Each entry and exit, and even cultivation inside, was delayed by one or two breaths.
Even the spirit herbs and plants inside had withered over large areas.
She knew this was the Heavenly Orb spirit resisting her.
Thinking of how in her past life the spirit had clearly known that Yu Lin did not have true immortal bloodline yet still chose to submit to that woman, she felt hatred rise in her heart.
One day, she would tear that spirit out of the Heavenly Orb and cut it into a thousand pieces to see how it could still resist her.
Meanwhile, a large field of broken Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal lay before Xiao Shou and the others.
It looked terrifying, but in the hands of those who had mastered the technique, it was nothing more than a simple task.
They had originally thought it would take a long time to extract all the Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal, but after becoming increasingly skilled at controlling their divine sense tools and after three rounds of recovery, the entire area was cleared.
The three of them exchanged glances and collected their respective crystals.
Under Fu Young’s guidance, they moved toward the next fork in the road.
Faced with two paths, they without hesitation chose the right one.
Xiao Shou and Monk Tongchan followed closely behind as they stepped forward together.
Just as the three figures were swallowed by the narrow path, at the opposite fork, Xiao Ran arrived.
Her face was pale as she stepped into the empty yellow earth area.
Her expression changed instantly.
She released her divine sense to carefully scan the surroundings and noticed scattered footprints left behind.
The footprints were messy, but it was clear there were three people.
Two large footprints and one small footprint.
She could only think of one possibility.
Her expression changed drastically as she said coldly, "The only person who knows about this place is the Xiao Shou from my previous life. Could it be that Xiao Shou has also been reborn? That is why after I take the Soul Tempering Flower from him, he suddenly changed his, temperament, left the Heavenly Void Sect, cut off ties with her and her brother, and now even took the Soul Soul Soothing Spirit Crystal. No wonder I could not find the opportunities mentioned in the other places."
With this thought, everything suddenly made sense.
Xiao S’s sudden personality change, his silent departure, the missing opportunities, and his unusually cold and hostile attitude toward her.
Heh.
So he was also reborn?
His luck really was excellent.
So even what she once believed to be the only mercy the Heavenly Dao had given her was wrong.
This world had never shown her any kindness at all.
In that case, she would take all of it back.
Those opportunities belonged to her alone.
There could only be one reborn person, and that was herself.
A trace of killing intent flashed across Xiao Ran’s cold, saintlike face.
At that moment, massive fluctuations of divine sense came from the passage behind her.
More than a thousand figures rushed out from within the tunnel.
At the front were two women.
One of them who is a Nascent Soul cultivator stepped forward and shouted coldly, "Bitch, we finally found you. Let’s see where you can run. Surround her."
In an instant, hundreds of cultivators from the Yu clan spread out, encircling Xiao Ran from all sides.
"This vicious woman is so slippery. Do not let her escape," said Fei Hongxue, walking forward with a face full of killing intent, staring at Xiao Shou with icy eyes.
Being surrounded by so many cultivators, Xiao Ran slowly licked her red lips with a delicate tongue.
Her cold and saintlike aura instantly turned seductive and dangerous.
She then let out a soft laugh and said, "Just two jealous old women who cannot even keep their men, yet you still dare to bark so loudly."
"I happen to be in a very bad mood right now. There is also someone I desperately want to kill. Although it is a little unfair to you, I will have to use all of you as my power."
With that, her body began to trembled.
A pure white light erupted from her and spread outward in all directions, instantly engulfing every figure present.
Clothes, artifacts, storage items, everything vanished without a trace.
"Ran’er... what exactly are you?"
After the white light retracted back into Xiao Ran’s body, Yu Long and Yu Yun stood frozen at the entrance of the path.
They stared in disbelief at Xiao Ran and the completely empty surroundings.
Xiao Shou smiled with extreme charm, completely different from her usual cold and holy demeanor.
Her eyes swept over them.
"What, disappointed that you did not get to see me torn apart by those two women?"
"I should be thanking you instead. You delivered such a wonderful supplement to me."
"Now, it is time for my next meal."
She stepped slowly toward the father and son.
"Run!" Yu Long, as the leader of the independent cultivators, immediately realized how terrifying and unavoidable Xiao Ran was.
He grabbed his stunned son Yu Yun and fled toward the path they had come from.
"How could I let such delicious food escape?"
"I had already endured so much watching an entire city of food in Crimson Dusk City. Since you want to run, then this entire passage and entrance will become my power as well."
With a cold laugh, Xiao Ran raised her hand toward the path.
In an instant, everything in the space before her hand was forcibly drawn into her palm.
When everything was once again leveled to flat ground, Xiao Ran looked at her hand and let out a cold laugh.
"Xiao Shou, I was wrong before. I was too influenced by Yu Lin and ended up playing at schemes like her. In truth, those tricks mean nothing in the face of absolute power. Next, I will crush you with absolute strength. I will not bother with any schemes anymore... cherish the little time you have left."