The Weak Yellow Oriole
The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi has already fallen into Lin Suri's hands.
Chen Lingxi followed the direction in which Lin Suri had disappeared.
He walked silently through a dense ancient forest, then looked up and gazed into the distance, his eyes passing over the layered canopy of trees and landing on the edge of this small world.
Thick fog can still be seen there.
The grayish-white, surging mist was like an endless high wall, stretching from the ground to the sky, completely isolating this little world under the starlight from the outside world.
"It seems that even though the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi was extracted, it failed to change this world in the slightest."
Chen Lingxi withdrew her gaze, a thought flickered in her mind, and her spiritual energy began to flow silently around her.
His figure swayed slightly, and his entire body transformed into an extremely faint and thin stream of jade-colored light, skimming along the ground as he sped off in the direction Lin Suri had just fled.
The robes fluttered in the wind, and the surrounding trees rushed past.
There are many powerful individuals within this Ancestral Mountain.
Just as he had traveled a dozen miles, he sensed a powerful aura passing overhead that was not concealed at all.
The aura was deep and heavy, carrying a chilling and murderous intent, releasing spiritual energy fluctuations without any restraint.
Using the trees as cover, Chen Lingxi looked up slightly and saw a majestic, long bridge of spiritual light stretching across the sky, its intricate and ancient patterns gleaming coldly under the starlight.
On the bridgehead, a blurry figure stood with his hands behind his back, his Daoist robe fluttering in the wind.
"Xi Yuan."
Chen Lingxi calmed his mind and hibernated.
The Concealed Edge Method was activated to its fullest extent within his body.
The Concealed Edge Method of the Subtle Insight Realm constructed a near-perfect invisible barrier around him, completely concealing all fluctuations of spiritual energy, the flow of Qi and Blood, and even the subtle traces of breathing.
Besides Xi Yuan, there are quite a few cultivators at or above the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor in this Ancestral Mountain.
The earth-shattering battle that just took place on the Heavenly Lake has already startled all the powerful figures who have been lying dormant in this small world.
Chen Lingxi had sensed no fewer than ten powerful auras roaming around. Some were searching openly like Xi Yuan, while others were hiding their tracks and spying in secret like him. All of them were after that extremely precious Mother Qi.
But what Chen Lingxi feared most was Consort Chun.
This Great Li Dali, whose cultivation had reached the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, possessed extraordinary Killing Power.
"The power that Consort Chun previously displayed has exceeded the scope of the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, and is even comparable to the legendary figure of the third level of the Heavenward Third Floor."
Chen Lingxi recalled the scene of Consort Chun fighting against many powerful figures alone, and realized that it was impossible for an ordinary Qi Circulation Eighth Floor to be so powerful.
"Even an ordinary Qi Circulation Eighth Floor cultivation, stronger than those at the Seventh Floor like Lin Suri and Lu Baizhong, probably couldn't possibly fight against so many powerful individuals single-handedly..."
"There must be more secrets about Consort Chun," Chen Lingxi thought to herself, but she didn't stop and continued to stealthily move in the direction where Lin Suri had disappeared.
As he flew, he also diverted his attention, occasionally plunging into the Divine Chamber of his mind to try and sense Lin Suri's location.
Chen Lingxi thus traversed two majestic mountains and reached the very edge of this small world, where the towering wall of mist was now within reach.
Thick fog swirled before him, almost within reach, and within it flowed a ceaseless stream of spiritual energy.
Even so close to the edge, he still couldn't find Lin Suri's whereabouts.
Lin Suri vanished without a trace, like a drop of water merging into a vast ocean, disappearing into who knows where.
Chen Lingxi frowned slightly.
"I don't know where Lin Suri has gone to hide. I've Sight-Roaming for eighty miles, but I can't find any trace of him."
He thought to himself.
However, Chen Lingxi was not in a hurry.
Having played the role of the mantis stalking the cicada for so long, he has no shortage of patience.
