They would figure it out sooner or later.

Hiding it would serve no purpose.

Saying it outright instead made him appear more open and straightforward.

Hearing this, the expressions of the five people changed.

Gou Yutong immediately launched a casual attack.

Sure enough, the blood mist condensed into figures bearing Xiao Ran’s face and began attacking him.

Like Chi Jia, he could only keep countering them.

After a while, he said excitedly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is correct. This mist really can increase cultivation and evolve the body."

Not paying attention to Gou Yutong’s words, Xiao Ran’s expression changed drastically as she watched the scene unfold.

Her face filled with confusion as she bit her lip and looked toward Chi Jia.

When Gou Yutong attacked, the figures that appeared all bore her own face.

But when Chi Jia attacked, what appeared were countless sword shadows.

Shouldn’t they have taken on Yu Lin’s appearance instead?

Before killing her, Yu Lin had clearly said that Chi Jia would be willing to die for her.

And Chi Jia had indeed hurt her deeply, leaving her gravely wounded and on the brink of death.

So why was this happening?

Beside her, Gou Yumeng also made a move after his brother.

The result was the same as Gou Yutong’s.

All the blood mist figures bore Xiao Ran’s face.

As he continuously dispersed the mist figures, he kept an eye on Xiao Ran, wanting to see what would appear when she attacked.

But she stood there motionless, lost in a daze.

Unable to hold back, he asked, "Ran’er, it’s rare to encounter such a treasure ground. Don’t waste time. Hurry and make a move."

"Ah... I understand."

Xiao Ran snapped out of it.

She forced herself to recall the moment of her death, filling her heart with resentment until she finally calmed down.

As she raising her hand, she released a stream of icy energy.

Immediately, the blood mist gathered as if summoned, condensing into figures that rushed toward her. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

But this time, the faces were different.

Some looked like the Gou brothers.

Some looked like Chi Jia.

Some looked like Yu Lin.

Some looked like Xiao Shou.

There were also figures resembling Zhong Kui, Jian Li, and others.

There were even some that formed into round bead-like spheres of blood.

The variety was chaotic, completely exposing the emotions within her heart.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran’s expression darkened.

The Gou brothers also looked displeased.

A trace of surprise flashed across Chi Jia’s face, clearly not expecting his own face to appear.

Xiao Shou was momentarily stunned.

He had not expected his own face to appear in Xiao Ran’s consciousness.

But since Yu Lin and Chi Jia also appeared, it was clear that these blood mist figures did not only represent strong positive emotions.

Strong negative emotions were likely reflected as well.

When Xiao Shou realized this, he froze for a moment.

His own blood mist figures only had one face.

His disciple’s face.

No one else appeared at all.

Did that mean that, despite what he thought, his concern about Xiao Ran and his vigilance toward Yu Lin were not actually that significant to him?

Not even to the level of strong emotional attachment?

Only his disciple...

Only that person was truly important to him in this world.

At this moment, no one paid attention to Xiao Shou.

When Xiao Ran saw her inner emotions exposed by the mist figures, a flash of anger crossed her face.

She then glanced at Yu Lin who had stepped back a few paces and was refusing to attack.

It was obvious that Yu Lin who have seen Xiao Ran’s situation was afraid that her own inner thoughts would be exposed as well.

But Xiao Ran had no intention of giving her the chance to avoid it.

She wanted to see clearly what was hidden in that despicable person’s heart.

Driven by that thought, she ignored how others might view her and immediately formed a series of complex hand seals.

A powerful wave of cold energy immediately spreading outward from her center.

"Ice descent."

"Xiao Ran!"

Yu Lin let out a resentful shout.

Seeing the freezing energy targeting her directly, the intense cold poison made even her shiver.

She knew that if she were struck, she would be severely injured.

She quickly leapt aside to dodge, but the streams of cold energy refused to let her go, relentlessly chasing after her.

This could not go on.

If it continued, all her secrets would be exposed.

Yu Lin felt both love and hatred toward this place.

Faced with Xiao Ran’s relentless pursuit, she had no choice but to flee farther away from the group.

Her decision came too quickly for anyone to react.

They only saw countless blood mist figures that had not yet fully formed being casually dispersed by her attacks, after which she vanished without a trace.

The mist in this place had miraculous effects on the body, yet it strongly suppressed divine sense.

None of them could track where she had gone.

Faced with this sudden development, Chi Jia glanced at Xiao Ran and asked in confusion, "Junior Sister Ran, why did you attack Junior Sister Yu? The situation in this secret realm is still unclear. We should not split up."

"Heh... are you feeling sorry for her?"

Xiao Ran let out a cold laugh, unable to hold back her mocking tone.

After speaking, she suppressed the disgust in her heart and said in a cold, insincere voice, "My apologies. I still cannot fully control that move. I almost injured Senior Sister Yu by mistake. It was not intentional."

Everyone present could tell she had done it on purpose.

However, although the Gou brothers felt displeased because of what they had seen in the blood mist, they would not confront her openly.

After all, Xiao Ran was not only someone they admired, but also a person favored by fate.

Their sect would never allow them to come into conflict with someone like her.

As for Chi Jia, his relationship with Yu Lin was not close enough for him to speak up on her behalf.