On the day of entering the Secret Realm of the Soul - Devouring Sea, the sky was cloudless and the sun shone brightly.
At the estuary of Dream Sea City, the place was swarming with people. Li Yuejin stood at the front with the masters of several major families in Dream Sea City, and Old Master Xie was among them.
After the banquet that day, the Prince Qing left Dream Sea City. Before leaving, he went to Twilight Rain Garden to bid farewell, but Nan Chaoyu refused to see him.
This so - called Grand Princess title was not what she wanted. Having been trapped by his schemes, did he really expect her to show a pleasant face?
Maybe the Prince Qing knew he was in the wrong. He left quite a few gifts and then left.
The imperial edict conferring the title of princess on her was taken back by Nan Chaoyu and thrown to Li Yuejin.
Out of consideration for Li Yuejin, she didn't make things difficult for Lady Li and Li Luo. As long as the imperial edict was not given to Li Luo, she had no objections.
She wondered what Li Yuejin was thinking, as the imperial edict had not been given to anyone.
While Nan Chaoyu was deep in thought, the family masters and Li Yuejin all took action.
The surging and majestic inner energy surged down along the floating whirlpool in the sea. After a short while, the whirlpool was slowly enlarged, revealing an entrance big enough for a person to pass through.
At this time, the people in front all showed signs of fatigue. The entrance grew larger and larger. When it was wide enough for three people to walk side by side, Li Yuejin shouted, "If we don't enter now, when will we?"
This was Nan Chaoyu's first time entering the Secret Realm of the Soul - Devouring Sea. Seeing this scene, she finally understood that the entrance to the secret realm had to be opened jointly by a group of masters.
Hearing Li Yuejin's shout, the crowd paused for a moment and then rushed in all at once.
When they reached the entrance, they automatically lined up in pairs of three and jumped down without hesitation.
Nan Chaoyu felt a bit annoyed. She leaned towards Mu Qihan beside her and whispered, "Is this thing reliable? I feel like it's so hasty!"
Mu Qihan gave Nan Chaoyu a strange look. For a moment, he had the urge to pry open her head to see what was inside.
He held back and said, "Compared with other dangerous places on the mainland, the Secret Realm of the Soul - Devouring Sea is already considered good."
Nan Chaoyu wanted to retort, but soon it was her turn. She closed her mouth, put one hand on Feng Xiao's arm and grabbed Mu Qihan, who was in a daze, and jumped directly into the entrance.
Seeing this, Feng Ji grabbed the still - dazed Xiaotian and jumped in after them.
After jumping down, there was a feeling of being top - heavy. Even the people she was holding seemed to lose their weight, and she almost let go.
But soon, the feeling of weightlessness came. The three of them fell straight down and landed hard on the ground.
The feeling of being on solid ground quickly brought Nan Chaoyu back to life. She scrambled to her feet and looked around.
At this sight, she was suddenly stunned.
Surrounding them was a valley, dead silent. Not even the sound of the wind could be heard.
If it weren't for the faint breathing sounds around, Nan Chaoyu would have thought she was already dead!
"Mu Qihan, why is this place so strange?"
In this tense environment, Nan Chaoyu instantly forgot her superficial disguise, and her familiar true nature emerged.
She grabbed Mu Qihan beside her, familiarly and firmly.
This subconscious action made Mu Qihan stunned for a moment. It seemed that this was how things should be between them,
instead of the daily试探ing with "Miss Nan" and "Young Master Mu".
This moment of hesitation made Mu Qihan not pull his hand away from Nan Chaoyu's. He replied, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the Valley of the Dead Souls, which can confuse people's minds."
Feng Xiao frowned and looked at Mu Qihan, politely asking, "Could Young Master Mu please explain in more detail?"
Mu Qihan took two steps forward and smoothly withdrew his hand from Nan Chaoyu's. He said indifferently, "Warriors cultivate their bodies, spiritualists refine their spirits. Those who are in between cultivate qi. Qi can be traced, but the spirit is extremely mysterious. This is a place for refining the spirit."
"It is said that everyone who comes here experiences something different and there is no pattern to follow. If you can get through, your spirit will become spiritual. If not, you will be trapped in this valley forever. There should be quite a few people buried here!"
Mu Qihan's words were very mysterious. Feng Xiao was a bit confused, but Nan Chaoyu understood a bit.
She told Feng Xiao a few words, then turned to Mu Qihan and said, "Let's go!"
Mu Qihan nodded. "Be careful!"
The three of them entered the valley. At first, there were the sounds of footsteps, and Nan Chaoyu could sense the two people beside her.
But soon, the footsteps disappeared. Nan Chaoyu looked back. As the mist gradually rose, there was no sign of the others.
Her hand unconsciously touched the Mysterious Ice Sword hanging on her waist, and she walked forward slowly.
After walking a few more steps, sunlight came through and the mist dispersed.
Nan Chaoyu looked around. There was no sign of the other two, and the scenery around her had also changed.
The dead - silent valley was gone, and the surrounding area turned into a snow - covered landscape.
It felt vaguely familiar.
"You're back? I've been waiting for you for a long time, my disciple!"
The familiar voice brought Nan Chaoyu back to her senses. She looked straight ahead.
In the ice and snow, a figure stood upright, wearing a long white robe with wide sleeves, looking rather thin.
But the person was like a cold and aloof pine tree, standing there, making people in awe for no reason.
For a moment, Nan Chaoyu was a bit confused about where she was. She took two steps forward in a daze and shouted, "Master!"
The man turned around, showing a face that was hard to tell whether it was male or female. There was a faint smile on his lips. He stretched out his hand towards Nan Chaoyu and said softly, "Yu'er, you're back! It was my misunderstanding of you. Come to me!"
In an instant, Nan Chaoyu's tears welled up.
She wanted to walk over, but her feet wouldn't move. She could only stare at the man.
Scenes before her rebirth flashed through her mind.
Her master said, "Yu'er, you've really disappointed me. Xue'er is your younger sister. How could you be so vicious?"
Her master said, "I taught you skills so that you could shoulder responsibilities, not to bully your own family members."
Her master said, "Since you think like this, I can't tolerate you anymore."
Then there was a sky - full of fire, as if coming from hell, about to burn her soul.
If she hadn't held on to her consciousness and maintained a glimmer of clarity, Mu Qihan couldn't have saved her, and she wouldn't have been reborn in this body.
Thinking of this, Nan Chaoyu suddenly came to her senses.
Where was Mu Qihan?
This wasn't Snow God Mountain. She had been reborn, and Mu Qihan didn't recognize her anymore!
The man opposite was still calling, "Yu'er, Master misunderstood you. Come here. Let's go home. You're still the goddess of Snow God Mountain. Master will definitely believe you from now on."
The fragility on Nan Chaoyu's face disappeared in an instant. She lowered her head and whispered, "The so - called goddess died the moment I called for help in the fire but got no response. The one alive now is Nan Chaoyu!"