He found a secluded crevice in the cliff, sat down cross-legged, and while regulating his breathing to restore his spiritual energy, he also raised his perception to its limit.
Every now and then, one could see figures Qi Circulation Realm flying away in the starry sky above him, either riding on streaks of light or activating extraordinary treasures.
The streaks of light varied in speed and intensity, all seemingly searching for Lin Suri's whereabouts.
Some looked hurried, their spiritual energy fluctuating erratically, clearly having suffered serious injuries in the previous ambush; others, on the other hand, were calm and composed, simply wandering aimlessly, probably hoping to take advantage of the chaos.
Everyone was wary of each other, keeping a safe distance and not daring to let their guard down for a moment.
But one thing surprised Chen Lingxi.
That was Consort Chun. After repelling that probing attack, she did not pursue Lin Suri in a grand manner as everyone expected. Instead, she sailed away in that mysterious Heavenly Boat, her destination unknown.
"It's rather strange that Consort Chun, with such formidable combat power, isn't pursuing Lin Suri."
Chen Lingxi his head and looked around again. "Where exactly is Lin Suri hiding?"
He looked up and gazed around, his eyes sweeping over the three majestic mountains arranged in a triangular formation, and then over the vast plain that had just witnessed a devastating battle and was now a scene of utter devastation.
His mind immediately stirred, and his gaze finally fell upon the Heavenly Lake suspended in mid-air in the far distance.
In this small world, Heavenly Lake has always been an extremely special place.
Even though Lin Suri had taken away the Mother Qi, the mysterious spiritual light on the surface of the pool had not completely dissipated. Endless starlight and mist still intertwined and swirled above it, forming a magnificent yet eerie scene.
"Could it be that Lin Suri, with his exceptional skills and daring, has actually returned to the Heavenly Lake?" This bold thought suddenly popped into Chen Lingxi's mind.
The most dangerous place is often the safest place.
Instead of fleeing far away, Lin Suri used some mysterious means to sneak back to the bottom of the Heavenly Lake, using the still-absent rich Spiritual Qi and complex mechanisms to conceal himself. This was indeed an unexpected choice.
With this in mind, Chen Lingxi no longer hesitated.
He stood up and activated the Concealed Edge Method even more, his entire being moving like an invisible ghost, silently approaching the Heavenly Lake Pool.
He became even more cautious when he stepped into the area within twenty miles of Heavenly Lake.
He stopped activating his spiritual energy and instead concealed all his aura, relying solely on his body, which had been strengthened by the Jade-Qi Realm, to silently traverse the mountains and forests.
Finally, he found a mountain stream that flowed into the great river below Tianchi Heavenly Lake, and like a fish, he silently slid into the cold river water.
With the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor circulation, one can already close all the pores of the body, allowing the Qi to circulate freely within the body, untouched by dust or water.
He held his breath and dived into the depths of the river. He found a hollow at the bottom of the river that had been eroded by the water, sat down cross-legged, leaned against the cold rocks, and calmed all his breathing.
Then, he closed his eyes tightly, his consciousness sank into his Divine Chamber, and once again fell into a state of Sight-Roaming.
Wandering Sight Divine Ability, his perspective broke free from the constraints of his physical body and silently probed into the Heavenly Lake that was suspended in mid-air.
Just as expected!
At the bottom of that Heavenly Lake, a figure sat cross-legged.
The man's black brocade robe rippled Subtle Insight, his waist cinched with a jade belt, and his hair ornament was meticulously arranged.
His extremely pale face revealed no emotion, his eyes were tightly closed, and a faint, soft golden light emanated from him, blending with the pool water, making him appear like a statue submerged at the bottom of the water.
It was the Lin Suri!
And in his palm, there really was a wisp of Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi.
The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi flowed slowly in his palm, like a spirit beast that had been temporarily calmed down. Although it no longer struggled, it still emitted extremely astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.
