Restraint

Within the Void Heaven Realm, cultivators at the Qi Refinement stage usually did not differ greatly in combat strength.

However, once innate abilities were activated, the situation could change completely.

Hunmei’s speed far exceeded that of ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators.

Very few people in the same realm could match her.

Speed was not Bai Lan’s specialty.

Trying to outrun Hunmei would clearly be unrealistic.

After several hours of rest during the night, Bai Lan had mostly recovered her strength.

However, she knew that using Frigid Moon Divine Radiance again today was impossible.

The techniques of the Snow Clan were also unusable.

With only the Luoshen Sect techniques currently available to her, defeating this woman would be extremely difficult.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Lan decided to activate another innate ability.

Sun and Moon Conjunction.

Under the combined radiance of the sun and moon, her strength and physical ability would increase by thirty percent.

She glanced at the bright moon above.

As the moonlight fell upon her body, she felt an endless stream of energy flowing into her.

This power allowed her to bypass the Void Heaven Realm’s restriction on spiritual recovery.

She could now use techniques freely.

“Luoshen Sword Art – Flowing Current Chasing Waves!”

Seeing Hunmei rushing toward her, Bai Lan gathered her strength and swung her sword.

A massive surge of cold Yin energy burst out like a crashing wave.

Although the original technique carried a water attribute, Bai Lan’s extreme Yin power transformed it into a chilling dark tide.

This move was one of the stronger techniques in the Luoshen Sword Art.

Its attack range was quite large.

However, Bai Lan knew it would not seriously injure Hunmei.

At most, it would force her to change her movement path.

Hunmei watched the incoming attack and sneered coldly.

“You’re using a technique already?”

“Aren’t you afraid of exhausting your strength and becoming helpless?”

Her body flickered.

She leapt easily over the waves of Yin energy.

Her movements were extremely agile, like a leopard running through the forest.

Bai Lan was not surprised.

She had never expected the attack to deal real damage.

Its true purpose was to disrupt Hunmei’s movement and create an opening.

Meanwhile, Hunmei continued using her innate abilities without hesitation.

Her power consumption seemed extremely small.

She was constantly looking for a chance to deliver a fatal blow to Bai Lan.

At the same time, she remained wary of the terrifying ability Bai Lan had used during the day.

That freezing technique was simply too dangerous.

Thinking about it now, she realized something.

If she had retreated instead of charging toward the demonic python earlier, she might have escaped the range of that freezing light.

Aside from Frigid Moon Divine Radiance, however, Hunmei did not consider Bai Lan’s other abilities to be threatening.

“Luoshen Sword Art – Startling Swan!”

Bai Lan’s figure suddenly flashed.

In an instant, she appeared directly in front of Hunmei.

This sword technique greatly increased the speed of her attack.

“What?!”

Hunmei was startled.

She quickly drew a shining dagger from beneath her robe and thrust it toward Bai Lan’s face.

At the same time, a trace of confusion appeared in her mind.

How could Bai Lan continuously use sword techniques?

The fluctuations of spiritual power clearly showed she was still using them.

Bai Lan tilted her body slightly and avoided the dagger.

At the same time, her sword swept toward Hunmei’s waist.

Hunmei twisted her body in midair with incredible flexibility.

She narrowly avoided the blade.

However—

She could not avoid the sword wind.

Bai Lan had mastered the technique of using the sword like the wind.

Hunmei had dodged the blade itself.

But she could not escape the invisible sword energy.

Slash!

Hunmei’s black robe was torn open.

Fortunately, her body itself was unharmed.

She quickly retreated and landed several meters away.

With her robe damaged, her true appearance was revealed.

Under the moonlight stood a young woman wearing a black dress.

Her eyes were a striking purple.

Her appearance was delicate and beautiful.

However, her expression was extremely serious.

She looked at the torn robe on the ground.

Then she looked at Bai Lan’s sword.

“A sword cultivator?”

“You’re a sword cultivator?” Hunmei asked coldly.

“So what if I am?”

“And what if I’m not?” Bai Lan replied calmly.

Hunmei’s expression darkened.

‘Damn woman.’

‘I’ll kill you today.’

She hated Bai Lan’s indifferent attitude.

“Shadow Clone!”

Black energy erupted from Hunmei’s body.

Her figure split into four identical copies.

The four Hunmei rushed toward Bai Lan from different directions.

She had finally begun using her full strength.

Hunmei believed Bai Lan could not keep using techniques indefinitely.

Sooner or later she would exhaust her strength.

Furthermore, if Bai Lan truly was a sword cultivator, defeating her through speed alone would be difficult.

Sword cultivators were famous for their overwhelming combat strength within the same realm.

Although this reputation was somewhat exaggerated, it was not completely false.

As the four figures approached, Bai Lan calmly observed them.

Instead of defending, she chose to attack.

Her Yin energy naturally suppressed other Yin-aligned powers.

Although dark energy was unique, it still belonged to the Yin-Yang system.

Bai Lan could clearly distinguish Hunmei’s real body from the clones.

Rather than allowing herself to be surrounded, it was better to break their formation directly.

She locked onto the real Hunmei.

“Startling Swan!”

Bai Lan instantly dashed forward.

“Impossible!”

Hunmei cried out in shock and raised her dagger to block.

Clang!

The collision sent Hunmei flying backward.

But just as Bai Lan prepared to chase her—

Hunmei’s body suddenly turned into black mist and scattered.

The mist spread rapidly.

In an instant, it surrounded Bai Lan completely.

“You hateful woman!”

“You forced me to use this!”

“I don’t know how you can keep using techniques, but you’ve completely angered me!”

Hunmei’s voice echoed through the dark mist.

This was one of the innate abilities of the Heavenly Soul Sacred Body.

Dark Domain.

Hunmei released her dark energy, forming a domain around the battlefield.

Within this domain, she could perfectly merge with the darkness.

However, this ability consumed a large amount of energy.

If she could not defeat Bai Lan now, she would likely lose.

Bai Lan could no longer locate Hunmei’s exact position.

The black mist was filled with her aura.

However, Bai Lan could still sense the direction of incoming attacks.

She began swinging the Hanpo Sword in the darkness.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal collisions echoed repeatedly.

This technique was something Bai Lan had learned in the flower forest of Luoshen Capital.

By observing wind direction, air currents, and sound, she could detect falling petals from every direction.

This situation was similar.

Her eyes were useless in the darkness.

But she could still sense movement.

Even so, Bai Lan could not block every attack.

More importantly—

The black mist blocked the moonlight.

Without moonlight, her Sun and Moon Conjunction stopped working.

Her reaction speed and strength immediately dropped by thirty percent.

‘No…’

‘This black mist neutralized my Sun and Moon Conjunction.’

‘At this rate, my speed won’t keep up.’

‘Enough playing around.’

‘Time to use another ability.’

Bai Lan made her decision.

Her hair slowly turned silver-white.

Whenever she used the power of Chaotic Yin, her disguise would disappear automatically.

“Purify.”

As Bai Lan revealed her true form, a phantom figure slowly appeared behind her.

It was the image of a woman bathed in gentle moonlight.

Bai Lan’s body floated slightly into the air.

A soft white glow began spreading outward.

The light was bright, but not harsh.

Under this radiance—

The surrounding darkness began to dissolve.

Even Hunmei, who had been hiding within the shadows, was forced to appear.

“W-what…?”

“My power…?”

Hunmei stared in disbelief.

The dark energy inside her body was being purified by a mysterious force.

The darkness around her rapidly vanished.

Not a single trace of it remained.