Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

As soon as Zhao Wenxu finished speaking, Ling Yi broke free from Yu Yang's grasp. The bone knife hilt was revealed as Ling Yi pulled it out, but before it was fully withdrawn, a cold voice rang out: "She wants to know Ling Yi so she has to share? What is she anyway?"

Seeing this, Yu Yang suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He pushed Ling Yi's right hand, which was holding the knife hilt, forward, and the knife hilt that had just come out was put back into his hand.

Ling Yi: "..."

Unlike Ling Yi's indescribable expression, Yu Yang's eyes were full of shock: "It's really in my hand?"

When Ling Yi and Dongfang Yu fought last time, some people thought the knife was hidden in his left hand, but most people thought it was impossible and that it was probably hidden in the storage magic artifact he was wearing on his left hand.

The fact that the bone knife was in his left hand was indeed a bit puzzling, so most people believed it was stored in a magical storage artifact, and in the end, not many people discussed it. But today…

Yu Yang was certain that the bone knife had come from his left hand.

"How strange." Yu Yang stared at Ling Yi's left hand: "How did you manage to hide such a bone knife in your thin arm?"

Ling Yi looked at Yu Yang speechlessly: "Teacher Yu, you're unbeatable."

Yu Yang didn't understand the meaning of those words, but he knew they weren't nice. He coughed lightly and changed the subject: "There's no need to argue with a fool."

The bone knife was pushed back, and Ling Yi, too lazy to say anything, turned to look at the person who had come.

Zhao Wenxu was being insulted and initially wanted to see who was so oblivious. But when he turned around and saw the person in charge of the Nan Yuan Empire walking over with Mu Shengyuan, accompanied by Yan Wuxin, all the impatience on Zhao Wenxu's face vanished.

Even if Mu Shengyuan becomes a cripple, she is still a princess of the Nan Yuan Empire. The people of the Nan Yuan Empire would not allow outsiders to bully their princess on their own territory. Not to mention that Mu Shengyuan has Yan Wuxin by her side. Yan Wuxin is a princess of the Xi Yan Empire and has a good relationship with Mu Shengyuan. Moreover, Yan Wuxin has not become a cripple. If he really confronts Mu Shengyuan, he will offend two great empires at once.

Zhao Wenxu was somewhat embarrassed, but he maintained a humble demeanor: "The princess is right, it was indeed my inappropriate words."

Mu Shengyuan glanced at him coldly: "This princess and Ling Yi have important matters to discuss. All irrelevant persons, please leave."

The implication of these unrelated individuals was too obvious, so no matter how unhappy Zhao Wenxu was, he could only leave with his men.

Wen Xiaoxiao and her three friends came over and put on a show, but they didn't get what they wanted to know. They even dragged the teacher into it and got roasted. They were both angry and embarrassed. But this was Mu Shengyuan's territory after all. Their teacher had already given in. What could they do even if they were angry?

The four had no choice but to leave. As they left, Wen Xiaoxiao looked aggrieved. The three men beside her glanced at Ling Yi with hostility when they saw how aggrieved she looked.

Ling met their gazes and gave a cold laugh.

The three men's gazes grew even more vicious.

Ling Yi wasn't intimidated at all. In her mind, she asked Tian Yan, "I used all the remaining six treatments. Now that we have people to deal with, how many more do we need to make it ten?"

Once we collect ten, we can lift the lockdown again.

Tianyan: [There was one extra person compared to the previous batch of 161. Adding Dongfang Yu, that makes a total of two. We still need eight more people to lift the seal.]

Before Ling Yi could say anything, Tian Yan added: [Friendly reminder: According to the rules, the number of kills is only valid if the person killed harbors more than 30% malice towards you.]

Ling Yi laughed: "You think those four idiots didn't harbor more than 30% malice towards me?"

Tianyan remained silent. Sometimes he really didn't understand what those people were thinking.

Was Ling Yi's method of killing Dongfang Yu not intimidating enough?

Why would you provoke Ling Yi when you know she's not someone to mess with?

[You've probably surpassed it; I support you.]

Ling Yi followed Tian Yan's words and said, "We're already bound together, so you're just going to offer verbal support?"

Tianyan: [The scenery at Changsheng Lake is quite nice. 01, don't just focus on cultivation; you need to balance work and rest. You can enjoy the view.] After saying that, Tianyan disappeared.

Ling Yi chuckled softly, then looked up at Mu Shengyuan.

Mu Shengyuan walked over: "Ling Yi, the person in charge said you are willing to help, but you want to see me. Do you want to know about the situation under Changsheng Lake or do you want to see my situation?"

