Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Yunping sat with his legs crossed, completely unperturbed, showing no intention of going to help.

There's a saying you might not have heard before—

He smiled as he looked down at Ye Xuanqiu, whose expression was solemn, and said eloquently, "When you think he won't stand you up, he does. He really stands you up."

"When you think he's going to back out, but he doesn't, that's actually a kind of backing out too."

"What are you talking about?" Ye Xuanqiu squinted, suddenly feeling that she couldn't quite understand her old friend Yun Ping.

Yun said calmly, "In any case, don't underestimate pigeons, especially the best ones that haven't been caught and cooked yet."

"He might not be good at doing anything productive, but when it comes to using crooked methods to evade responsibility—"

Yunping chuckled: "He's quite an expert."

next moment.

Ye Xuanqiu's eyes widened as she suddenly sensed a particularly strange aura.

And when she glanced down—

But she was shocked to see a scene she had never expected.

Suddenly, Jiang Shaoguang, who should have been defeated long ago, appeared behind Fan Luokui.

Fan Luo Kui, who had already stepped into the Soul Refining Array, never expected that Jiang Shao Guang would suddenly rush up.

She subconsciously assumed that Jiang Shaoguang was going to pull her out of the Soul Refining Array.

Jiang Shaoguang did extend his right hand, but it wasn't to grab Fan Luokui's clothes—

In his hand, he was tightly gripping a black, sharp dragon fang.

"Running away is shameful, but it's actually very useful—"

Blood trickled from the corner of Jiang Shaoguang's mouth as he chuckled softly at Fan Luokui.

The black dragon tooth that had been hidden for so long was forcefully plunged into Fan Luo Kui's body in the next second.

56. Tsk tsk tsk

The legacy of the Black Dragon King.

Jiang Shaoguang obtained this item from the very beginning, but he hesitated to use it.

He could indeed use this item to gain the opportunity to become a saint, and he believed that once he became a saint, he would definitely be able to defeat Fan Luokui and win this duel.

But Jiang Shaoguang dared not gamble.

After receiving the inheritance, he could indeed defeat Fan Luokui with his strength and win the bet.

But Jiang Shaoguang wasn't sure if Fan Luokui, that stubborn girl, would do something outrageous. What if she accidentally committed suicide on the spot when he wasn't looking?

Rather than letting various uncertainties affect the final outcome, it would be better to follow the script that Fan Luokui had in mind first, and then give her an unexpected twist at the ending she thought she had.

The pitch-black fangs pierced into Fan Luokui's body. In an instant, she felt as if her soul was filled with an indescribable cold and frost. The pain caused by the Soul Refining Array disappeared completely, and the pitch-black demonic energy also shook violently under the influence of the black energy emanating from the fangs.

Before the war began, Jiang Shaoguang had consulted with Zhen Sheng Tai Baiqiu.

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"The Soul Refining Array is the number one killing array under the Heavenly Dao. Those trapped in this array will have their physical bodies perish in an instant unless the Heavenly Dao itself descends. Their souls will be torn apart completely and eventually drown in the endless abyss of demonic energy, never to be reborn."

"Even a saint might not be able to escape this formation."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuchan couldn't help but think of Jiang Shaoguang's plan and asked, "If that's the case, then Senior Brother, your plan will fall through, won't it? Even if you manage to get Luo Kui to become a Saint at the last moment, it might not be enough to escape the Soul Refining Array?"

Tai Baiqiu added, "Even a Saint at the peak of his cultivation might not be a match for the Soul Refining Array, let alone a Saint who has just entered the Saintly realm?"

"but--"

Jiang Shaoguang's eyes flashed with determination: "You just said that unless the Heavenly Dao itself descends, even a saint cannot break this Soul Refining Array, right?"

"Hmm." Gu Xingzhuo nodded in agreement: "Teacher was probably also involved with Ye Xuanqiu at that time, so he might not have been able to make a move."

"Have you forgotten something?"

Standing behind the crowd, Yunping leisurely munched on some fruit, smiled faintly, and pointed to the top of his head.

"God himself may not come, but don't forget—"

"The path to sainthood... involves a heavenly tribulation."

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boom--

The heavens roared.

Jiang Shaoguang fell backward helplessly, raised his head, and looked up at the black sky above Jing Liyuan, which resembled a long dragon.

Dark clouds loomed overhead.

Every dark cloud carries the power of Heaven's will.

As the Heavenly Dao that governs this universe, and the head of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Heavenly Lord is the sole judge of whether someone can cultivate to sainthood. The heavenly tribulation lightning that descends is a test, and even more so, a test of one's Dao heart!

A heavenly tribulation is equivalent to the arrival of the God himself!

boom!

A purple lightning bolt crashed down, instantly striking Fan Luokui's head.

However, the heavenly lightning symbolizing the heavens was blocked by the nine-layered array—the Soul Refining Array—that was immersed in demonic energy!

