Her pale complexion and slender figure made her look as if she had just died.
That must be Four Directions Wangyue’s corpse.
After Four Directions Huixue failed to take the dicine by occupying the body, she stayed here.
Four Directions Huixue glanced at Beichuan Si and, finding that the other party made no rash move, she could only sigh silently.
Her plan to use the powerful barrier surrounding the shrine to severely injure Beichuan Si’s vitality had fallen through.
But that was alright.
Four Directions Huixue lifted the round mirror hanging in front of her:
"This shrine is surrounded by a powerful barrier, and only by combining the Moon Obscuring Mirror with the Moon Gazing Mirror into one key can it be lifted... Back then, I relied solely on the Moon Obscuring Mirror, this spiritual tool, to forcefully ascend the fifth stair, one step away from the elixir of immortality... but I failed at the very last mont. My Spiritual Body was severely damaged by the barrier and eventually returned to the Moon Obscuring Mirror, barely clinging to life."
But now things were different.
Four Directions Huixue manipulated the round mirror with a special technique twice, then her pale fingers pulled out a thick moonlight, shooting towards the apex of the altar.
Like a key inserted into a lock, a clear and audible click ca from midair.
Click!
The entire barrier abruptly vanished.
The next mont, a grey wandering soul shot out from within Four Directions Huixue’s body.
And her target, without exception, was the Elixir of Immortality floating in midair.
This ti, she abandoned not only her body but also the combined round mirror of the Moon Obscuring Mirror and Moon Gazing Mirror floating in midair.
As long as she could obtain the Elixir of Immortality!
She simply refused to consider anything else!
Beichuan Si didn’t hesitate to fire Jian Ding at the wandering soul racing through the air!
But—
The soul in midair recklessly absorbed a strike from Jian Ding, groaned, and continued to fly towards the Elixir of Immortality.
About a third of her Spiritual Body was cut off by Jian Ding from Beichuan Si, but simultaneously, she had arrived beside the Elixir of Immortality.
Mad laughter once again emanated from above the altar.
Beichuan Si supported the collapsing Four Directions Huixue and looked up.
The clear and crystal Elixir of Immortality had already been grasped in the other’s hand.
"Beichuan Master..." The original Four Directions Huixue woke up, looking at Beichuan Si who was supporting her, her pale face filled with remorse: "Why would you willingly hand over the Elixir of Immortality for soone like ..."
While her body was controlled by another Four Directions Huixue, she was also aware of what was happening in the outside world.
To be honest, upon hearing that Beichuan Si was willing to give the Elixir of Immortality to another Huixue, she couldn’t stop her emotions.
For her own existence, as insignificant as a mayfly... Beichuan Si was actually willing to make such a sacrifice.
She wanted to reach out and touch Beichuan Si’s face, but he dodged expressionlessly.
Under her gaze, Beichuan Si still had that furrowed brow expression, still that familiar phrase.
"I have a girlfriend now."
Hearing Beichuan Si’s words, Four Directions Huixue was first stunned.
Then... she couldn’t help but laugh.
At such a ti, what on earth was this person talking about...? What exactly did he care about?
He was indifferent to the Elixir of Immortality, yet willing to extend a helping hand to her.
He turned a blind eye to the imminent danger, yet could seriously say sothing like "I have a girlfriend now"...
She couldn’t tell if he was lacking a sense of danger or sothing else...
Four Directions Huixue couldn’t help but think.
But... maybe that was enough already.
She gently touched the Nara Deer Hairpin in her hair.
To die alongside soone who cares about her so much, maybe that was the last consolation heaven gave her, seeing her as too pitiable.
"Let make it clear, I didn’t plan to die here," Beichuan Si suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Four Directions Huixue was startled.
Under these circumstances, does Beichuan Si have a way to break the situation?
Although he didn’t know the specific effects of the elixir of immortality, it was the secret dicine passed down through generations of the Four Directions Family; its effects had to be nothing short of astonishing.
Now that he was seemingly in a deadly predicant, why did Beichuan Si remain so composed?
"You’ll see," Beichuan Si said, lifting his head to look at the space above him.
There, another Four Directions Huixue had fully swallowed the elixir of immortality into her Spiritual Body.
She could feel it.
The chronic spiritual injuries within her Spiritual Body were soothed and repaired by the elixir, and even the parts of the Spiritual Body that Beichuan Si had just severed were gradually regenerating.
Robust strength surged in an instant, utterly transforming her.
