Lin Ji had always believed that Lu Xiaobai was his destined nemesis.  

And now, he was even more convinced of it!  

Every time, when he was clearly acting just fine and had a solid grasp on his target, encountering Lu Xiaobai would cause everything to go wrong.  

From Fengming Mountain to the Wild Mountain Domain, Lin Ji thought he shouldn’t be feeling dizzy, but this time he was knocked out cold! Before he could even question it, that guy was out too!  

He couldn’t just ignore his nominal senior brother.  

The domain they fell into was a long, narrow valley, with a pleasant climate and overgrown with weeds. The surrounding cliffs were high, making the environment here seem mysterious and serene.  

There wasn’t a trace of demonic energy to be felt, making it feel more like an ordinary mortal realm.  

Lin Ji suspected they had fallen into a gap that didn’t belong to the domain, and instead found a moment of peace.  

In the realm of domains, various areas were filled with barriers, and it was reasonable for there to be a few gaps where connections were improperly made.  

It seemed like the protagonist’s halo was at work again… While Lin Ji was using his spiritual power to heal Lu Xiaobai, he couldn’t help but grumble and complain.  

He looked at Lu Xiaobai’s pale face with some confusion. Although they had both been hit by the giant python and were injured, his complexion was nowhere near as bad as Lu Xiaobai’s, who looked like he was on the verge of collapse.  

He had fought with the chaotic giant python for quite a while… It seemed that Lu Xiaobai’s mortal body was indeed a huge burden for him.  

Only by cultivating to the Golden Core stage could one forge an immortal body. With Lu Xiaobai’s current qualifications, it would take who knows how long; right now, even establishing a foundation was difficult.  

Lin Ji lowered his gaze, lost in thought.  

When he looked up again, the person in front of him seemed to show signs of waking up. Lin Ji quickly withdrew his spiritual power, but as Lu Xiaobai’s body tilted over, he instinctively supported his shoulders.  

When their eyes met, Lin Ji recalled what had just happened, and his ears began to burn.  

In the next moment, however, Lu Xiaobai seemed to lean forward weakly, resting his head on Lin Ji’s shoulder.  

Lin Ji: “……”  

Lu Xiaobai, where Lin Ji couldn’t see, had a slight smirk at the corner of his lips, his eyes sparkling like brilliant stars:  

Which junior brother can’t even lean on his senior brother? Too distant! He had just knocked him out, and now he had to find a way to make it up!  

Lin Ji thought Lu Xiaobai was still a bit dazed from waking up. He maintained his stiff posture for a moment before clearing his throat and asking, “Are you awake?”  

“Mm.” The tone inexplicably rose.  

Lin Ji sensed something was off and pushed Lu Xiaobai away, letting him lean against the stone wall. This time, his movements were much slower and more cautious.  

Lu Xiaobai rubbed his shoulder, the stone wall was still a bit hard, not as comfortable as leaning against A Ji.  

After Lu Xiaobai woke up, he didn’t say anything, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.  

Anyway, Lin Ji felt uncomfortable in his heart; he wouldn’t take the initiative to bring up a topic, but seeing Lu Xiaobai’s calm and natural demeanor made him inexplicably annoyed.  

Lin Ji: “You…”  

Lu Xiaobai: “I know, you didn’t mean it earlier; what’s done is done.”  

What’s done is done? Lin Ji gritted his teeth, a sudden impulse surged in his heart: “I wanted to ask you, what were you trying to do to me just now?”  

After the impulse, he regretted it: Why did he say that out loud? So awkward!  

Lu Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then realized and laughed, still looking completely at ease: “You were using spiritual power to heal me earlier; you should know I took a Qi Replenishing Pill. I just wanted to share the effects with you!”  

Lin Ji shot him a fierce glare: “So that’s it?”  

Heaven knows the shock he felt when he first vaguely woke up and saw a person’s enlarged features.  

After pushing him away, he realized the owner of that face was Lu Xiaobai, which was a second shock.  

