Xiao Hua pondered for a moment, then said, "The person you want to save is also a Confucian cultivator? That person... forget it, what they do is none of my concern. If I can help this little monk, then I will help. But you are injured as well. What you are relying on... is that golden hairpin artifact control?"
"That's right!" Seeing that Xiao Hua did not ask about that person's origins, Xin Xin was quite pleased. She nodded and said, "That golden hairpin is precisely what I rely upon. It truly consumes an enormous amount of true qi and vital essence. With my current cultivation, I can only activate it two and a half times! Earlier... earlier, the reason I was unable to help in time was because I was hesitating..."
"This little monk has heard that Cangxian Continent has the Ten Great Artifact Controls. Your golden hairpin does not seem to be among them! Can it truly possess such great power?" Xiao Hua asked skeptically.
"Hmph, the so-called Ten Great Artifact Controls are nothing but a joke!" Xin Xin snorted coldly. "How could outsiders possibly know the depth of my Confucian cultivator family?"
Xiao Hua stood up. The triangular radiance had already taken shape, resembling a doorway amid the light and shadow. Yet neither Xiao Hua's naked eye nor divine sense could peer through it. The two walked before the shimmering gateway, and Xiao Hua frowned. "Benefactor Xin, can you be certain... that there is an immortal artifact beyond this door? Or that we can find an exit on the other side of the immortal artifact?"
"No!" A trace of excitement appeared on Xin Xin's face. "Who knows what lies inside? It might even be the exit of the Profound Water Palace! But having come this far, can