"He fused himself with the entire formation. He's both its core and the whole Heart-Refining Formation," Qing Mo said regretfully. He had thought a single successful strike would break the formation, never imagining that the man before them was truly a lunatic.
Qian Wanyu froze briefly. Her understanding of Meng Yixiao reached a new height. However mad a formation master might be, he should know that fusing with an entire formation required sacrificing his heart. A Spirit Master who lost his heart was certain to die.
"Hahaha-Qian Wanyu, thank you for helping me open the path to the Ninth Peak!" Meng Yixiao looked wildly triumphant, as though the heart being refined inside the Heart-Refining Formation wasn't his.
Qian Zhuoqian's face had turned deathly pale, losing all its former radiance. She seemed resigned to her fate, no longer struggling at all. She watched helplessly as her spiritual power dissipated bit by bit and those dreadful black threads invaded her Soul Sea...
Qian Wanyu gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and sneered. Meng Yixiao certainly had some ability if he could open the Ninth Peak, but who should thank whom remained to be seen. Ninth Sister's map only reached the Sixth Peak at most. Just as she was worrying about how to get from the Sixth Peak to the Ninth Peak, this man had delivered an opportunity right into her hands.
Her only regret was that she hadn't killed him.
"If he sacrificed his heart, how does he intend to obtain the inheritance?" Qing Mo pondered, then passed the question on to Qian Wanyu. "You still need to be careful. A Five-Element Spirit Body is also a physique people covet."
"He's after me?"
Qian Wanyu had a persistent, ominous feeling. Perhaps Qing Mo was right, and he really