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The cave was so quiet that only the murmuring of the underground river and the extremely faint "humming" of the spiritual root seedlings absorbing spiritual energy within the light membrane could be heard.

"Let's begin."

Niannian said in a low voice, pointing the Morning Dew Sword diagonally at the ground. The tip of the sword swept across the silver water plants, leaving a fleeting ice mark.

"Um."

Luo Nannan responded, and three crimson-gold flames suddenly rose from her palm.

The flame appeared to be only the size of a candle flame, but the moment it appeared, all the surrounding moisture was instantly evaporated, and even the space itself seemed to distort slightly.

Instead of throwing them immediately, she pushed her palm forward slightly, locking onto the three writhing water spheres that were emanating black mist.

"Illusion - Mental Suppression"

Qianqian's figure appeared and disappeared in the mist of the dark river, her clear and cold voice carrying an unusual solemnity.

She formed hand seals, and her invisible spiritual power, like a fine spider web, instantly traversed space and precisely enveloped the three water spheres.

The distorted beast soul faces inside the water sphere, which were originally emitting silent shrieks, now seemed to have their throats choked, and the frequency of their struggles visibly slowed down.

"Now!"

With a sharp cry, Nian Nian moved.

Her figure moved so fast that she was just a blur. The first leaf of the Chaos Nine-Leaf Lotus shimmered with light, maximizing the benefits brought by the illusion interference.

Instead of charging straight at the light membrane, she traced an enigmatic arc around the surface of the massive underground river, continuously striking with the Dewdrop Sword.

"Stars - Strangulation!"

The silvery-white sword energy was no longer a single ray, but instantly split into dozens of fine, hair-like ice-blue threads.

Each thread pierced with unparalleled precision at the point where the three water spheres connected, the node where the array's spiritual energy flowed.

The sword energy touched the light membrane but did not penetrate it. Instead, it adhered to it like a bone-deep infection, constantly vibrating and interfering with the internal circulation of the Three Yin Corrosion Spirit Array.

"Hey!"

Almost at the same time that Nian Nian's sword energy fell, Nannan made her move.

With a wave of her hand, the three crimson flames in her palm vanished instantly, replaced by three exquisitely condensed golden-red fire lines.

Like a venomous snake with intelligence, it followed the path opened by the sword energy, ignoring the barrier of the pale blue light membrane, and accurately hit the core of the water sphere!

"Sizzle!"

Like a red-hot iron being plunged into ice water, a teeth-grinding burning sound echoed within the cave.

The Phoenix's Golden Flame is absolutely effective against evil spirits.

The three murky water spheres expanded violently the moment they came into contact with the crimson gold fire line, and then quickly shriveled and dissolved like burst bubbles.

The vengeful spirit sealed inside let out an extremely mournful scream, and was reduced to ashes in the golden flames.

"roar!"

Just as the water sphere shattered, the underground river suddenly exploded!

A beast soul, even more ferocious than the previous Swamp Demon Lizard, formed entirely from resentment and black mud, roared out from the depths of the dark river!

It seemed to be a guardian forcibly imprisoned here by the formation, which was now broken.

Although it had lost its support, it unleashed a final frenzy, opening its massive jaws and lunging at Luo Nannan, who was closest to it.

"Be careful!"

Qiqi screamed in fright and shrank back while hugging the pottery jar.

"Little sister, fill in the gaps!"

Without turning her head, she shouted and swept her sword horizontally, creating an icy blue sword curtain in front of Nannan, delaying the beast soul's attack by half a breath.

"Spiritwood Shield Armor!"

The tiny hands pressed down hard on the edge of the Ice Marrow Palace, and emerald green spiritual light surged out, instantly reinforcing and repairing the pale blue light membrane that was teetering on the verge of collapse due to the broken array.

At the same time, a surge of vital energy flowed into the seedling, the seven-colored glow rekindled, and the seedling's leaves unfurled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Get out of here!"

