The divine beast recognized its master, and the dragon girl, destined to kill him, went to the spiri

Thinking of what had just happened, Ye Wanqing's heart moved. He raised an eyebrow, and the condensed feather in his hand transformed into a folding fan, which he fanned gently. "Great! It is my great honor to be able to accompany the Young Palace Master of Yunchi Palace."

Yun Qingluo waved his hand casually. "Just call me Qingluo. No need to be polite, benefactor. If possible, can I just call you Wanye?"

"random."

Thinking of Jiang Xu, Ye Wanqing's expression shifted slightly. She glanced at Yun Qingluo beside her and casually mentioned, "Qingluo, your Yunchi Palace is also a major force in the Tianling Realm. As the Young Palace Master of your own faction, how could you suddenly want to participate in the Freshman Trial?"

Yun Qingluo's mind sank. Could she say she was avoiding the "daily torture" at home? It was precisely for this reason that she'd used the excuse of wanting to gain some experience at Tianling Academy. It was also for this reason that her mother and the elders of Yunchi Palace wouldn't visit her often. Otherwise, her hiding the injured man would be exposed sooner or later.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across her face. "Of course, it's because I want to make better progress. I've been at the peak of the Saint Venerable Realm for a long time, and no matter what method I use, I'm stagnant. That's why I thought of coming to Tianling Academy to give it a try."

"Also, I think that systematically studying spiritual power, especially with companions of similar spiritual cultivation levels, will improve your grasp of spiritual power, and advancement in spiritual cultivation will be just around the corner."

Ye Wanqing nodded slightly, not knowing whether she believed it or not. Her expression was indifferent. "This is indeed a very good way to practice."

The two walked along the direction of the river, but never walked out of the forest.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Yun Qingluo suddenly stopped and looked around. "No way! This forest is too big! I've been walking for so long and still haven't gotten out. And how come I haven't met a single person out of the hundred or so people along the way?"

Ye Wanqing frowned slightly, and her expression was no less stern than Yun Qingluo's. You know, she had left marks along the way, and just now, she saw the mark she left at the beginning.

They kept going in circles.

And this... is a mirror within an illusion.

Ye Wanqing quietly released a divine power, not knowing what she sensed. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she thought of Lin Zhiyi's reaction that she noticed when she was about to enter the secret realm, and the corners of her lips curled up.

Oh, do you think that using the magic mirror can be foolproof?

The Mirror in Illusion is a relatively special one among all the secret realms. It is composed of countless formations and countless illusions. Each formation and illusion is closely linked to each other, and the dream is combined with the formation. If you are not careful, your consciousness will be completely absorbed by it, and you will fall into an irretrievable situation.

The Illusion Mirror can also be melted down and turned into ordinary formation balls for sale. For the Celestial Spirit Realm, it has always been a rare and priceless item.

Once the illusion mirror is opened, people from the outside world cannot intervene to break it. People who enter the illusion mirror must either break the formation and escape, or die on their own.

Yun Qingluo on the other side also obviously noticed this, her eyes widening. "This is actually a phantom mirror. Someone actually attacked me openly during the freshman competition. It must be that green tea bitch Lin Zhiyi. I said a few words to her, and she used such a cruel method to treat me. Damn it, when I get out, I will peel off her face."

The feud between Yun Qingluo and Lin Zhiyi did not just start today. In fact, their relationship has always been hostile. However, because Lin Zhiyi is good at disguising herself in front of outsiders, it seems to outsiders that Yun Qingluo has always been the one unilaterally "provoking" Lin Zhiyi, and Lin Zhiyi is magnanimous and does not care about it.

Then, Yun Qingluo glanced at Ye Wanqing beside her, a look of guilt on her face. "I'm so sorry. Lin Zhiyi's target must be me. You must have been implicated by me."

Before Ye Wanqing could say anything, suddenly, the roars of tens of thousands of mythical beasts rang out, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Her expression tensed, and she grabbed Yun Qingluo's wrist, who was clearly still a little unresponsive. "It's a wave of phantom beasts, run!"

The reason for the large-scale tide of phantom beasts is the beast-luring formation within the phantom mirror.

