Over a hundred thousand years, Moon Woman had long grown accustomed to the chaos of dynasties.
Even if the Sacred Dynasty existed, what did it matter to her? It had no relation to her anymore. In her heart, there was only Ling Xiao.
“Your Highness Moon Woman, why not imprison him first and decide after finding Ling Xiao? Perhaps Ling Xiao can use him.”
Ji Mingkong suggested.
“Mm, do as you say.”
Moon Woman nodded in agreement.
Whether to kill Temur Mutu or not, she truly did not care. If not now, she could always kill him later.
She turned to the scorpion warriors and said, “Where is Ling Xiao?”
“Reporting to the fairy, Ling Xiao was gravely injured by this old fellow, his body nearly shattered. Our Commander Xie Li took him into the forbidden area!”
At this point, the scorpions naturally had nothing to hide.
Hearing this, Moon Woman suddenly struck out with her palm without warning.
A moonlit palm wind slammed into Temur Mutu.
Temur Mutu, who had just harboured a sliver of hope for survival, died with eyes wide open.
“You should not have hurt him, let alone nearly killed him!”
Moon Woman murmured to herself, then looked at the scorpions and said, “Lead the way. I am going to the forbidden area.”
“Yes!”
The scorpion warriors were no fools. Moon Woman could so easily kill a Yin-Yang realm warrior, the Grand Tutor of the Black Crow Empire, a war god renowned throughout the Black Crow Empire for decades.
Destroying their tribe would be nothing more than a flick of her finger.
They were not that stupid.
Moreover, they clearly knew Moon Woman would not harm Ling Xiao, so what harm was there in letting her go to the forbidden area?
The gates of the Blood Mirror Pool were tightly shut.
Moon Woman indifferently struck out with a palm.
The entire mountain shook, boulders collapsing.
Yet the gate did not budge at all.
“It seems this gate has a formation array laid upon it. Unfortunately, I do not understand it.”
Moon Woman sighed lightly and said, “Leng Mei, Ji Mingkong, you all return. Go back and tell your General Ji Ning that Ling Xiao is fine. I will wait here alone.”
She knew Ling Xiao was alright and was no longer worried, but to make her leave just like that was something she would never agree to.
From this day forward, unless Ling Xiao told her to leave, she would never part from him by even half a step.
This man was her reason to live.
Without him, life would be dull and meaningless.
“We are not leaving. The matter of sending a message can be left to the letter albatross. We will wait here too!”
Though Leng Mei feared Moon Woman, on this matter, there was no room for discussion.
Moon Woman said nothing, simply sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to wait.
“This fairy, why not find a place to settle first? To be honest, the Blood Mirror Pool is the cultivation ground of our scorpion tribe’s king. Each time someone enters, it takes at least a month, sometimes years before they emerge. Waiting here all the time is not practical.”
The scorpions were all deeply moved. Ling Xiao truly lived up to being their benefactor, with so many people willing to guard and wait for him here.
Even their only surviving commander, Xie Li, had not hesitated to break the scorpion tribe’s rules to bring Ling Xiao into the forbidden area for healing.
This was probably what was meant by “the virtuous receive much help.”
“Dark Thorn, follow me to hunt nearby. Prepare for a long wait!”
Ji Mingkong stood up.
Since it would be a prolonged wait, food and drink had to be prepared.
“There is no need to trouble you all with that. Our scorpion tribe was saved by our benefactor. We cannot help with much, but leave the food to us. After all, we are more familiar with this area.”
A deputy commander of the scorpion tribe said.
“Then we will trouble you. Everyone, rest in place.”
Ji Mingkong nodded and said no more.
What did waiting matter? Her life, Ji Mingkong’s, had been saved by Ling Xiao.
As for the other Dark Thorn members, there was even less to say.
Ling Xiao had single-handedly changed the battle situation in Beimo City. Though now the soldiers and civilians of Beimo City had to stay temporarily at Beimo Pass.
But that was because they were betrayed by their own, not because Ling Xiao was incapable.
From that battle onward, they admired and trusted Ling Xiao, long gone was the initial unwillingness when they first followed him.
Let alone a few years, even waiting here for decades would be fine. They could settle down. It was better than returning to be ruined by those filthy political schemes.
…
Inside the Blood Mirror Pool, Xie Li was still cultivating.
Ling Xiao continued observing the situation in that room.
Though the Tai Chi Mirror was destroyed, there was still a stone coffin in the room.
This stone coffin appeared unopened for a very long time, sealed extremely tightly. Through the Tai Chi Eye, he could see some hidden inscriptions flickering constantly.
This should be a formation array.
As a master of arrays and formation arrays, though Ling Xiao did not recognise what kind of array this was, the analytical ability of the Tai Chi Eye was simply too powerful.
In just a moment, the array’s function, flaws, and constituent factors all surfaced in his mind.
“Impressive, but unfortunately, this array has not been maintained for a long time. It cannot stop me!”
Looking at the stone coffin, Ling Xiao smiled faintly, then pointed consecutively at several spots on the coffin.
A moment later, with a crack, the lid of the stone coffin clearly loosened.
What exactly was inside?
He took a deep breath, prepared his defences, and then slowly pushed open the stone coffin.
The instant he opened it, Ling Xiao was stunned.
Inside the stone coffin, there was actually nothing!
Empty!
But that was wrong. Why protect an empty stone coffin with such a tight formation array?
There must be something amiss!
Just as Ling Xiao was puzzled, a black shadow suddenly sat up from within the stone coffin.
Truth be told, without the Tai Chi Eye, Ling Xiao would not have seen this shadow at all.
Because this shadow was not a physical entity, but a true soul body!
This was something invisible to the naked eye, perceptible only through soul force.
Of course, the Tai Chi Eye had its special qualities and could naturally see it.
“Eye of Light!”
The instant he spotted the shadow, Ling Xiao sensed danger. In that moment, he used the sixth-stage ultimate technique of his newly comprehended light mysteries, Eye of Light!
The power of the Eye of Light, though relying on the power of light and light mysteries, required the Tai Chi Eye to be released.
In that instant, all darkness was dispelled.
Light descended upon the world. Living things could be healed, while departed souls would be scattered.
The black shadow let out a miserable howl and actually flew back into the stone coffin, cowering in a dark corner, unable to move.
Ling Xiao sneered, and the Tai Chi Eye spun once more.
“Eye of the Immortal Pot!”
The immortal pot was originally a soul secret art, now turned into Ling Xiao’s pupil technique.
The black shadow, weakened by the light, was then sucked into the Eye of the Immortal Pot, entering an isolated space.
This space was connected to the Mountain River World.
Completely under Ling Xiao’s control.
