Zhou Xuan hurriedly picked it up.
However, he discovered that the bead was covered in runes!
And there were many mysterious patterns.
These patterns felt very strange to him, like ancient and complex incantations.
Why did this thing feel so familiar?
He seemed to have seen it somewhere before.
Zhou Xuan recalled carefully, and a flash of inspiration struck him.
"So it was this!"
This bead was the spiritual bead of the Peerless Dragon Doctor's treasures, along with the Qingluan Sword and the Qiankun Mirror.
Moreover, this bead would only enter the artifact after it had been acknowledged by its master.
This should be the artifact spirit bead of the supreme treasure.
Zhou Xuan excitedly put away the bead and then bowed to Xian Xian.
"Thank you, miss! Thank you, Fairy Xian Xian."
"Miss Xian Xian, why are you returning this gourd to us?"
"You don't need to doubt it."
“I only wanted to find the magical treasures left behind by my master in the world, but I didn't expect that the people under him would commit shameful deeds in the martial world. But I was constrained by Dragon Ridge and couldn't get out at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let the Sun family suffer such a disaster.”
“But since it belongs to your master…”
Xian Xian saw what Zhou Xuan was thinking: "Actually, this gourd is also a part of me, and it's quite a special magical artifact. It can sense my existence, and we have a reciprocal relationship."
“It carries all my power from back then.”
“My master had three magical artifacts, and he cultivated and lived here with his friends for thousands upon thousands of years.”
Xian Xian said: "I am merely a lingering spirit guarding this place. Now that my wish is fulfilled, I must also depart."
“Youngster, remember, these magical artifacts must not be separated. United, they will unify the world; divided, war will erupt.”
Zhou Xuan was deeply shaken.
He never expected this gourd to have such a powerful function.
No wonder it became a supreme treasure.
"Have you seen the owner of this gourd's friends?"
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and replied: "It seems my Zhou family's ancestor was a powerful ascended being."
"What was his identity?"
"He was..."
Zhou Xuan was about to go in and ask the old man's name.
But in his mind, there was no response.
He was greatly alarmed.
His consciousness entered to check, and the ancestor was already gone.
“Perhaps he didn’t want to tell me. Now that his last wish is fulfilled, the ancestor has also disappeared.”
Xian Xian nodded after listening.
"So that's how it is. Since this gourd was also instructed by that ancestor for you to find here, then what about the other things?"
Zhou Xuan nodded: "I know a little, but I cannot tell you."
"Oh?"
Xian Xian raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Xuan, as if considering something.
"Although I don't know your ancestor's identity, I think he should be of the same existence as my master."
"Hehe, it seems you understand me quite well."
“Haha, I have spent millions of years here and no longer know how the sun and moon move.”
“As for you not saying, then you can only search here slowly. Young man, you will like it here.”
“There are countless spiritual energies and natural treasures here, which are very suitable for cultivation, and only those with destiny can enter.”
“What about Li Dongyang and the others before?”
“They are irrelevant. They were merely acting as tigers borrowing their might, committing atrocities outside using my name. Now they are reaping what they sowed, and I will punish them.”
Zhou Xuan secretly thought that he had finally found the right place this time.
"Do you know how to use it?"
Zhou Xuan asked.
He played with the gourd in his hand.
“That’s simple. Mr. Zhou, stop playing dumb. My master’s three magical artifacts are on you.”
“If I hadn’t sensed the aura of my master’s friend from back then, I wouldn’t have let you enter here.”
Zhou Xuan and the others later learned.
Those who entered the Dragon Ridge ruins could only move around the periphery.
And Li Dongyang and the others were using Xian Xian's prestige to commit evil outside.
This was all because of a legend associated with the Dragon Ridge ruins from the beginning: this was a land of immortals.
Li Dongyang and Miss Jiang and the others used this to establish sects, all claiming to be descendants of immortals.
However, in front of true immortals, they were so vulnerable.
Zhou Xuan asked: "Alright, it seems I wasn't honest enough. I apologize to my fairy sister. May I ask, Fairy, is the Jiling Grass hidden under the rocks?"
“Because the inheritors from our Mao Su Realm said there is Jiling Grass here, I don't know if it's what they saw when they entered here back then.”
Xian Xian nodded.
“Indeed, there were people from the Mao Su Realm who came back then.”
“They were also descendants of immortals. Unfortunately, they were harmed by Li Dongyang and the others, and I couldn't get there in time. But I couldn't punish them.”
“Fortunately, you led people in. Don't worry, the grievances of the Mao Su Realm have been avenged.”
Not long after.
The screams of Li Dongyang and the others kept coming.
No matter where they went, they could hear them.
Only then did Zhou Xuan and the others realize that the entire area here was under Xian Xian's control.
She was like a computer, controlling countless programs.
As long as she didn't want a program, she could simply shut it down.
“Thank you so much, Fairy. Otherwise, it’s hard to say how long it would have taken today.”
“You’re welcome. Look, is this the Jiling Grass you wanted?”
“My heavens!”
“It really is!”
“There clearly seemed to be no grass there, how could it be?”
“Yes, it was clearly just ordinary rocks, but when we turned them over, there were so many underneath!”
Xian Xian chuckled: "This thing is similar to thousand-year-old ginseng, and it releases certain substances to deceive human eyes."
Jiling Grass has extremely tenacious vitality.
In the hands of the Fairy, it was like wriggling vines.
Even though they were pulled out by the roots, their vitality was still vigorous.
“As expected of something that detoxifies.”
“I am very familiar with Dragon Ridge. Although Jiling Grass is not common, finding it for me is as easy as turning my hand.”
Xian Xian smiled: "My master left me quite a legacy back then."
"Including something called the Spring of Spiritual Power. Washing the body with this water can enhance one's spiritual power, make the physical body incredibly strong, and even allow one to withstand heavenly tribulations."
“However, this spiritual spring also sealed itself. Now, in the Dragon Ridge ruins, there are also the bones of the Azure Dragon. If you are destined, you will find them.”
“I can guarantee that cultivating here will yield the same results as cultivating outside for ten years.”
Zhou Xuan was shocked.
He never expected this trip to Dragon Ridge to yield such a great harvest.
“Where is this spiritual spring now?”
Zhou Xuan asked.
Xian Xian smiled: "I'm not sure. The world is vast, and spiritual items belong to those who are destined."
“My worldly ties are broken, and I will soon follow my master to the afterlife.”
"Ah!"
Zhou Xuan's eyes widened, unable to believe what he had heard.
“Fairy, why is that? You…”
At this moment, the beauty walked to a table.
The table was filled with things.
The beauty picked up a cup and poured two cups of wine.
She handed one to Zhou Xuan.
"I have held on for too long, and I have experienced millions of years of this ever-changing human world."
“Now that I have done something for the human world, I believe my master will be very happy.”