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Chapter 5030: 5.0782 A Highly Coveted Item

This mirror was peculiar. Why did it clearly enter Qiao Qiao's Sea of Consciousness yet leave no trace? Mo Lian mused to himself that this matter needed careful observation. He decided to let Little Tree Qiaoqiu escort the imp into the Star Domain and keep a close eye on it. If this thing tried to harm his Qiao, even if its appearance was childlike, he wouldn't let it off! A cold glint flashed in Mo Lian's eyes.

Qiao Mu lightly coughed. "Don't worry, I feel... nothing." The Condensing Light Mirror had indeed rushed towards her Sea of Consciousness earlier, but now it had vanished without a trace, as if it had never been there or stayed at all. It seemed that Master Guang Guang's words weren't entirely unreliable; at least its contractor must be someone else.

Duan Yue's face looked strange. "This is the first time I've seen a Saint Spirit dislike Qiao Qiao."

Qiao Mu thought, Isn't that right? I'm a phoenix egg, a jiao egg! People are scrambling to contract with me. When have I ever been so disdained by a sacred artifact? Just thinking about it was infuriating!

The little stoic snorted, muttering arrogantly, "That thing has terribly poor judgment."

Everyone quickly nodded, assailing it in unison. "Right, extremely poor judgment."

"That unlucky child, we'll beat it every time we see it until it dares not speak nonsense."

Qiao Mu glanced at them, trying her best to maintain her stoic little face. She raised her hand and, with a swipe, pulled out a crystal-clear Soul Orb from her storage talisman.

"A half-strand of the ancient Mo Lian's divine soul, which for some unknown reason suddenly turned into a Soul Orb that day," Qiao Mu said, pushing the Soul Orb towards Mo Lian with a serious expression. "I wonder if it's related to the danger you encountered."

The Soul Orb was enveloped in a halo of aquamarine light, emitting a faint glow. The ancient Mo Lian actually had a half-strand of his divine soul wandering outside? He truly never knew! Thinking about it now, no wonder he always felt his inheritance was somewhat fragmented; it must have been missing this piece. It was no wonder that his incomplete inheritance had been so mentally and physically exhausting to cultivate in the past. Now, if he absorbed this Soul Orb... his future cultivation path would surely yield twice the results with half the effort, no longer requiring vast amounts of energy to research the inheritance, and more importantly, no longer needing long periods of secluded cultivation, separated from his wife.

Mo Lian's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly. Just as his finger was about to touch the Soul Orb, suddenly—

A furry face, inverted and dangling, abruptly appeared between the two of them. It was a monkey hanging upside down, having suddenly dropped from a tree branch!

As the two paused in surprise, the monkey swung its furry arm and, with incredibly swift movements, snatched the Soul Orb suspended between them. It opened its mouth, seemingly about to absorb the Soul Orb.

Mo Lian's eyes flashed cold. He instantly moved to block it. In that split second, Qiao Qiao's Shocking Swan Dagger also flew rapidly towards the monkey, suddenly pinning one of its arms to the tree trunk. The monkey had originally intended to escape after grabbing the Soul Orb, but now, pinned to the tree, it couldn't go anywhere.

"What's that sound?" The Saint Beast human-snake suddenly looked up.

Eagles and birds were constantly flying in from all directions, and some small animals hidden in the garden also began to stir. Even the surrounding vegetation was growing wildly, its branches entangling everything.

Qiao Mu made a snap decision, quickly pulling Mo Lian and the others into the Star Domain. At the same time, two sharp-eyed bald eagles swiftly descended from the sky, raising their heads and looking around.

This commotion alarmed the Imperial Guards stationed at Cang Palace, who rushed over in unison. Mo Lian, clutching the strand of soul, exchanged a look with Qiao Mu.