She became a god

Faced with Xuan Yuan Yi's sarcasm, the woman smiled and said, "Disappointed you? That makes me very happy."

A look of disgust flashed across Xuanyuan's eyes. He raised his hand to kill the bastard, but remembering Ye Qingzhou's words of wisdom, he ultimately did not make a move.

Seeing the unusual expressions on the two people's faces, Ye Qingzhou clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking that there was some juicy gossip to be had.

Although Ye Qingzhou could deduce the reason, it was too boring to watch the show with the answer in mind.

"That woman was Xuanyuan's half-sister, named Nüxi."

It turned out that Shi Jing was using a secret method to introduce this unfamiliar woman to Ye Qingzhou.

"Xuanyuan lost his father at a young age and depended on his mother, Yao Dan, for survival. When he was young, he was valued by the elders of the clan and entered the clan's sacred ground for cultivation. The day he emerged from seclusion was the day his widowed mother died in childbirth."

"Xuanyuan hated that Nuxi had taken away his mother, and since he could not find Nuxi's biological father anywhere, he had no choice but to raise Nuxi."

“When Nuwa was young, her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to her mother’s, but as she grew older, her appearance became less and less like Yao Dan’s.”

"Therefore, Xuanyuan Yi harbored murderous intent towards Nuwa. But strangely, no matter what Xuanyuan Yi did, Nuwa was able to survive."

"It is said that before Xuanyuan Yi entered the Nine Netherworld Secret Realm, he specially found a cultivator who wanted to kill his wife to prove his Dao as a companion for Nuxi. However, the fact that Nuxi can appear here means that Xuanyuan Yi's plan has failed again."

After listening, Ye Qingzhou didn't know what to say.

From Xuanyuan Yi's perspective, Nuwa was not his blood-related sister, but the culprit who caused his mother's death.

But for Nuwa, being born was not a choice she made herself.

If given a choice, who would want to lose their mother at birth, have an invisible father, and a brother who wants to kill them?

However, most of the monks present did not care about the sordid affair between the brother and sister; they only cared about one thing.

Miaozhu chanted a Buddhist prayer, "Fellow Daoist Nuxi, do you know what kind of formation we are standing on?"

Nuwa knew that the other party did not trust her, after all, words are not enough.

Then she said in a deep voice, "This formation is called the Six Harmonies Trapping Immortal Formation."

The Six Harmonies Trapping Immortal Array is said to be a restrictive formation set up by ancient immortals. This array requires the power of the six directions of heaven and earth—the convergence of spiritual energy from the six cardinal directions (up, down, east, west, south, and north). Once activated, the array becomes like a small world unto itself. Invisible barriers rise around it, and cultivators trapped within will be repelled by a gentle yet incredibly resilient force no matter which direction they attempt to break through.

Within the formation, time and space are distorted. Sometimes, taking a step forward yields a result of being pushed back several feet; other times, looking up at the sky reveals the earth beneath one's feet. Furthermore, the formation constantly generates illusions, all of which are the things cultivators fear or crave most deep within their hearts. If one's mind is clouded by these illusions, one's spiritual energy will leak out uncontrollably, absorbed by the formation and transformed into even stronger binding power.

Legend has it that only those with pure hearts, unmoved by external things, who can accurately locate the six points where spiritual energy converges within the formation and simultaneously unleash a counter-force attack, can break this formation. However, since ancient times, very few cultivators have been able to do this, making the Six Harmonies Immortal-Trapping Formation a mysterious and dangerous entity in the cultivation world.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but look at Nuwa with newfound respect.

To be precise, the entire Nine Netherworld Secret Realm was shrouded in the Six Harmonies Trapping Immortal Array.

They must be in a maze-like formation beneath the great array.

"Can you break the Six Directions Immortal-Trapping Formation?"

Despite deciding not to kill Nuwa again, Xuanyuan Yi couldn't help but mock her.

Nuwa glared at Xuanyuan Yi before saying, "I can't break it, but I can still break this small maze within a hundred miles of our feet."

