She slept for a long time. When she woke up, the sunlight was almost too bright for her to open her eyes.
"Fairy, you're finally awake!"
The knitted brows of Immortal Official Yi relaxed the moment she opened her eyes.
Yaohua propped herself up on her elbows, only to find something in her hand. When she saw what it was, she was so startled that she dropped it immediately.
"Where did this bone come from!"
"This..." Immortal Official Yi looked uncertain. "After the Supreme God rescued the fairy, you held this thing tightly in your hand. No one could take it away, not even the Supreme God."
Yaohua slowly recalled what had happened before. So, the thing emitting white light was actually a bone.
"The Supreme God said that this thing is fated to be with the fairy. He hopes that the fairy will keep it well."
Suppressing her horror, Yaohua put the bone away.
This bone had been in the Abyss of Karma Fire for God knows how long. It must have some extraordinary qualities.
"Where's my master?"
She remembered that all the Karma Fire had rushed towards her. At the critical moment, it was her master who suddenly appeared and saved her.
"The Supreme God has gone into seclusion."
"Is my master's injury very serious?" Yaohua bit her lip. She suddenly felt a twinge of regret.
Her master had taken his heart - blood for several days in a row. To save her, he even jumped into the Abyss of Karma Fire alone...
"I want to see my master." She got out of bed and found that there was not a single scratch on her body. She felt even more guilty.
Her master had protected her so well, but she always caused trouble for him.
When Yaohua left the room, she found that she was in a deep mountain. Everywhere she looked, there were traces of being burned by the Karma Fire.
Immortal Official Yi followed behind her. "During the days when the fairy was in a coma, the Supreme God had repaired the Karma Fire Barrier. Rong Chu said that it was thanks to the fairy for destroying the formation in the Karma Fire."
"Formation?" Yaohua was in a daze. "Where did the formation come from in the Abyss of Karma Fire?"
"According to Rong Chu, there were originally formation patterns engraved on that bone. After the little princess took it out, the Abyss of Karma Fire became much quieter, and the repair of the barrier was extremely smooth."
The sudden appearance of a young man surprised Yaohua. "Lu Ran, why are you here?"
"The danger of the Karma Fire has been resolved. I'm here to tell you this good news." Lu Ran showed a big smile on his face. "The Supreme Gods in the Celestial Realm have submitted a memorial to the Divine Lord to allow the little princess to go to the Celestial Realm to express their gratitude. It's just that the Divine Lord has been in seclusion for several years to repair the Fuji Qin, so there's no reply for the time being."
"The Divine Lord has been in seclusion for several years?" Yaohua murmured. Then why did her master say before that he would ask the Divine Lord to open the Tomb of the Supreme Gods?
"Yes. Counting the time, it's probably been six or seven years." Lu Ran looked around. "By the way, where's the Supreme God?"
"Master... Master went into seclusion a few days ago." Yaohua was absent - minded.
Her master must have said that just to stop her.
"Why didn't the Supreme God say a word before going into seclusion?" Lu Ran scratched his head. "Where is the Supreme God in seclusion?"
Wangfu Mountain was shrouded in white mist all year round, with golden light shining on top. From afar, it looked like a golden pagoda rising out of thin air.
Under the floating clouds, the formation glowed brightly.
Inside and outside the formation, Lu Ran and Yaohua looked at each other in surprise.
"Why aren't you restricted by this formation?" Yaohua stared. Just now, as soon as she came over, the formation patterns on the ground emitted a white light and wouldn't let her in at all. On the contrary, Lu Ran wasn't blocked in any way.
"I don't know either!" Lu Ran scratched his head. "Well, little princess, you can wait for me here. Do you have any message for me to convey to the Supreme God?"
There was no other way but this.
Yaohua took out a paper crane from her sleeve. "Please give this to my master."
After watching Lu Ran leave, Yaohua took a few steps back and guarded the mountain gate, waiting for his news.
Three days later, Lu Ran came down the mountain out of breath.
"How is my master?"
Lu Ran sighed. "I didn't even get to see the Supreme God. The Supreme God is in a cave, and there are fences outside. I couldn't get in at all. I left the paper crane inside the fence. I'm sorry, little princess."
This was to guard against Lu Ran.
Yaohua's heart sank.
Her master went into seclusion in a hurry. Not only did he activate the formation to stop her, but he also set up fences outside the cave where he was in seclusion to prevent Lu Ran from entering.
There was probably only one reason for what he did, that is, his injury was more serious than expected.
"Little princess, you don't have to worry too much. The Supreme God is so powerful. He will surely be fine. He must have his reasons for doing this."
Lu Ran wracked his brains to think of words to comfort her, but when he looked up, Yaohua had already left.
Immortal Official Yi had built a house in the deep mountain and surrounded it with a fence. She had planted some medicinal herbs inside.
At this moment, she had just finished fertilizing when she saw a ray of light land on the ground. "Fairy?"
"Immortal Official Yi, tell me the truth. How serious is my master's injury?"
Yaohua rushed forward and grabbed her sleeve. Her eyes stared at her intently.
Immortal Official Yi couldn't lie. Under her burning gaze, she pointed to the tables and chairs in the courtyard. "Please sit down, fairy."
She poured a cup of tea and came over. "That day, when the Supreme God brought the fairy back..."
It was the first time Immortal Official Yi had seen so much blood flowing from a person.
Supreme God Chongming carried the unconscious fairy on his back. The long trail of blood behind him almost converged into a stream.
The blood of the Supreme God contained extremely powerful spiritual power. That spiritual power flowed along the blood trail to the roots of the crimson spider lilies. In the blink of an eye, those flowers that had been on the verge of death from the Karma Fire suddenly became full of vitality, so gorgeous that it seemed as if they would shed blood the next moment.
In contrast, the Supreme God's face gradually withered.
The Supreme God's back was as straight as a pine. He didn't bend a bit until he placed the unconscious fairy on the couch.
At this point, Immortal Official Yi pointed to Yaohua's hair bun. "At that time, he still hadn't fallen. He took out a drop of his heart - blood and turned it into a hairband for the fairy. I think he wanted to protect the fairy."
Yaohua touched her hair bun and conjured up a mirror.
Since she woke up, she hadn't had the time to look in the mirror. So it was only when Immortal Official Yi mentioned it that she knew her master had given her a red hairband.
The moment she saw the hairband, Yaohua began to tremble.
Her master had exhausted himself, but still protected her with his heart - blood.
Why was he always so kind to her?
"I didn't understand at that time and asked the Supreme God why he was harming his own cultivation."
Until that moment, the Supreme God's usually indifferent expression hadn't changed much. Entering the Abyss of Karma Fire and taking his heart - blood were like casually drinking a cup of tea to him.
The Supreme God said, "I will be away for several years from now on. With this, I can protect her from danger and accompany her."
Yaohua's eyes suddenly widened. She raised her head and swallowed back the tears welling up in her eyes. "So, master went into seclusion because... he is at the end of his strength?"
Immortal Official Yi sighed slightly and didn't say any more.
Yaohua's voice was trembling. "He didn't want me to see him because he couldn't see me at all?"