Chapter 269

The area where she was located was not on the map.

"Never mind, I'll head in Wanqiu's direction first and see if I can find her."

Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment, then slowly searched for the direction from which the last trace of energy emanated from the communication talisman.

And so she flew tirelessly for two days and two nights, but it was still just endless sandstorms, and she didn't see any different scenery.

This endless journey also made her feel irritable.

Finally, she couldn't help but stop, sit cross-legged on the sand-covered platform, meditate, and take pills to restore her energy.

However, after only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly came from afar.

Xiao Minghuang immediately opened her eyes and quickly approached, following the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuations.

Soon, she spotted a figure.

The surrounding area was riddled with craters, and the air still held traces of supernatural energy, clearly indicating that a great battle had just taken place.

The figure was a girl in a white dress, with her back to him.

The girl was slender and graceful, with long, glossy black hair cascading down her waist like a waterfall. Countless dazzling golden arcs of light surrounded her, making her appear as if she were a celestial being descended to earth.

The girl seemed to sense someone approaching, and golden arcs of light instantly condensed into countless magnificent longswords, which flew towards her.

A faint smile appeared on Xiao Minghuang's face. She gently raised her hand, and the power of the void surged. One after another, silver chains appeared, locking the golden longswords. The golden arcs of light that filled the sky instantly collapsed and dissipated.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. I meant no harm."

Hearing the sound, the girl slowly turned around.

In an instant, her stunningly beautiful face was clearly revealed to Xiao Minghuang.

Her features were exquisite, her skin as white as snow, her nose delicate and her lips cherry-red; her features were refined and perfect, as if sculpted by nature, breathtakingly beautiful.

"So it's Princess Xiao. I was just going through a battle, so I'm a little paranoid. I'm truly sorry."

Xie Ziyin bowed slightly, her tone still soft and gentle.

It's alright.

Xiao Minghuang shook his head and asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you encountered any other people along the way?"

Xie Ziyin pointed to the sandy ground riddled with holes, "Look, I just encountered three people, and I've already killed them."

She wore a gentle smile, her expression tender and captivating, enveloped in a holy golden glow, like a goddess.

"If Princess Xiao trusts me, she may travel with me. There should be an opportunity a thousand eight hundred miles to the west."

Xiao Minghuang nodded in agreement.

The two then flew westward together.

On the way, Xiao Minghuang asked, "Why did Fellow Daoist Xie invite me to share this opportunity?"

Xie Ziyin looked at her and smiled sweetly, "Because... I admire you."

Xiao Minghuang was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your jest, Fellow Daoist..."

Xie Ziyin smiled but remained silent.

After that, the two fell silent.

This distance wasn't far for them.

Half a day later, the two arrived at the location Xie Ziyin had mentioned.

This place is a sunken basin, not very large in area, only about twenty miles in circumference.

But in the center of the sunken basin, a rather small palace stands all alone.

Besides these, there were no other buildings nearby.

It is worth noting that a considerable number of cultivators had already gathered here before their arrival.

Xiao Minghuang looked up and was surprised to see a familiar figure.

It was a graceful figure in a white dress, standing tall and elegant beside a boulder, gazing at the palace in the center of the basin.

Her back view was slender and graceful.

"Alliance Leader Luo!"

Xiao Minghuang exclaimed in surprise,

"Um?"

Hearing someone call her name, Luo Qianhua turned her head and saw two stunningly beautiful girls walking towards her.

Walking in front was naturally Xiao Minghuang.

"Princess Xiao, it's been a long time!"

When Luo Qianhua saw Xiao Minghuang, a look of joy appeared on her pretty face.

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then looked at the other woman beside Luo Qianhua and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

"The Sacred Maiden of Yaochi, Xie Ziyin, greets fellow Daoist!"

Xie Ziyin smiled slightly, which was her way of greeting him.

Although she wore a smile, a sense of disgust inexplicably arose deep within her, even though she had no ill feelings towards the beautiful female cultivator before her.

"Strangeness..."

"Luo Qianhua, Sacred Academy Disciple."

Luo Qianhua bowed slightly in return.

Is there some kind of opportunity here?

Xiao Minghuang looked towards the palace gate where many cultivators were standing and asked a question.

"I don't know either. I was just passing by and saw a lot of people gathered here, so I stopped to take a look, and unexpectedly I encountered the princess."

Luo Qianhua smiled sweetly, "We really are destined to meet!"

Xiao Minghuang smiled but did not respond.

