Junior Sister must ascend this time!

As the crisp snap of the fingers fell, the array patterns lit up once more.

The light on the surface of the spirit pillar began to spread upwards from the bottom, and the flowing light patterns climbed, intertwined and covered along the pillar wall. "Ye Xuan" standing in the center was wrapped again by the transparent film, and the spirit pillar started to operate again.

Su Han had already witnessed many of Yun Qing's actions, but seeing this, which was no different from how they had come in, still felt very absurd.

"This guy is fucking inhuman!"

Si Mingche draped his elbow over Yun Qing's shoulder and looked at her. "Junior Sister, are you just going to let them go like this? I thought you were going to ruin this place."

"You're right again." Yun Qing chuckled. "I tampered with the formation. As long as the spiritual root's purity is sufficient in a couple of days, they will definitely stop the formation and take 'Ye Xuan's' spiritual root. At that time..."

"Blow him up!"

Su Han and Si Mingche silently gave a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

Yun Qing arrogantly replied, "So-so."

She dusted off her hands and said, "Let's go then."

Su Han glanced at Ye Xuan, who was placed on the ground, and said, "What should we do with her? It's too obvious to take her out like this. Even if it's late at night, she's bound to be seen."

"I almost forgot." Yun Qing stopped and rummaged through her storage ring. "Found it."

Although the rootless tree has shrunk, it still has its own space, so Ye Xuan can be temporarily placed inside. Not only can the spiritual energy help her heal, but the golden-feathered vulture can also take care of her.

Su Han: "A wooden stake?"

He gestured with his hand to indicate the size of the rootless tree, then compared it to the length of Ye Xuan. "This won't fit, will it?"

Yun Qing rolled her eyes at him. "Xiao Wu, take good care of her."

The rootless tree flew above Ye Xuan, emitting a green halo that descended and enveloped Ye Xuan's body before disappearing.

He looked at Yun Qing with a complicated expression, "One minute you're pulling out a tree branch that can bring puppets to life, the next you're pulling out a wooden stake with its own spatial ability. Are you some kind of tree spirit?!"

Yun Qing nodded perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, yes."

The three did not linger and sped back to the Sacred Land of Extreme Harmony.

However, the Extreme and Holy Lands don't seem to be at peace either...

When Cen Ning saw the group return, she rushed over and grabbed Yun Qing's arm. "Junior Sister, what should we do? Those three puppets suddenly went out of control."

"My senior brother and I chased them for an hour but couldn't catch them."

The three looked up and saw a "person" who looked exactly like them running fast ahead, while Pei Shubai and the others chased after them frantically.

How should I put it? It's strange, very strange!

Su Han's temples throbbed. "Why didn't they chase after them on their swords?"

Cen Ning lowered her head somewhat guiltily, "Because they can also fly on swords, and they even steal other people's swords to fly on..."

I should have known better than to show off my skills; I should have just maxed out the skills of those three puppets.

Yun Qing calmly patted Cen Ning's head. Having grown accustomed to the chaos and commotion, she remained composed in the face of any situation.

"Second Senior Sister did a great job, leading the Eldest Senior Brother and the others on training. You know, speed is very important in battle. Look how happy they are."

Pei Shubai and others: ………

Su Han couldn't stand the puppet running around with his face on it looking so ugly, so he nudged Si Mingche next to him with his elbow, "Let your senior sister think of a way to make them stop."

Si Mingche said "Oh" and then said, "Second Senior Sister, if you keep doing this, I'm going to make a scene."

"Why do you look so good as my junior sister's puppet, but so perfunctory as mine? Where's my chiseled jawline and high nose bridge?"

Su Han subconsciously said, "Mine is even more perfunctory! It's more than twice as ugly as me in person."

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized what he had said and slapped himself in the face. Was this really the thing to be concerned about?

However, this puppet did not capture his handsome appearance.

Su Han could only look at Yun Qing, who was slightly more reliable, and said, "Letting them keep running like this isn't a solution."

Yun Qing nodded. "That's really not good."

So she set up a barrier to surround herself, so that she wouldn't get hurt.

Su Han: ………

Under the pleading gazes of the crowd, Yun Qing had no choice but to... pull them into the barrier as well.

Gu Changfeng squatted at the edge of the barrier, looking at the three puppets that were still running outside. "Junior Sister Yun Qing, why are there more than a dozen of us crammed into this small barrier, while those three puppets are in such a big place outside?"

Yun Qing: "Run around a bit more, then stop when you run out of spiritual energy."

"If you envy them, Senior Brother Gu, you can go out and play with them."

Senior Brother Gu shrank further into the barrier, deciding against it. Given their current frenzy, if he took even one step, they would each grab one of his sides and drag him along like madmen.

Yun Qing briefly recounted what they encountered in the underground palace. Pei Shubai and the others looked quite grim. They were all disciples carefully nurtured by their sect, people who had been instilled with the concept of "righteousness" from a young age.

Before this, the darkest things they had ever seen were the covert competition between secret realms, or some sects using less-than-honorable means to obtain resources.

The piles of corpses in the underground palace, and the things used to nourish spiritual roots, were chilling to the bone even though they hadn't seen them with their own eyes, just hearing the descriptions sent shivers down their spines.

They weren't afraid of being targeted and having their spiritual roots removed; they were afraid of how many more innocent cultivators the alliance leader would kill for his plans...

"He won't have that chance again."

Yun Qing's voice came down like a reassuring pill, "No matter how big his conspiracy is, or how complicated his plans are, I will break his roots one by one."

Pei Shubai: "I'll go with you."

Lu Xingzhou: "I'll go with you too!"

The others, including Su Han, said, "We're all with you!"

After discussing some plans, Yun Qing released Ye Xuan from the rootless tree.

"We'll have to wait until Ye Xuan wakes up to find out more details."

Ye Xuan's injuries have stabilized somewhat. Although the spiritual energy inside the Rootless Tree is gentle, its recovery speed is limited. The spiritual energy in the Extreme Harmony Holy Land is more abundant and more suitable for her subsequent recovery.

With the combined efforts of Ling Yue and Yun Qing, Ye Xuan slowly woke up. The moment the light flooded in, she subconsciously squinted, as if adjusting to a brightness she hadn't experienced in a long time.

At first, her eyes were full of wariness and fear, but when she saw the person in front of her clearly, her expression gradually softened, followed by a look of grievance.

"Junior Sister Yun Qing..."