Hong Ming stared at Xia Jue in shock and uncertainty. He had already reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, and ordinary magic treasures could hardly injure him.
That meant Xia Jue must have an even more powerful magic treasure on him.
A magic treasure capable of burning a Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator was surely no simple thing.
Hong Ming coveted the magic treasure Xia Jue carried, but with his great undertaking nearing completion, he did not want to stir up trouble at such a critical moment. Thus, his gaze returned to the red dome.
After entering a meditative state inside the formation, Su Jiu called for Little Gift, only to discover that Little Gift had fallen asleep again.
"Little Gift fell asleep very suddenly this time." The Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl's voice suddenly rang out in her sea of consciousness.
"What do you mean?"
"We were still talking right before Little Gift fell asleep. I'm certain Little Gift was wide awake then, with no intention of sleeping at all, but barely a moment after we finished our conversation, Little Gift fell asleep.
"In the past, there would always be some warning or reminder before Little Gift went to sleep, but there was nothing this time."
Su Jiu finally understood where that sudden feeling of weakness had come from.
It was probably caused by something going wrong with Little Gift.
Just as Su Jiu intended to investigate what exactly had happened to Little Gift, she suddenly noticed an unidentified vortex appearing above the red dome surrounding her.
Spiritual and demonic qi mingled within the vortex, while scattered points of light flickered around it like stars.
Su Jiu understood. This had probably formed because yin resentful qi had filled this space.
The vortex gradually expanded, only stopping once it covered the same area as