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"": "Pain struck.
But in her current emotional state, the pain could do nothing to change how she felt.
Shangguan Xingyue remained filled with despair and bitter defiance, both spreading relentlessly.
"I'll open this place myself."
"As long as he's here, they won't leave."
Zhou Sanming glanced at the White Immortal's fate once more, then gave his sleeve a slight shake. A short bronze dagger dropped into his palm.
He moved the wooden gourd away from Shangguan Xingyue's mouth and drove the dagger straight into her scalp.
"I have a few longevity bowls. Wrapped in human skin, they're exquisite. I'll use your face to wrap them. Even without a face, you'll stay alive. I'll make you release Luo Bin's two-five essence."
Blood seeped through Shangguan Xingyue's hair and ran down her temple.
Zhou Sanming moved very slowly, as though he wanted Shangguan Xingyue to savor this pain and torment, or perhaps he was giving her a chance to repent and cry out that she would cooperate.
But Shangguan Xingyue merely stared fixedly at him. The venom in her eyes deepened, and she showed no other emotion.
Zhou Sanming's patience was about to run out completely.
Knock, knock, knock. A sudden knocking sounded at the door.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Sanming paused and looked up in mild surprise.
Who could have reached the Outer Observatory at the summit?
Although it had been a day or two since he last checked the situation below the mountain, he did not believe those Taoists could enter the mountain on their own. If they could, they would not have chased him to its foot earlier.
He rose, leaving the dagger embedded in Shangguan Xingyue's skin, casually tapped the crown of her head, and walked toward the Outer Observatory's main entrance.
Shangguan Xingyue discovered