9: The conspiracy is exposed!

"What happened? Why did this beast suddenly go mad?"

The huge commotion startled Liu Song; he quickly came to the front of the Formation to stabilize it, but it was useless. The Demonic Ape destroyed the Formation and burst out!

"Greetings, Senior Sister Bai Zhi!" On the Flying Boat, Senior Brother Wang and the others bowed respectfully. Before them stood a woman dressed in a plain white palace gown, her cloud-like hair gently swaying beside her. Her clear, autumn-water eyes held little emotion; she merely nodded slightly without speaking.

"Senior Sister Bai Zhi, that Demonic Ape has been trapped in the Formation by us. Our magical power is too low to subdue this fiend; we need Senior Sister to step in and vanquish it." Senior Brother Wang took a step closer, looking at Bai Zhi's exquisite face, suppressing the agitation in his heart as he spoke.

"Lead the way." Bai Zhi spoke indifferently. Senior Brother Wang personally activated the Flying Boat, speeding along. Upon arriving, he discovered that the Demonic Ape had already broken free from the Formation and was rampaging in place.

"Good beast!" Before Bai Zhi could make a move, Senior Brother Wang charged out. A cold Flying Sword transformed into a streak of light and heavily pierced the Demonic Ape's chest.

"Roar!!!!"

The Demonic Ape tore out the Flying Sword from its chest, threw it to the ground, abandoned Cao Rui, Liang Heng, and the others, and leaped high, punching towards Senior Brother Wang.

"Good timing!" Senior Brother Wang seemed determined to show off in front of the beauty. He patted his waist, and a series of cold lights flashed. A group of Flying Swords formed a Sword Formation, and the cold Flying Sword that the Demonic Ape had thrown to the ground was recalled by him. With the enhancement of the Sword Formation, its power increased by thirty percent. For a time, he fought the Demonic Ape to a standstill.

Bai Zhi frowned slightly on the Flying Boat. Things were not going as she had imagined. Just as she was hesitating whether to make a move, the battle below suddenly changed.

"Die!" The cold Flying Sword in Senior Brother Wang's hand suddenly exploded, turning into boundless ice mist that enveloped the area, even freezing the Demonic Ape.

The ice mist spread in all directions, and even the location of the Flying Boat could not escape. Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment, then voluntarily entered the ice mist, while the few people on the Flying Boat exchanged glances, each revealing a lewd smile, and instead controlled the Flying Boat to move away from the area.

In the ice mist, Yang Kai shook his head and struggled to stand up.

When the Demonic Ape had just broken free, that Inner Sect Disciple named Liu Song, seeing the unfavorable situation, was the first to withdraw. Although Yang Kai wanted to escape the area immediately, he was still swept away by the aftershocks of the Demonic Ape's heavy blow and temporarily lost consciousness.

Visibility in the ice mist was very low, and Yang Kai couldn't distinguish directions. He faintly heard a strange sound coming from a certain direction. He took out an Invisibility Talisman, activated it, and then quietly approached.

"Senior Sister Bai Zhi, to set up today's scheme, I began planning half a year in advance. For this, I even self-detonated the Magic Treasure bestowed upon me by my Old Ancestor. Please don't struggle anymore; just comply with me." A lewd and triumphant voice spoke without restraint.

"Wang Wenbai! If you lay a hand on me today, my Revered Master will not let you off!" Yang Kai got closer and closer, and a clear, cold female voice reached his ears.

"Hmph! You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! So be it. I will now unseal this Illusory Lust Demonic Ape's Golden Core Seal and activate this beast's innate lust poison. I want to see what kind of enchanting attitude the Flowing Cloud Sect's number one immortal fairy will display when she becomes wanton." Yang Kai, relying on the power of the talisman, boldly walked closer to the two of them, taking in the scene before him.

The Demonic Ape, originally over ten zhang tall, was tightly bound by golden chains all over its body, and even its size was restricted to just over a person's height.

In front of the Demonic Ape were a man and a woman. Yang Kai had some impression of the man; he was indeed one of the people on the Flying Boat earlier. The woman had an exquisitely beautiful face that made Yang Kai's heart tremble.

"Wang Wenbai, your and your accomplices' schemes will not succeed. I would rather die than let you have your way!" A hint of despair flashed in Bai Zhi's eyes, and she spoke with a resolute tone.

"Hahaha, your entire cultivation has been sealed by ice; you can't even sever your Meridians. Do you still think you can bite your tongue to commit suicide? Come on!" Wang Wenbai walked step by step to Bai Zhi's side, grabbed her dark hair, and said fiercely.

Bai Zhi disgustedly turned her head away. Wang Wenbai angrily pushed her to the ground and roared, "Bai Zhi, if you weren't the Sect Revered Master's Disciple, do you think I would bother with such an elaborate scheme? Your Aptitude is outstanding, and with my Wang family's assistance, Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation will be no obstacles for you! If you and I join forces, when I ascend to the position of Flowing Cloud Sect Revered Master in the future, you will be the Sect Revered Master's wife! If you comply with me now, I swear I will only marry you in this life!"

"You'd best kill me today. As long as I'm alive, I will sooner or later hack you into a thousand pieces, and I will uproot your Wang family, leaving no one behind!" Bai Zhi's eyes were full of killing intent, and she spoke coldly.

Wang Wenbai was involuntarily startled by Bai Zhi's words and took a step back, swallowing hard. He now somewhat doubted whether the Elders' plan at home would succeed.

"Never mind that. First, let's make a done deal. With the Old Ancestor backing me, even the Sect Revered Master shouldn't easily trouble me." Wang Wenbai stopped wasting words with Bai Zhi and quickly went to the Demonic Ape. He cast a series of incantations, and the Demonic Ape's aura gradually released as the Seal was lifted. If it weren't for the golden chains still controlling it, it would have already gone berserk.

"Open!" Wang Wenbai finished all preparations and pressed his right hand on the Demonic Ape's abdomen. Below this spot was the Demonic Ape's demonic core. Upon sensing Wang Wenbai's activation, a faint pink mist quietly spread out.

"Bai Zhi, from the first day I learned of this plan, I have thought of you every day. Today, I will finally have you." Wang Wenbai's eyes turned blood-red under the influence of the lust poison, and he impatiently pounced towards Bai Zhi.

"Go to hell!" Just then, a dark rune suddenly appeared on Bai Zhi's forehead, and a chilling sensation stimulated Wang Wenbai, temporarily freeing him from the control of the lust poison.

Sensing the origin of this chilling sensation, Wang Wenbai crawled backward in terror. Before he could even speak, Bai Zhi pointed her jade finger, and an invisible force pierced through Wang Wenbai's head, instantly killing him beyond revival.

"Pfft!" Bai Zhi's entire cultivation was sealed by ice; this was the doing of the Wang family Elders. If she hadn't had some trump cards, she would have been disgraced by now. However, after doing all this, Bai Zhi also collapsed weakly to the ground, only able to let the lust poison envelop her.

"Not good!" Yang Kai, who had witnessed the entire process, had quietly retreated when Wang Wenbai began casting spells on the Demonic Ape. Seeing the pink mist spreading in all directions, he inwardly cursed, "Not good!" and even activated a Divine Speed Talisman to run away. But he never expected that there was a Formation hidden here that reversed directions. After a frantic retreat, Yang Kai unexpectedly charged straight into the pink mist!