Chapter 379

Dishes were already prepared on the table, plentiful yet simple and light.

Upon seeing the two of them return, Lin Wanqiu put down the wine pot and greeted them with a smile.

"Your Highness!"

Lin Wanqiu smiled and pulled out a chair for her, then invited the two of them to sit down.

"All these dishes were cooked by Ruoshui herself!"

Lin Wanqiu introduced with a smile.

"It's been a while since I've cooked, I'm a bit rusty..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruoshui turned her head away, feeling quite embarrassed, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ruoshui," Xiao Minghuang said softly with a slight smile.

She then picked up her chopsticks and ate a piece of chicken leg.

Although the chicken drumsticks were prepared extremely roughly, even crudely, she found them surprisingly delicious after taking a bite.

"It tastes great!"

Xiao Minghuang's eyes sparkled, and she looked very pleased.

Of course.

Ye Ruoshui puffed out her chest, looking proud.

Among all her sisters, she was the only one who was proficient in cooking.

Needless to say, Xiao Minghuang was a princess of the royal family, of noble birth, and had never lifted a finger to do housework, so she had no chance to be involved in cooking.

Xu Xiuer and Lin Wanqiu are also noble ladies, while Sheng Bailan and Luo Qianhua embarked on the path of cultivation from a young age and reached the level of abstaining from grains early on, so they don't need to eat at all.

Generally, once a cultivator successfully Drawing Qi into the Body and passes through the Body Realm to reach the Qi Refining Realm, their need for food will rapidly decrease. Once they advance to the Spring Gushing Realm, they can completely get rid of the need for mortal food and only need to absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to satisfy their needs.

495. Luo Qianhua revives, and the origin is reborn.

As cultivators who do not eat grains, this dinner was extremely novel for them.

What's the name of this dish?

After eating for a while, Xiao Minghuang suddenly raised her head and looked at Ye Ruoshui with great interest.

"This is a name I just came up with today, it's called 'Golden Phoenix Jade Rabbit'!"

Ye Ruoshui said with a blush on her pretty face.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but chuckle, "Hahaha, this dish would suit you quite well!"

"Whee."

Ye Ruoshui also laughed.

The room was filled with laughter and cheerful chatter.

"... It's just a pity that Qianhua isn't here, otherwise our whole family could be together."

Lin Wanqiu said regretfully.

"Yes... that's right."

Xu Xiuer sighed.

"Your Highness, when will Qianhua be able to wake up?"

Ye Ruoshui asked.

"I can't predict the changes that will occur after Qianhua and Xiaorui merge, and I don't know when I'll wake up."

Xiao Minghuang shook his head, then said, "However, I think Qianhua probably has too much energy in her body and needs some time to absorb it. Once she finishes absorbing it, she should be able to wake up."

Xu Xiuer thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, why don't you bring Qianhua out? I'll try to see if I can deduce it, or if there's any way to wake her up quickly."

"Hmm, that's fine too."

Then, she waved her hand, and a flash of white light appeared, revealing a transparent jade bed that landed steadily on the ground.

A delicate body lay on the bed. Her face was stunningly beautiful, with arched eyebrows like crescent moons, a straight and high nose, and alluring red lips like cherries. Her eyes were closed, her eyelashes were long and thick, and her long, straight black hair was spread out on the pillow.

She was only wearing a plain white gauze dress, which Xiao Minghuang had previously put on her, leaving her completely naked.

Through the thin gauze dress, one could glimpse her slender and graceful figure, exquisite and translucent, with skin so delicate it seemed to be carved from mutton-fat jade. She lay quietly on the jade bed, peaceful and serene, as if she were fast asleep.

"What a nice view..."

Looking at the woman on the jade bed, Lin Wanqiu couldn't help but admire her.

"It feels a little different than before..."

Ye Ruoshui observed for a moment and then said.

"Perhaps because the two sisters merged and took on the best features of both, their appearances changed to some extent."

Xu Xiuer remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking.

If judged solely on appearance, Lin Wanqiu was originally the most outstanding among the sisters. Her dignified, elegant, and beautiful appearance was almost comparable to Xiao Minghuang's.

Ye Ruoshui and Xu Xiuer are both petite and adorable, while Sheng Bailan is aloof and indifferent, which makes her seem too cold.

However, since the Luo Sisters merged and she has not yet awakened, her temperament is unknown. But in terms of exquisite appearance alone, she has already surpassed all her sisters.

After admiring Sleeping Beauty, the sisters were all somewhat unsatisfied. Xiao Minghuang slowly spoke:

"Xiu'er, the rest is up to you."

"I see."

Xu Xiuer nodded, her gaze falling on the jade bed.

As she thought about it, mysterious and profound Dao runes floated out and began to rotate around the jade bed, gradually forming a strange array.

The large array is oval-shaped and arranged in a mysterious and unpredictable position. At the center is a silver rune, which seems to be some kind of ancient script from an ancient era, the meaning of which is difficult to discern.

All I saw was...

"The Destiny Heavenly Eye!"

Xu Xiuer suddenly let out a low shout, her beautiful eyes widened, and her pupils flashed with a golden light, dazzling and brilliant, like stars.

In an instant, a ring of golden light shot out from her eyes, illuminating the silver rune.

The silver rune trembled immediately upon being swept by the golden light, emitting a dazzling glow.

Buzz--

The silver runes vibrated violently, emitting bursts of booming sounds, and beams of silver light fell, covering Luo Qianhua's entire body, like silver snakes dancing wildly.

