The disciples trembled violently, foreheads pressed to the ground. Not one person dared to look up.
The system chimed happily.
[Ding~ Host, success! Bad elders got thoroughly beaten and their dignity stripped off to the ground, storyline corrected! Host, you're the ultimate cheat code!]
Yun Shu exhaled slowly, letting her aura dissipate. Her expression softened slightly as she turned her gaze toward the distant lake.
No one will cage you this time, Yun yun.
With a final glance at the groaning elders, she melted back into the mist.
Meanwhile, Bai Yunxian sat by the water's edge, the crowd around him swelling as cultivators jostled for position. Yet he remained calm, staring at the mirrored surface of the lake.
For a moment, his chest tightened.
A strange pulse in the air, like a storm briefly brushing past, sent shivers through him. He couldn't explain it, but it felt like someone had just raised a sword on his behalf, far away.
