For a time, the sight of everyone in the Luo Yun Hall engrossed in reading caused confusion among the people in other halls of the Sacred Palace. Inquiries to those in Luo Yun Hall yielded only the information that the War Saintess wanted them to find news of a shattered cauldron. Though bewildered, they did not divulge this information, so only those within the Sacred Domain and Sacred Palace were aware of the matter.
Ling Luo Yi did not move all the books, but rather exchanged them after reading, thus not affecting others, nor did anyone else feel dissatisfied. To the contrary, the Artifact Saint Son also came to Luo Yun Hall to help Ling Luo Yi read.
Everything in the Sacred Domain was in order. The Domain Lord of Xia Ning City, the last line of defense in the outer human realm, had also engaged in battle with Noyce's army. Both sides had victories and defeats, and everything was still outside the Domain Lord's acceptance.
The Asura Squad Leader, whose memory had been stripped by Ling Luo Yi, returned to the Asura clan with his squad and informed Zhao Yan of the news he had brought back, all of which was done in private, of course.
Upon hearing that these people had returned empty-handed, Zhao Yan furiously smashed ornaments in the hall.
"Impossible, according to the records, that fragment must be in the Ancient Spirit Continent or the Ancient Xuan Continent. We searched the Ancient Xuan Continent for decades without finding it, so it should be in the Ancient Spirit Continent. It's impossible that it's not there." Xi Yan stroked his chin and asked the Asura Squad Leader, "Did you search thoroughly?"
"Reporting to Prince Ye, your subordinates have turned the entire Ancient Spirit Continent upside down, but we haven't seen any trace of the fragment."
"Useless!" Hearing the Asura Squad Leader's reply, Zhao Yan hurled the wine cup in his hand, which hit the Asura Squad Leader directly on the head, causing blood to flow instantly.
"It is my incompetence, I beg Your Majesty to calm your anger." The Asura Squad Leader quickly knelt down, his lowered head conveniently concealing the contempt he held for Zhao Yan.
"Second Brother, don't be angry yet. He is Big Brother's man on the surface, and it might be difficult to explain if something happens to him." After stopping Zhao Yan, Xi Yan asked, "Are there any secret realms in the Ancient Spirit Continent? Did you go and see? Usually, these treasures are found in secret realms."
"Reporting to Prince Ye, we cannot enter the human realm's secret realms. We have also searched the memories of humans who emerged from secret realms, but found nothing." The Asura Squad Leader looked at Xi Yan, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Continue searching. Dig three feet deep to find it! Also, the fragment must be in our hands!" Zhao Yan commanded.
"Yes!"
After the Asura Squad Leader left Zhao Yan, he went to another place. Not long after, what the Asura Squad Leader said in private to Zhao Yan and those he truly served reached the ears of the Asura King, but the Asura King did not intervene.
The same thing happened in the Demon Clan. The Demon King reprimanded the Demon Squad Leader and ordered, "Go search again, and be sure to get that fragment before the Asura clan!"
"Yes!"
In Luo Yun Hall, Ling Luo Yi was unaware of all this. She had been reading for over two months without finding any clues related to the shattered cauldron.
Putting down the last book, Ling Luo Yi tiredly pinched her brow. "A Su, you haven't found anything either?"
Hearing Ling Luo Yi's question, Gu Yun Cheng also put down the last book, shook his head, and said, "No. I've already had Xing Yu bring a copy of all the books from the Demon Realm. It seems the Demon Realm has no records of this."
Hearing this, Ling Luo Yi sighed and said to the outside, "Jing Xuan, have others found anything?"
Hearing Ling Luo Yi's voice, the maid Jing Xuan, who was waiting outside the door, quickly replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, no. Also, Your Highness, we have finished reading all the books in the Sacred Palace."
Hearing this, Ling Luo Yi turned to look at the piles of books stacked around, stretching her neck tiredly and saying, "Jing Xuan, have someone return all these books."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Sacred Palace's library was the most comprehensive collection of books in the Sacred Domain. If there were no records in the Sacred Palace, there would be no records in the Sacred Domain.
"Luo Luo, since there are no records in the Sacred Palace, perhaps we can look elsewhere. Maybe there are records elsewhere." Seeing Ling Luo Yi's disappointed expression, Gu Yun Cheng suggested.
"That's true." Ling Luo Yi then said to Jing Xuan, who was having people move books, "Jing Xuan, go and contact the subordinate Sacred Halls and ask them to prepare a copy of all the books on their respective continents and send them over."
"Yes." Jing Xuan hesitated slightly and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, won't this attract too much attention?"
"If anyone suspects, say it's the Domain Lord's order."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"I'll go rest for a while. If the books from below arrive, leave them here." Ling Luo Yi yawned. For the past two months, in order to finish reading the books quickly, she had overdrawn her spiritual power, causing her mind to not want to move at all. https:/
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ling Luo Yi and Gu Yun Cheng returned to their rooms, threw out a few fruits that restored spiritual power, and lay down on the bed to rest.
While the two were resting, the books from below were delivered. Jing Xuan had them distributed first, and then placed Ling Luo Yi's portion in the study.
Ling Luo Yi slept for three days. As soon as she woke up, she went to the study and began reading again.
Two months later, Ling Luo Yi finally found information about the shattered cauldron and quickly called Gu Yun Cheng to come and see. After reading the records about this cauldron, Ling Luo Yi and Gu Yun Cheng exchanged a glance and said softly, "So that's how it is."
The cauldron was named the Heavenly Star Cauldron. It was the natal magical treasure of an alchemist in ancient times. This cauldron could not only refine medicine, but its more important function was to isolate the Heavenly Dao. For some unknown reason, this information was discovered by someone with ulterior motives, who spread the news, attracting countless coveters.
Later, by accident, the Heavenly Star Cauldron shattered into six fragments, each with its own function. The function of isolating the Heavenly Dao required all six fragments to be gathered. However, the whereabouts of the six fragments were unknown, and no one had ever gathered them.
"It seems that Zhao Yan and others, along with the Demon King, knew this and wanted to use it to make a deal with the outer realm demons."
The prohibitions and curses on the outer realm demons only took effect under the Heavenly Dao. If the Heavenly Dao were isolated, then these effects would be invalid, and the outer realm demons could recover their full strength.
The people of the Six Realms had been fighting the outer realm demons for countless years, sacrificing countless lives to weaken them to their current state. If they were at their peak, could they resist them?
"Fools, actually trying to seek skin from a tiger!" Ling Luo Yi could no longer control herself and shouted in a low voice. She, who had never truly fought the outer realm demons, knew their brutality. The Asura clan and the Demon clan had been fighting them for so long, how could Zhao Yan and the Demon King not understand? They merely wanted to use the outer realm demons to attack the Demon Realm and achieve their own goals.
"Luo Luo, don't worry. Fortunately, they haven't obtained them all yet." Gu Yun Cheng gently comforted her. "Luo Luo, according to what we interrogated before, they couldn't get one fragment in the Ancient Spirit Continent. One fragment in the Asura clan should be in the hands of the Asura King. Even if the Asura King doesn't know what Zhao Yan and the others want it for, he probably won't give it to them. This means the outer realm demons have at most four fragments, and we still have time."
Ling Luo Yi's emotions were usually very stable. This time, she was so angry that she lost control, but she quickly calmed down.
"A Su, it seems I need to go back to the Ancient Spirit Continent."
"You go, I'll wait for you here."