Chapter 687 Soul Jade
It was not only the descendants of Xuanyuan in Langhuan Palace who were shocked.
Even Qi Mo widened his eyes slightly, and after a moment a hint of realization appeared in his eyes.
"It turns out that the Xuanyuan lineage didn't exterminate themselves, but instead hid their identities and quietly established the Langhuan Palace... You guys were quite well hidden."
Qi Mo tapped the folding fan lightly on his palm, narrowed his eyes slightly, and chuckled.
"No wonder I always feel that the core formation in this spirit core looks familiar."
Yun Qingqing nodded, looking at the dim spirit core in front of her. A point of white light condensed from her fingertips, and rays of light spread out to wrap around the spirit core.
"Yes, it's the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation'."
This formation was originally created by her. When she taught Ji Xuanyuan the Qimen Dunjia, she also taught him this formation.
Unexpectedly, the talented young man improved the formation and used it to create a small world. The three variations at the center of the formation were exactly the ideas that Ji Xuanyuan proposed when he asked her for advice.
Qi Mo understood what was going on and said nothing more.
But Xuanyuan Song and the other elders were confused and exchanged glances with increasing doubt and suspicion, wanting to ask further questions.
Qi Mo opened his folding fan and stood in front of Xuanyuan Song, making a gesture to silence him:
"Don't bother me yet. Can't you see my master is helping the spirit core to form a formation? If you have anything to say, wait until she's done."
The elders then noticed that the white light at Yun Qingqing's fingertips was like silk threads, interweaving into a web on the surface of the spirit core. The white light and golden light flowed around her body, her clothes moved without wind, and her whole body seemed to be integrated with the spirit core.
Everyone was stunned, with hope in their eyes. No matter what the origin of this young Pavilion Master was, it seemed that he could really repair the spirit core!
Qi Mo said calmly:
"What are you all standing there for? Why don't you send someone to get those three things?"
The elders came to their senses, and Xuanyuan Song immediately turned to the disciple behind him:
"Zhao'er, quickly take people to get the Xinghui Sand and Xuanning Dew. As for the Taizu tablet in the ancestral hall..."
He hesitated for a moment. According to ancestral rules, if one wanted to move Taizu's tablet, he had to bathe, change clothes, and hold a ceremony.
Qi Mo saw his thoughts and raised his eyebrows.
"It's already this late, you're not still going through all that red tape, are you? Don't worry, repairing the small world is a matter of urgency, your great ancestor won't blame you."
"My friend, what you said makes sense." Xuanyuan Song felt relieved when he heard that. He nodded and said to Xuanyuan Zhao, "Go and get the tablet quickly."
Xuanyuan Zhao immediately accepted the order and turned around to find two people to go with him.
A female disciple stood up and said:
"Brother, I'm familiar with the location of the things in the warehouse. I'll go with you to get them."
Xuanyuan Zhao nodded:
"Okay, then Junior Sister Yu and Junior Brother Sheng, the two of you follow me."
Another male disciple, Xuanyuan Sheng, stepped forward upon hearing this, and the three of them left together.
About an incense stick later, Xuanyuan Zhao hurried back with his fellow disciples.
The three people were holding three objects respectively: Xuanyuan Yu held a green jade box in his hands, which contained star sand that sparkled with starlight; Xuanyuan Sheng carefully held an ice crystal bottle, which contained Xuan Ning Dew with a faint blue luster; Xuanyuan Zhao respectfully held a rosewood box.
Yun Qingqing's nourishing formation had just come to an end, and the light flowing around her body gradually dissipated.
She first took the jade box and ice crystal bottle, examined them carefully and nodded, and finally her eyes fell on the rosewood box. She opened the lid and an ebony tablet came into view.
Yun Qingqing suddenly frowned.
"Wait a minute." Her eyes lit up, and she scanned the people present. "There's something wrong with this tablet."
"What!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Xuanyuan Zhao was stunned. "What do you mean, Pavilion Master Yun? We just took the Taizu tablet from the ancestral hall. How could there be a problem?"
Yun Qingqing didn't answer, but took out the tablet and held it in her hand.
On the front of the tablet were engraved the words "The Throne of the Xuanyuan Clan, the Great Ancestor of the Ji Clan" in gilded seal script.
She turned the tablet over, revealing the bottom. Her fingertips emitted a white light and lightly tapped the center. A tiny formation flashed across the bottom of the tablet, and a square shape suddenly appeared on the originally flat surface.
Xuanyuan Song and Xuanyuan Zhao were the closest, their eyes widened:
"This is……"
"Is it a secret compartment? I've never heard of it before... There's actually a secret compartment on Taizu's tablet..."
Yun Qingqing opened the secret compartment and saw a circular groove inside.
There is nothing else except this groove.
"This..." Xuanyuan Song opened his mouth and looked at Yun Qingqing in shock, "Pavilion Master, are you saying that there should be something in here?"
"That's right." Yun Qingqing's fingertips gently stroked the groove, her voice slightly lowered, "There should be a soul jade here. It is the key to repairing the spirit core of this small world."
Xuanyuan Song's face suddenly changed, and he trembled, "How is this possible... My Xuanyuan clan's ancestral hall has always been strictly guarded, and outsiders are absolutely not allowed to approach the clan land. How could the tablet be..."
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"That's right, outsiders can't get close to your ancestral hall, so it's obvious... this was done by an insider!"
Her words were like thunder, causing a commotion among everyone present.
"A traitor?! This, this can't be..."
"Has the tablet of Taizu been tampered with?"
"The ancestral hall is protected by seven layers of restrictions..."
"Would anyone really do something like this? What's their purpose?"
"I don't think so... She's so sure, there must be evidence..."
"Silence!" Xuanyuan Song felt so overwhelmed that he shouted loudly, making the ears of the disciples present buzz and finally quiet down.
"Zhao'er!" Xuanyuan Song looked at his closed disciple and said solemnly, "How did you take out the tablet? Did it ever leave your sight?"
Xuanyuan Zhao took a step forward, his voice tense:
"Master, the three of us took this tablet out of the ancestral hall together. It has never left my sight since we took it out. There is no way that something went wrong during this time!"
"That's right!" Xuanyuan Sheng hastily agreed, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "Could it be... that this tablet was originally empty? After all, none of us has ever seen what's inside..."
"I can also testify that the three of us have been acting together, and there was a guard on duty at the ancestral hall watching us at the time. If you don't believe me, you can call the guard over for questioning." Xuanyuan Yu said softly.
Xuanyuan Song's expression became increasingly solemn, and he looked at Yun Qingqing somewhat bewilderedly:
"If we can't find the Soul Jade...is there any other way to repair the Spirit Core?"
It’s not that he doesn’t care about the theft of the soul jade from the Taizu tablet, but the most important thing right now is to repair the small world, otherwise there will be even greater trouble.
Yun Qingqing held the tablet in her hand and said calmly:
"Don't overthink it. I've made it very clear just now. The Soul Jade was taken away by a traitor in your clan, and..."
She suddenly raised her hand and pointed at someone's waist and said:
"I've found it. It's in this man's Qiankun bag."
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