Did you know about the Heart Splitting Sword Lock?
When He Qing's intent pierced straight through, Yu Ci's very thoughts nearly froze.
The next moment, his Yin Spirit was blasted flying by the surging, oppressive force. Yet He Qing did not target him at all; her Yang God pointed a backhand, and Tie Lan, who had rushed toward where the physical body was, was pierced straight through the chest. Fortunately, Tie Lan was a spectral entity with no physical form, and possessed the exquisite sword arts of the Sword Discussion Pavilion to protect him, so he suffered no fatal injury, though his soul body grew a layer weaker.
"Idiot, don't lose your composure!"
Shadow Ghost's intent was transmitted, but one could tell that it was somewhat nervous as well. What He Qing spoke of was precisely the reliance upon which it had actively contacted Yu Ci; if this were seen through, their actions today would be completely reduced to a joke.
It was Yu Ci, rather, who recovered his wits first. His and Shadow Ghost's plotting relied entirely on mind-to-mind communication, with at most one Xing Tian added. They were either people of extremely tight lips or incapable of being leaked. Even though He Qing was already a Longevity True Man, it was impossible for her to foresee the future. When all was said and done, this was merely a coincidence.
Though Tie Lan was inarticulate and taciturn, he was quite clever. At this moment, he hid once more into the depths of the Spirit Sea, blending as one with the ambient vital Qi and returning to the shadows. He Qing did not pursue, because she now completely controlled the situation.
Yet at this moment, the most dazzling sight upon the Spirit Sea was still the two overlapping bright moons.