"What is this place?"
Lady Zhui only felt a flash before her eyes, and suddenly found herself inside a giant palace.
"This is... the Guanghan Palace."
Also appearing in the palace, Li Xudou’s expression seemed somewhat complex.
Because although it was his first time here, he felt an inexplicable familiarity with the environment.
It was as if the name and layout of this place had been imprinted in his subconscious.
"There should be twelve crystal coffins over there."
Walking slowly to the inner hall, Li Xudou indeed saw the twelve crystal coffins.
However, upon seeing the twelve crystal coffins, Li Xudou’s face showed a hint of astonishment.
"How is this possible?"
Under Lady Zhui’s puzzled gaze, Li Xudou quickly walked to the foremost crystal coffin.
Inside the coffin, a girl dressed in plain white garb lay quietly, her expression serene, as if she were just sleeping.
"What’s wrong?"
Keeping up with Li Xudou, Lady Zhui also saw the girl in the coffin.
Facing Lady Zhui’s confusion, Li Xudou first looked at the crystal coffin in front of him in bewilderment.
Then he cast a puzzled glance towards the farthest crystal coffin.
Unlike the other eleven coffins, the lid of that coffin had been pushed open.
The Daughter of the Taiyin, who should have been lying inside, was now nowhere to be seen.
"In my feeling, it should be this coffin that’s empty."
Trying to push the coffin lid open to no avail, Li Xudou’s face was filled with confusion.
"Your feeling? Was it that dream again?"
Promptly realizing, Lady Zhui knew all this was related to Li Xudou’s dream.
"No, not entirely related to that dream..."
"It seems the secrets hidden within me—I just don’t know where these secrets originated from."
After a brief moment of contemplation, Li Xudou suddenly turned and walked towards the palace exit.
"Hey? You thought of something again, wait for me!"
Rushing to follow, Lady Zhui realized her current form was too cumbersome.
She was not truly human, having transformed into the appearance of a chubby girl.
With short limbs, Lady Zhui often had to roll and stumble a few steps, just to barely keep up with one of Li Xudou’s strides.
"I’m sorry..."
Noticing Lady Zhui’s clumsy posture, Li Xudou snapped out of his dazed state.
In the next moment, Li Xudou formed a spell with his hands and pointed at Lady Zhui.
ZZZZ...
Lady Zhui, originally a chubby girl, instantly grew into a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
Beyond mere appearance change, Lady Zhui felt her current body was as agile as her original form, without the slightest inconvenience.
"Huh? Is it possible to use Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting like this?"
As she felt the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Primordial Qi flow within her, Lady Zhui was genuinely shocked.
She knew Li Xudou had great expertise in Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting.
But what Lady Zhui never expected was that his expertise would reach such an extraordinary level.
"It’s a shortcut, just to temporarily give you the ability to protect yourself."
"After we leave, you’ll still need to gradually rebuild to truly solidify your foundation."
Lady Zhui excitedly bounced around, seemingly unconcerned about Li Xudou’s words, as she experienced being human for the first time.
"I know, I know!"
Helplessly glancing at Lady Zhui, Li Xudou knew this would happen.
That’s why he previously didn’t use such a method to assist her in practicing Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting.
The most important part of Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting is the initial transformation process.
Only when a cultivator fully experiences the entire process and completes the transformation with their own strength, subsequent changes will come naturally.
"..."
Li Xudou and Lady Zhui walked out of the inner hall without much difficulty.
At this moment, the inexplicable familiarity in Li Xudou’s heart surged again, allowing them to exit the Guanghan Palace without encountering obstacles.
"Is this brought by Dayi?"
Only after leaving the palace did the slower-reacting Lady Zhui realize where the problem lay.
Although the Guanghan Palace was silent and uninhabited, the massive complex was not mere decoration.
Humans within it truly seemed as small as ants.
Therefore, attempting to leave the Guanghan Palace in one go via the correct path seemed theoretically impossible.
"Perhaps!"
Looking down at the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow in his hand, Li Xudou murmured with a faint premonition.
When Li Xudou raised his head again, what met his gaze was indeed a fragmented, ruin-like moon.
"Fragmented" here is not a metaphor but literal.
The entire moon had shattered into countless pieces, with only the area of the Guanghan Palace barely intact, protected by an unknown force.
With just a glance upwards, Li Xudou could see those shattered fragments drifting in the void.
Looking further away, the endless starry sky and vast earth contrasted eerily and strikingly with the shattered moon.
"It’s so cold!"
Unable to help a shiver, Lady Zhui’s words successfully stirred Li Xudou awake again.
"So this is the meaning of ’Guanghan Palace’?"
Li Xudou voluntarily reached out to hold Lady Zhui’s hand, passing the warmth from the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow to her.
On this desolate moon, the term "guanghan" is more than just a descriptor.
Especially now that the moon is shattered, even within the Guanghan Palace, the pervasive cold penetrates to the bone.
"Dayi, can you tell me what’s going on now?"
Slowly raising the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow, Li Xudou asked calmly and coolly.
As if not understanding Li Xudou’s words at all, the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow remained unchanged.
Seeing this, as if anticipating it, Li Xudou began to recite spells softly, and a small Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace flew from his body.
With the Samadhi True Fire igniting the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace, Li Xudou completely dispelled all cold within three feet of his body.
Even the warmth of the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow was covered, faintly emitting a golden glow.
"Since you’ve chosen me, you should know the origins of my teachings."
"I don’t like being a pawn, not even for a Great Celestial God."
"If you don’t reveal yourself, I’ll throw you into this Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace and refine you into a ’Sun-Shooting Arrow.’
Very tactfully staying silent.
Lady Zhui simply watched quietly as Li Xudou confronted the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow.
Influenced by Li Boyang, Lady Zhui firmly believed that a Magical Treasure must be completely under the control of its owner to be effective.
Seeing Li Xudou finally revealing his intentions, Lady Zhui even hoped that "Dayi" would continue to feign ignorance.
Regarding Dayi’s archery?
Even if the archery was strong, could it be stronger than a Celestial Being’s Taoist Skill?
Celestial Beings advocate for universal teaching; anyone can learn whatever they desire, unlike Dayi who conceals things.
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