Zhao Yu'er and Liu Ling

Wang Ping had long been prepared. Hearing Liu Shuang's answer, his expression did not change in the slightest. His gaze fell on a Wooden Box atop the ancient tea table beneath the eaves of the small courtyard, and he asked, "Who brought back this news? And did Yu'er leave nothing behind?"

"It was brought back by the two Registered Disciples Yu'er took in at the Moon God Cult. They said Yu'er passed away on a lone island in the boundless sea between the East Continent and the West Continent. In her final moments, she was still Entering Meditation, trying to fuse the two powers within her body."

Liu Shuang spoke softly, but every word was clear. "Yu'er's mind was clear in her final moments. She called the two Registered Disciples she had recently accepted at the Moon God Cult to her side and entrusted them with several matters. Then, she controlled one half of the Wood Spirit Spiritual Meridian within her body to disperse its cultivation, while the other half of her body was burned to ashes in flames."

As she spoke, she stepped forward and picked up the Wooden Box from the tea table beneath the eaves. Opening it revealed a metal sphere sealed within a Sealing Array. "This was nurtured near her heart after that Outer Realm Object fused with Yu'er's spiritual meridians. It looks like it should be a Star God core."

"It is a Star God core!"

Wang Ping accepted the Wooden Box Liu Shuang handed over. Within the Sealing Array lay a thumb-sized gray metal sphere, its surface covered in intricate Fire Spirit Formations. When it had fallen from outer space, there must have been consciousness within it. Now, however, it was a dead object. That consciousness had likely been assimilated by Zhao Yu'er's soul.