63: Chapter 63 The Empress's Group Makes a Precise Rescue! A Kaiyuan Realm Corpse Puppet Arrives.

The boundless horde of corpse puppets was like an ocean of death, surging and crashing, frantically assaulting the two figures standing back-to-back in the center, resisting tenaciously.

Li Siwen swept his fengwu sword rapidly; crimson Sword Qi tore through the air, shattering the several corpse puppets that lunged at him.

But more corpse puppets immediately filled the gaps, charging forward fearlessly. The shattered remains slowly squirmed amidst the pervasive Death Qi, showing signs of reassembling!

Xiao Xiner's sword light flowed like moonlight, cold and pristine; wherever it passed, the corpse puppets dissolved like snow meeting the sun, with significantly higher efficiency.

However, her delicate brows were tightly furrowed, and although her sword momentum was sharp, it revealed a hint of gravity.

Facing this seemingly endless and inexhaustible tide, her consumption was equally immense.

"This cannot go on!" Li Siwen said in a deep voice, his words remaining clear amidst the screeching of the corpse puppets and the sound of grinding bones. "Our strength will be slowly worn away by this damn place!"

He glanced sideways at the girl in white beside him, and his heart understood.

It must have been at the critical moment when he was about to be sucked into the vortex that this Senior Sister from his Sect, disregarding her own safety, had voluntarily rushed in to save him, only to end up trapped together.

"Senior Sister Xiao!" Li Siwen asked while parrying with his sword. "Why did you risk coming in? This vortex is bizarre and unpredictable; you didn't have to do this."

Xiao Xiner did not stop her sword momentum, her cold voice coming through her veil with a hint of natural justification.

"You are a Disciple of our Xuanjian Sect, and even more, a Peerless Grade Foundation that is rare in a century, concerning the future of our Sect. As your Senior Sister, how could I stand by and watch you fall into a desperate situation?"

Her words were calm and firm, revealing a confidence stemming from her strength and responsibility.

However, deep within her heart, there was a trace of a thought that perhaps even she herself did not fully understand.

She had possessed exceptional talent since childhood, surpassing all her peers, and was revered as the number one Prodigy of the Xuanjian Sect, long accustomed to the loneliness of being at the peak.

Now, the sudden appearance of the mysterious "Li Shiwen," whose talent seemed to be even greater than her own, had caused her to feel, for the first time in her life, an indescribable curiosity and desire to explore.

She wanted to get closer and see clearly what kind of person this "Junior Sister" really was.

This impulse, at that critical moment just now, had even outweighed her fear of the unknown danger.

Just as her thoughts stirred, a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance quietly lingered at the tip of her nose, intertwining with her own cold aura, causing a slight ripple in her mind.

The thought of wanting to get closer, to understand, and even... to protect, seemed to become a little clearer.

The source of this fragrance was none other than the unassuming red phoenix star-movement sachet hanging at Li Siwen's waist.

Li Siwen was moved upon hearing this, feeling a bit more favorably towards this Senior Sister he had just met.

He did not ask further, turning instead to observe his surroundings intently. "Senior Sister, do you know where this is? Is there any way to escape?"

Xiao Xiner swung her sword, annihilating a group of corpse puppets, and after pondering for a moment, said coldly, "The Death Qi here is extremely dense, with concentrated resentment, and the Laws of Heaven and Earth are incomplete. It is more like a remnant domain of a ghostly, sinister Secret Realm that was either man-made or naturally formed, not a complete world."

"The 'Shadowless Buckle' in Chu Youcai's hand should be the key to opening this place as well as the trap, but given his Heart-Nature and ability, it is unlikely he could have refined or controlled such sinister things alone. Behind this... perhaps there is someone else pushing it."

Her analysis was clear and logical, her gaze sharp.

"As for a way to break the situation..." Xiao Xiner shook her head slightly. "I have never encountered such a situation. Ordinary Secret Realms all have a core or formation eye that can be destroyed."

"But this place is boundless, the horde of corpse puppets is endless, and the core is hidden very deep, making it hard to find. For now, we can only hold our ground while trying to find its weak points or patterns."

Her tone remained calm, but the information she revealed was not optimistic.

Even a knowledgeable Prodigy like her found it tricky, which showed just how dangerous this place was.

Li Siwen's brows were tightly locked. Hold their ground? Their strength would eventually run out.

