A rumbling tremor came from deep underground, and a patch of dark blue crystal veins was revealed where the purified black mist had been.
Yue Ling exclaimed with delight, "Master, it's Xuan Yin Jade Marrow!"
Mo Bai suddenly pulled Rong Jiaojiao back three steps.
The ground where they had just stood cracked open, spewing out crimson lava.
Mo Bai stomped his right foot on the ground, and the magma instantly solidified into black rock.
Moon Spirit suddenly issued an urgent warning: "Master, someone is spying on you with the Sky-Gazing Mirror!"
Rong Jiaojiao sneered, secretly making a hand seal. The twelve golden lotuses suddenly closed, and a muffled thud came from the ground.
Inside a room, the bronze mirror in front of Tianji Daoren and Han Yunshen cracked with a "crack".
"The little girl is very perceptive." Xuanji Daoist wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
With a light tap of her fingertips, Rong Jiaojiao caused the twelve golden lotuses to transform into streams of light, enveloping the entire crystal vein.
"Since they want to see, let them see to their heart's content." A sly smile curled at the corner of her lips, and the golden lotus suddenly burst forth with a blinding light.
"What did you do?" Mo Bai raised an eyebrow.
"We left a small gift on the Sky-Gazing Mirror." Rong Jiaojiao clapped her hands. "What they see now is what we wanted them to see."
Rong Jiaojiao awakened all her memories, and she can now use the spells she learned before with ease.
Heiwa suddenly perked up his ears: "Master, there's something unusual in the southeast."
The two followed the directions to a cave, where stalactites hanging from the ceiling transformed into spiritual stones full of spiritual power.
In the cracks in the ground, crimson magma and dark blue liquid intertwine, forming a peculiar yin-yang symbol.
"This is..." Mo Bai's pupils contracted slightly, "A naturally formed Yin-Yang array!"
"No!" Rong Jiaojiao's expression changed drastically, and she pulled Mo Bai away to a distance.
In the shadows of the cave, dozens of mummies dressed in various sects' clothing slowly rose to their feet, their eye sockets flickering with eerie green flames.
"These are the predecessors who wiped out the demonic spirits before!" Rong Jiaojiao gasped, gritting her teeth and saying hatefully, "They were actually turned into puppets by the demons!"
Mo Bai's eyes were also blazing with fury: "Damn demon."
Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai exchanged a glance, and flames of anger ignited in each other's eyes.
"We cannot allow them to continue desecrating the remains of our predecessors."
Rong Jiaojiao formed hand seals, and the Twelve Yuan Chen Pearls flew out, radiating brilliant light around her. "I'll purify their souls, you take care of..."
"I know." Mo Bai had already drawn his blood-red broadsword, its blade wreathed in black flames. "I will be careful not to harm the remains."
The mummies let out mournful howls and pounced at an eerie speed.
Rong Jiaojiao chanted the Rebirth Mantra, and golden lotuses floated out from the Twelve Yuan Chen Array Beads, transforming into streams of light that flew towards the group of dried corpses.
With each golden lotus that enters the dried corpse, a wisp of a soul is purified and ascends to heaven.
Mo Bai's swordsmanship was as fast as lightning, and the black flames precisely severed the evil energy threads controlling the dried corpse.
The two worked together seamlessly and quickly dealt with most of the mummified corpses.
At that moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the Yin-Yang symbol began to twist and deform.
A hoarse voice echoed from underground: "The Twelve Yuan Chen Body... We've finally waited for you..."
Suddenly, the top of the cave split open, and a huge black claw descended from the sky!
Rong Jiaojiao hurriedly summoned her natal magic weapon, twelve golden rays intertwined to form a net, barely blocking the attack.
"It's the main soul of a demon!" Mo Bai's expression changed drastically. "I didn't expect it to still be conscious."
Yue Ling's urgent voice rang in Rong Jiaojiao's mind: "Master, it's bluffing you! This is just a wisp of its soul; its main soul is suppressed and cannot move at all!"
A glint flashed in Rong Jiaojiao's eyes, and she immediately sent a telepathic message to Mo Bai: "Play a part for me!"
She feigned weakness, staggering back a few steps, deliberately letting a trickle of blood escape from the corner of her mouth: "Such strength... We are no match for them..."
Mo Bai understood and immediately pretended to be panicked to support her: "Let's get out of here first!"
The demonic claw let out a triumphant laugh: "Trying to run? Too late!"
Just as the giant claw reached out again, Rong Jiaojiao suddenly sharpened her eyes, and the twelve Yuan Chen instantly closed in, trapping the giant claw within.
At the same time, Mo Bai summoned an ancient bronze mirror, from which a beam of white light shot out, piercing through the ground and striking the evil spirit hidden deep within the earth's veins!
"Ah—" A shrill scream echoed from the ground, "You ants, how dare you hurt me!"
Rong Jiaojiao sneered, "Playing tricks!" She quickly formed hand seals, and twelve golden lotuses transformed into chains, firmly binding the demonic claws. "Moon Spirit, withdraw!"
The moon spirit flew out from between her eyebrows, transforming into a bright moon, and absorbed the demonic claw into it.
An angry roar came from underground, but it quickly subsided, clearly indicating that the attack had severely damaged its vitality.
Rong Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Luckily it was suppressed, otherwise we would have had a really hard time dealing with it."
Mo Bai put away the bronze mirror and frowned, saying, "It seems that although it is sealed, it can still spare some of its power to cause trouble. We need to speed things up and completely purify this ley line."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded, her gaze turning to the depths of the cave: "That yin-yang diagram from earlier might be the key."
The two approached cautiously and discovered that a fist-sized bead was floating in the center of the Tai Chi diagram. Half of it was as black as ink, and the other half was as white as jade, radiating a strong Yin-Yang energy.
"The Yin-Yang Mystic Pearl!" Mo Bai exclaimed in surprise, "A legendary treasure that can harmonize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"
A look of joy flashed in Rong Jiaojiao's eyes: "With it, we can not only stabilize the earth's veins, but also cultivate with it, achieving twice the result with half the effort!"
Moon Spirit's voice echoed in her mind: "Master, be careful, there are restrictions around this bead!"
Sure enough, when Rong Jiaojiao reached out to take it, an invisible barrier repelled her.
Mo Bai narrowed his eyes: "It seems that the main soul of the evil spirit discovered this bead a long time ago, but was unable to take it away, so it set up a restriction to prevent others from obtaining it."
Rong Jiaojiao sneered: "The more it doesn't want us to take it, the more we want to take it!"
She sat cross-legged, the twelve Yuan Chen array beads swirling around her, and began to analyze the structure of the restriction. Mo Bai stood guard to the side, preventing the evil spirit from making any further moves.
—Meanwhile, on the ground—
Han Yunshen and Xuanji Daoist stared grimly at the shattered Sky-Gazing Mirror.
“That little girl is indeed extraordinary,” Xuanji Daoist sighed. “She not only blocked our surveillance, but also backfired on the Sky-Gazing Mirror.”
Afterwards, she added, "These two kids are something else. We only keep an eye on them because we're worried something might happen to them, so why are we being so wary?"
Whether they are genuinely worried or coveting the treasures others have acquired, only they themselves know.
Han Yunshen narrowed his eyes: "It's alright, they will come out eventually."
If she can stabilize the earth's veins thirty years from now, then so be it; if not... will they still have the power to resist?
He snorted coldly, and a blood-red talisman was faintly visible in his sleeve.
Rong Jiaojiao opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips: "It's solved!"
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