Of course, beings like that giant infant or the two ancient monsters, Feng Wuchen and the other, achieved immortality through immense power, special methods, or perhaps the influence of the Death White Rock, allowing them to survive for countless years.
True revival after complete death was entirely different, on a completely separate level.
Even the eerie entities like the Yin Demons or those in the Domain of Evil might have gained intelligence from corpses after death, which was not the same concept as revival.
For instance, if the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s physical body remained undecayed for a long time, it could potentially develop new spiritual intelligence.
But that would already be a different being, no longer the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor himself.
Reviving the dead was the most impossible, most inconceivable thing.
Whether the Silver Mirror Spirit Gate could truly revive the dead, Lin Xiao did not know where Miao Ling had obtained that information. Its reliability remained questionable.
Moreover, even the Yaoguang Great Emperor had needed to expend full effort to cleave it open. There might still be great terror within the Silver Mirror Spirit Gate.
With Miao Ling’s strength, even if she found the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s body and located the Silver Mirror Spirit Gate, she would not be able to break through and bring the corpse inside.
The minuscule chance of reviving the dead, combined with how difficult the Silver Mirror Spirit Gate was to find, reach, and breach, meant the possibility of Miao Ling reviving the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor was virtually zero.
However, Lin Xiao did not wish to shatter Miao Ling’s obsession.
Perhaps it was precisely this obsession that had allowed her to persist in living after receiving news of the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s death.
“His physical body is hidden in the God-Demon Tomb.”
Ignoring Lin Xiao’s inner shock, Miao Ling continued.
Lin Xiao felt some heartache. Quite aside from how inconceivable revival after death was, in the God-Demon Tomb, even a figure like the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor had been killed. Was his body truly still there?
When people died, was it not usually because their physical body had been destroyed?
“But no one knows when the God-Demon Tomb will open again.”
In the end, Lin Xiao still asked this question.
Though somewhat blunt, it would not completely destroy Miao Ling’s obsession.
“With this spirit domain, I can continue to live until the God-Demon Tomb opens…”
Miao Ling said expressionlessly.
Lin Xiao actually wanted to ask further: when the God-Demon Tomb opens, will you be able to leave?
Even the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor fell there. Would you be able to fight your way in?
In the end, he did not voice these questions.
“Moreover, I vaguely feel that the God-Demon Tomb will open in this era. The era of upheaval will also begin in this era.”
Miao Ling said.
Lin Xiao’s brows twitched. This last statement might actually be correct.
The era of upheaval truly might begin in this era. Li Renchou had once mentioned it.
Of course, the era of upheaval might be connected to that great terror, or it might not.
Since Miao Ling had deduced the era of upheaval, her previous statement, that the God-Demon Tomb would open in this era, might also be possible.
“You do not need to know these things for now.”
Seeing Lin Xiao’s shocked expression, Miao Ling added.
Lin Xiao nodded. Even if he wanted to know, there was no way to find out. Even Miao Ling herself probably did not fully understand.
Moreover, knowing would be useless. At his current strength, he could neither enter the God-Demon Tomb nor cleave open the Silver Mirror Spirit Gate.
“Since you have received the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s inheritance, help us with one favour.”
Miao Ling changed the subject.
“Please speak, Master’s Wife. If it is within my ability, I will do everything in my power. This disciple will not go back on his word.”
Lin Xiao said earnestly.
Miao Ling said directly, “Back then, before An Ran left, he gave me two tokens: a jade hairpin and a rouge box.”
Mentioning this, a look of reminiscence appeared on Miao Ling’s face.
Lin Xiao was inwardly surprised. A perfect spirit body like Miao Ling actually needed rouge?
Applying rouge would probably only tarnish her beauty.
What had the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor been thinking, giving a box of rouge to someone who had no need for it before his death?
However, if it was merely retrieving a box of rouge, the task did not seem particularly difficult.
Yet if it were that simple, why ask him instead of An Miao or someone else?
“After news of An Ran’s fall spread, every place we had lived was turned upside down. But I hid them in another location.”
Miao Ling continued, “That place is somewhat dangerous. Unless you possess Martial Saint strength, it is best not to go.”
Lin Xiao frowned. As expected, it was not easy. Otherwise, this task would not have been given to him.
It was parental love. She could not bear to let An Miao take the risk.
Of course, sending any other Martial Saint would mean that, upon discovery, they would likely claim the two items for themselves. Anything belonging to the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor, even love tokens, would never be relinquished.
“This disciple understands. Rest assured, I will retrieve the tokens.”
Lin Xiao promised.
“This is the map.”
Miao Ling moved her spiritual sense, sending a strand directly into Lin Xiao’s brow.
Lin Xiao was startled. His spirit energy had not reacted at all, perhaps because his mind had not been attacked.
A map immediately appeared in his mind, along with the precise location of the tokens and the method to retrieve them.
“This is at the border of Sacred State, Western Hao State, and Northwestern You State?”
Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised. The place was truly far away.
“The teleportation array on Spirit Pool Island can reach an area nearby. I will have An Miao arrange it.”
Miao Ling said.
Lin Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Without a large-scale teleportation array, it might have taken him one or two years to travel there.
“This is the key. When you reach the place, crush it to obtain them.”
Miao Ling took out a pill, which Lin Xiao immediately stored away.
Using a pill as a key was quite ingenious.
“Of course, I might as well tell you that the rouge box contains several eighth-grade pills. However, they were all left by your master for spirit bodies. They are useless to others, and apart from me, no one in this world can open it.”
Miao Ling explained further.
Lin Xiao was inwardly shocked. Several eighth-grade pills. The rouge box was truly extraordinary.
It did not contain rouge, but pills.
A single low-level eighth-grade pill was already immensely precious. Only the top few in the Spirit Controller Grand Competition could obtain one, and even then, it required expending untold resources.
Moreover, even among low-level eighth-grade pills, there were great differences.
The pills in that rouge box had been personally refined by the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor. Their quality was unimaginably high.
Several pills personally crafted by the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor were worth a fortune.
Furthermore, Miao Ling had only said eighth-grade pills, not low-level eighth-grade.
It was very likely that there were mid-level eighth-grade pills inside, or even high-level ones.
Lin Xiao even wondered if there might be ninth-grade pills… Of course, that was only speculation. The materials required for ninth-grade pills were terrifying. Even the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor probably would not have had many.
Yet as parting gifts, it was not impossible.
If this information got out, every major hegemonic force would probably fight for it, battling until blood flowed like rivers.
The rouge box was far too precious. Lin Xiao swore he would find it.
Of course, Lin Xiao harboured no other thoughts. After all, he had received great favour from the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor.
Moreover, the contents were clearly pills left for a spirit body like Miao Ling. Taking them would probably be of little use to him.
Additionally, only Miao Ling could open it, so he could not secretly keep it anyway.
Miao Ling could have chosen not to tell him this, yet she had revealed the truth. This surprised him.
Was it trust in him, or a hope that he would take the two items seriously?
