Chapter 1222: Chapter 1218: The Ancestor Bursts Out Gold Coins

Yun Ran opened her mouth, wanting to make a sarcastic remark.

But upon remembering that the person in front of her was the Elder of Qingfeng Temple, she restrained herself, adopting a respectful attitude.

This series of facial expressions naturally did not escape Elder Qing Yangzi’s eyes.

If it were a stern Old Bi Deng here, he would surely scold Yun Ran for lacking proper behavior.

Yet on Elder Qing Yangzi’s face, there was a hint of gentle indulgence.

The look in his eyes clearly said: "Tsk, how lively and adorable is my child~"

Yun Ran: ...

The Elders of Qingfeng Temple really do have thick filters when it comes to their own kids.

Even Yun Ran, who usually feels quite good about herself, finally felt a sense of shame at this moment.

Yun Ran awkwardly chuckled, then gestured with her fingers.

"Elder, I... I’m just a wee bit curious why you only sent a single avatar here~"

She’s really just a little curious, not too much!

Elder Qing Yangzi’s eyes remained full of tolerance, he didn’t feel Yun Ran’s behavior was disrespectful in the least.

"Myself and your other two elders now need to guard that Divine Cauldron, so we could only send avatars."

Elder Qing Yangzi didn’t explain why the Divine Cauldron needed them to guard it together, but these words indeed revealed some critical information.

That is, the Elders discovered something very important and the situation is still manageable.

Yun Ran nodded immediately like a bobblehead, looking very obedient, as if she believed whatever Elder Qing Yangzi said.

Elder Qing Yangzi looked at Yun Ran in front of him, simply liking her the more he looked at her, feeling that this young lady truly pleased him, understanding and knowing her limits.

"Elder, I found all the twelve-sided copper mirrors, what do you think?"

Yun Ran revealed the twelve-sided copper mirrors and quickly recounted the various things she had discovered over time.

She even shared her suspicions, during the entire process, she also played the sympathy card a bit.

This is the art of answering elders’ questions: letting them feel how hard she’s working while also letting them see how tough her circumstances are.

Anyone who cares for the young will definitely start rewarding her with gold coins upon hearing such responses.

Sure enough, Elder Qing Yangzi’s eyes flashed with satisfaction, yet also with a hint of sympathy.

He glanced at the scabbed wound on Yun Ran’s arm, lifted his hand, and Yun Ran’s arm immediately returned to its original state, with no trace of the wound.

Then, he took out a jade tablet from his body and handed it to Yun Ran.

"This is a jade tablet infused with my sword intent, it can shield you from at least three deadly dangers. Keep it well."

Yun Ran immediately moved forward obsequiously to take it; after all, it’s an Immortal’s sword intent, able to guard against three deadly threats, which means she got three more lives!

"Thank you, Elder, thank you, Elder!!!"

After speaking, Yun Ran carefully stowed the treasure away, thinking that if Junior Master saw it, he would surely try to snatch it.

Elder Qing Yangzi no longer looked at Yun Ran, directing his gaze towards those twelve copper mirrors directly.

With one glance, he saw that one of the copper mirrors had been contracted by Yun Ran.

Astonished yet finding it expected, knowing that this is precisely the kind of clever thing Yun Ran would do, making her actions smooth and effective.

Compared to those straightforward and honest folks, she is much more flexible and adaptable.

"Elder, these copper mirrors fragmented over a thousand years ago and have now been reassembled. Will it cause any disturbance?"

While Yun Ran asked this, she actually had some vague guesses in her heart.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen this place early nor set up such an array right upon arriving.

Elder Qing Yangzi didn’t even need to make any magic spell, he simply raised his hand slightly.

Countless rays of light emerged from those copper mirrors placed on the ground.

It was like a mechanism had been activated, those evil spirits once captured by the copper mirrors all wished to escape their bonds.

Their howls stirred the divine souls, even countless severed limbs extended out from the copper mirrors.

However, they were bound, their dream of escape was nothing but fantasy.

The numerous howls made Yun Ran feel her head buzzing, and if she hadn’t had Qingfeng Temple’s prohibitions on her, she certainly would have been bewitched.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Yun Ran’s mind.

Previously, Lü Wu mentioned that under her ’perspective,’ the world fell into destruction, countless humans died tragically, demons and evil spirits rampaged.

Yun Ran’s eyes suddenly shifted above the copper mirrors, those evil spirits and ghosts desperately trying to escape their bonds...

Elder Qing Yangzi seemed capable of seeing the thoughts in Yun Ran’s head, directly speaking: "You’re not wrong, these things trapped by the copper mirrors are indeed one of the sources of this world’s destruction!

To prevent this world from falling into cycles of catastrophe, purifying those things inside the copper mirrors which were treated as raising Gu is the first step."

As Elder Qing Yangzi’s voice dropped, the howling grew increasingly harsh, and the power to bewitch hearts intensified.

If these copper mirrors were still in the hands of previous people.

Once ’raising Gu’ succeeded, these evil spirits could easily bewitch those people, destroy the copper mirrors, and set those evil spirits free.

The consequences, needless to imagine, would be extremely dire.

"Elder, the news of those last two copper mirrors within Moonlight City is probably unknown even to the people inside Moonlight City.

According to Lü Wu’s previous words, this world has been destroyed multiple times, yet pulled back by the power of time rules.

Could this be because the absence of the last two copper mirrors meant the raised evil spirits were not yet ripe, thus constrained by the power of time rules?"

Although many previous messages were scattered, after linking them, Yun Ran finally found the trick within.

The High Priest of the Divine Hall had foreseen the calamity a millennium later, so he laid the foundation early.

Moonlight City was a very critical point in his plan.

The first City Lord of Moonlight City was also a reliable worker; those last two copper mirrors were completely reserved for her.

Other people wanting to gather all twelve copper mirrors found it impossible.

Thus, even if someone found the ’shortcut to create divine beings,’ they would still be drawn into cycles by another force.

And this was the High Priest’s contingency plan.

Hiss!

Such planning and foresight, chain upon chain, is truly terrifying!!!