During the time Lu Xiaobai was unconscious while he healed him, Lin Ji couldn’t help but reflect, and the more he thought about it, the more absurd it felt. His emotions were twisted into a knot, and just when he managed to calm down, Lu Xiaobai woke up and he was unsettled again…  

But Lu Xiaobai still explained reasonably: “I wanted to maximize the effect, so I passed it through my mouth. Don’t worry, I kept a few inches away, it won’t…”  

Get too close?  

Lu Xiaobai’s voice suddenly stopped.  

He suddenly realized that his actions were indeed quite misleading; Lin Ji wouldn’t think he was trying to steal a kiss, would he?  

“Don’t say that!” Lin Ji quickly covered Lu Xiaobai’s mouth, then hurriedly let go, flustered and confused, finally scratching at the stone wall.  

How could they discuss such things face to face! Wouldn’t Lu Xiaobai feel embarrassed? Lin Ji felt awkward for being overly sentimental while also trying to explain to Lu Xiaobai in a serious manner, as if he cared a lot.  

After a long time, Lu Xiaobai touched his nose with his index finger and said, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.”  

Lin Ji: “……”  

Maybe he really wasn’t quite clear-headed at that time, Lu Xiaobai thought. He genuinely just wanted to share the effects of the Qi Replenishing Pill and had no ulterior motives. But looking back now, it was indeed a bit inappropriate.  

Although he usually didn’t care about being close with brothers and friends, he was someone who understood boundaries. Moreover, Lin Ji was a man, so it was understandable that he was overthinking.  

Since he had caused a misunderstanding, it was better to apologize.  

“Alright, let’s get up and see where the exit is.”  

Lin Ji didn’t want to dwell on this matter any longer, his face stern as he pulled Lu Xiaobai up: “The giant python in the Wild Mountain Domain is still around; if we don’t think of a way to get back soon, they might not last much longer.”  

And he couldn’t let his achievements be snatched away by others!  

Lu Xiaobai coughed lightly, “But… did you forget? The giant python has already been killed by you all together.”  

Lin Ji suddenly looked at him.  

He seemed to have a vague memory. Before he flew out, he did catch a glimpse of the giant python exploding into pieces, but why did the process of killing the giant python feel so pale in his memory? It was as if it had happened, yet it felt like it hadn’t…  

Lu Xiaobai explained, “It’s normal; after all, both the chaos and the giant python are just vessels of demonic energy. How many years has the chaos been lurking? The giant python was just a temporary host; destroying its physical body is much easier than destroying the chaos.”  

In fact, if they had continued to work together to fight the giant python, it would have probably exploded anyway. He was just worried about Luo Xiang’s safety and saw Lin Ji get injured and fly out.  

To save A Ji and rescue his junior sister, he had to use the Wind Rest Technique.  

Lu Xiaobai recalled and felt a bit regretful; if he had known, he would have summoned spirits a few more times instead of hiding. Summoning spirits multiple times would have been better than using the Wind Rest Technique, which had left him in such a weakened state now.  

However, it was necessary to return to the Wild Mountain Domain early; who knew if there would be any demons lurking around Luo Xiang?  

No matter how reasonable Lu Xiaobai’s explanation was, Lin Ji still felt suspicious and didn’t fully trust his words; he trusted his instincts more.  

The two walked side by side, and Lin Ji kept pondering other possibilities, unknowingly leaving Lu Xiaobai behind.  

When Lin Ji came back to his senses, he noticed someone was missing beside him and turned around just in time to see Lu Xiaobai huffing into his palm, sniffing it.  

Lin Ji: “……What are you doing?”  

Lu Xiaobai looked doubtful: “I was thinking, my breath shouldn’t be bad enough to bother you, right?”  

Lin Ji’s face turned a shade of purple, his expression saying that Lu Xiaobai was being unreasonable: Didn’t he say he wouldn’t dwell on it?  

“Then why are you sulking, looking around with a stiff neck, but not looking at me? Are you that unhappy?”  

