had anything to do with Nian Kong.
Yet the remnant soul he had imagined did not appear. After passing through the Spirit Boat's protective barrier, the Buddhist Prayer Beads erupted with dazzling golden light, bathing everything within a hundred-zhang radius in gold.
Although the display was spectacular, nothing else unusual happened. Even the Golden-Tailed Bees were unaffected and continued fiercely attacking the Spirit Boat.
Chen Lin had been watching Qu Sanniang's movements all along. The moment the golden light flared, she took out a Silver Talisman. Once activated, it formed a silver Light Orb that enveloped her and the two young people.
Then her voice sounded in his mind.
"Thank you, Daoist Lin. The golden light can seal the void, preventing the powerful cultivators hiding there from emerging. Hurry and take this chance to escape, too. I suspect Elder Chu is working for that venomous woman. He accelerated the Spirit Boat not to help us escape, but to send us to our deaths!"
Before she even finished speaking, the mass of silver light shot out of the light barrier, about to break through space and leave.
"Alas!"
Just then, Elder Chu sighed and raised his hand, sending out a streak of yellow light. Though launched later, it arrived first, forming a yellow net of light in front of Qu Sanniang's silver Light Orb and blocking it.
The silver light dispersed, revealing the three figures.
"Chu Fanyun, it really was