Chapter 28

When Gu Fei saw the black and white light sphere enter through the door, his body hair stood on end, and a chill ran up his spine. The familiar fluctuation was the result of the interaction between the yin and yang forces of heaven and earth. Faintly, he could see that within the black and white light, there was a jade pendant wrapped in it.

"This..." Gu Fei was shocked beyond measure, and a sense of fear rose in his heart.

The black and white light sphere made a turn in the air, as if it had a will of its own, and flew straight toward Gu Fei. Gu Fei was greatly alarmed and reached out to block it, but the light sphere suddenly accelerated, bypassed his hand, and entered his chest.

Gu Fei felt a chill on his chest, as if he had been hit by a large clump of icy snow. He quickly looked down and saw a flash of black and white light that then disappeared. Then, he saw a Taiji diagram, about the size of an egg, appear in the center of his chest.

It was unbelievable, truly unbelievable. The yin-yang fish jade pendant had actually come back on its own. Could it have really developed consciousness?

Thinking of the earth-shattering scene from last night, Gu Fei found it hard to calm down. The yin-yang jade pendant was truly too mysterious, possessing immeasurable power, even breaking the protective array of the Tai Xuan Sect.

Moreover, since the yin-yang jade pendant had already flown away, why did it come back? This was something Gu Fei couldn't figure out no matter how hard he tried.

"Senior Brother Gu, are you there? Senior Brother Gu!" Just as Gu Fei stood there in a daze, a voice called out from outside the cave entrance.

"Is it Junior Sister Zhao? What is she doing here?" Gu Fei was taken aback. He shook his head to clear his mind of the chaotic thoughts and straightened his clothes before walking toward the cave entrance.

With a slight rumbling sound, the heavy stone door opened. Outside, stood a white-clad girl who looked somewhat nervous and worried.

When the white-clad girl saw Gu Fei emerge from behind the stone door, her worry immediately dissipated, and a faint smile appeared on her flawless face.

"Senior Brother Gu, what happened just now? I heard some noise inside, and then I saw a strange glowing object..." Zhao Zirou asked hurriedly.

Gu Fei was taken aback by her words and smiled bitterly. "I was practicing just now. The noise was produced during my cultivation. As for the strange object you mentioned, I didn't see it."

Gu Fei directly concealed the matter of the yin-yang jade pendant. He didn't want anyone to know he had such a pendant because it was too bizarre and unbelievable, and it would bring him immense trouble.

"Really? I clearly saw..." Zhao Zirou was doubtful and wanted to say more, but Gu Fei waved his hand to cut her off.

"Junior Sister Zhao, why did you come to me so early in the morning?" Gu Fei asked. He knew that his relationship with others in the sect wasn't good, and no one usually came to Cui Ling Peak for trivial matters.

"I didn't see you in the main hall last night, so..." Zhao Zirou was taken aback by Gu Fei's question, then blushed and spoke softly.

Gu Fei had been taken in by the Ten Thousand Immortals City and raised as a disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect since he was young, and he was the only disciple. He had never interacted with girls and was entirely focused on cultivation, so he didn't understand the feelings of girls.

"I'm fine, nothing to worry about. If there's nothing else, Junior Sister, please go back," Gu Fei said calmly. He was already troubled by the yin-yang jade pendant and had no time to entertain Zhao Zirou.

"This..." Zhao Zirou's face showed a hint of disappointment. She bit her lower lip and looked at Gu Fei, her eyes filled with either pity or tenderness. She sighed and said, "Alright, take care, Senior Brother." With that, Zhao Zirou turned and walked down the mountain path.

"Why did she..." Gu Fei was puzzled by Zhao Zirou's strange expression. He felt that something inside him had been touched.

"Why do I have this feeling?" Gu Fei didn't understand. He watched Zhao Zirou's slender figure disappear down the mountain path before turning and walking back into the cave. The heavy stone door slowly closed with a slight rumbling sound.

Just as the yin-yang jade pendant returned to Gu Fei's body, in the Tai Xuan Sect, in the Tai Xuan Hall, in the rear hall, which was the cultivation place of the sect's leader, Xuan Tian Dao Ren.

At that moment, in the rear hall, eight purple-robed old Taoists sat on eight cushions on the ground. In the center, Xuan Tian Dao Ren, the leader of the Tai Xuan Sect, sat cross-legged. In front of him was a strange ancient artifact, a mirror-like object with ancient patterns engraved on its back.

This ancient mirror seemed ordinary and unremarkable, with a smooth surface that could barely reflect a blurry image.

However, this seemingly ordinary ancient mirror had displayed immense power last night. Xuan Tian Dao Ren had almost used this treasure of the Tai Xuan Sect to kill the Six Dao Demon Lord, who had roamed the Dragon Continent for hundreds of years, unbeaten by anyone.

"Senior Brother, this Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror..." A ruddy-faced old Taoist hesitated, and everyone in the rear hall knew how they had reclaimed this important treasure last night.

"The spiritual energy has been greatly depleted. It will take over a hundred years of re-refinement to use it again," Xuan Tian Dao Ren's face was so dark it seemed about to drip water. He never expected that the sudden appearance of the Taiji diagram would be so powerful, drawing away most of the spiritual energy from the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.

The reason why the treasures cultivated by cultivators possess immense power is that during their creation, supreme magical power is used to condense the essence of heaven and earth, sealing it within the treasure.

This is the fundamental power of the treasure. For a treasure of the level of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, its fundamental power is already inseparable from the treasure itself. Unless the treasure is destroyed, the spiritual energy contained within the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror should not be able to be drawn out.

"Senior Brother, that mysterious Taiji diagram went west. Could it be that the Western Buddhist Land is secretly acting against us?" A lean old Taoist, who was Xuan Tian Dao Ren's junior brother, Xuan Fa Dao Ren, spoke.

When Xuan Fa Dao Ren said this, everyone in the rear hall was taken aback. Although they had a vague feeling that the incident last night might have been orchestrated by the Western Buddhist Land, knowing it in their hearts was one thing, but saying it out loud was another.

"I don't think so! The Taiji diagram last night seemed to be a product of our Daoist sect," the ruddy-faced Xuan Cang Dao Ren said with a serious expression.

This involved the two major cultivation forces, the Buddhist Land and the Daoist sect. The senior members of the Tai Xuan Sect became cautious.

"Whether it's the Western Buddhist Land or the Northern Demon Region, we must put them aside for now. In six months, the opening of the Xutian Realm is a once-in-a-century major event for our Daoist sect. I don't want any unexpected incidents to occur during this period. Have you all heard me clearly?" Xuan Tian Dao Ren's eyes shot out two cold, sharp beams of light, sweeping over the faces of the seven old Taoists. The supreme authority in his words made the old Taoists feel a chill.