"Yes, I have both." When Ling Yi saw Mu Shengyuan, he knew that what Teacher Yu said about Mu Shengyuan becoming a cripple was true. He then asked, "The others who went into the water didn't come back. How did you get back?"

"Tell me everything that happened after you went into the water."

Mu Shengyuan nodded and began to recount: "Logically, it wasn't my turn to investigate this matter, but the elders went down and found nothing, which means that even if they had high cultivation levels, it wouldn't have mattered. In the end, after discussion, I was allowed to go down. At first, I could see some things after I went into the water, but as I went deeper and deeper, the bottom of the water became darker and darker, and I couldn't see anything at all."

"Although I couldn't see anything, my vines kept warning me of the danger. I knew it was dangerous, but I came down here to investigate the cause. I couldn't leave without finding anything. But the other party made a move. In the pitch black, I was entangled by something. The vines took the initiative to meet me to save me. In the midst of the entanglement, the vines used their last strength to send me to the surface of the water. After I came up, I found that my source had disappeared and I could not use my spiritual power."

After listening, Ling Yi raised an eyebrow: "That's it?"

Mu Shengyuan felt a little ashamed: "My cultivation level is limited, so I couldn't see anything useful."

Yan Wuxin looked at Ling Yi: "Little sister, Xiao Yuan did her best."

Ling glanced at the two of them but said nothing.

For the sake of the Mountain and River Mirror, this journey is necessary, but...

Ling Yi looked at Mu Shengyuan: "You want my help, is the reward just allowing us to cultivate here for a month?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Shengyuan immediately chimed in, "Of course not. Everyone here is cultivating, and you're the only one who offered help. How can it be considered a reward?"

"If you can resolve this, I will offer you additional compensation."

Ling Yi asked, "What kind of reward can you offer?"

Mu Shengyuan said, "As long as it does not harm the foundation of the Southern Kite Empire, you may ask for anything within the limits of what I can afford."

Ling Yi was about to say something when Mu Shengyuan spoke first: "Ling Yi, you come from Lingyang, so you may not know my status in the Nan Yuan Empire. My mother is the Empress of the Nan Yuan Empire, and I am the Crown Princess of the Nan Yuan Empire. I have far more than you can imagine, so you don't need to worry that I can't give you what you need."

"Is that so?" Ling Yi smiled. "In that case, I'm relieved."

After saying that, Ling Yi walked towards Changsheng Lake, but stopped after a few steps and looked back at Yu Yang and the others: "If that thing can appear in the lake, it can come ashore. Although I don't know why it didn't come up, I still want to remind you that it's best to stay away from this area."

Yu Yang's expression changed: "Is this really true?"

Ling Yi: "Teacher, what good would it do me to lie to you?" After saying that, she continued walking towards Changsheng Lake.

Mu Shengyuan looked at the person in charge: "Immediately order everyone to leave."

The person in charge was somewhat surprised: "Princess, are you really leaving?"

There are people cultivating here at Changsheng Lake. Ling Yi said that if that thing comes up, it will come up.

He listened, but the others definitely harbored resentment.

Mu Shengyuan looked at the person in charge and said, "My cultivation is ruined, not my identity. Order them to retreat immediately. Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished!"

The person in charge immediately responded, "Yes."

After the person in charge left, Mu Shengyuan looked at Yan Wuxin and said, "Sister Xinxin, tell your people to leave here too."

Yan Wuxin nodded: "Okay."

Just as Yan Wuxin took out the communication stone to contact someone, Mu Shengyuan added, "Sister Xinxin, you should go too."

Yan Wuxin glanced at her, said nothing, ordered the people on the other side to retreat, and after making the arrangements, cut off the contact. He looked at Mu Shengyuan and said, "You brat, repeat what you just said."

Mu Shengyuan looked at Yan Wuxin with a serious expression: "Sister Xinxin, that thing will devour your source. You have a strange fire source, and I'm worried that you will be attacked if you stay here. I know you're staying because you don't trust me, but how can I let you stay in such a dangerous place?"

"I don't want anything to happen to you."

Yan Wuxin looked at her and said, "Mu Shengyuan, from the moment you rescued me from the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, I told you that if you were ever in danger, I would never abandon you, so you don't need to say anything more."

As Yu Yang listened to their conversation, he remembered that incident.

During a joint training exercise between the Western Flame Empire and the Southern Kite Empire, Yan Wuxin fell into the Serpent Cave in the mountains. When his spiritual power was exhausted and he was being devoured by snakes, Mu Shengyuan entered the cave and rescued him.