Zilin Ling glanced meaningfully at the elder, then sneered, "It better be so!"
With her sharp eyes, how could she not see the elder's intentions?
Going through the motions? Seeking revenge?
Heh heh...
A chill ran through Zilin Ling's heart, but she sped towards the summit of the small mountain where Fu Liuyun resided.
As for how she knew the forbidden area was on the mountaintop, it was naturally thanks to her vast divine sense.
When she had been using her divine sense to search for Fu Liuyun's whereabouts, she had felt her divine sense being repelled by something akin to a barrier upon reaching this location.
At the time, she had thought to investigate that place after dealing with Fu Liuyun.
But what was the outcome?
Heaven punishes those who commit evil, but man punishes himself. Heh heh...
Fu Liuyun had directly fled inside to save his life, which saved Zilin Ling a lot of trouble.
Within three breaths, Zilin Ling stood outside the barrier.
For some reason, a sense of unease rose within her.
This was the spiritual sense of a spiritual practitioner, a spontaneous reaction before encountering danger.
Zilin Ling frowned.
This barrier was probably not as simple as it seemed.
If it were anyone else, they would have turned and fled immediately. After all, life was more precious than curiosity, wasn't it?
But if Zilin Ling did that, she wouldn't be the ghost hand poison doctor Zilin Ling.
This was not just a matter of skill and courage, but also her innate adventurous spirit.
Of course, it was also related to her Dao heart.
Everything stemmed from the heart; grudges and favors were clear. Move forward without fear.
Therefore, since she had come, she would not retreat so easily.
Moreover, if she did not kill Fu Liuyun, her thoughts would be incomplete, and incompleteness would damage her Dao heart.
Naturally, Zilin Ling was not an idiot who rushed forward blindly.
She did not hurry, but instead, spread her vast divine sense over the barrier.
Soon, she detected extremely subtle demonic energy on the barrier.
And this demonic energy was identical to the demonic energy on Fu Liuyun.
Zilin Ling understood.
It seemed that the demonic energy on Fu Liuyun had originated from here.
Interesting!
Interesting!
Demons had not appeared on the Tianyuan Continent for a very long time, and even records of demons could only be found in ancient texts.
Although she did not know who had the power to erase records of demons from ordinary books,
She knew that someone must be secretly paying attention to such matters.
Now, a forbidden area related to demons had appeared in the Flowing Cloud Sect, one of the four major powers!
If this were to spread, some people would likely be unable to sit still.
However, these were not Zilin Ling's concerns. What she needed to do now was to enter the forbidden area and kill Fu Liuyun.
Zilin Ling withdrew her divine sense and conjured a long sword formed from spiritual energy.
With a thought, the sword slashed towards the barrier.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar erupted.
Within the Flowing Cloud Sect, angry shouts followed.
"Which bastard is disturbing my cultivation?"
"Damn it! Who is doing that!"
"That accursed person almost made me suffer qi deviation!"
...
Those who were cultivating rushed out of their cultivation areas, grumbling.
Those who were not cultivating immediately locked onto the source of the loud noise, all looking towards the direction of the forbidden area with fear.
Zilin Ling frowned, picking at her ears, which were buzzing from the impact. She looked at the spot where she had just struck.
Huh? It didn't break?
She knew that she had used eighty percent of her combat power for that strike.
Logically, if this barrier was set up by Fu Liuyun, then this strike should have shattered it.
Could it be that she had miscalculated Fu Liuyun's strength?
If so, she would try again!
With that thought, another spiritual energy sword appeared before Zilin Ling.
She grabbed the sword and slashed down again.
This time, she used ninety percent of her combat power.
It was important to note that although she was still in the late stage of the Yuan Transformation realm, her combat power was already close to the peak of the Emperor realm.
If this strike were to hit a peak Saint King realm expert, it would definitely kill them instantly.
"Boom!"
A roar even louder than before echoed, shaking the entire Flowing Cloud Sect.
In the Flowing Cloud Sect, many disciples with lower cultivation levels, caught off guard, stumbled.
"Damn, this is too terrifying!"
"Is someone dismantling a mountain over there?"
"Who has nothing better to do?"
"Could it be that a powerful expert is fighting in the back mountains?"
...
Outside the barrier, Zilin Ling looked at the still intact barrier with a frown, pondering.
She was now certain that this barrier was definitely not set up by Fu Liuyun, otherwise it would have been shattered long ago.
So, the question arose.
If the barrier was not set up by Fu Liuyun, then who did?
Also, if Fu Liuyun had truly entered, how did he do it?
"Elder Du, do you have any way to break this barrier?"
Elder Du's soul emerged from the Nine Spirit Ring. He closed his eyes, sensed for a moment, and then shook his head with a wry smile.
"This barrier should be able to withstand a full-power strike from a God Lord. Let alone in my current soul state, even if I were to recover to my peak, I probably couldn't break it."
"A full-power strike from a God Lord?"
Zilin Ling almost bit her tongue.
It was important to remember that Ye Lingyuan was currently only in the Minor God realm, followed by the Great God realm, the God King realm, and then the God Lord realm.
This meant that this barrier could withstand a full-power strike from anyone except an Ancestral God.
This was too terrifying!
What was inside?
Could it be to imprison the demon within?
"Then how do I get in?"
Elder Du pondered for a moment and said, "Unless you can produce something that this barrier recognizes."
Zilin Ling blinked and asked, "Something it recognizes? What is it?"
Elder Du shook his head. "I don't know!"
Zilin Ling was dumbfounded.
If even Elder Du, an ancient being who had lived for thousands of years, did not know how to enter, how could she deal with Fu Liuyun?
However, the fact that Fu Liuyun could enter indicated that he possessed something that the barrier recognized.
What could it be?
Just as Zilin Ling was racking her brain, something rushed out of her body and hovered above the barrier.
Zilin Ling was startled.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that the object was the Heaven and Earth Demonic Orb refined from the Extreme Bliss Plant Bud Corpse Demon Flower!
At this moment, demonic energy swirled around the Heaven and Earth Demonic Orb, as if it were... provoking the barrier.
That's right! It was provocation.
As the owner of the Heaven and Earth Demonic Orb, Zilin Ling could clearly sense that emotion.
Instantly, the sky above the barrier changed, and dark, heavy clouds rapidly gathered.
A moment later, a dazzling beam of light descended from the sky and struck the barrier directly.