A second chance with my billionaire husband-Chapter 1722 - 379: For Love, a Calamity Befalls (First Update)
"Alright, let’s go back to sleep."
Yun Ya held Xuanxuan as they returned to the room. San Qi followed them to the doorway, and only after the door was closed did he scratch his head and go back to chopping firewood.
After finally coaxing Xuanxuan to sleep, Yun Ya stepped out for a breath of fresh air. Ah Yun approached quietly and said, "Miss, Miss Xuanxuan is too dependent on you, this can’t continue... Miss, you’ll eventually get married, and if Miss Xuanxuan keeps relying on you like this, how will that work in the long run?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Yun Ya chuckled, "It’s fine, all kids are like this. Xuanxuan is extremely insecure, and there are things that Aunt hasn’t considered thoroughly. If she isn’t properly guided, this child might take the wrong path." Ah Yun thought to herself that the Miss was truly kind, considering Miss Xuanxuan so thoughtfully.
"I brought the Miss’s daily necessities and a few clothes. It’s really a grievance for Miss to stay here." Ah Yun glanced around; it wasn’t even as good as where the Yan Family’s servants lived.
Yun Ya smiled indifferently.
At Kunlun Mountain, the plump elder was sitting in front of a stone table, playing chess with the skinny elder. Behind them was an abyss with steep cliffs, and the two old men exuded an immortal-like aura.
"It’s been more than half a month since the Head of the Family left. Has there been any news?" The skinny elder stroked his beard, his deep gaze focused on the chessboard.
"With Lau Sheng by her side, combined with the Head of the Family’s skills, is there anyone in this world who can harm her?" the plump elder snorted, capturing a chess piece.
The skinny elder’s pupils suddenly shrank, "You sneaky plump rascal, cheating me?"
The plump elder chuckled, "All’s fair in love and war, you know?" The two joked and bantered, then the plump elder suddenly asked, "The man the Family Head brought back, he’s likely been reduced to ashes by now, hasn’t he?"
"It’s been fifteen days in total, I doubt it. He’s just a mere mortal, how could he possibly pass through the Three Collapses of the Spectral Flame of our Helian Family? Tsk tsk tsk, such a fine complexion, what a pity. Had I known, I would have skinned it first to make a little fan, to avoid ruining it."
"But nothing is certain. Wasn’t there a mortal who entered the Place of Trials and walked out alive, even mastering our Helian Family’s secret martial arts?"
"Not everyone has that kind of luck. I doubt this young man’s chances."
Suddenly, a disciple rushed in, "Elder Yun, Elder Feng, something’s wrong. The Spiritual Boulder just moved for a moment."
What?
Elder Yun and Elder Feng immediately stood up, "What happened?"
They quickly headed to Qiankun Hall.
The Spiritual Boulder is the foundation of the Helian Family, its very root. Ancestors once said that the Spiritual Boulder is the transformed Nvwa’s Mending Stone, containing supreme spiritual power. No force on earth can move it even slightly, not even if the sky falls or the sea dries up. The Helian Family absorbs the Spiritual Boulder’s power to cultivate, greatly increasing their cultivation energy. Therefore, the Helian Family’s fate is closely tied to the Spiritual Boulder. As long as the Spiritual Boulder exists, so will the Helian Family. But if the Spiritual Boulder stirs, it indicates a great calamity is about to occur, though whether it’s targeted at the Helian Family or the world is unknown. The only certainty is that a monumental disaster is imminent.
The Spiritual Boulder is a massive, integrated stone, occupying a quarter of the entire hall. From the outside, it seems no different from an ordinary rock, but upon closer approach, one can sense an invisible force flowing through it, gradually filling one’s heart and coursing into every limb.
The plump elder furrowed his brows, "What exactly happened?"
A disciple on guard spoke up, "Just now, the Spiritual Boulder suddenly shook, causing even the ground beneath our feet to tremble."
The skinny elder said in a deep voice, "It seems something significant is going to happen."
At that moment, the Spiritual Boulder suddenly quivered again, and the ground beneath shook violently, but only for a brief moment. Everything returned to stillness, and if not for the lingering intense sensation of trembling throughout their bodies, it might have been dismissed as an illusion.
The plump elder and the skinny elder exchanged glances, seeing the gravity mirrored in each other’s eyes. "Could it be the Place of Trials?"
The plump elder wondered aloud, "The Place of Trials is the gathering place of our Helian Family’s ancestral spirits, closely linked to the Spiritual Boulder. If the ancestors are manifesting, they would communicate through the Boulder’s movement."
"The Place of Trials?"
The skinny elder suddenly slapped his thigh, "That young man... what did he do?"
Pain... Soul-searing pain as if being torn apart, thrown into a meat grinder and churned; it was impossible to distinguish reality from illusion. Before his eyes was an expanse of fiery red, the color of blood yet flaring as passionately as fire.
