The cool breeze rustled!

Twenty corpses were laid out in the entrance plaza of the Meridian Refining Master Association, eighteen of them were Earth Bending Realm experts, and two were Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm experts.

At this moment, no one spoke; they all just stared at the young boy floating in the sky, his Thunder Wings flapping as if he were the Nine Heavens Thunder God.

"He really did it!"

Mo Qing, severely injured, watched the boy in the sky with a glimmer of brilliance in her beautiful eyes, murmuring to herself this outcome was something she hadn’t dared to imagine before.

"How about it? Do you like him even more now?"

Just as Mo Qing’s murmur fell, a voice filled with teasing suddenly came from the side, making Mo Qing know without turning her head who it was.

The one speaking was naturally Liu Hanyi, a genius from the Sky Poison Institute. She was always outspoken, teasing the honest Mo Qing from time to time, which was one of life’s big pleasures.

"Yes, indeed I like him more. Don’t you?"

However, this time Liu Hanyi expected Mo Qing would react like before, blushing and heart racing, but unexpectedly, Mo Qing nodded and admitted her thoughts, also asking in return.

"Nonsense, when have I ever said I like that guy?"

Exposed by Mo Qing, Liu Hanyi became the one who was visibly uncomfortable, especially with the people like Qingmu Wu and Qian Sanyuan nearby watching with a teasing smile, making her a bit angry and embarrassed.

Of course, Liu Hanyi had feelings for Yun Xiao, but she never showed it, always pretending to be an outsider while teasing Mo Qing.

Perhaps Liu Hanyi knew Yun Xiao only saw her as a regular friend; between them, there was never a possibility. If she revealed her feelings, even being ordinary friends might not be possible.

Who knew the usual teasing of Mo Qing would make her heart shudder, realizing Mo Qing had changed?

"You all like him?"

Just after Liu Hanyi shouted, a slightly weak voice suddenly came from the side, making the two girls turn their heads to see it was the eldest young lady of Xuanyin Hall, Xue Ningxiang.

To speak of it, the injury Xue Ningxiang sustained was far heavier than that of Liu Mo, since she had forcibly borrowed her mother’s sealed Meridian Qi, making her injuries worse. If not for sheer determination supporting her, she might have passed out.

But for some reason, upon hearing the two girls talk about Yun Xiao, Xue Ningxiang couldn’t help but interject, or perhaps she wanted to affirm her presence.

"Little girl, don’t talk nonsense. It’s her who likes, not including me!"

Liu Hanyi rolled her eyes, refusing to admit, while Mo Qing felt helpless, secretly thinking that this uninhibited senior sister seemed even more discreet than herself when it came to matters of the heart.

"Who’s the little girl? What about me is small?"

However, Xue Ningxiang’s focus surprised everyone, as she somehow found strength to puff out her chest, creating an awkward scene for Qingmu Wu, Qian Sanyuan, and Lian Yuluo nearby.

"You... you’re really fierce!"

Even with her bold nature, Liu Hanyi was startled by Xue Ningxiang, glancing at her and acknowledging, "Indeed not small!"

"You all..."

This conversation between the two girls brought a hint of blush to Mo Qing’s pale face. Given her personality, she certainly couldn’t join in discussing such topics.

The seemingly nonsensical chat among the girls occurred thanks to the crisis being over. If they were still in the life-threatening moment from before, how could they have the leisure to discuss such trivial topics?

......

"Next, there’s only that place left!"

In the sky, Yun Xiao naturally couldn’t hear the conversations of the girls about him. His gaze had already shifted to the higher reaches of the sky.

Up there, two figures appeared like tiny black dots, barely visible, except for the energy fluctuations erupting from time to time, indicating an earth-shattering battle was unfolding.

"Why does that familiar aura become more intense?"

Staring at the far-off skies for a moment, Yun Xiao’s expression grew increasingly peculiar. The familiar sensation he first sensed was now much more intense, due to the emanating aura.

Yun Xiao was certain that this was his first encounter with Mu Shiyi. It was precisely because of this that he felt extremely perplexed by the faint sense of familiarity.

"However, it seems the President hasn’t gained any advantage!"

Moments later, Yun Xiao slightly furrowed his brows, but with his current strength, even after breaking through to the Peak of the Floating Life Realm, he couldn’t offer any assistance in a battle of the Heavenly Realm level.

