Transforming into a stunningly beautiful fox spirit, leaving a scar on the heart of a prodigy.

At the end of the mysterious ice passage, on the mottled stone platform of the ancient altar.

Intricate engravings disappeared into the hem of the plain white robe. Su Chang'an stood in the center of the formation, the array patterns beneath his feet dimmed and covered with millennia of accumulated dust.

She turned around, her gaze passing over Gu Xiang and Bai Yin, landing directly on Luo Qingxue outside the formation. Her divine sense, at the peak of the Great Saint Realm, swept across the altar, probing the extent of the formation's damage.

"Where does this formation lead?" Su Chang'an asked calmly. "What are the chances of it successfully traversing the void?"

Luo Qingxue stood with her sword in hand, facing Su Chang'an's scrutiny without flinching or retreating. Her lingering inner energy had dissipated, and the newly formed sword intent emitted a faint, resonant sound in the extreme cold.

"Directly to the edge of the Fallen God Abyss in Central Continent." Luo Qingxue spoke clearly, "The formation has been abandoned for ten thousand years, and its core is dry. To forcibly penetrate the Central Continent's boundary, a massive amount of spiritual power is required. If the spiritual power is insufficient, the void passage will collapse midway."

Before he could finish speaking, two sharp sounds of air being torn apart suddenly rang out.

Gu Xiang took a step forward, his blue robe fluttering even without wind. He didn't form any hand seals; his wide sleeves brushed against the left eye of the array. The phantom of the golden dragon representing the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty manifested behind him, its righteous aura shedding its bookish gentleness and transforming into a dark golden light that flowed directly into the dried-up grooves of the array patterns along his slender fingers.

At the same instant, Bai Yin stomped his right foot heavily. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the altar stone slab. The extreme western Geng metal evil energy erupted from his bare back, the white energy shredding the frost and smashing into the right-side array eye along his arm.

The two forces spread rapidly within the array.

Gu Xiang's eyes were clear, and a dark golden light filled the gaps in the broken array; Bai Yin's eyes were slightly red, and a white aura surged forth, forcibly breaking through the blocked array veins.

Their gazes met briefly in mid-air. Silence, stillness. Yet, the dark gold and pure white clashed violently at the center of the array.

Righteousness and integrity repel evil spirits.

The malevolent energy of Geng metal tears apart the laws and regulations.

Opposing forces clashed violently within the narrow array. A deafening explosion erupted from underground, and large fragments crumbled from the stone platform. The core runes flickered wildly, teetering on the brink of collapse.

Luo Qingxue's hand veins bulged, and she was forced to take a half-inch back. Neither of them intended to kill, but their instinctive repulsion was enough to destroy the ancient formation.

"Nonsense."

Su Chang'an snorted coldly. Her voice was extremely soft, yet it completely suppressed the explosions within the array plate. Without even raising her hand, the essence of the Heavenly Fox had already poured down from her body with a deafening roar.

A dark red light instantly engulfed the altar. There was no appeasement, only suppression.

The crimson light crashed into the boundary between gold and white. The righteous energy was forcibly cut off, and the malevolent energy of Geng metal was suppressed by three inches. The Heavenly Fox's essence, with its overwhelming domineering power, forcefully crushed the two tearing forces together.

Dark gold, pure white, and dark red. The three colors swirled wildly beneath Su Chang'an's feet. Her face remained expressionless as she stomped her heel.

"Buzz—"

The crimson light completely engulfed the gold and white colors. The surging energy was forcibly mixed, transforming into a massive force that pierced the air, flowing in all directions along the array patterns. The precarious array plate instantly stabilized, and the runes that had been dim for millennia lit up one by one, illuminating the underground palace as if it were daytime with the soaring array light.

Gu Xiang withdrew his hand, straightened his sleeves, and took half a step back.

Bai Yin dispelled his malevolent aura, rubbed his wrists, and straightened his body.

The two remained still and focused their attention back on Su Chang'an at the center of the formation.

A burst of light rose, and the surrounding air began to distort.

Luo Qingxue retreated completely into the shadows. She gripped her sword in a reverse grip, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground.

