At this moment.

A figure dressed in black was rushing through the forest. Lan Yiyi was fleeing on her own, looking extremely bedraggled.

After escaping from the ancestral land.

One confidant after another fell, sacrificing themselves to cover her escape, and even Lanhe died in front of her. Thinking about the words "sorry" uttered before Lanhe's death, her feelings were incredibly complex, and any lingering resentment in her heart vanished completely.

Lan Yiyi sighed softly.

She didn't know if she could escape, but her hope was slim.

The Southern Border Alliance was in full pursuit, their attack was too fierce, and now she was utterly alone. Just before, she nearly encountered a mortal crisis. If it weren't for a burst of energy at a critical moment, she wouldn't have been able to break through the encirclement.

In her mind appeared a supernaturally powerful figure—Ning Qi.

"So he's that strong."

She mocked herself.

Previously, when Ning Qi mentioned that he owed her a favor, she didn't take it seriously. Now she realized that she had underestimated him. This energy delayed the pursuers for her and many confidants, giving them more time, yet still, they were at a dead end.

She petted her heart, where the Shared Destiny Gu was gently resonating. She silently spoke:

"Qin Yun, you must have felt it by now? Live well."

Her body was continuously weakening, with the Shared Destiny Gu, there was a mutual sense between them, and after her death, the half-life granted to Qin Yun would also dissipate. But she wasn't worried because Qin Yun should have consumed the Life-extending Treasure, allowing him to live for a while at least.

Her mind was filled with countless thoughts.

Lan Yiyi's expression gradually turned grim.

She didn't want to give up just like that. As long as there was a hint of hope, she wouldn't give up.

She suddenly changed direction, not heading outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but instead speeding deeper within.

Deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

This was the paradise of exotic beasts.

Even the people of the Southern Border Alliance only dared to reside on the outskirts. It was said that deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, terrifying exotic beasts were abundant, with more Celestial Human Realm Beast Kings than the outside world combined, and rumors of more than one even more terrifying Beast Emperor!

Lan Yiyi wanted to venture deep to seize a sliver of chance because she vaguely sensed that the pursuers behind were forcing her towards the outskirts, as if pushing her to seek something.

A bolt of lightning crossed her mind, her face gradually becoming ugly.

Details one by one kept surfacing in her mind.

"Today's break into the altar seemed unusually smooth?"

"Are Tian and the others really dead?"

She recalled the shouts from her confidants before dying, urging her to escape, but invisibly, they restricted her to a path.

"What do they want me to find? The other half of my lifespan?"

Lan Yiyi felt a chill run down her spine.

Everything that happened today seemed increasingly unreasonable.

She had been meticulously scheming for so long, could it be that the tribal elders really hadn't sensed anything? How could she alone contend against the Southern Border Alliance's foundations of so many years?

With such thoughts.

She could only smile bitterly.

Today's events were likely the opponent using her own tactics against her. Perhaps some of her confidants had already turned against her, deceiving her intentionally.

She took a deep breath.

She unleashed her full potential, rushing towards the depths of the mountains.

At this point, perhaps that was her only chance of survival.

Charging forward along the way.

Occasionally, some exotic beasts appeared, but they were easily dispatched by her. Even though she was heavily wounded, as a Celestial Human Realm martial artist, she still had numerous Gu Insect techniques at her disposal, which ordinary exotic beasts couldn't stand up to.

But eventually.

Everything around her grew increasingly silent, and later, even the calls of insects disappeared.

Lan Yiyi halted, coldly scanning her surroundings:

"Come out, I already know your plan, give it up!"

A stretch of silence.

Moments later.

Figures emerged from the shadows, aided by the Shadow Gu's power, which helped them conceal their presence and tracks.

Lan Yiyi looked over, recognizing them as not just the Southern Border Alliance's many strongmen, but surprisingly seeing some of her 'deceased' confidants among them, now lowering their heads, avoiding her disdainful gaze.

