Swordholder

Indeed, the nature of living beings does not change because of their position.

Xia Qianqiu's heart was in turmoil as she stared at Qin Wudao without saying a word.

Qin Wudao continued, "We can also give Elder Xia extra compensation for this trip."

"This includes the Demon Spirit Flower, Blood-Dried Grass, Ice Soul Fruit, and other things that Elder Xia desperately needs."

"In addition, there are ancient array notes left by the ancient Array Transformation Sect."

Upon hearing these words, Xia Qianqiu's mind was in turmoil.

She knew that colluding with the Swordholder and violating the laws of the Great Xiang Empire was undoubtedly treason.

But... Qin Wudao and the others gave her far too much, and it just happened to be the medicinal herbs she wanted.

The array formation notes of the Ancient Array Sect, in particular, were incredibly tempting to her!

Xia Qianqiu gritted her teeth, snorted coldly, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Qin Wudao smiled slightly, looked at Feng Changkong and Feng Wuyai, and said, "Gentlemen, let's continue searching for rare and precious materials."

As he spoke, he looked at the garden full of Three Lights Spirit Herbs, narrowed his eyes, and said, "The fact that these Three Lights Spirit Herbs can grow so robustly and bear so much fruit must mean they were cultivated by a master and nourished with Three Lights Spirit Liquid!"

"Quick, let's find out where the Three Lights Elixir is!"

After these words were spoken, everyone began to breathe heavily.

Although they cannot directly use these Three Lights Spiritual Treasures.

However, they can sell these Three Lights Spiritual Treasures to righteous cultivators of the human race and gain more benefits.

Soon, they saw a gushing spring at the top of the Three Sacred Mountains.

The spring gushed forth golden liquid, silver liquid, and purple liquid.

The three liquids intertwined, flowing and spreading, converging in the pits and hollows around the spring to form a small pool.

The liquid in the pool churned continuously, emitting a rich glow. The flowing glow and rising mist made the area around the spring seem like a dream, a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

In an instant, Feng Changkong, Feng Wuyai, Qin Wudao, and the others stared wide-eyed.

"The Three Lights Spiritual Spring!"

Xia Qianqiu gasped in shock, her eyes widening in disbelief!

"I wonder if we can use an array to mutate the power of the Three Lights Spirit Spring, turning it into the Three Darkness Spirit Spring!"

Xia Qianqiu murmured to himself, looking at the Three Lights Spirit Spring before him, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

Three Hidden Spirit Springs!

Qin Wudao and the others stared at her in shock, never expecting her to have such an idea!

The three dark powers within the Three Dark Springs correspond to the three light powers: Black Demon Power, Blood Fiend Power, and Yin Evil Power.

Dark magic power tends to be violent and bloodthirsty, easily corrupting the mind, and its power is domineering and fierce!

Yin and evil spiritual power tends to be yin, vicious, evil, corrosive, and devours life force, causing living beings to wither quickly.

Unlike dark magic and blood demonic energy, evil spirit energy includes more types, such as curses, death energy, resentment energy, and corpse poison.

The power of evil lacks the domineering and violent aura of demonic power, as well as the ferocity and intimidating nature of evil spirit power, yet it is even more difficult to guard against!

If Xia Qianqiu can truly succeed, it would be an absolutely miraculous feat!

They had a plan to sell the Three Lights Elixir to the Swordholder, but the Three Lights Spring was absolutely out of the question.

They are clear about this bottom line.

"Elder Xia, you may try. If you can truly transform the Three Lights Spirit Spring into the Three Darkness Spirit Spring, then you will be a hero for all time in the history of the Great Xiang Empire!"

Qin Wudao looked at her and said with heavy breathing.

The same applies to Qin Shan and others.

If they can help Xia Qianqiu succeed, they can also get some credit.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qianqiu nodded and immediately began to circle around the Three Lights Spirit Spring, studying its characteristics and patterns. He even wanted to explore what treasures were underground that could spew out such spiritual liquid.

Ultimately, she came to a conclusion.

It's not that there are any treasures underground, but rather a problem with this mountain.

There are probably spiritual veins beneath the Three Saints Mountain, which absorbed the essence of the sun, moon and stars, giving birth to the Three Lights Spirit Spring!

