Little Li was very afraid that Tian Miao’s divination had one of the characteristics of a fraud—when it didn’t come true, it claimed to have foreseen something else.
“If this thing turns black and gets hot, it means it has sensed Yin malevolent spirits, indicating that a Banshee is nearby, and I would sense it too at that time.”
Tian Miao took out a white jade pendant and solemnly said.
She handed the jade pendant to Li Mo.
Everyone searched for clues in the underground palace. Tian Miao seemed particularly interested in the ancient underground palace, leading the way.
There were no signs of danger in her fate, so Li Mo didn’t suggest they all go together.
Thus.
Li Mo held the pearl in one hand and Ying Bing’s soft hand with the other, carefully searching through the underground palace.
Halfway through, he tried to release his Consciousness Soul to expand the search range, but unfortunately, the underground palace seemed to confuse the perception of the Consciousness Soul. What could have been instantly sensed by the soul now only covered a few meters around him.
It was less convenient than just using his eyes.
The two walked through the underground palace.
Little Li felt a deja vu of being with classmates in a haunted house, trying to escape together in the past.
Little Li was considered a genius because he had many bold ideas, making him fearless. Each time he was dragged along to play, he found it boring.
Especially when he saw couples who screamed and clung to each other.
Now…
He seemed to suddenly understand what was fun about it.
“Ice Chunk!”
Li Mo suddenly turned back with a serious look, holding the jade pendant in his chest: “The pendant seems to be getting hot.”
“?”
Hearing this, Ying Bing frowned and looked towards the distance, but she could only see a few statues.
They were relatively ancient in style, somewhat like the witch statues seen in the Huanmo Sect during their time in the South Border.
Where did the Banshee come from?
But Little Li was speaking earnestly.
Ying Bing’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she squeezed his hand tighter.
“It seems… it doesn’t seem to be a Banshee…”
Li Mo suddenly said in a shocked tone: “Could it be… a vengeful spirit? Trapped in this great tomb for thousands of years… ghosts?”
“?”
Ying Bing’s face remained cold, ready to draw her sword, but something seemed strange.
Yin malevolent spirits were also a type of Yin energy.
If there were similar things, she should have sensed them first.
Her peripheral vision caught sight of the white jade pendant in Li Mo’s arms, still pure white in color.
The jade pendant hadn’t changed color.
Unless…
Ying Bing stared seriously at Li Mo, seeing Little Li’s reaction was to look to the left when meeting those icy eyes; he always did this when he was nervous.
“……I saw it too.”
“Huh?”
Li Mo, who was usually serious, was stunned.
Shouldn’t Ice Chunk be close to him, nervously asking where the ghost was?
Something seemed off!
“You… you really saw it?”
“Yes, truly, and it’s getting closer.” Ying Bing’s face was serious.
“!”
Little Li leaned back slightly.
Originally, he was quite brave because in his previous life, he was a staunch materialist. But the world of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was different from his previous life. If such creatures as Banshees existed, ghosts seemed reasonable too…
Moreover, Ice Chunk’s face was cold, and her lips parted slightly.
She gave an ominous feeling…
Right, she was the body of the Moon Phoenix, highly sensitive to Yin energy. Could it be!
“It’s coming.”
Ying Bing suddenly looked behind Li Mo!
Li Mo shivered and turned around, protecting Ice Chunk behind him, letting her tightly press against his back, while he held up his weapon.
But that place was empty, just like the other ancient statues in the style of the Huanmo Sect.
“Nothing is there…”
“Maybe… I was mistaken.”
“?”
Ying Bing’s face was buried in his shoulder. She thought Li Mo was intentionally scaring her, so she pretended to be scared.
Then she looked at Li Mo with a half-smile, trying to make him behave.
But before she could show a half-smile, her face was buried in Li Mo’s shoulder, and she suddenly found him silly and not funny anymore.
“Misidentified?”
After a moment of confusion, Li Mo realized he might have been tricked by the mischievous Ice Chunk, but he had no evidence.
Just as he was about to speak, a shout came from the direction Tian Miao had gone.
“I’ve found something! Come and take a look!”
“On our way!”
Li Mo replied. This interruption prevented him from asking further.
Ice Chunk got away with it.
However, the two had not gone far.
Creaking—
A slight movement came from the statues in the darkness, peeling off.
One of them, the eyes’ stone shell peeled off, revealing a sinister green light.
…
Li Mo held Ying Bing, and the two quickly found Tian Miao, who was standing in front of a mural.
The mural depicted the smoke and ink of Qilin, which remained vivid after many years, making the scene still lifelike.
The first mural depicted a large rift in the sky and earth, with floods and the sun extinguished, stars falling, resembling a scene of destruction.
“This painting depicts the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! This is a significant discovery.”
“Our Nine Heavens and Ten Earths might have once experienced a cataclysm, even reaching the brink of destruction.”
Tian Miao spoke calmly, but her voice couldn’t hide her excitement.
This was history sealed away in all the records of the Yantian Sect.
Li Mo and Ying Bing exchanged glances, seeing the gravity in each other’s eyes.
Jade Phoenix Divine.
They had seen similar scenes in the Jade Phoenix Divine.
Strong individuals left the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, taking with them the ‘ways’ they had cultivated, causing the world to become fragmented.
Thus, many primordial beings sacrificed themselves to mend these ways, such as the primordial Golden Crow.
And the owner of the Jade Phoenix Divine, the Nine Colors Original Phoenix, traveled the world, preserving the seeds of countless lives.
“Could the events recorded on this mural be what happened after that?”
“Did the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths ultimately collapse?”
Li Mo took a deep breath. The world of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths appeared safe and sound.
Clearly, the mural wasn’t finished yet.
Holding the glowing pearl, the three continued to search and indeed found another mural.
On the second mural were nine people dressed in strange attire descending from a hole in the sky, with myriad living beings kneeling before them.
Among the nine, a woman led the group.
She wore a flowing, colorful feather robe, exuding a natural tranquility, with a peaceful and compassionate face.
“!”
The gentle woman they had seen in the Jade Phoenix Divine had an aura of tenderness and compassion that was unparalleled.
Her face gradually became clear.
At the same time, it slowly merged with the broken statue in the Ying family ancestral hall.
“She is… the Nine Colors Original Phoenix?”
“And also… the ancestor of the Ying family?!”
Li Mo’s scalp tingled, a bolt of lightning flashing through his mind.
Ying Bing’s small hand in his palm suddenly curled up, clearly showing the turmoil within her heart.
…
