Just as the sun rises and the moon sets, and the sun sets and the moon rises again, the sun and moon cannot be seen, and flowers and leaves do not bloom at the same time, which is meant to admonish the departed souls to forget their past lives.

The Three Lives Stone and the shores of Mingjing Lake are covered with vibrant flowers.

The Living Flower takes ten years for its stem to sprout leaves, ten years for its leaves to sprout flowers, and ten years for its flowers and leaves to be buried in the ground. The soil settles and a new stem grows, then another ten years for the stem to sprout leaves, and another ten years for the leaves to sprout flowers, repeating the cycle endlessly, just like the alternation of day and night, a cycle that begins anew. This serves as a warning to new souls about the cycle of heavenly rebirth and the inevitable consequences of karma.

"That's so mysterious," Ji Fengming said, taking out a living flower from his storage ring and examining it in his hand. He said, "But what you're saying are all legendary things. Could this cave be the location of the legendary Mirror Lake? That's too far-fetched. Also, if what you're saying is true, and this flower is a living flower, then it should grow in the underworld. This is the real mortal world."

Shang Xiye said, "The reason why legends are so fascinating is because they contain both fact and fiction. This Life Flower has been recorded in our Dan Sect's ancestral books for a long time. It is said that it was a remnant of the Goddess of Life when she created all living things. It was a flower that grew naturally on the roadside and was abandoned. Therefore, this flower is also called the Original Spirit Flower, meaning the spirit of all things. All the spirits of the world can be saved by it."

"Then isn't this the immortal herb that can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded? We're rich! I have over a hundred of them, and Xiao Chen has several hundred!" Ji Fengming's eyes lit up, and he made a move to get up. "There are still nearly a hundred more by the pool. I don't think that giant snake can eat that many. Let's pick some more and leave about ten for it!"

"You should just sit still," Shang Xiye said, pulling Ji Fengming back. "That's just a legend. I've observed that while this flower has potent medicinal properties, it's not entirely benevolent. It needs to be neutralized and refined with many other herbs. I don't know what kind of elixir it will eventually produce. Let the rest grow where it is. Do we really have to dig it all up at once?"

Ji Fengming scratched his head, chuckled sheepishly, and sat back down, listlessly poking at the campfire.

Black Owl paused, then casually asked, "Little Nine, have you sensed anything unusual outside?"

Shang Xiye nodded and said, "Yes, there are people outside. When you and Fengming were undergoing your tribulation, I felt that they were very close to us. However, after we finished our tribulation, we could no longer feel them. I guess they were scared away by the lightning tribulation."

"It seems we'll have to hide here for a few more days," Black Owl sighed, feeling genuinely annoyed and helpless towards Jun Luoying.

“No need, we’ll leave tonight,” Shang Xiye said firmly.

At this moment, on Shending Peak.

After undergoing another bone reconstruction, Ghost Face's entire beast body suddenly became hazy, with double images appearing.

Extremely fine black spatial rifts appeared and disappeared around the ghost face. The thatched hut was silently torn to pieces, and even the roof beams as thick as water buckets were cut into tiny fragments that fell to the ground.

An Zijin, who was guarding outside the thatched hut, felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively darted forward. When she looked back, her clothes and a few strands of hair on her back were torn to shreds. If she hadn't been alert and fast enough, she would probably have been dismembered!

"Holy crap, Miss, what happened?" An Zijin looked at the thatched hut in front of her that had suddenly turned into a pile of ashes and asked Ji Fengyao, who was also carrying a magpie and had dodged out of the way.

"Ghost Face..." Xi Que hadn't reached Ghost Face yet and was about to call someone in to save Ghost Face when Ji Fengyao covered her mouth.