Chapter 147: A Spoiled Apprentice Is So Cute

Although the spiritual energy of Mount Zhiyun is abundant, it is no different from Kunlun. For ordinary people, it would cause a sudden surge in soul power in a short period. But for My Lord, it is of no use at all.

As for going to hunt the winged snake...

"Are we going or not? Are we going or not? Master, you are the most handsome, the best-looking, and the one who dotes on your apprentice the most in this world." Ji Yin was still acting like a spoiled child.

For some reason, ever since Xuanyuan Ji expressed that he did not care about the Demonic Cauldron within her, she felt that her feelings for him had grown closer, and she had developed a trace of reliance on him.

She quite liked the current feeling. She didn't need to put on any act in front of him.

In fact, this feeling had begun to sprout ever since the second time he channeled his soul power into the Phoenix Feather.

"We are going."

"Master, let's go, let's go... Wait, what did you just say?" Ji Yin hurriedly asked for confirmation.

"I said we are going," Xuanyuan Ji repeated.

Ji Yin immediately beamed with joy. "Master, you're the best!"

Xuanyuan Ji instructed Wu Yan, "The compass."

Wu Yan took out the compass, and Xuanyuan Ji carefully examined the direction.

"Yin'er, go tell the State Preceptor so he doesn't worry," Xuanyuan Ji instructed gently.

"Okay!" Ji Yin ran off to catch up with the crowd, who had not yet gone far.

Wu Yan put away the compass and looked at Xuanyuan Ji, hesitating as if he had something to say.

"If there is something you want to say, you don't need to hold it in."

"My Lord, how did the item retrieved from beneath that altar turn into the Phoenix Dance Immortal Dress? Wasn't it..."

Xuanyuan Ji took out the wooden box and handed it to Wu Yan.

"Heaven is Qian, Earth is Kun, mountains and rivers lie in eternal silence; mountains are the seal, water is the incantation, and the Seal of Mountains and Rivers shall appear." Wu Yan looked at the inscription on the box. "Is this... is this a guide? Does Mount Zhiyun really hold the Seal of Mountains and Rivers?"

"I believe the matter is not that simple. Do you know what I have discovered?"

"What?" Wu Yan asked immediately.

"The mountain ranges of Mount Zhiyun are connected to the Seven Kingdoms, winding like a dragon. And the portion of Mount Zhiyun within the borders of Chiyu is merely the tail of this dragon. Within Mount Zhiyun, there is also a river that runs through all Seven Kingdoms. The mountains acting as the seal represent this complete dragon vein, and the water acting as the incantation represents this river running through the Seven Kingdoms."

"Then what is the meaning of the first half—Heaven is Qian, Earth is Kun, mountains and rivers lie in eternal silence?"

Mountains and rivers in silence... Xuanyuan Ji felt a faint tightness in his chest.

"If the Seal of Mountains and Rivers is to be unleashed, wouldn't that drag all Seven Kingdoms into it?" Wu Yan asked again.

"Since obtaining this seal means ruling the realm, how could it not involve the Seven Kingdoms?"

"Master!" Ji Yin's voice came from afar.

Xuanyuan Ji looked toward Ji Yin, a trace of a smile appearing in his eyes, just watching this little one sprinting wildly toward him.

Wu Yan felt that back in Kunlun, My Lord was like a snow lotus atop a snowy peak, covered by bitter cold all year round, without a shred of warmth, noble and aloof. The present My Lord, however, was like an ordinary person—flesh and blood, full of emotion and love, capable of both smiling and angering.

"Did you tell the State Preceptor?"

"I did."

Xuanyuan Ji took Ji Yin's hand. "Let's go."

The three of them walked toward the southeast direction indicated by the compass. The moment they reached the location, they felt a tremor beneath their feet.

Xuanyuan Ji wrapped his arm around Ji Yin's waist, their figures sweeping lightly across the surface of the water.

Wu Yan followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scenery had changed.

"Right there!" Ji Yin pointed at a tree in the distance, which was laden with fruit.

Xuanyuan Ji held Ji Yin and landed beneath the snake spirit fruit tree, and Ji Yin immediately undid the seal on the Demonic Cauldron.

"Winged snake!" The Demonic Cauldron instantly sensed the presence of the winged snake.