After returning to his room, Yue Wen took out the pendant and found that the Storage Artifact had settled down.
He opened the window and held the pendant facing the ancient tree in the courtyard, but it still showed no reaction. It seemed the ancient painting of the Demon-Expelling Melody inside really had been stirred by Jiang Hongxiu.
Why?
Yue Wen could not help thinking of the surname Jiang.
The imperial family of the Southern Liang Immortal Dynasty in ancient times had borne the surname Jiang. The figure left on this ancient painting belonged to that era's "Southern Liang's Bright Moon, Heavenly Maiden of the Nine Provinces," who had also been a member of the Jiang imperial family.
Could this Jiang Hongxiu be connected to the Southern Liang imperial family of ancient times?
According to legend, before spiritual qi was cut off, demons and devils had risen everywhere, and the nation of Southern Liang had gradually fallen apart, vanishing into the river of time without leaving a trace.
But so many Immortal Sect Clans had passed down their legacies to this day. For such a vast Immortal Dynasty to preserve one branch of its imperial bloodline seemed reasonable enough.
That would also explain why the Dragon Hall had made an exception to recruit Jiang Hongxiu, and why the Void Dragon King had taken notice of her. Presumably, he wanted to obtain something from this descendant of the ancient imperial family.
Closing the window, Yue Wen continued unlocking the pendant with the Dragon-Snake Escape Art.
After so much time spent infiltrating it, his Spirit Breath dragons and snakes had penetrated almost all the pendant's outer defenses. Only a thin layer remained, which he could break through in moments. Otherwise, Yue Wen would not have felt comfortable taking it out.
Bang!
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