93: A dignified empress, reduced to a mere ornament!

Yue Xiaoxiao, who was tied to the ground, stopped sobbing.

She looked up, her eyes full of confusion, at the man who clearly had a lower cultivation than her, yet controlled her fate.

"I..." Yue Xiaoxiao uttered a syllable, thick with a nasal tone, "I... don't want to disappear!"

Su Lin's expression was calm.

"Very well, then you shall exist, but the method will be decided by me."

Ye You snorted coldly from the side, silver Machine-Guiding Thread twitching in her hand, ready to tighten at any moment.

Yue Xiaoxiao's body trembled, not daring to retort.

Su Lin turned to Ye You: "Youer, help me act as Protector.

I will set up a Formation here."

"Revered Master?" Ye You was puzzled.

"What's the point of keeping such a filthy place?"

"This place has accumulated Yin Qi for tens of thousands of years; if forcibly destroyed, the Yin Qi will leak out, and a million li radius will turn into a land of Death Qi."

Su Lin explained, "Yue Xiaoxiao is the core of this place.

If she disappears, this place will also lose control, so I need to Seal it."

"Seal?" Yue Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, "You? A Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator?"

She almost thought she had misheard, then let out a short, sharp laugh, though it trembled with fear and pain.

"You... do you know what you're saying?"

Yue Xiaoxiao's voice became shrill, "Do you know how much resentment has gathered here?

I've been here for a thousand years, and as a Body Integration Stage ghost Cultivator, I can only barely appease and guide this power; a slight mistake and I'll suffer a backlash!"

She looked at Su Lin as if he were a complete lunatic.

"I don't even dare to say I control it, yet you actually dream of Sealing it?

What makes you think you can? Just with your Soul Transformation Stage cultivation?"

"I don't even dare to say I control it, yet you actually dream of Sealing it? What makes you think you can? Just with your Soul Transformation Stage cultivation?"

Yue Xiaoxiao's shriek had not yet subsided.

"Shut up."

A cold voice interrupted her.

Accompanying this voice was the sudden tightening of the Machine-Guiding Thread!

"Urgh!"

Yue Xiaoxiao let out a tragic scream, her entire body instantly arched, her soul body in intense pain, as if it was about to be strangled by the silver threads on the spot.

Ye You walked over expressionlessly, her booted foot stepping on Yue Xiaoxiao's back.

She looked down from above, impatience in her pupils.

"My Revered Master's Realm is not for you to discuss."

Ye You pressed down slightly with her foot.

"I... I was wrong... I won't dare again...嗚..."

Yue Xiaoxiao's soul body trembled, her previous arrogance instantly crushed to dust, leaving only fear.

"In front of Revered Master, if you dare to utter another word,"

Ye You's voice lowered, "I will refine you right now."

Yue Xiaoxiao flinched in fright, tightly shutting her mouth, not daring to make a sound.

After doing all this, Ye You retracted her foot.

She turned to face Su Lin, the brutality on her instantly receding, returning to the appearance of a docile Disciple.

"Revered Master, this bug is quiet now, please continue."

Su Lin ignored the trembling Yue Xiaoxiao on the ground and walked directly to the center of the black altar, beginning to analyze the energy flow of this Ghost Domain.

"Youer, with your demonic power, guard the Kun position."

Su Lin gave the order.

Ye You immediately complied, her figure flashing, appearing at the southwest corner of the altar.

Su Lin himself stood in the Qian position.

He began to form hand Seals.

The Magic Seals all stirred the energy of this underground space.

The dense Death Qi of ten thousand souls, as if finding an outlet, began to flow according to the trajectory Su Lin had set.

Yue Xiaoxiao (who was currently tied to a pillar by Ye You with Machine-Guiding Thread) watched this scene in shock.

This Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator was actually using the energy of her Ghost Domain, which she had managed for a thousand years, to construct a Formation that countered the Ghost Domain itself!

This... what terrifying Formation attainment was this!

