Little Orange froze, remembering this matter, her heart filled with an indescribable tangle of emotions.
"Could that skeleton be my mother's?"
Xu Chunniang nodded lightly. "It is not impossible. Peacock Immortal Mother vanished more than thirty thousand years ago. If you want to determine the connection between that peacock skeleton and you, a trip to the ancient battlefield will reveal the truth."
At this, a gleam of light appeared in Little Orange's eyes, only to quickly dim again.
She shook her head. "With my cultivation, rashly entering that ancient battlefield would be very dangerous."
Back in the Qianluo Realm, they had been able to approach the peacock skeleton safely because the ancient battlefield that appeared there had not truly descended; it had merely been a projection of the real thing.
The true ancient battlefield was perilous beyond measure. Even Golden Immortals did not dare set foot in it lightly.
"It is no matter. I will take you there."
The ancient battlefield lay beyond the realm, and Xu Chunniang had happened to be planning a trip beyond the realm soon, to search for Little White and Little Walnut, who had vanished into the void.
Little Orange shook her head. "But, Sister has already helped me so much. I do not want Sister to trouble herself and exhaust her efforts over my affairs again."
"Why speak so formally? I was planning to go beyond the realm anyway. Bringing you along is no inconvenience."
As she spoke, Xu Chunniang told Little Orange about Little White and Little Walnut's disappearance.
Little Orange's eyes widened. "What? They were swallowed by the void and have remained missing for the past two thousand seven hundred years?"
Xu Chunniang nodded. "I plan to make a trip beyond the realm. Perhaps I can find some trace of them."
"I'll