These silver rays converged into a stream, flowing along her meridians and circulating throughout her body before finally detaching from between her eyebrows and returning to the silver runes.

Xu Xiuer's hands moved rapidly, performing countless mysterious hand seals. Her head swayed from side to side, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead, as if she were processing a large amount of information from different sources with unclear meaning.

A moment later, with a crisp crack, the silver rune finally gave way and exploded, scattering silver fragments everywhere.

The moment the runes exploded, Luo Qianhua's body jolted, her slender fingers clenching slightly, as if trying to grasp something.

"Call..."

After a long while, she finally calmed down and slowly opened her eyes.

"How about it?"

Xiao Minghuang asked impatiently.

Everyone else's eyes turned to her as well.

"Your Highness..."

Luo Qianhua had just opened her mouth when her face suddenly turned pale. A sharp pain shot through her throat, and blood seeped from the corner of her mouth. Her face was frighteningly pale.

"Are you injured?"

Xiao Minghuang quickly helped her up and asked with concern.

"It's alright, with the Destiny Heavenly Eye, I'm just a little exhausted."

Xu Xiuer took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said casually.

Although she encountered some unknown, mysterious ancient being more than once during her deductions, those ancient beings could not know who was spying on them because of her Destiny Heavenly Eye.

However, once they sensed that she was being spied on, they would immediately annihilate her. Therefore, she did indeed expend a lot of energy. This was damage to her Great Dao, which was incurable and could only be restored by the passage of time.

She didn't intend to tell Xiao Minghuang and the others about these various hardships, so she simply glossed over them.

"It's good that everything's alright."

Xiao Minghuang breathed a sigh of relief.

"His Highness previously said that Luo Qianhua had not yet awakened because she had too much energy in her body, but this deduction may not be accurate."

Xu Xiuer hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Hmm? Something's not right?"

Xiao Minghuang frowned and asked.

Xu Xiuer analyzed carefully. "As Your Highness said, Primordial Spirit primordial spirits of Qianhua and Qianrui have merged, and with the compensation from external objects, they are intertwined and mutually reinforcing, which should have accumulated a very profound energy."

"However, when I checked her condition just now, I found that her body was completely empty. Apart from an extremely rich and pure life force, there were no other traces of the Great Dao. This means that the benefits brought by the fusion of Qianhua and Qianrui have long been exhausted. The reason she has not woken up is not because she has more than enough benefits, but because she lacks a key stimulus, which puts her in a state of being alive but not dead."

These words left Xiao Minghuang and the others completely bewildered, not understanding what was going on.

Xu Xiuer could only explain briefly, "To put it simply, Qianhua and Qianrui have enough vitality within them after their fusion, but they are sealed off by an invisible barrier, preventing the internal and external Dao from communicating. Therefore, a powerful energy is needed to break through this barrier."

"Once the diaphragm breaks, the life force within Qianhua will erupt completely, bringing her unimaginable and miraculous blessings!"

Xiao Minghuang frowned upon hearing this, and said thoughtfully, "Tell me specifically, what kind of energy do you need?"

Next, Xu Xiuer shared her speculation.

According to her, the energy required to break through this barrier cannot be aggressive, nor can it be fleeting, nor can it be too weak; it must be on a level close to that of the Cosmic Great Dao.

In other words, it would be necessary to sacrifice a top-quality rare treasure from the heavens in order to break through the barrier within Luo Qianhua's body.

Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly. In fact, she possessed more than one rare and precious magical treasure, such as the Chaos Bead, the Thunder Short Spear, the Azure Sea and Azure Sea Jade Bracelet, and the immortal Immortal Dao Spirit Treasure, the Nameless Sword Talisman.

However, apart from the Chaos Bead, these four magical treasures are all highly aggressive and lethal. If used to break through the barrier, they would inevitably cause damage to Luo Qianhua.

As for the Chaos Bead, it had been nurtured within her Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven for a long time, and its internal microcosm had continuously evolved, becoming one with her Purple Mansion, making it impossible to remove.

"It seems the only option is to try that Immortal Dao Origin."

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Minghuang finally made a decision.

With a wave of her hand, a palm-sized, milky-white ball of light appeared, hovering in mid-air, radiating a hazy Immortal Light, filled with a dreamlike and enchanting feeling.

Within the white ball of light, a wisp of thread could be vaguely seen coiling around, wriggling incessantly as if it were a living creature.

It was the Immortal Dao Origin she had once obtained.

At this moment, on the surface of this Immortal Dao Origin, wisps of immortal Immortal Qi could be faintly seen flowing, emanating a vast and boundless pressure that was suffocating, as if the entire world had become insignificant in its presence.

"The Immortal Dao Origin..."

Xu Xiuer looked up at the sky, a look of surprise on her pretty face.

Although it was just a small ball of light, no bigger than the palm of her hand, she could still sense the terrifying energy fluctuations within it.

"Is this thing very powerful?" Ye Ruoshui couldn't help but ask from the side.

"It's more than just impressive."

Xu Xiuer was so excited she couldn't stop smiling, "This is formed from the condensed essence of a fallen immortal, containing endless mysteries..."

Upon hearing this...

The women were immediately shocked.

Xiao Minghuang could produce an Immortal Dao Origin, it meant that she had once killed a true immortal!

However, His Highness never mentioned these things to them...

"Go!"

With a flick of her jade-like hand, Xiao Minghuang sent the wisp of Immortal Dao Origin drifting towards Luo Qianhua and settling into her brow.