CHAPTER 912: CHAPTER 906: STALLING FOR TIME

In the tranquil valley.

A strange dragon-shaped aura roamed within, causing the mist in mid-air to continually appear and blur.

On a giant rock on one side of the valley, a figure sat cross-legged, with a Dragon Shadow spiraling around him, emitting a series of roars.

"It’s been five days already."

Ling Qianxue looked at the figure atop the giant rock and couldn’t help but mutter to herself; it’s been five days since Ye Xuan began his cultivation.

She could sense that Ye Xuan’s aura was intensifying day by day, likely indicating smooth progress.

Buzz!

As Ling Qianxue was contemplating, the Dragon Shadow around Ye Xuan suddenly shook violently and expanded rapidly.

After the Dragon Shadow emitted a buzzing sound, a particularly intense aura suddenly erupted from Ye Xuan like a volcano, faintly revealing the source as if a Light Dragon was roaring within his body.

"Is it going to succeed?"

Feeling the change in aura, Ling Qianxue’s cheeks were slightly joyful.

Under Ling Qianxue’s gaze, the pressure surrounding Ye Xuan became increasingly strong, to the point that the whole valley was filled with earth-shaking dragon roars.

At this moment, Ye Xuan was completely unaware of the situation outside; he could only feel his aura rapidly strengthening, and the completion of the Dragon God’s body was not far off.

Even Ling Qianxue knew that Ye Xuan had entered a very critical period.

Thus, another day passed, and on this day, from the quiet valley afar, a faint sound of cutting through the air suddenly rang out. After a while, an elderly figure in white, leaning on a cane, slowly appeared one hundred meters from the valley entrance, followed by numerous figures gradually emerging behind him.

"Hehe, the mist in Lifeless Valley is so dense that even the scent of vital essence is concealed, but now at last, we’ve found it."

The elder on the cane smiled as he looked at the valley, yet his smile seemed exceptionally sinister.

Deep within the valley, Ling Qianxue rested her delicate hand on her cheek, her gaze sweeping constantly through the valley. During these days of waiting, the valley had remained quiet, and she was unsure how the progress was going.

"Alas."

With a light sigh, Ling Qianxue stretched lazily. Just as she was about to enter the valley to check on Ye Xuan, she suddenly paused, her beautiful face instantly filling with a solemn expression.

"They’ve finally come." Ling Qianxue’s beautiful eyes shone with coldness as she slowly rose from the ground, a faint killing intent gradually swirling from her body.

In her line of sight, as the mist cleared, some white shadows indeed appeared in the distance.

"Are you the girl incarnated by the Heaven Emperor Mirror?"

As Ling Qianxue looked outside the valley, a faintly elderly voice suddenly and slowly echoed from afar, then entered her ears.

Ling Qianxue did not respond to this voice; her beautiful eyes glimmered coldly, as she grasped her delicate hand, blue True Yuan surged forward like two huge pythons, gradually winding around her body.

Shortly after the elderly voice faded, the space at the valley entrance began to ripple lightly. A hunched figure, leaning on a snake staff, slowly emerged within Ling Qianxue’s gaze.

As the hunched figure appeared, the sound of air-breaking echoed loudly from behind, followed by numerous white figures landing uniformly behind the hunched figure. Once visible, this group remained silent, allowing a murderous aura to slowly spread, dispersing the surrounding mist.

As the elder with the snake staff appeared, Ling Qianxue’s eyes narrowed slightly, grasping her delicate hand tightly and said coldly, "You must be Bao Yuntian of the Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace? I didn’t expect even an old grump like you to come out."

"Hehe, for the Mirror Girl, it’s not too excessive for me to act personally. Moreover, according to the rules of our Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace, anyone who kills the Hall Master must be captured and subjected to extreme punishment." The elder with the snake staff was indeed Bao Yuntian, the Vice Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace, searching Lifeless Valley for Ye Xuan and his group. At this moment, he glanced at Ling Qianxue atop the valley and smiled faintly, his voice carrying a tone of indifference.

"Why are you alone? I remember there seems to be a man and a woman too?" Bao Yuntian lightly stomped his foot on the ground and laughed, "Let the two of them come out as well. Today, I won’t let anyone escape, otherwise I can’t explain to the Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Emperor."

"I’m afraid you lack the ability."

Ling Qianxue sneered coldly, but her eyes were extremely solemn. Ye Xuan and Nangong Yao were in a crucial stage of enhancing their strength and naturally couldn’t come out to confront them.

"It seems they’re all in the valley. Is it because they’re injured from the last encounter with the Ancient Taiyin Dragon?" Bao Yuntian was unworried; today, no one in this group could escape.

Ling Qianxue frowned slightly, surprised that this old monster knew about their encounter with the Ancient Taiyin Dragon, definitely having some skills.

"Vice Palace Master, let us handle this girl; you can rest, sir." Next to Bao Yuntian, the three elders looked at Ling Qianxue, then respectfully said.

They all wanted to claim the first achievement for capturing Ling Qianxue.

"No need, I’m quite interested in this Mirror Girl myself." Saying this, Bao Yuntian regarded Ling Qianxue with eyes scanning her like a precious artifact, as if inspecting an antique.

The kind of gaze seemed to penetrate the heart, making one feel chilled within.

"You guard around the valley; don’t allow anyone to escape!" Bao Yuntian slowly advanced, stepping into mid-air, glancing once at Ling Qianxue, and smiling faintly, "Today, besides you, there won’t be any other survivors in the valley."

Ling Qianxue’s cheeks turned icy, her gaze discreetly sweeping into the valley, her delicate hands involuntarily gripping tight, as there was still no movement within the valley, seeming like Nangong Yao and Ye Xuan had not yet completed their enhancement.

"I can only do my best to stall them. Hopefully, they can hurry up!"

Taking a deep breath, Ling Qianxue moved gracefully, her brow suddenly marked by a peculiar rune as a massive virtual mirror surface appeared behind her.

Facing Ling Qianxue’s actions, Bao Yuntian’s expression did not change; however, his interest in his eyes grew even stronger.

"Mirror Power, Heavenly Light!"

Ling Qianxue fully energized the power of the Heaven Emperor Mirror, and from within that mirror surface, an exceedingly dazzling strong light abruptly projected, enveloping the radius of several dozen spans.

"I can’t open my eyes!"

The agents of the Ten Thousand Treasure Heavenly Palace all covered their eyes; at this moment, the intense light enveloped the entire surrounding area, rendering anything completely invisible.