"I will stay here." She looked at Su Chang'an, her tone devoid of any sorrow of parting. "After you leave, I will detonate the underground palace's spiritual veins. This will erase all traces, and the Supreme Forgetfulness Sect's investigation will end here."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Gu Xiang and Bai Yin before settling back on Su Chang'an's face.

"In the secret realm of the past, Chen Xuan spared my life. Today, I will cover his retreat as a way of repaying his kindness in sparing my life. From this day forward, all karmic debts are settled."

Su Chang'an gazed at her silently through the rising array of light. A disgraced disciple of the Supreme Forgetfulness Sect, having destroyed her own escape route, she now faced relentless pursuit by the Enforcement Hall.

Su Chang'an didn't waste any words. He raised his right hand and lightly scratched the nail of his thumb with the pad of his index finger. The skin and flesh broke open, but no blood flowed out.

A drop of celestial fox blood, dark red in color and containing the power of a peak Great Sage, was forced from her fingertip. With a slight flick of her finger, the blood rapidly condensed, stretched, and hardened in mid-air, transforming into a delicate bone whistle about an inch long and entirely blood red. Two nine-tailed totems were naturally formed on the surface of the whistle.

"Take it."

With a flick of his wrist, the blood-red bone whistle pierced through the burst of light and landed on Luo Qingxue.

Luo Qingxue caught it steadily. The bone whistle was icy cold to the touch, yet it radiated a continuous vitality and terrifying pressure in her palm.

"If the Supreme Forgetfulness Sect comes to settle scores," Su Chang'an stood in the center of the array of lights, his white robes fluttering in the wind, his eyes filled with an arrogant disdain for the world, "Sound this whistle. No matter where you are in the Nine Provinces, no matter who you are facing."

Her words were deliberate and chilling, each syllable uttered with a menacing air.

"I will cross borders to save you. Whoever harms you, I will kill."

Luo Qingxue clenched her five fingers, gripping the bone whistle tightly. The tip pierced her skin, and blood seeped into the totem, binding her energy.

She didn't thank him. At this moment, her Dao heart was completely fulfilled; her own sword intent, no longer suppressed by the *Supreme Forgetfulness Technique*, soared straight to the dome. Luo Qingxue resolutely turned, her back to the teleportation array, facing directly towards the entrance to the secret passage. There, pursuers could arrive at any moment.

Gu Xiang and Bai Yin did not utter a word, but followed Su Chang'an closely to the left and right as they stepped into the core of the array.

"boom--"

A burst of white light erupted. The void around the altar twisted and folded violently. The three figures instantly lengthened, and with a muffled tearing sound, they vanished completely from the far northern underground palace.

……

Inside the void passage.

The surrounding void twisted and contorted, the light distorted and bizarre, and the laws of spacetime transformed into visible turbulence. A sense of rootlessness enveloped the three of them.

Su Chang'an walked at the very front, his steps steady and undisturbed by the turbulent currents.

Gu Xiang lagged half a step behind, standing on the left. Ignoring the surrounding storm, he directly transmitted his voice to Su Chang'an:

"The situation in Central Continent is complex. Li Changgeng possesses the Chen family's imperial weapon, the 'Heaven-Suppressing Bell,' and is also a quasi-emperor. The Chen family's ancestral land has been cultivated for thousands of years, and its foundation is unfathomable. Forcing our way in is not the best strategy."

He traced patterns rapidly in the air with his fingertips, simulating the course of the Central Continent's ley lines: "I suggest we borrow the national fortune of the Great Zhou. Although the Great Zhou's dragon vein is in the northern border, the golden dragon of national fortune has already formed a five-clawed shape. I can secretly activate the national fortune to sever the connection between the Chen family's ancestral land and the Central Continent's spiritual vein. By cutting off its foundation, we can cripple its grand formation. At that time, Li Changgeng will be like a tree without roots, increasing our chances of victory by thirty percent."

"fart!"

Bai Yin's harsh shouts directly broke through the telepathic transmission. His voice was like a booming bell, causing ripples to appear in the chaotic void. He strode to Su Chang'an's right side, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles cracking and veins bulging.

"Severing the spiritual veins! Cutting off the foundation!" Bai Yin glared at Gu Xiang, his eyes filled with rage. "I didn't go to the Central Continent to play chess!"

