The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Perhaps because Mingwu was unable to communicate with Zhujian, Yun Yici was the first person she could talk to in tens of thousands of years, and Zhujian talked on and on.

Yun Yici listened to her quietly.

Yun Yici realized that Zhu Jian, though seemingly complaining, was actually very grateful for Ming Wu's unwavering companionship over the past thousand years.

"I will convey your words to Master Mingwu."

Zhu Jian paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

“Actually, I can sense what’s happening on this land, just like what you’re seeing now.”

"However, my body is already decaying, and there are many things I can only watch helplessly, unable to stop them."

I'm very sorry about what happened to your senior brother.

Zhu Jian was referring to the escape of the last wisp of evil spirit.

Yun Yici thought of the huge, dark eye holes on the remains of the Candle Dragon, and the winding, pale spine.

She felt a pang of regret for Zhujian's fate and cautiously asked, "Senior Zhujian, can you still cultivate and ascend?"

Zhujian replied, "There's no need to call me senior. Mingwu never calls me senior. Just call me by my name."

"I cannot ascend; you have already seen my body."

"My remaining consciousness is due to the fire in my mouth. This faint light is enough to dispel the evil aura from your senior brother, but it cannot make my decaying body move again."

"Even if I could barely take flight again, without the protection of scales and flesh, I would not be able to survive the ascension tribulation."

After discussing it with Zhujian, Yun Yici concluded that Zhujian's current state was essentially that of a plant dragon.

Zhujian was conscious, but his dragon scales and flesh were corroded and digested by the evil energy over a long period of time.

Once the last trace of evil energy on Mu Yunjian's body is successfully purified by Zhujian, her mission will be complete.

Afterwards, having exhausted all its power, Zhujian will completely disappear, leaving behind the flame of Zhulong.

This is almost a dead end.

Yun Yici fell into deep thought, and Zhu Jian thought she was just bored.

Zhu Jian said, "I can awaken your body, but you and your senior brother are currently in my consciousness space, so don't wander around."

Upon hearing that he could meet Mu Yunjian, Yun Yici readily agreed.

Next, the vast sky and scenery before her eyes changed, her body felt heavy, and when she opened her eyes again, she was lying in a white light.

A black rabbit lay beside her, its fur constantly releasing black, dust-like impurities and gases.

Fortunately, as soon as these black impurities and gases escaped from the rabbit's body, they were purified by the tiny cluster of flames, no bigger than a fingernail, in the center of the white light.

If you don't look closely, you really won't notice that the core of the Candle Dragon Divine Fire is only this small.

Looking at the little rabbit that was gradually showing some white fur, Yun Yici once again sincerely thanked Zhujian.

Suddenly, she heard Rong Xuan's voice from very close by: "Master, my junior sister and junior brother disappeared after falling into the mouth of the Candle Dragon from here."

"We've already searched back and forth, but..."

Without needing to say anything, Yun Yici knew that Wen Fuyue and the others had arrived.

Zhu Jian explained, "Because you are currently in my space, they cannot see you, and your voice cannot travel out."

Even so, Zhu Jian still dispelled the white light that Yun Yici had seen, allowing her to see the scene outside clearly.

Yun Yici saw that Mingwu, Di Zhao, and others were all there, as were Wen Fuyue, Shen Huaichuan, Li Ji, and Bai Ruo.

Zhu Jian exclaimed, "This is the most lively place I've ever seen here."

She deliberately hid beneath the Blood Abyss, fearing that if her mission was not yet accomplished, a demon cultivator might take advantage of the situation.

She didn't want her remains to be disposed of by others.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were getting worse, Yun Yici couldn't help but ask, "May I go out and deliver a message before coming back?"

Zhu Jian sighed, "Opening this space will also consume my power. Once I purify the evil energy on your senior brother, I will send you both out together."

Left with no other choice, Yun Yici had to patiently wait.

Meanwhile, the people outside, unaware that Yun Yici could see them, were still searching for a way to rescue Yun Yici and her companion.

Bai Ruo and Li Ji descended into the Blood Abyss and were speechless with shock at the sight of the Zhulong's remains.

Fortunately, they were determined and soon turned their attention to the two who had disappeared, Yun Yici and the other person.

Li Ji said, "I have heard the legend of the Candle Dragon Fire. Your two disciples are not bad by nature. Perhaps they have other opportunities."

Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan originally planned to go outside to find their elders to come and search for Yun Yici's whereabouts. Unexpectedly, the elders did come, but they couldn't find any clues no matter how hard they searched.

When Shen Huaichuan first arrived at the Blood Abyss, unfortunately he couldn't see it and could only roughly deduce the scene in front of him from the conversation of the others.

"It is said that Zhulong was created by heaven and earth, and there is a space within the fire. I guess they should be there. For now, we can only wait."

