"You came back for what reason!"
Bai Ling set up a barrier to isolate the sound, then shouted angrily.
Hearing Bai Ling's roar, Luo Qingyi knew her master was truly angry.
"Didn't I tell you, once you leave, don't come back. Luo Qingyi, what are you thinking!"
Bai Ling's anger wasn't without reason. All the talk about seeking aid and resources was just an excuse to deceive those sect masters.
When she used her last resort to send Luo Qingyi away, she never intended for her to return.
Coming back meant death!
Now, seeing the result she worked so hard to achieve, Luo Qingyi had returned. How could she not be angry?
"Master! I can't just leave you all behind!"
Luo Qingyi looked directly at Bai Ling. She knew her master wanted her to live, but didn't she also want her master to live?
Even if it meant death, she wanted to die with her master.
Seeing the stubborn look in Luo Qingyi's eyes, Bai Ling knew that nothing she said would make a difference.
"Why are you so foolish..."
Bai Ling tenderly stroked Luo Qingyi's hair, her eyes filled with bitterness.
She no longer had the strength to send Luo Qingyi away again. This time, they were truly going to die here together.
"Master, I brought resources... uh, and maybe, maybe some help too?"
As Luo Qingyi spoke, she started to stammer.
Would Senior He really help them?
She still didn't know why that powerful figure wanted to help her.
"Resources? What resources, it's useless."
Bai Ling sat on a bench, looking helplessly at the sky.
Seeing Luo Qingyi's hesitant expression, she knew Luo Qingyi hadn't brought back much.
After all, the Great Wildlands was notoriously barren.
"No, Master, it's really a lot of resources."
Bai Ling felt a bit irritable.
"Then take them out and let me see."
She knew Bai Ling wouldn't be able to produce much. She needed some time to think of another way to keep Luo Qingyi alive.
"Uh..."
Luo Qingyi looked around and whispered: "Master, this place is too small."
Luo Qingyi's words made Bai Ling laugh in exasperation. Unable to think of a solution, she decided to just let it be.
"Alright, let's go outside."
The two walked out of the main hall, and the sect masters outside looked over eagerly as they emerged.
"Everyone, please make some space."
"Move back a bit more, yes, that's about right."
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At this moment, Luo Qingyi had cleared an area around her, and the disciples from other sects looked at her in confusion.
No matter how you looked at it, it seemed impossible to bring back so much in such a short time.
Bai Ling felt even more regretful for letting Luo Qingyi come out.
"You..."
Boom!
Before Bai Ling could finish her sentence, the sky suddenly darkened. She looked up quickly, only to see a massive red claw limb appear before everyone, even blocking out the sunlight.
"…Ah?"
Bai Ling's mouth opened wider and wider, unable to close for a moment.
Everyone around stared at the gigantic claw limb, dumbfounded.
What kind of demonic beast had such a claw limb? It was enormous!
If it were alive, then...
Thinking of that terrifying scenario, everyone present shivered.
"Fellow sect masters, this claw limb is rich in spiritual qi, and its energy is gentle. It can be directly absorbed without alchemy, even enhancing the body!"
Bai Ling turned around in a daze, not hearing a word of Luo Qingyi's introduction. She only wanted to know where her disciple had gotten this terrifying claw limb.
Could it be that she had stolen it from the lair of some Divine Transformation powerhouse?
"Miss Luo, could this be from a demonic beast in the Sea of Calamity..."
Some knowledgeable sect masters pointed at the claw limb, trembling all over.
The Sea of Calamity was a sea that even the great powers of the Middle Lands dared not enter rashly. The demonic beasts there were generally enormous and incredibly powerful.
To venture into the Sea of Calamity, one would need to be at least a Divine Transformation cultivator!
"Uh, I don't know."
The Sea of Calamity? So the senior was a great power from the Sea of Calamity.
"Qingyi!"
Bai Ling grabbed Luo Qingyi and said solemnly: "Tell me what happened on your journey!"
Hearing this, everyone else looked over curiously.
Luo Qingyi nodded and began recounting everything that happened on the road.
As everyone listened, their expressions became increasingly astonished.
A wooden stake falling from the sky, pinning a Demon Wolf—perhaps a Wood Element powerhouse.
Thunderforce striking down a Sandworm? A powerhouse also skilled in Thunder Arts.
A hand that covered the sky, crushing a claw limb? Shrouding the Heavens?
A hand that literally covered the sky!
Unfathomable, beyond comprehension.
The sect masters instantly cleared their minds of all thoughts, not daring to think further.
A powerhouse of that level could sense any thoughts directed at him from afar.
"So, Senior Sister encountered a very powerful senior?"
The junior sister summarized, and Luo Qingyi nodded repeatedly.
Only Bai Ling frowned deeply.
How could there be such a good thing in the world? That person must be plotting something!
"Did he express any demands?"
"Well, the senior took my wooden sword that I was used to practicing with."
A wooden sword—could there be some deeper meaning?
Bai Ling couldn't figure it out.
The other sect masters then asked: "Miss Luo, could we invite that senior for a face-to-face meeting?"
They were in a crisis, and if they could persuade that senior to help, there might be a turning point.
But Luo Qingyi's face turned troubled; she didn't know how to contact that senior.
However, Bai Ling immediately saw through everyone's thoughts and said coldly: "We can't pin our hopes on someone we've never met. Besides, that person might not be as powerful as imagined.
Whether it's the Wolf Demon or the Sandworm, at most, they're Golden Elixir level. Even this claw limb could be from a demonic beast's corpse."
She wasn't disparaging that senior; she had to assume the worst to be fully prepared.
Upon hearing this, everyone snapped back to reality.
It seemed reasonable. After all, Luo Qingyi was just a Qi Refinement cultivator. Her descriptions of thunderous might and a hand covering the sky were likely exaggerated due to her limited experience.
Luo Qingyi was extremely anxious. The senior was truly powerful, but these people just wouldn't believe her.
But she had no way to prove it.
At this moment, outside the glass case, Heyu, who had been watching the little sprite inside since waking up, was a bit annoyed.
Seriously, how could these little sprites, who couldn't even handle a lobster claw, doubt me?
Do they want me to really show them a hand that covers the sky?
But Heyu only thought about it. From Bai Ling's perspective, assuming the worst in a crisis was the right thing to do.
"Qingyi."
Luo Qingyi, who was struggling to explain the senior's power to her master, froze and quickly looked up at the sky.
Everyone else also stopped talking and looked up.
Besides the clouds, there was nothing there.
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