Bai Youmu rolled his eyes at Rong Hua helplessly. There was an obvious tinge of sarcasm in this guy's words.
"You jerk, can't you just talk properly?"
Rong Hua raised his eyebrows. "How am I not talking properly? Isn't the Great Immortal Bai concerned about the world?"
"Just leave quickly." Bai Youmu knew this guy was never going to say anything nice. It was better to get him out of sight before he got himself angry.
"I'm just teasing you." He smiled and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, Bai Youmu called out to him. "Give me an honest answer. Are they going to..."
"Shh!" Rong Hua suddenly put his finger to his lips. "Some things don't need to be said so clearly."
"You've got a lot of guts... but I like it." Bai Youmu turned his head and smiled. "Go ahead and do it, but don't drag me into it."
Rong Hua shook his head helplessly, bowed slightly, and backed out. After making a few turns outside, he saw Lu Shu waiting for him in an unassuming corner.
The man was playing with a small knife in his hand. When he saw Rong Hua coming, he immediately put away the knife and bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Great Immortal, for today's help."
"Don't say such empty words. It's what I should do." Rong Hua shook his head.
However, Lu Shu wasn't reassured. He said worriedly, "Although Great Immortal Bai Youmu won't interfere, we can't be sure that other masters won't inform on us, like Xiao Yi."
He still remembered that Xiao Yi had caused them a lot of trouble before and almost cost them their lives. Naturally, he didn't have a good impression of this guy. Even when mentioning him, his face darkened.
"Xiao Yi hasn't been on the mountain these days. You can rest assured." Rong Hua instructed Lu Shu. "But be especially careful of others. Although these obvious people are absent, there's no telling that others might discover our plan. If word gets out, it'll be hard to handle."
"Yes, we'll be extra careful." After thanking Rong Hua, Lu Shu went straight to the back mountain and led his men to spread out for guard duty.
Meanwhile, the three who had entered the tree hole soon found themselves in complete darkness, unable to see their own hands.
Qing Xuan was a bit nervous and whispered, "Master, why is it so dark in here? How much longer do we have to go?"
Ji Yunxi stopped in her tracks. It was getting darker and darker, and she didn't know when the steps would end. So it was better to stop for the time being.
She took out a glowing stone from her bosom to light the way. Barely able to see the path ahead, she said, "Don't panic. Let's make sure we can see the way clearly before we move on. And stay close."
The three gradually slowed down as they walked down the stone steps. The lower they went, the more water there was on the steps, and the air became increasingly humid.
Ji Yunxi held the glowing stone in one hand and gently lifted the hem of her skirt with the other.
Feng Xingzhi was afraid she would fall, so he held her hand all the way. Qing Xuan followed behind them. Seeing them holding hands, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. In the past, it was he who could help the master. Now, Feng Xingzhi had taken over all his jobs.
After walking for a long time, the three finally reached the bottom of the tree. The view gradually widened here. Although it wasn't as cramped as before, it was still much better.
In the middle was a maze of intertwined tree roots, emitting a faint, glistening light.
Ji Yunxi raised her hand and sent out a surge of divine power, which slowly climbed up the tree roots. She found that the spiritual energy here was extremely abundant. She never expected that the legendary Kunlun Divine Pulse was actually beneath this tree.
If they hadn't come here on purpose, it would have been really difficult for others to discover the mystery. That's why it had been sitting right there in the back mountain for so many years without anyone knowing.
"Qing Xuan, go and guard the entrance. Make sure not to disturb us."
Although Qing Xuan was playful, he knew when to be serious. He immediately walked over obediently and stood guard at the entrance.
Ji Yunxi then pulled Feng Xingzhi around the tree roots to look around. The light was coming from the center of the tree.
"Azhi, if I'm not mistaken, the light coming through the tree roots should be from the middle."
Feng Xingzhi took a look and nodded. "It's possible."
"We need to find a way to get in." With that, she took out Nian Yun and tried to cut through the tree roots to reach the center.
However, as soon as she stepped forward, the tree roots seemed to sense the danger. Before she could swing her sword, the tree roots had already thrown her away.
She took several steps back in a hurry, looking shocked. She never expected the tree roots to be so powerful. Nian Yun also seemed to have taken a great impact and lay on the ground, looking less majestic than before.
Feng Xingzhi quickly helped her up. "Xixi! Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine." Ji Yunxi looked at the tree roots. She could feel their rejection, but at the same time, they didn't really mean to hurt her.
Suddenly, Ji Yunxi thought that since it was a divine object, it probably already had a consciousness. She just walked up and tried to hurt it without saying anything. No wonder she was thrown out.
Having figured this out, she came to the tree roots, raised her hand slightly, and wanted to put it on the tree roots.
Feng Xingzhi guessed what she was going to do and was very nervous. He quickly stepped forward to stop her, but she stopped him.
"Don't be nervous." Ji Yunxi stopped him. "It's okay. It doesn't want to hurt me."
Feng Xingzhi knew she was always decisive, so he could only suppress his worry and let her do as she wished.
Finally, Ji Yunxi put her hand on the tree roots. The warm touch made her feel very comfortable. She whispered, "We don't mean to disturb you. We just hope you can help us."
Suddenly, the tree roots seemed to understand her words and actually slowly retreated.
The two were filled with surprise. The tree roots revealed an opening just big enough for a person to pass through.
Without hesitation, they walked in.
After passing through the thick tree roots, they came to the center of the tree roots. This was indeed the core of the Divine Pulse. The surrounding was filled with flowing divine power, wave after wave, looking very beautiful.
Ji Yunxi tried to redirect this divine power, but found that each stream of divine power had its own trajectory and didn't follow her guidance at all.
She was a bit disappointed and looked at Feng Xingzhi helplessly.
Feng Xingzhi was also looking. Suddenly, he said, "I remember reading in a forbidden book that there's a formation that can redirect divine power, but it requires divine power to operate. You'll have to do it."
Ji Yunxi quickly nodded. "Then tell me what to do. I'll do it."
With that, the two began to sit cross - legged. Ji Yunxi followed Feng Xingzhi's step - by - step instructions. Her fingertips kept changing, drawing one formation after another, and finally imprinting the formations on the entire center of the Divine Pulse.
With the formation and the divine power, the flowing divine power finally found a new direction and rushed out continuously.
Seeing this, Feng Xingzhi quickly closed his eyes and actively began to remove the Kunlun Seal in his body.
Ji Yunxi's divine power, together with the power from the Divine Pulse, came before the Kunlun Seal. The Kunlun Seal, which used to be so difficult to open, was immediately suppressed layer by layer and began to open like a door being unlocked by a key.