How could Lin Ji’s reaction escape his eyes? If Lin Ji hadn’t been so stiff, Lu Xiaobai wouldn’t have started doubting himself.  

Lin Ji gritted his teeth: “I’m not unhappy!”  

Lu Xiaobai: “Then are you very happy?”  

Lin Ji: “……” He wanted to curse.  

Talking to someone like Lu Xiaobai was simply a waste of time; no matter what he said, it would only make things worse!  

Seeing Lin Ji getting more and more annoyed, Lu Xiaobai also felt quite frustrated. He thought Lin Ji was very competitive and probably didn’t like that someone he disliked almost kissed him.  

After imagining this, Lu Xiaobai said irritably, “Alright, this time I’ll admit I didn’t think it through; you can get back at me later if you’re not satisfied.”  

Wasn’t it just being pressed to share energy? What was the big deal!  

Lin Ji: “……”  

Forget it, Lin Ji sighed deeply. He was afraid that in the next moment, he wouldn’t be able to help but grab Lu Xiaobai by the neck and make him shut up.  

After walking for a while, the atmosphere between the two became increasingly strange.  

Lu Xiaobai had a habit of being a bit mouthy, especially when facing A Ji; he enjoyed bantering with him.  

But when the person beside him was genuinely angry and truly annoyed by him, he would feel a bit anxious and want to break the silence.  

After a while, Lu Xiaobai spoke again: “A Ji, did you encounter an ambush on the way? Right?”  

Lin Ji pretended to be indifferent: “How did you know?”  

Lu Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief: “When you came, your appearance was quite disheveled, and your aura was unstable; it seems you rushed here.”  

Lin Ji straightened his back, disdainfully snorting: “It was just a few small fries ambushing me.”  

He had taken down the disciples of the Yunshang Immortal Sect in just a few moves; as for whether they would encounter demons before they got back up, that wasn’t something he was considering.  

To be fair, Lu Xiaobai seemed to always be able to make accurate deductions. Lin Ji was unwilling to admit Lu Xiaobai’s strengths, so he deliberately thought in a different direction; perhaps Lu Xiaobai was always paying attention to him, which made him so perceptive… maybe.  

Lu Xiaobai smiled; it seemed that over the past three years, A Ji had changed a lot. He had started to care about his fellow disciples and was willing to help others and save people.  

The atmosphere warmed up. Lin Ji noticed that Lu Xiaobai was walking very slowly, so he had no choice but to slow down as well, walking side by side.  

However, the valley was long and narrow, and they had been walking for half an hour without leaving it.  

It was like a straight canyon with no end in sight.  

Could it really just be an ordinary gap in the domain? Lin Ji felt disappointed again.  

He turned to look at Lu Xiaobai, wanting to suggest that they find a place to rest and heal.  

Earlier, Lu Xiaobai could still walk on his own, but now he had to lean against the stone wall from time to time.  

Why was he… so weak?  

At that moment, many voices echoed in the canyon, ringing out.  

“Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother Lin!”  

“Senior Brother Lin! Xiao Bai!”  

Luo Xiang, the disciples of the Peifeng Sect from the Wild Mountain Domain, Song Ruoci, and his few followers unexpectedly appeared at the same time.  

Seeing the two of them, they hurried over: “Are you both alright?”  

Luo Xiang looked at Lu Xiaobai and Lin Ji, quickly pouring out a few healing pills from a bottle: “You two should take these healing pills!”  

With medicine available, the two didn’t refuse.  

Lin Ji asked, “How did you end up here?”  

Song Ruoci glanced at Luo Xiang and said, “We couldn’t stop her. You two were trying to kill the giant python and accidentally fell off the cliff; we share the responsibility. Junior Sister Luo insisted on coming down to look for you, so we had to accompany her.”  

“Now that we’ve found both of you, can we relax?” Song Ruoci smiled.  

Luo Xiang’s big eyes seemed to glisten with tears as she bowed: “Thank you, Senior Brothers, for saving us!”  

