Chapter 617: Chaos Qing Lian Seed!

After the Golden Crow called a second time, Qin Feixue suddenly realized and exclaimed low, "It says there's still a Golden Crow inside!"

What?

This news was like a bomb, leaving Ye Qingran and the others greatly startled.

They had thought six Golden Crows were already many, but didn't expect Golden Crows to still exist in the crater?!

Could this crater perhaps be the Golden Crow's lair?

The few of them did not hesitate and entered the crater.

A strong smell of magma assaulted their noses, making them feel uneasy.

On the sheer cliff below the crater there was a hole, a hidden realm within, filled with the aura of the Golden Crow.

In the middle of the cavern lay two unhatched eggs.

However, both eggs were surrounded by Black Mist, appearing to have little life Qi.

"These are Golden Crow eggs?!"

It turned out there were no Golden Crows in the cavern, only two unhatched Golden Crow eggs!

"Oh no! They've been heavily affected by the Black Mist and are about to become dead eggs!" Duan Yu's complexion changed.

All oviparous Spirit Beasts are especially fragile before breaking their shells, even Divine Beasts cannot avoid it.

These two Golden Crow eggs were already fragile, and now they were in imminent danger, seemingly able to lose life at any moment.

Ye Qingran said little, went up and infused them with some spiritual energy, trying to disperse the Black Mist. However, the effect was not significant.

She shook her head, "These two Golden Crow eggs have been invaded by Dead Qi, which is serious. I can't fully clear the Black Mist for now, so I'll stabilize them and take them out later."

After Ye Qingran stabilized the Golden Crow eggs' life signatures, she stored them in Shen Nong Space, deciding to rescue them after leaving the ancient battlefield ruins.

Upon exiting the crater, the sky outside suddenly darkened, and in the southwest of Ye Qingran and the others, a white flash similar to before erupted in the sky, making the already dim darkness startlingly bright.

The previous flash allowed everyone to see the Second Oasis.

This flash made the ground shake violently, as if an earthquake.

"Fu Hanxiu..." Ye Qingran murmured softly.

"Mother, it's Father Lord!" Xiao Chen tugged Ye Qingran's sleeve.

Ye Qingran lowered her gaze at Xiao Chen, frowned, and said, "Let's go take a look!"

The Second Oasis, compared to the First, was denser, lush and thriving, brimming with an extremely rich life Qi.

Yet at the center of the oasis lay a barren scene.

Roughly a ten‑kilometer radius area was grassless, like a desert, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding abundance.

However, this was clearly not normal, but something that had just formed recently.

The ground was charred black, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt coal.

"Was this caused by that flash just now?"

Qin Zixie showed a solemn expression.

"Definitely!" Duan Yu replied.

Ye Qingran did not pay attention to their conversation, focusing solely on finding Fu Hanxiu's trace.

However, she failed.

It seemed that after that burst of intense light, he vanished without a trace.

"What is that?"

In the center of the desert, a faint cyan glow flickered up from the ground, becoming the only sign of life there.

Ye Qingran stared at the cyan light emanating from below, her gaze deepening.

Could it be...

"If we go over there, we'll find out, right?"

As the group walked, they discovered a bottomless cliff ahead, and the cyan glow was coming from below.

Ye Qingran and the others glanced around and then noticed a several‑meter‑wide fissure extending down into the bottomless depths.

Clearly it hadn't formed long ago; it was newly formed, the soil freshly turned.

"Could these lights be emitted by the Chaos Qing Lian Seed?"

Qin Feixue guessed.

Ye Qingran nodded, "It should be."

The few of them were all stunned.

So the Chaos Qing Lian Seed is in the abyss beneath their feet?

"No way, found it that easily?"

Hong Wu found it very unbelievable.

"Perhaps it wasn't that easy."

She speculated that Fu Hanxiu had found the Chaos Qing Lian Seed, but was then blocked by someone or something, failing to retrieve it.

"Mother, Father Lord has been here, but I don't know where he went now!" Xiao Chen was somewhat worried.

He always felt that Father Lord had encountered a powerful enemy this time and was now in danger.

"Don't worry, your Father Lord is so formidable, nothing will happen." Ye Qingran patted Xiao Chen's head to comfort.

Xiao Hu blinked beside them. He hadn't noticed anything, perhaps because he hadn't been with Father Lord these years.

"You wait here, I'll go down and take a look."

"Mother, you must be careful!"

Ye Qingran nodded, smiled at the children, and leapt into the abyss.

The deeper she went, the more dazzling the cyan light became.

Ten zhang, a hundred zhang...

Ye Qingran was secretly startled—what kind of formidable energy could create an Abyss this deep?

Soon, she saw the source of light.

It was the size of an egg, like a green jade sphere, drifting up and down in the air.

Even though the radiance could reach the ground from such depth, she, being so near, felt no glare at all.

Nevertheless, the rich life aura flowed out, lingering in each breath, making one feel refreshed and delighted.

"Is this the Chaos Qing Lian Seed?"

Even Ye Qingran felt a bit doubtful.

She had never seen a Chaos Qing Lian Seed; the records about it were only a few brief notes in books, not detailed. After all, few ancients were fortunate enough to encounter it.

"It must be!"

As the saying goes, the Great Dao is simple.

The more wondrous something is, the more it appears ordinary and unremarkable.

The green jade before her was just that.

"Indeed, it's like breaking iron shoes in a fruitless search and obtaining it without any effort! Since I've discovered it, I won't hold back!"

As Ye Qingran spoke and reached out to grab it, a sudden whoosh sounded; she jerked her head upward and saw countless green vines spreading toward her!

Ye Qingran's expression hardened, as if facing a great foe.

She twisted her body, deftly dodging in the void.

But the vines kept multiplying, nearly filling the space below.

After seeing the vines clearly, Ye Qingran's expression grew grave; she acted decisively, soaring upward, the vines beneath her giving chase without relent.

Soon, Ye Qingran returned to the ground, shouting, "Everyone, pay attention!" The moment her words fell, vines rushed out, dense and tangled, like countless snakes.

"What is this?!"

Such a terrifying sight truly frightened Qin Feixue and the others.

"This is Qian Teng, everyone must not be harmed by it!"

Ye Qingran shouted loudly.

"Qian Teng?!"

It is said that Qian Teng is one of the few plants possessing sentient intelligence. They look like ordinary vines, yet are sharper than peerless divine weapons, appearing like poisonous snakes, whose surface toxins are even more lethal than the most poisonous snakes!

Because it has sentient intelligence, cultivators habitually call it the Qian Teng Beast.

Moreover, the Qian Teng Beast often appears together with the Hua Xian Beast, which surely implies...

"Hehehe~" A bell‑like laugh rang up from below, sounding so pleasant.