Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

Seeing the growing hostility in Shen Wei's eyes, Xie Lingran, who had been standing silently to the side for a long time, finally stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Hanfeng, waving her wide sleeves.

"Move aside, so you don't get hurt."

"Well, thank you for your kindness," Gu Hanfeng replied coldly, but still obediently stepped back.

On the blue stone platform, the majestic and boundless aura brought by the evil dragon swept across the entire solitary peak, even affecting the direction of the swirling snow.

Xie Lingran, his white hair flying wildly, stood motionless in front of the stone platform. His eyes were gloomy as he stared intently at everything happening on the platform. He made a hand gesture with one hand and muttered incantations.

The chanting echoed through the wind and snow as he raised his hand, channeling all his spiritual power into the central array eye of the cyan stone platform.

In an instant, the dark patterns on the green platform began to emit an eerie light, and the four chains also began to glow with a green light, surging toward their respective square pillars.

"Leng Yue, keep a close eye on him. If there are any signs that I can't handle it, use the spiritual power in your body to pour into his body."

"it is good."

After Xie Lingran finished speaking, her gaze returned to the cyan stone platform, and she then poured more spiritual power into its formation.

"You're in pain too, you're feeling resentful, aren't you?"

"Then lend me some more of your strength! Today, I will make everyone a source of nourishment for you!"

With his mind made up, he completely abandoned restraint, allowing the dormant violent power within him to surge once more. The soaring black energy flew straight out of his body, violently crashing against the Dragon Imprisonment Formation's restraints, and the formation platform even showed signs of going out of control.

Seeing the situation about to spiral out of control, Xie Lingran frowned and immediately shouted, "Leng Yue! Make your move immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Lengyue immediately raised her hands, and strands of spiritual energy as clear and white as moonlight flowed out from her palms, precisely entering Shen Wei's body along the array's meridians.

The moment the spiritual energy entered his body, Shen Wei immediately felt that his originally surging power was being continuously dissipated.

What happened?

He quickly reviewed all the details of the past, recalling what the stranger had said to Gu Lengyue, and remembering that it happened in the courtyard of the Gu residence:

At that moment, he was completely controlled by the evil desires within him and was about to vent them wantonly when he accidentally caught a glimpse of the girl's beautiful yet eerie smile. Instantly, the restlessness deep within his heart vanished.

Thinking about it this way, it turns out that Gu Lengyue seems to have the ability to suppress the evil dragon spirit within him.

As he pondered, he could also clearly perceive that the raging power within him was being controlled within a fixed limit.

Unable to make any progress, let alone erupt.

Just as Shen Wei was pondering a countermeasure, the old man who had arrived with Gu Hanfeng flashed a sinister killing intent in his eyes. He silently condensed a thick, dark yellow spiritual power and suddenly attacked the unsuspecting Xie Lingran!

Xie Lingran was only at the late Nascent Soul stage, while the old man seemed to have the strength of the early Divine Transformation stage. In addition, Xie Lingran had consumed too much spiritual power to maintain the formation, so he was powerless to resist the sudden sneak attack from the early Divine Transformation stage expert.

With a dull thud, a surge of powerful spiritual energy slammed into his back. Xie Lingran lost control and crashed heavily onto the bluestone ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood that stained the cold stone bricks in front of him.

Xie Lingran supported herself with one hand on the ground, her right hand covering her chest, a look of disbelief on her face.

"Ahem... What do you mean by that?"

His breathing was disordered, and his voice was hoarse and dry.

"What do you mean?" the old man chuckled. "It's simply a matter of discarding the donkey after it has served its purpose."

The old man chuckled sinisterly:

"Hehe, the formation is complete, and you, a chess piece that has been used up, are naturally no longer of use."

Xie Lingran clearly couldn't understand and continued to ask:

"Why? This dragon seed is what you've been longing for, and I've been helping you wholeheartedly without any ulterior motives. Why would you do something that harms others and benefits no one?"

"If it harms you, it benefits me; how can it be detrimental?"

