"So what should we do?" Jiang Yuzhe, though always a bit slow to react, had decent comprehension. After listening to him, he quickly understood the pros and cons and asked hesitantly.

Mu Hanyan instinctively glanced at Ye Lanfeng, only to see Ye Lanfeng slightly frowning, seemingly unable to think of a good solution for the moment. Although many people rely on Mu Hanyan, Mu Hanyan also has someone to rely on, and that person is Ye Lanfeng.

"Hanyan, let me have a look at that Jade Pendant," Qu Shanling suddenly said.

Since leaving Fang Town, Qu Shanling had always been following Mu Hanyan. Knowing that his current strength was far behind that of Huayue and others, Mu Hanyan brought him along as a burden. Qu Shanling felt deeply ashamed, becoming much more low-key than before, no longer showing off his God-man persona, and remaining silent most of the time, focusing solely on cultivation.

Many people even treated him as Mu Hanyan’s driver, and sometimes even Mu Hanyan herself neglected his presence. Just now, hearing Qu Shanling speak up, Mu Hanyan was suddenly reminded of the old god-man who followed like sticky candy.

Of course, Mu Hanyan no longer harbored any disdain for this old god-man. For the sake of guarding the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond for her, he had stayed at Lu Guantian’s residence for more than two years, never leaving despite the Exotic Beasts attacking the city and Fang Town being close to peril. His steadfast dedication was enough to command Mu Hanyan’s respect.

Hearing his words, Mu Hanyan handed over the Jade Pendant effortlessly.

"Is this the Jade Pendant given to you by Mr. Han?" Qu Shanling asked upon receiving the Jade Pendant. Mu Hanyan had previously mentioned Tang Bufan’s background to him, so he knew a bit about the pendant. Earlier, seeing Mu Hanyan produce the pendant with a surprised expression, he had a guess already, and was merely confirming it now.

"Exactly," Mu Hanyan replied.

Qu Shanling nodded, carefully observing the Jade Pendant and forming Hand Formations with his hands.

Suddenly, the pendant radiated colorful light, gradually forming into a rune, like a colorful butterfly, flying into the dense fog, gracefully dancing towards Mu Hanyan and others.

"What is this?" Mu Hanyan and the others were dumbfounded.

"This is called the Divine Summoning Technique," Qu Shanling said. Seeing their confusion, he continued to explain, "Master once told me that in ancient times, many Magic Artifacts and Divine Artifacts possessed spiritual intent and could be used to find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Since this Jade Pendant is related to the ancient relic discovered by the Han and Tang Families, it is no exception. The Divine Summoning Technique activates the spiritual intent of Magic Artifacts and Divine Artifacts and is used for locating ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

"Your respected master’s strange techniques are truly unparalleled through the ages, leaving one awestruck," Mu Hanyan commented, genuinely amazed by the mysteriousness of the Divine Summoning Technique, although she already knew Lu Guankong wasn’t an ordinary person.

"Actually, Master taught me many strange and mysterious arts back in the day, but I was young and ignorant, treating them as mere myth and legend, never taking them seriously. If it weren’t for this fortunate trial today, I wouldn’t even know the Divine Summoning Technique had such marvelous uses." Mentioning Master, Qu Shanling was filled with longing and respect, and felt deeply ashamed for his youthful ignorance.

The colorful rune continued to flutter like a butterfly in the dense fog, and Mu Hanyan didn’t delay, swiftly leading the group to follow.

Following the rune, left and right in the fog, backward and forward, unknowingly, two hours had passed, and the fog ahead thinned increasingly, revealing a towering cliff and a giant palace built within the cliff in view.

Apparently, this is the ancient relic hidden within the valley.

Mu Hanyan felt another wave of emotion, even with Qu Shanling’s Divine Summoning Technique guidance, they took two hours to reach here; without it, finding this place might take a whole year.

A sharp clash of knives and swords was heard, accompanied by someone’s angry shout.

"It’s the great-grandfather sir!" Ye Yanran, having spent time with Xia Youchen, couldn’t mistake his voice; her expression changed, urging her to hurry forward.

Mu Hanyan and others didn’t dare to slack, promptly protecting her closely.

Just as they reached a hundred zhang from the palace, all the fog suddenly vanished, revealing everything clearly.

Mu Hanyan and others simultaneously paused, coming to a sudden halt.

The scene before them was truly eerie. Even after the life-and-death battle at Beining Pass, and witnessing countless bloodshed and slaughter over months, Mu Hanyan and others still felt the hair on their backs stand on end.

In front of the giant palace, a large stone altar was placed with a concave pool in the center. Nearly a hundred black-clothed individuals surrounded the altar, chanting softly.

An old gray-haired woman was tied on the altar, her wrist placed above the pool, blood dripping from her wrist wound into the pool, accumulating into a Bloody Pool. Estimating, the pool’s blood amounted to several basins.

Had it been a normal person, death would have occurred from excessive blood loss long ago, yet the old woman still persisted, though her face was pale, her open eyes vacant.

What’s going on? Mu Hanyan frowned, suddenly realizing the chanting from the black-clothed individuals bore resemblance to Ye Yanran’s chant during Heavenly Rain Divine Healing.

With their chant, Heaven and Earth Power containing vitality surged from all directions, infusing into the old woman’s body, allowing her to survive despite severe blood loss. The black-clothed individuals’ chant not only resembled Ye Yanran’s chant in sound, but also in effect, although the vitality within Heaven and Earth Power was not as rich.

Amidst the chanting, a black-clothed individual stepped forward mechanically, suddenly slashing his wrist, letting blood gush into the Bloody Pool, mixing with the old woman’s blood.

Surprisingly, despite the blood injection, the pool’s blood level didn’t increase, remaining the same as before, but golden Star Points shimmered within.

The chanting continued, with the golden Star Points in the Blood Pool quickly fading away, observing closely, the pool’s blood even lessened, but faint golden radiance emerged.

Next, another black-clothed individual stepped forward, slashed his wrist, injecting his blood into the Bloody Pool, golden gleams flashed, yet again the blood didn’t increase but instead lessened further, while the golden radiance intensified.

Mu Hanyan suddenly realized they were using an Evil Spell to condense the old woman’s blood. Judging by the scene, eventually, the old woman would exhaust all her blood, ultimately highly condensed, possibly transforming into golden blood.

Golden blood! Thinking of this, Mu Hanyan shuddered.