After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

Xiao Qingtian remained silent, his eyes flickering.

He naturally understood that with the Xiao family's resources, if they could establish contact with outsiders at this moment and coordinate from within and without, they might be able to take advantage of the situation to annex the Hehuan Sect and elevate the Xiao family to a higher level.

After all, the hidden injuries he sustained in his fight with Chu Qingyi years ago have not yet healed. If he is dragged here indefinitely, the Xiao family will have no way out when the true army of the Divine Origin Alliance arrives.

"Pass on my secret order," he said slowly, his voice barely audible, "find a way to contact the people at Yinshan Palace..."

However, before he could finish speaking—

hum!

A vast and unparalleled beam of Five Elements spiritual light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the entire mountain peak!

The spiritual light was warm yet heavy, like an invisible mountain pressing down on everyone's heads. The aura of the formation was omnipresent, completely severing any secret connection with the outside world.

Xiao Qingtian's expression froze instantly.

He suddenly looked up at the slowly rotating Yin-Yang Five Elements Grand Array, his pupils suddenly contracting!

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see the extraordinary nature of this grand formation at a glance.

The core of that formation was actually an ancient fourth-tier grand formation! How could a formation plate of this level appear in a second-rate sect?!

"Could it be that the Hehuan Sect... has another trick up its sleeve?"

He muttered to himself, his expression changing drastically.

Their original plans were completely disrupted upon seeing this grand formation.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and resentment in his heart, and turned around abruptly, speaking in a deep voice to everyone in the hall:

"Pass on my order! The entire Xiao family must unite against the enemy! Anyone who dares to secretly contact outsiders and undermine morale will face my ruthlessness!"

The elders in the hall looked at each other, puzzled.

But seeing the patriarch's ashen face, no one dared to say another word and could only agree in unison.

At this moment, on the main peak of the Hehuan Sect, Chu Qingyi had already transformed into a stream of light, soaring straight into the sky and hovering beneath the enormous Five Elements Array Diagram.

She was dressed in white, her robes fluttering, and the pressure of her Nascent Soul stage cultivation was released without reservation, like an invisible mountain standing between heaven and earth, making the entire battlefield suffocate.

She looked down at the dark mass of enemy troops below, her red lips parted slightly, and she uttered only one word, but her voice was like a thunderclap from the heavens, carrying unparalleled Nascent Soul power, and it exploded in everyone's hearts.

"roll!"

The single word fell like a tangible sound wave, carrying the power of heaven and earth, and crushed fiercely towards the center of the enemy army!

Many cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages with low cultivation levels were immediately struck as if by a heavy blow. Their faces turned pale, blood gushed from their mouths, and they fainted on the spot.

Even those cultivators at the Core Formation stage felt as if an invisible hand was gripping their chests tightly, causing their blood and qi to surge and their faces to turn extremely pale.

The army was thrown into chaos, and chaos reigned!

"It's a Nascent Soul cultivator! Retreat immediately!"

"Don't come near! This is the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

The cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect and Yinshan Palace frantically steered their flying boats backward, retreating a hundred miles before barely escaping the suffocating pressure.

The entire battlefield fell silent for a moment after Chu Qingyi uttered a single word.

Then, a deafening cheer erupted within the Hehuan Sect!

Countless disciples were moved to tears, raising their arms and shouting.

The previously wavering morale was instantly reignited by the Supreme Elder's absolute power!

However, no one noticed that in the instant the cheers engulfed everyone, the figure in white robes in mid-air trembled almost imperceptibly.

Chu Qingyi's face paled slightly beneath her veil, and a metallic taste rose in her throat, which she forcibly suppressed.

Her attack just now, while shocking the enemy, also aggravated old injuries in her body, causing a sharp, needle-like pain in her meridians.

The Red Lotus Immortal was the first to notice her unusual behavior.

A hint of worry flashed in her beautiful eyes. She quickly transformed into a streak of light and rushed to Chu Qingyi's side. She gently supported Chu Qingyi's cold arm and quietly led her back to the main hall of the main peak.

Outside the hall, cheers continued to rise and fall, while inside, Honglian helped Chu Qingyi sit down slowly and whispered something.

Meanwhile, several elders from the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Yinshan Palace gazed in the direction of the Joyful Union Sect, their faces filled with resentment and anger.

They originally thought that the Hehuan Sect was just a second-rate sect, and what trouble could a Nascent Soul old monster cause?

But today, witnessing firsthand Chu Qingyi's power to repel the enemy with a single word,

With the addition of that indestructible fourth-order formation, they finally understood that this bone was much harder than they had imagined.

"This protective formation is really troublesome... and with that Nascent Soul ancestor in charge, we really don't know where to start."

An elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect spoke with a gloomy expression.

The skeletal elder from Yinshan Palace snorted coldly, his gaze sinister: "No rush, let's wait for the Divine Origin Alliance's reinforcements to arrive."

At that time, let alone one woman in the early Nascent Soul stage, even if two more came, they would still be annihilated!

Although the army was unwilling, they dared not force their way in the face of the absolute pressure of the Nascent Soul cultivator. They could only retreat to a safe distance and surround the Hehuan Sect, waiting for reinforcements.

Inside the Hehuan Sect, Chu Qingyi meditated for a while in the hall to suppress her injuries, and then immediately ordered the disciples of each peak to quickly gather.

Master Yunhe received the order and stepped forward, standing on the high platform. He addressed the dense crowd below in a loud voice:

"Fellow disciples! The Supreme Elder has personally intervened, and with the protection of an ancient formation, our Hehuan Sect will never allow ourselves to be bullied! Today, the sect will stand with you through life and death!"

These words acted as a reassurance, gradually calming the initially fearful disciples.

Having witnessed Chu Qingyi's power in repelling the enemy with a single word, and being within this indestructible formation, everyone finally felt relieved.

However, the atmosphere inside the main hall at the highest peak was far less optimistic than outside.

Chu Qingyi sat upright in the main seat. Although some color had returned to her face beneath the veil, the lingering weakness could not deceive the assembled peak masters. She suppressed the surging blood within her, scanned the crowd, and spoke in a cold voice:

"Gentlemen, regarding today's events..."

However, before she could finish speaking—

"Supreme Elder!"

An elder with gray hair and beard suddenly stepped forward; it was Elder Song from the Enforcement Hall.

With a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and said, "I have something to say, but I don't know if I should."

Chu Qingyi's gaze turned slightly cold: "Speak."

Elder Song took a deep breath, as if gathering his courage:

"Today's disaster was all caused by that inner disciple, Lin Fengmian! If we had handed him over, perhaps this crisis could have been averted. Why let thousands of disciples of the entire sect suffer because of him?"