At the same time, extremely pure spiritual energy surged from Lin Suri's body, transforming into fine, dense cyan threads that, like silkworms spinning cocoons, layer upon layer, enveloped the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi.
He was using his own spiritual energy as a guide, refining this spiritual object of heaven and earth slowly and steadily, like grinding water.
Chen Lingxi, through Sight-Roaming's perspective, clearly saw the scene.
He raised an eyebrow, his mind racing.
"Lin Suri really intended to take advantage of everyone's frantic search for him outside to secretly refine the Mother Qi here!"
"Once he succeeds, the Mother Qi will merge with his own Spirit Aperture, making it difficult to take it away again."
Just as Chen Lingxi was about to leave Sight-Roaming and take action.
Right at this moment!
A sudden gust of wind howled above Heavenly Lake!
The once calm, mirror-like pool water suddenly surged, creating layer upon layer of giant waves.
The wind carried an extremely heavy and profound spiritual pressure, crashing down from the sky.
Immediately afterwards, the starlight in the sky was obscured by a colossal object.
A majestic bridge, constructed entirely of spiritual light, pierced through the sea of clouds and starlight, stretching across the sky before crashing down with a deafening roar!
The bridge was over ten zhang long, and the intricate and ancient patterns on its surface lit up at the same time, their dazzling light turning the entire Heavenly Lake into a blazing white.
Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge arrives through the air!
Almost at the same instant the Longevity Bridge appeared, something else appeared faintly in the distant sea of clouds.
It was a small, pure white boat with a faint, soft glow flowing around its hull. It floated quietly in the sea of clouds, like a white whale lurking in the shadows, watching its prey.
Consort Chun's Heavenly Boat also appeared in the distance.
Lin Suri, at the bottom of Heavenly Lake, suddenly opened his eyes the instant the gale and spiritual pressure descended.
There was no fear in his deep, well-like eyes, only a calm acceptance of what was to come.
He made the decision almost the instant he opened his eyes.
He stood up, flipped his right palm, and put the Mother Qi back into his sleeve.
His left hand was already resting on the hilt of the Two-Foot Jade Sword sword at his waist.
The jade sword was only two feet long, with a blade as narrow as a leek leaf, as white as jade, and engraved with a crane spreading its wings as if about to take flight.
This jade sword, which appeared to be merely a ceremonial object, suddenly unleashed an unimaginable burst of sword light the moment he drew it from its sheath!
The sword light was pure blue, condensing into a thin, almost transparent blue thread.
It seems insignificant!
But this seemingly insignificant cyan sword light shot out the instant it appeared, piercing straight from the bottom of the pool to the sky.
"Laugh--!"
The cyan sword light pierced fiercely into the very tip of Xi Yuan's Longevity Bridge, which had crashed down with a deafening roar!
The seemingly indestructible Longevity Bridge, capable of shattering everything, was actually cleaved open by this sword light, which had been refined to its extreme!
The divine light on the Spirit Bridge flickered violently, and wherever the sword light passed, the spiritual energy shattered inch by inch, turning into countless specks of light.
Relying on the power of the jade sword, Lin Suri managed to tear a path to survival under the terrifying pressure of the Longevity Bridge.
With a flicker, he transformed into a pale golden streak of light, soaring into the sky along the crack pierced by the sword light. In an instant, he had already left the area of Heavenly Lake and was flying towards the distant mountains.
The speed was astonishing, leaving only a very faint golden afterimage in the sky.
"Xi Yuan found him so quickly... Although he is powerful, Lin Suri has the jade sword and the Fierce Tiger Token, and his foundation is extremely deep. He is by no means an easy opponent. Let them fight it out."
Chen Lingxi left the Sight-Roaming state and did not rush to catch up with Lin Suri.
Now is not the time.
"Moreover, Consort Chun was also watching us with predatory eyes."
He took a deep breath, quietly swam to the surface of the river, and turned his attention more to the distant, faintly visible Heavenly Boat.
