Clearly, that little thief had been blasted out of existence by the final bolt of heavenly lightning.
It seemed that even her immortal-like master could miscalculate one day.
Although Yun Huoyue possessed heaven-defying talent, her unusual constitution had kept her cultivation firmly trapped at the golden core peak, unable to advance even an inch.
This was not because her constitution had some defect. Quite the opposite-it was so heaven-defying that she had been born with a seal.
That seal could not be undone through ordinary means. Her master, Daoist Cangshan, had once sacrificed a thousand years of his lifespan to perform a divination for her.
The divination had clearly revealed that the person destined to undo her seal was in the Azure Cloud Sect's Outer Sect.
Only that person could undo her seal.
And she could sense that this person was very likely Chun Xiaobai.
She had set up that fourth-rank grand formation outside her Cave Abode for some peace and quiet. Never mind a lowly qi refining disciple-even a spirit transformation expert could not hope to pass through it undetected.
Yet Chun Xiaobai had effortlessly broken through her formation and even... even peeped at her while she bathed!
Just as Yun Huoyue was losing heart and preparing to return to her Cave Abode, she caught sight of a carefree figure humming a little tune on the mountain path out of the corner of her eye.
Her pupils abruptly contracted.
"What?!"
Yun Huoyue hurriedly rubbed her eyes and looked again. That face, that figure, that swaggering, roguish gait-who else could it be but that bastard?!
Her heart jolted. Without a second thought, she flashed forward and silently landed in front of Chun Xiaobai.
Chun Xiaobai had his head down, happily calculating the size of his windfall. Unable to stop in