The emperor retorted indignantly, "So what if there's space within the fire? This Candle Dragon is already dead. Was his space opened by a ghost?"

Zhu Jian was extremely annoyed and wanted to shake his tailbone to prove he was still alive and scare this arrogant little phoenix.

Unfortunately, her fire was only so small that she couldn't even wag her tail.

Hearing Zhu Jian's increasingly heavy breathing, Yun Yici suddenly thought of something.

There is a spiritual energy in the space where you see candles.

She took out the communication talisman she had used to contact the Emperor and the others from her sleeve, and with a flick of her finger, the Emperor's communication talisman outside lit up.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then eagerly pulled out a communication talisman from his sleeve.

Wen Fuyue and the others were also stunned. Everyone gathered around and stared eagerly at the communication talisman in the Emperor's hand.

"It's a message from Xiao Ci."

The emperor infused his spiritual power into the edict, and from the other end came his voice, filled with longing: "Senior Emperor Edict!"

Before the emperor could reply, another woman's clear yet furious voice rang out: "I am alive!"

Everyone listened to the unfamiliar woman's voice with blank expressions, then remembered what the emperor had said earlier, and simultaneously looked up at the dragon's body, which was now just a skeleton.

"Yes, I am the real Zhulong, and my name is Zhujian."

Everyone:? ? ? ?

No, this is a real father.

Yun Yici was also numb. She originally wanted to send a message, but Zhu Jian's voice was everywhere.

But this is good, because now Zhujian can say whatever he wants to Mingwu himself.

After a moment's thought, Wen Fuyue asked anxiously, "Where's Xiao Ci?"

Yun Yici quickly spoke up: "I'm fine. Senior Zhujian is helping my senior brother purify the evil energy. Once it's purified, Senior Zhujian will send us out."

With her words, everyone finally felt completely at ease.

Now, the existence of Zhulong has become the biggest problem.

Is this Zhulong, reduced to mere bones, still alive?

Mingwu chanted the Buddha's name and said, "I have been with you for a thousand years and consider myself a close friend. Today, I hear you speak for the first time and I am overjoyed."

Is there anything I can do for you?

Upon understanding this, Li Ji and Bai Ruo naturally followed suit and bowed their heads in goodwill.

To put it bluntly, they all operate in the demon realm; if they can't beat someone, they try to win them over.

No one would be foolish enough to confront a dragon that is tens of thousands of years old.

The emperor then shielded Ning Tinglan, Rong Xuan, and Shen Huaichuan behind him, fearing that Zhu Jian would retaliate because of his earlier offense.

After a moment's thought, he walked to the proud head of the Candle Dragon and bowed with his sleeves: "I am Emperor Zhao, born into the Phoenix Clan. I was in a hurry just now, so I offended you in many ways."

Zhu Jian was angered when she heard the imperial edict saying that she was dead and that she was a ghost. After she finished her angry rebuke, she calmed down.

Zhu Jian said, "Ignorance is no excuse; let's drop this matter."

Upon hearing the woman's gentle voice, the emperor tentatively asked, "Actually, I have another request. I wonder how your divine fire compares to my pure crystal fire?"

"Can it be used for Nirvana?"

The emperor thought to himself, "Now that I have seen Zhulong, there is no harm in asking him."

Zhu Jian sighed inwardly. This little phoenix wanted to borrow her fire, little did she know that she envied the phoenix clan's ability to be reborn from the ashes.

Zhu Jian did not answer, and Mingwu advised the emperor from the side: "Young friend, you should think it over carefully. Be careful not to make things worse in such an important matter."

Wen Fuyue agreed that it made sense.

However, the emperor was clear-headed; the fact that the candlelight should not have indicated that the matter was unworkable meant there was no need to dwell on it any longer.

The emperor readily accepted the offer from Mingwu, then bowed again to the true form of Zhulong, saying that he would wait here for Yun Yici to come out.

As for the questions raised by Mingwu and the others, Zhujian ultimately did not answer.

The dying dragon's only dream is to return to the heavens.

But if she can't do it herself, how can anyone else help her?

Yun Yici extinguished the communication talisman only after confirming that Zhu Jian had nothing else to say to Mingwu.

She noticed that Zhujian seemed a little down.

After considering for a moment, Yun Yici asked the system, "Is there any way to save Zhujian's life?"

She had asked the system the same question before, for Shen Fengzhi.

The system's response was that it could not bring the dead back to life.

Now that Zhujian Mingming is still alive, perhaps there is a way to keep her alive?

The system said, "Her half-dead state is very difficult to save..."

Yun Yici: "The fact that it is difficult to save means that it is difficult, but it does not mean that it is impossible."

"Wait, I remember now, don't I have Jenga?"

