Zi Lingling had never felt so helpless.
She looked at the demon dragon Ao Xiang, then at Zi Guo Chang, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes. "Elder Du, come out!"
A beam of light flashed on the Nine Spirits Ring, and Elder Du's soul appeared in the outside world.
He stretched lazily and laughed, "Girl, what's making you so agitated? Who has provoked you?"
"I don't care what method you use, but break this cursed formation completely."
Because she was too anxious, her tone was not very good, a little harsh and commanding.
Elder Du knew she was anxious and didn't argue with her.
"Girl, haven't I told you before? To break a trigger-type mind-distorting formation, you can only stimulate and forcibly break the illusion."
Zi Lingling frowned, "Is there really no other way?"
Elder Du nodded and said, "No! But..."
Zi Lingling interrupted, "But what?"
Elder Du sighed, "But every formation has its limit, especially this kind of illusion-killing formation."
"Limit? Didn't you say it couldn't be broken by brute force?" Zi Lingling asked, a little confused.
Elder Du laughed, "Although it cannot be broken by brute force, it can be broken by the energy contained within the formation itself."
Zi Lingling became more confused and said irritably, "Elder Du, your words contradict each other. I don't understand. Can you explain it more simply?"
Elder Du blew on his beard and said, "Simply put, as long as the willpower of the person in the formation is strong enough to be unbearable for the formation, the formation will automatically collapse."
"Huh? This works too?" Zi Lingling asked incredulously.
Elder Du glared, "Why not? Nothing in the world is perfect, and those that appear flawless actually have loopholes.
In a formation, this loophole is where the formation's core lies.
Although the core of a trigger-type mind-distorting formation is not fixed, as long as it is a formation, it has a limit."
A hint of understanding appeared in Zi Lingling's eyes. "So that's how it is, I understand! When the moon is full, it wanes; when water is full, it overflows! This applies not only to formations but also to spiritual cultivation, alchemy, and artifact refining."
Elder Du nodded with satisfaction, "Even the Heavenly Dao is not complete, let alone humans!
Well, since you understand this principle and know what to do, this old man is no longer needed.
I'm going back to the Nine Spirits Ring to take a nap. Unless it's something important, don't disturb me, understand?"
Zi Lingling was speechless, and a certain large-eared animal's image involuntarily appeared in her mind.
Elder Du, bound by a soul contract with her, could naturally see her thoughts.
He glared angrily at Zi Lingling, "Girl, if you keep thinking nonsense, this old man doesn't mind teaching you how to respect the old and love the young!"
Zi Lingling smirked wickedly and said to Ye Lingyuan, who had remained silent beside her, "His Royal Highness, the King of Hell, can you protect your wife?"
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Ye Lingyuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood that the "wife" she mentioned meant spouse.
He teased, "If you are bullied, this king can naturally protect you, but if it's about learning rules and principles, that's another matter. However..."
Ye Lingyuan looked at Elder Du and said, "However, Elder Du, you don't need to trouble yourself with teaching Ling'er. This king can do it for you!"
Elder Du naturally understood his underlying meaning and chuckled, rubbing his nose. "Since that's the case, this old man won't be overstepping. When you have time, let the Nine Spirits Ring meet an old friend, okay?"
"Old friend?"
Ye Lingyuan was stunned for a moment, then realized Elder Du was referring to the Nine Dragon Ring.
"Of course! After we've dealt with the current situation."
Elder Du nodded and said, "In that case, this old man will go to sleep then!"
With that, his soul returned to the Nine Spirits Ring and entered a deep sleep.
It wasn't that Elder Du was sleepy, but only by sleeping could his incomplete soul be repaired quickly.
In this regard, Zi Lingling had indeed misunderstood Elder Du.
Ever since Elder Du started following Zi Lingling, he had never dared to enter a deep sleep.
This was because Zi Lingling was not strong enough before, and she had no powerful protectors around her.
Elder Du feared that if he fell asleep, Zi Lingling would be killed, and then he would have to go into slumber again with the Nine Spirits Ring, waiting for the next owner.
In that case, the gains would not outweigh the losses!
But now it was different. Zi Lingling was protected by Ye Lingyuan, a peak-level divine realm expert. Therefore, Elder Du could finally sleep peacefully and repair his soul.
Of course, even though Elder Du was asleep, it did not affect the functions of the Nine Spirits Ring.
Ye Lingyuan watched Elder Du return to the Nine Spirits Ring, then walked to Zi Lingling's side and said, "Wife?"
Zi Lingling instinctively replied, "What is it?"
Ye Lingyuan rubbed her head and said, "If I call you wife, what should you call me?"
Zi Lingling was stunned and said, "Naturally, husband! Wife and husband, that makes a pair!"
After saying that, she realized she had spoken out of turn and quickly changed the subject, "Let's deal with this trigger-type mind-distorting formation first!"
Ye Lingyuan did not press further and nodded, "Wife, let's stimulate the illusion together!"
Zi Lingling nodded, "Okay!"
Ye Lingyuan ruffled her hair again and said, "You should say, 'Husband, okay!'"
Zi Lingling was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Husband, okay!"
She couldn't explain now, so she could only smooth things over for the time being.
Ye Lingyuan said gently, "Good girl! Wife, let's do it together!"
"Mmm!" Zi Lingling nodded, "But how can we trigger it?"
Ye Lingyuan smiled mysteriously and gestured towards a green grass, saying, "Try it!"
Zi Lingling didn't know how Ye Lingyuan found it, but she didn't doubt him.
She walked to the front of the green grass, lifted her jade foot, and lightly tapped it. Then, the scene before her changed.
Zi Lingling returned to the Tian Qi Zi family, to the leaky courtyard—Luoyu Pavilion.
The scene before her began to change, returning to when the original owner was three years old.
After her spiritual roots were discovered to be废 (crippled), the original owner was personally thrown into Luoyu Pavilion by her grandfather Zi Jitian, with no one accompanying her except the little maid Xue Ying.
This time, Zi Lingling saw the helplessness and reluctance in Zi Jitian's eyes, and the figure that seemed much lonelier as he left.
Zi Lingling was puzzled. She couldn't understand why Zi Jitian, who had acted so heartlessly, seemed so affectionate.
The scene shifted, and the original owner and Xue Ying depended on each other. At first, they had good food and clothing, but as time went by, their lives became worse and worse.
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