All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

After saying that, he turned around and left.

When he turned around, he found that she didn't respond at all, so he turned back around with some confusion.

I saw her slumped on the ground, her eyes closed, as if... she had fainted?

Nian Zhao was startled. His attack wasn't that serious; he shouldn't have knocked the person unconscious.

He rushed forward to check, but as soon as he got close, he realized that something was wrong with her aura.

He immediately stopped and didn't dare touch her.

He tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and after confirming it, he stood up.

"Aaaaaah!!! Fourth Elder! Why did you kill Feng Ning!"

Hearing this earth-shattering roar, Nian Zhao couldn't help but shudder.

Turning around again, she saw Lin Tanyu standing at the door, looking panicked and angry.

She rushed over at lightning speed, calling out, "Feng Ning! Feng Ning!"

As soon as she rushed in front of him, Nian Zhao immediately erected a barrier, blocking her from entering.

"Let me go! You bastard, how could you kill her! She was just a little slow to learn, couldn't you have just taught her properly? Why did you have to kill her?"

Nian Zhao turned away speechlessly, not wanting to pay any attention to her.

But listening to her rant and ramble, he really found it a bit noisy.

He simply sealed her mouth with his spiritual power.

Seeing that she could no longer make a sound, he said, "Are those two eyes of yours meant to be used as lanterns? She's not dead. She's reached the pinnacle of her cultivation and entered a meditative state."

A stiffness appeared on Lin Tanyu's originally angry face. Enter...enter meditation?

Nian Zhao understood what she wanted to say and answered directly.

"Yes, she entered a meditative state. I guess she realized something and then lay down on the ground to enter a meditative state."

Lin Tanyue breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to her mouth.

"Then promise that you won't yell and disturb her anymore, and I'll let you go."

Lin Tanyu quickly nodded, and Nian Zhao then released her.

"She is at a critical moment right now, don't touch her, just wait for her to wake up on her own."

Lin Tanyu nodded, not daring to touch her, and stood there watching for a while.

He then turned around and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Fourth Elder, I spoke without thinking just now."

Nian Zhao suppressed the urge to yell back, "Next time, find out the truth clearly. If there's a next time, I won't let you off easily."

Lin Tanyu turned pale with fright and quickly lowered his head, "Yes, disciple knows his mistake."

Nian Zhao nodded slightly. "Alright, go back if there's nothing else. She won't wake up anytime soon, so there's no point in you staying here."

Lin Tanyu naturally understood this principle, and having just inexplicably cursed the Fourth Elder, she dared not stay for even a minute longer.

With Feng Ning around, they could occasionally exchange a few words.

But with Feng Ning not around, she really didn't dare to be alone with Nian Zhao.

Upon hearing this, he immediately turned and ran towards the Alchemy Peak, as if a tiger were chasing him.

After returning, he went straight to the alchemy room and went into seclusion.

Fortunately, she had always done this, so it didn't attract any attention.

Nian Zhao ignored her departure and placed layer upon layer of barriers around Feng Ning, setting up array after array around her.

Each step brings isolation.

To ensure she wouldn't be disturbed, not even a fly could get in.

He stayed in the courtyard himself, never leaving it for a moment.

At this moment, he and Elder Wenyao shared the same thoughts.

These two are my chosen apprentices, and I cannot afford to let anything go wrong with them.

Nian Zhao went so far as to seal off Xiaoyao Peak, preventing anyone from entering.

Apart from the four of them, no one else will disturb them.

By the way, because Yao Feibai entered meditation while standing on a flying magical artifact, he was also brought back to Xiaoyao Peak after returning.

They placed the flying artifact directly outside, and the master and disciple practically lived on it.

Nian Zhao was still pondering whether her meditation was due to the formation or her swordsmanship.

This little brat really makes him want to curse her every now and then. She had better behave herself and comprehend a sword technique, or else he, as her master, will have to deal with her.

Feng Ning, at this moment, only felt that she was surrounded by cold.

Outside, it was freezing cold, but she felt like her body was on fire, unbearably hot.

The ice and snow outside could not suppress the heat within her body.

When she opened her eyes, all she saw was whiteness everywhere.

All she could see was white sky and white ground. There were no mountains, no trees, just two white expanses with no reference points.

It stung her eyes.

She walked forward with her eyes half-closed, not knowing where she was going or where the road would end.

All she knew was that if she didn't keep moving forward, she would be driven mad by this extreme contrast of extremes.

Every few steps she took, she would lie down and roll in the snow, trying to cool off in this way.

But the effect wasn't very good; her discomfort still hadn't subsided.

She didn't know how long she walked, but finally, in this vast expanse of white, she saw a black dot.

Overjoyed, she quickened her pace and rushed over there.

But that black dot looks close, yet when you walk over it, you can never get any closer.

After walking for a long time, she also realized that something was wrong.

It seems that no matter how close he or she gets, the black spot always moves away.

She took a step forward, and the black dot took a step back; the distance between her and the black dot remained at a constant equilibrium.

She stopped and squinted at the person opposite her.

A moment later, he turned around and walked away.

She needed to confirm whether her guess was true.

She walked quite a distance before turning back to look.

Sure enough, she saw that the black dot was still at the same distance, and a smile appeared on her lips.

It really is so.

Normally, the human eye can sense distance.

When the distance changes, the shape of the object itself does not change. The distortion seen by the human eye is just a visual illusion caused by the increased distance.

For example, you see a door, and you are inside the door.

When the door is closed, what you see is a rectangle, which is the shape of the door.

But when the door opens, if you stand at the innermost position, what you see is not a rectangle, but a trapezoid.

The side closer to your door will be longer, while the side closer to the door frame will be shorter.

This is an optical illusion.

Its original shape hasn't changed; it's just that its shape appears different to you.

Based on this principle...

What she saw when she was far away from that black dot was perhaps a black dot itself.

But when she gets close, the size and shape of the black dots appear different to her.