Yin Gu Zhenren was struck by the golden light and sent flying backward. The black bead on his chest shattered completely, turning into countless black fragments.
The nine bone dragons, having lost their strength, collapsed to the ground, their bones scattered everywhere.
Qing Xuanzi seized the opportunity, and the Twelve Yuan Chen Formation shone brightly, with twelve golden beams shooting towards Yin Gu Zhenren like sharp swords.
Yin Gu Zhenren struggled to get up, but was pierced through the body by golden light, and uttered a curse of resentment: "Even if I die, you will never leave this sea of mist..."
As the agonizing screams faded, his body gradually dissipated, leaving behind only a pile of broken bones covered in runes.
Qing Xuanzi cast a spell, collecting all the broken bones into a spatial talisman.
The blood-red wasteland began to collapse, and the surrounding illusion crumbled like a shattered mirror.
Rong Jiaojiao retrieved the Demon-Suppressing Stele and breathed a sigh of relief. Qing Xuanzi stepped forward to support her, asking with concern, "Jiaojiao, how are you?"
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head: "It's just that I've used up a lot of energy, it's nothing."
Zi Ling and Xiao Jin returned to their side, and they reappeared at sea, falling straight down.
At this moment, the fog around them slowly dissipated, revealing a stretch of sea, while not far away, the fog was still churning.
Everyone was quite exhausted. Qing Xuanzi grabbed Xiao Jin and shouted, "Zi Ling, let's get everyone out of the fog sea area first."
With a soft cry, Zi Ling spread her wings and spun around, lifting Qing Xuanzi and Rong Jiaojiao up and flying back in the direction they had come from.
Sitting on Zi Ling's back, Rong Jiaojiao and Qing Xuanzi seized the time to recover, especially Rong Jiaojiao, whose spiritual power was severely depleted.
Yue Ling's small figure appeared on Rong Jiaojiao's shoulder, holding a jade bottle in her hand, and said: "Master, this is a Spirit Nourishing Pill made from the flowers of the Taiyin Soul Fruit Tree, which can help restore the power of the soul."
Rong Jiaojiao took the jade bottle, opened it, and a refreshing fragrance immediately filled her heart and soul.
To her surprise, the red pills in the bottle had a faint silver sheen, and tiny silver lines could be vaguely seen flowing across their surface.
"This is... a pill pattern?" Qing Xuanzi's eyes narrowed. "Legend has it that only top-grade pills can form pill patterns."
He looked at Rong Jiaojiao, then at Yue Ling: "Yue Ling can also refine pills?"
Yue Ling proudly raised her little head: "It's me!"
Looking at it, Qing Xuanzi felt as if he were seeing Rong Jiaojiao when she was a child, and praised it affectionately, "Yue Ling is really amazing!"
Yue Ling immediately took out another jade bottle, carried it to Qing Xuanzi's side and said, "Master, this is a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill. Please take one as well."
Qing Xuanzi happily accepted it, saying, "Good, good, Yue Ling is so good!"
“Master, please give me those soul beads. I will refine them into pills for you, and then you will have pills to replenish your spiritual consciousness.”
"Really?" Qing Xuanzi was overjoyed.
"real."
"Alright, then I'll leave it to Yue Ling."
"No trouble at all!"
Yue Ling didn't even ask her master if he wanted to refine them; after all, those beads were in the small secret realm, so they were definitely going to be refined.
Rong Jiaojiao glanced at the human and spirit strangely, poured out the pill and swallowed it. Immediately, she felt a cool sensation spread from her spiritual platform, and the consumed spiritual power was restored at an astonishing speed.
Qing Xuanzi coughed lightly, touched Yue Ling's golden hair with his fingers, and then began to recover.
Half an hour later, they landed on a small island. Qing Xuanzi said, "It may not be safe here. Everyone, recover as soon as possible."
Xiao Jin transformed into a golden giant python and landed on the ground. He transmitted his voice to Qing Xuanzi, saying, "Master, I sense that some of the ferocious beast bones you collected are useful to me. Could you give them to me?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Xuanzi's expression shifted slightly, and he slowly took out the spatial talisman that sealed the shattered bones of the ferocious beast from his sleeve.
With a flash of inspiration, the talisman unfolded instantly, revealing countless fragments of bone, stained with blood-red runes, suspended in mid-air, faintly radiating a chilling and malevolent aura.
Little Jin's golden snake eyes suddenly narrowed, staring intently at one of the dark golden bone fragments, its voice trembling slightly: "Master, that piece... is the remains of an ancient golden dragon!"
Rong Jiaojiao also noticed something amiss and turned to look. She saw that fine golden patterns were faintly emerging on the bone fragment, as if dragon energy was lurking within it.
Qing Xuanzi frowned slightly: "I really don't know what kind of existence this Sea of Mist is. How could Yin Gu Zhenren have even collected such ferocious creatures?"
With a light tap of his fingertip, the golden dragon bone fragment floated to Xiao Jin's face. "Are you sure it will work for you?"
The little golden snake trembled slightly, its voice filled with suppressed excitement: "I have a trace of golden dragon bloodline within me. If I can refine this bone, perhaps I can awaken my true dragon talent!"
Rong Jiaojiao said with some worry, "But these bones have all been refined by the Yin Bone Immortal, and there is still evil energy remaining on them..."
Little Gold raised its head, its eyes gleaming with golden light: "Don't worry, Master, my bloodline aura is specifically designed to ward off evil spirits and is sufficient to purify it!"
Qing Xuanzi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, give it a try."
The little golden snake opened its mouth, and a burst of golden energy surged out, enveloping the golden dragon bone fragment.
The crimson runes on the bone fragments, enveloped in golden aura, hissed as if being burned by flames, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating.
However, just as the runes were about to be completely purified, the bone fragment suddenly trembled violently, and a ferocious dragon phantom rushed out, letting out a deafening roar!
"Not good! It's a remnant of a malevolent spirit!" Qing Xuanzi's expression changed. He was about to make a move when he saw Xiao Jin advance instead of retreat. Its snake body suddenly expanded, transforming into a three-zhang-long golden python, and it pounced on the phantom!
"roar--"
The two dragon-like forces collided in mid-air, creating a shockwave that sent sand and gravel flying everywhere.
Rong Jiaojiao's eyes flashed with silver light. She could clearly see that Xiao Jin's body was gradually changing during the fight—the snake scales peeled off, and new golden dragon scales slowly grew. Two small bumps appeared on the top of its head, as if dragon horns were about to break through the skin!
"It's transforming!" Zi Ling flapped her wings and took flight, her Eye of Truth fixed on the battle. "Master, Little Gold is using the power of the Fiend Soul to activate its bloodline!"
Qing Xuanzi raised his hand and set up a barrier, saying in a deep voice, "Don't disturb it. This is just a wisp of remnant spirit, not strong. Little Jin can handle it. This is its opportunity!"
In the void, the golden dragon phantom grew increasingly ferocious, but Little Golden's attacks became ever more relentless. Finally, it bit the phantom's neck, its body radiating golden light, and forcefully devoured the ferocious soul!
"boom--"
A burst of dazzling golden light erupted, and when the light dissipated, a majestic golden dragon was seen circling in mid-air.
It was twice the size of before, with a pair of crystal-clear, jade-white horns on its head and two sharp dragon claws growing from its belly!
"It's a success!" Rong Jiaojiao stood up in surprise.
Little Jin landed slowly, its golden eyes gleaming, but its voice remained affectionate: "Master, I seem to... have become different."
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