But now, upon hearing the disciple mention it, she suddenly remembered. If it were merely because of the array formation, how could it be depleting so quickly? The Original Soul energy within her was depleting incredibly fast, and soon it would run out.

At this moment, she was also deeply anxious. If it was as the female disciple suggested, then someone must have tracked them here.

"Immediately gather all disciples skilled in detoxification to develop an antidote," she instructed.

"Sect Master, the medicinal materials are all locked by the Elders. They have also gone to pursue the escaping men, and as for the disciples here..." The female disciple was in a difficult situation.

"Smash the lock; at times like this, what use are rules? Go do it immediately!" the Sect Master ordered.

"Yes, Sect Master, I will go right away," the female disciple responded, withdrawing immediately.

As for finding a man to replenish the Original Soul energy missing from the array formation, that was impossible. Their Original Soul energy was almost depleted, and it was the same for the men.

After the female disciple left, the Sect Master hesitated for a moment before withdrawing her own Original Soul energy from the array formation.

There was no other way. Doing so was to preserve herself. If she continued to sustain the array formation, she would die here. Moreover, even if she died here, the passage could not be reopened.

When the poisoning incident occurred, she knew their plan had been detected.

Furthermore, when the second batch of disciples arrived, so many incidents followed. Clearly, someone had tracked them. If she didn’t withdraw now, she would be trapped here forever.

"Sss, hoo!"

After taking a deep breath, she exhaled heavily.

Having been poisoned, and with their whereabouts detected, it was only a matter of time before people from the major clans arrived. This place definitely could not be retained.

With this in mind, she stepped forward to leave.

Outside, the female disciple and other detoxification-skilled sisters broke open the boxes locked by the Elders and took all the medicinal materials they needed.

"Sister, is this enough medicinal material?"

"If it’s not enough, take more. Do you know what poison was used?" the female disciple asked, looking at the others.

Upon hearing her words, the other sisters shook their heads. They had studied for a long time but could not identify it; the poison was truly bizarre. There was no sensation of poison within, yet everyone’s Original Soul energy was disappearing.

"I couldn’t figure it out."

"This poison is very peculiar, with no traces whatsoever."

"Yes, sister, after being poisoned, besides the constant loss of Original Soul energy, there are no other symptoms."

"We all took the Life Essence Pill, but after taking it, it was like sinking a stone into the sea; it had no effect at all, and the Original Soul energy continued to deplete."

The sisters all spoke up, their faces looking grim.

If this continued, they would eventually turn into ordinary people without Original Soul energy. By then, wouldn’t they be at the mercy of others?

"How could this happen?"

The female disciple’s face turned as dark as ink, mumbling to herself.

She believed these sisters were among the best in poison arts in the Saintess Sect, even in Yin City. How could they be so helpless against this poison?

"First, take all these medicinal materials, and let’s find a place to study them."

She refused to believe they would be defeated by such a poison; she was determined to find a way to create an antidote.