Seeing these two treasures, one big and one small, so scared, Zhiwei couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.
She reached out her finger and flicked Qing Jun on the forehead lightly, "Look at you, where did that fierce energy of wanting to smash the corpse puppet go?"
"Senior Sister~ That was a Golden Core!" Qing Jun sulked, "Even if I’m thick-skinned, I can’t withstand a blow from a Golden Core."
"Don’t worry."
Zhiwei restrained her smile, looking at the spirit flowers covering the mountains,
"Master said, this flower is called the Cloud Sleep Flower. Although it’s a Golden Core demonic plant, it has a very low intellect and is naturally very lazy."
"Lazy?"
Qing Jun blinked.
"Yes. It sleeps for 360 days a year, and even when it wakes for the remaining five days, it doesn’t feel like moving."
Zhiwei explained,
"It never actively hunts, only eating those unlucky ones delivered to its mouth."
"Phew..." Qing Jun let out a long breath, patting her little chest, "Scared me to death! Turns out it’s a lazy ghost! I’ll make Master like this too, hehe, letting him stay put, and wait for Qing Jun... mmm!"
Before she could finish, Zhiwei quickly covered her mouth.
"Don’t speak recklessly about Master. What nonsense are you spouting!"
Zhiwei gave her a glare, her face slightly reddened.
The little girl pouted.
Annoying Senior Sister!
Ever since seeing Senior Sister secretly cooking, Qing Jun knew, Senior Sister wanted to take her job.
Now, she isn’t even allowed to deliver food to Master!
Zhiwei took a deep breath, calmed herself, then took out a tightly sealed small porcelain bottle from her bosom, shook it, and smiled slightly:
"But for us, this flower isn’t just not a threat, it’s like a natural amulet. Master gave me this vial of Awakening Powder. If Yang Qiu catches up... just sprinkle this powder onto the flowers, and the Golden Core demonic plant will awaken. At that time..."
Qing Jun’s eyes lit up instantly.
She imagined the scene — Yang Qiu coming aggressively, only to run headlong into a furious Golden Core demonic plant...
"Hehe! Master is so cunning! But Qing Jun likes it!"
Zhiwei warned, "Don’t get carried away, this should only be used as a last resort. The demonic plant, once awake, will attack indiscriminately, so it can only be used as a trump card... A Golden Core’s cultivation might intercept the Array Plate Master gave, as after all, it’s just a Second Tier Array Plate."
The little white fox rolled its eyes.
This Chen Ye is indeed full of schemes! Even the peculiar habits of such a niche demonic plant are known so clearly.
However.
Since there’s a Golden Core demonic plant guarding here, safety should be assured.
But the little white fox still felt puzzled.
This Yunduan Mountain is at the outer area, with thin spiritual qi, apart from unattainable poisonous flowers, what treasure could there possibly be?
Is it worth taking such a big risk to come?
Or was it just to escape here?
But that Yang Qiu isn’t a fool, he definitely wouldn’t blindly run away to some unknown Spirit Mountain, he would wait for the right moment to make his move.
As if seeing through the little white fox’s doubt.
"We didn’t come here for ordinary treasures."
Zhiwei turned her head, looking at Jin’er lying on Qing Jun’s back,
"Jin’er, we came here for you."
"For me?" Jin’er was stunned, pointing to herself, a bit flattered.
"Yes." Zhiwei nodded, leading the way ahead, she continued, "Master learned from ancient texts that Yunduan Mountain was once the Songyang Sect’s place of fire techniques a thousand years ago."
"Place of fire techniques?" Jin’er was baffled.
"Yes. It was also the Songyang Sect’s artifact refining site, but because of the excessive heat, it’s at the outskirts of Luoxiao Grotto Heaven."
Zhiwei explained,
"Jin’er, the flowing fire insights True Inheritor Bai gave you only teach you how to control and guide flames, which is merely a technique, not the path. What you lack is a core cultivation technique that truly allows you to cultivate, strengthen, and operate the Divine Fire within you."
"Master says, in this area, there’s the long-lost Celestial Burning Treasure Scroll, the supreme fire technique inheritance of the Songyang Sect! Only by cultivating this technique can you truly control the Divine Fire within, no longer depleting all your Spiritual Power in just one hit as you did today."
"Plus, this technique leads directly to the Nascent Soul Path!"
Upon hearing this, Jin’er was completely stunned.
She lay on Qing Jun’s soft back, her eyes turned red.
It turns out... all along, Master had been silently paving the way for her!
Yet she had always felt Master was biased...
"Hehe, Master is good to all of us!"
Qing Jun felt the wetness on her neck, patted Jin’er’s little bottom, and said confidently,
"Jin’er, don’t cry! Once we get the cultivation technique, perfect our skills, in the future, the three of us will work together to move all the treasures in the Luoxiao Grotto Heaven back to honor Master!"
Yeah!
The junior sister’s bottom really feels nice!
No wonder Master used to spank... that pesky Master!
"Alright!" Jin’er nodded heavily.
"Let’s go."
Zhiwei looked at her two junior sisters, slightly unsheathed the Gourd Sword in her hand, cutting through the thorns blocking the way,
"Cross that sea of flowers, and you’ll reach the old site of Songyang. Remember, to conceal your qi, do not disturb that demonic plant!"
She pointed down below the towering cliff.
Qing Jun followed Zhiwei’s finger, holding her breath.
Below the towering cliff, the mist appeared to be a dreamy light purple.
No, it wasn’t mist.
It was flowers.
An endless, layered expanse of Cloud Sleep Flowers grew wantonly along the steep mountain walls.
Each flower was the size of a millstone, with petals crystal clear, emitting specks of fluorescence.
Vaguely visible were countless thick roots like dragons, deeply embedded into the rock wall, and in the deepest part of the sea of flowers, a massive shadow seemed to rise and fall slowly.
"Ah... are we actually going down? Isn’t Cloud Sleep Flower a Golden Core demonic plant?"
The little girl felt her legs trembling, if Master were here, she would have dived into his arms.
No wonder...
So perilous, no wonder the mysteries here have been undiscovered for so many years!