" Spirit Embryo?"
Amidst the ruins, Chen Shuangbai and Heiming Gu Du stood facing each other, and for a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
Chen Shuangbai suddenly realized something.
He was Golden Core True Person, yet he couldn't perceive the thoughts of the young Ancient Shaman from the Dark Crow Tribe before him.
That's very strange.
It's important to understand that while Chen Shuangbai doesn't actively try to understand the feelings of her friends and family, she still needs to be aware of the feelings of her enemies to ensure that they don't appear friendly on the surface but then launch a sneak attack.
He had just tried to sense it, but found it was like a clay ox entering the sea, not even causing a ripple.
Heiming Gu Du's mind seemed to be shrouded by an invisible barrier, which isolated his Divine Sense and prevented him from seeing the other party's true thoughts.
This was the first time Chen Shuangbai had encountered such a situation.
He couldn't help but re-examine the young Ancient Shaman before him.
"He's quite the fellow traveler, possessing fortuitous opportunity."
Chen Shuangbai didn't expose him, thinking this to herself, before speaking, "The matter of the Spirit Embryo is of great importance... Non-Self don't trust you, but..."
Heiming Gu Du, understanding the implied meaning from the music, immediately swore an oath to Chen Shuangbai, using the ancestral spirits of the Dark Crow Tribe as proof. This reassured the Jade Spring Dao Child somewhat, allowing him to begin considering the feasibility of the matter.
A moment later.
Chen Shuangbai, carrying the Heiming Gu Du, soared into the sky and headed towards that place.
The mottled patches of color rushed past, Heiming Gu Du withdrew his gaze, but his heart was not at peace.
" The Cavern Abyss Heaven has opened... This Jade Spring Dao Child was not originally here... How come he has appeared now?"
"The crucial point is that he formed his Golden Core fifteen years ahead of schedule... Was the [ Dream-Born Butterfly ] prediction wrong? Or was there an unexpected turn of events on this trip?"
Heiming Gu Du lowered his eyes, lost in thought.
Since that incident, he has revealed some of his talent, which has made the Great Shaman look at him differently. Now his status in the tribe is rising rapidly, and he is showing signs of becoming the Great Shaman's successor.
He left the Great Li Mountain region again for two reasons: firstly, the mountains were too dangerous for his cultivation; secondly, it was because of this [ Cavern Abyss Heaven ]...
In the prophetic vision shown to him by the [ Dream-Born Butterfly ] in the Heiming Gu Du's sea of consciousness, this Grotto-Heaven was originally disguised as a place where spiritual energy surged, and it opened secretly, so it would not have attracted so much attention.
He should have sneaked in before the other forces could react, used his foresight to take the treasure he wanted, and then made a clean getaway.
But reality was quite different from the prophecy.
The surge of inspiration far exceeded expectations, attracting almost all the Golden Core forces and demon kings around the Deer-Chasing Sea, and even the sects within the sea were drawn to it.
Especially this Jade Spring Dao Child before me...
Whenever [ Dream-Born Butterfly ] gets close to this Jade Spring Dao Child, the effectiveness of its divinations diminishes significantly. It's unclear whether this is due to conflicting destinies or incompatible energies...
Just now, he pretended to be unable to defeat the Crimson Fire Crow, but in reality, he was secretly preparing a killing move, waiting for the opponent to get close so that he could kill it with Curse.
But Chen Shuangbai came too fast and acted too quickly.
With a single strike, the Crimson Fire Crow was annihilated.
Thinking that he was still only at the Foundation Establishment... while this Jade Spring Dao Child was already Golden Core True Person... Heiming Gu Du's mind was filled with a jumble of thoughts.
Before long, the two had gradually approached the very center of the celestial palace.
But before Chen Shuangbai could get close with his escape light, two streaks of light suddenly rushed towards them from afar. One was clear and turbid in color, and the other was crimson. The latter was chasing after the former, and streaks of crimson fire transformed into the shape of birds. They caught up with the clear and turbid light and blasted it down.
" True Person..."
Upon seeing this, Heiming Gu Du instinctively wanted to suggest that Chen Shuangbai move aside.
But before he could speak, Chen Shuangbai had already taken the lead, leaping into the air and waving his sleeve. Streaks of azure divine light rippled out, extinguishing the fiery bird-like flames and protecting the turbid light that had been escaping.
The ethereal light, a blend of clear and turbid colors, landed in front of Chen Shuangbai, revealing Yuan Sheng's slightly pale face. In his hand, he held a ball of deep blue spiritual water, which he was refining with great care.
"Fellow Xuhong, thank you for your help."
Seeing his disheveled state and the vast expanse of crimson light accompanied by true fire, Chen Shuangbai knew that the one who had arrived was a powerful demon king.
The crimson light transformed into a sky full of crimson flames, revealing the figure of a Golden Core Demon King.
Just as they entered the Grotto-Heaven, the demon king beside Mo Jia appeared. He wore a crimson feather robe, had fiery red hair, and was extremely handsome.
But before the two sides could speak, beams of light came from all directions, some clashing together and creating countless sparks, others coming in pairs, seemingly discussing and deliberating, all with the same goal: the celestial palace in the very center of the place.
Clearly, almost all the places in the Grotto-Heaven have been explored, and everyone's sights are now set on this place.
Chen Shuangbai's expression changed slightly. Ignoring everything else, she used her speed to pull Yuan Sheng and Heiming Gu Du along, heading straight towards the layers of palaces below...
Upon seeing this, the demon king in the sky was first taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and shouted:
"Escape?"
With a fierce shout, crimson flames rose from his body, transforming him into the image of a bird with long fangs and sharp teeth, lifelike, charging towards Chen Shuangbai like thunder, about to knock him down from the sky.
But in the next instant, a cyan-gold light flashed on Chen Shuangbai's body. The sparrow fire crashed into it, but it was as if it had struck Liaowu, and it plummeted straight down into the vast ocean below.
The demon king was startled again, but then he immediately realized what was happening.
It's you!
But taking advantage of this moment, the surrounding escape lights arrived all at once. Chen Shuangbai rushed to the palace, a sign of a lunar eclipse appearing between his brows. The scattered eerie light fell down, dissolving the outer restrictions, and he plunged inside.
Once inside the restricted area, Chen Shuangbai and the others didn't stop there; instead, they rushed in.
Various Law Technique and bloodline Divine Ability rained down from outside. The restriction did not last long before it exploded into thousands of spiritual lights. Streams of light fell and rushed toward the place where the spiritual light was rising between the palaces.
The demon king charged forward immediately, but as soon as he landed in the palace, his expression changed drastically.
Not only him, but the expressions of the Golden Core True Person and Golden Core demon kings following behind him also changed drastically after they landed.
Because they were both suppressed at the same time.
This suppression wasn't very strong; it merely pushed True Person and Demon Kings, who were at the Late Golden Core Stage stage, back to the Early Golden Core Stage.
In other words... all the cultivators who entered the palace at this moment, regardless of their cultivation level, were at the Early Golden Core Stage.
Foundation Establishment cultivators, on the other hand, are unaffected.