There, Consort Chun stood on a boat, her robes fluttering in the wind, like a celestial being descended from the moon palace to the mortal world.
But when Chen Lingxi carefully observed her using the Qi Observation Technique, a slight stirring occurred to him.
"Wrong."
Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered.
At this moment, Consort Chun's aura was far less imposing than it had been when she fought the group of cultivators on the mountain ridge.
At that time, she stood on a cloud, and when she struck down with her palm, it was like a mountain pressing down, with fierce spiritual light and magnificent power, just like a true empress, giving people a sense of invincible despair.
But now, the radiance around her has dimmed considerably, like a candle flame flickering in the wind, still bright but lacking the destructive power it once possessed.
Chen Lingxi carefully examined the Qi using the method of Qi Observation, and was able to vaguely capture a very mysterious trace.
He noticed that something seemed to be slowly accumulating around Consort Chun's body at an extremely slow yet incredibly determined pace.
That thing was formless and intangible, and as it accumulated, the aura of "noble cultivation" that Consort Chun possessed, which seemed capable of crushing everything, also gradually rose back at the same pace.
It's like a powerful magic Law Treasure that has been exhausted and is now recharging.
"This Consort Chun treasure." A flash of inspiration struck Chen Lingxi, and he was almost certain of his guess.
"This extraordinary treasure can, under certain specific conditions, greatly enhance Consort Chun's combat power in a very short period of time."
Previously, she was able to overpower all the heroes, forcing Lin Suri to retreat with a single palm strike, and fighting Lu Baizhong, Xi Yuan, and many other Truth-Seekers alone without being defeated, all because the power of this extraordinary treasure was at its peak.
Now that the power of the magical artifact has been exhausted, she has become weak and needs to replenish it again.
Chen Lingxi had already figured out the crux of the matter.
"The method of Qi Observation in the Six-Qi True Method is even more useful than I imagined."
Chen Lingxi felt a surge of joy.
"Those Truth-Seekers are also watching from afar may have higher cultivation levels and stronger spells than me."
However, when it comes to the subtle perception of the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and the exploration of the foundation of others' Dao Path, their ordinary methods derived from the Great World are not necessarily stronger than his method of Qi Observation!
They may never have seen through Consort Chun's true nature.
They only saw Consort Chun's overwhelming power and dominance just now, but failed to grasp that she was now in a relatively low state, with her energy waning.
"Even now, Consort Chun still stands in the Void Heavenly Lake... yet she has not moved... because someone covets her!"
Chen Lingxi continued to scan his surroundings using his Qi Observation and made new discoveries.
Surrounding Consort Chun Chun's Heavenly Boat, beneath the seemingly calm Void, undercurrents were already surging.
No fewer than ten extremely subtle spiritual energies, like whirlpools hidden beneath reefs, were menacingly surrounding the sea of clouds.
"Someone still wants to kill Consort Chun!"
Consort Chun rode Heavenly Boat, appearing and disappearing among the clouds, her imposing presence and overwhelming aura deterring the heroes from making any rash moves.
The assembled heroes, however, did not attack, but instead formed a siege from a distance, subtly blocking all possible escape routes for Consort Chun.
Neither side dared to be the first to break this delicate balance.
Chen Lingxi thought about it again and suddenly realized the deeper reason behind it.
"Consort Chun is the person with the highest cultivation level in this Ancestral Mountain."
Currently, Lin Suri is entangled with Xi Yuan and is unable to calm down and refine the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi for the time being.
Although Xi Yuan was strong, Lin Suri possessed a powerful treasure. With one chasing and the other fleeing, neither could truly defeat the other in a short time. This, in turn, gave others an opportunity."
"And the real goal of all these powerful figures around them is actually the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi."
The reason they remain here, and the reason they have formed this loose alliance to guard against Consort Chun, is because Consort Chun, the biggest variable, has not yet been eliminated.
These people are all treacherous Truth-Seekers. If given the chance, they will join forces again without hesitation, just as they did on that mountain ridge, to concentrate all their strength and completely surround and kill the [Upper Three Floors cultivator] who poses the greatest threat to them.
