Zhang Ling frowned, pondering in his heart, recalling the changes that occurred in Hidden Monster Valley, and that powerful wood monster.
In that case, the mysterious cultivator who fought with the Crimson Fire King at that time was actually Tian Chenzi. And the female cultivator who destroyed the formation, his initial feeling was indeed correct, it really was Ding Ruozhao. This woman intentionally destroyed the formation and cooperated with Tian Chenzi from the inside to release the wood monster.
As Ye Zimei recounted the subsequent situation, Zhang Ling also learned some ancient secrets.
The Qian Ling Ding(乾灵鼎: Qian Ling Cauldron) that Tian Chenzi and the Blood-colored Skull were vying for, and a spirit cauldron of the same style that the Wood Monster of Hidden Monster Valley had released, were all Five Spirit Cauldrons left behind by ancient cultivators.
Each of the Five Spirit Cauldrons is a spiritual treasure, with immense power, originally serving as formation eyes for suppressing the turbid qi of the Ancient cultivators. They existed in the deepest layer of the Tianyuan.
But after so many years, the Five Spirit Cauldrons were stolen by some cultivators who entered the Tianyuan. Tian Chenzi was the cultivator who stole the Qian Ling Cauldron three thousand years ago.
This old monster seemed to want to use the spirit cauldron to cultivate some kind of secret technique, but something went wrong. His split soul, the Blood-colored Child, rebelled and wanted to turn against him, launching a sneak attack that severely injured him.
The final result was that Tian Chenzi, at the cost of his entire cultivation base, sealed the Blood-colored Child inside the spirit cauldron. Tian Chenzi also fell into a deep sleep, placing the spirit cauldron in the Kunshan Sect ruins, using the superior spiritual veins there to recuperate.
This led to them entering that ruin later, seeing the Qian Ling Cauldron placed on the altar, and inadvertently releasing two old monsters.
As for why Ding Ruozhao is now seriously injured, it was also caused by Tian Chenzi.
Decades ago, the Tianyuan Secret Realm opened, and this woman and Tian Chenzi also entered it. They even went to the deepest part of the Tianyuan. Ye Zimei and the Blood-colored Child also broke into it.
Also, those Nascent Soul old monsters who entered the secret realm at that time, plus the Crimson Fire King, the Green Fox King, and several other demon kings, their target was also there.
In the deepest part of the Tianyuan, these Nascent Soul-level old monsters engaged in a fierce battle. There were many hidden circumstances in this battle that Ye Zimei was not aware of, but she personally witnessed the battle.
Ding Ruozhao's injuries were not caused by the aftermath of the battle at that time. Instead, it seemed that Tian Chenzi had snatched something and struck that strange thing into her body.
At that time, I only saw a strange spiritual light enter my sister's body, and then she fainted. The Blood-colored Child also gave me an order to kill my sister. I have lived in the Ding family since I was a child, and my sister treats me like a real sister. Being controlled, I was already prepared to die and planned to end my own life. But Tian Chenzi also cast a spell on me, easily dispelling the forbidden curse placed on me, allowing me to escape control. Finally, Tian Chenzi, while blocking the Blood-colored Child, guided me to escape with my sister. Under his guidance, I passed through a spatial rift and was directly teleported outside the Tianyuan Secret Realm, while my sister remained unconscious.
Ye Zimei looked at Ding Ruozhao's pale face and reached out to tidy up the hair sticking to her face. She said with a sad expression.
The last opening of the Tianyuan Secret Realm was almost fifty years ago. Your sister has been unconscious all this time. Has Tian Chenzi not looked for you?
No, there has been no news of Tian Chenzi since Tianyuan. Even the Blood-colored Child has never appeared again. I speculate that either these two old monsters did not leave Tianyuan and were killed by other cultivators, or they have hidden themselves. In order to relieve my sister's condition, I have been to many large and small markets over the decades. If Tian Chenzi had really looked for us, he would have found us long ago.
Zhang Ling nodded secretly when he heard this. Indeed, as this woman said, if Tian Chenzi had really looked for them, it would have been very easy to find them after so long.
Regarding my sister's condition, I have consulted many books. I also spent some money to find several cultivators who are quite famous in medicine to see her. Only one of them saw some clues, saying that it seemed like she had been hit by a Soul Sealing Mark, and her soul had fallen into a self-sealing state, which is why she has not been able to wake up.
Soul Sealing Mark? How could it be this kind of sinister curse?
This is a demonic secret technique. It is said that people who are hit by this curse will always fall into a self-sealing state of their soul, becoming living dead. It is said that there is no way to solve.
Zhang Ling glanced at Ding Ruozhao, who was sitting in the wooden barrel unconscious, and came to her in a flash. He released a trace of divine sense to carefully examine her body.
Ding Ruozhao was only wearing a light gauze, her snow-white skin was faintly visible. But he had no mood to appreciate these things now. As he checked the condition of this woman's body with his divine sense, he found that there was indeed no damage to her flesh. Even the spiritual power in her body was intact, only flowing slowly. As if she had just fallen asleep.
Zhang Ling increased the power of his divine sense and directly invaded Ding Ruozhao's soul, wanting to explore whether her Yuanshen(元神: original spirit) had been injured. But as soon as his divine sense invaded Ding Ruozhao's soul, he encountered great resistance, as if blocked by some kind of restriction.
Ding Ruozhao's pale face also showed a look of pain, but she did not wake up, but instead stimulated the spiritual power in her body. A strange white lightning, floated on her body.
Ye Zimei, who was next to her, did not stop her when she saw this, as if she knew this situation.
As the spiritual light appeared on Ding Ruozhao's body, Zhang Ling discovered that light gold spiritual patterns had appeared on the woman's back, outlining two strange golden feather wings, like some kind of totem pattern. But strangely, it was constantly changing, and a special spiritual light was transmitted.
Zhang Ling's face sank slightly, this does not seem to be a symptom of the Soul Sealing Mark.
He increased the strength of his divine sense again, gradually breaking through Ding Ruozhao's soul defense, but the amplitude of Ding Ruozhao's trembling became more violent, and some blood also flowed from her mouth and nose.
Seeing this, Zhang Ling quickly withdrew his divine sense. If he forcibly invaded her divine sense in this way, he was afraid that Ding Ruozhao would not be able to withstand the power of his divine sense and might explode and die. He could only give up for now.
How is it? Is my sister really hit by the Soul Sealing Mark?
Whether it is the Soul Sealing Mark or not cannot be determined yet. I need to use secret techniques to test it before I can determine it. The spiritual liquid in this bucket is Soul Stabilizing Liquid, right? If it is really the Soul Sealing Mark, do you have a way to solve?
Zhang Ling glanced at Ding Ruozhao sitting cross-legged in the water bucket. More than half of the clear blue liquid was placed in the bucket, emitting a burst of medicinal fragrance.
He had just recognized that this was a special spiritual liquid that could stabilize the cultivator's soul. It was not easy to configure, and it would consume several rare spiritual medicines.