The only thing that could influence such high-level battles was the Refining Treasure Hall. Unfortunately, while suppressing and swallowing Wu Zhukong earlier, Yun Xiao had exhausted the hall’s offensive power, making it impossible to unleash a second strike.

Even if Yun Xiao forcibly borrowed the power of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, at best, he could only break through to the Early or Middle Stage of the Lingyun Realm, still no match for Mu Shiyi of the Early Stage of the Heavenly Realm.

Yet Yun Xiao was not overly worried, as Lu Yanji had not shown any signs of defeat. In the current situation, Mu Shiyi couldn’t stir up too much trouble.

"Mu Shiyi, your disciples and descendants of Wuyan Palace are all dead. Do you still want to make a last stand?"

Yun Xiao wasn’t someone who did nothing. He might be far inferior to Mu Shiyi in Meridian Qi Cultivation Combat Power, but his verbal prowess was not necessarily much lesser than that of the old guy who had lived for centuries.

So at this moment, Yun Xiao gathered his strength and shouted loudly towards the sky. This statement brought knowing smiles to the faces of many cultivators below.

They knew clearly that Yun Xiao shouted to distract Mu Shiyi, which indeed was the truth. As of now, Mu Shiyi was the only survivor of Wuyan Palace.

Sure enough, in the distant sky, upon hearing Yun Xiao’s shout, Mu Shiyi’s body trembled violently, allowing Lu Yanji to seize the opportunity to blast him back several meters.

"Mu Shiyi, do you want to continue fighting?"

Lu Yanji’s Power of Soul was incredibly formidable and had long sensed the events below. Thus, his fighting spirit soared, and he no longer found the old guy in front of him so terrifying.

This was the impact of morale. As Lu Yanji’s grew while Mu Shiyi’s waned, although Lu Yanji was not completely confident in killing him, he would no longer fall behind.

"Lu Yanji, do you really think that just because those people below are dead, you can relax?"

In the face of this clear situation, Mu Shiyi suddenly uttered such words. Lu Yanji then clearly sensed that something different was about his old opponent’s aura.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

It was seen that Mu Shiyi’s body was suddenly enveloped with a dazzling golden light, a stark difference from the prior Fire Attribute aura he wielded.

"This old guy, why does he seem so strange?"

Sensing the unusual aura, Lu Yanji’s expression turned more solemn, as he knew the opponent was likely to unleash some formidable skill, and a single mistake might lead to his downfall.

But how could a cultivator, clearly of the Fire Attribute, emit such a dense Gold Attribute aura? Lu Yanji was utterly baffled.

Unlike Lu Yanji, when Yun Xiao below saw the golden light radiating from Mu Shiyi’s body and that unique aura, a flash of information instantly crossed his mind.

"Elder Lu, be careful! He is not the previous Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, but a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit!"

Upon thinking of a certain possibility, Yun Xiao didn’t bother deducing further and instantly shouted loudly. His voice echoed through the heavens, allowing both Lu Yanji and numerous onlookers below to hear clearly.

"What? Isn’t that Mu Shiyi, the former Palace Master of Wuyan Palace?"

Even the well-informed Nie Xiaosheng and others were caught off guard by Yun Xiao’s sudden shout, which completely defied their expectations and filled them with a vague anxiety.

It turned out that at that moment, when Yun Xiao saw the golden light and sensed the aura from Mu Shiyi, he finally understood why he felt a sense of familiarity.

Back during the time on Demons Mountain, Yun Xiao had used the Geng Metal Suppressing Spirit Array to deal with a powerful Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit while rescuing Xu Hongzhuang and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse.

Unfortunately, the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit in the Spirit Suppressing Land had escaped using a special method, and Yun Xiao had heard nothing about it since.

Even during the outbreak at the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield on Impermanence Island, Yun Xiao hadn’t encountered any Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit, and he almost forgot about it.

But who knew that the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit that escaped from Demons Mountain had transformed into Mu Shiyi, the previous Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, causing Yun Xiao to not recognize it initially.

Now it seemed that the previous Palace Master of Wuyan Palace had been possessed by the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit, and not only had their memories fused, but their Meridian Qi cultivation had forcibly broken through to the Heavenly Realm.

This explained all previous doubts — why he felt a sense of familiarity despite having no prior interactions with Mu Shiyi.

Clearly, this familiarity originated from the Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit previously encountered at Demons Mountain.