When Xue Qing heard this, she rolled her eyes at Chen Yang and said something reproachful.

"You, my friend, have learned to joke after not seeing you for a hundred years."

"This Xuanling Mountain Range's protective formation exists solely for you."

"Now that you're back, it has naturally completed its mission and will disappear."

"Then Xue Qing, what are you doing..." Chen Yang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with some confusion.

Xue Qing did not directly answer Chen Yang's question, but lightly tapped her jade feet, and a crystal clear snow lotus appeared out of thin air under her feet.

The snow lotus grew in the wind and instantly became about ten feet in size, emitting bursts of cold air, which lowered the temperature around it a lot.

"Come up, husband."

"Although I am only at the foundation-building stage now, as long as the formation is not completely broken, I still have some strength."

Xue Qing's voice sounded in Chen Yang's ears, with a hint of unquestionable meaning.

Seeing this, Chen Yang no longer hesitated. He jumped up and landed steadily on the snow lotus.

The snow lotus carried the two of them and slowly floated towards the depths of the mountains.

Along the way, Chen Yang felt that the scenery in front of him was ever-changing. The familiar mountains and trees now became extremely unfamiliar, as if he had entered a completely new world.

"This is the mystery of the mountain protection formation."

Xue Qing's voice sounded in Chen Yang's ears, with a hint of pride.

"This formation can disrupt one's consciousness and make one lose oneself. Even a Return to Void Stage expert can lose his way if he's not careful."

"And the higher the realm, the greater the suppression."

As Xue Qing spoke, she gently waved her jade hand, and wisps of crystal snowflakes fell from her fingertips and merged into the surrounding void.

As the snowflakes blended in, the surrounding scenery gradually became clearer. Under the guidance of the snowflakes, the originally psychedelic formation became like a smooth road.

"sharp!"

Chen Yang couldn't help but admire. With his vision, he also knew how Xue Qing did it.

But this method still made him feel a little surprised.

Xue Qing smiled faintly upon hearing this and said, "These are just some small tricks, not worth mentioning."

However, Chen Yang knew that this was definitely not a small trick.

After all, this was the formation that Xue Qing, who was a powerful person in the Mahayana stage at that time, set up with the origin as the formation pattern!

While the two were talking, they came to a very deep valley.

In the valley, spiritual energy was dense and clouds and mists were lingering. Faintly, Chen Yang actually felt a very familiar breath.

"This is..." Chen Yang's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face was full of disbelief.

There was a blood-red pond in the middle of the valley.

And in the pond, the divine blood was rolling, emitting a heart-pounding and terrifying aura.

Chen Yang stared at the pool of blood, and a feeling of blood connection surged in his heart.

The rolling blood seemed to be responding to his heartbeat.

“This is indeed…”

"My blood essence and spiritual roots?"

Xue Qing nodded slightly, a trace of heartache appearing on her fair face.

"Although the power of this blood pool is no longer as strong as before after a hundred years of consumption, it can still allow a Foundation Establishment cultivator to directly advance to the Nascent Soul stage." There was a hint of solemnity in Xue Qing's tone.

"only……"

"Just what?"

Standing next to the blood pool, Chen Yang's expression did not change at all, he just gently held Xue Qing's little hand.

He heard a hint of uneasiness in Xue Qing's tone.

"It's just that the power of this blood pool is too overbearing. If you're not careful, the evil spirit within will corrode your mind and turn you into a demon."

Xue Qing frowned slightly.

"Furthermore, this blood pool is ultimately yours, connected to your mind. Once you absorb its power, you can't stop midway. You can only continue to absorb and improve, or... be disturbed by it."

Chen Yang nodded, he understood what Xue Qing meant.

Although the power of this blood pool is strong, it is also a double-edged sword. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

But the next moment, he smiled in response to Xue Qing's somewhat surprised look.

"I didn't say I was going to absorb it."

"Absorb it? Are you kidding me? I don't want to become a monster who only knows how to practice like before."

Chen Yang smiled and pinched Xue Qing's smooth face, his tone full of teasing.

Xue Qing slapped his hand away and gave him a blank look.

"You're such a chatterbox! So what do you think we should do? This is something I used everything I had to get back for you. Are we just going to leave it like this?"

"Who said to leave it there? Are you going to leave it there to collect dust?" Chen Yang smiled lightly and touched Xue Qing's little head again.

Why didn't he think of it before? Xue Qing's black hair felt so good, just like the finest silk, which made him a little addicted.

"My Chen Yang's things are naturally controlled by me!"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the pool of blood, and a playful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Make the best use of it. Although my body is no longer able to use this thing, the Seven Absolute Swords are exactly what I need."

Xue Qing was stunned at first, and then a hint of doubt flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Seven Absolute Swords?"

"After the great battle, there shouldn't be any problems with your life-defining magical weapon."

"Why does it suddenly need repairing now?"

Chen Yang looked at Xue Qing's puzzled eyes and couldn't help but laugh.

He reached out and rubbed Xue Qing's head, his tone filled with a hint of pampering and helplessness.

"Silly girl, how did you think I got through all these years? Do you really think I was just enjoying a leisurely trip?"

Xue Qing slapped his hand away, her delicate face full of worry, and her tone contained a hint of anger.

"Then tell me, what happened? Do you know that I..."

Her words stopped abruptly, but the worry in her eyes was obvious.

Looking at the other person, Chen Yang couldn't help but smile.

He was probably the only person in the world who could make this extraordinary woman, who was once respected by the world as the Ice Lotus Heavenly Master, show such an expression.

Chen Yang took a deep breath and recounted what had happened over the past century.

From the time when the Floating Light Holy Land started cutting corners on his elixir to the time when they falsely accused him of stealing the elixir, he swore an oath to the heavens to leave the Floating Light Holy Land.

Then, his life-saving magical weapon, the Seven Absolute Sword, was forcibly refined by Jiang Mang for several years, damaging his foundation and origin. Finally, he accidentally obtained the Great Dao Sutra and embarked on the path of fusing the two paths of good and evil and rebuilding the Great Dao...

As Chen Yang continued to narrate, Xue Qing's expression grew increasingly grim, a layer of frost gradually creeping onto her once jade-white skin. She bit her lip tightly, her eyes gleaming with rage, as if ready to erupt at any moment.

"Floating Light Holy Land! Jiang Yunlan! Jiang Mang! I will tear them into pieces!"

Xue Qing said this through gritted teeth, her voice filled with murderous intent.

Chen Yang looked at Xue Qing like this, feeling both warm and distressed.

He knew that the reason Xue Qing was so angry was entirely because of him.