Firefly-like points of light flowed into a river reaching the heavens, like a silver ribbon cascading down from the sky.
Pei Ye suddenly realized he had experienced something similar before. The real world warped and vanished, and a connection formed in the empty vastness. This was the world of Profound Qi; here, there was only this shore and the other.
He could sense an indescribable location, and raised his hand to connect to it.
The pearly white scattered into points of light, and the Chi Flame on the ground faded away.
They were already inside the stone gate.
There was no fighting, no sound of voices. Utter silence filled the entire space.
A trace of blood entered his nostrils, but before that-
Without warning, without even having to pass through the corridor, they appeared directly inside the formation. In that vast, unobstructed space, everything met their eyes at once.
The girl's corpse lay on the ground.
A purple slice of bamboo shoot had cut into her throat. A few trickles of blood ran down her slender, pale neck and disappeared into her collar.
Li Piaoqing sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, very close to it. Her face was pale, her body trembling, and the Ancient Obscure Scriptures carved across the walls surrounded her.
Chapter 299: Jade Ke Formation
Li Piaoqing had indeed failed to master the Five Poisons Heart Candle, and four consecutive Temperings had indeed failed to give her the ability to turn the tables on Yi Chengxin.
But something else had changed.
After mastering some Mind-Spirit Arts, she could finally exert some control over her own body.
When the edge of that three-hundred-year Candle Sword descended, Li Piaoqing offered no resistance. She let the poisoned storm shatter her Mindscape and send it crashing down, devoting all her efforts