Qingling is at the Nascent Soul Stage of cultivation. Even with numerous tricks up her sleeve, she's no match for the Body Integration Realm Elder Red Fox in a brief confrontation. Left with no choice, she opens her spatial treasure and releases Xue Yang and Fanxing.
A space that can contain living people is naturally not a normal ring space, and in just a few months, Xue Yang's cultivation has greatly improved. Qingling wouldn't believe that there wasn't a trace of Ghost Ye Qiu's involvement.
Indeed, a favored child of the Heavenly Dao! Without the Chaos Pearl, he's been compensated with another heaven-defying treasure.
The remaining host and Elder Red Fox, who have seen much in their time, naturally know the formidable power of the treasure she possesses.