Realizing this possibility, he quickly stuffed the money into his pocket, put the stool back in its place, picked up his whisk, straightened his clothes, and calmly closed the temple door before leaving.
After a while, Qinghe finally came out. With a wave of his hand, the invisibility talisman became ineffective, and he gradually revealed his figure.
Shen Xun: "This greedy fellow should be taught a lesson."
Qinghe said calmly, "In these extraordinary times, the Divine Pearl is of utmost importance."
Red ribbons fluttered around the wishing tree in the center of the courtyard, and Qing and the other two stood solemnly around its roots.
Qinghe took out the divine beads, and the two round beads instantly emitted a dazzling light. After circling twice in the air, they "whooshed" into the ground and disappeared.
The three exchanged a glance, then followed each other into the underground area.
The underground space was not a solid, thick layer of soil, but a hollow space filled with the fragrance of earth. After a stick of incense had burned, the three landed and, after regaining their footing, were able to see the full view of the underground space.
The vast underground space was brightly lit, and overhead was a patch of thick tree roots that stretched for hundreds of meters. Upon closer inspection, the reddish-yellow light was emitted by the spores attached to the roots.
The soil underfoot was soft, feeling like walking on cotton. Qinghe was a little uncomfortable and wanted to move to the side, but all she could see was soil of the same texture, so she had to give up.
The divine pearl floated in mid-air, and Qinghe raised his hand to retrieve it. "The Burning Fire Pearl is right here."
Shen Xun: "But why didn't it show up?"
Qinghe shook his head, and after a brief moment of thought, took out the Divine Pearl, channeled his spiritual power into it, and began to activate the Divine Pearl.
Golden light slowly emanated from the divine pearl, extending for miles, reflecting the reddish-yellow light above. The entire underground space was instantly enveloped in golden light, like a beacon fire, summoning something.
A moment later, intermittent low growls echoed from the depths of space. Qinghe stopped, and the sound disappeared again.
"It seems they're trapped by something."
Qinghe: "Let's go take a look."
The three walked deeper into the area, and with each step they took, they felt the spiritual pressure around them gradually increase. The place that seemed so close at hand felt like it would never end.
When Qinghe was covered in sweat, he finally stopped, and after catching his breath, said, "This won't do, it's too slow."
Shen Xun: "How about we use our swords?"
Qinghe: "That's easy for you to say. The space here is so low and the spiritual pressure is so high. You can't hold out on the sword for long."
Mo Junqian, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Let Senior Jiaolong give us a ride."
With that, he flicked his wrist, and the red sword flew out, instantly transforming into a dragon several feet long. Its blood-red dragon eyes stared at the group, and its deep, deafening voice said, "Come up."
Qinghe was still shocked when he saw the true form of the dragon for the second time. Even if it was not a real dragon, it was still amazing.
Riding the wind and waves with unstoppable momentum, they arrived at the depths of the space in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, only to see the situation there clearly once they were right in front of them.
A huge fiery eye hovered in mid-air; it was the same fiery eye that had attacked Qinghe in the Mirror of Reincarnation.
In front of the Fire Eye is a stone pillar, and in the groove in the middle of the pillar is the Fire Pearl.
The stone pillar was as tall as an ordinary person, and its body was engraved with dense and complicated incantations. Dark red light flowed from bottom to top, like shackles that firmly bound the Fire Pearl to the stone pillar.
The fiery eyes were no longer as terrifying as before; the flames within them flickered slightly, not very active, as if they were asleep.
Qing and the other two approached cautiously, trying to obtain the divine pearl without alerting the Fiery Eye.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Huo Yan was no pushover either, otherwise he wouldn't have seriously injured Qing He in the Mirror of Reincarnation.
The moment the hand touched the stone pillar, a sudden burst of black light shone from the pillar, and black runes appeared on the ground where the pillar stood. Strands of black lines twisted and intertwined upwards, gradually forming a sturdy cage that enveloped the divine pearl.
At the same time, the flames behind him were dancing more and more fiercely, and the fire eye was slowly waking up.
Qing and An realized something was wrong and signaled to the other two with their eyes to retreat instantly as the fireball attacked.
The Fire Eye has fully awakened, with the stone in the middle extending layer by layer, rotating like a gear, and the crimson flames instantly igniting the pupil.
It turned slightly, and Qing instinctively knew it was looking at him. Sure enough, the next second he heard a familiar hoarse voice, "It's you again."
Qinghe wasn't sure if its eyes could actually see people clearly, so it nodded and said, "That's right, it's me again. You seriously injured me last time, and this time I'm here to collect my debt."
"You?"
Qinghe sneered: "Aren't you just barely surviving because of the Burning Fire Pearl? Otherwise, how could you possibly have such power looking like that?"
Provoked, Fiery Eyes was furious. "Fine, you got away last time. Today I'll take care of you and your friends too, and get the Divine Pearl back!"
Without further ado, the two sides began to fight. With the blessing of the divine pearl, Fire Eye's power was many times stronger than before. Qing and the other two, along with the Flood Dragon and the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix, made the two sides evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine a winner for a time.
Qinghe managed to extricate himself from the melee and quietly approached the stone pillar, where the Burning Fire Pearl, trapped in a black cage, shone with a faint light.
The divine beads resonated with each other. The Wind-Stabilizing Bead and the Water-Controlling Bead floated out of Qinghe's arms and hovered above the stone pillar. Golden light slid out from the beads and gradually connected to the rune array. Under the erosion of the golden light, the rune array gradually collapsed, and the black threads slowly retreated downwards.
Fire Eyes seemed to have noticed something, so it stopped fighting and turned to attack Qinghe. Its crimson flames, like fire snakes, attacked Qinghe's face.
The danger was imminent and came suddenly. By the time Mo Junqian and Shen Xun tried to stop it, the sea of fire had already rushed towards them.
The shockwave disrupted the divine pearls. Before Qinghe could put them away, he was knocked to the ground by the flames. Due to inertia, the two divine pearls were instantly blasted into Qinghe's body and disappeared.
The Divine Pearl is the embodiment of an ancient god, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and its power should not be underestimated. The previous tiger demon and Consort Cheng were either demonic beasts that had cultivated into spirits or mortals without cultivation. The Divine Pearl could not exert even one percent of its power when it fell into their bodies.
But Qinghe was different. Her cultivation was now close to the Nascent Soul stage, and she was still a mortal. One divine pearl was already her limit, let alone two. Two different forces collided back and forth in her body, and in a short while, her blood and qi surged. A strong sense of discomfort rushed to the top of her head.
She covered her forehead, her vision blurred, and all the sounds around her seemed to disappear until the power within her body reached a critical point. With a boom, her whole body flashed with golden light, and a vast and vigorous spiritual power burst forth, instantly forcing the Fire Eye back a hundred miles, and the entire underground space trembled.
Fire Eye was severely injured, and seeing the situation was dire, he immediately grabbed the Burning Fire Pearl and fled.
Mo Junqian hurriedly stepped forward to check on Qinghe, but was prevented from getting close by the golden light.
"Qinghe, are you alright? Qinghe?"
The anxious tone pulled Qinghe back to reality. His senses gradually returned, and the two divine pearls slowly floated out of his body. The golden light disappeared, and they fell to the ground.
Qinghe slumped to the ground, his eyes slowly focusing, then suddenly coughed up blood and lost consciousness.
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