The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 856 - 472: Volcano
She comforted herself with bandit logic, not caring whether Xu Liangyu agreed or not. At this moment, she hadn’t realized her style of doing things was becoming more and more like Changtian.
"Why bother?" Changtian chuckled, "Alright, you’ve taken care of this concern, and the maid has been sent off; once the song ends, everyone should part." He too had been extremely busy these past days. The Hidden Guards he dispatched to search the Great Snow Mountain sent back the latest updates every six hours. The area to search was enormous, and the map given by the Hulian Family was incomplete. Finding the whereabouts of a three-foot sword in such a vast area was an unimaginable difficulty. They could only start with any unusual signs at the burial site. This required the Hidden Guards to collect the terrain, characteristics, plants, light, and shadow distribution, and even local legends wherever they went, and then report back to the God Demon Prison headquarters.
Handling this information naturally fell to Changtian and Qiongqi. Although the cultivators’ divine sense was as powerful and precise as a scanner, the human brain was not a computer. This analysis, comparison, calculation, and summary involved endless meticulous work. Due to the lack of manpower, Tu Jin was also pulled in to help. The three hardly had any leisure time from dawn to dusk — as for Qi Zai, he was at leisure indeed since no one would think he was suited for this kind of task.
However, up until now, they hadn’t found any useful leads.
That afternoon, the last maid was also sent out, and Hulian Minmin was escorted back to her tribe by a specially dispatched Hidden Guard by Ning Xiaoxian. Everyone felt the pressure on them suddenly lighten. Before the Hidden Guard left, Changtian casually said: "After returning Hulian Minmin, take an arm from Hulian Zhe as a report." Ning Xiaoxian, listening on the side, didn’t look up as she slowly turned a page in the book in her hand.
The Hidden Guard naturally accepted the order and left. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
For Ning Xiaoxian, it was already time to part with everyone. Hu Huoer, understanding that she could return with her beloved thanks to her friend’s help, felt very reluctant to part. However, knowing Ning Xiaoxian had her mind made up, she didn’t insist on her staying. She only took something from the fragrance bag at her waist and stuffed it into Ning Xiaoxian’s hand.
This strange stone was entirely pitch black, yet its surface was covered with numerous small holes like a honeycomb briquette. From afar, it looked like a pine cone, with neatly and orderly arranged holes.
"Now your divine skills are even more powerful than mine, and I don’t know what to give you. This amulet has been my lucky charm since childhood," Hu Huoer said. "It’s not worth anything; it’s just a stone from the Great Snow Mountain. One year, the river flooded, sweeping my sister and me away. We survived by clinging to a stone that could float, and were eventually rescued by our family."
"This amulet was chipped off from that big stone back then. My mother said it was auspicious. The residents of the Snow Mountain mostly see it as a symbol of luck."
Ning Xiaoxian laughed, "Since it’s a keepsake from your family, you should keep it on you."
Hu Huoer shook her head, "I have Tantai as a companion, fulfilling my wishes and feeling lucky enough. Right now, you’re the one who needs luck the most — aren’t you searching for that Nanming Lihuo Sword?" Traveling together for such a long time, she knew Ning Xiaoxian had come all the way to the Great Snow Mountain for this purpose. Ning Xiaoxian only claimed to be "fated" with this Divine Sword, and Hu Huoer didn’t probe deeper. After all, there indeed existed lucky individuals in this world, destined to be fated with certain treasures, much like how Quan Shifang was fated with the Purple Lightning Sword.
Ning Xiaoxian noticed her vibrant complexion and found joy in her friend’s happiness, knowing Tantai Yi had finally resolved his issues and was treating her well wholeheartedly. She decided not to refuse further, reaching out to take the amulet, suddenly recalling something.
She took out a brocade bag left by the former Sect Leader of Guangcheng Palace, Nangong Zhen, and handed it to Hu Huoer, saying: "Inside is a Token and a Jade Scroll, relics Nangong True Master left for Sect Leader Bai Qing of Chaoyun Sect before his calamity. They’re extremely important. I’ve carried them all the way without a chance to pass them on; now, I’m troubling you to hand them over to Sect Leader Bai."
Hu Huoer silently accepted them, her eyes slightly reddening before she scoffed at herself mockingly: "It’s not like we’ll never meet again, so why am I acting like such a sentimental girl?" She turned to embrace her friend, gave a radiant smile, and, pulling Tantai Yi along, was about to leave. Now that everyone had completed their tasks, there was no need to slowly follow behind the carriage for cover. They quickly flew up with their magic artifacts, soon disappearing as a rainbow on the horizon. If the Mingshui Sect wanted to find them again, it would be nothing more than a fool’s dream.
