The ancestors ruined it after binding it to the Shenhao system.

It was her stupidity that gave the two tribesmen a chance to get close, but now she couldn't even play the flute to attack their souls.

"Whoever gets it first will have the inner elixir!" Elder Nangong suggested.

"Okay!" Fifth Elder Gongsun agreed.

The two of them struck faster and faster, with deadly moves, but they were all dodged by the mermaid.

People from the three camps fought all the way to the palace, and no one dared to relax.

People outside looked at each other.

Nangong Wanying glanced sideways at Gongsun Jing'er, and seeing her confused look, she couldn't help but snorted contemptuously, rushed into the palace quickly, and quickly threw the confinement talisman at the mermaid.

Third Elder Nangong had quick eyes and quick hands. His five fingers formed into claws, and his fingertips flashed with spiritual energy, and he quickly passed through the mermaid's chest.

"what--"

Heart-rending screams reached her ears. The mermaid lowered her eyes and looked at the severed hand in front of her, with a sneer on her lips: "How dare you even think of getting my inner elixir?"

As soon as he finished speaking, pillars of light rose up in the palace, shrouding the elders and the disciples of the two races who had just entered.

The Third Elder Nangong's face was very pale, and he quickly took out the elixir from the space and drank it. Not only did the severed hand stop bleeding, but it also grew back at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He moved his wrists and looked up at the beam of light surrounding them, his keen eyes flashing slightly, "This is... the spirit sacrifice array!"

Who do the mermaids want to use their souls and cultivation to resurrect through the spirit sacrifice array?

Without any time to think about it, the third elder Nangong thought that even the usable magic weapons in his body were absorbed by the strange patterns on the formation. The spirit sacrificial formation was intact, but became stronger.

His heart suddenly sank. He didn't expect that this mermaid was not only cunning and able to trick them all into the palace, but also could use such evil formations!

Seeing that they were trapped in the light pillar one by one, with no resistance at all, the mermaid raised her head and laughed.

After she laughed, her expression immediately turned cold, and her light blue eyes looked at everyone calmly.

"Destroy!"

As soon as the sweet and ethereal voice fell, everyone felt that something was absorbing their cultivation, and their souls seemed to be pulled out of their bodies.

"Ahhh-"

Heart-rending screams resounded throughout the palace. Xu Qingshu, who had been staying outside the palace, narrowed her eyes. When they were about to scream, she removed the barrier and walked towards the palace.

Seeing the two of them appear, Elder Nangong was the first to speak: "Senior, please help us. We will thank you very much later!"

His anxious tone was somewhat respectful.

But how much of this respect is true and how false is unknown.

"Stop!" Xu Qingshu said indifferently.

As soon as she said these words, the mermaid turned to look at her and sneered: "If you can break the formation and save them, I will stop and let you leave this sea safely, how about that?"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts suddenly sank. They also knew about the Spirit Sacrifice Array. Unless the person setting up the array was willing to stop, no matter how powerful a person was, they would not be able to break through the array with their cultivation.

Despair spread in my heart.

"Okay!" Xu Qingshu agreed readily.

The mermaid raised her head slightly, her light blue eyes flashing with surprise.

Just as he was about to see how she was going to break through the spirit sacrifice formation, Xu Qingshu's figure disappeared in an instant. The mermaid's eyes widened until the person behind her raised a warm hand and landed on her shoulder.

A strong sense of suffocation hit her face, making her breathless. The mermaid swallowed hard, "You...what do you want?"