Reincarnation Brush was genuinely startled by Bai Shengyi's desperate gambit.
In the hazy sky, air currents swirled, drawing spiritual energy from heaven and earth directly into Bai Shengyi's body. Upon closer inspection, these currents contained not only spiritual energy but also chaotic energy and demonic energy.
Bai Shengyi's aura, meanwhile, was soaring!
She was forcibly advancing!
This was akin to risking her life to win a life-or-death struggle! In such a dire environment, when others were economizing their spiritual power to avoid inhaling spiritual energy, she went against the norm, charging in without any regard.
"You, you are truly too insane!" Reincarnation Brush was both angry and anxious, yet it still had to spew forth a stream of flames to block the attack from the boundary-isolating flower.
The boundary-isolating flower grew without soil or water, its roots casually planted in mid-air, surviving because its life was sustained by the "Qi" of this world. Now, all this "Qi" had followed Bai Shengyi away; how could it survive?
The black flower's attacks intensified, spewing black liquid recklessly towards Bai Shengyi.
At that moment, Bai Shengyi suddenly opened her eyes.
During those three years in the Great Sheng Kingdom, she had diligently cultivated, advancing to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. However, her rapid cultivation growth had outpaced her mental state, which was not a good thing. Thus, for some time, Bai Shengyi had only been consolidating her cultivation and focusing on alchemy. Even when signs of further breakthroughs appeared, she had forcefully suppressed them.
But now—
Bai Shengyi gazed at the black flower before her, a smile of determination gracing her lips.
This flower, it was hers!
"Boom!"
A faint sound echoed, as if a confinement had been broken. Even more potent spiritual energy surged through wider meridians, and boundless spiritual energy poured into her body like a tide, drawing all the life force from heaven and earth towards Bai Shengyi.
She had advanced, to the late Nascent Soul stage.
She had advanced in realm but not in cultivation, so there was no heavenly tribulation. However, it was worth noting that perhaps because this was the boundary of the realm, several thick bolts of lightning flashed across the gray sky. Countless rules and karmic connections became even clearer in Bai Shengyi's eyes.
She could even clearly see the Penglai thread connecting to Yue Shuxin's wrist.
The perpetually overcast Heavenly Dao Mountain Ravine had lifted a corner of its mystery.
However, after this advancement, the spiritual energy that flowed through her did not bring the soothing comfort after pain, but rather more excruciating torment.
The chaotic energy and demonic energy began to clamor.
A trace of blood flickered in Bai Shengyi's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
She called out loudly, "Little Reincarnation!"
Reincarnation Brush immediately shook off the boundary-isolating flower and fell into her hand, transforming into an exquisite long sword.
The sword body was clear and green, its tip sharp with a cold glint, its blade capable of slicing through iron like mud.
With a swing of the sword!
A massive vortex stirred in mid-air, fraught with extreme danger!
The boundary-isolating flower sensed the impending doom and retreated for the first time, but it was ultimately too late.
Bai Shengyi lunged forward, coldly stating, "Chunhong's Third Sword, Boundless!"
Spring flowers sprout new buds; withering and flourishing drives reincarnation.
Boundless heaven and earth, this was the true meaning of Chunhong's Third Sword!
"If withering and flourishing are merely a corner of the cycle of reincarnation, if life and death are but a point in the flow of reincarnation, the reason for it all is that the reincarnation path born from this lies under the rules of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, my reincarnation path should connect karma and take reincarnation myself!"
Breaking free from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao!
Severing the source from which the boundary-isolating flower drew spiritual energy, constructing its karmic cycle of withering and flourishing!
Its life and death, she would decide!
"Rumble!"
The lightning in the gray clouds seemed to have stepped on a sore spot and could no longer be contained, pouring down like a deluge. But Bai Shengyi was now within the boundary-isolating flower, and all the lightning struck its petals.
Before long, the black flower became even blacker.
As if that weren't enough, Bai Shengyi's sword directly struck the pistil, and the entire boundary-isolating flower instantly wilted. The leaves, which had only withered on one side, were now half withered.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Bai Shengyi thrust her sword into the pistil again!
Before the flower could react, she moved to Yue Shuxin's side, only to find that Yue Shuxin was covered in viscous black liquid, sticking her to the center of the pistil. However, with a gentle embrace, she lifted the person up.
Yet, as soon as Yue Shuxin was lifted away, the flower erupted again. The pistils in the center transformed into sharp thorns, and the black petals snapped shut.
"Shengyi, hurry and run!"
Without Reincarnation Brush needing to say it, Bai Shengyi moved like the wind, carrying Yue Shuxin towards the top of the petals.
Closer, closer, just as the exit was about to close, a vine suddenly stretched in from outside and began to swell.
"Little Vine Leaf?"
So fragrant!
Outside the boundary-isolating flower, the green vine was like a sailor bewitched by a siren's song, forgetting even its master's orders. It finally extended long tendrils, slowly touching the black roots and climbing onto the massive black flower.
So fragrant! I want to eat!
An intense craving overwhelmed its reason!
Bai Shengyi had been calling for the Prosperous Dream Vine but received no response. However, the vine that had penetrated the pistil did not mean her any harm. Instead, it carved out an escape route for her.
Before leaving, Bai Shengyi couldn't resist looking back. Below, the pistils that had transformed into thorns were like soldiers guarding their territory, already locked in a deadly struggle with the wildly growing vines.
"Will the Prosperous Dream Vine be alright?" Even Reincarnation Brush couldn't help but worry.
Bai Shengyi suddenly remembered what Hongmeng Paper had said.
Spirit-consuming wood, heaven and earth's spiritual beings were its best supplements.
"Let's get out first!" she said sternly, leaping out with Yue Shuxin.
As soon as she emerged, she was struck by heavenly lightning!
Her Dao, the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate it!
Within her dantian, the Dao Heart that had just condensed instantly developed a crack.
Another bolt of lightning struck fiercely!
Things could happen once or twice, but not a third time. Bai Shengyi was thoroughly enraged!
She strapped Yue Shuxin to her back, pointed Reincarnation Brush like a long sword at the heavens, and roared, "Heavenly Dao! Do you intend to exist?"
"Rumble! Rumble!"
The thunder roared ceaselessly!
Outside the Sanghai Secret Realm, the Great Ascension cultivators who had intended to leave couldn't help but halt.
Previously, the anomalies in heaven and earth had vanished, and the surroundings had returned to normal. Aside from the destroyed Sanghai Secret Realm, which testified that everything that had happened before had indeed occurred, everything else felt like their hallucination.
The Sect Master of the Xuan Nü Sect, Xuan You, was the first to suggest leaving, followed by the eminent monk Ku Liaochan of the Buddhist Sect and others who also proposed departure.
Li Tingyun and others, seeing this, had no choice but to leave with grim expressions.
Daoist Master Qinglan was as stubborn as a rock in a latrine, forcing him to consider finding alternative ways to investigate.
But at this moment, thunder crackled and roared incessantly, dark clouds pressed down like the end of the world.
"Who is undergoing the Great Ascension tribulation?"
Li Tingyun couldn't help but exclaim.
Monk Ku Liaochan spun his prayer beads, and a peculiar expression flickered in his deep and wise eyes. "It doesn't seem like it."
Yet, he dared not be certain.
But in this world, aside from undergoing the Great Ascension tribulation, what else could cause the Heavenly Dao to be so wary?
Lightning crisscrossed, emitting dazzling light.
The Master of Hu Yu Mountain looked up, his expression shifting slightly.
His fingers in his sleeves trembled slightly. This scene was so similar to the scene predicted by the divination on the day of the Heavenly Star Chessboard!