Bai Jingqing ultimately loosened her grip on the sword hilt; she didn't have the courage to unsheathe her sword.

The person opposite her was Qin Yi, a man who had created countless opportunities and accomplished feats that no one else would dare to imagine, let alone achieve in their lifetime.

It's said that a Qi Refiner must never lose the heart of a warrior, but in front of Qin Yi, she truly lacked the courage to draw her sword.

Unsheathing the sword meant death.

Qin Yi's ruthless tactics against enemies were no secret in the circle.

Most importantly, she found herself unable to harbor hatred toward Qin Yi. Even though he treated the prodigies of her hidden family as worthless, as if they were mere insignificance, she was furious but harbored no intent to kill.

Seeing Bai Jingqing's hand relax from the sword hilt, Qin Yi's lips slightly curved, "A wise choice. As a Qi Refiner, your sword should be aimed at the clowns of minuscule nations, not at me."

Qin Yi's tone was not as aggressive as before; it had softened considerably.

"I just don't have the confidence to kill you." Bai Jingqing replied coldly.

Qin Yi chuckled lightly, "You just have a sliver of justice left in your heart. In truth, you should also feel that the likes of the Flower Demon deserve to die."

"Bai Jingqing, if a person forgets their roots and aids the wicked, what's the difference between them and a beast?"

Bai Jingqing retorted coldly, "The people are dead, why do you need to humiliate them further."

"You are mistaken. As for the Flower Demon, Mo Buwen, Nan Zaixu, even if they're dead, I still wouldn't forgive them," Qin Yi said indifferently, "The blood on Luoshen Mountain hasn't dried yet, and those heroic souls have not rested in peace. Yet they colluded with enemy Qi Refiners to harm fellow countrymen for personal gain. Not everyone deserves forgiveness in death."

"I, Qin Yi, am not a fair scale, but I know well I'm from Longxia, and I still uphold the basic moral bottom line. I don't seek to be remembered through the ages, just hope for the peace and well-being of all people."

Bai Jingqing stared at Qin Yi blankly. Suddenly, she was filled with curiosity about Qin Yi. Rumor had it that he was decisive in killing, ruthless, a complete egoist, yet he spoke so sincerely about the well-being of all people.

What a strange person.

The prodigies of these hidden families never lacked cultivation resources from a young age. And Qin Yi, born in the city, always severely lacked cultivation resources. Yet his current cultivation left her feeling powerless.

What kind of person is he?

Rumble...!

The ground suddenly began to tremble.

Qin Yi and Bai Jingqing exchanged glances, then soared into the sky, hiding within the clouds above.

The rumbling continued, like a thousand horses galloping in unison.

The sound grew closer, and Qin Yi and Bai Jingqing saw it clearly.

Several figures were fleeing wildly, chased by a group of silver-armored riders with fierce beasts, like a landslide approaching violently.

"Those are people from the Mo Family," Bai Jingqing spoke.

Qin Yi had already noticed; he had seen the three fleeing figures before in the Mo Family.

"How could there be others in this secret realm?" Qin Yi asked in surprise.

Bai Jingqing said, "The Elder warned us, this secret realm is similar to the outside world, where all living creatures exist, a completely independent little world."

The three from the Mo Family ran desperately, their faces filled with panic.

"Why aren't they escaping by air?" Bai Jingqing frowned.

This silver-armored flow, riding fierce beasts, chased with great speed. Wouldn't flying away be faster for the three?

Qin Yi squinted slightly, curious about the same point.

One of the Mo Family disciples flew up, only to smack into an invisible wall with a bang, causing ripples in the air, and fell straight down.

"So that's how it is," Qin Yi realized, "It's the Space Locking Technique."

"What Space Locking Technique?" Bai Jingqing was puzzled.

"These pursuers behind us aren't weak in cultivation; they combined their power to seal this area, so the three from the Mo Family can't fly and can only run desperately."

Bai Jingqing was shocked to hear that the pursuers could seal space.

"What kind of fierce beasts are they riding?"

Qin Yi said, "They're Winged Tigers, close kin to the Tiger Clan, and their combat strength is even more formidable. Have you heard of 'Adding Wings to a Tiger'? These are tigers that can fly."

"But they have no wings," Bai Jingqing was skeptical, thinking Qin Yi was talking nonsense.

"Their wings are retracted inside their body."

Bai Jingqing remained dubious, still unconvinced by Qin Yi's words.

"Should we save them?"

Qin Yi glared at her as if she were an idiot, speechless, "Do you know who these pursuers are? The three from the Mo Family are all in the Late Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, yet they're being chased like mongrels. This proves the pursuers' combat strength is formidable."

"If you want to step in, do it yourself, and I'll wait here for you."

Bai Jingqing was filled with hesitation, "After all, they're from the Five Great Families. If they die by the hands of such unknown people, it would be too pathetic."

"What do you mean by unknown people?" Qin Yi sneered, contempt in his eyes, "Seriously, do you hidden family people think you're the only ones with names and everyone else is nameless?"

"Bai Jingqing, if according to your Elder, this space is a world of its own, then what are we? We're Raiders, here to plunder others' resources. Do you hope the natives of this world act like your hidden family and avoid confrontation, pretending to be grandsons?"

Bai Jingqing looked coldly at Qin Yi, who obviously detested hidden forces like hers to the extreme.

"Let's go, follow them and take a look."

Qin Yi moved quietly, following behind.

Bai Jingqing, with a frosty face, followed along. Qin Yi had talked about her hidden forces like they were nothing but filth. If it were anyone else, she would have drawn her sword long ago.

Rumble...!

The ground kept trembling.

This torrent of silver armor pursued relentlessly, seemingly not stopping until they had killed the three from the Mo Family.

The Winged Tigers they rode were extremely fast.

Though the three from the Mo Family were also fast, they ran like headless chickens and ended up on a dead end, blocked by a towering mountain.

Normally, for them, a several hundred meters high mountain would be just a small mound. They could fly over it easily. But now, with the air sealed, they couldn't fly.

The silver-armored torrent consisted of exactly twenty people, surrounding the three.

The three from the Mo Family looked shocked and horrified.

Roar roar...!

The Winged Tigers, about five meters in length, had fur like steel needles, wide mouths with sharp fangs, roared like thunder, and exuded immense ferocity.

These fierce beasts crouched slightly, growling impatiently from their throats, their fist-sized eyes filled with malice, poised to pounce.

One of the silver-armored figures pointed a silver spear at the three from the Mo Family and shouted, "Lay down your weapons and surrender, or be killed without mercy."

"Hmm?"

Qin Yi and Bai Jingqing were both stunned. This person was speaking in perfectly articulated Longxia language.