Chapter 63 The Enchanted Sacred Butterfly
The entire clan territory rejoiced because of Xi'er's safe birth.
Today is the Moon-Gazing Day, which is originally a grand festival for the Holy Witch Clan. However, the former Holy Maiden, Feather Fan, happened to give birth to a healthy baby girl.
The clan chief and the elders of the clan all came to offer their congratulations, and each of them gave Xi'er a small gift.
There were animal teeth they had treasured for many years, ancient roots and stems, strangely shaped seeds, and some people even gave away animal skin skirts that their children had worn when they were young.
Although Feather Fan and Little White would never allow their daughter to wear an animal skin skirt, they gladly accepted the kindness of their tribesmen.
According to the customs of the Holy Witch tribe, the more gifts a newborn baby receives, the more blessed the baby is.
According to the clansmen, a child like Xi'er who received hundreds of gifts is a little lucky star.
After seeing off the clansmen, Yu Shan looked apologetically at Madam Xuan and the others, saying, "I'm sorry! I didn't have time to greet you earlier."
"If you'd let me hold my goddaughter a little longer, I'd forgive you!" Madam Xuan's eyes lit up as she looked at Xiao Xi'er.
“No problem. If you’re willing, you can hold her every day from now on. I’m just afraid you’ll get tired of it,” Yu Shan said with a smile.
Xiao Bai tugged at her sleeve quietly, his eyes clearly saying, "I can't even hold my own daughter enough, how can I have time for someone else to hold her?"
Yu Shan smiled and shook his head. This new dad had clearly not yet experienced the torment of being bombarded with the baby's nagging.
However, since some people enjoy holding children, she is naturally happy to have some peace and quiet.
Moreover, the most important thing right now is to go deep into the Qiyan Mountains as soon as possible to see just how bad the gray fog is.
Mrs. Xuan had already fulfilled her promise to the baby: forty-eight sets of underwear and outerwear, enough for the baby to wear until he/she is two years old.
Nevertheless, she still prepared a small gift for Xi'er.
Her contracted plant, Palm Bud, absorbed a rich spiritual energy after arriving in the Misty Heaven Realm, and after advancing, it separated into a juvenile plant.
Madam Xuan named this infant "Palm Darling".
Palm Delicate possesses the same functions as the mother's palm core: keenly sensing potential dangers, both tangible and intangible, and when encountering danger, colorless, transparent, highly effective paralyzing spikes will shoot out from the core.
In addition, it has a special new function: when its owner is asleep, it will automatically form a defensive fortress with branches and leaves to block out noise and withstand attacks.
This gift was so thoughtful that Yu Shan was incredibly moved: "Sister Qingxuan, you are a hundred times better than my biological mother."
"That's right! It's an absolute blessing for Xi'er to be my goddaughter!" Madam Xuan said without any politeness.
She held Xi'er in her arms, growing fonder with each look. Xi'er sensed her deep affection and returned her a radiant smile without reservation.
Everyone gave gifts, and when it was Hua Jingyi's turn, he felt that the crystal castle music box he had prepared was really too shabby. Thinking of the wooden box in his storage space, he impulsively took it out.
"You bastard, you don't even know what it is, yet you dare to rashly give it to our Xi'er?" Everyone stared at him.
Hua Jingyi opened the wooden box without a second thought. Inside lay a hollowed-out silver ball with an antique pattern and a slightly dark color, like a worn-out silver-plated ornament.
"Huh? The treasure that was hidden so well is actually this? Never mind, it's not good enough for Xi'er at all. Let's give Xi'er this crystal castle instead." Hua Jingyishu said dejectedly, taking out the crystal castle to replace it.
The next second, the hollowed-out silver ball suddenly lit up with a silver light, rushed out of the box, and flew towards Xi'er, who was grinning.
Everyone instinctively cast defensive barriers, trying to stop it from getting close to Xi'er, but then they saw Xi'er raise her little hand and giggle, seemingly quite fond of it.
Madam Xuan, who had just helped successfully form a contract with the Palm Beauty, immediately put away the Leaf and Fortress, making way for the hollowed-out silver ball.
"Don't worry, everyone! Palm Fairy can sense danger. It made way for us, so this hollowed-out silver ball should be safe," Madam Xuan hurriedly said.
Upon hearing this, everyone withdrew their defensive barriers, and then the hollow silver sphere flew to Xi'er's front.
A divine light emanated from the baby's brow, enveloping the hollowed-out silver sphere.
Visibly, the dull gray color faded, and the openwork silver ball became dazzling and radiant.
Fortunately, Xiaobai had set up an isolation barrier beforehand; otherwise, the commotion would have attracted all the nearby cultivators, as it looked like a rare and precious treasure had been born.
Feather Fan was both excited and nervous.
It would be good if Xi'er could obtain the treasure, but she is, after all, just a baby, and she understands all too well the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.
A moment later, two transparent, colorful butterflies suddenly flew out of the hollowed-out silver sphere.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "The Magical Butterfly!"
"What is the Rainbow Sacred Butterfly?" Xiaobai asked nervously.
Although this thing looks mysterious, he was afraid that two live butterflies would be harmful to Xi'er because they had inexplicably flown out of a hollow ball the size of a walnut.
"The Iridescent Sacred Butterfly is a sacred object mentioned in the ancient heritage of our Sacred Witch Clan. It is said to be the contracted spirit pet of Yu Die, the greatest saintess in the history of the Sacred Witch Clan."
When Yu Die passed away, she couldn't bear to let them be buried with her, so she broke the master-servant contract and compressed her witch spirit power into witch spirit crystals and gave them to the two iridescent holy butterflies.
Subsequent records mention two vague endings: one is that the two iridescent holy butterflies swallowed the witch spirit crystal of the Feather Butterfly Saintess, broke through the twelfth level, and transformed and left.
One story says that they couldn't bear to leave their master and stayed at the tomb of the Butterfly Saintess, guarding her grave.
The exact location of the Butterfly Saintess's burial remains a mystery. Later generations have neither seen the pair of iridescent butterflies again nor found her tomb.
Actually, I didn't realize what the hollowed-out silver ball was at first. It wasn't until the pair of colorful butterflies flew out that I realized it was the spirit pet of the Feathered Butterfly Saintess.
When I first saw the record, I always thought it was just a legend. I guess the other members of the tribe never imagined that one day these two magical butterflies would reappear in the world.
"Since our Xi'er has obtained such an opportunity, is she destined to become the next Holy Maiden of the Holy Witch Clan?" Xiao Bai asked with a somber expression.
He always knew that the more he gained, the more responsibility he would bear.
For example, the scions of large families born in the central district have plenty of resources and their ability levels have improved quickly, but when faced with a great beast tide, they will definitely be at the forefront.
Yu Shan grasped his hand in return and smiled, "Some things are destined from the beginning. Even if Xi'er didn't get the pair of iridescent holy butterflies, her Holy Witch Clan bloodline destined her to be unable to shirk the responsibility on her shoulders."
Instead of worrying about that, we should do our best to nurture her and strengthen ourselves so that we can support her in the future and make her life less difficult.
In fact, Yu Shan had another guess in his heart: perhaps some of the witch spirit crystals condensed by the Feather Butterfly Saintess were still left, and they were hidden in this hollow silver sphere.
Xi'er will absorb these witch spirit crystals at the appropriate time and become the most powerful saintess of the Holy Witch Clan.
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