Chapter 77

"Exactly!" Baihua Xianzi replied weakly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang's brows furrowed tightly.

If she is Baihua Xianzi, then back at the Xiao clan, who else would have wanted to take Li Yilan and her parents' remains?

When he first entered the Hundred Flowers Secret Realm, he had suspected that Baihua Xianzi was not dead and that all of this was her doing.

But now this suspicion has been shattered; Baihua Xianzi is imprisoned within this ancient grand formation and cannot leave to do those things at all.

Then, who in the Xiao clan wanted to take Li Yilan and her parents' remains?

"Fairy, why are you imprisoned here?"

Lin Yang asked.

After all, according to the introduction by the Greenwood Sect's Sect Leader, Baihua Xianzi had already died a hundred years ago.

She was buried in the ancestral land, protecting the entire Hundred Flowers Valley.

Now, Baihua Xianzi is not only not dead, but she is imprisoned within this ancient grand formation, tormented into this state.

Is she actively confined here, or passively confined?

In short, it's very strange.

Perhaps to fully understand the ins and outs of this matter, we must start with Baihua Xianzi.

Baihua Xianzi did not immediately answer Lin Yang's words, but instead sized him up.

After all, she couldn't yet tell whether the person before her was friend or foe; moreover, although he claimed to have come to rescue her in name, when asked who sent him, he refused to say.

What's more strange is that from his expression it can be seen that he doesn't even know her at all.

This forced her to ponder the origins of the person before her.

Lin Yang naturally noticed Baihua Xianzi's apprehension.

"You needn't worry about my identity; I mean you no harm."

"I came to rescue you solely to complete a mission."

"Of course, if you still have concerns, then my name is Lin Yang; Li Yilan of the Li Clan within the Hundred Flowers Valley is my disciple, and I also know the Sect Leader Li Qingmu of the Greenwood Sect."

"Then, you can now tell me why the rumors said you died, yet you are not dead but are trapped in this ancient grand formation, right?"

Upon hearing Lin Yang mention the Li Clan and the Greenwood Sect, Baihua Xianzi finally relaxed some of her guard.

But when mentioning why she hadn't died and was trapped here, her eyes instantly widened, bloodshot, as if about to burst her eye sockets, and she roared: "All of this is my master's doing."

"Back then………… then………… immediately………… but………… result………… finally…………"

Baihua Xianzi recounted the events of that year in full detail.

After hearing Baihua Xianzi's words, Lin Yang also felt angry for her ordeal.

It turned out that back then, Baihua Xianzi possessed a Vacant Spirit Body; this constitution is part of the Heavenly Spirit Sacred Body, and upon cultivating to a certain degree, one can attain the Heavenly Spirit Sacred Body.

Moreover, the Vacant Spirit Body has a special affinity with heaven and earth; within the body exists the Qi of all things, and it can even directly give birth to all things from that Qi.

Then, an esteemed expert from the Hundred Flowers Valley found Baihua Xianzi, resolved her family's crisis, and wished to take her as a disciple.

Baihua Xianzi, grateful for the expert's aid in saving her family, agreed to become his disciple.

After completing the apprenticeship, that expert then required Baihua Xianzi to bring her entire clan to the Hundred Flowers Valley.

The former Hundred Flowers Valley was a barren wasteland; later, after Baihua Xianzi brought her clan here, using her Vacant Spirit Body and the Qi of all things she possessed, she gradually transformed the Hundred Flowers Valley from a barren wasteland into a gathering of spiritual rhythm, with flourishing flowers and trees, and birds and beasts endowed with spiritual intelligence, making it a cultivation holy land.

That expert further used extreme means to force Baihua Xianzi to breed horses, raising offspring possessing the Qi of all things.

The first-generation offspring possessing the Qi of all things formed the Li Clan, the Greenwood Sect, the Myriad Phenomena Sect, the Spirit Rhythm Sect, the Heirloom Soil Sect, the Tang Family, and the Du Family.

Based on this, they continually developed and propagated, eventually becoming the present state of the Hundred Flowers Valley.

Most disciples within the valley possess the Qi of all things in their bodies; to outsiders, this appears as a symbol of measuring a disciple's exceptional talent, but within the Hundred Flowers Valley, these people are merely ingredients for the blood sacrifice of that expert, the Grand Priest.

From the very beginning, the Grand Priest sought to take Baihua Xianzi as a disciple in order to borrow her Vacant Spirit Body to cultivate offspring possessing the Qi of all things, and then perform a blood sacrifice.

And after Baihua Xianzi learned the truth, she once tried to resist, but she was ultimately just a pawn—how could she possibly overcome the one controlling the pawn?

Thus, the Grand Priest imprisoned Baihua Xianzi within this formation, so the four great sects outside the Hundred Flowers Valley and the three great families all believed that Baihua Xianzi was dead.

No one expected that the Baihua Fairy was actually suffering cruel torment here.

Lin Yang narrowed his eyes; it seemed that the person who acted against Li Yilan and her parents' remains in the Xiao clan was likely the Grand Priest.

However, he didn't understand why the Grand Priest would personally act against Li Yatou.

"Fairy, do you know what purpose the Grand Priest's blood sacrifice serves?"

Lin Yang asked.

The Hundred Flowers Fairy's body trembled, and her eyes dimmed: "Refining the Blood Essence Pill is to break through the Great Emperor Realm."

"Great Emperor Realm!!"

Lin Yang was startled; with his current strength, he couldn't possibly contend with a Great Emperor Realm expert.

To be precise, in the Mysterious Yellow Continent, a single Quasi-Emperor expert can roam freely south and north.

For example, Xiao Hei—when Xiao Hei attacks, the Xiao Clan's ancestor can only flee, and even that Medicine Elder can only kneel and beg for mercy.

What more of a Great Emperor Realm?

The Great Emperor Realm is absolutely a top-tier existence in the Mysterious Yellow Continent.

I never expected that in the Hundred Flowers Valley there would actually be hidden such a terrifying existence.

Moreover, Lin Yang had a bad premonition.

Li Yatou and her parents' remains are definitely one of the crucial ingredients for refining the Blood Essence Pill.

After the High Priest suffered a setback at the Xiao Clan, he will surely regroup and come again targeting Li Yatou and her parents' remains.

And he is trapped here; how can Li Yatou cope with the High Priest?

No.

We must quickly think of a way to escape.

Fairy, do you have a good way to break this formation?

Although he knew the chances were slim, Lin Yang still asked Fairy Bai Hua if there was a way to break the formation.

Fairy Bai Hua said: "This formation is extremely terrifying; when I was first trapped, I once attempted to forcefully break it with quasi-emperor strength, but ultimately I failed."

It also caused my power and life force to be devoured by the great formation.

If Young Master has quasi-emperor or higher realm, then it might be possible to break it.

As for the terror of this great formation, she can be said to still harbor lingering fear.

In her view, having entered here, wanting to leave again is undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However.

She cannot discern Lin Yang's strength; instead, she looks at him with hopeful eyes, hoping he can save her.

Lin Yang took a deep breath; it seems that to break the formation, only reaching quasi-emperor strength will suffice.

Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible.

And he cannot actively cultivate; he can only hope that his two disciples' cultivation will be returned to help him break through to the quasi-emperor realm.

Just then.

【Ding! Congratulations to second disciple Ye Xiaojie…】