Then, they will turn around and fight for that Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi without any further worries!
Chen Lingxi had thoroughly figured out the pros and cons involved.
"These powerful figures seem to be wary of the immense power that Consort Chun previously displayed! Although they covet it, they dare not make a move."
He slowly raised his eyes and gazed deeply at the two bright mirrors hanging high in the sky.
The brilliance of blazing gold and silver intertwined, scattering across this small world of starlight.
Chen Lingxi's thoughts suddenly changed.
"I am in the Total Perception Divine Chamber, what is there to fear? I have already obtained so much information and foreseen so many opportunities."
Now that the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi is in Lin Suri's hands, Xi Yuan and he are mutually restraining each other. Consort Chun is in a weak period of accumulating power with the rare treasure, and the future situation is ever-changing!
If we continue to hide in these undercurrents, merely seeking to survive, it will offer little help.
The two calm flames in his eyes suddenly blazed brightly.
"Why not take matters into our own hands, stir up this murky water, and completely disrupt the situation? Let's see if we can find any unexpected fortuitous opportunity within this Total Perception Divine Chamber!"
"If that's the case..." A cold smile appeared on Chen Lingxi's lips. With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, he had already connected with the several treasures hidden in the Hongdong Bag.
He sensed the turbulent water around him, while the Spirit Pool in his Qi Sea was churning wildly.
He no longer concealed himself, and his spiritual energy and Qi and Blood at the Jade-Qi Realm erupted simultaneously. The giant rock in the river beneath his feet was shattered into pieces by his footsteps. With this terrifying force, he shot into the sky like a cannonball, crashing through the water!
At this moment, he no longer concealed his presence.
He appeared abruptly and without warning on a cliff several hundred feet away from the battlefield.
Then, a talisman appeared in his hand.
[Dragon-Qi Treasure Talisman!]
Of the three talismans obtained from Xi Mu, Chen Lingxi has already used the [Heavenlight Treasure-Aspect Talisman], leaving only this Dragon-Qi Treasure Talisman and the Xi Yu Talisman!
Chen Lingxi channeled his spiritual energy, activating the Dragon-Qi Treasure Talisman!
"Buzz--!"
A deep, resonant dragon's cry suddenly exploded across the deathly silent battlefield!
The Dragon-Qi Treasure Talisman suddenly burst into flames under his frantic infusion of spiritual energy.
The ashes from the burning Treasure Talisman did not dissipate, but instead swirled wildly in the Void, drawing in all the clouds within a radius of several dozen feet, like a giant funnel, and converging madly towards his head.
In an instant, a ten-zhang-long true dragon formed from white clouds materialized in the Void above his head.
The dragon's scales and claws flew, lifelike. It opened its huge mouth and let out a silent roar in the Void. Then, like a white comet, it dragged a long tail and, with astonishing power, crashed into the sea of clouds where Consort Chun was!
At the same time, the spiritual energy in Chen Lingxi's Qi Sea, together with that mysterious and profound Mysterious Qi, poured into his throat all at once.
The Dragon Roar Technique has reached the realm of Subtle Insight!
"Rong Chun!"
A sound, even more profound and domineering than the dragon's roar, boomed across the entire sky like a great bell, clearly reaching the ears of everyone.
"You are severely injured, and your treasures have not yet been fully accumulated. Your current strength is even inferior to that of an ordinary Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, yet you dare to appear here so brazenly!"
Upon hearing this, the Void rippled!
The cloud dragon opened its massive jaws, carrying immense force, and fiercely swallowed the cloud where Consort Chun was located.
Consort Chun's originally indifferent gaze finally changed at this moment.
Her eyebrows twitched slightly for a moment, as if she were genuinely surprised by this mysterious figure who dared to call her by her name and even accurately revealed her true nature.
