"It’s light," Feng Xi said calmly, "When there’s dark power around you, there will naturally be a corresponding power of light." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The dark power comes from the curse of the blood, a power of blood, while the light power comes from the faith and prayers of believers, a power of faith.

Luo Qianqian felt inexplicably that this group indeed had a sort of hypocrisy about them. Clearly, it was such a holy power, yet it somehow made people feel a bit uncomfortable. Shouldn’t the power of light be like sunlight kissing the earth, bringing warmth and hope?

The Exotic Beast felt some discomfort. Under the sunlight, its movements were already a bit slower, and now this brightness made it even more uncomfortable, causing it to spit out a mouthful of black liquid towards the group.

Seeing the black liquid, the surrounding people quickly scattered, but the light chanting group had no means of stopping; they could only continue chanting with eyes closed, unable to halt once they had begun.

The power of faith wasn’t something they could freely control. Even if they wanted to stop at this moment, it would be to no avail.

The black liquid completely fell onto them, and unexpectedly, the group wearing hats was not corroded; instead, their clothes appeared even brighter.

"Soul Infusion?" Feng Xi looked at their actions with surprise, yet spoke with quite an unfathomable expression: "Why infuse a soul into garments? Well, it’s a method nonetheless."

"What do you mean?" Luo Qianqian immediately asked without hesitation, and it wasn’t just her—even Yan and Mo, as well as Huangfu Yihui and Huangfu Yanyao, were completely baffled.

They didn’t understand why the hard ground was pitted and corroded, yet the seemingly fragile clothes could resist this Corrosive Force?

"Simply put, it’s about imbuing an object with spiritual power, giving it a spiritual shield. However, usually, people choose smaller items, and you rarely see clothing being imbued like that. Clothes don’t have a spiritual body, so they can probably only withstand a few attacks out of fear, right?" Feng Xi calmly took out a fiery red cloak and handed it to Luo Qianqian: "This cloak is made by Phoenix Feather. I’ve infused it with Fire Series spiritual power, it should protect you well. You wear it."

As she spoke, she fastened the luxurious red cloak onto Luo Qianqian, patting her shoulder calmly. Looking at the cloak dragging on the ground, she sighed: "A little short, huh."

Luo Qianqian first looked moved, but then became angry and frustrated.

The four of them watched Luo Qianqian’s changing expressions with great curiosity, having seen face-changing performances in Sichuan opera before. They didn’t expect Luo Qianqian could do it too. Though not colorful, it was quite unique in its own way.

Short, is it her fault? Is it her fault?

She had been eating well and sleeping well, but the best-laid plans often go awry!

What else could she do? She could only bear it.

She touched the cloak on her body, warm to the touch, and glanced at Feng Xi’s indifferent demeanor, tucking her gratitude deep in her heart.

This was Feng Xi’s protection for her, and she would remember it.

However, the Exotic Beast seemed to suddenly awaken and started attacking the surroundings with its black saliva.

Seeing the chanting group unscathed, other members of the Sanctuary Alliance were relieved, as they wore the same long robes for easy identification and did not dodge too much in their curiosity.

But unexpectedly, upon contact with the Exotic Beast’s black saliva, they started to smoke and were reduced to slowly corroding skeletons, their clothing utterly corroded away.

Unlike the group still chanting.

In contrast, the Sanctuary members who also received the black saliva seemed unharmed, and in an instant, the surviving members glared at the Sanctuary Alliance.

Were they not playing with their lives? Giving genuine goods to their own members while providing counterfeits to the Alliance Country members? It looked the same, but the materials were completely different. Otherwise, how could one explain why they were unharmed while the Alliance Country members suffered heavy casualties?

The red-robed leader’s face darkened as well. Seeing these angry glares, he realized they misunderstood.

He had prepared the same things for everyone. After all, the situation was occurring in their own country, and there was no reason to treat the countries coming to help like this!

But now it was clearly impossible to explain, and he didn’t even know what was happening, yet his Grand Palace members were unharmed.

He opened his mouth but ultimately did not speak, and those who hadn’t taken the risk were relieved, thinking if not for their hesitation, they might have been in that puddle of black saliva.

"What’s going on?" Luo Qianqian asked in great surprise, pulling Feng Xi’s arm, completely puzzled. It clearly looked like the same clothing, so why did this happen?

"They lack the key to activating the infused power," Yan slowly said with understanding: "Those people are from the Sanctuary, naturally, they can more or less use the power of light, but the others can’t, so they have no way to activate this power and thus no defense."

"Huh? But I also don’t..." Luo Qianqian touched the red cloak on her body with some regret. Although it was beautiful and light to wear, if it couldn’t be used, it was better not to use it. After all, if it got dirty or damaged, it would be hard to handle.

Phoenix Feather—it certainly wasn’t chicken or duck feathers.

"The key is spiritual power," Feng Xi said calmly, as if not at all surprised.

Turning her gaze momentarily towards Yan, she returned her attention: "With the sun, movements are restricted. If we can’t resolve it by nightfall, there will likely be serious consequences."

"What consequences?"

"At worst, death." Ye is the norm in the Otherworld; at that time, this place might become the Exotic Beast’s main ground.

"Body and soul perish—that should be the most severe punishment for us cultivators, right?"

"But, how do we deal with it?" Luo Qianqian also became serious; though she disapproved of the Sanctuary’s ways, she did not wish to see so many people buried here.

"What do you think its weakness is?" Feng Xi didn’t answer. Instead, she turned to Luo Qianqian, clearly trying to teach her.

These were just small fries now. When the real attack from the Otherworld comes, could she always protect Luo Qianqian? Obviously not.

Luo Qianqian carefully observed the Exotic Beast. Normally, the hardest place must have a weakness, but...geckos can regrow their tails, and pigs seemingly often lose theirs for various reasons.

The most fragile part of a human must be the brain. The heart can be replaced, but no one ever hears of brain transplants.

Fragility...

"Is it the eyes?"