He had to think of a way!

Just then, a flash of inspiration struck him!

He almost forgot about his other cheat—[Empress Chat Group]!

With a thought, Li Siwen immediately tried to sink his Divine Thought into the brilliant galaxy platform in his mind.

He used his Divine Thought to quickly record the terrifying scene before him—the deathly silent sky, the black sun, the bone sand, the boundless horde of corpse puppets, and the churning black mist with the occasionally forming giant hand—and attached a brief explanation:

"Sisters, emergency! I was ambushed and trapped in a bizarre, sinister Secret Realm. The horde of corpse puppets is endless, they cannot be killed, and I cannot find a way out. Does anyone recognize this place? Or know a way to break it?"

[Ding! Jiuji - Li Shiwen has uploaded an emergency video file!]

[Ding! Jiuji - Li Shiwen has sent a help message!]

The next moment, the chat group instantly exploded!

[Holy Maiden of Yaoguang - Tang Jingjing]: "Such dense Death Qi!!"

[Holy Maiden Mo Rui of Yaochi]: "Nether Qi? No... it looks more like a 'Corpse Puppet Gu-Raising Ground' refined by someone! Sister Shiwen, where did you provoke such evil cultivators?! (/panic)"

[Saintess of Tianxuan - Su Qingxue]: "The Laws here are incomplete, and it is beset by resentment; this is not a good place. Steady your mind and do not let the Death Qi erode you."

[Saintess of Kunlun - Shang Ting]: "The giant black mist hand in the image seems to have traces of the 'Ghost Soul Sect' refining a 'Myriad Soul Banner,' but it is somewhat different. This Secret Realm is quite strange."

The several Saintesses were knowledgeable and immediately saw some clues.

[Holy Maiden of Yaoguang - Tang Jingjing]: "Breaking the situation... these Secret Realms usually have a control core! But the core must be hidden very well!"

"Sister Shiwen, you must find a way to sense where the Death Qi and resentment are the densest and most pure! Or... try attacking with extremely Yang and rigid Thunder Techniques or Fire Techniques? @Jiuji - Li Shiwen, do you know any Thunder or Fire Techniques?"

[Holy Maiden Mo Rui of Yaochi]: "Thunder and Fire Techniques are good! I have a [Nine Heavens Universal Transformation Divine Thunder Talisman] here! It is a Heaven Rank Talisman! It is something my dad... cough cough, something I managed to... [gritting teeth] [heartache] Forget it! Saving Sister Shiwen is more important! I'll send it to you!"

[Ding! Holy Maiden Mo Rui of Yaochi has sent an exclusive Red Packet [Nine Heavens Universal Transformation Divine Thunder Talisman (Heaven Rank Low Grade)] * 1 to Jiuji - Li Shiwen!]

[Saintess of Tianxuan - Su Qingxue]: "Relying solely on external force is unlikely to eradicate it. If you can find a trace of 'Pure Lotus' or 'Bodhi Seed' aura, you might be able to purify the resentment and temporarily carve out a pure land to buy some time."

[Saintess of Kunlun - Shang Ting]: "The fastest way is still to find its core and destroy it in one blow. I can impart a remnant of the "Dongxu Spirit Eye Technique" to you; it might help you see through some illusions, though whether it can penetrate the core of this Secret Realm remains to be seen."

[Ding! Saintess of Kunlun - Shang Ting has sent an exclusive Red Packet "Dongxu Spirit Eye Technique (Remnant)" * 1 to Jiuji - Li Shiwen!]

Messages and Red Packets instantly flooded the chat group!

Li Siwen was overjoyed and immediately accepted them.

Instantly, a Talisman wreathed in purple light, containing destructive thunder power, and a Jade Slip recording a profound eye technique appeared in his System space.

Although time was tight and he couldn't examine them closely, with these powerful reinforcements, his hope increased greatly!

And just as his mind was slightly distracted—

Roar—!

A roar, different from the screeching of ordinary corpse puppets and far more violent and terrifying, suddenly came from the depths of the horde!

The black mist churned violently, and a giant corpse puppet, over a zhang tall, pitch black all over, covered in bone armor, and wielding a giant axe, smashed through countless ordinary corpse puppets and charged towards the two of them with heavy strides!

The aura it emitted had shockingly reached the level of the Kaiyuan Realm!

The real crisis had arrived!