Chapter 1117

"Our burrowing spider's talent and means are already considered blessed by heaven, but every time I molt, I still have to face the threat of the mystery in the womb." Zhu Erniang said faintly. "I've molted a few times and have already lost many memories from the past. Who knows if I'll run into the mystery in the womb next time I molt, and thousands of years of memories will vanish into thin air." Zhu Dame comforted her sister: "How could you be so unlucky? Your molting is different from ordinary body seizing."

But He Lingchuan understood that this was actually a matter of probability. If Zhu Erniang kept molting, she might run into the mystery in the womb sooner or later.

If the general environment never improves, few demon immortals can be spared.

Dong Rui also said: "From now on, the Emperor's Flowing Plasma will become more frequent, and the spiritual energy conditions will improve, so you won't need to molt. By the way, what does this have to do with the Bright Lamp Cup?"

"Legend has it that True Person Chuoyun once had a saying: the spirit medicine refined from the Bright Lamp Cup can break the mystery in the womb, allowing practitioners to retain complete memories during the process of seizing a body." Zhu Erniang mocked faintly. "Who doesn't hope to be reincarnated with memories? Plus, True Person Chuoyun was venerable and had a good reputation, so everyone believed it. You can imagine how many people were chasing after the Bright Lamp Cup at that time. However, that prescription was eventually proven false."

"Useless?"

"That's a bit unpleasant, and a bit dangerous, after all, the Lu family has always had a tradition of side branches seizing the main branch." The mirror was very empathetic, "Hmm, it's best to suppress their limelight."

Zhu Dame also said: "In ancient times, the Bright Lamp Grass was also a rare medicinal material. When this rumor spread, more people came to dig it, making it more endangered; later, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth weakened, and spirit herbs like the Bright Lamp Grass became even harder to grow. Before today, I hadn't heard this medicine name for seven or eight hundred years."

Dong Rui just listened to it as a strange anecdote, but He Lingchuan suddenly felt something unusual: "Wait. With the knowledge of ancient immortals, how could they believe such a rumor?" Immortals are not village folk; would they believe it just because of some hearsay?

Moreover, there were quite a few immortals who believed that the Bright Lamp Cup could break the mystery in the womb. Even Zhu Erniang had paid attention to it.

Zhu Dame chuckled: "The information Fang Canran gave you is incomplete. Perhaps he doesn't even know that the Bright Lamp Cup is not the fruit of the Bright Lamp Grass."

Fang Canran is only responsible for forwarding missions; he certainly doesn't know the specific situation as well as the parties involved.

Dong Rui listened with great interest: "Oh? Then what is it?"

"It's light." Zhu Dame explained to these two ignorant humans. "The Bright Lamp Grass grows on the peak of the snow mountain, on the cliff facing the east. The height where it is located has no rain, snow, frost, or dew, and every day it can absorb the first ray of purple energy when the morning sun is about to rise but has not yet risen."

"After absorbing it for thirty-six years like this, the Bright Lamp Grass will bloom and spit out the radiance it has nurtured for many years. This group of radiance is called the 'Bright Lamp Cup.' It contains the essence of sunlight but does not have the dominance of the sun's true fire."

Zhu Erniang continued: "Besides self-use, the Bright Lamp Cup can also be used to refine magic treasures, the most famous of which is called the 'Heart Lamp'."

He Lingchuan said "huh": "I seem to have heard of it somewhere."

He pondered for a few breaths: "Oh, the Heavenly Palace's Eternal Lamp has a similar saying, which can protect the heart and will of the lamp-guarding envoy and believers from being taken by external evils."

"That's a piece of crap Heart Lamp!" Zhu Erniang said with disdain. "The Heart Lamp refined from the Bright Lamp Cup can make people clear-headed and firm in their will, not trapped by inner demons! It's really like a bright lamp, guiding people through confusion. In the past, when we practiced, we had big and small obstacles; when breaking through, we might encounter inner demons. As long as we had this Heart Lamp to protect us, and as long as you weren't weak and incompetent, you could mostly pass through safely—to be honest, those who can practice to the point where inner demons interfere are not weaklings."

Dong Rui gave a thumbs up: "Good stuff, worth fighting for!"

It is easy to break the thieves in the mountains, but difficult to break the thieves in the heart.

He Lingchuan once vowed to break his own inner demons and had slashed them several times, but this thing was hidden deeper and deeper, and he didn't know if it had been cut clean even now.

There are very few people with such a firm will as him, and other practitioners are even more powerless against inner demons.

With the help of the Heart Lamp, this hurdle would be easy to pass.

"But everyone can only use one Heart Lamp in their lifetime, and using more is ineffective. So, when to use it is also very particular." Zhu Dame added. "Hmm, just because the Bright Lamp Cup has a protective effect on the mind and soul, everyone was half-believing when True Person Chuoyun's rumor first started. Even a friend of mine who is good at alchemy studied it for many years and said it was not impossible."

He Lingchuan nodded, but in his heart, he was thinking, what does General Hong want the Bright Lamp Cup for?

In the Panlong world, she has two major responsibilities: one is to deal with Beijia, and the other is to guard against Lady Mitian.

Zhong Shengquan has clearly stated that the Bright Lamp Cup is prepared for Lady Mitian.

Then, how exactly is it used?

General Hong certainly couldn't tell him this personally, because she herself is Lady Mitian's ear and eye.

Zhong Shengquan doesn't seem to want to say either.

Dong Rui interrupted: "In short, this tribute is lost. Wang Xingyi wants to entrust us to find it back."

"Giant Deer Port is not within the reach of the Mou Kingdom, and the Mou Kingdom's treasure-guarding team transported the Bright Lamp Cup secretly without fanfare, but it was still stolen." He Lingchuan smiled. "Fang Canran probably knows that I have handled cases in Beijia, so he wants to find me to solve the case again."

"Are there any usable clues at the moment?"

"This treasure-guarding team is still investigating clues at Giant Deer Port, suspecting that it was done by the royal family of the Pu Kingdom, and is currently collecting evidence."

Dong Rui asked curiously: "Suspecting the host country of stealing things? This is a very severe accusation."

Giant Deer Port belongs to the Pu Kingdom.

"We can get the freshest testimony as soon as we rush there." He Lingchuan flipped through the letters. "State Preceptor Wang hopes that we can help track the whereabouts of the tribute; if it is not easy to retrieve, we should hand the clues to the Mou Kingdom for them to take action."

With this tone, the Mou Kingdom cannot endure it.

Dong Rui shook his head: "A month ago, heh! That's a port, accessible from all directions! If you ask me, the Bright Lamp Cup has already been sent away, and it can't be tracked."

"If this job were easy to do, State Preceptor Wang wouldn't have specifically sent it to me." He Lingchuan was as clear as a mirror in his heart. "Let's go and see first. This is just the first mission; there are several others in the Flash Gold Plains."

"I'll go with you." Zhu Dame volunteered. "The Yangshan Archipelago has been peaceful for the past half year, and I'm almost growing spores on my body. I'm also tired of eating fish and pork..."

"..."

"..."

"Pork?" He Lingchuan heard something wrong. "Where did the pork come from?"

Zhu Erniang's descendants know how to fish, and it's a common occurrence for the spider queen sisters to eat fish. But pork is...?

(End of chapter)