Tianluo County Princess's Residence.
Inside the quiet room.
Zhong Shenxiu sent Qin Weiyin away and gazed at the box in his hand.
This was the item the County Princess Tianluo had just sent over—the thing he wanted.
The original [Heavenly Mother Scripture]!
Though this scripture had been sealed inside the box, with a talisman gleaming with spiritual light affixed to it, if one listened carefully, one could still hear the faint sound of waves coming from within.
It was as though a sea had been stuffed inside this tiny box!
Even through a layer of sealing, it might still pollute the surroundings.
Supreme-grade scriptures were simply this terrifying!
"Hmm... It seems the imperial family wasn't trying to fool me. They brought the genuine article, not a copy..."
From the degree of pollution alone, Zhong Shenxiu had already confirmed a few things.
He waited for a moment before extending his right hand and reaching for the talisman on the box.
Whoosh!
The talisman had still been gleaming with spiritual light, but the instant his finger touched it, it immediately burst into flames. In the blink of an eye, it turned into several wisps of green smoke, without even leaving behind more than a few grains of ash.
Rattle!
The lid of the box sprang open, and the sound of waves beside Zhong Shenxiu's ears instantly grew tenfold louder.
Before his eyes, it was as though a vast, boundless sea had appeared, embracing all life.
The sea surged violently, gathering into a certain whirlpool.
Within the whirlpool, an eye gazed over.
This single gaze seemed to contain the supreme mysteries of the Dao of yin and yang. It might even directly transform a cultivator into a demon—specifically, a broodmother, the kind exceptionally skilled at giving birth.
"Of all things, Zhou Xuanhai had