But she did not panic at all. She simply raised her slender, fair right hand, slightly bent her index finger, and flicked it lightly towards the ferocious cloud dragon that was rushing towards her, as if flicking away a fallen leaf.
"Laugh--!"
A beam of blazing white light, as thick as a child's arm, suddenly shot out from her fingertips, so fast that it tore through the Void.
The beam of light struck the head of the cloud dragon with pinpoint accuracy, and a deafening roar followed, with spiritual light scattering everywhere!
The seemingly imposing dragon was easily pierced by the light shot out in the blink of an eye, its head exploding and turning into clouds that scattered in all directions.
But once she made that move, she could no longer maintain that perfect balance.
The moment she snapped her fingers and shattered the cloud dragon, the Xi Mu puppet, which had been following Chen Lingxi like a ghost, had already received its master's wish and silently stepped out of the mist.
Xi Mu's face was expressionless at this moment, except for two cold, eerie glints burning deep within his empty eyes.
His spiritual energy erupted to its peak, and a massive Qi-Sea Vortex suddenly formed behind him, its powerful suction stirring up all the surrounding clouds.
He used this opportunity to soar into the sky, his speed so great that he left a white trail in the Void as he rushed straight toward Consort Chun.
At the same time, he flicked his fingers repeatedly, and countless ice spears as thick as arms condensed from the Void, shooting towards Consort Chun in a barrage. The icy aura froze the clouds around the Heavenly Boat into ice crystals!
Consort Chun snorted coldly.
A hint of impatience finally surfaced on her elegant and dignified face.
She flipped her right hand, and the luminous longsword reappeared.
She didn't even turn around; with a flick of her wrist, the longsword transformed into a massive, chilling sword light capable of splitting the sky in two, slashing straight down at the Xi Mu puppet that was rushing towards her from behind!
"Boom!"
The sword light collided with the sky full of ice spears and the cloud vortex unleashed by Xi Mu, creating a deafening roar.
A burst of spiritual light shone forth, and the clouds surged violently like boiling water, shattering countless ice crystals into dust by the powerful sword light.
The Xi Mu puppet was sent flying backward by the sword strike, and the mist surrounding it dimmed slightly.
However... compared to the previous great battle, where Consort Chun casually forced Lin Suri to flee in a sorry state with a single palm strike and effortlessly blocked Xi Yuan's terrifying spiritual energy from the Longevity Bridge...
Although her sword strike was still sharp, it clearly lacked some of the domineering aura that could crush everything and instill despair.
She's gotten weaker!
Those Truth-Seeking Realm who were lurking in the shadows, like a pack of wolves eyeing the enemy, naturally heard the dragon's roar clearly and sensed that Consort Chun's actions just now were different from before!
But some people still have doubts.
Could this be a trap?
What if Consort Chun deliberately concealed her strength and feigned weakness to lure them into attacking, and then had a backup plan?
An eerie silence fell over the scene, with only the clouds continuing to churn.
There are ultimately many Truth-Seeking Realm.
Among them are many individuals who possess extraordinary courage, high self-esteem, and extreme confidence.
He might be mindful of Consort Chun's reputation and calculate the pros and cons, but when he truly sees an opportunity, his arrogance and inherent nature, born of a noble Great World, will overwhelm all reason.
For example, Lu Baizhong!
But then, in the distance, a long-suppressed pale golden lightning bolt suddenly exploded from the Void!
The lightning cleaved through the churning sea of clouds, dyeing half the sky a dazzling gold.
At the very center of the lightning, Lu Baizhong, dressed in a moon-white robe, stepped out on his sword.
His youthful face, with its rosy lips and white teeth, was now devoid of its usual innocent and carefree smile, replaced by a pure, almost fanatical, chilling murderous intent.
He didn't even glance at the defeated Xi Mu puppet; his eyes were only on Consort Chun on the boat.
