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

While Bai Xiaobai was focused on currying favor, little did she know that as soon as she entered the fog, a pair of crimson vertical pupils hidden in the darkness had already locked onto her without anyone knowing.

She was completely unaware of this and continued to delve deeper.

When their vision cleared completely, they discovered that the depths of the fog were actually an abyss.

At this moment, the abyss was eerily silent, with no insects chirping or wind blowing around, and even the spiritual energy seemed to be stagnant.

She immediately sensed something was wrong and was about to call for her master when she noticed something moving in the depths of the abyss.

Although I was a little scared, I decided to investigate anyway.

Just as she was intently investigating, a colossal creature, thousands of feet tall, emerged from the shadows of the abyss.

The jet-black scales were layered upon each other, each shimmering with a dark, cold light.

Bai Xiaobai was dumbfounded. Staring at the enormous creature that suddenly appeared in front of her, she bit her lower lip hard to keep herself from making a sound out of fear.

Why was she being so overly attentive? Even her own master had stopped, which meant there was definitely something wrong with the fog.

But she was oblivious to the danger and still barged in. Now look what happened, she's really messed things up.

She stared at the two blood-red vertical pupils on the head of that enormous creature, which were larger than lanterns, and swallowed hard.

At this point, all she could do was pray that her master would come to her rescue as soon as possible.

But instead of her silence, the enormous creature that had been looming before her spoke.

"Little thing, you actually come from the Spirit Realm. You are the first demon to come to this ancient secret realm in the past thousand years. You little snake of the Qi Refining Mirror, although you are a bit weak, your aura is quite interesting. If I devour you, perhaps I can break through to the sixth rank."

Staring at the huge, shiny black scales and the bright red vertical pupils, Bai Xiaobai was completely terrified.

Especially when she heard the enormous creature mention the sixth rank, she instantly felt as if she had lost six of her seven orifices.

Goodness, sixth rank! This is equivalent to the Void Realm of a cultivator's cultivation level, and this big guy is about to reach the sixth rank.

My God, this enormous body lying across the abyss, like a giant serpent spirit beast that seems to obscure the entire world, is actually equivalent to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

What incredible luck she had to run into such a terrifying being.

Bai Xiaobai felt her heart pounding wildly in her chest. A deep-seated fear made her limbs go weak, and the blood in her body almost froze.

She instinctively wanted to scream for help, but then she thought, could her master really defeat such a powerful spirit beast?

She had noticed that Shen Ji's face was very pale when she was in her own sea of ​​consciousness.

For some inexplicable reason, she abandoned her plan to cry for help and instead suppressed her fear, trembling as she tried to establish a kinship with the enormous creature.

"That...big snake, no, no, Your Majesty, you see, my true form is also a snake. We are actually from the same lineage, so we can be considered relatives. Besides, Your Majesty is so powerful, it's really not worth it for you to devour a mere Qi Refining Mirror demon like me. Why don't you release me, and I'll go out and find you a more powerful demon beast?"

Upon hearing this, the enormous creature let out two sinister laughs.

"Interesting little thing, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're trying to stall for time until your companion comes to rescue you, aren't you? I admit your companion is very powerful, but his old injuries have flared up, and he's currently trapped in my illusion. He won't be able to escape for a while. Once I devour you, I'll deal with him. With the two of you helping me, I, Xuan Hui, will definitely be able to break through to the sixth rank. At that time, this ancient secret realm won't be able to hold me anymore."

Upon hearing that his master was not only trapped but also had his old injuries relapse, Bai Xiaobai felt as if the sky had fallen.

She forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and decided to continue maneuvering.

"So it's King Xuanhui! You're about to break through to the sixth rank! That's incredibly powerful. But King Xuanhui, if you're so strong, why are you trapped in this ancient secret realm? Who did this? How long have you been trapped? A thousand years or ten thousand years?"

As soon as Bai Xiaobai finished speaking, the enormous, coiled figure moved.

"Little thing, you talk too much. My being trapped was due to a moment of carelessness, and it's not your place to ridicule me. Since you're so impatient, then I'll grant your wish."

Xuan Hui's words startled Bai Xiaobai, and in her haste, she could only make a hand seal to create a protective shield around herself.

Damn it, how dare she ridicule me?

She just wanted to chat a little longer and stall for time.

"Please don't be angry. I just wanted to know why someone as powerful as you is trapped. I didn't mean to mock you. Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet. My master is very powerful; his strength is far beyond the Void Realm. If you dare to eat me, he will definitely tear you to pieces. I... I advise you to be sensible and let me leave, otherwise, when my master comes, you won't be able to escape even if you want to."

Xuan Hui laughed in anger and didn't say anything more.

Boom—!

A deafening roar erupted, and the abyss where it dwelled was completely reduced to nothingness.

Bai Xiaobai was terrified and frantically fled, throwing the condensed lightning blades at the enormous creature behind her.

"Master, come quickly and save me! Your disciple is about to be eaten!"

"Master, save me! Please come and save your disciple! I will never dare to be reckless again!"

"King Xuanhui, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, we are relatives."

Faced with Bai Xiaobai's pleas for mercy and her incredible escape speed, Xuan Hui's interest was completely piqued.

"The Qi Refining Mirror doesn't have your speed, and this golden lightning attribute... a mixed spiritual root? No, no, no, that's not right, hahaha, you actually... you actually have the legendary Chaos Spiritual Root. So that's it, no wonder you can use the power of golden lightning, you have a Chaos Spiritual Root."

Bai Xiaobai was filled with regret. If she had known that such a terrifying existence existed in this ancient secret realm, she would have obediently followed behind her master.

But it was too late to say anything now, because she had already felt the terrifying pressure from the Xuanhui descending upon her.

Just as she was about to cry out that she was doomed, she suddenly felt her body enveloped by soft spiritual energy.

The familiar feeling almost brought her to tears.

As the figure in white appeared in her sight, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Master...Master, this vile snake tried to eat me! I almost didn't see you again!"

Seeing that she was quite frightened, Shen Ji's last bit of anger vanished completely.

"Will you dare to act recklessly next time?"

"I won't dare to do it again."

"Alright, stop crying. Stay away from here, and your master will avenge you."