"Move the entire Three Sacred Mountains back to Xijiang City."

Xia Qianqiu studied for a long time before suddenly speaking.

Qin Wudao and the others' pupils contracted.

"Moving the entire mountain back would require a powerful expert of what level to do, without destroying its Daoist essence and spiritual springs?"

Qin Wudao frowned and asked.

"Daotai Zhenjun!"

Xia Qianqiu said calmly, "Only a Daoist True Monarch could move mountains and fill seas without destroying anything in them!"

Qin Wudao and the others gasped, then their eyes lit up!

That's absolutely right!

Although the Purple Mansion True Man can shatter mountains, he cannot precisely control a spiritual mountain without damaging anything inside!

Only the Daoist Master Zhenjun can do that!

"We'll have to go back and ask the King of Tianjiang for permission."

Qin Wudao pondered for a moment.

Xia Qianqiu nodded and continued his research on the Three Lights Spirit Spring.

……

Meanwhile, in the void that they were unaware of.

A man dressed in plain robes appeared here, stepping on an auspicious cloud, his body shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see his face.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes seemingly containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth, quietly looking down at everything on the Three Sacred Mountains below.

Beside him stood a woman dressed in black, whose face was also obscured, but who exuded an aloof and otherworldly air.

"Master, they actually want to move all of the Three Sacred Mountains away. This is outrageous!"

The woman in black said indignantly.

"Don't worry about it, they can't move it."

The man in the plain robe spoke, his gaze falling to the other side below, and said, "That little guy is here."

The woman in black followed his gaze, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly. "Master, is he truly worthy of your attention? That he could actually alarm you to personally retrieve the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture and use it as bait to lure him to the Three Sacred Mountains..."

The man in the plain robe smiled slightly, "It's rare for my junior brother to personally ask me for help, how could I refuse?"

Since my junior brother asked me to come and see this so-called prodigy he spoke of, I naturally had to come.

The woman in black remained silent, but a hint of pity flickered in her eyes. After a moment, she sighed softly, "But aren't the villagers of Ancient Tree Village... utterly wronged? Suffering this calamity for no reason."

The man in the plain robe smiled slightly, stretched out his palm, and gently beckoned. With a hum, the void trembled, and an ancient bronze mirror flew rapidly up from the mountains below and landed in his hand.

Upon seeing the ancient bronze mirror, the woman in black's pupils contracted slightly. "The Floating Life Mirror!"

The man in the plain robe nodded and said, "That's right, this is the Floating Life Mirror. It reflects the lives of the villagers of Ancient Tree Village, their joys and sorrows, their life and death, all just bubbles in a mirror."

The woman in black was shaken. The emotional turmoil caused by the tragic deaths of the villagers of Ancient Tree Village gradually dissipated. "So that's how it is. No wonder."

The man in the plain robe chuckled, "You don't really think I'd abandon the villagers of Ancient Tree Village just to toughen that kid up, do you?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in black was filled with remorse and bowed, saying, "It was my foolishness; I beg Master's forgiveness."

The man in the plain robe waved his hand, unconcerned, and continued, "The Floating Life Mirror can reflect the entire village in a dreamlike scene. The villagers are lifelike, and all the human emotions and everyday life are fully present. It's hard to distinguish reality from illusion when you're in it. In this illusion, the blood and corpses after the entire village was slaughtered, the grief, are all truly palpable..."

The woman in black was shocked. Her gaze followed the man in the white robe and landed at the foot of the Three Saints Mountain below... There, amidst the swirling clouds and mist, a village could be vaguely seen, with wisps of smoke rising from chimneys and the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking, a scene of peace and tranquility.

That village was exactly the same as the previous ancient tree village.

However, that village was located on the east side of the Three Sacred Mountains, facing the western village where Chen Yuan and the others had been.

This is the reflection of the ancient mirror from before.

At this moment, in the village to the east, the village chief is teaching his son, Li Dashan, martial arts.

Wang Daniu led a large group of village women to work in the fields, with shouts and laughter echoing from time to time.

In the open space at the village entrance, Da Niu was playing and frolicking with her three younger brothers and a large group of children.

"A mirage, neither real nor unreal, neither existence nor non-existence..."

The man in the plain robe murmured to himself as he put away the Floating Life Ancient Mirror.

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