An unknown amount of time passed.

When Luo Xiu groggily awoke, he found himself lying in a bed of flowers.

A faint fragrance wafted to his nose, and he felt refreshed and blissfully intoxicated.

"You're awake?"

Suddenly, a slightly weary voice sounded from nearby.

Enduring the pain racking his body, Luo Xiu struggled to sit up. He turned his head and saw Mu Xueyan standing quietly nearby, watching him.

Her figure was tall and full, exuding an exquisite grace.

As her white dress fluttered, it fleetingly revealed her long, slender legs wrapped in sheer stockings.

Looking at her, Luo Xiu suddenly sensed a different charm.

If the Mu Xueyan from before was like a winter plum blossoming alone in the bitter cold, then now she resembled a vibrant peony nourished by the spring rain.

"Palace Master Mu… where is this place?"

Luo Xiu collected his thoughts and glanced around, only then noticing the unfamiliar surroundings.

"This is my master's World Inside the Vase."

"What about Dou Dou and the others?"

"They're all fine."

Luo Xiu rubbed his forehead and focused his Divine Sense inward, beginning to examine the changes within himself.

He still remembered that he had clearly succumbed to his illness earlier…

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he stared at Mu Xueyan in disbelief.

Feeling the feminine energy nourishing his body, he realized what must have happened.

"Palace Master Mu… you… sigh, was this necessary?"

Mu Xueyan watched him quietly, her cool gaze tinged with a hint of gentleness.

"Don't overthink it. This was just to save your life."

After speaking, she turned to leave, her posture slightly awkward, as if she were enduring some kind of pain.

Seeing this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but feel guilty. He sighed silently and promptly rose to follow her.

Sigh, Luo Xiu, oh Luo Xiu... You've erred in the flower fields again.

After they departed, only a few dewdrops remained in the silent flowerbed, weighing down the leaves as if to bear witness that someone had been there.

...

After leaving Master Ping's World Inside the Vase, Luo Xiu returned to the Land of Lawlessness.

Although Mu Xueyan had saved his life this time, his body was still very weak, so he needed some time to recuperate.

The first thing Luo Xiu did upon returning to the Land of Lawlessness was look for Little Pouch.

This was because Little Pouch had imprisoned Yumian Jun in a space within its tower.

After taking the belt embedded with the Blood Fiend Jade from Yumian Jun, Luo Xiu discovered that, just as Master Ping had said, the jade could indeed help him quickly recover his depleted Essence Blood.

However, the belt looked quite flamboyant, and Luo Xiu had no desire to wear such an accessory. After some thought, he decided to use the Indestructible Divine Flame to refine it into a Jade Pendant he could wear.

In the following days, to alleviate his malady, Luo Xiu spent nearly every day exchanging pointers and sparring with Luo Ying and Hua Muyan.

Since Luo Ying and Hua Muyan's true forms were both flowers, their Yin Essence was far more beneficial to Luo Xiu than that of an ordinary woman.

After several days of this, Luo Xiu felt much better. He decided it was time to leave the Land of Lawlessness and continue exploring the Spirit Tomb.

「On this day.」

Luo Xiu left his chambers early in the morning and went to the Hundred Herbs Garden to find Kuang Pi.

Seeing that Kuang Pi was still in meditation, Luo Xiu knew he hadn't yet deciphered the markings of the Divine Skill on the copper piece. He decided not to disturb him and left the Hundred Herbs Garden to find Master Ping.

Ever since taking Mu Xueyan as his disciple, Master Ping rarely stayed in Luo Xiu's Holy Lotus Jade Pendant, spending nearly every day with his treasured student.

When Luo Xiu found Master Ping, the latter was teaching Mu Xueyan some profound Taoist Arts.

"Palace Master Mu, good morning," Luo Xiu said.

Whenever he saw Mu Xueyan, he couldn't help but recall that incident, and it always made him feel a bit embarrassed.

But Mu Xueyan was as cool and elegant as ever, acting as if nothing had happened that day in the World Inside the Vase.

Master Ping laughed. "You've been resting these past few days, lad, and now you've mostly recovered. Getting ready to go out and stir up trouble again, are we?"

Luo Xiu's face darkened. "What do you mean 'stir up trouble'? I'm seeking opportunities."

"By the way, Master Ping, come here for a moment. I have something to ask you."

Afterward, the man and the vase left Mu Xueyan and found a deserted place to talk.

"Go on, what did you want to ask?"

Luo Xiu recalled what the Azure Dragon Venerable had said. "You don't know about the Divine Register?"

"I think I've heard of it. Why?"

"Then do you know what a Dao Flower is?" Luo Xiu pressed.

"I previously heard the Azure Dragon Venerable say that I am one of the several lotus flowers recorded in the Divine Register. He also said that the lotus is the most powerful Dao Flower in the universe."

Hearing this, Master Ping fell silent for a moment before replying, "I know very little about such things. However, from the very first time I saw you, I could tell you were an exceptionally powerful being."

"But there's no need for you to dwell on it right now. Remember, a path is walked one step at a time."

"I understand that, of course."

...

After briefly packing, Luo Xiu departed from the Land of Lawlessness and returned to the Gluttonous Palace, which had long since shattered and sunk into the earth.

This time, aside from his traveling companion Master Ping, he brought no one else.

Following the map of the Spirit Tomb left by Yan Daoling, Luo Xiu left the Gluttonous Palace and headed straight for the Golden Roc Nest, intending to investigate the Golden Roc Sword Array there.

The Golden Roc Nest was situated among a range of treacherous and bizarre peaks.

When Luo Xiu arrived, he found the area littered with corpses and permeated with a deathly stillness. Not a single living soul was in sight.

Master Ping said, "I sense a very powerful aura lingering nearby. You need to be careful."

"In your current state, if you use your cultivation again, I couldn't save you even if I took on ten more disciples."

Luo Xiu landed atop a mountain peak, his expression growing solemn as he stared at the Golden Roc Nest ahead, which was shrouded in strange light and surrounded by jagged peaks. "I feel it too. What do you think it is?"

Suddenly, a bird's cry echoed through the Void!

Before Luo Xiu could react, a ball of lightning materialized before him as if it had teleported.

"Be careful!"

Master Ping yelled as two Dao Law God Chains shot from the mouth of the vase, striking out forcefully to repel the lightning.

Then, Luo Xiu got a clear look and saw that it was a giant bird shrouded in lightning.

Master Ping said, "Lad, that should be a Lei Luan. No… strictly speaking, that's the corpse of a Lei Luan. What's controlling it is a Residual Soul of the Golden Roc Ancestor."

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