210: A holy maiden has disappeared; divine secrets must be deduced!

Within that crevice, a glimmer of light appeared.

It was not green, nor was it golden, but a deep, extreme purplish-black eerie light, followed immediately by a streak of pure silver-white.

That was the sign of Yin reaching its extreme, giving birth to Yang.

"Click... click..."

The sound of old skin shedding was piercingly sharp in the silent scene.

Before the disbelieving eyes of everyone, that divine medicine which had appeared thoroughly dead began to sprout branches and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The newly grown leaves were no longer the common emerald green, but a crystal-clear ink-jade color, with mysterious Dao patterns flowing across them.

The nine branches each displayed nine different Phenomena.

An unprecedented, majestic vitality, accompanied by the rich Origin force of the Taiyin, erupted and instantly swept across the entire Spiritual Island.

In the sky, a Phenomenon manifested; a black sun and a silver moon reflected each other, casting endless radiance.

The divine medicine had completely recovered.

Moreover, the fluctuations it emitted were three parts stronger than during its Peak period.

"Is this... is this 'returning from the brink of death'?" Lin Miaoyin muttered to herself, her eyes filled with shock and guilt.

The look she gave Lu Yuan had completely changed; it was awe for a power that transcended cognition.

On the Yaochi Holy Mother's beautiful face, a stunning smile finally bloomed.

She looked at Lu Yuan, the appreciation in her eyes almost overflowing.

This child not only possessed heaven-defying cultivation, but his insight and methods were also peerless among his generation, even surpassing old fogies like them.

Looking at Li Changsheng.

At this moment, he stood frozen in place, his face flushed purple, as if he had been slapped dozens of times.

His pride and joy, the Dao of spiritual plants, appeared like a child's trick in front of Lu Yuan's ability to turn decay into magic.

He wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, wanting to escape this suffocating place.

Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of the divine medicine's recovery, a panicked streak of light flew in from the distance.

"Report—!"

An old woman dressed in Elder robes stumbled onto the Spiritual Island and knelt before the Yaochi Holy Mother, her voice shrill: "Reporting to the Holy Mother, something terrible has happened! Your Highness the Saintess... something has happened to Your Highness the Saintess!"

The Yaochi Holy Mother's expression tightened, her composed temperament instantly turning into endless majesty: "What are you panicking about! What happened to Lianyi?"

The Elder trembled as she presented a soul plaque covered in cracks: "The Saintess's Primordial Spirit entered the Void Immortal Realm for training recently and has not returned! Just now, the Disciple guarding the Soul Hall reported that Your Highness's soul plaque suddenly cracked, its light dimming, and... and no matter how we call out through secret techniques, we cannot contact the Saintess!"

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole crowd was in an uproar.

The Jade Pool Saintess, Luo Lianyi, was the future hope of the Yaochi Holy Land and the successor to the next Holy Mother. No matter what accident occurred, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Yaochi Holy Land, a consequence they could not afford to bear.

"Void Immortal Realm..." The Yaochi Holy Mother frowned deeply.

The Void Immortal Realm was a spiritual space jointly constructed by the Void Immortal Ancestors of several top-ranked Holy Lands and the Longevity Immortal Clan, aimed at allowing younger Prodigies to conduct cross-domain exchanges and battles.

Although there were rules protecting it, it was not absolutely safe, especially for the Primordial Spirit.

"Immediately activate the Haotian Mirror to investigate Lianyi's coordinates in the Void Immortal Realm!" The Yaochi Holy Mother decided decisively.

"We have already tried!" The Elder said with a sobbing voice: "The Haotian Mirror scanned the Void Immortal Realm and could not find any trace of Your Highness. I fear... I fear she has fallen into some extremely dangerous unknown Secret Realm, or has been..."

Just then, Li Changsheng, who had been in an awkward position, suddenly felt a flash of brilliance in his eyes.

An opportunity.

This was an excellent opportunity to regain his reputation and even turn the tables.

He stepped forward abruptly, his expression grave and righteous: "Holy Mother, do not panic! This Junior is untalented, and while slightly inferior in the Dao of spiritual plants, I have quite a bit of insight into the art of heavenly secret divination. Since the Haotian Mirror cannot lock onto her for now, why not let this Junior try to divine it!"

Without waiting for the Yaochi Holy Mother's consent, Li Changsheng sat cross-legged, looking as if he were racing against time.

He took out an ancient tortoise shell and a compass engraved with Eight Trigrams runes from his storage ring.

"Heavenly secrets manifest, Yin and Yang are reversed, borrow my Lifespan, peer into the netherworld!"

Li Changsheng chanted, bit the tip of his tongue, and sprayed a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the tortoise shell.

The tortoise shell instantly lit up with a blinding blood-red light, and the compass spun rapidly, emitting a buzzing roar.

This move of his looked very impressive; he even burned a hundred years of Lifespan, drawing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to form a small vortex.

A moment later, Li Changsheng opened his eyes abruptly, his face pale, but his expression was exceptionally determined.

"Found it!"

He shouted, pointing to the west: "Your Highness the Saintess's Primordial Spirit is trapped in an ancient, dilapidated Secret Realm in the depths of the Void Immortal Realm called the South Heaven Gate! The rules there are chaotic, isolating the Haotian Mirror's investigation. We must immediately dispatch experts proficient in the Dao of the Divine Soul to enter the realm and rescue her, or else things will change!"

Seeing him so confident, and even willing to sacrifice his Lifespan, the crowd couldn't help but believe him a little.

"South Heaven Gate Secret Realm? That is a famous dangerous place in the Void Immortal Realm!" Lin Miaoyin exclaimed: "Quick! Organize manpower, this Seat will lead the team personally, Primordial Spirit entering the realm!"

The Yaochi Holy Mother was also anxious and confused, preparing to order the opening of the passage to the Void Immortal Realm.

Lu Yuan stood to the side, but his brows frowned slightly.

His Golden Eyes of Truth flashed with golden light, observing the fluctuations of her Soul Power.

The aura remaining on that cracked soul plaque, though weak, gave a strange feeling.

That decay did not look like a change caused by being in a dangerous place; it looked more like it had been forcibly cut off from the main body and sealed by some kind of vicious secret technique.

If she were truly trapped in the Void Immortal Realm, the soul lamp would only flicker, never presenting such a deathly decay like this.

Lu Yuan's heart stirred, and he directly communicated with the System.

"System, query directional information."

[Please set the direction for information acquisition.]

"Query the true whereabouts of the Jade Pool Saintess Luo Lianyi's Primordial Spirit, as well as the mastermind behind the scenes."

[Directional information Rank set to: Blue]

[Requires consumption of Destiny Points: 100 points.]

[Confirm?]

"Confirm."

[Blue information: Li Changsheng's divination was completely misled; the South Heaven Gate Secret Realm is just the location where the Jade Pool Saintess last disappeared. After the Saintess's Primordial Spirit entered the Void Immortal Realm, it was forcibly hooked out by Fairy Xuanji using a Soul Clan secret treasure, the Soul Locking Hook, and sealed within a specially made "Soul-Nurturing Jade Pendant." Furthermore, when casting the spell, she used a secret treasure bestowed by the Soul Clan to briefly interfere with the heavenly secrets, making it difficult for the Haotian Mirror to investigate or trace back.]