After circling a few times, Ye Ju couldn't discern anything. She asked the tribal chief with great uncertainty,
"Chief, are you sure this stone you've guarded for hundreds of years is a treasure? It just looks like a rock."
"Fairy, this is truly our tribe's sacred stone. It emitted golden light a couple of days ago and hasn't moved since. But did this sacred stone attract the snow beasts?" The chief also wanted to know if it was the cause. If so, it was a ticking time bomb. If it emitted golden light every winter and brought a beast tide, the Xuanyuan tribe would eventually be wiped out.
"Chief, I'm sorry, I can't figure it out either. It just looks like a stone." Ye Ju secretly asked Long San if he knew what it was. Long San shook his head. Even the dignified Dragon God couldn't see anything unusual about this stone. Ye Ju felt a slight disdain in her heart.
Xiao Bai stood obediently on Ye Ju's shoulder. She had just seen the stone flash when Ye Ju turned away. Xiao Bai hesitated, wondering if she should tell her sister. She had a premonition that this stone would compete with her for her sister's affection in the future. Forget it, she wouldn't tell her sister.
Xuanyuan Hong knew that even the fairy couldn't figure it out, which made things more troublesome. He had a strong feeling that the snow beasts were indeed attracted by this sacred stone.
"Fairy, you have shown great kindness to our Xuanyuan tribe. We have decided to give you the sacred stone that we have guarded for hundreds of years." The chief suddenly said to Ye Ju, as if cutting off a limb, presenting the sacred stone.
Ye Ju...
This thing attracted snow beasts. Although she could fight them now, she was afraid of trouble. Being like a mobile beacon, constantly informing snow beasts of her whereabouts? This was too terrifying!
"No~ Chief, this is too precious, I cannot accept it. This is your Xuanyuan tribe's treasure. Perhaps if you guard it for a few more hundred years, you will know its miraculous effects." Ye Ju quickly refused. After speaking, she slipped away along the passage.
The chief stood with his mouth open, unable to believe that his Xuanyuan tribe's treasure could not be given away.
As soon as Ye Ju reached the surface, she prepared to call Ah You and Xiao Wangyou to board the flying ship. At this moment, Xuanyuan Che and Xue Niang arrived.
"Fairy, we have prepared a simple wine. Please do us the honor of tasting it." Xuanyuan Che and Xue Niang bowed. They were truly grateful for the fairy's life-saving grace.
"Sister, I'm hungry. I smell the aroma." Xiao Bai's gluttonous nature was fully exposed.
Xuanyuan Che was a bit surprised to hear the white fox speak human words, but he remained relatively calm.
"Fairy, please. Lord White Fox is also hungry. It's just a humble meal." Xue Niang also spoke. Her face was full of gratitude.
Under the enthusiastic hospitality of the Xuanyuan tribe, Ye Ju decided to rest there for the night.
The villagers skinned the snow beasts. They did not eat the meat. Therefore, white snow beast furs were spread out on the open ground in the village. Snow beasts devoured humans, yet their furs were used by humans for warmth... Every gain and loss has its own destiny!
While eating, the village chief, along with a group of villagers, burst in again, holding various delicious foods, with a crowd of people following behind. Ye Ju thought, were they carrying the sacred stone? Did the village chief intend to force it upon her?!
Ye Ju exchanged glances with Xiao Bai, Ah You, and Xiao Wangyou. They all instinctively blinked and vanished together. Upon arriving, everyone felt a slight regret for not being able to taste the previous delicacies. Suddenly, Xiao Bai was seen holding a chicken drumstick in its mouth, a large piece of meat in its left paw, and a basin of roast lamb in its right.
Steward Zhu was suddenly surprised to see the fairy and the others suddenly appear on the ship.
"Set off!" Ye Ju waved her hand!
Although Steward Zhu was surprised, he quickly started the flying ship.
At this moment, the sacred stone suddenly emitted a light and flew towards the direction of Ye Ju's flying ship.
Ye Ju and her entire crew were suddenly transported into a secret realm. They discovered it was an ancient battlefield, with chilling winds, broken weapons everywhere, and rattling white bones.
Ye Ju ordered Xiao Bai and the others to be on guard. Ye Ju sensed something was wrong; the entire space was filled with a dark aura. She seemed to see two armies clashing, soldiers charging into battle, with the sounds of killing, drumming, and screams interwoven.
Ye Ju calmed her mind and maintained clarity! The aura here could affect one's state of mind. She then saw Steward Zhu and the others had fallen into an illusion, their eyes blood-red.
"Kill~ Kill~" Wielding their respective weapons, they brandished them in the air as if fighting an enemy... Even Xiao Bai's eyes were blood-red, having reverted to its true form, its eight tails dancing enchantingly.
"Sister, I can't control myself... Kill!" Xiao Bai suddenly lunged at Ye Ju, slashing towards her chest with its claws.
"Xiao Bai~~" Ye Ju cried out in alarm, dodging Xiao Bai's claws. This was bad! They were all affected. The killing intent here was too strong, and something in the shadows was watching...
Ye Ju made a decisive move, summoning her defensive charm. With herself and the staff, she knocked everyone unconscious.
After throwing Xiao Bai into her spatial dimension, she created a barrier to protect everyone on the ship. Fortunately, the craftsmen on the ship were still unconscious. If they had been awake, their low cultivation would have surely caused them great harm!
"Come out! Don't force me to act! Otherwise, you'll taste my Demon Extermination Spell!"
Whimpering... The sound was like crying and choking.
"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink! I don't have time to play hide-and-seek with you!"
The Qingtian Sword flew into the air. Ye Ju quickly formed hand seals, chanting a spell:
Heaven and Earth, spirits and gods, demons and monsters shall rise,
Dwelling in the South Dipper to the left, and the Seven Stars to the right.
All gods, heed my command and obey my will.
The sword transforms into ten thousand bodies, slaying the wicked and exterminating demons!
Go!
The Qingtian Sword glowed with golden light, and countless sword rain surged towards a spot in the sky. A shadow fled, and all the sword rain pursued it. The voice cried out:
"Fairy, spare me! I dare not do it again! Let's talk it through. I haven't harmed anyone.
Ah~~ How dare a mere ant offend me, the magnificent Demon Lord! You deserve to die!" The black shadow emitted two voices, as if struggling for something.
Ye Ju used her spiritual power as a whip, flying through the air, and lashed out at the shadow. The black shadow, forced to flee by the sword rain, was also struck by the spiritual power whip.
"Ah, Fairy, it hurts so much~~" the younger voice wailed.
Ye Ju's heart ached, and her hand faltered. The shadow seized the opportunity and escaped. The black shadow's voice echoed in her ears: "Haha! We will meet again!"
Ye Ju's heart tightened. At the same time, Ye Ju and the flying ship were ejected from the spatial dimension!
They reappeared in the Xuanyuan tribe's village.
"They're out! They're out, Chief~~" A villager guarding the sacred stone saw the flying ship and Ye Ju suddenly appear and rushed to report to the chief.
"What's going on?" Ye Ju asked Xuanyuan Hong coldly. Her aura was fully unleashed. At this moment, Ye Ju even suspected a conspiracy, such as the Xuanyuan tribe deliberately luring her here. Then, they plotted to trap her inside this so-called sacred stone.
"Fairy, Fairy, you misunderstand." The Xuanyuan chief withstood Ye Ju's pressure. The fairy's indifferent gaze seemed capable of piercing him.
"Fairy, I did not know that the sacred stone emitting golden light would absorb people..." The chief was sweating profusely, not knowing how to explain. Finally, he produced his Xuanyuan tribe's record bamboo slips...