Chapter 89: Soul Guard Seal

  "Could something have happened to Zi'er too? No way! ... How did your ancestors get them?"

  The woman whispered a few words in a low voice and suddenly asked with a tense tone, looking somewhat anxious.

  She recalled the purple-robed woman who had brought a major turning point to her life when she first entered the Purple Yuan Boundary. Zuo Xiao Yao shook her head, "At that time, I was an ordinary person and it was my first time in the Purple Yuan Boundary. I saw a senior's lingering divine sense inside, and she said she would give me the three treasures of the Purple Venerable. As for how our ancestors obtained them, I've never heard anyone mention it before. All I know is that our recent ancestors were all ordinary people."

  The mist suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere felt a bit heavy. Zuo Xiao Yao hesitated for a moment, thinking that although she didn't know how this woman knew about the three treasures of Zi Zun in her expression, the other party had such divine powers and was also an old acquaintance with the purple-robed woman from the legend. From the tone of her voice, she should be an old friend rather than an enemy. Then she continued, "Before that senior's consciousness left, he always said that he hoped we would have another chance to meet!"

  The woman let out a soft sigh and then said, "It seems she was mistaken after all... and threw them away! Oh well, being able to know that she's doing well here is already a great fortune! ...Where did the Moonlight Pearl go?"

  A woman's voice, filled with a deep sense of sorrow and helplessness, spoke in a low tone, as if muttering to herself. Xiaoyao only caught the last sentence clearly, which seemed to be directed at her question. The topic changed too quickly, leaving her stunned for a moment before she realized what the woman might be referring to. She replied calmly, "Are you talking about the pearl that emits a bright light like sunlight? It flew over to where I was standing at the time and hasn't appeared again since then. Now, I'm not sure where it went either."

  The woman was somewhat surprised, she of course knew what the Sunday pearl was, and with Zuo Xiao's current cultivation, it was fundamentally insufficient to subdue it. At most, she could only break through the restrictions set around the Sunday pearl and reach the underground cave, while the Sunday pearl would automatically fly back to her here.

  She had discovered that things were not as she had planned, so she had previously swept her gaze over Zuo Xiao's body, but did not sense the presence of the You Ri Pearl, which was why she had asked that question earlier. However, the answer she got now was far beyond her expectations: "Automatically flew into your body?"

  "Whether or not it flew into my body, I'm not certain, but afterwards that bead suddenly disappeared and everything around me turned black. Then I ended up in this cave."

  The woman's tone was laced with incredulity, and although she didn't understand the true situation, Zuo Xiao Yao vaguely sensed that things might not be as simple as they seemed. She had some misgivings, but in the end, she still didn't mention the mysterious black cauldron and the round bead that had appeared inside her body. Previously, when mentioning the purple-robed woman, she had also subconsciously avoided bringing up the power of the Grasswood Spirit, as the other party hadn't discovered it anyway.

  It can't be said to be deceitful, after all she was telling the truth, just concealing part of it. Therefore, Zuo Xiao Yao's words were quite frank and sincere, causing the woman not to suspect her at all, nor did she think that with such an absolute gap in strength, Zuo Xiao Yao would have any other intentions, only wondering why this situation suddenly appeared which was so different from her original plan.

  As the woman sighed again, Zuo Xiaoyao suddenly felt a bright light in front of her eyes. She found herself in a stone room of about 300 square meters. The first thing she saw was a purple-black coffin placed in the center of the stone room, covered with a huge transparent glass cover, which looked more than twice as large as an ordinary coffin.

  Was it the woman's voice coming from inside the coffin?

  After so many years, it's finally good to have a fellow traveler coming here. Fortunately, although the Jadeite Pearl has lost its trace, you still have the Purple Venerable Three Treasures in your hands. The heavens are unpredictable, and I suppose they must have left behind a thread of hope for them!

  At this point, the woman stopped, and the atmosphere in the stone room brought much more pressure to Zuo Xiao Yao than Yu Ri Zhu, making her feel that even breathing was somewhat difficult. If not for her spiritual power having recovered, in such an environment, she wouldn't have even had the opportunity to crawl forward.

  Although she was puzzled, Zuo Xiao Yao, who was desperately resisting the pressure around her at this time, had no time to ask more questions and didn't want to ask more. In her opinion, since this woman had caused so much trouble, what she wanted to do would be said by herself, and as for her, she shouldn't even have the right to refuse!

  A person under the eaves, can't help but bow their head. Zuo Xiao Yao has always been clear about this principle. The other party's strength far exceeds her current understanding, just like when she was "scanned through" by that woman without any courtesy, she had no power to resist, and with a good sense of self-awareness, she didn't even bother to feel emotions like anger or resentment, anyway, dwelling on those things would only make herself suffer.

  Before she knew it, nearly half a time period had passed, and Zuo Xiao Yao was still exerting her spiritual power to resist the pressure in the stone room. The woman suddenly spoke up, "Although your innate talent is poor, your temperament is not bad. This must be why Zi Er will pass on her skills to you. If you can continue to hold on, it's not impossible that you'll enter that place. Since that's the case, I'll entrust this matter to you!"

  The tone of the last sentence was not without a hint of regret, Zuo Xiao Yao wanted to advise her to wait for later comers, but she was more worried that she would be left behind as company, so she tactfully ignored the other's tone and proactively said "Senior has something, please give orders, junior will definitely do his best!"

