Treasure It All the More
Luan Mingyue flew over the North Sea and plunged into a dense fog. She moved left and right through it, flying for another half an hour before a large island finally appeared ahead.
Luan Mingyue chanted an incantation and passed through the island's protective formation. Thick smoke billowed from the island, and the stench of sulfur was overwhelming. She entered an enormous cave, passed through waves of scorching heat, and finally arrived beside a pool of lava.
There, a white-haired old woman sat cross-legged beside the lava pool, meditating in cultivation.
"Great-Grandmother!"
Luan Mingyue called out, her voice filled with sorrow.
The old woman opened her eyes and looked at Luan Mingyue with kindness. After examining her for a moment, she said, "You're pouting as you speak to your great-grandmother. I suppose you lost?"
Luan Mingyue gritted her teeth. "That Haotian devil was utterly hateful. I wagered with him and lured him into the Misty Great Formation, then shot at him with my flying swords. I never expected him to take them anyway."
"Then I used the Soul-Capturing Bell you gave me. That devil was stunned by it, but I feared a trick, so I tied him up with the Ruyi Immortal Rope before approaching. Yet that devil was incredibly cunning. I don't know what evil technique he used, but he took the Ruyi Immortal Rope and stole my Soul-Capturing Bell."
"I transformed into my true form and fought him, but that guy wasn't even afraid of true fire. I truly couldn't defeat him and had no choice but to admit defeat."
"I handed over five immortal artifacts, but he still refused to return my Colorful Star Flying Sword, the Ruyi Immortal Rope, and Great-Grandmother's Soul-Capturing Bell. I hid in the fog to trap him,