All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

Inside the room, the sect leader sighed and said, "Sigh... Come in."

"Senior brother." Nian Zhao stepped forward obediently, bowed, and sat down to one side.

“Junior brother, I know she’s your only disciple and you care about her, but you should also take care of yourself. Elder Yu said that there’s nothing seriously wrong with her and she’ll wake up soon. As for restoring her meridians, we’ll help her. Let’s take it slow, okay?”

"If you keep searching like this, without sleep or rest, when will it ever end?"

Nian Zhao paused for a moment before saying, "Senior brother, I came to tell you about this. Ning'er has woken up."

"She's awake?" A hint of surprise flashed across the sect leader's face. "How is she now? Is she in a good mood?"

Nian Zhao nodded. "She seems fine, and there's nothing wrong with her. But there's something she said that makes me feel uneasy."

"what?"

"She said that the person who took Duan Menghua away had a cultivation level of at least Nascent Soul. We guess that they are very likely from a high-level continent."

The sect leader's eyes widened suddenly. "High-level continent! Are you sure?"

Even if Nian Zhao didn't want to admit it, the fact was that "there has never been a cultivation level above the Nascent Soul stage on the Xuanling Continent. According to ancient records, the highest cultivation level on all low-level continents can only reach the Nascent Soul stage, so it is very likely a high-level continent."

"Have you ever asked why Duan Menghua was taken away?"

"Ning'er said that Duan Menghua knows them. As for why they were taken away, the reason is still unknown. All that is known is that they wanted to take them away alive, probably to make a deal with Duan Menghua or his family."

The sect leader nodded. "In that case, Duan Menghua's safety should be fine."

"Should we continue the investigation?"

The sect leader thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Since we know where they went, there's no need for such a high-profile investigation, lest we alert them. Let's investigate privately."

"With so many high-level continents, I wonder where she was taken."

"Take your time investigating. Since there's nothing wrong, you should go back and rest. I'll take care of everything else. Just take care of yourself and Feng Ning."

Nian Zhao nodded and then took his leave.

The next day, the sect leader summoned the Grand Elder of the Mission Hall, and the mission to find Duan Menghua was withdrawn from the Mission Hall.

The search for Duan Menghua was left to be handled privately.

After Feng Ning woke up again, she felt a little better.

Her meridians were severed, and her spiritual energy could not circulate; at this moment, she was truly a broken mess.

Every bite of spiritual fruit you eat is just a taste; you can't retain any spiritual energy from it.

Fortunately, it was a nerve that was broken, not a tendon; otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to get up now. She doesn't know whether to be thankful or cry.

She tried it herself; she could absorb spiritual energy, but she couldn't store it or let it circulate throughout her body. It was like a stream flowing away, completely drained away.

By this point, spiritual roots are no longer of any use.

The spiritual energy that can be absorbed is barely enough to open a space; all the spiritual artifacts are unusable.

She sat in the recliner, completely lost in thought.

Since she can't use her spiritual power, she's now just an ordinary person, just like before, or even worse.

At least she could fight back then, but now she'd probably be slapped to death.

She carefully considered the situation ahead. Before finding the dragon bone flower, she had almost no ability to protect herself.

Since spiritual power is unusable, the only spirit beast is a little Vermilion Bird, which sounds scary, but it turns out to be just a baby.

The last time I used a little bit of its Vermilion Bird Fire, it wilted for a long time; its protective properties were completely nonexistent.

There is no spiritual power now, so I cannot control the flying sword, and the formation also needs spiritual power to activate it.

She is now truly a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken.

Just as she was marveling at how God was playing such a trick, she suddenly noticed a slight movement.

She rummaged through her head and took a little one off.

Upon closer inspection, I burst out laughing.

"Little Green Silk, how could I have forgotten you?"

As he spoke, he picked it up and tossed it around, saying, "And you're useless too. You can't even speak properly, and besides spying, you're really no good."

Little Qingsi fluttered her little hands and feet around, trying hard to say something.

Feng Ning patted its head, "I can't understand your jumping either, so speak up if you dare."

Little Qing Si was so anxious she was jumping up and down, but she didn't know how to communicate, so she could only spin around in her hand.

Feng Ning teased, "With so much black hair, how come you're the only one with a brain? If you're going to be like this, then I'll have to give you a name, right?"

As she played with Little Green Hair, she thought, "I need to give you a name."

After thinking for a long time without coming up with anything, he sighed and said, "Then you'll be called Qing Si No. 1, or Qing Yi for short. You'll be the boss of these little guys. If any of them grow brains, they'll be ranked after that."

Qingyi seemed happier when it heard her words, bouncing around in her hand, its excitement was palpable.

Feng Ning smiled and said, "With your little brain, you really can't hold much."

Duan Menghua flashed through her mind again. She loved all cute and adorable things. If she saw Qingyi, she would probably like her too.

Black hair is truly a wonderful thing.

She had marked the two members of the Chi family with her blue hair before they left, so that she could easily find them once her meridians were repaired.

No matter how low or high rank you are, you're all doomed.

I'll settle this score with you properly. Wash your neck clean and wait for me to come find you.

She closed her eyes and lay down quietly.

More than half a month later, a sudden riot broke out on the Xuanling Continent.

Rumors have it that an ancient secret realm is about to open, and almost half the continent is on the move.

As luck would have it, this ancient secret realm is located in Xuanwu City within the Holy Feather Kingdom.

It is known to the world as the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

Feng Ning naturally received the news as well.

The Tianxuan Sect organized its disciples to prepare for their journey to the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

The Xuanwu Secret Realm had never appeared before, and this was also a coincidence. No one knew what was inside, so most of the people who chose it were disciples with high cultivation levels.

Those below the Golden Core stage are not considered; those who enter are at least at the early Golden Core stage.

But with such a secret realm suddenly appearing, no one would be unwilling to go in and take a look. If they could obtain the ancient inheritance, their future prospects would be virtually limitless.

It's even possible that they could ascend to the upper realm.

For cultivators, ascension is almost an obsession, and it is also the ultimate goal of their desperate cultivation.