The lonely journey of the cold fairy

Chapter 17 Who are you

Bai Zhong'an suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Bai Siyao in shock. "You..."

He wanted to stop, but the Yin-Yang Umbrella had already been activated, and there was no way to halt it.

The demon-gathering formation he had meticulously set up over decades, which condensed the blood essence of the Bai clan into the most nourishing sustenance, only briefly passed through his body before being absorbed by Bai Siyao.

"Master!" Guan Mowen sensed something was wrong outside the door and tried to rush in.

"Stop him!" Bai Siyao barked sharply.

The four guards at the entrance were stunned, but Huo Chongxiao reacted the fastest, gathering his remaining strength and lunging at Guan Mowen.

"Junior Sister Bai..." Yue Yunqiao stood frozen in disbelief.

"She's absorbing demonic energy," Huo Chongxiao shouted as he tightly grappled with Guan Mowen, preventing him from getting closer. "Hurry and help!"

Yue Yunqiao was in shock. "But Junior Sister Bai only has Qi Refinement level cultivation. How could she withstand the impact of demonic energy? Isn't she seeking death?"

Bai Menglian realized the truth, her heart stirred. "Second Sister... she did it on purpose to save us..."

"What do you mean?" Bai Mengxing still didn't understand.

Bai Menglian had no time to explain. Drawing her sword, she charged forward. She had wronged her sister earlier, but seeing how Second Sister disregarded her own life to save them, as the eldest, she couldn't fall behind. Even if she died today, she would defend the door for her sister!

Yue Yunqiao glanced back at Bai Siyao, who was now engulfed in demonic energy. Gritting her teeth, she pulled out a protective artifact her master had given her, her resolve solidified: "I'm going all out with you!"

Bai Mengxing glanced between everyone, feeling out of place for not contributing. He started picking up random objects around him, throwing them while shouting, "Stop! Die!"

Inside the room, as the Yin-Yang Umbrella spun faster, the vortex grew larger, and the demonic energy became so dense it almost turned into a liquid form.

With a loud "bang," the door slammed shut, unable to withstand the pressure.

The small room, now devoid of light, was filled with thick demonic energy, becoming like a pool of demonic liquid!

Bai Zhong'an was pinned in place.

In the process of condensing his demonic heart, he couldn't move recklessly. He tried desperately to stop the backflow of demonic energy, but he was utterly powerless.

"Crack..." He seemed to hear the sound of his demonic heart shattering. The hard-earned demonic energy he had absorbed was being stripped away, revealing his already fractured Golden Core. Without the protection of his demonic heart, his body could no longer withstand the torrent of demonic liquid...

Something wasn't right! Bai Zhong'an realized something and turned to look at Bai Siyao.

He saw the girl's eyes shining with a strange light, a smile playing at the corner of her lips. Gone was her previous timid demeanor, replaced by a cat-like amusement, as if she were toying with a mouse.

A mix of shock and doubt filled his voice. "Was this your doing?"

He had spent so much effort setting up the demon-gathering formation. How could it fail so suddenly?

Bai Siyao calmly responded, "What do you think?"

As the demonic energy was absorbed, the demonic heart crumbled, and Bai Zhong'an's cultivation rapidly declined. His whole body weakened, showing his age.