In the secret chamber, Mo Yin was staring up at the amber sword blank floating in midair, tightly clutching an activated Communication Jade Talisman.
Fine beads of sweat covered his forehead. The Profound Origin Golden Light Talisman had already consumed more than half its spiritual power, and the golden light on its surface flickered uncertainly, clearly unable to hold out much longer.
Underfoot, the ground was turning grayish-white from the edges at a visible speed beneath the corrosion of the black lotus's assimilation. The restrictions around the secret chamber were collapsing layer by layer.
By now, Mo Yin had retreated to the deepest part of the stone chamber, his back pressed tightly against the icy wall, his heart racing so fast it nearly leaped out of his throat.
If Xu Changqing did not come soon, he was truly finished.
Just then, a streak of five-colored radiance silently pierced through layer upon layer of restrictions and transformed into a Five-Colored Peacock before him.
"Monster?"
Mo Yin jumped in fright at the sight.
The Communication Jade Talisman and Profound Origin Golden Light Talisman in his hands nearly slipped from his grasp.
He swiftly drew the Threefold Azure Edge before him, its sword intent humming loudly.
The peacock suddenly spoke, but the voice was extraordinarily familiar. "Don't panic. It's me!"
Mo Yin froze for a moment, then studied the Five-Colored Peacock before him with uncertainty. After confirming again and again that it posed no threat, he immediately slumped weakly against the stone wall, gasping for breath, nearly bursting into tears. "Sect Master Xu... You scared me to death!"
Xu Changqing ignored his complaint, his gaze immediately falling upon the Gengjin Sword Blank floating in midair.
The three-foot-long amber sword body was covered in flowing golden patterns, each one seeming to have condensed from