The innkeeper dared not call for a waiter, stumbling out from behind the counter.
So nervous and frightened was he, he stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
“Your… Your Majesty, please… please follow… this humble one!”
Having spoken, the innkeeper bowed and led the way.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the hall at that moment. If anyone else had been there, they would have been startled, but it was only the innkeeper who was frightened.
Night Ling Yuan, carrying Zi Lin Ling, ascended the stairs under the shocked gazes of Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin.
“Did I hear that right? Did the innkeeper just call him Your Majesty?”
Shangguan Yu Lin looked at Rong Guang in shock and asked.
Rong Guang nodded and said, “You heard correctly! But now I’m more curious, how many identities does he actually have!”
After saying this, he followed them up the stairs.
Xuan Yuan Xun curled his lips and murmured, “Lord of Ming Xuan Tower? Ming Yuan? King of the Underworld? Your Majesty? Interesting! Very interesting!”
He then stepped onto the stairs as well.
Shangguan Yu Lin was stunned for a moment by their unusual behavior.
Then, he closed the feather fan in his hand and followed suit.
With the Emperor and Empress arriving, the innkeeper naturally vacated the four best rooms.
Night Ling Yuan, carrying Zi Lin Ling, entered the Heaven-ranked Room Number One, closing the door behind him.
Xuan Yuan Xun took Heaven-ranked Room Number Two, while Rong Guang and Shangguan Yu Lin occupied Earth-ranked Room Number One and Earth-ranked Room Number Two, directly opposite.
Night Ling Yuan currently had no time for them.
He needed to channel his own spiritual energy into Zi Lin Ling’s body to help her activate her dormant spiritual power.
Soon, beads of sweat appeared on Night Ling Yuan’s forehead, and the spiritual energy in the heavens and earth surged into Heaven-ranked Room Number One at a visible rate.
The fluctuations in spiritual energy naturally drew the attention of Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin.
They appeared outside Heaven-ranked Room Number One in unison and asked, “Do you need any help?”
“No!” Night Ling Yuan coldly refused.
His title as the “King of Jealousy” was not earned for nothing.
He did not want any man to approach Zi Lin Ling for any reason, not even to help her heal.
The three exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.
Although they had not spent much time with Night Ling Yuan, they knew he was an extremely domineering and unyielding person.
Therefore, if Night Ling Yuan said no, it meant no.
However, their concern for Zi Lin Ling was genuine.
Thus, they returned to their respective rooms, but their divine senses never left Heaven-ranked Room Number One.
One day and one night!
Two days and two nights!
It wasn’t until the evening of the third day that the surge of spiritual energy finally ceased.
It seemed that Zi Lin Ling would awaken soon.
Indeed, at noon, Zi Lin Ling’s telepathic message rang in the ears of the three, “Come over, all of you!”
The three immediately got up and went to Heaven-ranked Room Number One.
Zi Lin Ling sat cross-legged on the bed. Although her complexion was pale, she had regained some energy.
She smiled and said, “I am truly sorry for delaying you for a few days! There are still seven days until the full moon, so we must hurry to the sealed land!”
“Where is the sealed land?” Xuan Yuan Xun asked.
Ever since he had seen the massive black net in the eastern sky, his mood had become considerably heavier.
Facing the potential world-ending catastrophe that could erupt at any moment, he felt an unusual urgency.
Rong Guang and Shangguan Yu Lin also looked at Zi Lin Ling, as this was what they also wanted to ask.
Zi Lin Ling glanced at Night Ling Yuan and softly uttered four words, “Beneath Nine Peaks!”
Nine Peaks?
Night Ling Yuan frowned, “Why would it be there?”
Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin also quickly asked, “Where are the Nine Peaks?”
Zi Lin Ling smiled faintly, “The Nine Peaks are not far. However, I am still unsure how to reinforce the seal, so we may need a considerable amount of time to figure it out. Therefore, there’s no time to lose, we must depart now.”
“No problem!”
Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin said in unison.
But Night Ling Yuan said with concern, “Lin’er, why don’t we leave tonight?”
Zi Lin Ling’s heart felt warm.
She knew that Night Ling Yuan was worried that she had not fully recovered, which was why he objected.
She smiled and said, “I am fine. I can slowly recover on the way!”
“We are not in a hurry for even one day!” Night Ling Yuan insisted stubbornly.
Zi Lin Ling smiled and said, “I have a feeling of unease. It’s better to go sooner! Don’t worry, I won’t push myself before I’ve recovered!”
Night Ling Yuan frowned and said, “Alright then! I will carry you later!”
“Mm!”
Zi Lin Ling smiled sweetly and nodded.
Half an hour later, five figures appeared on Soul Severing Cliff.
Looking at the still desolate Soul Severing Cliff, Zi Lin Ling and Night Ling Yuan felt a sense of having returned from a different era.
Three years ago, during the great battle, Mo Qing Cheng transformed into a demon god and was sealed by Zi Lin Ling using a corner of the Soul Suppressing Tablet – the Soul Suppressing Stone. She then casually threw it down Soul Severing Cliff.
Now, they had to return to this place for that Soul Suppressing Stone. Su Dan Novel Network.
Indeed, every cause has an effect.
In the grand scheme of things, everything was destined.
“Let’s go down!”
As Zi Lin Ling finished speaking, she was about to leap down.
However, at that moment, an arm wrapped around her slender waist.
“Lin’er, I told you, I would carry you!”
Night Ling Yuan said, pulling Zi Lin Ling into his embrace. With a leap, the two plunged towards the bottom of Soul Severing Cliff.
“Sigh! You two are constantly showing off your affection, what about us lonely souls?”
Although Shangguan Yu Lin’s words carried a hint of complaint, his eyes were filled with envy.
“What to do? Nothing to do but jump! Let’s go!” Rong Guang said, and then leaped down.
Xuan Yuan Xun shook his head and said, “You’ll get used to it slowly!”
With that, he also leaped down.
Shangguan Yu Lin sighed helplessly and followed suit.
The bottom of Soul Severing Cliff was still shrouded in darkness.
But this time, Zi Lin Ling and Night Ling Yuan were prepared. Therefore, the moment their feet touched the ground, Huang Yi was released.
The Phoenix True Fire ignited, and the bottom of the cliff was instantly illuminated.
Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin also landed at the bottom of the cliff one after another.
Night Ling Yuan identified the direction and said, “This way!”
The five of them dashed rapidly and soon arrived at the foot of Nine Peaks.
Although it was not far from the bottom of Soul Severing Cliff, it was clearly a different world.
Here, white bones were scattered everywhere, and miasma permeated the air.
Zi Lin Ling handed each person a strengthened detoxification pill and said, “Everyone, be careful!”
After taking the detoxification pills, the five stepped into the miasma.
Although Zhan Lan Xing Hun had told Zi Lin Ling that the entrance to the sealed land was here, they still needed to search carefully for the exact location.
The divine senses of the five intertwined, searching inch by inch.
However, they almost dug three feet into the ground at the foot of Nine Peaks, but they could not find the entrance to the sealed land.
Zi Lin Ling frowned and contacted Zhan Lan Xing Hun, asking, “Senior Xing Hun, are you sure the entrance is in this place?”