The curse on Mandala had finally been removed, saving the Soul Hall Contribution Points that had originally been meant for asking Hun Xuzi to refine pills.
She transferred all those considerable resources to Mu Chen as payment, then traded some rare spiritual items for Nine Nether's blood essence and gave it to Xiao Qing as a small gift.
Xiao Qing was quite pleased with the gift—she also enjoyed collecting unusual flames. Some were gathered for Xiao Yan, while others were used to cultivate Spirit Worms herself...
Although not a single Spirit Worm had survived her repeated extreme feeding methods, she remained endlessly enthusiastic and firmly believed that one day she would succeed... Her symbiotic insect had always encouraged her this way!
Before leaving, Xiao Qing did not forget to remind Mu Chen to take good care of the Spirit Worms she had left behind.
The Northern Realm was about to welcome the Great Hunting Battle. Before that, the grand gathering of the younger generation, "Dragon Phoenix Heaven," would also open. However, Mandala had not taken the initiative to mention it to Mu Chen this time.
In the original story, Mu Chen had been the foremost young talent of the Great Luo Territory. After his outstanding performance in the Hundred Battle Territory war, Mandala had mainly nurtured and tested him.
But Mu Chen's relationship with Mandala was different now. He was not Mandala's subordinate; he belonged to the Soul Hall, and their relationship leaned more toward cooperation.
Participating in Dragon Phoenix Heaven carried a certain degree of risk. If Mu Chen represented the Great Luo Territory and perished there, she would have trouble answering to the Soul Hall.
But Amon would not allow Mu Chen to miss this opportunity. After all, the True Dragon Incarnation and True Phoenix Incarnation were indispensable