"As for this matter, I have no intention of hiding anything from you, fellow Daoist. The cave abode beneath the Moon Laurel Tree is indeed connected to Luo Hou."
Xihe was straightforward, immediately getting to the heart of the matter.
"Devil Ancestor Luo Hou?"
Sure enough, the moment she said this, both Eastern Emperor Taiyi's and Dijun's expressions changed.
Devil Ancestor Luo Hou's fearsome reputation was simply too great!
He was the being who had single-handedly orchestrated the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation. Though countless ages had passed since his fall, even now, there was no one in the entire Primordial World who did not know his fearsome name!
Clearly, Changxi and Xihe had not come over a simple matter.
But the decision of whether to go was not theirs to make. It rested with Daochen!
Thus, almost simultaneously, Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi turned their gazes toward Daochen.
"Since you two fairies came to me rather than asking the Dao Ancestor to intervene, surely you already have a way to deal with this!"
After a brief silence, Daochen raised his head and smiled at Changxi and Xihe.
This cave abode certainly could not be as troublesome as it sounded. If their strength truly offered no way to resolve the matter, Changxi and Xihe would have sought Hongjun's help long ago.
After all, Hongjun and Luo Hou were old enemies.
In their battle between the Dao and the devils, had the Heavenly Dao not favored Hongjun, the outcome would have been far from certain.
Thus, if Hongjun learned of any trace of Luo Hou, he would undoubtedly wipe him out completely without hesitation.
"Indeed, nothing escapes you, Daoist brother. That cave abode is connected to Luo Hou, but it contains only a wisp of his remnant soul. If he weren't so cunning, we sisters could easily destroy him ourselves!"
Seeing that Daochen had laid it bare, Changxi concealed nothing and answered with a lilting laugh.
"Since it is merely a wisp of a remnant soul, I shall accompany you on this journey."
Daochen chuckled. It was just as he had expected.
The matter was nowhere near as complicated as it appeared on the surface.
Perhaps this trip to the Lunar Star would even uncover traces of the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the God-Slaying Spear, which had vanished along with Luo Hou.
Of these two treasures, one was a Supreme Xiantian Spiritual Treasure, while the other was a Xiantian Supreme Treasure comparable to the Heaven Measuring Ruler!
Their power was supreme!
"In that case, let us set out."
Changxi was delighted to hear this.
Who knew how long that wisp of Luo Hou's remnant soul had plagued the two sisters?
Had they not truly been at their wits' end,
they would never have come to ask Daochen to intervene!
The party of six passed straight beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens and headed toward the Lunar Star.
In truth, Daochen was quite interested in the Lunar Star.
After all, like the Sun Star, the Lunar Star had formed from Pangu's eyes, and the two stood foremost among the countless stars of the Primordial World!
"So cold!"
The Lunar Star was vast-truly vast. From a distance, it looked less like a star than an entire great world standing in the starry sky above the Primordial World's continent.
If the Sun Star was an immense, boundless furnace, then the Lunar Star was an iceberg that had remained frozen for countless millions of years!
Anyone of meager strength who ventured too close would be frozen into an ice sculpture before they could even scream. Not even their Primordial Spirit could escape!
"This is the Lunar Star where we sisters were born. It contains supreme yin energy and is an ideal place for beings of supreme yin like us to cultivate."
Upon returning to the Lunar Star, Changxi's and Xihe's expressions visibly softened, yet an unrelenting sorrow lingered between their brows.
"Sadly, ever since Luo Hou's remnant soul appeared beneath the Moon Laurel Tree, the entire Lunar Star has changed. The Moon Laurel Tree's essence is constantly being drained, and countless Xiantian Ice Spirits who depend on it for survival have been killed or injured. We sisters wish to help, but we lack the power!"
Changxi spoke softly. When she mentioned Luo Hou's remnant soul, a trace of hatred was unmistakable in the depths of her phoenix eyes.
The Moon Laurel Tree was one of the ten great xiantian spiritual roots. To regard it as merely a tree would be to grossly underestimate the wonders of the ten great xiantian spiritual roots.
Within the Moon Laurel Tree lay a small world composed entirely of supremely pure yin energy. It resembled a world sculpted from ice, inhabited by countless Xiantian Ice Spirits.
Strictly speaking, Changxi and Xihe were also Xiantian Ice Spirits.
They were simply the first Xiantian Ice Spirits nurtured into existence between heaven and earth.
Upon entering the small world within the Moon Laurel Tree, the penetrating chill grew even stronger. If the cold outside had merely bitten into their bones, the cold here seeped deep into their marrow.
Only beings with supreme yang bodies like Daochen, Dijun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi could withstand it. Even the Three Pure Ones or figures like Jieyin and Zhunti would have found their strength greatly diminished here!
It was far too cold!
Even an exhaled breath could freeze into an ice sculpture and fall!
Changxi and Xihe led Daochen onward, making their way through the small world within the Moon Laurel Tree.
Soon, a black abyss stretching a million zhang appeared before Daochen's eyes.
Like an enormous scar, it was branded deep into the small world within the Moon Laurel Tree, utterly out of place amid the surrounding landscape sculpted from ice.
Devil energy rose, gathering into endless devil clouds that floated through the crystalline world. Within them, black devil dragons could faintly be seen writhing ceaselessly.
The endless devil energy made Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi uncomfortable. Yet at that very moment, the Heaven Measuring Ruler within Daochen's dantian began to stir.
"Hmm?"
Daochen paused in surprise.
Could the God-Slaying Spear and the World-Destroying Black Lotus really be inside this abyss?
"Hum!"
At the same time, an almost imperceptible resonance from a spear suddenly sounded from the depths of the abyss.
Though faint, it carried a world-shaking aura of slaughter, as though it had been steeped in the blood of countless living beings.
"The God-Slaying Spear?"
"Could it really be the God-Slaying Spear?"
Joy flashed in Daochen's eyes. He immediately shot forward like a bolt of golden lightning, plunging straight into the abyss.
"Roar!"
A succession of earth-shaking dragon roars rang out.
Seeing Daochen charging toward them with overwhelming momentum, the dragons formed from devil energy threw back their heads and roared. Then they opened their enormous, blood-red maws and lunged to bite him.
"Get out of my way!"
Daochen bellowed. The Heaven Measuring Ruler appeared instantly, and boundless, pure light of creation blazed forth. Like a mighty sun, it radiated overwhelming power.
Wherever it passed, those hideous, terrifying dragons of devil energy melted away like ice and snow before they could even draw near.
"So powerful!"
At this sight, a flicker of shock flashed through both Changxi's and Xihe's eyes.
The sisters knew perfectly well how difficult those dragons of devil energy were to deal with. Had those dragons not obstructed them, they would have destroyed Luo Hou's remnant soul long ago.
Yet they had never imagined that the dragons would prove so utterly helpless before Daochen.
As Daochen pressed deeper, every devil dragon in the abyss was slain, dissolving into specks of spiritual energy that dispersed through the small world.
Clarity returned to heaven and earth.
Only then did Daochen and the others finally see the abyss in its entirety.
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