Bai Zihan’s laughter continued to echo across the battlefield.
To Qin Lingxiao, that laughter sounded inparably irritating.
Her anger only grew stronger.
Boom!
She lashed her whip forward, forcing back several Bai Clan elders before retreating once more.
Her beautiful face had long since lost its usual posure.
How could she not be angry?
She was Qin Lingxiao.
A Supreme existence from the Central Glorious Continent.
A genius who was able to reach the Golden Immortal realm in under two hundred years.
A woman whose very existence could overturn kingdoms and manipulate countless geniuses like puppets.
Back in the Central Glorious Continent, even powerful sect masters and clan leaders had to remain wary of her.
Yet now?
She was being forced into such a miserable state by a mere Bai clan.
If someone had told her this before entering the Desolate Heaven Empire, she would have laughed in their face.
Previously, she had always believed that if not for fear of attracting the attention of other forces from the Central Glorious Continent, she alone could easily dominate the entire Desolate Heaven Empire.
Yet reality had slapped her in the face.
She wasn’t facing the entire empire.
She was only facing the Bai Clan.
And still, she was being pushed back step after step.
Boom!
Another attack descended.
Qin Lingxiao deflected it with her whip.
Yet her thoughts remained chaotic.
Most importantly, she couldn’t understand why these people weren’t under her control.
Her physique along with her clan’s secret arts should have already made them into her obedient puppets.
Even if Bai Ren and Bai Chu possessed powerful Dao Hearts, what about the others?
What about the Immortal Ascension Realm cultivators?
Why were they also pletely unaffected?
Why did none of them seem affected?
Why did none of them show the slightest trace of confusion?
How could she possibly accept that?
The more she thought about it, the more furious she became.
And eventually, her gaze landed upon the source of that infuriating laughter.
Bai Zihan!
Standing in the distance.
Blood still stained his robes with his injuries which had not fully healed.
Yet he looked as relaxed as ever.
As though everything remained pletely under his control.
The sight nearly made Qin Lingxiao grit her teeth.
Her instincts screamed that whatever was happening had to do with Bai Zihan.
He must have done something.
"Bai Zihan!"
Her voice exploded across the battlefield.
Qin Lingxiao’s beautiful eyes burned with anger.
She no longer cared about maintaining the image of the elegant Ninth Princess.
In the distance, Bai Zihan merely looked at her.
There wasn’t the slightest trace of fear on his face.
Instead, he clicked his tongue.
"Tsk! Tsk!"
He slowly shook his head.
"Princess, did you really think that just because you possess some strength, you can do whatever you want here?"
Bai Zihan spread his arms.
His gaze swept across the entire battlefield.
"This is the Bai Clan."
His voice suddenly became colder.
"And since you dared to bare your fangs at me, then you should be prepared to face the consequences."
Boom!
As if responding to his words, another wave of attacks descended.
All of them surged toward Qin Lingxiao from every direction.
The pressure immediately increased once again.
Even Bai Zihan had to admit it.
Qin Lingxiao was impressive.
No! More than impressive.
She was currently facing two Golden Immortals.
Along with numerous Earth Immortals and Immortal Ascension cultivators.
Yet she still stood her ground.
Although she was being pushed back continuously, she had yet to truly collapse.
Such strength was enough to make even Bai Ren and Bai Chu take her seriously.
Of course...
Part of the reason was because neither Bai Ren nor Bai Chu had used their true trump cards.
Neither of them had unleashed Fate Severing Slash, their most powerful technique in their arsenal.
If they had done so from the beginning, Qin Lingxiao’s situation would have bee far more dangerous.
Perhaps even fatal.
However, Bai Zihan had already instructed them beforehand.
Do not use it unless absolutely necessary.
The reason was simple, Bai Zihan still did not wish to kill Qin Lingxiao.
At least not yet.
The moment Qin Lingxiao died, there was a high chance that the Qin Clan would know.
If that forced the Qin Clan to go all out, then there was another headache right there.
More importantly, Qin Lingxiao was a Heaven Chosen.
Someone like her undoubtedly possessed countless life-saving treasures and hidden trump cards.
Bai Zihan wasn’t pletely certain they could truly kill her.
Rather than recklessly exhausting themselves attempting to finish her off, it was better to preserve their strength.
Who knows what kind of trump card it would be?
