Ning Fa's heart skipped a beat. It seemed this Water-Blue Spirit Beast was indeed closely related to the True Spirit Water Qilin.
It appeared that one of the two True Spirits who contended for the Abyssal Heavenly Pool back then was the Water Qilin.
Could this creature before him be its avatar?
But even as an avatar, its realm seemed too low. After all, even the weakest True Spirit in legends possessed the strength of an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.
At this moment, the Blue Robe Youth was also staring at the Water-Blue Spirit Beast with a look of shock, saying in disbelief:
"Qi Hui! How is this possible! Didn't I kill you long ago!?"
The Water-Blue Spirit Beast pawed at the ground, emitting a rumbling sound.
"How laughable. Back then, if it weren't for the Nine-headed Owl distracting my main body, and the residual power of Ancestor Yuan bolstering you.
Otherwise, with you merely being a nascent Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure, how could you possibly be a match for my main body?
Moreover, even if I am just an avatar formed from a drop of my main body's vital blood, my divine abilities are beyond your imagination. How could I have been easily killed by you?"
The Blue Robe Youth let out a snort, then seemed to understand.
Anger flashed in his eyes, and he glared at the mysterious woman, saying furiously, "It seems you protected him. Si Chenxing, what exactly do you want?
Have you forgotten that we are one and the same? If anything were to happen to me, how could you fare any better?"
The mysterious woman's face was indistinct, with only a pair of clear eyes filled with tranquility.
She said calmly, "Xuan Ling, you were previously drawing upon this place's origin without restraint to recover your injuries, completely disregarding my existence. I am merely acting in self-preservation."
"How foolish!
If I recover my strength, I can leave this place and seize the supreme treasure of this realm!
By absorbing it, I can even advance to become a true Profound Heaven Treasure!
At that time, I will even have the ability to elevate this place to a true Lesser Thousand Origin Realm, something even Ancestor Yuan could not achieve!
At that time, as the realm spirit of this place, you will naturally receive immense benefits!
So what if I draw a bit of the Heavenly Pool's origin now? How can your vision be so shortsighted!"
The Blue Robe Youth roared in anger.
The Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances. Although they were listening with a sense of confusion, they all wore expressions of horror.
The words spoken by this Blue Robe Youth named Xuan Ling revealed astonishing information.
Did their Human Realm possess another supreme treasure?
From Xuan Ling's words, it seemed it was no less significant than the Abyssal Heavenly Pool. Could it also be a Profound Heaven Treasure?
How could their humble Human Realm be so fortunate to possess two such supreme treasures!
Furthermore, with their limited understanding, they had also vaguely guessed the identity of the Water-Blue Spirit Beast. It was highly likely an avatar of the True Spirit Water Qilin's vital blood, which further shocked them.
Soon, they felt an ominous premonition. Being caught in the conflict of such terrifying existences, their chances of survival were slim.
Ning Fa's mind was in turmoil.
The information he possessed was far more extensive than that of everyone else.
He immediately realized that the other supreme treasure Xuan Ling mentioned was likely the Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure in Mi Tian Valley—the Profound Heaven Moon Derivation Mirror.
This might also explain why the Abyssal Heavenly Pool fell into the Human Realm was not accidental, but very likely orchestrated by Xuan Ling.
He had sensed the aura of the Profound Heaven Moon Derivation Mirror in the Human Realm, and likely sensed its weakened state, thus wanting to come here to devour it.
And Xuan Ling's current severely damaged state was likely a result of his previous struggle with those two True Spirits.
Ning Fa couldn't help but look at Si Chenxing again, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Xuan Ling's previous words contained another important piece of information: Si Chenxing was actually the Artifact Spirit of the Abyssal Heavenly Pool.
Moreover, the Abyssal Heavenly Pool likely belonged to the fourth layer of the realms—the True Realm Grotto-Heaven.
The next lower realm tier was precisely the Lesser Thousand Origin Realm mentioned by Xuan Ling.
And the Human Realm was the Lesser Thousand Origin Realm.
Such profound cultivation secrets regarding realm tiers might not even be known to ordinary Spirit Transformation Cultivators.
After all, this was information that Yan Yuan Daoist had managed to obtain with great difficulty.
In that case, the Ancestor Yuan they spoke of was undoubtedly a Mahayana cultivator.
That was how he could possess a minor realm that reached such a level, had even birthed a realm spirit, and also possessed this nascent Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure.
Speaking of which, this nascent Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure might have been born within the Abyssal Heavenly Pool.
After all, ancient texts recorded that Profound Heaven Treasures were world-creating treasures. Only when a realm was newly formed and its rules were unstable could they possibly be born, thus possessing heaven-defying power that ignored realm rules.
This should also be why Xuan Ling said that he and Si Chenxing, as the realm spirit, originated from the same source.
At this moment, Si Chenxing chuckled softly.
"You might truly think so, but it's more likely that you will completely devour me then, in order to increase your chances of advancing to a true Profound Heaven Treasure by a sliver.
Therefore, I do not wish to place my fate in your hands."
