In a grand Immortal Mansion.
Traces of destruction from battles could be seen everywhere.
In the center of the vast hall stood a gigantic statue.
"Is this... a statue of Sheng Tanglian?"
"Such an enormous Divine Statue!"
"Could this be the Immortal Mansion that Zhenyang constructed for Sheng Tanglian, as mentioned in the previous scene?"
"Hey, look! That, that is..."
The cultivators watching the scene from the Colorful Bone let out immense shouts of surprise as they saw a woman pinned to the statue's brow by a Long Sword in the scene.
The woman had already lost her breath, her abdomen was bulging, and her face was exactly the same as that of the Divine Statue!
"Sheng Tanglian!!"
"Already dead?!"
"Is this how Sheng Tanglian died?"
"What on earth happened?!"
"Did Sheng Tanglian's child die along with her?"
"Sheng Tanglian was the strongest genius in thousands of years, who on earth killed her?"
At this time, two women flew into the scene, one dressed in fiery red, the other in gentle white, they were Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue.
The two saw Sheng Tanglian pinned to the statue's brow from a distance and immediately let out cries of sorrow:
"Sister Sheng!!"
Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue flew before the statue's brow, looking incredulously at the deceased Sheng Tanglian. Chun Hongxue covered her mouth, tears continuously streaming down.
"How could this be..."
Xia Jinglian shattered the Immortal Sword pinning Sheng Tanglian with a slap, catching her falling corpse.
"Sister Sheng! Sister Sheng! It's me, I'm Jinglian, wake up!!"
But Sheng Tanglian was pale, her eyes tightly closed, already without a trace of life.
Xia Jinglian's eyes felt as if they were tearing apart, tears of blood streamed down her face, her cries no longer sounded human:
"Ah!!!!"
"Wah~ Wah~~"
At this time, the sound of a baby's cries rose from below, startling the two grief-stricken women, who immediately flew down towards the sound, discovering a baby lying on the ground, crying loudly.
"It's Sister Sheng's child!"
Chun Hongxue rejoiced, a piece of white cloth flew out from her embrace, cradling the child. After examining, she choked out:
"The child is fine, it's a girl."
Xia Jinglian gently laid Sheng Tanglian's body down, stepping forward to blankly gaze at the baby girl, tears flowing as she spoke:
"She looks just like Sister Sheng, sister, you gave birth to this child before dying, I will definitely protect her!"
As if knowing her child was safe, Sheng Tanglian's body suddenly emitted a brilliant light, breaking down into particles of light, gradually dissipating.
"Sister..."
Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue knelt down with the child, sobbing in grief.
Sheng Tanglian's body quickly dispersed, leaving three Colorful Bones, which flew into Xia Jinglian's hands.
The Colorful Bones trembled slightly, as if giving a final instruction.
Then the light on the three Colorful Bones subsided, merging into Xia Jinglian's palm, vanishing without a trace.
Xia Jinglian wept bitterly on her knees: "Sister, don't worry! I will definitely raise your child! And I will avenge you!!"
Chun Hongxue clenched her fists: "Who killed Sister Sheng? Where is Zhenyang?"
Suddenly, a pale light burst from the forehead of the statue.
A white Residual Soul flew out, the face of this soul was that of a handsome, elegant young man, but at this moment, tears streamed down his face as he wailed madly:
"My beloved! My beloved, I'm sorry, I have wronged you!"
"Zhenyang?!" Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue stared in shock at the remaining soul: "Did you also die?!"
Zhenyang's soul flew before the two, looking incredibly frail, his voice full of sorrow:
"Jinglian, Hongxue, it was my Demon Embryo that killed my beloved, I wronged her, wronged her so..."
"Demon Embryo?" Xia Jinglian demanded harshly: "What exactly happened?!"
Zhenyang's soul hovered in the air, his expression full of agony, recounting interruptedly:
"The world said I wasn't worthy of Tanglian, you also looked down on me, I wanted to grow stronger, to be worthy of Tanglian, so I... secretly cultivated the True Yang Sect's Forbidden Technique, the Separating Yang and Yin Technique."
"My cultivation grew rapidly, but it also birthed a Demon Embryo."
"This Demon Embryo was incredibly devious, he, he tricked me, expelled me from my body, and from then on pretended to be me!"
"I was left with only this wisp of a Residual Soul, even confined within this statue. I watched helplessly as he killed Tanglian, powerless, I... I hate it!!"
Zhenyang's original Residual Soul writhed in the air, while Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue were utterly shocked.
"Such an evil technique exists?"
Chun Hongxue asked: "Since you and the Demon Embryo shared the same body, and your soul was expelled, doesn't that mean the original soul of that body is incomplete too?"
Hearing her words, the disoriented Zhenyang's original soul finally halted, frantically saying:
"Yes! That Demon Embryo just like me, has only a Residual Soul, he must find a way to complete his soul to ascend, or his body will gradually decay, eventually turning to dust!"
"Complete his soul?" Xia Jinglian said apprehensively: "The Soul Supplement Seal?"
Chun Hongxue said: "It's said that the Soul Supplement Seal is incredibly sinister, to complete the soul, it requires absorbing the souls of four females with close blood ties to the original soul?"
Xia Jinglian and Chun Hongxue both looked at the baby girl in their arms.
Zhenyang's original Residual Soul shouted: "The Demon Embryo is unaware that Tanglian gave birth to a daughter, you must take the child away, don't let anyone know she is mine and Tanglian's daughter or the Demon Embryo will harm her!"
Xia Jinglian said coldly: "Now that Zhenyang's Demon Embryo's cultivation is next only to Sister Sheng's, how can this child with close blood ties escape?"
Zhenyang's Residual Soul shouted again: "Ice Lotus Frost World Array! Ice Lotus Frost World Array!"
Chun Hongxue's expression shifted: "You mean, sealing the child in the Ice Lotus Frost World Array, hiding for hundreds or even thousands of years, avoiding the Demon Embryo's search?"
Upon seeing this, many centenarian cultivators began to speak: "Isn't this the long-lost Ice Lotus Frost World Array?!"
Someone asked beside them: "Senior, what is the Ice Lotus Frost World Array?"
The elderly cultivator replied: "This array can freeze a person for hundreds or thousands of years, the age of the person being sealed wouldn't change! It's said some tried using this array to seek immortality, but all failed. Five hundred years ago, after the Cyan Lotus Sect was shattered and Chun Hongxue perished, the Ice Lotus Frost World Array was lost to time."
In the scene, the Residual Soul constantly swayed, urging Chun Hongxue.
"The Demon Embryo could return at any moment, hurry, hurry!"
Chun Hongxue looked troubled: "But the child is so young, I fear she cannot withstand being sealed in the Ice Lotus Frost World Array."
Beside her, Xia Jinglian was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Hongxue, seal me and the child together in the array, I'll protect her!"
"Jinglian?" Chun Hongxue was taken aback, quickly saying:
"The Ice Lotus Frost World Array seals for hundreds of years at a time, if you enter, when you awaken again, it may be a world vastly different from what you know, are you prepared?"
Xia Jinglian resolutely said: "Hongxue, I promised Sister Sheng, I will definitely protect her child!"
Chun Hongxue's eyes reddened, nodding slightly: "I understand..."
She looked down at the baby in her arms, sighing:
"This child may never know who her mother is, Jinglian, give her a name."
Xia Jinglian also gazed at the baby, her eyes full of affection, softly speaking:
"Child, from today, you shall be... Xia Qinglian."