Perhaps Qin Clan Supreme Immortal might make his entry.
If a greater threat appeared later, Bai Ren and Bai Chu would still need sufficient qi to fight.
Unfortunately, Qin Lingxiao knew none of this.
From her perspective, everyone present was genuinely trying to kill her.
Boom!
A sword narrowly brushed past her shoulder, followed by a palm strike which she barely dodged.
The constant pressure was enough to drive ordinary cultivators into despair.
Yet Qin Lingxiao’s eyes only became colder.
She wasn’t afraid but she was certainly furious.
Her gaze locked onto Bai Zihan.
The hatred within her eyes became increasingly obvious.
"Bai Zihan!"
Her voice was filled with killing intent.
"You will regret this!"
The moment those words fell, Qin Lingxiao suddenly stopped retreating.
Instead, she closed her eyes.
The surrounding battlefield seemed to freeze for an instant.
A strange aura emerged from her body.
It wasn’t violent nor was it destructive.
Instead, it felt ethereal and dreamlike.
Bai Zihan’s expression immediately became serious.
At the center of the battlefield, Qin Lingxiao slowly opened her eyes.
A strange fragrance suddenly spread across the battlefield.
Colorless and Invisible yet it permeated the surrounding area with astonishing speed.
Even the qi barriers erected by the Bai Clan elders failed to stop or notice it.
The fragrance passed through them as though they did not exist.
For a brief moment, several elders felt their minds bee hazy.
Their eyes lost focus.
Countless scenes began surfacing within their consciousness.
Power.
Immortality.
Lost loved ones.
Unfulfilled regrets.
Their deepest desires manifested before them like beautiful dreams.
Bai Zihan’s expression immediately changed.
"Don’t breathe in!"
His voice exploded across the battlefield.
"She’s using some kind of technique!"
The Bai Clan elders instantly reacted.
Unlike the others, Bai Zihan remained pletely unaffected.
The Saint-Grade Mind-Protecting Artifact protected his mind at all times.
If Qin Lingxiao’s abilities could not affect him from close range, they certainly would not affect him from such a distance.
Hearing his warning, Bai Ren and Bai Chu immediately sealed their senses except their sight.
The other elders quickly followed.
Those who had briefly fallen into a daze abruptly also woke up from Bai Zihan’s voice.
Their expressions became ugly.
Although the technique did not seem particularly destructive, it had successfully bought Qin Lingxiao several precious seconds.
And for someone like her, a few seconds were enough.
Qin Lingxiao’s eyes flashed coldly.
A mysterious seal formed between her fingers.
The next moment, her body began to dissolve into countless flower petals.
An endless storm of petals erupted outward as they scattered across the sky.
Each petal carried Qin Lingxiao’s aura.
For a brief instant, it seemed as though thousands of Qin Lingxiaos had appeared simultaneously.
"Stop her!"
Bai Ren roared.
Boom!
His divine sense erupted outward.
Sweeping across the battlefield yet the result caused his expression to sink.
Nothing.
Every petal seemed real.
Every petal seemed fake.
By the time the Bai Clan elders destroyed the sea of flowers, Qin Lingxiao herself had already vanished without a trace.
The petals gradually faded into light.
Leaving behind an empty battlefield.
Bai Ren frowned deeply.
Even with his Golden Immortal cultivation, he could not locate her.
It was as though she had disappeared from existence itself.
A moment later, Bai Chu landed beside Bai Zihan.
"Clan Leader."
His voice was solemn.
"Should we pursue her?"
The surrounding elders immediately looked over.
Yu Feiyan revealed terrifying strength today.
Allowing such an enemy to escape was naturally dangerous.
However, Bai Zihan simply shook his head.
"No!"
The answer came without hesitation.
Bai Zihan looked toward the direction where Qin Lingxiao had disappeared.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
(Heaven Chosen are really not so easy to kill.)
He knew that If they chase her, the best oute is that they fail to find her.
But the worst oute is that they lose their lives.
Who hasn’t read a cultivation novel where the Main Character is chased by villains?
Either the Main Character successfully escapes or manages to counterattack.
There are also instances where his/her powerful friend, family or bodyguard appears and beats the villains.
If he orders the Elders to chase, there is a high chance that the result might be one of these.
Anyways, there is no need to take such a risk.
Moreover, from the very beginning, he had never intended to capture Qin Lingxiao anyway.
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