Lin Yibai's body was sealed in a special coffin. At each of the four corners of the coffin, there was a soul - calming bell.
The bells seemed to sense something and vibrated violently. But in a moment, they shattered with a crash.
Lin Yibai lay in the coffin with his eyes closed, looking uncommonly peaceful.
The wind snuck in through the cracks of the coffin and circled around Lin Yibai's face several times.
The demonic wind slowly turned into black smoke, which let out a strange sound.
"Awaken... Are you willing to die like this..."
Lin Yibai's body seemed to sense something, and his hands trembled slightly.
Seeing this, the black mist let out a chilling "Jie Jie Jie" laugh that made one's hair stand on end.
"Person from another world, wake up quickly. We need you..."
The next second, Lin Yibai's eyes suddenly opened, revealing cloudy and confused pupils...
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After everything was settled, Shen Qing remembered the spiritual bone. Just as she was about to bow and leave, she looked up and saw the elders around standing up menacingly and slowly approaching her.
They looked like starved wild beasts that had suddenly seen a delicious piece of meat and were eager to pounce on it and devour it.
Shen Qing swallowed hard with difficulty. Her heart was pounding, and she unconsciously took a step back.
Could they really think she was a freak?
Shen Qing felt like crying but had no tears. She didn't know how to explain.
"Elders, what's going on... Let's talk it out. I can't fight against you guys..."
True Person Hongdie looked around. Seeing that Elder Zhushi wasn't there, she knew that her biggest competitor hadn't returned yet.
She stepped forward first, put her arm around Shen Qing's shoulder, and tempted her, "Shen Qing, you're good friends with my daughter, Hong Chaoyang, right?"
While asking, True Person Hongdie's eyes provocatively glanced at the elders around her, looking as if she had a head - start advantage that no one else could catch up with.
The other elders clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, regretting that they didn't have a daughter who was on good terms with Shen Qing.
But a glint of light flashed in Elder Feiyun's eyes. He rushed forward and imitated True Person Hongdie, asking, "Shen Qing, I heard that you've saved Qi Nian several times. How about coming to the Law Enforcement Hall? We can have a good chat."
True Person Hongdie stamped her foot and glared angrily at Elder Feiyun.
Shen Qing felt terrified, especially when she heard Elder Feiyun inviting her to the Law Enforcement Hall. She shivered.
The Law Enforcement Hall! What kind of place was that?!
It was the place for interrogating and detaining the disciples who had made mistakes. Any disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect would avoid the Law Enforcement Hall people. How could she dare to go there?
Especially with Elder Feiyun's flattering look, it just seemed extremely strange.
Shen Qing laughed awkwardly and declined, "Elder Feiyun, the Law Enforcement Hall... isn't really suitable for me. Well, next time for sure, haha..."
Hearing the obvious rejection in Shen Qing's tone, Elder Feiyun covered his chest, looking very hurt.
True Person Hongdie nodded in agreement, "Elder Feiyun, your Law Enforcement Hall is too gloomy. Shen Qing isn't really suitable to go there."
Elder Feiyun jumped up, "Most of the disciples in my Law Enforcement Hall are male. Where does the gloominess come from? Hongdie, don't talk nonsense!"
True Person Hongdie ignored Elder Feiyun's outburst. She pulled Shen Qing and broke through the encirclement of the elders, leaving quickly.
The elders couldn't catch up in time. Seeing True Person Hongdie taking Shen Qing away, they went back aggrievedly to complain to True Person Honghua.
True Person Honghua scolded them angrily, but his eyes also followed Shen Qing as she left.
What a great disciple! He wanted her too!
Suddenly, True Person Honghua remembered another thing that Yu Xuzi had mentioned. He decided to go to the courtyard where the guests were staying to ask Yu Xuzi what he had come for.
He sent the elders away and then flew away on his sword.
Elder Yaoyue followed behind True Person Hongdie, smiling helplessly.
Although Hongdie was eager to keep Shen Qing on her own peak as her personal disciple, since Shen Qing already had Biluo, she probably had someone in mind as her master. Hongdie might be disappointed.
But Elder Yaoyue didn't plan to point this out. It was better for Shen Qing to handle it herself.
Shen Qing finally managed to decline True Person Hongdie's repeated invitations and returned to her own courtyard.
She thought she could finally have a good rest. But when she pushed open the door, she saw Li Xian sitting upright on the stool in front of the small tea table, meditating with his eyes closed.
When he saw Shen Qing coming back, Li Xian opened his eyes and glanced at her bashfully.
Shen Qing was a bit stunned. Li Xian looked like a newly - wed bride waiting for her husband to come home.
That shy and timid look was really quite similar...
"You... Why are you here?"
Li Xian coughed twice and tried to sound as calm as possible, "My master sent me to give you something. He said you would surely need it."
"What?"
As she asked, Shen Qing walked in and sat on the stool next to Li Xian, looking at him curiously.
Under Shen Qing's big, curious eyes, Li Xian felt extremely uncomfortable. His movements of rummaging through his storage bag became rather stiff.
"It's just this bottle of stuff. I don't know what it is. My master told me to bring it to you."
Shen Qing took the bottle from Li Xian's hand. It was an ordinary white porcelain bottle with a delicate wooden stopper. There was no indication of what was inside.
Shen Qing opened the wooden stopper and took a sniff. She felt refreshed and at peace, extremely comfortable.
Her eyes lit up. This seemed to be the Jingping Dew that could wash away demonic energy.
She had just extracted the spiritual bone from Lin Yibai's body and was worried about how to wash away the demonic energy on it. Yu Xuzi's bottle of Jingping Dew had come just in time!
At this moment, Shen Qing's respect for Yu Xuzi was beyond words.
Sure enough, he was a great master who held the Kunlun Disk. With just a simple calculation, he could solve one's immediate problems.
Shen Qing was overjoyed. She smiled at Li Xian, her eyes curved, "Please thank Yu Xuzi for me. This is exactly what I need!"
But Li Xian suddenly averted his eyes and murmured in a low voice, "Why do you need me to thank him? Wouldn't it be better if you go with me..."
Shen Qing thought about it and realized he was right.
She had received Yu Xuzi's gift but let Li Xian thank him on her behalf. That wasn't proper etiquette.
Shen Qing also thought that just thanking him wasn't enough. She should bring some gifts to show her sincerity.
But this troubled her. Yu Xuzi seemed to lack nothing. What could she, a small cultivator, offer?
"What kind of gifts should I bring?"
"What does Yu Xuzi usually like?"
Li Xian's face turned red. He said awkwardly, "He'll like anything you give him. You don't need to be so polite..."
Shen Qing was a bit puzzled. In her impression, Li Xian wasn't such a bashful person. Why was he acting so strangely this time?
"What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like a young bride?"
Suddenly, Shen Qing thought of something. She put her hand on Li Xian's forehead and leaned closer to look.
"Were you scared out of your wits by those demonic beasts in the Sea Coral City?"