She stared at Beichuan Si, who was embracing Four Directions Huixue, and with a wide grin, she said, "Beichuan! It seems that I have won this ti! Whatever sches you have up your sleeve, they’re useless now!"
Beichuan Si paid no attention to her words, instead taking several ancient scrolls tied with knotted ropes from his backpack, and began to speak to himself,
"In fact, when I was investigating the Four Directions Family’s past, I ca across so things that caught my attention. As a Moon Witch, you must have heard of ’Huishitang’."
"Huishitang?" Four Directions Huixue in the sky was montarily stunned.
She pointed at Beichuan Si, vaguely surprised, "Are you saying... you went to Huishitang, the place guarded by the Four Directions Spirit?"
"Indeed," Beichuan Si nodded in confirmation.
Upon hearing this, Four Directions Huixue in the sky could no longer remain calm,
"How is that possible! The Four Directions Spirit... That’s the Human Pillar Spirit that has guarded Huishitang for generations, continually offered blood sacrifices by the Four Directions Clan... Not even I, in my pri, could have dealt with it... How could you possibly have breached its defenses... Ah."
Then it occurred to her.
Beichuan Si was the man who could even give her, the possessor of both the Moon Obscuring Mirror and the Moon Gazing Mirror, a sound beating; a single Four Directions Spirit certainly couldn’t stop him.
But what of it?
She had now swallowed the elixir of immortality, and there was nothing Beichuan Si could do to her.
As she thought this, Beichuan Si below spoke thoughtfully, "It’s almost ti."
"What do you an almost ti... Uh—"
Four Directions Huixue in midair had a sudden change of expression.
A scream followed in the next instant!
Her originally murky ghostly Spiritual Body suddenly beca tainted with black resentnt!
This sudden turn of events shocked even Four Directions Huixue in Beichuan Si’s arms.
What... what on earth had happened?
The surface of the Spiritual Body undulated like bubbles, and Four Directions Huixue in the air struggled to look at Beichuan Si, "What... what have you done to ?"
"It’s not what I’ve done to you," Beichuan Si shook his head, "but the elixir of immortality you took was inherently flawed and substandard."
He unfolded a scroll and scanned its contents:
’Elixir of immortality. The pursuit of the Four Directions Family for generations, ford by the gathering of pure moonlight’s vitality and then tainted with the Yellow Springs Energy through Moon Nether Lake Water.’
’In doing so, the properties of the elixir shifted more towards secrecy.’
’Our ancestors believed that only when the breath of Yellow Springs and moonlight were balanced, could the elixir truly transform both Spiritual Body and flesh, becoming truly immortal beings... denizens of the Moon Palace of Penglai.’
’But we failed. The elixir can indeed maintain balance with the taint of Yellow Springs Energy, yet we overlooked one detail. That is the resentnt conveyed from the Moon Ghost Lake through the Yellow Springs. As stated before, Yellow Springs Energy can change the nature of the elixir, and so can the accumulating daily, annual layers of resentnt.’
’The Four Directions Family suppressed the Yellow Springs for years, all for the sake of procuring the elixir of immortality. With the ergence of such a mistake, should any clan mbers beco aware, the authority of the Four Directions Shrine and Four Directions Family would suffer an unprecedented blow. Therefore, it is crucial to conceal the fact that the elixir is a defective product.’
’The elixir of immortality remains incomplete, not to be disturbed. It must be sealed in a barrier, guarded by clan mbers. Until a solution is found, it shall not be tampered with.’
’The Spiritual Artifact Moon Mirror, serving as the key to open the barrier, should only be used when one has utmost confidence in breaking the seal.’
’Rember, only Four Directions Clan Leaders may peruse these docunts. Those who learn the contents must all receive the punishnt of being cut in half at the waist.’
Yes.
"From the beginning, the purpose of setting up the barrier was not to protect the elixir of immortality but to suppress the resentnt within it."
Beichuan Si closed the scroll, gazing at the nearly mad and terrifying ghostly spirit in the sky, his tone smooth,
"It’s just that due to the previous head’s demise during the Waning Moon Ti catastrophe, the information was not passed on; thus, no one currently in the Four Directions Family is aware of it."
Yes. The entire misfortune stemd from Four Directions Huixue in the sky abandoning her mission as the Moon Witch, leading to the onset of Waning Moon Ti and the head’s death.
And now, she had tasted the bitter fruit of the past.
From the very start, Beichuan Si knew it all.
He had simply watched as the other party dug a pit for herself, and jumped right into it.
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