Red Flame did not have the previous anger but calmly stated:

"Why bother? Tell us where the other half of your lifespan is, and you shall be with the Gu God, all the people of Southern Border will remember your contribution."

Lan Yiyi sneered.

Such a monument she did not want.

"Alright, I'll tell you."

"Where is it?"

"In the Great Yan Imperial Palace, I gifted it to a significant figure there—dare you go take it?"

Red Flame remained silent and, after a while, sighed:

"Such nonsense only reveals your quarrelsome state."

"Since you are unwilling, we'll have to proceed with Soul Guidance; it may slightly affect the subsequent sacrificial effects, but the Gu God has already issued decrees, this is merely the last attempt."

Lan Yiyi's expression subtly changed.

With this, her greatest leverage would be gone.

She cautiously watched her surroundings, the Power of Heaven and Earth gathering around her, as Celestial Human Realm experts surrounded her, and atop Red Flame's head appeared a fiery toad—Fire Toad Gu, capable of controlling Exotic Flames.

Red Flame spoke with a chilling voice:

"One thing I didn't misspeak about, which is... I've indeed disliked you for a long time!"

His words fell, and he decisively waved his hand, causing the fire toad to open its mouth, unleashing blazing red flames that engulfed the void with immense force, attempting to incinerate everything. The surrounding people simultaneously attacked.

Lan Yiyi felt a sense of hopelessness arise.

In this situation, it was indeed a dead-end.

Just as she was about to fight to the death, a prolonged dragon's roar echoed across the sky, causing everyone instinctively to look upwards into the void. Through the dense branches and leaves, a majestic white True Dragon appeared in their view.

What shocked them even more was the faint presence of two figures atop the White Dragon.

Lan Yiyi's eyes widened.

The resonance of the Shared Destiny Gu was unprecedentedly strong.

The figure she dreamed of unexpectedly descended from the sky. She rubbed her eyes, and that handsome and formidable figure remained, even drawing closer, causing Lan Yiyi to smile.

Ning Qi observed the youthfully restored Qin Yun now rushing forward, shaking his head with a laugh.

At True Martial Mountain, no one could persuade Qin Yun to restore his youthful appearance, yet knowing he was about to see Lan Yiyi, he did so without any reminders.

The two arrived at the critical moment.

Just in time to witness this scene.

Qin Yun, anxious, dashed forward.

Ning Qi calmly regarded the Southern Border strongmen, losing interest as they were merely mediocre weaklings.

He descended slowly.

Red Flame stared intently at the youthful Daoist before him, feeling a creeping sense of dread.

Although the Southern Border avoided the outside world, it wasn't totally ignorant of it.

"Could you be Ancient Saint Tianjian gracing us?" he cautiously inquired.

Ning Qi glanced at him without speaking.

The Red Flame elder quivered with fright, hurriedly forcing a smile intending to flatter, but the next moment froze in place, an unsettling chill running down his spine.

The young Daoist casually pointed, and the White True Dragon, with overwhelming authority, descended powerfully, swishing its tail, unleashing immense might.

Streams of Power of Heaven and Earth were brutally swept away.

The Exotic Flame-spewing Fire Toad's flames were reversed, causing it to scream in pain, but soon fell silent, the Fire Toad crushed within the Dragon's claws along with its owner, reduced to a lump of flesh.

This was a one-sided slaughter.

The White True Dragon was like a Beast Emperor, rendering the Celestial Human Realm powerless.

Ning Qi's expression was serene.

Uninterested in listening to their nonsense.

Moments later, the forest fell silent.

Ning Qi observed Qin Yun and Lan Yiyi, locked in a tender gaze, humorously stating:

"Long time no see, Miss Lan. For the record, the Shared Destiny Gu issue wasn't us informing him; he retained some residual consciousness from before."

Upon hearing this.

Lan Yiyi blushed deeply, lowering her head in embarrassment.

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