After finishing his affairs, Yunxihua headed toward the peak of Mount Kunlun and offered sacrifices to his parents and the villagers.
"Father… Mother… I have already avenged you. I swear, I will kill everyone involved in your murder."
For a brief moment, the spirits of his father, mother, and the villagers appeared in the night sky.
His parents' spirits embraced him. After the embrace, they walked toward the moonlight and slowly faded away.
Yunxihua's hand, which had been holding his mother's hand, felt warmth only for a moment.
Tears fell from his eyes onto the ground.
"I swear, the Fu Clan will suffer a thousand times more than this," Yunxihua said coldly.
Yunxihua knelt down and paid his final respects to his parents, lighting two sticks of incense.
"Father… Mother… I'm sorry…"
Yunxihua cried.
After completing everything, Yunxihua left for the meeting point to reunite with his companions.
On the way, he crossed paths with someone who possessed a powerful bloodline aura, and Yunxihua glanced at him sharply.
"That person… from the Fu Clan. Could it be Fuyao that Fuqiyi mentioned?" Yunxihua thought.
Meanwhile, Fuyao felt something was strange. Fuqiyi had not arrived at the agreed meeting point.
"Damn Fuqiyi, where did that bastard go? Hasn't he gotten any information about the Holy Spring yet? I've been waiting for nothing… tch!"
Back with Yunxihua, he finally met and gathered with his companions.
"You took a long time. Where have you been?" asked Xubailong.
"Little Yun, I waited for you for two days. I was worried about you," said Xuhuo.
Xuliang added, "Don't tell me you met a handsome man and started dating him?? 😏"
Yunxihua punched Xuliang in the stomach and said, "You idiot!!"
"Argh! That hurts! You hit too hard! You fierce woman!!" Xuliang yelled.
"Xuliang, you—!!" Xubailong replied angrily.
"Enough. We didn't come here to fool around," Xuhuo said.
"Sorry, young miss," Xuliang and Xubailong said together.
"Brother Huo, I found something strange about Mount Kunlun," Yunxihua said.
"Huh? What kind of anomaly?" Xuhuo asked curiously.
"The spiritual energy here is slightly chaotic. It seems the Holy Spring appeared long ago, but no one realized it," Yunxihua replied.
"What?! I also felt something strange since entering this mountain. It's like a dominant force is blocking the spiritual flow here," said Xuhuo.
"The thing everyone is looking for isn't in the mountain, but in the lake around it. The spiritual aura there is extremely dense," Yunxihua said.
Xubailong, Xuliang, Xuhuo, and Xushengxia all agreed with this assumption.
"Dragon Eye Domain – Evanescence. The flow converges beneath the lake," Yunxihua said.
Yunxihua dove into the lake, followed by Xuhuo, Xushengxia, Xubailong, and Xuliang.
As expected, beneath the lake there was another hidden lake.
"That's it—the Holy Spring," Yunxihua said.
The five of them were amazed by the Holy Spring, which released pure spiritual energy.
Just as they were about to soak in the Holy Spring, a crystal-blue dragon suddenly appeared, guarding it.
The dragon could speak and possessed its own consciousness.
"An ancient dragon at the Transformation Realm? How is that possible? The Holy Spring is guarded by such a terrifying monster," Xuhuo exclaimed.
"You all… are from the Ancient Dragon Clan, aren't you?" the dragon said.
"Senior, please forgive our rudeness. We are not here to seize the Holy Spring. We only wish to bathe in it,"
Xuhuo said while bowing deeply.
"Please allow us."
"I was actually annoyed that you disturbed my peaceful sleep," the ancient dragon replied.
"But out of respect for Xuming, I will allow you to bathe in the Holy Spring."
"Thank you, Senior. This junior will never forget your kindness," Xuhuo said.
"It's fine. As long as it strengthens the members of my Ancient Dragon Clan, I don't mind," the dragon replied.
"How is Xuming doing?" the ancient dragon asked.
"Father is doing well, but our Ancient Dragon Clan is currently in decline due to attacks from foreign beings from another planet," Xuhuo answered.
"Oh? So you are Xuming's child. Very well. Bathe, and take some Holy Spring water back to the Dragon Realm for the others," the ancient dragon said.
"Thank you, Senior. We will inform Father about what happened at Mount Kunlun," Xuhuo replied.
"That's fine. Hey, you—beautiful woman. What is your name?" the ancient dragon asked.
"Me?" Yunxihua replied in confusion.
"Yes, you. You are compatible with my ice element. Are you cultivating the concept of the 'Path Without Emotion'?" the ancient dragon asked.
"Yes, Senior. I am currently training in this concept," Yunxihua replied.