The rules of Jenga are that two identical items of the same tier that have no life can be stacked together to upgrade to a higher tier.

This was the most useful reward she had ever received; she had been using it to synthesize spirit herbs and spirit stones.

Isn't the fire of the Candle Dragon also lifeless?

Zhujian's power comes from the fire in his mouth. If she can find a way to upgrade Zhujian's fire, she might be able to save Zhujian's life.

The problem is that Zhulong only has one ball of fire.

The system bluntly poured cold water on the idea, saying, "It's useless. Even if you have two divine flames, their grade is too high; you can't synthesize them right now."

"I just said it was difficult to save her because ordinary rare and precious herbs are ineffective for her."

The sword spirit of Huaichuan couldn't hear Yun Yici's conversation with the system, but seeing the tense atmosphere, he quietly asked Yun Yici, "Little Ci, do you want Zhujian to live?"

Huai Chuan Sword Spirit considered everything from Yun Yi Ci's perspective.

In his view, the Candle Dragon Fire was a rare and precious opportunity, but Yun Yici seemed even more unwilling to let Zhujian die.

Yun Yici said, "I have this idea, but I'm afraid it will be difficult."

After a moment's thought, Huai Chuan Sword Spirit said, "The sap from the divine tree of Qingqiu might be useful."

What he hadn't originally intended to say was that, in the hearts of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, the status of the Qingqiu Divine Tree was even higher than that of the clan chief and priest.

Even if all the foxes in Qingqiu were to die out, they would never allow anyone to harm the mother tree.

He didn't want to put psychological pressure on Yun Yici, but he couldn't hide it from her either, so after some hesitation, he told her.

Yun Yici was taken aback. "A-Shu?"

Huai Chuan said, "If we can get in touch with the Tree Spirit and tell it about Zhu Long's request, the Tree Spirit should agree."

"That's right, the fox clan of Qingqiu might not agree."

After all, there was a fox clan priest right in front of them.

Yun Yici thought for a moment and said, "Let's give it a try."

She turned and called out into the void, "Zhujian, are you there?"

After a long while, Zhujian's voice slowly came: "I'm here. Wait a little longer, and the evil aura on your senior brother will be completely removed."

Muyunjian is not far from Yunyici, within arm's reach.

At this point, the rabbit's fur had changed from pure black to a mix of black and white.

Yun Yici said, "Wait a moment, stabilize my senior brother's condition for now, and don't use up all your strength."

"I just asked my sword spirit, and he said the sap of the Qingqiu Divine Tree might be useful."

Zhu Jian asked, bewildered, "What is the Qingqiu Divine Tree?"

In her time, there was no Qingqiu, let alone any divine tree.

Mingwu knew about it, but he spent his days chanting sutras and praying to Zhulong in hopes of relieving her pain, so he naturally didn't mention Qingqiu.

Yun Yici then recounted her encounter with Ashu in Qingqiu.

Zhu Jian muttered, "I think I know it. I saw it when it was still a sapling."

"It's become so amazing now."

Seeing that Yun Yici was in a difficult position, Zhu asked her to reconnect the communication talisman.

Everyone patiently waited for Yun Yici and the other person to emerge safely from the mouth of the Candle Dragon. When the communication talisman lit up, they all stood up and waited for Yun Yici to speak.

Unexpectedly, it was still Zhujian's voice that came through this time.

“You asked me what I wanted before, and I’ve thought it over. I want to talk to the Qingqiu Divine Tree.”

All eyes turned to Bai Ruo.

They couldn't even fulfill Zhujian's request. Let alone talk to the Qingqiu Divine Tree, they would be driven away by the Qingqiu guards if they even approached the tree.

Bai Ruo frowned and said softly, "May I ask why Senior Zhujian wishes to speak with our clan's mother tree?"

Zhu Jian readily replied, "I have something to ask of you."

Bai Ruowei hesitated for a moment, then said, "I cannot make a decision on this matter rashly; I must report it to the Demon King."

When Li Ji saw Bai Ruo get up and ask Ming Wu how to get ashore, she also got up.

“Let’s go together. If Fellow Daoist Bai Wu disagrees, I can try to persuade her.”

"Moreover, I see that Hua Chong hasn't come down yet, so it seems he won't be able to."

"Given his personality, he ended up in a bad situation, and I guess everyone knows that now."

Li Ji nodded to Wen Fuyue, indicating that she would not reveal Shen Huaichuan's private teleportation array.

Anyway, since Bai Ruo is a priest, she has the authority to activate the teleportation array. Once they go up, it will be very convenient for them. They can go directly from Ziya Blood Abyss to Qingqiu Demon King's Palace.

Li Ji never expected that her words would come true. They had only been up from the Blood Abyss for a short time when they saw Hua Chong and his group approaching menacingly.