"The roots of the Nine Nether Tree are deep and its roots have spread throughout the entire Nine Nether Secret Realm. The so-called cave under the tree should be a cave at the end of the Nine Nether Tree's roots."

"Therefore, we only need to go to the northernmost part of the secret realm and dig a hole in the ground near the northern exit of the secret realm."

"If I'm not mistaken, we're very close to the northern exit now."

Hearing these analyses, the cultivators all had more trust in Nuwa.

But there are still things that are not clear.

Why head north?

"The exit of the Nine Netherworld has never been in the four directions, but in the sky. Why do you say there is an exit in the north?"

Nuwa was not annoyed by these questions. She only looked at Ye Qingzhou and asked, "If we weren't in the north, and if there was no exit in the north, what was Fellow Daoist Ye's intention in leading us here?"

Seeing that the blame was being shifted eastward, Ye Qingzhou said calmly, "I only act according to the will of Heaven and never think too much about it."

Seeing Nuwa's puzzled expression, Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?"

Nuwa didn't want to choose, but Ye Qingzhou had no say in whether others wanted to hear it or not.

"The good news is that your analysis matches my previous deductions."

"The bad news is the fog is getting thicker. Can you still tell which way is which?"

Miao Zhu and the others sensed it for a moment and knew that Ye Qingzhou's words were true.

Nuwa covered her head, suffering from deep thought. Suddenly, she said, "The reason we can't tell which way is not because the fog is getting thicker, but because the ground is moving and the cave is hiding."

Ye Qingzhou clapped his hands and laughed, "You're right. This formation is ever-changing, but there is one thing that remains constant, and that constant thing is the core of the formation."

Nuwa asked, "Since you knew all along, why did you lure me into this?"

Now that things have come to this, how could Nuwa not know that Ye Qingzhou had deliberately lured her out?

Could it be that she and Xuanyuan Yi were in cahoots, deliberately staging a play to make him feel hopeful first, and then feel despair later?

Having finally escaped the pervert who wanted to kill his wife to prove his Dao, he followed his intuition and infiltrated this place, successfully framing Xuanyuan Qi as his scapegoat.

Why am I suddenly so agitated when I'm so close to success?

Nuwa was lost in thought, but in the end, she turned her gaze to Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou looked at her with a smile, "Foolish child, you are both the variable and the destiny of this journey."

In an instant, Nuwa felt her mind clear. When she opened her eyes again, the earth trembled, and she found herself with nothing under her feet. All she could see was a soft branch and a yellow cicada.

Nuwa raised her hand, and the largest soft-twig yellow cicada flew into her brow and entered her sea of ​​consciousness. Human and flower became one. When she exhaled and inhaled spiritual energy, a fluorescent light would flow within the soft-twig yellow cicada in her sea of ​​consciousness. The mystery within was something the owner had to comprehend for herself.

Furthermore, the second flower circled between Xuan Yuan Yi and Shi Jing a few times before landing in Xuan Yuan Yi's palm, transforming into a palace lantern called the Netherworld Soul-Devouring Lantern, which could devour the souls of cultivators.

The smallest flower fell onto Miaozhu's waist, transforming into a phantom jade belt, which allows the wearer to see through all illusions and falsehoods.

The three flowers fell off one after another, and the green leaves were about to fade. With a flick of her hand, Ye Qingzhou left the soft-stemmed yellow cicada plant with only bare vines.

Shi Jing reached out and hooked forward, and the vine seemed to have a mind of its own, flying towards her and transforming into a hair ribbon that tied up her long black hair. This treasure was called the Yi Wood Everlasting Belt. The wearer would have a clear mind and could draw on the power of the plants and trees in the world.

Seeing that everyone had gained something, Yunxiao felt unwilling and helpless. She took a few steps forward in a daze, only to find a lump of mud when she looked down.

Looking back, I saw Ye Qingzhou nod slightly.

In an instant, Yunxiao had a flash of inspiration. He bent down and scooped up the mud, which instantly transformed into a set of close-fitting soft armor. Any attack that encountered this armor was like a mud ox entering the sea.