Junior Sister must ascend this time!

"No, the Condensed Ruins Pearl can never be given to you."

Yun Qing glanced at her two injured senior brothers, then summoned the Lifeless Sword, her eyes icy cold. "But you injured them, and I will settle this score with you properly!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the two figures crossed paths, and their swords clashed, sparks flying.

Elder Meng, who arrived a step too late, saw Shi Jin's corpse and then looked at the Wang army. What kind of things are happening every day?

He then sensed the illusion array that Yun Qing had opened, and he was stunned again. He felt that he had never experienced anything so exciting in his entire life.

How did she open it? I only performed the hand seal in front of her once...

No... it must have been that one time!

Just that one time?! And she remembered it completely?!

Everyone says he is a rare array genius in the Illusionary Spirit Clan. He has been learning this magic seal for a year, and his talent has been praised by the entire clan for ten years.

However, Yun Qing was able to type it out perfectly after only seeing it once, which made him feel that the term "formation genius" was a bit insulting.

"Thump!"

The difference in cultivation level between Yun Qing and Shi Nian was too great; after only a few moves, Yun Qing was heavily knocked away.

Shi Nian pressed the sword against her neck. "What? You can't even hold a sword properly, and you still want to kill me?"

Yun Qing propped herself up and sat up, letting the sword tip slash a gash across her neck. She glared fiercely at Shi Nian, "You wait!"

Then, to Shi Nian's astonishment, she cried out in a whimper, "Senior Brother! Second Senior Sister! Come quick!!"

"Master, come save me! Your little disciple is about to be killed... Ouch... It hurts so much, it's killing me!"

Shi Nian originally thought she was a person who wouldn't admit defeat, and wanted to play along with her a little longer. But now that she saw her like this, her temples were throbbing. She thought she should just kill this useless person.

So she poured her spiritual power into the sword again and slashed at Yun Qing.

"Junior Sister!"

Si Mingche and Jiang Mian hurriedly tried to get up and stop her, but Shi Nian hadn't held back his palm strike. They were too badly injured, and given their distance, they simply couldn't get there in time.

Elder Meng instinctively wanted to protect Yun Qing. Although, in principle, the eldest princess was his savior and he shouldn't stop her, he still felt that Yun Qing shouldn't die like this.

Before he could even make a move, a purple sword knocked the sword out of Shi Nian's hand, and at that moment her sword was only a hair's breadth away from Yun Qing's face.

The purple sword stood firmly in front of Yun Qing, its blade trembling slightly and crackling with purple arcs of electricity, like a bolt of lightning that had just landed and hadn't yet finished its strike.

Yun Qing's eyes lit up; it was Master Yan Li's Guiji Sword!

Yan Li flew up behind Yun Qing, and a familiar voice rang out above her, "You've gotten bolder, daring to venture out and take risks without your master's knowledge?"

Yun Qing muttered, "I didn't hide it from anyone. It was your own fault for not attending the meeting called by the sect leader."

Yan Li felt guilty. "Ahem...is that so?"

Yan Li changed the subject, "Did she bully you?"

Yun Qing nodded emphatically, then showed Yan Li the wound on her neck, "Look! I'm injured, it hurts so much~"

Yan Li's eyes were icy cold. "Wait, I'm going to kill her."

Just as Pei Shubai and Cen Ning were about to help Jiang Mian and Si Mingche up, they heard their junior sister say that she was injured. So they unanimously shook off the two of them and headed straight for Yun Qing.

The two who fell to the ground again: ...Is it possible that we were injured too?!

Is there anyone who's going to do something about us?!

Cen Ning wiped the blood off Yun Qing's neck and asked with concern, "Junior Sister, does it hurt?"

Yun Qing looked at Cen Ning with red eyes, "It hurts. But I miss you all more."

Pei Shubai rubbed her head. "Don't be afraid, your senior brother and sister are here. Leave the rest to us."

He looked ahead and saw that his Uncle-Master Yan Li had cleaved the battlefield with a single sword strike, preventing his fight with Shi Nian from harming innocent people in Illusionary Spirit City.

A purple dragon phantom appeared behind Yan Li, its head lowered, pressing down on Shi Nian.

Shi Nian's sword was pressed down by the dragon's shadow, and he took half a step back.

She said to Wang Jun behind her, "Regardless of life or death, you must retrieve the Condensing Void Pearl!"

Pei Shubai looked at the surging Wang army and said softly, "From now on, your senior brother will not let any of you take any risks."

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew his sword and joined the battle, channeling his anger into the blade. Each strike forced the royal army, who were rushing to seize the Condensed Void Pearl, back several steps. Silver-white sword winds rose and swept the royal army back, scattering most of their formation.

Cen Ning swung her long whip, precisely wrapping it around the ankles of two Wang Juns who were trying to approach from the flank. With a flick of her wrist, the two men were thrown several feet away.

"Junior sister, take care of yourself, I'll be back soon."

Yun heard it, but she didn't listen.

She believed in her senior brothers and sisters' strength, but there were too many of them. Even if Yan Li intercepted most of them, it was impossible for her senior brothers and sisters to hold off hundreds of people by themselves.

She popped a handful of pills into her mouth, and with the help of the small wooden sticks, her injuries healed quickly, with most of them healing.

Before joining the battle, she also caught two sneaky senior brothers.

"Heal your wounds before you fight."

Yun Qing tossed each of them a bottle of healing pills and went inside first with the Wusheng Sword.

Jiang Mian and Si Mingche exchanged a glance, sighed helplessly, swallowed the pills, and followed after them, carrying their swords and fans.

Yun Qing encountered none other than Elder Meng. Elder Meng's impression of Yun Qing and the others had changed, but that did not mean he would betray the eldest princess or the Illusionary Spirit Clan.

"Is this the one who said he would save the eldest princess?"

Yun Qing drew her sword to block his attack. "I will save her on the condition that she doesn't harm my fourth senior brother, but she never intended for him to live in the first place! Do you think she'll still be the same as before after everything she's been through?"

"Impossible! The eldest princess is the kindest; she wouldn't..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shi Nian, who had been forced to retreat by Yan Li, suddenly grabbed Elder Meng and shielded her with the Guiji Sword as it was thrust towards her face again.

"I saved your life, now it's my turn to repay you."

Elder Meng looked at the pile of Illusionary Spirit Clan members at his feet, his heart sinking.

Yan Li, an outsider, divided the battlefield before the fighting even began, fearing that innocent people would be hurt. Meanwhile, the eldest princess, whom he had always followed, dragged her own people into the fray one by one to die in order to save her own life.

Perhaps Yun Qing is right, the eldest princess has changed.

Elder Meng resignedly closed his eyes; this was what he owed the eldest princess.

Suddenly, he felt a tightness around his waist, and then he was forcefully pulled away.

He looked at Yun Qing, who was holding the other end of the rope, his face full of disbelief. "You... thank you..."

Yun Qing released her grip. "Alright, now I'm your savior, I can't die for someone else."

Shi Nian, now without any cover, was stabbed straight into the chest by Yan Li's Gui Ji sword, blood dripping down the blade.

She is dead.