With a flick of his right hand, the lightning sword beneath his feet emitted a deafening sword cry. A more powerful, intense, and refined Thunder-Treasure Sword Technique rose up, transforming into a pillar of lightning that stretched across the sky. Like the attack of the Xi Mu puppet, it charged relentlessly towards Consort Chun!
"Boom!"
Before the sword light even arrived, the thunderous sound had already made the entire Heavenly Lake tremble.
With a flick of her wrist, Consort Chun Chun's radiant light beneath her magnificent robes transformed into a complex palm print.
The palm print grew longer in the wind, transforming into a gigantic handprint covering an area of tens of feet, which then suppressed the thunderous Sword Qi.
The lightning and the handprint collided violently in mid-air.
The blinding light turned the entire world into a ghastly white.
After the collision!
The powerful lightning Sword Qi and the enormous spiritual energy palm print vanished into nothingness at the same time, leaving only scattered light fragments and chaotic Spiritual Qi currents.
"As expected! Her power is different from before!" someone in the clouds exclaimed in surprise.
"Accumulating rare treasures? Upon closer inspection, there is indeed an extremely subtle aura gathering again on Consort Chun's body, but the speed is extremely slow. The rate of accumulation cannot keep up with the rate at which she consumes energy in battle!"
Another voice came from further away, its tone now filled with undisguised greed and murderous intent.
These individuals all hailed from the Great World and were exceptionally gifted cultivators of Qi.
In terms of insight, knowledge, and the ability to seize opportunities, they are second to none.
Previously, they were simply intimidated by Consort Chun Chun's previous illustrious achievements!
Now Consort Chun has revealed a flaw!
Everyone seemed to be awakened from a dream, and immediately activated their respective detection methods. Their gazes passed through the apparent oppressive aura, and they indeed saw the extraordinary treasure on Consort Chun's body that was at a low point and was slowly accumulating energy!
For the moment, no further words were needed.
The two cultivators from the Great Zhou who Qi Circulation Seventh Floor were the first to lose their composure.
They immediately took action, releasing their spiritual energy without reservation.
The churning clouds in the Void, guided by their ingenuity, transformed into two enormous tornadoes connecting heaven and earth, sweeping towards the Heavenly Boat vessel where Consort Chun was located, one from the left and one from the right!
With someone taking the lead, the others in the shadows no longer had any scruples.
Several spiritual energy fluctuations that had been merely observing from the sidelines suddenly erupted simultaneously, fiercely blasting towards the same target!
Various magical arts Divine Ability converged into a dazzling torrent of destruction, crashing down on Consort Chun!
Rong Chun stood on the bow of the boat, her elegant and noble face finally showing signs of displeasure as her eyebrows furrowed.
With a flick of her right hand, an even more dazzling radiance shone forth, shattering the two imposing cloud tornadoes into nothingness.
Her eyes flashed like lightning, instantly locking onto the direction from which the earth-shattering dragon roar had just come from.
He then sneered, "A petty scoundrel, attempting to use one wolf to devour another?"
Consort Chun saw through Chen Lingxi's trick.
Her magnificent robes fluttered without wind, shimmering with spiritual light, and her terrifying aura once again spread out without reservation.
She flipped her right hand over, and her slender, fair fingers grasped at the Void!
She forcibly captured the spiritual energy and cloud formations within a hundred feet around her, compressing and condensing them wildly in her palm, which then transformed into a giant handprint that was even larger, more solid, and with clearer textures than before.
This time, the giant handprint wasn't meant to meet the oncoming spells, but rather, it was struck hard by Consort Chun, carrying a deadly intent, traversing great distances, and striking the very spot where Chen Lingxi had stood when she activated the Dragon Roar Technique!
"Boom--!"
The earth cracked open, and rocks flew everywhere.
That massive handprint, imbued with destructive power, shattered the cliff!
But there was still no trace of Chen Lingxi.
How cunning and cowardly was Chen Lingxi?
After shouting that outburst and completely stirring up the mess, he had already concealed all his presence and fled, disappearing into another dense forest hundreds of feet away.
