Even hybrid monsters have their day

"I only saw the immortals using it to transmit messages during the chaos of the Three Realms, but I've never figured out how to open it." In reality, he had intercepted several such boxes, attempting to open them to obtain messages from the immortal realm, but all his attempts failed. Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to tell them this.

Seeing Geng Miaowan's disappointed expression, he thought for a moment and said as if he were taking pity on her, "However, I once heard someone say that to open the Brocade Box, one needs three drops of essence blood."

Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner!

"The Immortal Clan".

"Uh..." Luan Hao's two soft words suppressed Geng Miaowan's excitement. "You mean, it can only be activated with the essence blood of the Immortal Clan?"

Seeing Luan Hao nod, Geng Miaowan suddenly felt an urge to flip the table. Wasn't this just teasing her? It was said to be for her, but it required the essence blood of a celestial being to open it. Where was she supposed to find a member of the celestial race?

She turned her gaze to the three Huangfu brothers. Seeing her staring at them so eagerly, they quickly said, "Don't look at us like that. Although we are ranked among the immortals, we are not actually immortals."

Geng Miaowan turned her gaze away in disappointment.

Seeing this, Xu Ruwen said, "Since they said this box was left for you, I don't think it's impossible that even you can't open it. That would be a bit unreasonable. In my opinion, you might as well try the method that Luan Hao suggested. Anyway, there's no other way, so let's try it as a last resort."

……

After thinking about it, Geng Miaowan felt there was some truth to what was said. She glanced at Luan Hao and the three Huangfu brothers, all of whom wore noncommittal expressions. Although none of them were optimistic about the outcome, none of them offered any words of advice.

So she decided to try that method. When the third drop of essence blood dissolved into the box, everyone held their breath, staring intently at the brocade box.

The box remained lying quietly on the table, unchanged despite their expectations.

One minute passed, two minutes passed...

Geng Miaowan sat down in the chair, disappointed. Xu Ruwen and the Huangfu brothers also gradually withdrew their gaze.

Just then, the box suddenly emitted a very slight sound, like an egg cracking against a wall. Everyone looked at the Jinxia Box and saw that a crack had appeared in the middle. Geng Miaowan picked up the box. With a slight movement of her fingers, the box split in two.

Inside was a piece of pure white jade.

what is this?

Geng Miaowan picked up the stone, but before she could examine it closely, the stone suddenly emitted a bright light and disappeared.

"what……"

As it disappeared, a line of golden words appeared in the air in front of her: "Neither life nor death is perfect."

The words vanished into thin air without a trace. Only the open brocade box proved that something had indeed happened. But what did those two lines of text mean?

Geng Miaowan was puzzled. She turned to the people beside her and asked calmly, "Did you understand?"

Everyone shook their heads.

However, there was one thing Geng Miaowan was certain of: this sentence must be related to Buzhou Mountain, so she had to go to Buzhou Mountain no matter what.

So, she bid farewell to Miao Renfeng, who repeatedly tried to persuade her to stay, and embarked on her journey to Buzhou Mountain with Xu Ruwen and the others. However, before leaving, she had Huangfu Aoxuan deliver a letter to Zuo Qin, stating that there might be more to Zuo Lengdan's death than met the eye, and advising her not to rush to seek revenge against the Qingshan Sect.

Mount Buzhou is located deep within the territory occupied by the demons, requiring a journey of thousands of kilometers to reach. With their current cultivation levels, distance is no longer a problem.

According to the information Miao Renfeng possessed, the closer one gets to Buzhou Mountain, the more powerful demons there are, and countless high-ranking demons gather on different mountains.

While their magical travel was extremely fast, it easily attracted the attention of high-ranking demons. Therefore, once they ventured deep into demon territory, they had no choice but to proceed on foot.

Because this journey required them to venture deep into Buzhou Mountain, Geng Miaowan avoided doing anything that might attract the attention of the demons. She deliberately avoided both overt and covert sentries. With Luan Hao's guidance, they were always able to smoothly bypass the patrol routes.

However, Geng Miaowan also noticed that since entering the Demon Realm, Luan Hao's mood had become noticeably unpredictable. He often seemed lost in thought, or as if his mind was wandering off somewhere, always appearing absent-minded.

That evening, they happened to pass through a dense forest and decided to rest there for a while.

"Luan Hao, what's wrong with you?" After sitting down for a short while, Geng Miaowan noticed that Luan Hao seemed dazed.

Luan Hao shook his head slightly, trying to shake off the strange feeling in his heart. However, the restlessness in his heart became more and more obvious, and even the way he looked at Geng Miaowan changed.

"I'm fine," he said casually, and headed into the dense forest.

Geng Miaowan glanced at Xu Ruwen and the Huangfu brothers with a puzzled look, then sat down under a tree and started eating the dry rations she had brought with her.

After rushing into the dense forest, Luan Hao didn't stop. Instead, he walked in one direction for a while before finally halting. He looked around, but there was nothing else besides the dense trees. He even used his spiritual power to sense his surroundings, but found nothing. In the end, he could only turn around and leave dejectedly.

Not far from where he had just stood, within a barrier, a pair of crimson eyes suddenly snapped open. He straightened his bloated body and casually sat down on the ground. For a fleeting moment, he had sensed a very familiar aura. But when he tried to perceive it, it had vanished.

Beside him lay a voluptuous woman, also naked and panting heavily. Feeling the sudden loss of weight, she shifted uncomfortably. If Geng Miaowan were there, she would have noticed that this woman had an exact identical face to hers.

A white, jade-like arm climbed up Haotian's body, pulling him back to reality.

Haotian turned to look at the woman lying on the ground, and unexpectedly, the scene from the Green Mountain Sect three hundred years ago resurfaced in his mind: the shock of her delicate, flower-petal-like cherry lips suddenly pressing against his, and the unforgettable taste.

He still remembered that time; her eyes sparkled with a mischievous liveliness, brimming with energy. (To be continued.)