A violent wave rippled outwards from the dark array, and the uppermost circular array suddenly shattered, while Fan Luokui inside remained unharmed.

boom!

The azure lightning bolt crashed down, striking the Soul Refining Array with unerring accuracy once again.

After a brief delay, another soul-refining array exploded and shattered!

Heavenly tribulations and heavenly lightning never cease!

The Nine Heavens Tribulation did not come to Fan Luo Kui, who was supposed to be undergoing the tribulation, but instead to the Nine Heavens Soul Refining Array surrounding Fan Luo Kui!

"It's starting..."

Feeling the intense shaking of the Pure Abyss beneath her feet, Ye Yuchan raised her head and looked at the dark cloud gathering directly above, about to unleash a bolt of lightning towards Fan Luokui's location, panting heavily.

Gu Xingzhuo flashed in front of Ye Yuchan, his face deathly pale. He could only helplessly use his ink brush to unleash several streams of ink, sending them flying like swords towards the decaying black dragon covered in flesh.

puff-

However, as always, even Gu Xingzhuo, who had already become a saint, was unable to cause any real damage to this mad dragon.

As for Ye Yuchan, simply dodging the terrifying stench and the dragon's claw strikes was already her limit. If she had enough gold coins, she might even be able to summon the magic weapon Black Light and fire a capitalist cannon shot at this long-dead corpse puppet mad dragon, sending it to its final burial on the spot.

But the problem is, she's very poor now, extremely poor!

And this moment.

"Roar—!!!"

As if sensing that the Soul Refining Array was being illuminated by the Heavenly Tribulation, a particularly terrifying rage and killing intent suddenly ignited in the eyes of the decaying mad dragon, and the chaos and madness expanded to twice its original size!

The enormous dragon claw, like a giant sword slicing through the air, instantly covered the area where Ye Yuchan and Gu Xingzhuo were located.

The speed was so fast that even Ye Yuchan, who was skilled in dodging, did not have time to react.

At the critical moment, Gu Xingzhuo, a Saint Realm expert, grabbed Ye Yuchan's arm and teleported to the location of the ink he had previously set up, barely managing to dodge the fatal claw attack.

Ye Yuchan came to her senses and said blankly, "Hey, hey, hey... this must be a joke, right? How come it seems even stronger?"

"The loosening of the Soul Refining Array has made Ye Xuanqiu anxious... She must be starting to deplete the physical strength of this mad dragon..."

Gu Xingzhuo pushed up his glasses. He could clearly see that the corrosive aura on the mad dragon was becoming more and more serious, and its flesh was becoming more and more like a lump of mud, with flesh and blood hanging down and making a hissing sound.

Their original goal was to hold off the mad dragon until Fan Luokui successfully ascended to sainthood, then reunite with Jiang Shaoguang and the others. The old rogue would fight Ye Xuanqiu from above, while they would work together to send the mad dragon to heaven.

But now it seems that it can no longer be delayed—

"Roar--!!"

A strong stench emanated from the mad dragon's mouth. Ye Yuchan and Gu Xingzhuo leaped into the air. Gu Xingzhuo quickly flung out the ink in mid-air to avoid being attacked again later.

To the surprise of both of them, the moment the mad dragon raised its head, the corrosive gas also rose upwards, as if it were an endless stream.

Gu Xingzhuo quickly swapped positions with Ye Yuchan and the ink, but he never expected that the mad dragon would actually start twisting its head haphazardly, causing the long-lasting corrosive aura to spray wildly in all directions.

Because the frantic spraying had no discernible pattern, everything required on-the-spot judgment, which made Ye Yuchan feel as if she was madly flirting with death.

"That's taking way too long!"

Ye Yuchan cried out in alarm as she narrowly avoided the foul stench that was enough to corrode flesh.

As she ran, she looked up and couldn't help but shout:

"Help! Hey you over there... are you done yet? Someone's going to die here!!"

The person Ye Yuchan was calling for was naturally not the old rogue who was currently opposing Ye Xuanqiu above.

Instead, it was a mysterious array hidden in a dark corner within the Pure Abyss, concealed before they entered the cave.

"Alright, alright, don't rush, little girl."

A wisp of smoke dissipated.

next moment.

On the surrounding stone walls, hundreds and thousands of magic arrays, matching the color of the stone walls, suddenly began to operate, their color changing from dark brown to pure white. At the center of the array's core, countless iron chains engraved with mysterious runes shot out rapidly, binding the maddening black dragon tightly from head to toe!

The neck area was given special attention, with three layers of clothing wrapped around it, as if a collar had been put on this mad dragon.

"Seriously, young people these days are just too impatient and anxious."

A handsome young man with dog ears on his head stood on a wisp of green smoke, gently stroking a folding fan, calm and composed.

A confident smile appeared on the young man's face. He had been preparing for this moment for a long time, and when he made his move, it was the finishing blow.

Black Dragon Fang, Array Saint Diagram.

At this point, both of their trump cards have been revealed.

"The situation has reversed, hasn't it?"