Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

She was completely stunned; she had finally managed to gather her spiritual power.

As more and more spiritual energy gathered, her entire sea of ​​consciousness began to boil. The ever-flowing spiritual energy seemed to be trying to break through something.

The pain intensified, and her entire body felt as if it were being torn apart, causing her immense suffering.

The mysterious voice seemed to be guiding her, calling to her.

"Break free from constraints and come here."

She didn't know why she heard that voice, but a strong thought welled up inside her.

That means don't stop, keep mobilizing spiritual energy to gather there.

Her surging sea of ​​consciousness, carrying all her spiritual power, repeatedly assaulted the area shrouded in white mist.

Each impact made her feel like she was living a life worse than death.

The cliff top is shrouded in mist, standing silently and quietly, taking in the small figure struggling in pain below.

The red-clad sword spirit hovered beside him, its eyes filled with deep worry: "She's in a lot of pain; her body is on the verge of collapse. The gale here has exceeded her body's tolerance. If this continues, her body will completely break down. Even if you want her to grow up quickly, you don't have to be this cruel."

Shen Ji remained calm and said indifferently, "She already had a sea of ​​consciousness before she took human form. Moreover, she not only had a sea of ​​consciousness, but also a space within it, though it seems to be sealed. I suspect that there is a very powerful being within her sea of ​​consciousness, and the ancient and mysterious aura we sensed was emitted by that being."

After Shen Ji finished speaking, Chang Ling remained silent for a moment.

"So you want to use the strong winds here to help her break the seal on her divine sense space in this desperate situation. But what if this powerful being loses the seal on her divine sense space? What kind of impact will that have on her? I don't agree with this hasty approach."

After hearing Changling's concerns, Shenji's answer completely shocked the sword that had existed for nearly ten thousand years.

"What if this seal is a part of her?"

"You mean...you mean the part of her is sealed in her spiritual space? How is that possible? She's just a small snake in the spirit world, how could that be..."

Faced with Changling's shock, Shen Ji merely glanced at it indifferently.

"So why would the mighty God-Slayer, Calamity, form a soul contract with a mere snake with no cultivation? Was it because of her blood? Or the ancient aura you sensed back then?"

"this......"

Changling remained silent.

After all, the reason she formed a soul contract with Bai Xiaobai was because of her blood and the ancient aura emanating from her body.

Otherwise, any disciple it randomly selected from those who entered the Thousand Treasures Cave would be far stronger than Bai Xiaobai, who was just a small snake before it took human form.

Changling could no longer fathom the depths of Shen Ji's power.

So he really is just the peak master of Xiaoyao Peak?

Is he really only at the late Nascent Soul stage?

This was its first time being alone with Shen Ji, so it took this opportunity to ask the question that had been bothering it.

"You...who exactly are you? Xiao Qi is an ancient divine beast. If an ancient divine beast can call you master, then Master Shen's identity must be more than just a minor peak master of Xiaoyao Peak."

"And the black crescent-shaped mark on your palm before, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, but it's been too long, I can't remember."

Upon hearing the black crescent moon mark, Shen Ji's expression darkened, and his eyes lost all trace of their previous gentleness.

The bone-chilling cold emanating from his body made the red-clad sword spirit feel as if his spiritual body was frozen.

"Protect Little White, and don't have any other ideas. What you shouldn't know, it's best to pretend you don't see. I can let you out of the Thousand Treasure Cave, or I can make your spirit dissipate and turn you into a piece of rusty scrap iron."

Such a blatant threat instilled deep apprehension in Changling.

He also realized more clearly that the reason he was able to get out of Qianbao Cave was because he had recognized Bai Xiaobai, a disciple of Xiaoyao Peak, as his master.

But why would this person hide their identity within the Qingxiao Sect?

What is his purpose?

Or is he hiding from something?

Who could he fear or avoid?

......

The pain of her body being torn apart only strengthened Bai Xiaobai's resolve.

She mobilized all the spiritual power in her body, repeatedly striking the area in her sea of ​​consciousness that was shrouded in white mist.

Each impact made her feel like she was dying, but the guidance of that mysterious voice became clearer and clearer.

"Break it open, break it open."

Her spiritual energy was repeatedly scattered by the impact, but she gradually gathered and condensed it back together, bit by bit.

She recalled how she used to always want to back down and rely on others, no matter what she did.

In the spirit world, she relied on her snake father and snake mother; at Xiaoyao Peak, she always felt that she had a powerful sect to rely on.

But this time, she couldn't rely on anyone; she could only rely on herself.

Break free from constraints and survive in dire circumstances.

Yes, she can rely on herself.

She can refuse to accept her fate.

She can break all the constraints, including the ones she faces now.

Under this intense thought, she felt the spiritual power in her sea of ​​consciousness suddenly erupt.

"Break it!"

Accompanied by this soft, clear, angry shout—"Crack!"

The part of the mind that had been enveloped finally revealed its original form.

An ancient stone door, heavily sealed, slowly opened from the inside.

Bai Xiaobai could no longer feel any pain; her entire body was enveloped in gentle spiritual energy.

As the huge stone was opened, she seemed to see a shadowy figure walking towards her.

Just as she was trying to make out the figure, she heard her master's gentle voice.

"Congratulations, Xiaobai."

She slowly reached out her hand, wanting to ask him what he wanted to congratulate her on.

But before she could ask anything, she fell into a coma.

Bai Xiaobai seemed to have a dream; in her dream, she was an adult. Not only did she have a great figure, but she was also a stunning beauty.

Most importantly, in her dream, she seemed to be keeping a lot of strange-looking pets.

They gathered around her, listening attentively to her stories, and affectionately called her "Master".

She didn't quite understand why she had so many pets in her dream, and why they all looked so strange.

She thought, "If I'm going to keep a pet, I should at least keep one as cute as my little snake form." She was a little disgusted.

Just then, she suddenly saw her own reflection on the water's surface.

Dark red vertical pupils, enormous scales.

Good heavens, what kind of monster is this?

"Master, save me!"

Startled awake, Bai Xiaobai looked at the familiar face smiling at her, her lips trembled, and she almost shed tears.

"Master, I had a nightmare. In my dream, I turned into a huge monster. It was terrifying. I was just a cute little snake, how could I grow so big?"