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Chapter 541 Reunion
“I knew you would come looking for me, so when I sensed the power you left here protecting me, I quickly withdrew my consciousness and hid my soul with that power.” Song Yun’s voice was excited and slightly choked.

"You did a good job! Do you remember how you got here?" Qing Sang stood up and looked around. After the formation was broken, the disciples who had been brought over and were lying on the small platform hadn't woken up, not even the black-clad man she had thrown onto the platform as a substitute. It seemed this formation was truly powerful and domineering; once activated, even breaking it made it difficult to save people. If Song Yunting hadn't concealed her soul, and Qing Sang hadn't possessed life-giving power and moonlight, Song Yunting would likely have been in grave danger.

Song Yun stood up, looked around, and shook her head. "No, after I separated from Sister Shuangyue, Changli knocked me unconscious and brought me to the Gu Clan. He has imprisoned me in a stone chamber ever since. I haven't seen anyone since, not even Changli. However, there's an array in the stone chamber that allows me to survive without food or water. Although I can't leave, there are many Gu Clan texts in the chamber, including many Gu technique manuals that I can cultivate. Reading and cultivating at the same time made me ignore my surroundings, otherwise I probably would have gone crazy. Until one day, I suddenly felt the stone chamber shaking, and then someone broke the array and broke in. But it wasn't Changli, but three men in white robes. Before I could react, they attacked me, and I fainted. It wasn't until I felt the threat to my life while unconscious that my soul automatically activated its protection mechanism and hid itself."

Qing Sang seemed thoughtful. With Chang Li's abilities, the array he set up would be difficult for ordinary people to open. At that time, it must have been as the Grand Elder said, that Chang Li was seriously injured for some unknown reason, weakening the array's spiritual power, which gave others an opportunity to exploit. Those three white-robed men must be the three elders of the Gu Clan. Presumably, the three elders originally cooperated to seize power from Chang Li, but judging from Lan Ying's attitude towards the other elders and disciples in the Hundred-Foot Forest, it seems that this cooperation had long since broken down. Now that the Grand Elder has been killed by Lan Ying, it's unknown whether the other two elders are still alive.

But none of that matters now; getting out of here is the most important thing. The formation here has been destroyed, and Lan Ying and the others will likely notice soon. They need to leave before they arrive to make things easier. Qing Sang turned and flew down from the platform, heading directly towards the stone door Lan Ying and the Grand Elder had entered through. However, it was now completely sealed; the stone door had vanished. He searched the surrounding stone walls with his spiritual power but found no mechanisms. It seemed this place was a dead end.

Seeing Qing Sang deep in thought, Song Yun quietly followed beside her and helped with the search as well.

Having searched the area without finding a breakthrough, Qing Sang turned her gaze to the large stone pillar supporting the central platform. At this moment, the crimson patterns on the pillar had stopped flowing due to the destruction of the magic array, but they hadn't fallen either. The base of the pillar stretched as far as the eye could see. After a moment's thought, Qing Sang raised her hand, and countless red leaves danced around her, then gathered into clouds at her feet.

Pulling Song Yunting aside, the two stood together on a cloud formed by red leaves, flying directly around the large stone pillar towards its base. Since this stone pillar served a conduit-like function, then its base must connect to other stone chambers.

The two flew downwards at incredible speed, quickly reaching the base of the stone pillar. Instead of a floor, they were blocked by a blood-red barrier. Although they couldn't see what lay below, since it was a barrier, it must be protecting something important.

Without hesitation, Qing Sang gathered almost all of his power and struck the barrier.

The red barrier shattered instantly. At the moment of its collapse, Qing Sang felt a force surge upwards, colliding with her own. The resulting shockwave swept through the entire space. Qing Sang reacted swiftly, dodging the attack and immediately activating protective shields for herself and Song Yun, barely managing to stabilize herself and avoid being affected. The massive stone pillar at the center of the force cracked and teetered on the brink of collapse.

It must have been someone breaking through the barrier from below alongside her, the combined force from both inside and outside causing it to shatter so quickly. Realizing that power could rival her own full-force attack, Qing Sang cautiously refrained from immediately descending. Instead, she maintained her high-altitude advantage, standing firmly on the crimson cloud, giving her room to react should the situation turn against her. The crimson mist dissipated, revealing a scene of utter devastation below. Blood splattered everywhere, and numerous white-clad blood packs and black-clad Gu Clan disciples lay dead. It was unclear whether they had already endured a fierce battle or were simply caught in the blast of power.

"Yun Ting! Qing Sang!" Because Qing Sang and the others were standing on higher ground, Song Tanxi below saw them first.

"Sister!" Upon hearing Song Tanxi's voice and seeing her figure, Song Yunting excitedly shouted, "Sister!" Her last words were choked with emotion.

Qing Sang looked down and saw Song Tanxi standing there covered in blood, while Qing Luo was on the other side, also looking over. He was alright, clean, only slightly pale. Qing Sang breathed a sigh of relief. Qing Sang landed, but the stone chamber was full of blood, with nowhere to step, so he simply stood on the red leaf cloud, widening the space.

Qingluo and Song Tanxi also jumped over quickly, but Qingluo was still carrying a blood-soaked figure in her hand.

Noticing Qing Sang's puzzled expression, Qing Luo said succinctly, "This person is still alive. We've seen that person before, but he's not far from death."

"Yan Wangshan?" Qing Sang immediately recalled seeing Yan Wangshan in the hall earlier. Seeing his weak breathing due to excessive blood loss, Qing Sang still gave him some life-saving energy to prolong his life. At the same time, she took out a small white porcelain bottle and gave one bottle of Moon Essence to Qing Luo and Song Tanxi, who were both pale-faced.

The two drank it directly, and their complexions immediately became much rosier.

"What exactly happened here?" Qing Sang asked immediately, seeing that they had recovered quite a bit.

"We were poisoned the moment we were brought in, frozen in place, and our blood was automatically drawn away by that pillar. Fortunately, we weren't really poisoned by the Heart-Eating Gu, so we didn't lose our spiritual power, and we still had the life force contained in the red leaf you gave us. Although it took some effort, we finally managed to break the Gu. But the others are different; we can't wake them up at all. We can only quickly find a way to break the curse."