Countless times she had been in danger, and it was Xiao Bai who protected her, and Senior Brother Lin who saved her with silkworm silk. She couldn’t let this gratitude go unacknowledged; she had to express her thanks.  

Lu Xiaobai smiled: “No need, as long as Junior Sister is safe.”  

Lin Ji was completely unaccustomed to being thanked as a hero, but he was the first to help Luo Xiang up. He didn’t know how to say polite words, so he awkwardly changed the subject: “So how do we get back up?”  

Song Ruoci looked around, “It’s simple; just use sword control to fly up.”  

Lin Ji: “……”  

Did that mean he and Lu Xiaobai falling off the cliff was completely useless?  

Lu Xiaobai looked at the Yan Yu Shou resting on his shoulder; it seemed it couldn’t grow any larger again, and he would have to find someone to borrow a sword.  

He was about to look at Lin Ji when Song Ruoci suddenly stepped forward: “I heard Senior Brother Lu is still in the Qi Refining stage and seems a bit weak; how about I carry you up?”  

Song Ruoci’s tone was sincere: “To be honest, I feel a sense of familiarity when I see Senior Brother Lu.”  

Lu Xiaobai tilted his head in surprise; he actually felt that Song Ruoci was quite compatible with him.  

Seeing that the other party didn’t object, he wanted to step forward, but his body suddenly stiffened reflexively, swallowing hard under the death glare of another person.  

Oh no, he had been so focused on getting along with the protagonist that he forgot there was a villain watching!  

Lin Ji pulled Lu Xiaobai over coldly: “Xiao Bai’s fellow disciples are here; do we need you?”  

He looked at Lu Xiaobai: “Weren’t you asking me who ambushed me on the way? It was the disciples of the Yunshang Immortal Sect.”  

He glanced at the target: “What good things can the Yunshang Immortal Sect have?”  

Song Ruoci: “……”  

Lu Xiaobai let out a “tch,” looking at Lin Ji with admiration in his eyes: Someone who isn’t afraid to scold even their past life is truly special.  

In any case, the group flew back to their starting point using sword control.  

In the Wild Mountain Domain, many fellow disciples hadn’t left yet, surrounding something in a circle.  

When they saw Lin Ji and Lu Xiaobai arrive, they automatically made way.  

It was the chaotic crimson spiritual core, larger than a palm.  

Someone boldly asked, “Senior Brother Lin, may I ask how to…?”  

Having contributed the most to killing the chaos, Lin Ji was the one fellow disciples dared not monopolize the spiritual core. Even if they took it, Lin Ji wouldn’t be willing to let it go, and it wouldn’t be worth it to be chased down by him.  

But they had also contributed to killing the chaos, so they wouldn’t be willing to leave empty-handed.  

Lin Ji said in a voice everyone could hear: “Let’s split it.”  

The others were somewhat pleasantly surprised; they thought it would be good to get some scraps, but Lin Ji was actually willing to share?  

Since the one who contributed the most didn’t take the lion’s share and gave away what was rightfully his, the others naturally had no objections.  

“Lin Ji…” Outside the sky, Yun Zongzhu was silent.  

Originally, Yun Zongzhu felt immense regret, thinking Lin Ji should have joined the Yunshang Immortal Sect as a disciple; he was particularly suited for their sect.  

But now seeing his actions, Yun Zongzhu scoffed and waved his hand, feeling that Lin Ji didn’t seem like a member of the Yunshang Immortal Sect at all; he actually cared about others?  

Meng Wanqiu relaxed, glad that his two disciples had come out safely.  

However, Lin Ji was not being merciful, nor was he giving up his own interests.  

He was in a very good mood at the moment, raising his sword to divide the spiritual core. Lu Xiaobai looked at him as he raised his sword and smiled in appreciation.  

Being the one to divide the spiritual core was much more satisfying than waiting to be assigned.  

It showed that strength was the foundation for standing in the cultivation world, but arranging for those with weaker strength to follow others.  

