Over the next few days, Li Xia began refining the Cauldron of Resonance with the Divine Purification Technique.
He removed every trace of the Four War Gods' defilement from it.
Then, using the power of pure-blooded humans and demons, he opened the Cauldron of Resonance.
"Xia, is there something inside this divine artifact?"
Kagome asked curiously.
"Yes."
Li Xia held the young girl's left hand and nodded.
Within the girl's soul, a certain soul stared blankly at her own illusory left hand. What was that sensation just now?
Before she could think further, Li Xia had already begun projecting his voice toward the furnace opening:
"Miss Kanade, you must have sensed that the Four War Gods were destroyed not long ago, haven't you? Would you come out and meet us?"
"That guardian Miko named Kanade is inside this Cauldron of Resonance?"
Kagome was astonished.
The other half-demon children looked even more incredulous:
"Lady Kanade is still alive? How is that possible? According to the stories, she died fighting the Four War Gods two hundred years ago!"
Their disbelief was followed by profound shock and excitement.
Just as everyone's bewilderment reached its peak, a fist-sized ball of green light appeared at the Cauldron of Resonance's furnace opening.
"How should I address you all?"
The green light spoke in a very pleasant voice, a woman's voice.
It was none other than Mount Penglai's last guardian Miko: Kanade.
This woman had single-handedly stripped away the Four War Gods' true power and sealed it. She had also used the Cauldron of Resonance to establish a [Time Barrier] that enveloped all of Mount Penglai, a testament to her formidable abilities.
At her peak in life, she had probably possessed six-star cultivation. She might even have been close to Kikyo at her peak; at the very