The smoke and misty light dispersed. Heaven and earth returned to their former tranquility.

However, the entire stretch of landscape was already in ruins.

Yuan Linning thought back to last night, and how domineering she’d been as she tried to force Su Yi to offer up the Seed of the Azure.

She also recalled that utterly provocative declaration—”I’ll teach you how to conduct yourself.”

And she recalled how she’d tossed and turned last night, too infuriated to sleep.

Only now did she realize how blind she’d been. She was the one who’d foolishly overestimated herself…

Intense frustration coursed through Yuan Linning’s heart, and her eyes dimmed with despondency.

She’d naturally already realized that if the battle continued, she was the one who’d lose.

“I imagine that after this, I’ll go down in history as the first Imperial expert to lose to a Spirit Dao cultivator…” Yuan Linning said with intense bitterness.

“He won…. Just like that…” Cui Jingyan muttered, and she gradually recovered from her daze. However, waves of shock still coursed deep within her heart.

Ever since what happened last night, she’d been so worried about Su Yi that she felt as if her heart might shatter. She feared nothing more than Yu...