Wait a minute, where is my master?

Facing the failure of his magic, Jin Xu was somewhat at a loss.

He pondered carefully.

"Previously, when I helped that Dragon Crab and numerous cultivators of the Shui Clan to remove the Polluted Crystal, the 'Body Purification Skill' was clearly effective, yet this time..."

During his contemplation, the young Taoist's gaze fell upon the twenty-four Mystic Treasure Pearls on his wrist.

Inside, an Age Chicken was boredly fast asleep, snoring loudly.

"The last time the 'Body Purification Skill' didn't work... seems like it was when I was eliminating Little Hong's odor?"

He muttered softly, vaguely grasping some clues.

However, Jin Xu obviously didn't have time to dwell on this problem any longer.

Through his Spiritual Sense, he observed the Elder Pavilion Master of the White Emperor Pavilion, who was desperately eroding the seal of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye with Polluted Crystal, hoping to escape this prison as soon as possible.

...

Inside the Sea Eye.

In front of a particular sealing barrier.

Countless Polluted Crystals transformed into dozens of bizarre runes, combating against the power of the barrier's seal.

The Elder Ancestor of the White Emperor Pavilion had her hair flying about, her Spiritual Power fluctuating violently, with a mix of madness and fear in her eyes.

Her face also bore an abnormal flush.

"Why?! Why?! I had clearly succeeded in refining the Polluted Crystal, but how did that young Taoist's strength increase so much within just these few months?!

"That wall of flames...

"That golden light barrier..."

As the Elder Pavilion Master put all her strength into breaking the seal, she muttered incessantly, evidently, the recent setback had dealt a heavy blow to her confidence and mental state.

"This child does not wish for me to leave the Nine Provinces Sea Eye, could it be Ah Pin... Ah Pin... Ah Pin!

No, no one can stop me from being with Ah Pin!"

Upon mentioning Tianxing Taoist's childhood name, the Elder Pavilion Master's expression suddenly became more deranged.

She vigorously stimulated her Spiritual Power, desperately squeezing out the Polluted Crystal she had absorbed, in an attempt to break the sealing barrier faster.

However, the seal here was specifically designed to contain and store Polluted Crystals; though the viscous "ink" was enhanced by Spiritual Power and shaped into various strange runes,

it was still unable to break through the sealing barrier in a short period of time.

The Elder Pavilion Master felt an urgent desperation, and under her tender snowy face, hints of black spikes began to emerge yet again.

Looking at the sealing barrier that still had some thickness left, and realizing that some of the Polluted Crystals left at the entrance to sense intruders had been destroyed, a resolute look flashed in her eyes.

She parted her lips slightly, and a White Emperor Pearl, which was somewhat grayish in color, was spat out by the Elder Pavilion Master.

This pearl, missing its branded runes and somewhat damaged at the top, still carried a hint of mysterious and powerful aura. As it slowly rotated, it viciously slammed into the seal barrier covered with Polluted Crystal in front of it.

"BOOM!!!"

The very moment it touched the barrier, numerous cracks erupted on the White Emperor Pearl, and then it shattered explosively.

An immensely powerful force fiercely struck the sealing barrier, and also repelled the Elder Pavilion Master of the White Emperor Pavilion, who had braced herself for defense, a distance backwards.

To break through the seal rapidly, she had detonated the White Emperor Pearl, the lineage treasure that had been passed down for countless years!

Although the White Emperor Pearl had been broken, and the runes branded by the ancestors of the White Emperor Pavilion had been mostly consumed by her,

the pearl was after all the sect's foundational treasure of the White Emperor Pavilion. With its destruction, the lineage of the White Emperor Pavilion in the Nine Provinces Realm was nearly severed.

It was uncertain whether the predecessors of the White Emperor Pavilion in the Upper Realm, upon learning that their disciple had detonated the sect's legacy object to break the seal and pursue "love," would go into a rage and descend into madness.

"Heh heh... Pfft!"

Enshrouded in thick "ink," Little Hong chuckled twice, then spat a mouthful of fresh blood into the Polluted Crystals gathering at her feet.

Clearly, the recent explosion had dealt her substantial injury.

But at this moment, the Elder Pavilion Master from the White Emperor Pavilion felt it was all worth it.

Because the seal barrier, which had been tight and perfect before, now had a great hole leading to freedom.

"Hahaha... Cough cough cough."

The Elder Pavilion Master laughed wildly. As she flew out of the seal, she casually grabbed a mass of the Polluted Crystals beside her and stuffed it into her mouth, intending to heal the injuries from the explosion.

However, the next second, her Spiritual Sense suddenly detected a figure hurtling towards her with inconceivable speed!

The shocked Elder Pavilion Master from the White Emperor Pavilion quickly pushed off the Polluted Crystals behind her with force, dodging outside of the seal.

And just as she reached beyond the Nine Provinces Sea Eye's seal.

A familiar golden light shield covered the recently opened hole.

"Whew, that was close."

Looking at the golden light shield, the Elder Pavilion Master rarely felt a surge of relief.

It was a close call, very close indeed.

She almost got trapped in the Nine Provinces Sea Eye again. That time, she wouldn't have a second White Emperor Pearl.

Jin Xu, the Taoist, now locked eyes with the Elder Pavilion Master once again.

Only this time, he was on the inside, and she was on the outside.

"Hehehe... Cough cough. Little Taoist, you still were a step too slow," she said with a mocking laughter.

Perhaps because she finally had an upper hand in front of Jin Xu, the Elder Pavilion Master did not immediately choose to leave but began to mock him instead.

The Taoist heard her words but did not respond immediately; instead, he turned his head to look at the surrounding Polluted Crystals, like squid ink, and with a flicker of disdain in his pale silver eyes, a thin film of golden spiritual power naturally appeared around his body.

After doing all this, he then looked out at the Elder Pavilion Master in the external world.

After observing for a moment through the "Dongxuan Spirit Vision," Jin Xu completed his speculation.

"The reason 'Body Purification Skill' didn't work on her must be because she has become the Polluted Crystals herself."

In the eyes of the Taoist, the Elder Pavilion Master from the White Emperor Pavilion, despite her appearance as a beautiful woman now, had nothing but disgusting black "ink" flowing beneath her thin skin.

"Perhaps, if 'Body Purification Skill' were used on her a few more times, she might lose even the outer layer of skin? After all, for her current self, that layer of skin seems to be the foreign object within her, right?"

This bizarre thought suddenly popped into Jin Xu's mind.

At this time, the Elder Pavilion Master of the White Emperor Pavilion no longer continued her mocking but fell into a rare silence.

Because she suddenly realized a very serious, or rather, a very fatal problem.

That was, although she had escaped, she only brought with her a bit of the Polluted Crystals around her.

The rest was all sealed within the Nine Provinces Sea Eye by the Taoist!

Inside the Sea Eye, Jin Xu shook his head gently, dispelling his strange thoughts.

He looked at the suddenly silent Elder Pavilion Master in the external world.

He then gazed at the Polluted Crystals keeping a certain distance from him.

Suddenly, he clenched his left hand.

Following that,

a sea of flames abruptly gathered within this Nine Provinces Sea Eye!