"Xiaohong!"
Qin Gengyun looked at Luo Xiaohong, his fists clenched, his face both joyful and heartbroken.
At this moment, the five-colored skirt on Luo Xiaohong was somewhat ragged, her single ponytail hair was also in disarray, and her fair legs were stained with dirt.
Clearly, she had suffered many hardships.
Yet upon seeing Qin Gengyun, her smile remained pure and clear.
"Wretched disciple! If you don't stop, I'll kill your mother and sister!" Yu Weixian shouted angrily.
Luo Xiaohong raised her little face, "Master, I've found a new Tao Heart."
Yu Weixian said coldly, "I don't care what your Tao Heart is, if you continue to defy my orders, I will make you suffer through endless torment!"
Luo Xiaohong continued gnawing on the Cloud-Entering Pine, then said, "Let me and my husband, Friend Mo, leave the mountain, and I won't bite anymore."
Yu Weixian's expression changed unpredictably, but seeing Luo Xiaohong gnawing on the Cloud-Entering Pine as if it were bread, the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch.
Last night, an Upper Realm Immortal taught him an Immortal Technique, which could maximize the power of the Purifying World without the Tao Spirit Body.
However, he needed about a thousand days of seclusion to master this technique.
Then, using this Immortal Technique to control the Purifying World, he could completely annihilate the Hongzhou Continent, collecting all the Spiritual Energy to offer to the Immortal.
This was the promise the Immortal Master made to him.
But to successfully cleanse the world, the Immortal Sword and Purifying World were indispensable.
If Luo Xiaohong were allowed to devour the Purifying World, he wouldn't be able to accomplish the task set by the Immortal.
The Tao Spirit Body was now useless; the Purifying World was the most important.
Once I master the Immortal Technique, all life on the Hongzhou Continent will be exterminated by me.
Luo Xiaohong, Xia Qinglian, Qin Gengyun, they are but ants.
In the face of the greater picture, minor impatience ruins the grand plan.
Reflecting on this, the killing intent on Yu Weixian's face receded, and he said to Luo Xiaohong:
"Xiaohong, after all, you and I are master and disciple. I don't wish to be ruthless. If you're determined to leave the mountain, I won't stop you."
"But if you continue to devour the Purifying World, don't blame me for being merciless and killing your husband and friends, along with your mother and sister!"
"Alright, then I won't bite anymore!" Hearing Yu Weixian's words, Luo Xiaohong climbed up from the Cloud-Entering Pine and waved joyfully at Qin Gengyun:
"Husband, we can be together again!"
Qin Gengyun smiled and nodded at her, then said to Yu Weixian:
"Senior, it's not that I don't trust you, but you are a Divinity Transformation Great Power. With just a thought, you could end our lives. If you regret and take action before we leave the mountain, what will we do?"
Yu Weixian's face darkened, "Would I go back on my word?"
Xiaohua suddenly spoke: "Master, you can use the Flying Rainbow to send them down the mountain, that way they don't have to worry."
Yu Weixian looked coldly at Xiaohua, finally nodding.
Xiaohua conjured a small Flying Sword, which flew into the air, transforming into a seven-colored rainbow that connected Immortal Flying Peak and the Lower Realm.
Luo Xiaohong giggled and jumped from the Cloud-Entering Pine onto the rainbow, beckoning to Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan:
"Husband, Friend Mo, come quickly!"
Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan exchanged glances, flying together onto the rainbow.
Xiaohua looked at Luo Xiaohong, her eyes slightly red, and smiled:
"Senior Sister, farewell."
Luo Xiaohong shouted to Xiaohua: "Xiaohua, let me tell you, my new Tao Heart is... to eat delicious food every day!"
Xiaohua smiled: "That Tao Heart suits you well, Senior Sister, take care."
As he spoke, the seven-colored rainbow surged downward, carrying the three people quickly out of sight.
The top of Immortal Flying Peak returned to silence, and after a long time, Yu Weixian spoke:
"Xiaohua, I didn't expect even you to betray the sect."
