Ling Luoyi, who had been complaining for a moment, suddenly remembered something and asked, "Little Fengxi, has the book A'su sent me arrived? It should have arrived the day after I fainted, if nothing unexpected happened. How many days have I been unconscious?"
"Master, you have been unconscious for three days. The book sent by the Demon Emperor arrived long ago. Because you were still in a coma, I had Wei Yu bring it in, and it's in the study of the small building."
"Well done. Little Fengxi, is the bandaging finished?"
"Almost done."
As soon as Little Fengxi finished bandaging, Ling Luoyi changed her clothes and shut herself in the study. The books Gu Yuncheng sent were not many, and they seemed to have been carefully selected.
Ling Luoyi quickly finished reading all the books. In fact, she didn't need to finish them all, as Gu Yuncheng had already made annotations for her, saving her a lot of time. Moreover, Gu Yuncheng had also sent books related to this topic from the Ancient Spirit Continent and made similar annotations.
Combining these books, Ling Luoyi discovered that after the "Battle of the Starfall Forest" over two thousand years ago, not only were there many casualties, but the continent itself almost disintegrated. It was only with the help of several powerful beings from the Divine Realm that it was reassembled. However, some parts could not be reattached, thus becoming abandoned lands.
There were thirteen abandoned lands in total. Five of them were forcibly pieced together by a powerful being, forming a secret realm. After sealing the entrances and exits from the Ancient Profound Continent, a new entrance was opened on the Ancient Spirit Continent, which later became the venue for the genius selection in the Longqing Kingdom.
Of the remaining eight abandoned lands, two were reconnected over time and later fell onto the Ancient Spirit Continent, gradually merging with its original terrain. This formed a dangerous area within the Bailan Kingdom, which is the Shuiyun Stream.
It seemed that the previous Asura King not only did not die in that war but also fell onto the Ancient Spirit Continent along with the abandoned land. It was estimated that his severe injuries were not only due to the influence of the heavenly treasure but also due to the wandering of the abandoned land.
Of the remaining six abandoned lands, only four landed on the Ancient Spirit Continent, while the whereabouts of the other two remained unknown. Furthermore, these books did not record the specific locations of the four abandoned lands that landed on the Ancient Spirit Continent, nor did they contain information about the heavenly treasure. Therefore, even knowing this, Ling Luoyi still needed to find it herself.
Just as Ling Luoyi was pondering where the abandoned lands might appear, Gu Yuncheng's anxious voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
"Luoluo! Luoluo!"
The voice was transmitted directly into Ling Luoyi's mind through the bone jade, so the study remained silent. As Ling Luoyi's strength increased, Gu Yuncheng had also added a formation to the bone jade, allowing them to communicate telepathically. Ling Luoyi had not severed the connection with the bone jade before fainting, so Gu Yuncheng's voice could be transmitted directly into her mind.
Ling Luoyi reacted and, hearing the urgency in Gu Yuncheng's voice, quickly replied, "A'su, what's wrong?"
Gu Yuncheng, hearing Ling Luoyi's voice and not sensing anything amiss, finally felt relieved and said, "Luoluo, three days ago I suddenly felt that something had happened to you, and I've been very worried. I wanted to come find you, but the Domain Lord had set up a ban at the entrance of the Luoyun Hall, and I couldn't get out. I was also afraid you would be angry if I forced my way through, so I didn't. Luoluo, are you feeling better now?"
Hearing Gu Yuncheng's words, Ling Luoyi knew he would be worried. In fact, before fainting, Ling Luoyi had considered whether to sever the connection with the bone jade, but doing so would only make him worry more, so she hadn't. Hearing his words now, Ling Luoyi briefly told him what had happened.
After hearing Ling Luoyi's words, Gu Yuncheng was silent for a moment and said, "Luoluo, it's good that you're alright. But I didn't expect the previous Asura King to be alive, and he's actually on the Ancient Spirit Continent?"
"A'su, I didn't expect it either. I was quite shocked when I figured out his identity, but this guy is really resilient."
"Luoluo, no matter how resilient, he still died by your hand, didn't he?"
"A'su, let me correct that. He didn't die by my hand, but by the puppet's."
"Aren't the puppets yours too? So, it still counts as you killing him. However, Luoluo, it's good that the previous Asura King is dead. His death won't disrupt the current peaceful situation between the human and Asura races, so you don't need to worry about anything because of this."
"A'su, I know. If I were worried about this, I wouldn't have risked my puppet to kill him. It's just that I feel a bit sorry for my puppet, which can only be used once, and I used it on the previous Asura King."
Ling Luoyi's tone was full of regret. Gu Yuncheng found it somewhat amusing and said, "Luoluo, if you like, I can give you an even stronger one. How about it? There are many puppet masters in the demon realm, some of them quite high-ranking, and I guarantee they are not disposable."
"No need," Ling Luoyi refused with a smile.
Hearing Ling Luoyi's refusal, Gu Yuncheng felt as if a piece of his heart had been gouged out, causing him immense pain. He knew why Ling Luoyi refused him, and he desperately wanted to stop her from using her spiritual power, but he also knew that he couldn't. Moreover, even if Ling Luoyi truly stopped using her spiritual power, her body would be eroded by the divine power within her, leading her step by step towards death.
Both of them fell silent, and with a tacit understanding, they stopped their actions.
After a long while, Ling Luoyi said, "A'su, I saw your annotations in the books you sent me, so you've read them too, haven't you? Two abandoned lands have unknown locations on which continent, and we might need to search for them. Also, we need to send people to the Ancient Profound Continent."
"Luoluo, I understand. I will inform the Domain Lord and ask him to instruct the Fourth Elder. Fortunately, all the books from the human realm continents, except for the lower realms, have been sent and are placed in the Luoyun Hall. I can look for the whereabouts of those two abandoned lands, and the matter of the Ancient Profound Continent will be handled by the Fourth Elder. You can rest assured in the Ancient Spirit Continent."
"Okay, I also need to search for information about the remaining abandoned lands that fell onto the Ancient Spirit Continent. I won't talk to you any longer."
"Mm."
Ling Luoyi put down the book she was holding. When she tried to find a map of the Ancient Spirit Continent, she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have one. She rubbed her temples helplessly and left the Fengxi Realm to buy a map.
On the way, she was still thinking about where the heavenly treasure might appear. Firstly, the secret realm in the Longqing Kingdom, which had always been the venue for genius selection in the Longqing Kingdom, had been held for nearly a thousand years. If it were truly there, it would likely have been discovered long ago. Moreover, the Ghost Poison Spider King residing there for over fifteen hundred years had not found anything, so the possibility was slim.
As for the Shuiyun Stream, according to the records of the "Battle of the Starfall Forest," the heavenly treasure had a suppressive effect on the Asura race. Since the previous Asura King had been recuperating there, the possibility was also unlikely.
Therefore, her main objective should be those four abandoned lands whose whereabouts were unknown. Ling Luoyi made up her mind and was about to leave quickly when she suddenly looked at the cascading waterfall, hesitating whether she was overlooking the obvious.
Fearing that her cleverness might backfire, Ling Luoyi summoned the five little ones and said to them, "Wei Yu, Guan Yue, Chen Sha, Jing Chen, Xin Tan, thoroughly search the entire Shuiyun Stream. Not an inch of land should be missed. Be extremely meticulous in your search!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Ling Luoyi's words, the five little ones instantly ran off.