After speaking, she looked at the Nascent Soul Cultivators and slowly said:
"Rest assured, since you have entered this Abyssal Heavenly Pool and were bestowed the Ancestor Yuan mark.
You will be protected within this Heavenly Pool, and no one can easily harm you, just like before.
But now I need you to help me deal with Xuan Ling. He is severely injured and is drawing upon the local origin to recover his strength.
And the source of power for your Ancestor Yuan marks is precisely this local origin.
If this continues, your Ancestor Yuan marks will weaken, and you will surely not escape death.
Therefore, dealing with him is also a way for you to save yourselves.
I can also promise that once he is killed, I will bestow upon you a projection of this treasure.
With this, as long as you advance to the Spirit Transformation realm in the future, you will also have hope of breaking through the constraints of this realm and ascending to the upper realm."
The Nascent Soul Cultivators couldn't help but stir upon hearing this.
At this moment, Xuan Ling also calmed down and sneered, "Don't be fooled by her. After they deal with me, do you think she will let you leave safely?
So, if you know what's good for you, stay put obediently. It's best not to interfere in the conflict between our two sides."
Although Xuan Ling's tone was unpleasant, the Nascent Soul Cultivators strongly agreed with his words.
At this moment, everyone was indeed thinking of self-preservation and did not want to easily get involved in the conflict between the two sides.
At this moment, Si Chenxing smiled calmly and then suddenly grabbed with her right hand.
The water pattern mark above the head of a Rakshasa Immortal Realm cultivator closest to her suddenly dissipated.
Before this person could react, a flash of blue light appeared behind him. The Water-Blue Spirit Beast's blood essence avatar, named Qi Hui, had already appeared like a ghost and pierced the cultivator's dantian with a single claw.
This person's Nascent Soul was directly swallowed into Qi Hui's large mouth, and the sound of chewing was chilling.
The other cultivators retreated in terror.
Qi Hui sized everyone up with its pair of fierce blue eyes, its intentions clearly malicious.
Si Chenxing chuckled, "I'm not discussing this with you. I have considerable authority here. If you don't cooperate, I have the right to revoke your Ancestor Yuan marks.
So, it's better for you to cooperate with me in dealing with Xuan Ling. After this is done, my promise remains unchanged."
The other Nascent Soul Cultivators' faces turned ashen.
This feeling of being threatened was extremely unpleasant, and judging by Si Chenxing's ruthless methods, they likely wouldn't gain anything even if they helped.
At this moment, Xuan Ling's brows furrowed, his expression filled with shock.
"You can actually revoke the Ancestor Yuan marks too. It seems you've really done a lot in the years I was asleep. Good! Good! Good!"
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with ferocity. A blue crescent blade flashed in his right hand, which was precisely the broken blade from before.
Its missing parts were now complete. Xuan Ling held the blade and disappeared with a whoosh.
Qi Hui opened its mouth wide, and a thick blue water pillar shot out, blasting Xuan Ling out of the void, erupting in a dazzling spiritual light and magical aura.
Above this beast's head, an Ancestor Yuan mark also appeared, bestowing power upon it.
Then, the two powerhouses began to fight.
Si Chenxing's beautiful eyes swept over the crowd, her calm gaze filled with pressure, clearly forcing them to act.
As the crowd hesitated, they could only join the fray, though they clearly held back, only harassing and not fighting seriously.
Si Chenxing then glanced at Ning Fa again. A fleeting look of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, and then she focused on the battle between Qi Hui and Xuan Ling.
While Ning Fa made a perfunctory move, his expression was solemn. He clearly felt Si Chenxing's unusual gaze upon him.
Although the crowd did not attack with full force, the blue radiance on the surfaces of their magic treasures suddenly intensified.
Their power increased significantly, causing considerable restraint to Xuan Ling.
This allowed Qi Hui, who was initially at a disadvantage, to stabilize its footing, and the two were evenly matched for a time.
At this moment, Si Chenxing's calm voice echoed in everyone's ears again.
"I warn you, everything you have obtained in these spiritual realm trials has also been imprinted here.
So I also have the authority to reclaim them, so I advise you to put more effort into it."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the faces of all the cultivators changed.
They immediately felt a mysterious light covering the precious items in their storage rings that they had painstakingly obtained, even having the urge to fly out of their storage rings.
This time, even though they were threatened, the Nascent Soul Cultivators couldn't help but attack seriously.
After all, precious items like Myriad Spirit True Liquid and Supreme Taiyi Divine Water had unimaginable importance for the Demon Race and Sea Race, regarded as their very lives.
So even if Si Chenxing might betray them later, they had to fight for it.
As the cultivators began to attack fiercely, Xuan Ling's situation immediately turned grim, with several wounds appearing on its body in a short period.
It suddenly retreated more than ten feet, its eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Since that's the case, even if I have to deplete my origin, I will kill you all here!"
Before the words were even finished, its body exploded with a bang.
Amidst the surging blue mist, it transformed into a blue crescent blade about ten feet long.
A row of mysterious blue runes appeared on the blade's surface, emitting a terrifying spiritual pressure that could change the color of the heavens and earth.