Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

The biting wind tore at Feng Qingxue's fiery red wings as she hovered in the overcast sky, below which stretched a continuous black mountain range, thick with miasma.

"Haven't you found it yet?" Bai Ze's voice rang in her ears.

Feng Qingxue folded her wings and landed on a protruding rock beside Bai Ze. Her human form was stunningly beautiful, yet a hint of anxiety lingered between her brows. "This Fallen Soul Cliff is hidden too well. We've searched for three days and three nights, and haven't seen a single ghost."

Bai Ze stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes spotless, a stark contrast to the filthy environment. He looked up at the rolling dark clouds, a barely perceptible glint in his deep eyes. "The forbidden land is forbidden because it's not easily revealed. Don't worry, we'll find it eventually."

Feng Qingxue sighed, scratching her long hair in frustration, "I wonder how Yao Yao is doing, whether she's found the Celestial Star Stone and the Earth Vein Essence..."

Bai Ze said confidently, "Probably not. If they had found them all, they would definitely have contacted us."

Feng Qingxue paced back and forth uneasily, her gaze falling on a jade pendant hanging from Bai Ze's waist. "Is there any reaction from your jade pendant?"

The jade pendant was pure white and carved with mysterious patterns. It was said that it could sense some special spiritual energy fluctuations. Bai Ze raised his hand to stroke the jade pendant and shook his head slightly, "Not yet."

Just then, a sharp roar shattered the silence of the mountains, and then a huge black bat swooped out of the miasma and rushed straight at Feng Qingxue.

Feng Qingxue reacted quickly, instantly transforming into her true phoenix form, with raging flames burning on her body, forcing the bat back several steps.

"You beast, you're asking for death!" Feng Qingxue roared, unleashing a burst of flames that made the bat sizzle and scream.

However, the bat only suffered superficial wounds. It frantically flapped its huge wings, stirring up a foul wind, and swooped down on Feng Qingxue again. Then, more bats surged out of the miasma, like a black tide, surrounding them completely.

“These bats have been corrupted too deeply by the Yin energy.” Bai Ze frowned slightly and drew his long sword from his waist.

Feng Qingxue and Bai Ze stood back to back, jointly resisting the bats' attacks. Although Feng Qingxue's flames were powerful, the sheer number of bats made it difficult for her. Although Bai Ze's swordsmanship was formidable, capable of killing one bat with each strike, the sheer number of bats made it impossible to eliminate them all.

"This can't go on. We need to find a way to break through," Feng Qingxue said to Bai Ze while fending off the bats' attacks.

Bai Ze's gaze swept around and he spotted a hidden cave in the mountain wall. "Let's go there!"

The two fought and retreated, eventually slipping into a cave and blocking the entrance with a boulder, temporarily escaping the bats' attack.

The cave was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Feng Qingxue immediately conjured a ball of flame. Inside the cave, a narrow passage wound downwards, its destination unknown.

"Be careful, something feels off here," Bai Ze said gravely.

Feng Qingxue nodded, also sensing something amiss. The air inside the cave was unusually cold and filled with a pungent smell of blood.

The two carefully made their way along the passage when suddenly, they heard a "crack" sound under their feet. Feng Qingxue looked down and her expression changed instantly. "It's... a bone!"

The ground of the passage was covered with white bones, some human, some of various spirit beasts. The bones were piled up like mountains, exuding a sinister aura.

“This place… could it be…” Feng Qingxue’s voice trembled slightly.

Just then, a light appeared at the end of the passage. The two looked at each other and saw surprise and unease in each other's eyes. Then, they walked towards the light in perfect unison, passed through a narrow crevice in the stone, and were so shocked by what they saw that they were speechless.

A massive abyss appeared before them, its bottom shrouded in thick black mist, like a gateway to hell. At the edge of the abyss stood a huge stone tablet, inscribed with three ancient, blood-red characters: Fallen Soul Cliff.

"Finally found it." Bai Ze's voice broke the silence, a relaxed smile on his handsome face.

Feng Qingxue turned to look at Bai Ze, a faint smile playing on her lips. "Yes, this Fallen Soul Cliff is truly hard to find."

Just as Feng Qingxue was about to take out the sound transmission conch to tell Lu Lingxi Yao their location, the conch vibrated first, and Lu Lingxi Yao's clear voice came from it.

"Xiaoxue, Bai Ze, I've obtained the Heavenly Star Stone and the Earth Vein Essence. Have you found the Fallen Soul Cliff yet?"

"Speak of the devil, and he appears." Feng Qingxue chuckled and said to the conch shell, "Yaoyao, we've found the Fallen Soul Cliff. It's in the northwest of the Dark Night Forest. You should follow..." She described the location of the Fallen Soul Cliff and its surroundings in detail, and reminded Lu Lingxi to be careful on the way.

After ending the call, Feng Qingxue put away the communication conch and turned to Bai Ze, saying, "It seems Yao Yao is doing quite well too. Let's wait for her here."

Bai Ze nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding environment. The trees around Fallen Soul Cliff were withered and twisted, as if their life force had been drained by some force. The ground was also covered with strangely shaped rocks, and an unsettling atmosphere permeated the air.

"This place is so eerie, it truly lives up to its name, Fallen Soul Cliff." Feng Qingxue couldn't help but shiver.

"It's always good to be careful," Bai Ze said calmly, his gaze falling on the churning black mist at the bottom of the abyss, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

The two found a relatively flat rock by the Fallen Soul Cliff and sat down, quietly waiting for Lu Lingxi Yao to arrive.

Time ticked by, the surrounding air grew colder and colder, and the wind grew stronger, howling like ghosts and wolves, sending chills down one's spine.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps broke the silence, and Lu Lingxi Yao appeared in front of the two of them.

"Xiaoxue, Bai Ze!" Lu Lingxi Yao ran up to the two of them, panting, her face showing a mixture of excitement and lingering fear. "I finally found you! The journey was so dangerous, I almost..."

"What's wrong?" Feng Qingxue asked with concern.

Lu Lingxi took a deep breath to calm herself down, and then recounted the dangers she had encountered on the way. It turned out that on her journey, she not only encountered various ferocious spirit beasts, but also almost fell into a hidden trap. Fortunately, she reacted in time and escaped danger.

"It seems that the Dark Night Forest is more dangerous than we imagined," Bai Ze said in a deep voice.

Lu Lingxi smiled and said, "Yes, but thankfully we're all safe and sound. Now that we've collected two treasures, next we should..."

Before she could finish speaking, a deafening roar suddenly came from the bottom of the abyss. Immediately afterwards, a powerful suction force surged out of the abyss, pulling the three of them violently towards it.

"What happened?!" Feng Qingxue exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Lingxi and Bai Ze's expressions also changed drastically. They desperately tried to activate their spiritual power to resist the powerful suction, but it was all in vain.

"what--"

The three figures were instantly swallowed into the dark abyss, disappearing without a trace...