What-if storyline (five)

The Ice Spiritual Power spread rampantly across Settled Frost Peak, and within just half an hour, a layer of white frost had formed on Luo Jin and the others' faces.

Even the proudest of the Bai Ji was finding it hard to withstand the cold.

He spoke haltingly, exhaling a puff of smoke. "What do you want us to do?"

Bai Ji had enjoyed a prestigious position in the Cloud Mulberry Realm for many years and had never suffered such a great loss. But he wasn't stupid; he knew very well that if he continued to be as stubborn as before, he probably wouldn't be able to leave Settled Frost Peak alive.

Sang Ying's gaze swept over the four people, pausing for a moment when she saw Bai Ji. She had originally intended to go to the Cloud Mulberry Realm to rescue Bai Ze, just like in her other life.

However, she was too late. In this life, the Beast God was still transformed into Bai Ji under Su Fuyun's influence.

Before Bai Ji could show any fear, Sang Ying silently withdrew her gaze.

She chuckled at the group and said, "I know you all want to leave Settled Frost Peak, but like I said before, you can leave, but only one of you four can leave unharmed."

"Oh no, they're not exactly unscathed anymore," Sang Ying said deliberately, glancing at the injured wrists of the group.

The expressions on Luo Jin and the others' faces were not good. Although the meridians in their wrists were severed, they were all born with exceptional talents and still had the spirit medicine to heal their meridian injuries.

However, they could detect a threat in Sang Ying's words.

Luo Jin remained silent for a moment before asking, "What does Dao Lord Sang mean by this?"

Sang Ying tossed several swords aside and said, "Pick up your swords and attack each other. Only one of you remains standing; that person can leave."

"Are you asking us to kill each other?!" Liu Yuzhi was the first to exclaim in shock.

He was the one with the lowest status among them, and if it weren't for his good relationship with Su Fuyun, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to get to know Luo Jin and the others.

Over the years, he had benefited a lot from Luo Jin's identity, so even though he really liked Su Fuyun, he never took the initiative to compete for the attention of his beloved among the other three.

But if he were to fight the other three today in order to save his own life, his fate would certainly not be good, regardless of who survives to the end.

At this moment, Liu Yuzhi was filled with regret for coming with the other three. If he had behaved himself and not caused trouble, he wouldn't be in this mess today.

It was too late for regrets now, because Bai Ji and Luo Jin had already silently picked up the two swords from the ground.

Gong Cheng'an seemed unable to believe what he was seeing. He tried to change the other two's minds. "Why should we listen to her? One of you is Spirit Transformation cultivator, and the other is Beast God. Why don't you just summon some powerful Demon Beast or use your Spiritual Power to attack Sang Ying and defeat her?"

Bai Ji, a far cry from her former flamboyant and unrestrained self, gripped her sword with bulging veins. "I tried summoning Demon Beast, but I failed."

"If I could defeat Dao Lord Sang, do you think this Spiritual Power chain would still be in my hands?" Luo Jin glanced at Sang Ying, then showed her bound hands to Gong Cheng'an.

This result was simply unacceptable to Gong Cheng'an. He shook his head, his face filled with disbelief. "Impossible, this is impossible. How could you be so powerful? You're not just at the Spirit Transformation stage, you're much more than that!"

Gong Cheng'an lunged at Sang Ying, but before he could close the distance between them, an ice wall appeared between them. Gong Cheng'an crashed into the ice wall and had no time to dodge; he was immediately assaulted by the icy air emanating from it.

If it weren't for his own considerable Spiritual Power, he probably would have been frozen solid on the spot.

Sang Ying waved her hand, adopting a spectator's expression. "Alright, you've already wasted too much time. Don't waste any more. Let's get started. Don't you want to leave here?"

The four people looked at each other, they certainly wanted to leave, but they simply couldn't afford the consequences.

So, Bai Ji was the first to make a move.

He was clever; he directly attacked Liu Yuzhi, the lowest-ranking of the four. Fortunately, Liu Yuzhi had anticipated their attacks, and Bai Ji's first sword strike failed to hit his vitals.

Liu Yuzhi wasn't stupid; he knew that he was the easiest target among the four, and the other three would likely join forces to attack him.

To avoid being at a disadvantage, Liu Yuzhi preemptively attacked the other three.

He affixed his trump card, the control talisman, to Bai Ji's body. This was a valuable item that his master had obtained from a high-level talisman master, and had given it to him out of love for him.

Liu Yuzhi hadn't intended to take it out so easily. If he hadn't been forced into this situation, he would naturally have used the talisman at a more appropriate time.

Unfortunately... suppressing his regret, Liu Yuzhi immediately ordered Bai Ji to attack Luo Jin and Gong Cheng'an.

The talisman was indeed powerful, but it could only control Bai Ji's body, not his mind. Bai Ji watched helplessly as he was covered in wounds from protecting Liu Yuzhi, and the sinister look in his eyes was almost impossible to suppress.

Gong Cheng'an's cultivation level wasn't high to begin with, and he was the first to be defeated by Bai Ji. Luo Jin's Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivation level was evenly matched with Bai Ji, but Liu Yuzhi was also watching closely, occasionally blowing his jade flute to interfere with Luo Jin's movements.

Luo Jin, feeling restrained, had a cold glint in his eyes. He knew that if he didn't fight back, he would truly be stuck here forever.

With this in mind, Luo Jin made a firm decision.

Half an hour later, Sang Ying looked at the only young man still standing in front of her and raised her hand to applaud him. "Very good, this is what I wanted to see."

Luo Jin wiped the blood from her face. "Dao Lord Sang, can I leave now?"

Sang Ying smiled slightly, "Of course, you can leave now."

Having received this answer and sensing the surrounding Law Power slowly fading, Luo Jin didn't dare say anything more to Sang Ying and hurriedly left Settled Frost Peak.

This time, he didn't go to Crimson Snow Peak because the smell of blood on him was too strong. If the people from the Flowing Light Sword Sect found out, even if Sang Ying forced him to do it, he was still the one who killed Liu Yuzhi and Bai Ji, and these two forces would definitely not let him go.

He had to escape; he had to leave the Twin Orchid Realm and go somewhere no one knew him before this matter came to light.

As long as he can break through to the Body Integration Realm, or even the Mahayana Stage or the Tribulation Transcendence Stage as soon as possible, he can save his life even if this matter is discovered!

Luo Jin mustered her last bit of strength to break out of the Flowing Light Sword Sect, and then transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the horizon.

On Settled Frost Peak, Sang Ying silently deciphered yet another layer of the formation. After this illusion was broken, the faces of the people lying on the ground showed a clear sign of life.

"The three of you, Luo Jin treated you like this, don't you want revenge?" Sang Ying's words entered their minds, as if something had taken root in their consciousness.

The three people who should have been dead slowly stood up, their eyes filled with resentment—resentment towards Luo Jin...