After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

She was very surprised when she heard Tao Zhizhi call out "Master"!

Lingyun Lao Deng is really hard to kill!
So, the multi-elemental powerful beings' attack failed to kill him, allowing him to survive and hide in the bracelet carried by Tao Zhizhi.

Judging from his condition, even if he didn't die, he must be a thing without a physical body, and his soul has been severely damaged, so he can no longer drive his original power.

Lin Yan quickly made a hand seal, pulling both of them into the array plate and placing them in different locations.

She deduced that Ling Yun had been hiding inside the bracelet all along, and was only forced to come out when Tao Zhizhi encountered an insurmountable danger because leaving the bracelet would cause him greater harm.

By separating the two and sealing off the area within his array, he would be unable to return to the bracelet unless his current power was sufficient to break through his own sealing barrier.

But is it possible? This old man has become such a ghostly figure, without a physical body, and can only maintain his soul by hiding in the bracelet. How could he have any strength left to break through the blockade?

Even if he still has the capacity, he's not just for show!
She suddenly realized that Ling Yun had clearly escaped death and was now so weak, so why didn't he hide away and find a place to recuperate?
Instead, they followed Tao Zhizhi into the trial's secret realm...

Let's make a bold guess: Did the Lin Secret Realm intend to kill her? Or perhaps they entered the secret realm hoping to use the disciples participating in the trials to practice some forbidden technique to restore their strength and then kill her...?

Lin Yan felt that her guess was correct.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why Tao Zhizhi, as a disciple of the sect, would choose to come out alone at night.

Before breaking into her own formation, she was in a hurry and looked anxious, just like someone who had done something wrong and was about to be discovered and escape.

Take advantage of his weakness and kill him!

She couldn't possibly let an old man like Deng, who wanted her dead, live!

Releasing a tiger back into the mountains is the act of a fool!
She walked gracefully to Ling Yun, a cold smile on her face beneath the veil, her eyes brimming with undisguised murderous intent.

A Heavenly Grade Spiritual Sword hovered in the air beside her, and she snorted disdainfully when she saw Ling Yun, who was so weak that he couldn't even maintain his soul form for long.

Did the master summon it just to kill such a weakling? When did it become so low-class?

Lin Yan ignored the spirit sword's complaints and greeted the soul in front of her: "Tsk, long time no see. So many powerful beings and purple lightning couldn't kill you, you're pretty tough."

She said it so casually that it was impossible to tell whether she was being sarcastic or teasing.

The murderous intent in her eyes was undisguised; the other party certainly didn't think she was just there to vent her anger.

"You wretched creature!" Ling Yun was enraged when he saw her. He hadn't expected that this little brat was plotting against him again.

If I had known that she would lead me to this predicament, I should have taken her under my wing and killed her long ago under some pretext.

No wonder I took this disciple; I just couldn't stand her!

"Tsk tsk tsk, even at a time like this, you still talk like that. Do you still think you're the high and mighty Venerable Lingyun, the immortal being surrounded by stars and the moon?"

Her tone was full of sarcasm, and as she spoke, she made hand gestures to release flames. Her mouth and hands were moving, giving no one a chance to breathe.

With the spirit sword in her hand, she unleashed the flames and used her spiritual power to suspend the sword in the air. A sword formation appeared above Ling Yun's head, completely trapping him within it.

Even with the array and shielding barrier, she was still worried, fearing that Ling Yun might use some other method to escape.

Burning the soul with flames already has a bonus effect, not to mention that Ling Yun is as weak as a chick now. Even releasing demonic energy couldn't withstand the attack of the spirit fire.

Since entering the secret realm, Ling Yun has absorbed the essence of many cultivators. However, his injuries are too severe. The highest cultivation level of those disciples he absorbed was only at the early Golden Core stage. It's like pouring a basin of water into a dried-up lake—not even enough to repair their souls. If it were before, killing this wretch would be as easy as crushing an ant!
Just as he was about to lose his soul, his overwhelming resentment finally made him lower his proud head!

"I was once your master, after all. No matter how many faults I have, what you're doing is treasonous and disrespectful. Aren't you afraid of leaving yourself with karmic burdens if you kill me?"

Even when he lowered his proud head, he still spoke in this didactic tone.

The earlier admission of having "a thousand faults" was dismissed lightly, as if it were about some trivial matter.

She could only laugh when she heard that! While talking, she kept channeling spiritual energy into the spirit fire, making the temperature of the spirit fire rise higher and higher.

"Old Deng, I don't think you've realized your situation yet. Do you think you can easily crush me now? I'm a kind-hearted person, I can give you a way out."

Upon hearing this, he completely disbelieved that the "wicked creature" would be so kind; he feared it was merely a means to humiliate him! Ling Yun remained silent, enduring the burning of the spiritual fire.

“You have a deep-seated prejudice against me, but now you only have one path to take: to believe me. Kneel down before me, admit your mistakes, and repent for your sins. If I'm happy, I'll spare your life, how about that?”

That's what she said, but she didn't reduce the amount of spiritual energy she was sending into the sword formation.

The temperature within the sword formation is now high enough to melt even the most mortal body, something a fragile soul cannot withstand.

Whether Ling Yun kneels or not, what awaits him is the complete annihilation of his soul...

In the end, his instinct for survival overcame his pride, and he was willing to kneel before her. Unfortunately, it was too late; before he could even repent, his soul dissolved into the spiritual fire.

She was a cautious person, and just in case, she did not immediately remove the spiritual fire and sword formation, but instead let the spiritual fire continue to burn.

Who knows if that old man Ling Yun might have left some kind of escape route inside, so she could just run away after activating the sword formation?

After burning for a long time, Lin Yan asked the inner demon in her sea of ​​consciousness to sense whether there was still any demonic energy left.

Having witnessed her methods, the inner demon stammered, "No...no."

"No? Are you sure you haven't? Have you really experienced it properly? If Ling Yun Lao Deng suddenly appears out of nowhere again, I'll use you as a scapegoat!"

Inner Demon: ...

Sometimes it feels that it is actually the original body, and that the inner demon is the one occupying the body!

After carefully sensing it several times to make sure there was no demonic energy left, it answered again, "No, I promise."

Lin Yan withdrew the sword formation and the spiritual fire after hearing this.

Ling Yun's soul has been scattered and there is no possibility of reincarnation or resurrection, so it is naturally Tao Zhizhi's turn now.

Killing Ling Yun didn't bring her much joy or happiness; it just meant one less person was after her.

Her figure vanished from the spot, and in an instant she was in front of Tao Zhizhi.

While dealing with Ling Yun, she didn't forget to use spirit stones to transform into demonic beasts to attack Tao Zhizhi, letting her experience the feeling of being surrounded and attacked by demonic beasts.

When I died in the monster horde, I was surrounded by monsters, feeling desperate, fearful, and helpless.

The other party probably couldn't empathize; the demonic beast she conjured from spirit stones only resembled it in appearance, falling far short in strength and intimidation. (End of Chapter)