"His Majesty is deeply dissatisfied with us. With the current situation at hand, we cannot allow the world to descend into chaos any further. Offering your head, a remnant of the previous dynasty, will surely make His Majesty understand. Heh, you remnants of the old era should have been swept into the dust long ago. What are you still dreaming of, some grand restoration?"

At this moment, as the Dragon Imprisonment Formation progressed, it seemed to be nearing completion. Shen Weizheng clearly felt as if something was about to burst out of his chest.

Xie Lingran knelt on one knee, struggling to steady herself. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her wide sleeve, then spoke in a deep voice:

"You people from the immortal sects are indeed all despicable, shameless, and treacherous!"

"Cold Moon! Stop immediately! Withdraw the suppression of spiritual power! Even if we all perish today, we must not let these treacherous immortal sects succeed!"

Gu Lengyue didn't look at him, focusing intently on channeling spiritual energy into the formation to stabilize it, and softly said:

"No, this is all for Mother."

"you......"

Gu Hanfeng was speechless.

Seeing this, the old man had no more reservations. He turned to Gu Hanfeng beside him and calmly gave the order:

"Gu Hanfeng, your long-hidden wish can be fulfilled today. Kill him."

Gu Hanfeng crossed his arms, coldly looked at the heavily injured Xie Lingran, and said in a deep voice:

"Hmph, I've finally waited for this moment. Forgive me, junior sister. For your sake, I have no choice but to break my promise."

Without hesitation, he drew his long sword from his waist and approached Xie Lingran step by step, the tip of the sword gleaming with a chilling, blinding white light.

The old man stopped looking at the two of them, turned around and strode towards the blue stone platform, stopping in front of Shen Wei, who was bound by chains and powerless to resist.

Gazing at the throbbing, pulsating energy within his chest, the old man's eyes immediately revealed an undisguised greed and fanaticism, his tone utterly infatuated:

"Such a mysterious and boundless power was unforgettable from the first time I saw it. To witness it again today is truly an immense honor!"

Having said that, he slowly reached out his withered hand, aiming it directly at Shen Wei's chest, wanting to snatch this dragon seed, which was powerful enough to overturn the world, directly from Shen Wei's chest.

Just as the longsword was about to pierce Xie Lingran's heart and the Evil Dragon was about to be seized by the old man, Xie Lingran once again made a hand seal and chanted incantations, but these were completely different from the incantations used to stabilize the formation earlier.

As the incantation was recited, the immense spiritual power that originally originated from the Evil Dragon and was continuously flowing towards the array's core was completely redirected, flowing towards Xie Lingran's body like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

The abundant and pure spiritual energy of the array instantly surged into his body, repairing his severely injured body. Almost the next second, Xie Lingran's figure swayed, and he suddenly stood up and flew straight towards the direction where the old man was.

Seeing that something was wrong, the old man immediately withdrew his hand, which was about to touch the evil dragon, and stepped aside.

The boundless and violent spiritual energy continued to flow into Xie Lingran's body. He raised his hands above his head, feeling the cold wind blowing on his face, and felt an indescribable pleasure throughout his body. Then he looked at the old man and sneered:

"You think I'm really unprepared? I anticipated your treacherous intentions and prepared a backup plan in advance."

He stretched his body, feeling the domineering power that was now completely under his control, and murmured in admiration:

"This power, long lost yet now completely at my disposal!"

This was an unexpected surprise he had never imagined. He had intended to stop the two of them even if it meant losing his mind, but he never expected that this power could be used perfectly by him.

Although this power still carried a degree of violence and could slightly disturb the mind, it was far more stable than the chaotic power brought by the previous demonic dragon, and remained firmly within his control.

"You've certainly gone to great lengths to create such astonishing power; I, Xie, truly admire you!"

He straightened his expression, clenched one fist and placed it tightly against his chest, exuding an almost arrogant confidence:

"Since that's the case, if this complete dragon seed can be entirely used by me, why would I need your help? I alone can rule the world and ascend to the pinnacle of the Great Dao!"

Gu Hanfeng and the old man finally came to their senses, both shocked and furious, and shouted in unison, "Don't even think about it!"