He turned to look at Su Chang'an, his killing intent undisguised: "Once we reach Zhongzhou, I'll reveal my true form and smash my way from the Chen family ancestral hall to the Guiyuan Hall! If they dare to set up a trap, I'll dismantle it! If the Zhen Tian Bell dares to ring, I'll smash it to pieces with one punch! If Li Changgeng dares to show his face, I'll tear his tendons off and use them as a belt for you!"

Gu Xiang frowned slightly, glancing sideways at Bai Yin: "You reckless fool. If your forceful attack detonates the great formation, injuring...in the slightest, Chang'an, how will you compensate us?"

Bai Yinhu's eyes widened, and he was about to unleash his fury.

"Shut up." Su Chang'an coldly uttered two words without turning his head.

The light at Gu Xiang's fingertips vanished instantly, and he stood with his hands behind his back. Bai Yin loosened his fist, grunted, and said nothing more.

The two of them looked at Su Chang'an's back at the same time.

Su Chang'an had no interest in Gu Xiang's schemes, nor did she pay any attention to Bai Yin's rage. Her entire mind was focused on the depths of her consciousness.

In the center of the sea of ​​consciousness, the Heavenly Dao Destiny Plate floats. Above the Destiny Plate, in the area representing the Central Continent, a ball of life fire is struggling violently.

That was Chen Xuan's life-giving fire.

The life force that should have been blazing was now as weak as a flickering candle. The edges of the flame were a deathly gray-white, while the core shone with a piercing dark red. It was a blood-red light, imbued with decay, despair, and extreme pain. Each flash of the blood-red light was like a rusty iron nail piercing deep into Su Chang'an's soul.

Through the flame of her life, she sensed Chen Xuan's current situation.

The bones were shattered, the veins severed. Life was being stripped away, like a cocoon being unraveled, by some kind of deadly formation.

But the flame of life was not extinguished. It clung desperately to the last spark in the ashes, with a fanatical obsession, refusing to dissipate.

Su Chang'an knew he was waiting for her. Even when trapped in a deadly situation, he clung to that last glimmer of hope and refused to close his eyes.

Su Chang'an's breath caught in his throat for a moment.

She slowly raised her eyes. In those eyes, which were as calm as an ancient well, the killing intent had completely solidified.

The crimson essence of the celestial fox overflowed from its body, showing no restraint. A terrifying pressure instantly filled the entire void passage. The raging spatial storm was frozen the moment it touched the killing intent. The chaotic streams of light froze in mid-air, their howling ceasing abruptly.

Gu Xiang and Bai Yin simultaneously felt a chill run down their spines. They exchanged a glance, each concealing their aura and secretly raising their power to its peak, ready to face the bloody battle in the Central Continent at any moment.

Ahead, a blinding white light appeared at the end of the passage. The desolate landscape of the Fallen God Abyss in the Central Continent was faintly visible in the light, and the dried blood and the old, decaying smell wafted towards them.

The transfer is about to complete.

"Ready," Su Chang'an whispered, his five fingers already gripping the air.

Just as the burst of light was about to break through the barrier—

"boom--!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from above the sky. This sound was neither from the void storm nor from the ley lines of the Central Continent, but rather carried an absolute pressure surpassing even the Great Saint realm, ignoring spatial barriers and slamming fiercely into the souls of the three!

The towering ice sheet of the far north shattered inch by inch with that sound. Not shattered, but forcibly crushed into dust by some indescribable force. The indestructible dome of the Xuanbing Palace collapsed with a deafening roar.

Countless boulders and ice rocks, imbued with the laws of destruction, surged back in a frenzied manner.

But that's not the most fatal thing.

As the dome collapsed, a demonic law imbued with world-destroying fury forcefully tore through the far northern void. This power was immense, completely disregarding teleportation rules, and firmly locked onto the location of the formation.

The light was instantly swallowed up.

A colossal shadow poured down from the torn sky. It had no concrete form, yet carried a suffocating oppression, instantly enveloping the teleportation array. The array's light flickered violently, the once smooth passage emitted a teeth-grinding squelching sound, and the flowing light vanished into deathly darkness.

Su Chang'an suddenly looked up.

Tai Su's white robe billowed violently in the storm. She stared intently at the overwhelming darkness overhead, her dark red eyes reflecting the demonic laws that could crush everything.

The shadow was already overhead.