"What?!"
Lan Yuexi trembled violently upon hearing Chu Lingwei's report, looking at her daughter with disbelief.
How could it be? They willingly entered this barrier to resurrect their sacred tree, to allow their Feng clan to continue, and one day to rebuild.
Within this barrier, although painful, it was also their hope.
How could this barrier possibly be for imprisoning prisoners of war?
Lan Yuexi couldn't believe it.
Seeing Lan Yuexi's reaction, Huan Mao seemed to have said the wrong thing. It shrunk onto Chu Lingwei's shoulder, lowering its head, and began to search again for everything related to this formation barrier.
The answer remained the same.
"Are you sure?" Chu Lingwei asked Huan Mao, knowing that Maomao would never lie to her.
"Sure, it shouldn't be wrong."
This barrier was clearly for imprisonment, and if anyone tried to rescue those imprisoned within, once the barrier was broken, those inside would perish along with it.
This was a cage that could not be saved.
"As long as I take these people to another space, even if this barrier is destroyed, it won't harm these people, right?" Chu Lingwei already had a plan in mind.
"Yes, this is just a cage. As long as there is no one inside, even if the barrier is destroyed, it won't harm the people inside." Huan Mao affirmed.
Good, Chu Lingwei wanted to hear this.
"Mother, I've thought of a way to take you all away."
Without further ado, Chu Lingwei grabbed Lan Yuexi's hand, somewhat excited. "Mother, I can take you all away."
As soon as she said this, everyone in the cave stood up in shock, their gazes like sharp swords, fixed directly on Chu Lingwei's face.
"Weiwei, do you really have a way?" Lan Yuexi stared blankly at her daughter. Her daughter was simply too incredible.
"Yes, as long as you believe me."
Chu Lingwei's gaze swept over everyone present. "I have thought of a way, but I cannot guarantee success."
"We are willing to try." As Chu Lingwei finished speaking, a Feng clan cultivator shouted.
"We are willing to try."
"We are willing to try."
The sacred tree had already been resurrected. This place was a dangerous one for them. Staying would mean certain death.
"But..." Lan Yuexi wanted to hear her elder brother's decision.
"Mother, the sacred tree does not need your nourishment for now. Staying here is meaningless," Chu Lingwei persuaded. "Why don't I take you away first, and then we can let the Feng clan leader decide when we see him."
This statement struck Lan Yuexi right to the heart. With things having come to this point, she could not refuse.
"Alright, Weiwei, we are willing to try." Lan Yuexi nodded forcefully.
Chu Lingwei gathered all the Feng clan cultivators together. "I cannot guarantee that this method will succeed. If it succeeds, we can leave this place. If it fails, we will all perish."
Chu Lingwei wanted to get everything clear upfront. She intended to take them into the spatial ring her senior brother had given her, hoping the barrier wouldn't detect any changes.
"Saintess, we are willing to die."
"Saintess, we are willing to die."
...
If it was all death, they genuinely wanted to give it a try.
"Good."
"Mother, I will take you into a space of mine. Stay inside with peace of mind, and leave the rest to me." Chu Lingwei patted Lan Yuexi's hand. "Inside the space, I will give you some pills. These pills can suppress the Xiu Shui poison, so you can rest assured."
"Weiwei, Mother wants to stay and help you." Whenever Lan Yuexi thought of her daughter facing such danger alone, her heart filled with worry and nervousness.
"Mother, you cannot," Chu Lingwei refused decisively. She could handle unexpected situations alone. Even if she encountered danger, she could enter the space immediately. Having Lan Yuexi with her would only add to her concerns. "Mother, stay in the space and settle them down properly. Daughter still needs to take you to see Father. We will reunite as a family, and everything will be fine."
Tears streamed down Lan Yuexi's face. She stepped forward and hugged Chu Lingwei tightly. "Weiwei, it's all Mother's fault for putting all the burdens on you."
"Mother, my life is all from you. Doing this is only right."
After speaking, Chu Lingwei waved her hand and directly took Lan Yuexi and the others into the ring's space.
Shui Yi sensed Chu Lingwei entering the space and immediately rushed over. "Greetings, Master."
"Shui Yi, this is my mother. Please take good care of them." Chu Lingwei nodded. The ring space gifted by her senior brother was vast, capable of holding tens of thousands of people. These people stood there simultaneously, not feeling crowded at all.
"Yes." Shui Yi bowed in response.
"Saintess?"
Fang Jingyi suddenly sensed the presence of countless cultivators appearing in the space and rushed over. The first thing he saw was Lan Yuexi standing beside Chu Lingwei.
"You are..." Lan Yuexi could not recognize all the Feng clan cultivators and did not recognize Fang Jingyi.
"I am Fang Jingyi, greetings to the Saintess."
Fang Jingyi was extremely excited. He had not misrecognized her; the person before him was indeed their Feng clan's Saintess, Lan Yuexi.
"Rise." Lan Yuexi nodded. She didn't have time to question Fang Jingyi now; her eyes and heart were filled with worry for her daughter.
"Fang Jingyi, take good care of my mother and the Feng clan cultivators."
Chu Lingwei wanted to resolve the matters outside as quickly as possible. If too much time was delayed, it might lead to unforeseen complications.
"Yes."
"Mother, please rest here with peace of mind. I will be right back." Chu Lingwei said, and then disappeared from Lan Yuexi's sight.
"Weiwei..."
Seeing her daughter leave, Lan Yuexi's heart ached.
"Saintess, I will take you for treatment." Fang Jingyi was extremely excited. Their little Saintess was so powerful that she had rescued all their trapped clan members.
"Mhm." Lan Yuexi thought of the Feng clan cultivators standing behind her and suppressed her sorrow, nodding. "Coincidentally, I have something to ask you."
"Weiwei, what do you plan to do?"
Huan Mao stood with Chu Lingwei, looking at the constantly flashing barrier, with waves of pressure surging wildly within it.
The barrier noticed that the people inside had disappeared and was making a final attempt to kill.
"Of course, we have to break out by force?"
Chu Lingwei summoned her bronze ancient sword. She was finally going to break this barrier.
"Weiwei, what happened?" Lan Xingyi, who was guarding outside, noticed something was wrong with the barrier and was extremely anxious.
"Second Uncle, Mother and the others are fine. You should leave quickly now. I need to break the formation." Chu Lingwei transmitted her voice to Lan Xingyi.
Lan Xingyi paused for a moment upon hearing this before gravely saying, "Alright, Weiwei, be careful."
After saying this, Lan Xingyi summoned his spirit sword and quickly departed.
"Weiwei, Second Uncle has left," Huan Mao said, sensing Lan Xingyi's departure.