Luo Nannan's face turned cold. Facing the beast spirit that pounced on her, she did not retreat, but instead took a step forward.

She abandoned the ranged flames, clenched her right fist, and a flame, more condensed than any she had before and with a darker golden hue, gathered at the tip of her fist.

boom!

A punch is thrown, without any fancy techniques, only pure power and fire.

The dark golden fist energy struck the beast soul squarely between the eyebrows.

Before the beast soul could even let out a scream, it disintegrated inch by inch in the dark gold flames, eventually turning into a wisp of green smoke and dissipating.

The dark golden flames on Nannan's fist, after burning away the beast's soul, flowed back as if imbued with spirituality, disappearing into her palm.

The ice marrow crystal in her arms glowed slightly, quietly dissolving the residual force of the rebound.

"It's alright now."

Nannan withdrew her fist, her tone indifferent, as if she had just swatted a mosquito.

Niannian breathed a sigh of relief, sheathed her sword, and strode to the budding spiritual root.

At this point, the light film has stabilized, the seedlings are emerald green, and colorful rays of light flow around them, exuding a breathtaking vitality.

"This is... the Seven-Colored Illusion Orchid?"

She leaned closer and examined it carefully before exclaiming in surprise.

"A legendary innate spiritual root that can stabilize the soul and enhance comprehension! However, this one is still young and needs further cultivation."

"Whatever it is, it's much better looking than that broken water balloon."

Niannian grinned, then said seriously.

"Miss, could you transplant it? This Ice Marrow Palace looks extraordinary, why don't you take it with you?"

With a slight nod, green light spread from her fingertips as she carefully severed the natural connection between the spiritual root seedling and the earth's veins, collecting it along with the ice marrow foundation stone beneath its roots.

Throughout the entire process, the radiant glow of the spiritual root seedling never dimmed.

The moment Xiao Xiao put away her spiritual root, a sudden change occurred!

In the shadowy area on the cave ceiling where the divine fire of the girl had scorched, the dark trace that should have dissipated was now writhing and expanding wildly like a living thing!

A wave of reincarnation, far purer, colder, and carrying an aura of endless death, emanated from it!

"Oh no! That thing isn't a split thought! It's a coordinate system!"

Qianqian's expression changed, and she instantly unleashed her illusion magic at full power, attempting to disrupt the expansion of the dark traces, but it was too late.

The dark trace trembled violently, like ripples on the surface of water, and a blurry portal phantom composed of countless tiny runes flashed and disappeared within it.

Although it was extremely brief, the chilling aura that leaked out, belonging to the laws of reincarnation in the immortal realm, sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

"call out!"

A very thin, almost imperceptible gray streak of light shot out from the closing portal phantom, not to attack anyone.

Instead, with a "snap," it stuck to the outer wall of the Seven-Colored Illusion Orchid that Xiao Xiao had just put into her storage ring!

"That's... the Samsara Seal?!" The little golden dragon's pupils shrank suddenly, and it exclaimed in shock.

"That old dog Jin Wuming actually sabotaged my spiritual root! Is it a tracking mark, or... a parasitic seed?"

Niannian's face darkened, and she suddenly looked at the storage ring.

She could feel the seven-colored orchid in the ring trembling slightly, and the gray light was slowly seeping in like a maggot clinging to a bone.

"It seems we've been targeted." Nian Nian gripped the Morning Dew Sword tightly, her small face as cold as ice.

"Moreover, they not only want the spiritual root, but also want to use it to find us."

Deep within the cave, the dark traces completely dissipated, leaving only the lingering aura of reincarnation in the air and a group of solemn-looking little creatures.

Meanwhile, far away in Crane City, Luo Tian was holding his second walnut when he suddenly looked up as if sensing something and gazed at the northern horizon.

A cold, sharp glint flashed in his deep eyes.

"Jin Wuming...you're asking for death."