Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Xuanwei sighed, rubbing his forehead. He had always thought his disciple was composed, but now…

"I know you're anxious, but don't rush."

He said to Pei Shubai, "When the Illusionary Spirit Clan took Jiang Mian away, they promised to give Chengtian Sect a flying boat. A couple of days ago, they sent someone to deliver the flying boat."

Xuanwei took out a talisman from his pocket and placed it in front of Pei Shubai. "This is what we found on the flying boat."

Pei Shubai examined it carefully. "A tracking talisman?"

Xuanwei nodded. "This must have been posted by Xiaoqing to indicate the location of the Illusionary Spirit Clan to us."

"Perhaps they need help."

Pei Shubai turned and left, saying, "I'll go right now."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Xuanwei called out from behind, "Your Uncle-Master Yanli and Xiao Cenning are already waiting on the flying boat... Be careful..."

.........

Outside the illusionary secret realm, Shi Yan and Shi Qi were spat out by the spirit of the secret realm.

Upon seeing the two, Elder Meng rushed over and asked, "Your Highnesses, what happened? Why are only you two out?"

Shi Yan and Shi Qi were putting on a convincing act. Even though there was only Elder Meng outside, they hurriedly said, "Run! The secret realm is about to collapse!"

After saying that, he turned and fled at high speed without looking back, shouting as he ran, "The secret realm is collapsing! The illusionary secret realm is collapsing!"

Soon the two had circled the entire Illusionary Spirit Palace, and the entire Illusionary Spirit Royal Family knew about it.

This matter naturally reached the ears of the Illusionary King. He knew that Shi Jin's foolish sons wouldn't dare to deceive him, so without thinking, he broke through the void and came to the outside of the secret realm.

Elder Meng, who was guarding outside the secret realm, watched as the Illusionary Spirit King rushed in without hesitation, his mouth agape. "What... what is he doing now?"

In the past, he might have believed that the Phantom King was trying to save the children, but... now he began to doubt this secret realm trial.

What is in this secret realm that could make the high and mighty Illusionary King so reckless?

Elder Meng began to struggle with whether or not to go in and rescue those little ones. Although they were infuriating, it was truly heartbreaking to see them die in the secret realm like that...

That's enough! I've lived long enough!

Just as he turned to enter the secret realm, he saw the eldest princess approaching on the wind from afar.

Wh...what? The Great...Great...Great Princess?

Wasn't she seriously ill and bedridden? Why is her current condition comparable to her prime?

This... this is the surprise that Yun Qing was talking about?

This must be shocking!

Elder Meng approached Shi Nian, trembling, and said, "Princess, your health...?"

Shi Nian glanced at him but didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Did the Illusionary Spirit King go in?"

Elder Meng nodded vigorously, "Yes, he just went in."

"Is the eldest princess also going into the secret realm? Perhaps there's something I can do to help?"

Shi Nian didn't turn back and walked into the secret realm. "No need, you can stay here."

Deep within the secret realm.

As soon as the Illusionary Spirit King entered, he went straight to the location of the Condensing Void Pearl. He saw Yun Qing and the other two guarding the stone platform, but the array on it had not yet been activated.

He looked at Jiang Mian and forced a smile, "Good child, why haven't you dripped your blood to open the formation yet? The secret realm has already started to shake, and it will be too late if it collapses."

"Quickly, take out the Condensation Pearl, Grandfather will take you out."

Yun Qing smiled and said, "Since the Illusionary Spirit King has come in person, why doesn't he open the formation himself and take out the bead?"

She patted the spirit of the secret realm on the head. "Could it be that the Illusionary Spirit King is hiding something from us? You wouldn't be sending my fourth senior brother to his death in your place, would you?"

The Illusionary Spirit King looked at the Spirit of the Secret Realm in her hand. No wonder he found his realm suddenly suppressed as soon as he entered. It turned out that this was a trap set by the three of them.

However, he didn't think these three people posed any threat to him; in fact, he found them somewhat amusing.

"You guys are really something, going to all this trouble to kill me?"

"Ha, a few greenhorns are trying to fight a losing battle. They can try to withstand one of my blows before they think about killing me."

Yun Qing, Si Mingche, and Jiang Mian formed a triangle, surrounding the Illusionary Spirit King in the middle.

The Illusionary Spirit King stood within the encirclement of the three, his aura still heavy like a stone that had been pressed down for a long time. His cultivation level had been suppressed to the Golden Core stage by the secret realm, but the oppressive feeling had not lessened much.

Yun Qing remained completely unfazed, summoning the Sword of No Life, her eyes icy cold. "Then let's try it!"

She channeled the power of lightning into her sword, aiming straight for the Illusionary Spirit King's chest. Si Mingche's talisman flew in from the side, exploding beside him. Taking advantage of the Illusionary Spirit King's half-step retreat, Jiang Mian swiftly and accurately thrust her String Light Sword at him…

Despite their excellent teamwork, the three attacked wave after wave, giving the Phantom King no time to breathe.

However, the Illusionary Spirit King had been in the Fusion Stage for a long time. Even though they were all in the Golden Core Stage, his attack and movement techniques were unmatched by the three of them.

The Phantom King dodged most of the attacks and unleashed a full-force palm strike at the three. He didn't want to play games with these little kids anymore; he just wanted to get the Condensing Void Pearl as soon as possible.

All three were knocked away, but none of them gave up; they got up and continued fighting.

The Phantom King struck again and again, inflicting numerous injuries on all three, who were nearly unable to stand.

Just when he thought the three of them were powerless to resist, they stood up again, supporting themselves with their swords and magical artifacts, and continued to attack him frantically.

"Are you all crazy?"

Yun Qing wiped the blood from her mouth, stared at him, and curled her lips into a smile. "As long as you die, what does it matter if you go mad?"

The Phantom King shook his head. "Even now, do you still think you can kill me?"

Yun Qing looked behind the Illusionary Spirit King, "We might not be able to kill her, but she can..."

The Phantom King suddenly looked behind him, and a figure passed through the crack and landed in front of him, its robes fluttering as it landed silently.

Her breathing was steady, and her complexion was rosy, no longer as pale as paper as before.

The Phantom King's gaze fell on her, his pupils contracted slightly, and then he spoke, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger: "What a good daughter you are! You recovered from such poison. You've even become a better actress than me all these years."

"I truly underestimated your ambition. Not only are you cultivating your own power behind the scenes, but you also intend to join forces with outsiders to kill me?"

Shi Nian sneered, "Didn't my father also want to kill me? He poisons me every day, afraid I won't die but also afraid I'll die too quickly. Do you still want to rule the Illusionary Spirit Clan for eternity?"

"Why not!"

After saying that, Huanling Wang and Shi Nian, who appeared to be the closest father and daughter to outsiders, completely broke off their relationship and attacked each other without leaving any chance of survival.

Yun Qing and her two companions had already hidden themselves to the side. They retreated behind a stone pillar, with only their three heads peeking out, lined up neatly like three mushrooms huddled in a corner, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

Si Mingche shook his head, "Tsk tsk tsk, that was a really brutal beating!"

"Oh yeah, yeah, punch her in the head!"

"Over here! Over here! Give him a sword, stab him to death!"