For five hundred years, I have been bound in this forbidden land, and yet here you are, dear Independent Cultivator, shedding tears for what reason?

Summary

Yi Zhi Yin and Xu Xiu Yun arrive at a blood-red field, sensing a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator inside who is extracting Dao fruits for a Dao platform. They are alarmed that this cultivator is stealing from their master’s hundred-year plan. Just as they prepare to confront him, a disciple interrupts, reporting that the Wan Bao Lou is at their sect's entrance in a battleship, seeking a meeting. Yi Zhi Yin decides to meet them, believing they might be connected to their current situation, and instructs Xu Xiu Yun to deal with the thief inside. Reluctantly, she enters the field, where she discovers the thief is cultivating a perfect Dao platform and realizes he is more powerful than anticipated. As she prepares to attack, the thief, Gu Xiu, senses her presence and turns the situation against her, causing her array plate to absorb her spiritual energy. In a desperate attempt to escape, Xu Xiu Yun severes her own arm but fails to break free. She pleads for her life, revealing information about the Dan Tai Clan's location and her master Xu Wan Qing's secrets. As her vitality drains, she becomes increasingly desperate.

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