  "You've also benefited from others, completing this task is just doing your job!"

  What's the benefit? Did that woman already know that the pearl had entered her body and never came out again? Zuo Xiao Yao was shocked in her heart, but before she could even open her mouth, what appeared in front of her eyes made her even more astonished.

  Only to see that in the light cover inside, a coffin suddenly appeared in front of it, a woman who seemed to be made of clouds and mist, white clothes were as white as snow, black hair reached her knees, truly ethereal and dusty temperament was even more beautiful and stunning, making Left Xiaoyao also stare for a moment, but the first impression she gave people was that she could be admired from afar, but not approached.

  When her gaze met the woman's calm and unruffled eyes, Zuo Xiao Yao suddenly came to herself, immediately bowing her head respectfully. In her heart, she was relieved that they were of the same sex, although staring blankly at someone in front of others was somewhat too rude, it was absolutely an honest admiration for the other's beauty, and wouldn't lead to misunderstandings.

  As expected, the woman did not take this matter to heart and replied in her usual calm tone, "Our identities and backgrounds will be revealed when the time is right. For now, you must not only work hard on your cultivation but also strive to protect yourself. You cannot reveal this matter to anyone!"

  As soon as the voice fell, Zuo Xiaoyao only felt that a fatal threat seemed to come from the depths of her soul, and with it, several almost invisible mysterious characters quickly disappeared into her forehead.

  Even a clay man has three points of earthly nature, and Zuo Xiaoyao, who didn't have time to react at all, was suddenly filled with anger, instinctively thinking that the character wasn't anything good, and it's very likely to be unfavorable to her. After throwing away the self-awareness, she tried her best to calm down and said, "Senior, what do you mean by this?"

  The woman, however, ignored the undisguised anger on Zuo Xiao's face and replied calmly, "This is a Soul Guard Seal. With it, you won't unintentionally say things that shouldn't be said, and you don't have to worry about others using mind control or soul searching techniques on you. Once triggered, as long as the opponent's strength is lower than mine, they will explode and die!"

  Although she could hear that this thing seemed harmless to her, but her own soul had an extra mark left by someone else, this feeling was absolutely not wonderful. The anger in Zuo Xiao's heart did not dissipate. "The junior has promised to do something and will definitely work hard to achieve it, why does the senior need to take action!"

  "Hmph! You're still too inexperienced and ignorant. I have my own considerations for handling things, no need for you to meddle!"

  The woman with a calm and collected face scolded her, but did not show any anger.

  Although Zuo Xiao Yao had her head lowered, she was filled with a sense of shame in her heart. This was the difference in strength, because someone else's strength far surpassed hers. Even when she was secretly implanted with a forbidden technique, not only did she not have the qualifications to express her protest, even expressing her dissatisfaction was "nonsensical". However, for her, being scanned without permission was still tolerable, but being implanted with a forbidden technique posed a real threat to her personal safety, and it was absolutely impossible to take it lightly. Even if this forbidden technique seemed harmless and beneficial to her in the other person's words.

  Still seeing Xiao Yao's 'ungrateful' appearance, the woman slightly softened her tone and said "Their tracks and safety are of great importance, I absolutely do not allow any potential threats to exist, so no matter how dissatisfied you are in your heart, I must do everything I can... Just consider it as a reward for getting these three pieces of Zixuan Sanbao, which can be called 'heaven-defying' objects for us cultivators!"

  The woman's words were always ambiguous, but Zuo Xiaoyao roughly understood that the other party meant that in this stone room, apart from her, there were others. Among them, one person should be related to the purple-robed woman sending her the Purple Venerable Three Treasures. Unintentionally acknowledging someone else's feelings also requires repayment, which is exactly what the Cultivation Path says about repaying kindness with kindness.

  Although she was still unwilling and puzzled in her heart, since the other party had already said so much, Zuo Xiao Yao could only choose to agree: "Please speak clearly, senior!"

  "This is the last bit of my divine consciousness, now that it has appeared, it won't be able to hold on for much longer. The two people in the coffin are my closest friends and confidants. We were originally brought together by a great calamity, and fortunately managed to escape and make our way here, thus preserving ourselves until today. However, the difficulty of this calamity is truly unimaginable to outsiders. On that day, I had almost exhausted my spiritual energy, and they had fallen into a deep sleep after their divine consciousness nearly collapsed. I could only barely set up the Gate of Life and Death, waiting for someone with fate to arrive. Who would have thought that instead, you would come here through the Empty Gate, making a third choice?"

  As she brought up the past, the woman's emotions were quite low. Zuo Xiao Yao did not make a sound to disturb her. After a moment, she continued, "The matter I want to entrust you with is to bring them into the Purple Yuan Boundary and take them away from this place. If one day you have the opportunity to meet Zi Er again, the woman who passed on the Purple Respect Three Treasures and the cultivation method to you, please hand them over to her for care. In this world, except for Zi Er, do not reveal their whereabouts to anyone else."

  It seems that this woman, who appears to be as cold as ice and snow, is actually a person of great loyalty and righteousness. From her words, it's not hard to hear that she sacrificed herself to save her two good friends, giving them a chance to survive. Thinking about this, Zuo XiaoYao couldn't help but feel a soft spot for her in his heart. "I promise you, I will definitely work hard to fulfill your wish, but what about you?"