Yun Qingluo, who was still thinking about the origin of the phantom beast, felt someone grabbing her wrist. When she reacted, the man in front of her had already pulled her far away.

Yun Qingluo felt a little stunned, because all the people in Yunchi Palace were women and her mother strictly controlled her relationships with men, so from childhood to adulthood, she had never had a friend of the opposite sex, let alone been held by a man's hand like this.

This feeling was different from the feeling she had when she wanted to save that man before.

Ye Wanqing pulled the dazed Yun Qingluo aside and quickly shuttled through the dense forest like a ghost, while the group of phantom beasts behind them were already chasing them relentlessly. Their escape route seemed to be disorganized, but there were some strange fluctuations of divine power.

Yun Qingluo sensed something, and his eyes lit up with unprecedented excitement. "Is this a soul-sealing formation? Is this the long-lost soul-sealing formation?"

Ye Wanqing's expression paused slightly. She was somewhat surprised that Yun Qingluo knew about this formation. She had never expected her to have such attainments in formations. She nodded, "Yes."

After she finished speaking, Yun Qingluo's eyes became brighter. You know, among spiritual practice, alchemy, and weapon refining, what she was most interested in was formations.

Perhaps it was because when she was young, she had witnessed Ye Wanqing, who was not much different from her in age, personally setting up a formation. Once the formation was set up, the trend of failure was instantly reversed. It was also on that day that the young Ye Wanqing became her idol.

Until several points gathered together and the formation was formed, the phantom beast that was originally ready to move gradually calmed down. Ye Wanqing flew forward, and the condensed feathers in his hand quietly turned into tens of thousands of phoenix feathers, which were wrapped in endless strange fire and sprayed out.

Anyone who touches the Nine Heavens Divine Fire will die.

Because the tide of phantom beasts is an illusion derived from the phantom mirror, each phantom beast is not a true phantom beast, so Ye Wanqing's power of the Tao and the dragon girl's suppression are ineffective against them. Only the soul-sealing formation can block the spiritual power of the phantom beasts and thus break the formation.

Yun Qingluo watched Ye Wanqing eliminate tens of thousands of phantom beasts with his own eyes. His brows jumped, and he felt even more shocked and admired by this powerful force!

This is the second person Yun Qingluo admires after Ye Wanqing.

At the same time, on the other side

Yan Ze, sitting in front of the water mirror, used his spiritual power to search the entire secret realm, but still couldn't find Ye Wanqing. He frowned slightly, "Where's Wan Ye? Why isn't he in the secret realm?"

Bai Zhou, who was standing beside him, paused. After the search was complete, his eyebrows twitched, and his expression was unprecedentedly panicked. "Big Brother, not only has Wan Ye disappeared, but even the Young Palace Master of Yunchi Palace is missing."

"what?!"

When the other chief disciples heard Yan Ze say that Wan Ye was missing, they didn't feel much. After all, people often "disappeared" in the secret realm, and this was "excusable" for the purpose of training.

But if Yun Qingluo disappeared, that would be a big deal!

If the Palace Master of Yunchi Palace knew that her daughter had an accident in the secret realm of their Tianling Academy's freshman assessment, it would be a catastrophic disaster for their Tianling Academy! Everyone in the Tianling Realm knew how much the Yunchi Palace cherished this young Palace Master.

Bai Zhou didn't dare to think any further, his eyes widened, "What are you still standing there for? Use your spiritual power to find it quickly!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

However, several chief disciples searched the entire secret realm but could not find the whereabouts of Yun Qingluo and Wanye.

Bai Zhou was fully aware of the enormous impact of Yun Qingluo's disappearance. "No, Senior Brother, how about you take charge of the situation here while I personally lead the team to investigate the situation within the secret realm?"

Yan Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking about. He subconsciously looked around and saw that all his fellow junior brothers and sisters were there, except for Lin Zhiyi, who had just left the scene on the pretext that something happened at the Lin family. His expression suddenly darkened.

"Bai Zhou, you watch here. I will go there myself. No one is allowed to make any move. Wait for my orders at any time."