This was a rather beautiful pen. It could be said that once the originally missing nib returned, the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Brush was like a pearl covered in dust that had been wiped clean, or a patient on the verge of death who had regained their vitality.
It shone even brighter than her diamond pen from her previous life.
Its entire body was a lustrous jade, gleaming brilliantly. In the sunlight, the pen shaft shimmered like flowing water. The nib was not like a brush's, but rather as firm and straight as a fountain pen's. Where the nib connected to the shaft, two milky white and deep blue circular rings were faintly visible.
Her delicate, jade-like fingers touched the nib, and the words "Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Brush" immediately appeared on the pen shaft, flashing like a faint gleam.
In an instant, Bai Shengyi froze on the spot, as if traversing the vast and boundless primordial universe, countless images flashing past her.
She raised her head; above her was the endless starry sky.
She lowered her gaze; beneath her was the vast mortal world.
"Shengyi! Bibi, dear master, don't look anymore! Hurry forward, be careful not to get lost in the time channel!"
The anxious voice of the Reincarnation Brush suddenly rang out, pulling Bai Shengyi's mind back in time.
In just a moment, it felt as though Bai Shengyi had expended half her energy and spirit. She stumbled, her chest heaving, gasping for breath before she recovered.
Bai Shengyi: "Time channel?"
Reincarnation Brush: "Yes, this is everyone's time, past and future. The past cannot be reversed, and the future cannot be predicted. If you get lost in here, you will only drift with time forever, eventually becoming a pile of bones like Fu Huiyu."
What the Reincarnation Brush didn't say was that there might not even be bones left.
Because no one knew where in time she would die, nor could she remain in any fragment of time. In the timeline of this world, there would be no more Bai Shengyi. Even Qin Xiaosi, Feng Wuya, and Luo Feihua would completely forget Bai Shengyi's existence.
There was no road ahead, yet Bai Shengyi walked forward and felt that subtle sensation of passing through a mustard seed layer. Immediately, her vision darkened, and she found herself inside the mustard seed layer.
In the dark space, sounds of wailing ghosts filled the air, sharp and high-pitched, assaulting her eardrums.
"Careful, it's the Ten Thousand Ghosts from the Yin Heaven Banner," the Reincarnation Brush reminded her.
As soon as it finished speaking, Bai Shengyi heard a gust of wind slicing through the air. Her fingers gripped the Reincarnation Brush's shaft, and she instinctively made a sweeping motion.
A clear, sharp blue light flashed. Before a ghostly figure could get close to Bai Shengyi, it was dispersed by the light.
Bai Shengyi pondered for a moment. "Are there fewer of these souls?"
"Have you forgotten that you burned quite a few with the Dragon Chasing Starfire earlier?" If the situation allowed, the Reincarnation Brush would have rolled its eyes.
Bai Shengyi said, "Why don't we just burn them all? It's a shame to let these things linger here and harm others."
As she spoke, she flicked her hand, and a radiant white flame, like a fire dragon, instantly illuminated the entire area. As the fire dragon roamed, the ghosts hidden in the darkness had nowhere to hide.
Seeing this, a fierce specter immediately charged towards Bai Shengyi. Bai Shengyi did not dodge, instead wielding the Reincarnation Brush to meet it head-on.
When the specter attempted to shake her resolve with its wails, she wrote the character "乐" (joy), causing the specter to laugh itself unconscious. When the specter tried to harm her with its malevolent energy, she wrote the character "风" (wind), and a gust of wind swept through, blowing the malevolent energy back!
In less than a quarter of an hour, quiet was restored to the mustard seed layer. A small banner fell to the ground with a "clatter."
"Little Reincarnation, have you gotten stronger again?" She had merely had an intuition that she could "speak" new characters and had written "乐" subconsciously, and it actually worked!
She had only recently "spoken" the characters "风" and "雪."
The Reincarnation Brush said proudly, "Of course, Bibi will only get stronger!" If it had hands, it would definitely be crossing its arms or standing with its hands on its hips.
"Shengyi, it seems like a Void Beast is approaching. Let's leave quickly."
Without its prompting, Bai Shengyi saw the faint white starlight in the distance, like fireflies. She quickly picked up the Yin Heaven Banner and hurried away.
Walking forward for a while longer, Bai Shengyi reached the boundary wall.
"Passing through the boundary wall will lead you into the Sanghai Spirit Mansion," the Reincarnation Brush explained. "Actually, it's because you were drawn here by my nib in the first place. Otherwise, even if you passed through a spacetime channel, I wouldn't be able to send you back here..."
As it spoke, Bai Shengyi passed through the boundary wall, and a flash of white light appeared before her eyes. She saw a long sword, exuding overwhelming killing intent, thrusting towards her!
"Bai Shengyi?" Ximen Hongchun's voice rang out, filled with surprise and uncertainty. "Get out of the way quickly!"
As he spoke, he swung his large hammer, blocking Yun Youyue's long sword for Bai Shengyi. However, as a result, his already tattered great hammer "crashed" and completely shattered.
"You're actually unharmed?"
Yun Youyue stared at Bai Shengyi with intense curiosity, her pupils filled with shock.
Others might not know what that black light was, but she did!
Bai Shengyi curled her lips faintly. "Why should I be harmed?"
As she spoke, Bai Shengyi had already written the characters "风雪" (wind and snow). A raging wind, carrying whirling snow, struck back at Yun Youyue with chilling killing intent.
The sound of the wind seemed capable of shaking mountains, and the snowflakes appeared capable of freezing the heavens and earth. Yun Youyue's heart tightened, and she quickly retreated. "Youtian Midi!"
A beam of black light instantly erupted from her long sword, similar to the black light within the Sanghai Spirit Mansion. It coalesced into a ball of light, engulfing Bai Shengyi's wind and snow, and then flew towards Bai Shengyi.
Qin Sanxiang shouted, "Fellow Daoist Bai, that black light has a devouring function, dodge quickly!"
As he spoke, Qin Sanxiang was once again struck by Xia Lingling, his head bleeding profusely.
She and Ximen Hongchun had already been severely injured in their previous fight with the Golden Core cultivators. Xia Lingling and Yun Youyue had come prepared. Before Bai Shengyi returned, both of them were on the verge of collapse, covered in blood, their weapons tattered, and they were only holding on by sheer willpower.
At this moment, Qin Sanxiang staggered and knelt on one knee, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.
Bai Shengyi frowned and directly pushed Ximen Hongchun, who was preparing to help her, towards Qin Sanxiang. "Ximen Hongchun, go help her. I'll handle this."
Before her words had even fallen, Bai Shengyi unleashed her Chunhong Sword. "Kurong!"
The spirit sword carried immense power, engulfing everything. The Reincarnation Brush chuckled, "Shengyi, let me help you!"
It shot into the sword light. In an instant, the sword light became ancient and imposing, like a mountain crashing into the black light.
"Rumble..."
A violent collision sound erupted, and the ground shook violently.
Seeing the sword light overwhelm the black light and relentlessly charge towards her, Yun Youyue's expression changed. She quickly summoned her Crimson Lotus Crimson Flame Fan.
The fan transformed into a giant fan shadow, just barely intercepting the sword light. However, its three uses were exhausted, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal.
Yun Youyue felt immense heartache, as this was one of the few treasures she had left after being pursued by Sun Chongyang.
"Yun Youyue, Bai Shengyi is trying to take the Black Obsidian Jun Stone. Quickly stop her!" Xia Lingling, during a lull in the battle, glanced over and saw Bai Shengyi approaching the main altar, about to touch the black stone. She called out urgently.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.