Lin Ji thought darkly, while Lu Xiaobai thought of his bright future.  

A Ji had taken the first step towards winning people’s hearts; befriending those who had seen his abilities and benefited from his kindness in the secret realm was far more important than fighting for momentary gains.  

At least in the future, if anything bad happened to Lin Ji, there would be people willing to speak up for him.  

After dividing the spiritual core, the other disciples left satisfied, leaving only the disciples of the Peifeng Sect still standing in the Wild Mountain Domain.  

Next, they would have to continue exploring the secret realm, and after this experience, they felt a bit timid.  

They had witnessed Lin Ji’s strength but not his tyranny, which made them develop a sense of reliance on him: “Senior Brother Lin, can we follow you?”  

Lin Ji sheathed his sword, silent.  

After a long time, he spoke: “To be honest, the feeling of fighting side by side… is quite nice.”  

Lin Ji turned back to speak to others, but his gaze fell on Lu Xiaobai: “But in the end, one can only rely on oneself.”  

After saying that, Lin Ji turned his back to everyone and walked away from the Wild Mountain Domain step by step.  

The fellow disciples felt a bit disappointed but understood.  

Luo Xiang sighed: “Senior Brother Lin is always like this; clearly, he isn’t that cold, but he refuses to open his heart to accept others.”  

He would rather endure loneliness than open himself up.  

Lu Xiaobai ambiguously agreed: “It will be fine; it’s already better than before.”  

Luo Xiang looked at him: “Xiao Bai, do you want to come with us? You’re injured, and I want to protect you.”  

Lu Xiaobai chuckled lightly: “No need, I want to walk on my own.”  

Luo Xiang felt a bit disappointed: “Don’t you trust me?”  

“Not that.” Lu Xiaobai quickly reassured her: “I believe that with Junior Sister’s cultivation, you can definitely protect me, but just like A Ji said, I want to rely on myself more.”  

Of course, if Luo Xiang were in danger, he would still rush to protect her.  

Luo Xiang forced a smile: “Alright then.”  

For some reason, she felt that since four years ago, they had become much more distant.  

Luo Xiang could feel that Xiao Bai still cared about her; he would rush to protect her when she was in danger… but it was never as close as when they first entered the sect, like family. She had spent a lot of time adapting to and accepting this reality.  

Perhaps everyone had grown up; there were indeed differences between men and women… If this was his choice, she would respect it.  

Luo Xiang turned around, wiping away the only tear that had fallen in these years, abandoning her past youthful feelings, and she would move forward.  

Everyone left the Wild Mountain Domain.  

The demons in the secret realm had been killed off, the domain demons were dead, and the unexpectedly appearing chaos and giant python were also dead.  

Everyone could finally leave the domain and move forward, not knowing what kind of trials awaited them next.  

Lu Xiaobai, relying on his experience from living a second life, avoided all the forks in the road and headed straight for the second checkpoint.  

But he was physically exhausted and had to reach the destination before everyone else found him, so he had to squeeze the Yan Yu Shou to carry him away.  

Crossing the boundary of the domain, there would be mist and illusions disturbing everyone, and breaking through would take some time.  

But Lu Xiaobai completely avoided the wrong path and appeared in front of a stone door.  

The stone door only had a frame shape, with no closed portal, wide open. Outside was an open space, and inside was also a piece of empty ground; the appearance of the stone door here was quite abrupt.  

Outside the sky, the celestial leaders were surprised: “So soon, someone has arrived?”  

Upon seeing a white-clothed youth, who was still using a wooden stick to support himself as he got off the spirit beast.  

“Hey, haven’t we seen this person before?”  

Earlier, Lin Ji had been showing off his brilliance, while Lu Xiaobai had only used talismans or hidden away from battle, making it hard for the celestial leaders to notice him.  

“He’s just a Qi Refining stage?”  

In the secret realm, Lu Xiaobai fed the spiritual herbs he had collected to the Yan Yu Shou, “Eat up and go back to the storage bag to rest; you’ve worked hard on this journey.”  