Xiaohua's body trembled, and she hurriedly knelt: "Master, I know you couldn't bear to kill Senior Sister, I just helped you think of a safe solution!"
Yu Weixian snorted coldly: "Xiaohong's Tao Heart shattered, her cultivation is gone, it was impossible for her to escape, who helped her out?"
Xiaohua knelt on the ground respectfully: "Master, Senior Sister originally had a pure Tao Heart, if she had stayed on the mountain, none of this would have happened. Disciple does not understand why you let Senior Sister down the mountain initially?"
"Wretched disciple, are you blaming me?!"
Yu Weixian's voice was icy, Xiaohua quickly responded:
"Disciple dares not, only has confusion, please forgive me, Master."
Yu Weixian watched him for a moment, then sighed:
"Xiaohong's Tao Heart needs tempering to progress further in cultivation. I let her down the mountain with the intention of consolidating her Tao Heart."
"Unexpectedly, she was deceived by villains, leading her Tao Heart astray, which was due to her lack of resolve."
"I see, disciple understands." Xiaohua respectfully answered, but felt even more puzzled. Why was the master so eager to strengthen Senior Sister's Tao Spirit Body?
What Xiaohua didn't know was that Yu Weixian let Luo Xiaohong down the mountain to temper her Tao Heart, intending to fully utilize the power of Purifying World.
He didn't expect Luo Xiaohong to meet Qin Gengyun and have her Tao Heart shattered.
However, now that Yu Weixian had learned the Upper Realm Immortal Technique, he no longer needed the Tao Spirit Body.
Xiaohua looked up to find Yu Weixian had already flown to the Cloud-Entering Pine.
The gigantic pine shuddered, transforming into a sword that pierced the sky.
Suddenly, light radiated from Yu Weixian's body, enveloping the entire sword like a cocoon.
Inside the "cocoon," Yu Weixian's voice sounded:
"From today, I will enter seclusion to cultivate, do not disturb me with worldly matters."
After a thousand days, I will destroy the world, nothing in this world, no one, matters anymore.
"Yes."
Xiaohua respectfully agreed, looking up at the enormous cocoon, noticing a faint black glow flickering.
"What exactly is Master planning?"
...
"It's almost 9 p.m."
Below Immortal Flying Peak, Qiu Zhihe stood on the mountain road, her expression cold, fists tightly clenched.
Behind her stood Fang Xue, Si Minglan, Wei Wan, Yun Wu, among others.
Below were countless cultivators from the Four Domains.
They had been waiting since 7 a.m. for this moment, and now it was nearly 9 p.m.
Yet Qin Gengyun and the others had not come down the mountain.
"When 9 p.m. arrives, Yun Wu will absorb all the Spiritual Energy from Immortal Flying Peak; you follow me to charge up."
Qiu Zhihe's voice was ice-cold, Yun Wu and Fang Xue responded in agreement.
"Holy crap! Is the Saintess really going to charge up the Immortal Mountain for her husband?"
"Isn't this too reckless?!"
"The Immortal Flying Pavilion has stood for hundreds of years, could it truly be breached today?"
"This battle is bound to be recorded in the Hongzhou Continent's Immortal History, can't be missed!"
The surrounding cultivators were excited, and in the distance, at the Immortal Brew Tower, Luo Niansheng stood by the window, also looking anxious.
"Can Qin Gengyun bring Xiaohong back?"
9 p.m. arrived, Qiu Zhihe's expression turned cold, just about to speak.
Suddenly, a seven-colored rainbow descended from the sky.
"A rainbow descended on Immortal Flying Peak?!"
"There are people on the rainbow!"
"It's Qin Gengyun, Mo Xiaolan, and Xu Caihe!"
"No, Qin Gengyun is also holding a woman!"
"That's... the Tao Spirit Body! Luo Xiaohong!"
"Whoa, a rainbow carrying a rainbow, Sect Leader Qin is amazing!"