Su Lin continuously cast Magic Arts, sweat beading on his forehead.

Controlling such vast energy with a Soul Transformation Stage cultivation placed an enormous burden on him.

"Revered Master!" Ye You noticed his exhaustion, a little worried.

"It's fine."

Su Lin let out a low cry, and the last Magic Seal struck the center of the altar.

The entire Jiming Ghost Domain trembled violently.

All the overflowing Death Qi and cold energy, as if caught by an invisible large hand, were forcibly pressed back into the ground.

Complex patterns lit up on the black altar, forming a giant Tai Chi diagram that slowly rotated, suppressing everything.

Su Lin breathed a sigh of relief, his face somewhat pale.

"A self-circulating Seal."

He said calmly, "This Formation will operate continuously, and not a single wisp of Yin Qi will ever leak out from here again."

"Alright, the task is done." Ye You withdrew her aura and quickly walked to Su Lin's side.

Seeing Su Lin's pale face, her brows instantly furrowed.

Without a word, she reached out again, skillfully scooping Su Lin into her arms.

"Revered Master is overly exhausted and not suitable for flying." Her reasons were always so sufficient.

Su Lin: "..."

He had already given up arguing with his Disciple about such matters.

Ye You held Su Lin, adjusted her posture contentedly, then turned her head, looking at Yue Xiaoxiao, who was still tied to the pillar, with a look of disdain.

"Revered Master, what should we do with this captive?"

"Take her away." Su Lin was concise.

"Understood."

Ye You held Su Lin with one hand, and with the other, she made a grabbing motion into the Void Realm towards Yue Xiaoxiao.

The Machine-Guiding Thread wrapped around her tightened abruptly, pulling her off the pillar and lifting her into mid-air.

"Ah!" Yue Xiaoxiao let out a short gasp of surprise.

Ye You ignored her completely, activating her demonic power, and soared into the sky with Su Lin in her arms, flying towards the top of the Ghost Domain.

And Yue Xiaoxiao, bound by the Machine-Guiding Thread, was thus suspended behind Ye You.

"Wait... wait! Let me down! I can fly myself!!" Yue Xiaoxiao shrieked.

Ye You turned a deaf ear, instead speeding up.

Yue Xiaoxiao, the dignified Nether Moon Empress of the Body Integration Stage, was now like a fish caught on a fishing line, flying at high speed in mid-air.

The strong airflow scraped across her face, distorting her features.

Her struggles were futile.

The Machine-Guiding Thread was a divine Magic Treasure; the more she struggled, the tighter the restraint.

She dared not move again, only able to be humiliatingly bound tightly like a silkworm pupa, being dragged along.

Her line of sight was just enough to see ahead.

That woman held that man steadily in her arms, even thoughtfully using a demonic power shield to block all impact.

And she, like a dangling ornament, hung behind, enduring everything.

Yue Xiaoxiao's Dao Heart shattered at that moment... Daochu Sect.

Elder Xuan Zhen was directing the disciple to repair the mountain gate—which had been damaged by the Dao Pavilion Old Ancestor earlier.

The four Cat Girls maids were... wiping the pillars of the main hall.

Whenever Elder Xuan Zhen saw the four Nascent Soul Stage Seniors diligently cleaning the floor, his eyelids would twitch.

Just then, two streams of light returned from the sky.

"The Sect Master and Fourth Miss are back!" a Disciple shouted.

Elder Xuan Zhen's spirits lifted, and he led the crowd to look up and welcome them.

The streams of light landed.

Ye You still maintained her posture, holding Su Lin.

Elder Xuan Zhen forced himself to remain calm: "Welcome, Sect Master! Welcome, Fourth Miss!"

"Mm." Su Lin got down from Ye You's embrace, steadying himself.

"Thud."

A dull thud.

Ye You released the other end of the Machine-Guiding Thread, and Yue Xiaoxiao, bundled into a ball, dropped to the ground.

Elder Xuan Zhen: "?"

Daochu Sect disciple: "?"