Uh, if he wasn’t mistaken, the spiritual herbs he held were quite precious; he was quite generous to his spiritual pet.  

The Yan Yu Shou happily pecked at half of it; in fact, before setting off, its master had already fed it a spiritual herb. With such good treatment, squeezing it a bit was no big deal.  

The Yan Yu Shou picked up the remaining half and placed it in Lu Xiaobai’s palm.  

Lu Xiaobai patted its head: “You eat it all; I still have some.”  

Hearing this, the Yan Yu Shou finished eating and returned to the storage bag. Lu Xiaobai pouted: So it was just being polite!  

But with his current body, just eating spiritual medicine wouldn’t help, so he simply stopped eating.  

He leaned on the wooden stick and looked at the stone door.  

The celestial leaders shook their heads upon seeing him looking severely injured, admiring his strong will.  

Only Meng Wanqiu frowned, worry filling his eyes.  

Suddenly, the celestial leaders were stunned.  

Lu Xiaobai actually didn’t enter the stone door; instead, he took out all his belongings outside.  

He opened his bundle, which contained only a large box of vermilion powder and nothing else, enough to write talismans for half a year.  

“What does he want to do?”  

They saw Lu Xiaobai poke the wooden stick into the box to dip it in the vermilion powder, then took it out and began to draw on the empty ground in front of the stone door.  

The celestial leaders: “Is he going to set up a formation?!”  

With cultivation not as high as others, it wasn’t impossible to develop in another direction. But could he really do it?  

… This generation is really impressive; there are so many talented individuals.  

At first, the celestial leaders couldn’t tell what kind of formation Lu Xiaobai wanted to draw; after all, expressing creativity on the ground was something even experts struggled with.  

But as Lu Xiaobai perfected the formation, filling the large empty space in front of the stone door, everyone was stunned.  

Some formations invented by ancient sages in the cultivation world were recorded in ancient texts, and anyone could read them. But even if they couldn’t understand, they couldn’t make sense of them; memorizing them without being able to recognize them was useless.  

Lu Xiaobai drew exactly such a formation, and the process was so complex that the celestial leaders felt dizzy, yet he managed to draw it out.  

“Illusion, illusion formation?”  

Inside the stone door, there was actually a layer of illusion covering the formation inside.  

But the stone door only had a maze stone formation! It was testing the theoretical knowledge of the Qi Men Dun Jia sect.  

After all, the previous domain had already tested the disciples’ practical abilities, so it was reasonable to test their accumulated theoretical knowledge in the next challenge; the secret realm was specifically designed by predecessors to help future generations improve.  

But Lu Xiaobai set up an illusion formation in front of the maze stone formation, effectively adding another layer of challenge for the disciples.  

“Who is this person? He’s too cunning!” a female elder said angrily.  

Yun Zongzhu stroked his beard: “It’s nothing; even if he was uninjured, a mere Qi Refining stage disciple couldn’t activate a formation.”  

Of course, formations required spiritual power to activate, and the more advanced the formation, the more spiritual power was needed; otherwise, it was just a drawing.  

But the celestial leaders suddenly thought of something: if he didn’t activate the formation, could it be that he was just drawing for fun?  

Sure enough, the next moment, Lu Xiaobai took out a bottle and opened it.  

The dark red powder scattered in the wind; with just a slight application of spiritual power, the powder settled on the formation.  

After using the dark red bottle, Lu Xiaobai took out another bottle of yellow powder.  

The freshly drawn formation was bright red, and now with two layers of color, it became a mix of dark red and earth color, resembling a fragmented ancient formation that looked like it had a history of over a hundred years.  

After finishing everything, Lu Xiaobai stuck an invisibility talisman on himself, leaning against the stone door and waiting.  

The celestial leaders were dumbfounded.  

After a long time, someone asked, “So many disciples can’t detect his presence?”  

“If he can draw an illusion formation, hiding himself should be easy,” someone uncertainly replied.  

“……”  

About half a stick of incense later, a few disciples arrived.  

