A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

After walking along the winding mountain path, they could faintly hear the sound of water ahead. Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan instinctively tightened their grip on Sheng He. Further ahead, there was a huge waterfall.

Wuling Valley is right next to the waterfall.

A gasp of amazement rang out from the surroundings, and many cultivators rushed into the inner valley. This was the cave dwelling of True Person Yuan Chen. If one was fortunate enough to receive her inheritance, or even just the guidance of a wisp of her remnant soul, it would greatly benefit one's future cultivation.

Sheng He had already been to Wuling Valley once before and knew its structure well. She protected Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan and was not as impatient as the others. The three of them walked into the valley at a leisurely pace.

Suddenly, a sharp gaze fell on Sheng He.

Sheng He looked up sharply. It was quiet all around, and only the three of them were at the back, seemingly without any abnormality.

"Xiao He, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, let's go to Xiaoxiang Terrace to get the gold and stone first."

Sheng He shook his head, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, and the three of them headed straight for Xiaoxiang Terrace.

Xiaoxiang Terrace stands in the middle of the lake, its vermilion beams and green tiles reflecting the shimmering water. After passing through a long water corridor, the three of them finally arrived at Xiaoxiang Terrace.

Although they were the last to enter the valley, they were the first to arrive at Xiaoxiang Terrace.

At this moment, Xiaoxiang Terrace was deserted, with only a huge black stone standing in the corner of Xiaoxiang Terrace, on which eight large characters were painted in gold paint.

"Where there's a will, there's a way."

Yun Qianshan gently stroked the eight characters, staring at Sheng He in disbelief.

"Could the gold and stone we're looking for be this big rock?"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt dizzy, and in the next instant, she disappeared from Xiaoxiang Terrace.

"Xiaoyun!"

Mu Yao's pupils shrank, and she immediately took a few steps forward to approach the large black rock. She carefully examined the rock from all angles, but found no trace of spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Senior sister, don't worry, Senior Sister Yun is alright."

After saying that, Sheng He took Mu Yao's hand and placed it on the gold lacquer.

After a dizzying moment, Mu Yao opened her eyes again, only to find herself in a dark cave. Yun Qianshan was holding a small bird egg and peeking out of the cave entrance.

A strange sensation came from her hand. Mu Yao looked down and found that she was also holding an egg, which looked bigger than the one in Yun Qianshan's hand, like a duck egg.

Sheng He looked up at the cave ceiling, which was only about one person high, his eyes filled with despair.

"Senior Sister Yun."

"Xiao He, Xiao Yao, you're here too?"

Yun Qianshan turned around in surprise, about to ask how to get out, but before he could say anything, he saw Sheng He holding a huge black egg that was almost half the height of her body.

“Xiao He, you…” The word “unlucky” lingered on Yun Qianshan’s lips for a moment before he finally said tactfully, “Your egg is quite special.”

Sheng He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. She struggled to move the egg to a different spot, revealing a row of small characters behind her.

It's still those eight words.

"Faith will move mountains to open."

"What does this mean? Are we supposed to hatch the eggs? But didn't we come here to find Jinshi?"

"This egg is gold and stone."

"Senior Sister Yun, did you just check this room? This place should be a cliff face..."

As Sheng He was speaking, a figure suddenly landed. The person let out a scream and looked at Sheng He and the other two as if they had seen a ghost.

"What kind of place is this? Isn't it said that you can find gold and stone on Xiaoxiang Terrace?"

The three of them, Sheng He, looked at each other without saying a word.

The cultivator muttered something as he walked out of the cave. Like Yun Qianshan, he stood at the entrance and peered out, then glanced back at Sheng He and the others with disdain.

"You've cultivated for so long, yet you don't even dare to go down this mere cliff?"

He took out his magical artifact and tossed the egg in his hand into the air. Sheng He, realizing his intention, immediately stopped him, saying, "Wait! Don't..."

The man raised an eyebrow, stepped onto the magical artifact without hesitation, and the moment he stepped out of the cave, the artifact and the man plummeted straight down.

"go out."

Sheng He pursed her lips, went to the cave entrance and looked down. The cultivator's screams pierced the sky and quickly disappeared into the clouds.

"I don't know where this is, but the cave seems to be isolated from spiritual energy."

Sheng He sighed and casually found a corner to sit down: "I made a special inquiry before coming here. The stone is inside this egg. Sincerity can move mountains. As long as we continuously input our spiritual power into the egg, we can get out when the eggshell breaks."

Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan both looked at the giant black egg in Sheng He's arms. Yun Qianshan patted Sheng He's shoulder reassuringly.

"Xiao He, don't worry. At worst, I'll just trade my egg for yours."

Sheng He shook her head: "It can't be changed, but don't worry, senior sister, the flow of time in this cave is different from outside, so we have plenty of time to... uh... hatch the eggs."

As they were talking, several more cultivators fell down. They seemed much calmer and were obviously prepared. As soon as they entered the cave, they found a place to sit down.

Sheng He looked around; everyone else was holding eggs no bigger than the palm of their hand. Even in her previous life, she had only gotten a goose egg, and it had taken her nearly four months to succeed. How could she have gotten one so easily in this life...?

Sighing silently in her heart, Sheng He did not intend to give up. She closed her eyes, stretched out her palm and covered the black eggshell. The shimmering white spiritual energy slowly flowed into the egg from her palm.

......

"You little girl, you have a single-element fire spirit root, quite talented. Wouldn't it be a waste if you spent your whole life crawling around in the fields?"

The immortal was dressed in a white robe, exuding an otherworldly air. Her long, snow-white hair cascaded down to her waist. She merely glanced down from above the clouds and caught a glimpse of the last vestige of her connection before ascension.

The little girl in the field was engrossed in harvesting rice and seemed not to have heard what she said.

The woman next to her, however, immediately knelt down and prostrated herself upon seeing her, repeatedly chanting, "Immortal! An immortal has arrived!"

She stepped into the field, her snow-white robes instantly stained with mud, but she seemed oblivious, reaching out her hand to Sheng He.

"You and I are destined to meet; would you be willing to embark on the path to immortality?"

A light green ring slowly floated in front of Sheng He. Sheng He raised her head and stared blankly at the immortal in front of her.

She had pink eyes, long eyelashes that cast a shadow beneath them like snow, and white hair that made her seem otherworldly.

Sheng He had never seen such a beautiful person before, like...like a fairy from heaven.

Seeing Sheng He stunned, her mother quickly tugged at her arm.

"You silly child, speak up!"

"I...I do!"

The immortal smiled gently, his lips curving upwards: "The Qingyun Sect still owes me a favor, so I'll give you this ring. When you join the Qingyun Sect and become an apprentice, someone will take you as their disciple."