On the other side, Mu Anning and Ling Luoyi left the city directly. In the forest outside the city, seeing that there was no one around, Mu Anning asked, "Your Highness, what was that just now?"
Before leaving the city, Ling Luoyi had secretly laid a curse. Mu Anning did not know the content of the curse, but she felt a fleeting surge of Yin cold power from Ling Luoyi, and was a little confused as to why she did this.
Ling Luoyi knew what she was asking and retorted, "Commander Mu, aren't you curious how that pair of grandparents survived in the chaotic land?"
"This is indeed very strange. Does Your Highness know the reason?"
"The reason is this."
Looking at the gray broken porcelain shard in Ling Luoyi's hand, Mu Anning asked, "Does Your Highness think this is the fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron we have been looking for?"
It wasn't that Mu Anning doubted, but they had already received quite a few suspected fragments, but in the end, none of them were genuine.
"Whether it is or not, we'll know by looking."
With that said, Ling Luoyi's Glazed Sea Flame enveloped the entire fragment. Ling Luoyi slowly increased the temperature, and a series of "crackling" sounds came from it.
An hour later, Ling Luoyi found that the gray fragment inside the Glazed Sea Flame began to slowly peel off, revealing a little bit of the original orange-yellow color of the fragment.
Half an hour later, Ling Luoyi withdrew the Glazed Sea Flame. The gray outer shell had completely peeled off, leaving behind a smaller orange-yellow fragment. Ling Luoyi recalled the fragment in Bali's hand from her memory, and it was very similar to the one in her hand now. Moreover, the patterns seemed to match, and what confirmed it most was...
"Your Highness, this is indeed a fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron!" Mu Anning also compared it with the records and confirmed that it was indeed a fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron. "Your Highness, but what does this have to do with the curse you left?"
"Commander Mu, haven't you noticed? The reason that pair of grandparents could live safely in such a mixed place is because this thing was protecting them."
Seeing that Mu Anning still didn't understand, Ling Luoyi said directly, "According to the records, the fragments of the Heavenly Star Cauldron each have their own functions. The fragment held by the leader of the extraterrestrial demons who attacked the Ancient Spirit Continent at that time should have the function of concealment. As for other fragments, I don't know yet, but this one should have the function of suppression."
"Concealment? Suppression?" Mu Anning was more and more confused as she listened, and asked, "Your Highness, the book only records that the fragments of the Heavenly Star Cauldron each have their own functions, but the specific functions are unknown. How can Your Highness be sure of the functions of these two fragments?"
"At that time, I had inspected the Heavenly Profound Domain, and there were no abnormalities. But soon after, the extraterrestrial demons broke in. I found it strange at the time. The passage couldn't have been opened in a short period of time, but they were able to enter within a few days of my inspection. I couldn't figure it out. Later, we found out about the Heavenly Star Cauldron, and I connected it. At that time, the leader of the extraterrestrial demons must have used that fragment to hide them, which is why I didn't find them. Therefore, I guessed that the function of that fragment was concealment."
At this point, Ling Luoyi paused, allowing Mu Anning to digest the information.
Mu Anning didn't find anything wrong with what she said, so she asked, "Your Highness, what about this one?"
"As for this one, it's even simpler. Didn't I tell you before that I suspected this fragment was related to the heavenly treasure that saved the Ancient Profound Continent during the Battle of the Starfall Forest?"
"Yes."
Mu Anning had thought Ling Luoyi's deduction was a bit far-fetched when she heard it, but she had no other clues or deductions, so she could only move forward in one direction. Although she still felt this deduction was far-fetched, she felt that the heavenly treasure and this fragment were related.
"If my guess is correct, this fragment is indeed the heavenly treasure that saved the Ancient Profound Continent at that time, then this fragment has the effect of suppressing cultivation. But this is also not right. At that time, it only suppressed the cultivation of the Shura clan, and the human race was not affected. Combining with the pair of grandparents we met today, I deduce that it should only suppress invaders."
"Suppress invaders?"
If that were the case, if this fragment recognized that pair of grandparents as the owners of that small courtyard, then the people outside who were coveting them would naturally become invaders. In this way, it would make sense that the pair of grandparents could live unharmed in such a place for more than a year.
"Not only that, Commander Mu, haven't you noticed? In that small courtyard, we didn't even have a single evil thought."
Hearing her say that, Mu Anning also remembered this point. In that small courtyard, at most, she had only complained verbally, but she had no other thoughts in her heart, and her actions were also without any other intentions. Thinking of this, Mu Anning also understood why Ling Luoyi had left that curse.
"So Your Highness left that curse to protect that pair of grandparents?"
"That's right. If, as I said, this fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron was protecting that pair of grandparents, and we took it away like this, the future lives of that pair of grandparents would be unimaginable. That's why I left that curse. We are looking for fragments of the Heavenly Star Cauldron to protect more people. If we harm others because of it, I can only apologize. But since it can have the best of both worlds, why not do it?"
"Your subordinate understands, Your Highness. However, if the child knows that he will be very safe in that small courtyard and no one can harm him, I fear that in the long run, the child will grow up crooked."
"Therefore, that curse, like this fragment, is only effective against those who want to harm that pair of grandparents. Moreover, that curse will disappear after ten years. After ten years, the child will have the ability to protect himself. What happens after that will be none of my business. I cannot protect them forever."
"Your Highness has thought of everything."
Ling Luoyi put away the fragment and said, "Alright, Commander Mu, send them a message and tell them to gather at the place we agreed upon earlier. We are returning to the Sacred Domain."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Mu Anning sent a message to her subordinates, and Ling Luoyi also informed the Domain Lord of this matter. The Domain Lord was very happy and informed the Grand Elder of this matter. The Grand Elder quickly informed those who had been paying attention to the human world. By this time, there were not many people waiting outside the realm gate, and they also knew that the Saintess of the human race had obtained the fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron. So, they all left, and the realm gate was reopened.
Ling Luoyi also informed Gu Yuncheng of this matter through the bone jade. Gu Yuncheng chuckled after hearing it, "Luoluo, I knew you would find it."
"Asu, our initial thoughts were not wrong. The two teams sent by the Shura clan and the Demon clan eliminated a large part of the area for us. The fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron was indeed in the secret realm, but more than a year ago, after they searched, someone took it out of the secret realm. They thought it was just an ordinary fragment, so they threw it away, but it was picked up by a child because the pattern was beautiful."
"Luoluo, how should we put this? We didn't expect it to be like this either."
"Indeed."
What they didn't expect was that the secret realm where the Heavenly Star Cauldron was located would fall into a place with thin spiritual energy near a mortal city in the Ancient Spirit Continent. It was estimated that the Shura and Demon clans responsible for searching this area at that time also did not expect it.
"Luoluo, there's also some news that you already know, which recently came from the Flowing璎 Water Pavilion. The heavenly treasure that saved the Ancient Profound Continent more than two thousand years ago is the fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron."
Ling Luoyi had guessed it, so she was not surprised. "Asu, since this fragment of the Heavenly Star Cauldron has been found, then that fellow who wants to scheme with the tiger should pay a price!"