They were disciples of the Yunshang Immortal Sect, and Yun Zongzhu straightened up, stretching his neck to look.  

It seemed that although the Yunshang Immortal Sect was strict, they had raised quite a few capable individuals.  

… But why were they stopping in front of the stone door? Go in! That was the checkpoint set by the predecessors!  

Sure enough, with the misleading “ancient formation,” the mystery of the stone door rapidly diminished. After all, it was just an empty space; the first step to breaking the illusion was for someone to enter, but unfortunately, everyone was blocked outside.  

More and more disciples flew in, studying the formation.  

“What kind of formation is this? It looks so complicated.”  

Some squatted down to touch it, but Lu Xiaobai had already used spiritual power to dry the vermilion powder, and he didn’t know what powder he had used, leaving no flaws.  

“Well, from what I can see, this formation was probably drawn over a hundred years ago; it’s already faded!”  

… Faded, my foot. The elders of various sects outside the realm leaned against their chairs, feeling despair for their deceived disciples.  

“But what did the predecessors mean by setting the formation here?” Someone stroked their chin and had a sudden idea: “Could it be that if we break through this formation, reaching the stone door over there would count as passing?”  

… You are really clever!  

Clearly, many disciples believed this statement, but someone said, “Not necessarily.”  

Outside the sky, the celestial leaders reignited their hopes.  

The speaker was dressed elegantly, holding a folding fan, looking like a well-read scholar. He squinted his eyes, observing the formation for a long time, “I feel like this formation is somewhat familiar, but I can’t remember where I’ve seen it…”  

Others scoffed, and a few shared the same thought; it looked familiar but couldn’t recall.  

It was understandable; illusion formations were rarely comprehended by cultivators and were regarded as one of the most profound formations in the cultivation world.  

The ancient texts that recorded them were also quite obscure; anyway, they couldn’t decipher them, and they weren’t included in the mandatory formation studies. Even if a sect recorded them, the elders couldn’t explain them clearly, leaving the disciples to self-study.  

But with so many people not recognizing it, they were still ignorant!  

The celestial leaders felt deeply powerless.  

Suddenly, a disciple from the Yunshang Immortal Sect stepped forward, saying, “Who cares! Just because we don’t recognize this formation doesn’t mean we won’t break through! I want to be the first to leave the secret realm!”  

Saying this, he infused spiritual power into the formation.  

Yun Zongzhu stood up and shouted at the Spirit Water Reflecting Sky Mirror: “Stop!”  

The disciple was stunned; the formation only lit up a part. His spiritual power was actually insufficient?  

“You all come help me!” he called to his fellow disciples, feeling too embarrassed.  

So a group of disciples from the Yunshang Immortal Sect took the lead and infused spiritual power into the formation.  

Still not enough? What kind of formation could absorb so much spiritual power?  

The other sect disciples had no choice but to infuse their spiritual power as well.  

“Stop!”  

Except for Yun Zongzhu, the other celestial leaders had already given up struggling, slumping in their chairs and watching the situation unfold, even feeling a bit like laughing.  

The formation finally lit up completely, and the diligent disciples suddenly remembered: “This is an illusion formation!”  

But it was useless; everyone had already been drawn into it.  

Seeing this, Lu Xiaobai leaned on his wooden stick and entered the maze stone formation.  

“……”  

Yun Zongzhu smiled lightly, looking at Meng Wanqiu, “Ling Yun Zunzhe, is Lu Xiaobai also your disciple?”  

“Truly impressive.”  

In this day and age, there weren’t many with such cunning ideas.  

Meng Wanqiu, having failed to escape, could only sit back down.  

In fact, what he had given to Xiao Bai was only used to trap the chaos, meant for his self-preservation, but he had unexpectedly comprehended the illusion formation, which was beyond his expectations.  

Meng Wanqiu faced the piercing gazes of everyone, turning back and forcing a dry smile: “Hehe.”  

As long as you don’t get too jealous, it’s fine.