A Net of Heaven and Earth!

Starfall Wasteland.

This was a desolate, lifeless starfield, countless shattered fragments of stars drifting through the void—some as large as islands, others as small as dust.

Spatial turbulence raged, and from time to time, bizarre void rifts would appear out of nowhere, swallowing everything.

Deep within this starfield, a barren planet hung silently in space.

The planet's surface was pockmarked, littered with enormous craters left behind by meteorite impacts.

There was no atmosphere, no life—only endless desolation and deathly silence.

At this moment, atop the planet's highest peak, a pale blue figure sat cross-legged.

Ye Lingshuang.

She was enveloped by a faint starlight barrier, all the spiritual power in her body sealed away, leaving her no choice but to sit here helplessly.

For more than a month, she had tried countless times to break through the seal, only to fail every time.

"Qingshan... don't come..."

She murmured, her eyes filled with worry and self-reproach.

She already knew that she was bait.

Seven Star Patriarch had brought her here precisely to lure Li Qingshan in.

And she had no power to resist.

"I really am nothing but a burden..."

Ye Lingshuang gave a bitter smile, a trace of self-mockery flashing through her eyes.

Ever since Spring Autumn Sect, Li Qingshan had saved her time and again.

And she could only watch his back as he walked farther and farther away.

She had once thought that by joining Heavenly Secret Pavilion and becoming Elder Heavenly Secret's disciple, she could cultivate diligently and, one day in the future, stand before Li Qingshan.

But she had never imagined that in Elder Heavenly Secret's eyes, she was still no more than a discarded pawn, handed over by him to Seven Star Patriarch.

And now, she had become bait to deal with Li Qingshan.

"This time,