Chapter 470 She is Li Xi

“I see…” A bitter smile appeared on Li Xi’s lips.

With a struggle, she propped herself up and, using her last bit of strength, used her longsword as a pen to draw the outline of a "Time Reversal" formation on the ground.

After finishing, she stood up unsteadily and slowly walked to the center of the formation.

Then, she resolutely cut her palm, letting the blood flow out and drip onto the formation.

Then, she quickly made hand seals and chanted incantations.

In an instant, the formation burst forth with dazzling light, and the intense energy fluctuations even caused the surrounding space to distort.

At the same time, the surrounding desolation began to recede, and everything gradually returned to the prosperity it had been two days earlier.

However, this beautiful scene lasted only a moment, disappearing like a fleeting moment, and the world returned to normal.

"How...how could this be..." Li Xi murmured in disbelief.

Her brows were furrowed.

After hesitating for a moment, she cut her other palm.

Looking at the flowing blood, he muttered to himself, "Not enough..."

So she raised the dagger in her hand again and, without hesitation, slashed herself with several deep wounds.

Fresh blood gushed from her body like a spring, dripping onto the array on the ground.

As more and more blood gathered together, the formation began to emit a dazzling light.

However, the light lasted only for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn before it quickly dimmed and returned to normal.

"No, it's impossible to fail, it will definitely succeed..." she murmured to herself, recalling the words the clan leader had once told her.

She gripped the dagger tightly, her eyes resolute and determined, and without hesitation plunged it into her heart.

Using the blood from one's heart as a guide, perform the hand seals.

Soon, a crystal-clear inner core, radiating a mysterious light, was slowly forced out of her body.

Just as she was about to place the inner core into the formation, her divine sense—the little crane Song Yi—suddenly appeared.

It stared wide-eyed at everything that was happening before it, utterly terrified.

"Master, please don't! If you lose this inner core, you will become an ordinary mortal, never able to ascend to the Immortal Realm, and never able to return to the Demon Realm!" Song Yi cried out anxiously.

"It doesn't matter anymore..." She shook her head slightly, her gaze calm as still water.

"This country has been stained with blood because of my ordeal, and my family and friends have suffered because of me. If these innocent lives have suffered so much because of me, then I am willing to pay any price to make amends to them..."

After saying that, she used magic to trap Song Yi.

He gently placed the inner core essence containing boundless demonic power and life force in the center of the formation.

As the inner core came into contact with the formation, the entire space was once again enveloped in brilliant light. This time, the light was even more intense than before, as if it were about to tear the night sky apart and illuminate the entire world.

Within the formation, the gathered blood began to boil, transforming into blood dragons that coiled and danced around the inner core, filling the air with a suffocating atmosphere.

She closed her eyes, feeling the power within her body flowing away, yet her heart remained unusually calm.

Just as the light reached its peak and was about to engulf her, the formation suddenly erupted with a deafening roar, and a thick pillar of light shot into the sky, pointing straight to the heavens.

The time-reversal spell was successfully cast. She opened her eyes and said weakly, "Song Yi, I'm sorry, I'm afraid you will disappear soon too. Before you disappear, help me create a dream so that when I return to the past, it can remind me of the events of this life."

After explaining all this, the formation was completely completed. Time seemed to be torn apart like a piece of cloth, making a piercing sound, and then everything returned to chaos.

Her figure gradually blurred in the interplay of light and shadow, as if she were being sucked into an endless vortex.

Song Yi stood outside the formation and witnessed all of this, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

It knew all too well that this time-reversal technique came at a huge cost, not only consuming almost all of the caster's life force, but also potentially causing unpredictable consequences.

But watching that receding figure, it gritted its teeth and decided to fulfill her last request.

He closed his eyes, quickly formed hand seals, and chanted incantations. The surrounding space began to distort slightly, and a mysterious power gathered around him.

"When conditions come, they go; when conditions gather, they disperse; when conditions arise, life begins; when conditions cease, life ends."

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Memories of the past flashed through my mind, like faded fragments from an old movie.

It was as if we had traveled through the river of time and returned to the scene when Li Xi was knocked off the cliff by the steward Zhao Kuang.

"So that's how it is... I am me... I am Li Xi... Li Xi is me..."

In that instant, all the forgotten memories flooded into her mind like an open door.

Forgotten scenes flooded back like a tide, every detail clearly visible, as if right before my eyes.

Painful memories washed over her, and she clenched her hands tightly, her knuckles turning white, as if she were enduring immense pain.

"It must be painful, right? Watching your most precious friend die in your arms, and those comrades you killed with your own hands."

The woman looked at Li Xi coldly, a mocking smile playing on her lips. She seemed to relish seeing Li Xi in pain, her eyes gleaming with triumph.

Li Xi bit her lip tightly, tears welling up in her eyes, but she forced herself not to let them fall.

She knew the woman was telling the truth; those past scenes kept replaying in her mind, each time causing her immense heartache.

"Do you think you can prevent the tragedy from happening just by stopping the Red Lotus Sect leader from restoring his kingdom? Everything has a cause and effect. You will eventually be controlled by him, as long as he lives!" The woman's voice was icy, as if carrying a hint of mockery and pity.

She looked at Li Xi with a sense of superiority in her eyes.

Li Xi raised her head, her gaze firm and resolute.

Her heart was filled with anger and resentment, which gradually transformed into a powerful force that made her stand tall.

"Only I can stop this. Let me out. His tricks are useless against me. This world is ruled by the strong. I can help you solve all this!" The woman's tone was full of confidence and arrogance. She believed she could control the situation and change fate.

Seeing her reason begin to blur, the woman curled her lips into a smug smile and pressed on: "What you think of as justice and kindness is nothing but a mirage."

The sins you bear are heavier than you imagine. For every person you save, another is destined to die because of you. When will this cycle end? Only I can break these shackles of fate, return everything to chaos, and then rebuild order!