Outside Xianrong City, an inconspicuous spirit beast carriage "dada" galloped along the road.
As the carriage moved forward, the ice and snow along the way melted, and flowers and grass bloomed vibrantly. Spring arrived unexpectedly.
"Shengyi, why didn't you directly appoint the Western Divine Lord as the Great Divine Master?"
Inside the carriage, Qin Sanxiang took a sip of exquisite spiritual tea, feeling her pores relax with comfort.
These peaceful days, sob, were truly missed!
Although it had only been a year or two from the Shenqi Small World to the Lvrong Small World, which was insignificant in the long life of a cultivator, Qin Sanxiang felt as if she had lived half her life.
If Bai Shengyi hadn't been here, she really wouldn't have known what to do.
In the temple, Ximen Hongchun had always protected Qin Sanxiang, so he was more seriously injured than her. He had not yet woken up after taking the elixir refined by Bai Shengyi.
Bai Shengyi, who had been flipping through a book in her hand, looked up when she heard Qin Sanxiang's question and replied earnestly, "Because he is not suitable."
Although the Western Divine Lord's thinking was relatively open-minded, he had a fatal flaw – he was too kind and cowardly.
"The Western Divine Lord told me himself that the reason the original Eastern Divine Lord died was because Cheng Yuzhi discovered that the Eastern Divine Lord had realized the secret that the Winter Moon Festival was a scam, and then plotted against him."
Bai Shengyi paused, "The Western Divine Lord has always known about this, but whether it was back then or all these years, he has kept silent and said nothing."
"This is too..." Qin Sanxiang was speechless for a moment.
From the Western Divine Lord's perspective, his actions were not wrong, as with his own strength, he was no match for Cheng Yuzhi and the Northern and Southern Divine Lords. However, Qin Sanxiang did not agree with his actions.
In life, one must have some principles.
"If it were me, I would have dragged Cheng Yuzhi and the others down with me, but I wouldn't have let these scoundrels go!" Qin Sanxiang said hatefully.
When she woke up, she had heard the Western Divine Lord tell Shengyi that over the years, over three million women had been sacrificed as slave girls in the Winter Moon Festival!
Three million!
This was equivalent to the entire population of the Shenqi Continent in the Shenqi World!
"With your cultivation, you probably wouldn't be able to drag them down with you," a hoarse voice interjected.
Qin Sanxiang looked over, "Yo, Ximen Hongchun, you're finally awake! If you don't wake up soon, I'll have to consider buying you a coffin!"
She paused again, "Even if I can't drag them down with me, I'll still flay those few! If it weren't for that Ming, the Western Divine Lord, saying it was useful, I would have wanted to flay him too!"
Qin Sanxiang's tone was fierce.
She detested Ming Shenshi to the extreme.
Bai Shengyi also frowned, "Don't worry, the Western Divine Lord said that after the trial, he will leave enough life to be handed over to you and Ximen Hongchun to deal with. However, by then, we might not be in Lvrong."
Bai Shengyi's words immediately reminded Qin Sanxiang of their purpose for this trip – to find a spatial passageway back to the Shenqi World.
According to the Western Divine Lord, the entire Lvrong Small World only had Anyang Village under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Divine Temple as the most likely place with a spatial passageway.
He had said this: "At that time, the entire Lvrong, except for the Central Divine Temple, was plunged into a world of ice and snow, extremely cold. Only Anyang Village in the Eastern Divine Temple remained warm as usual."
"Cheng Yuzhi went to inspect and discovered a natural formation deep in the back mountain of Anyang Village, and it was because of that formation that Anyang Village was protected. But Cheng Yuzhi, in order to maintain his prestige, quietly destroyed the formation. The Eastern Divine Lord, after learning of this, confirmed that Cheng Yuzhi was not a good person. Later, he couldn't help but investigate Cheng Yuzhi, but accidentally alerted the enemy and ended up losing his life."
There were no secret realms in the Lvrong Small World, only dangerous places like the Heavenly Volcano. The Western Divine Lord had been to all those dangerous places, except for the deep mountains behind Anyang Village, which had been guarded by people from the Eastern Divine Temple for many years. Therefore, he guessed that the formation was most likely related to a spatial passageway.
As it involved formations again, the Western Divine Lord had copied some related books found from Cheng Yuzhi and Ming Shenshi's residences and gave them to Bai Shengyi.
"Can we really go back?"
Qin Sanxiang was a little uneasy.
Ximen Hongchun narrowed her eyes and did not answer. She didn't need an answer either. She turned to look at Bai Shengyi, who was reading, and couldn't help but ask, "Shengyi, why are you looking at this? Aren't you an alchemist?"
Bai Shengyi was holding a book called "Fundamentals of Talisman Arts." She had already read most of it on the way.
Upon hearing this, she replied, "The Western Divine Lord said that the formation was destroyed by Cheng Yuzhi, so it definitely needs to be repaired. I don't understand this, so I can only cram before the event."
In her heart, she felt a bit anxious.
She hadn't felt it before, but now that she had obtained the Heart of the Divine Wood, she felt that she had lingered in the Lvrong Small World for too long.
She was eager to know how her cheap mother's condition was, how everyone in Shenqi Mountain was, and eagerly... wanted to see Qin Si.
She missed Qin Si!
Missing someone was like the sun rising and setting every day, an ordinary occurrence. When you didn't pay attention to it, you thought it didn't exist at all, but once you did, you would realize how present it was, and how it couldn't be ignored.
Bai Shengyi forced herself to snap out of her reverie and said to Qin Sanxiang, "This book of theirs is quite interesting."
"How so?" Qin Sanxiang sat next to Bai Shengyi and leaned over to look at the book.
She wasn't proficient in talismans, but formations and talismans were closely related. Most formation masters knew a little about talisman arts, so even though Qin Sanxiang hadn't read the earlier content, she understood the current part.
"According to this book, talismans should be a type of formation?" Qin Sanxiang mused, "This is somewhat different from the concept of formations and talismans being inseparable in Shenqi. But if I remember correctly, Lvrong itself has formation masters and talisman masters, right? If talismans belong to formations, why would there be two paths of cultivation?"
There should only be the profession of formation master.
This was what Bai Shengyi found interesting.
Just as alchemists had their own way of alchemy, sword cultivators had their own way of the sword, and artifact refiners had their own way of refining artifacts, although the paths of cultivation were not fixed, they all shared a common origin.
The Western Divine Lord said that the talisman arts and formation arts of the Lvrong Small World were all preached by Cheng Yuzhi and Ming Shenshi – this, like requiring all cultivators to raise spiritual plants, was also a means for them to gather followers and control the populace. The book in Bai Shengyi's hand was the source from which Cheng Yuzhi and others learned formation and talisman arts. If that were the case, their concepts should have been passed down consistently, but the reality was not so.
"Miss Bai, we have arrived."
Outside the spirit beast carriage, Li Ya reminded them cautiously.
She had not dared to make a sound during the entire journey, diligently performing the task of driving.
Now, looking at the familiar scenery before her, she couldn't help but ask, "Miss Bai, after you enter the back mountain, can I go home for a visit?"
She had never dreamed that after being chosen as a slave girl, she would have a day to return.