Luo Lingling raised her head at the words, blood-stained lips curling into a sneer, "Trying to play the hero?"

She forced herself to stand, wiping away the blood from the corner of her mouth, "Save your breath. With your level of cultivation, you can't hold on for even three breaths."

White Crane didn't turn his head, but his voice was exceptionally firm, "I still have the life-saving dragon talisman bestowed by Father, it can at least hold them off for half an hour."

This time Luo Lingling did not speak, instead quietly staring at his back, seriously observing this man who has always pestered her.

The sunlight filtered through the mountain crevices, casting dappled shadows on him, adding a touch of solemnity to this usually flippant prince.

Her eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly lowered her head, using her only remaining arm to rummage through her storage bag.

Soon, a cold box was taken out.

Blood Burning Pill, consuming it can triple one's combat strength, but the side effect is damage to the heart veins, and one will drop a realm, unable to cultivate for at least five hundred years.

And there was only one!

Luo Lingling looked at White Crane and slowly hid the elixir, a smile involuntarily appearing.

"You know my cautious nature, always careful, sorry about this time!" Luo Lingling suddenly spoke.

White Crane turned back in confusion, only to see Luo Lingling's body starting to become transparent, like fading paper.

He was momentarily stunned, then immediately understood, "Paperman?"

Luo Lingling nodded, with a touch of pride at the corner of her mouth, "Pretty clever, to fall into the same pit several times. It seems my paperman technique has improved quite a bit."

White Crane, however, laughed, not the least bit angry, instead letting out a long sigh of relief, "So, you never left that riverside cave?"

"Nonsense!" Luo Lingling rolled her eyes, "I'm someone who looks ten steps ahead, how could I be as reckless as you? You go, I'm planning to have some fun with them using the remaining strength I have!"

White Crane looked at her, momentarily speechless.

The level of caution this woman had was simply outrageous.

"Hurry up, don't dawdle like a woman, they're coming!" Luo Lingling urged.

White Crane nodded, "Where do we meet afterward?"

"That depends on luck, but my true body has already left the riverside, we'll meet again if there's a chance, go!"

After saying this, Luo Lingling's figure became increasingly transparent.

White Crane cast a deep look at her, then turned and rapidly leapt away behind him.

Beneath the setting sun's restriction, his figure disappeared swiftly amidst the rugged rocks.

Only after watching his back completely vanish, Luo Lingling's constantly transparent figure strangely solidified quite a bit.

She looked down at her hands that had become clear again, a bitter smile tugging at her lips.

"In the earth fire rift, you saved my life, this makes us even!"

She softly murmured to herself, then turned to face the mountain gap entrance, taking out the scarlet Blood Burning Pill from her bosom, eyes filled with resolve.

"Hope this thing lives up to its legend..."

Just as she was about to place the elixir in her mouth, a silhouette suddenly emerged from the rock wall behind her, grabbing her wrist!

"I knew it!" White Crane's voice exploded beside her ear, "Is this fun?"

Luo Lingling's pupils contracted sharply, turning back in disbelief, "Didn't you leave?"

White Crane's face bore unprecedented anger as he snatched the Blood Burning Pill from her hand.

"Paperman technique? Ha, I should have guessed. With your caution, how could you let a paperman carry your real storage bag?"

"Give it back!" Luo Lingling reached to grab it, but White Crane easily dodged.

White Crane quietly gazed at her blood-stained face, his voice unprecedentedly gentle.

"I promised to protect you forever, how could I go back on my word?"

He gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, "Ling'Er, I know you've never truly respected me because of my status, but I, White Crane..."

Before finishing his sentence, he suddenly turned, shielding Luo Lingling behind him.

Because outside the mountain gap came the sound of approaching footsteps.

Six terrifying auras were closing in fast, and the cold voice of Xue Wuya could be clearly heard:

"We've found them!"

Without hesitation, White Crane brought the elixir to his mouth, "Remember, my name isn't Xuanyuan Crane, it's White Crane!"

Luo Lingling's eyes widened, too late to stop him.

Just at this critical moment—

"Screech—!"

A piercing cry of the roc shattered the sky!

The entire mountain shook violently, the rock wall exploding with a roar!

In the blinding golden light, a Golden-winged Roc with a wingspan of several ten feet swooped down, its sharp claws tearing directly through the mountain wall!

White Crane recoiled in horror, instinctively protecting Luo Lingling even tighter.

He had never seen such a majestic beast in this arena, each golden feather glimmering with heart-throbbing runes.

Its wings spread, covering the sky, emitting an aura that made even him tremble.

Luo Lingling's pupils contracted sharply.

This Golden Roc… why does it look so familiar?

"How would you like to die?"

The next moment, the Golden-winged Roc spoke, with an irrefutable dignity in its voice.

Upon hearing this slightly familiar voice, Luo Lingling, full of disbelief, subconsciously stepped forward.

She remembered during the Five Sects' battle, being surrounded by the two great prodigies Li Hanshan and Yu Ziqi of the Cangyan Daoist Palace on Canglan Mountain.

To avoid worrying Old Mo and the others, and fearing the escalation of war because of her, she specially let a Paperman go back to report her safety.

Unexpectedly, Old Mo and the others sensed it anyway, and rushed to the rescue with Xiao Qing and Sanhu.

At that time, when the Divinity Transformation Realm had yet to emerge, several elders of the Cangyan Daoist Palace were already lying in ambush outside Canglan Mountain, just waiting for the Taiqing Sect to violate the rules first.