For a long time, Zi Linling finally declared with conviction, "What you protect is what I will protect. As long as I am alive, my fighting spirit will never die!"
The arrowhead of the Shattering Void Arrow seemed to hear Zi Linling's oath, and its dark glow instantly intensified, conveying a sense of joy.
At the same time, on the Boundless Sea of the Tianyuan Continent, golden light radiated from the seabed.
But before the golden light could travel far, streaks of dark,幽光 intertwined with it. Simultaneously, a colossal stone tablet phantom appeared, covering the entire Boundless Sea.
"Golden Demon, as long as Xuanxu is not dead, you will not be able to wreak havoc on the Azure Star!"
"Xuanxu, although you have suppressed me for ten million years, you are also at the end of your strength. The day you vanish will be the day the Azure Star is destroyed! Hahaha..."
"Hmph! Golden Demon, there are things that you invaders from beyond the domain will never understand. Do you really think I am the only one on this Azure Star capable of suppressing you?"
"Xuanxu, what do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Heh heh! You will understand soon! But for now, you will obediently slumber with me in this Demon Extermination Sea!"
"No! Xuanxu! I, Golden Demon, will definitely break through this damned seal!"
"You will have no chance! Xuanxu Town Sea Stele! Suppress!"
As these two voices faded, the golden light and dark,幽光 on the Boundless Sea intertwined and sank to the seabed.
The Boundless Sea instantly returned to its calm.
...
After Zi Linling recognized the Shattering Void Arrow as her master, she took out the blank page.
What secret did this page hide? Could it truly be similar to the method of unlocking the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon?
She carefully recalled the process of obtaining the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon, afraid of missing any important details.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with great joy, "Right! Blood!"
At that time, the wordless Heavenly Scroll, the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon, was in her hand. With the gunshot, blood stained the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon. When she woke up, the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon had disappeared.
Later, she discovered that the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon had somehow entered her Sea of Consciousness.
In this way, the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon was activated because it was inadvertently stained with her blood.
Thinking of this, Zi Linling eagerly dripped a drop of her essence blood onto the blank page.
But strangely, that drop of essence blood simply rested on the page, neither integrating nor staining it.
What was going on? Had she guessed wrong?
No! She must have missed some important detail.
Soon, her eyes lit up again, and she mused, "Perhaps ordinary essence blood won't work, only essence blood from the heart is required?"
Zi Linling willed it, and a drop of essence blood from her heart was forced out of her body, landing on the blank page.
"How could this be?"
That drop of heart essence blood, just like the ordinary essence blood before it, rested on the paper without any reaction.
Zi Linling frowned deeply. Where had she gone wrong?
She once again recalled the entire process of obtaining the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon, but still found no clues.
Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly remembered that what had stained the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon was not only her heart essence blood, but also her soul.
Could it be that only heart essence blood fused with the soul could work?
She would try!
Zi Linling released a wisp of her soul and fused it into that drop of heart essence blood.
Indeed, when her soul merged with the drop of heart essence blood, the blank page instantly emitted a dazzling white light.
This white light was incredibly sacred and carried the profound rhythm of the Great Dao, similar to the Law of Judgment.
Soon, Zi Linling herself was enveloped by the white light. The seven-colored spiritual roots at the bottom of her nascent world emerged from her body and entered the white light.
The lotus imprint on her forehead, which had already bloomed four petals, also emerged from her brow, intertwined with the seven-colored spiritual roots, and moved joyfully within the white light.
After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the white light gradually receded into Zi Linling's body. The seven-colored spiritual roots returned to the torn nascent world, and the lotus imprint returned to her forehead.
The blank page also shot into Zi Linling's Sea of Consciousness with a whoosh, sharing the space with the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon, suspended quietly.
In Zi Linling's mind, four large characters appeared—"Creation True Scripture"!
She brought her divine sense closer to the Creation True Scripture, but was repelled by it.
"Realm not attained, creation not revealed; the path is long, but the mortal world has its way! Go forth, when you understand the true meaning of creation, the scripture will naturally form!"
A faint voice, as if traversing through eternity, resounded in Zi Linling's mind.
Zi Linling suddenly awoke, a wry smile on her lips.
It seemed that the Creation True Scripture was not something she could cultivate at her current level. To have a treasure yet be unable to access it was truly torturous!
However, she soon came to terms with it.
Since opportunities cannot be forced, it was best to let fate take its course.
With this thought, she took out her premium spirit stones and began to cultivate quietly.
A night passed in a flash.
As the east began to show the pale white of dawn, Zi Linling was already outside the city.
With a thought, the earth elemental law fluctuated violently, and a martial stage rose from the ground.
She then leaped onto the stage.
The first ray of purple qi fell upon her, quickly entering her body.
She stood there quietly on the stage, awaiting the arrival of her opponent.
As the sun began to rise, a faint black line appeared and disappeared in the sunlight.
Zi Linling was greatly alarmed.
The harbinger of the World-Ending Tribulation had already spread to the Tianci Continent. It seemed their time was running out.
The first person to appear below the stage was Xuanyuan Xun.
He cupped his hands towards Zi Linling on the stage and said with a gentle smile, "Miss Zi, I am here to support you. How about it?"
Zi Linling's lips curved upwards, a captivating smile gracing her peerless beauty. "Thank you, Ninth Prince!"
"You are welcome!" Xuanyuan Xun replied politely.
Then, he transmitted his voice to Zi Linling, "Miss Zi, the tribulation is approaching. How should we respond?"
The World-Ending Tribulation was a matter of great importance, and he naturally could not announce it publicly to avoid causing panic.
Zi Linling transmitted her voice back with a smile, "To tell you the truth, Ninth Prince, to overcome the World-Ending Tribulation, we need to find the reincarnation bodies of the Nine Great Guardians. Only then will there be a chance of survival."
Xuanyuan Xun, being one of the reincarnation bodies of the Nine Great Guardians, was someone she would not conceal this from.
"The Nine Great Guardians you speak of, are they Mother Venerable Feng Liqi, Father Venerable Feng Baoqi, Poison Venerable Yan Wudao, War Venerable Xuanyuan Tian, Pill Venerable Dan Wuji, Formation Venerable Wanyan Lie, Seal Venerable Ji Zihao, Sea Venerable Xuanxu Zi, and Heavenly Venerable Xi Zhihe?"
Zi Linling nodded, "That's correct. They are the nine disciples of the Ancestral God!"
Xuanyuan Xun's expression turned grave. "Then, Miss Zi, how many have you found so far?"