He lay prone on the trunk of a giant tree, watching as the spot where he had just been was turned into a dead land by Consort Chun's palm strike. Looking at the shattered rocks and the billowing dust, he couldn't help but feel secretly relieved.
"That woman is really something. If I had run a little later, I would have been dead!"
Consort Chun's angry strike was indeed no small matter. Even though she was in a weakened state, the residual force of this hasty palm strike was enough to severely injure him.
But just then!
The moment Chen Lingxi relaxed his mind, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head!
He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the circulation of his spiritual energy within his body came to a standstill. He almost fell off the tree trunk.
"Divine Sense Killing Technique!"
Chen Lingxi was horrified. "Consort Chun has another plan to kill me! That giant handprint just now contained a technique for detecting qi, Consort Chun used to find my whereabouts, and now she intends to kill me with her Divine Sense!"
He still underestimated the abilities of a cultivator at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor cultivation.
At this moment, in Chen Lingxi's mind, which was blurred by the intense pain, an extremely terrifying scene vaguely appeared.
He saw a foot.
A slender and elegant foot, adorned with embroidered shoes, slowly and with irresistible majesty descended from a hazy sky, stepping down upon a swarm of densely packed ants on the ground.
The ants struggled in vain, frantically trying to escape, but they could not escape the deathly shadow cast by that foot.
The moment that foot stepped down, Chen Lingxi felt like one of those ants among a swarm of insects.
A sense of insignificance and humility that originated from the depths of his soul completely overwhelmed him.
He felt his spiritual energy stagnating and his Qi and Blood freezing cold; even moving a finger had become a luxury.
"Total Perception about to end?" Chen Lingxi gritted her teeth.
He immediately bit his tongue hard, using the excruciating pain to force himself to remain conscious.
At the same time, the "Mysterious Qi" in his Qi Sea suddenly flashed and merged perfectly with his own spiritual qi.
Chen Lingxi forcefully steadied her mind and regained control of her spiritual energy.
He unleashed the Dragon Roar Technique once more!
"Oh!"
Another earth-shattering dragon roar!
But this time, the Dragon Roar Technique was not used to kill enemies, but instead exploded loudly in Chen Lingxi's own ear!
The dragon's roar, imbued with Mysterious Qi energy, reverberated wildly within his own Consciousness Sea like an ancient bell being struck, transforming into visible golden ripples that spread in all directions.
Those golden ripples, like the sharpest blades, shredded and shattered every last trace of Divine Sense and spiritual imprint left by Consort Chun in his Consciousness Sea!
"Pfft!" Chen Lingxi suddenly spat out a mouthful of turbid blood, which carried wisps of eerie gray energy.
His face was as pale as paper, but his eyes had regained their previous clarity and sharpness.
He used the Dragon Roar Technique to break free from Consort Chun's Divine Sense shackles!
Chen Lingxi dared not linger for a moment, and immediately turned around, pushing her Movement Method to its limit, transforming into a very faint blue light, and frantically fleeing towards the distant direction where Lin Suri and Xi Yuan had just disappeared.
Behind him, the battlefield ignited by his shout was already at a fever pitch.
He succeeded.
He only paid the price of minor injuries, yet he successfully dragged the most dangerous variable in the Ancestral Mountain into a quagmire where everyone was surrounding and killing him.
Consort Chun was preoccupied with her own problems and had no intention of pursuing Lin Suri, let alone having the energy to cause trouble for him, the troublemaker.
In an instant, magic and Divine Ability were unleashed, and the Ancestral Mountain roared!
Chen Lingxi, this seemingly weak but most cunning sparrow...
Taking advantage of the perfect opportunity of the fierce battle between the mantis and the cicada, it silently disappeared into the shadows of the distant mountains!
"Consort Chun is preoccupied with her own troubles... I am in the Total Perception, so I don't need to fully obtain and refine the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi. I only need to let the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi fall into my hands for a moment!"
Chen Lingxi thought to herself.