The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1060 Origin
Qilin Cliff? Isn't that the place where the Fairy Yunxiao was suppressed and killed in the myths and legends?

Holding up the "Glassy Star Lantern," Zhao Chen frowned, feeling that the name was rather unlucky.

When Zhao Chen first came to the "Qinglan Wuxiang Gate", he vaguely noticed that the space-time here was not quite right, so he stopped and "investigated" for a long time and finally sensed some of the power of the "historical fog".

That power was extremely well hidden, and it was only because Zhao Chen had entered and exited the "mystery of history" many times and had a deep understanding of it that he was able to see a clue.

However, now that he was actually there, he overturned his previous assumptions...

"This isn't a real 'historical fog,' it's probably just a simulated effect, otherwise the star coins needed for the 'Glassy Star Lamp' to illuminate the path wouldn't be so few..."

"Moreover, if the 'Golden Dragon Scissors' were truly in the 'fog of history,' those monsters probably wouldn't even be able to sense it!"

"However, this ambiguous 'fog' still retains some characteristics of the 'fog of history,' and the person who created it must have studied or even manipulated the real 'fog of history.'"

"It's highly likely that it was made by the 'Cloud Fairy' who once returned to the Three Immortal Islands and left behind a tear of 'reincarnation'."

Considering the frequent appearances of words like "Azure Sky," "Qilin Cliff," and "Golden Dragon Scissors" in the previous "Azure Sky Collection," which were also heavily polluted, Zhao Chen boldly speculated: "She also distorted the text in that 'Azure Sky Collection,' concealing the fact that the Azure Sky Fairy had dug out the 'Golden Dragon Scissors' under this 'Qilin Cliff.'"

"Her purpose, of course, was to hide the secret she didn't want outsiders to know."

With that thought in mind, Zhao Chen held up the "Glassy Star Lantern," stepped over the stone tablet, and took a few more steps forward, entering a small area of ​​about twenty square meters inside the mountain.

"But now, as I arrive here, about to uncover this secret, I am not being stopped..."

"Either that Fairy Yunxiao has stopped paying attention to Fengyin Pavilion, or this place was originally meant for me to discover!"

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen scanned the not-so-large space with his divine sense and quickly "saw" three items placed side by side.

Firstly, there was a crystal coffin with a very familiar design, seemingly identical in appearance to the coffin that held the body of the "Demon Cloud" during the holiday.

Danfi said that these were actually replicas of the coffins used by the four ancient goddesses when they buried themselves.

Secondly, it is a bonsai of an artificial mountain.

It's about the size of a regular flowerpot, with a steep cliff landscape on top. It's bare and doesn't look very aesthetically pleasing.

Thirdly, there is a pair of golden scissors stuck at the bottom of the bonsai cliff.

"The golden scissors are undoubtedly the priceless treasure 'Golden Dragon Scissors'."

"But it feels very ordinary to me now, with no power whatsoever, as if it were just an ordinary thing... Is this a divine object concealing itself?"

"Or rather, am I not qualified to use it yet?"
"The artificial rockery is easy to understand; it should be the source of the power of this fake mist. As long as it is destroyed, the 'Qilin Cliff' shrouded in mist can return to Fengyin Pavilion."

"As for the final coffin..."

Zhao Chen walked up to the transparent coffin and easily saw the "person" lying inside through the "crystal" covering the coffin.

No, to be precise, they are dead people! They are skeletons!

Unlike the lifelike demon cloud lying in the coffin, what Zhao Chen saw now was a stark white skeleton. Upon seeing this, Zhao Chen frowned and thought to himself, "Logically speaking, the corpse of a 'Dongxuan' cultivator should be immortal as long as it is not deliberately destroyed."

"The fact that only bones remain can only mean that this is its fundamental nature..."

Next, he carefully observed the crystal coffin with his "Vision Eye" and found that the restrictions on it had completely lost their effect and there were signs that it had been opened.

Perhaps, the skeleton was not the original owner of the coffin.

With a thought, Zhao Chen attached his "investigation" ability to his divine sense, focusing it on the white bones inside the coffin. Soon, his "jade book" updated its information:
"The remains of 'Fairy Caiyun'."

The Fairy of Rainbow Clouds? No wonder the "Rainbow Clouds Spinning Tower," created by supernatural powers, is right next to Qilin Cliff... Could it be that the Fairy of Rainbow Clouds actually died at the foot of the cliff and was taken into this coffin by the "Fairy of Clouds" who came here later?
Colorful clouds... white bones... made of clouds... perhaps this Fairy of Colorful Clouds is a cultivator of the "Bone Demon" lineage.

Furthermore, according to the notes of the Azure Sky Fairy, the original owner of this coffin was most likely Bi Xiao, one of the Three Immortals of the Azure Sky.

Based on previous speculations, Bi Xiao's last remaining mark has most likely become "Ren Lan," Ling Wei's little apprentice.

This is just a decoy setup.

If one truly believes Bixiao is dead, and thus removes the "Golden Dragon Scissors" and destroys "Qilin Cliff," then one will most likely incur a significant karmic debt with Ren Lan...

That's why there are no protective measures here, and even the "Golden Dragon Scissors" are sealed. Anyone who can find and break through this fake "historical fog" can seemingly take away a treasure without any cost.

But finding and breaking through the "historical fog" has already filtered out 99% of the people... 80% of them are coming for me.

Was it the work of that fairy from the clouds? To be honest, it wasn't very clever; compared to the others who orchestrated my fate, it was rather crude.

Moreover, it's not difficult to crack... Not to mention that the Fengyin Pavilion, the sect that inherited the Hanzhi Immortal's legacy, is now almost entirely under the Zhao family name, and Ren Lan, who carries the mark of the Azure Cloud Fairy, is also in the hands of the Empress.

Even the skeleton of "Fairy Caiyun" lying in the coffin before us may not have left behind any successors or destined individuals.

These people are actually all suited to take on this cause and effect and wield the "Golden Dragon Scissors".

In any case, all Zhao Chen needs is the power of the treasure, and he doesn't necessarily have to possess it... or rather, he just needs to "possess" the person who is qualified to wield the divine weapon.

"However, Bai Xue, Dong Caiyu, and Fu Man are all a bit lacking. Ling Wei might have been able to do it before, but there is no hope after Yan Shou destroyed his foundation. Her disciple Ren Lan is a suitable candidate."

"Besides, there may be some qualified cultivators among the Bone Demon lineage."

For some reason, the first person Zhao Chen thought of was his sister Hongxia. She did indeed have a strange connection with the "Bone Demon" and even gained great benefits from the ruins of the "White Jade Sect" in Wuyou Cave.

"Speaking of which, it seems that every female cultivator around me has quite a background, except for Sister Hongxia and Moqiu, who are relatively ordinary..."

"But is it really just ordinary?"

"The fact that I, who cultivate the 'Sky-Gazing and Earth-Measuring Divine Mirror,' could have such a thought already speaks volumes... Could it be that Sister Hongxia really has some connection with the so-called Fairy of Colorful Clouds?"

(End of this chapter)