Xie Ziyin said, "According to my map of the ancient tomb, this should be one of the Ancient Tomb Master's training rooms during his lifetime. So many years have passed, it's hard to say whether there are any opportunities inside."

Generally speaking, cultivators store their resources in weapon-refining rooms, herb gardens, and places for teaching and imparting knowledge; training rooms, on the other hand, rarely have any resources.

At this moment, inside Xiao Minghuang's cave, Xu Xiuer suddenly woke up and began to wander around.

Xiao Minghuang had a thought and released her.

Upon seeing Xu Xiuer, both Xie Ziyin and Luo Qianhua were taken aback.

After all, scenes of people magically appearing out of thin air are quite rare.

Xiao Minghuang explained, "Xu Xiuer is my good friend. Alliance Leader Luo should know her. She was injured and recuperating in my cave."

"Miss Xu Xiuer, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Xie Ziyin bowed slightly, but was inwardly startled, thinking to himself, "So Princess Xiao had already condensed her grotto-heaven while still in the King Realm. That's something only a Great Sage could achieve..."

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Xu Xiuer, slightly bewildered, tightened her grip on Xiao Minghuang's hand and said awkwardly, "... Nice to meet you."

Although she recovered most of her injuries after a period of recuperation, she remained blind.

"It seems that only by finding the Nine Revolutions Soul Suppressing Grass can heal him."

"Miss Xiu'er's eyes..."

Luo Qianhua also noticed that Xu Xiuer kept her eyes closed, as if she was blind.

"I was injured before and haven't fully recovered yet."

Xiao Minghuang explained.

At this moment, Xu Xiuer suddenly interrupted, "It's alright, my Primordial Spirit has mostly recovered, and I can see things clearly without my eyes!"

As if to prove this point, she deliberately let go of Xiao Minghuang's hand and moved a few steps away from her, standing independently.

But her trembling appearance still betrayed her true feelings.

She looked up at Xiao Minghuang, a faint smile on her pale face, which was pitiful.

"Xiu'er, you..."

Xiao Minghuang took a few steps forward, wanting to help her up, but Xu Xiuer dodged him.

"I'm fine, Your Highness, please don't worry."

Seeing her insistence, Xiao Minghuang stopped approaching.

Boom!

Just then, the entire basin shook violently.

Everyone immediately focused their gaze and saw the palace gates slowly opening.

In an instant, a rich Spiritual Qi rushed towards them, filling everyone's nasal cavity.

What did you do?

Someone exclaimed.

"The seal on the gate has been broken!"

"Such a strong fluctuation of Spiritual Qi! There must be some uncorrupted treasures inside!"

"Let's go! Quickly, go in and grab the treasure!"

The crowd rushed into the palace.

Should we go in?

Apart from the blind Xu Xiuer, Luo Qianhua and Xie Ziyin both turned their gazes toward Xiao Minghuang.

Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment. If she were alone, she would definitely have gone in to take a look, but now there were three other people with her, especially Xu Xiuer whose eyes had not yet recovered, and she did not want to take the risk.

However, Xu Xiuer spoke up at this moment, "Your Highness, I have a feeling that there should be a precious treasure inside. We should go in and look for an opportunity."

"Since that's the case..."

"Let's go in!" Xiao Minghuang decided. "If we encounter danger, you can hide in my cave."

Upon hearing this, all three nodded in agreement.

Xiao Minghuang grasped Xu Xiuer's hand and stepped into the palace first.

Luo Qianhua and Xie Ziyin followed one after the other.

The moment I stepped into the palace, a wave of dizziness washed over me.

After the dizziness subsided, Xiao Minghuang and the others found that the surrounding area was empty, with no trace of buildings or objects.

This bizarre situation is baffling.

"Could it be another illusion?"

Xiao Minghuang murmured softly.

"This doesn't seem like an illusion; it's more like a secluded, secret space," Xu Xiuer shook her head.

"Something like the Tiangang Secret Realm?"

"It's much smaller than that one." Xie Ziyin looked around and said, "Look at this flat terrain, doesn't it look like a fighting arena?"

"Could it be..." Xiao Minghuang looked around and pondered, "This is a test left behind by the Ancient Tomb Master?"

Luo Qianhua said, "Let's put that aside for now. Where are the other cultivators who came in earlier? We haven't seen them at all."

"Let's go find it right away!"

Xiao Minghuang said, "Perhaps we'll find something."

Before he could finish speaking...