Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 944: The Legendary Ancient Divine Beast?

"It’s not a big deal. I have plenty of this elixir, so feel free to use it," Han Yan said."No, no, that would be too wasteful. Anyway, I have the Energy Replenishing Holy Item. It’s better to save these elixirs for critical moments," said Qu Shanling. As he spoke, he reached out and somehow pulled out half of a roast piglet from nowhere, stuffing it into his mouth and munching ravenously.

Han Yan wiped cold sweat from his brow secretly. After a brief absence, how could he forget about Master Qu’s Energy Replenishing Holy Item again?

Huayue and the others couldn’t help but laugh, feeling a special affection for Qu Shanling’s rather ungraceful eating manner.

"By the way, have you considered something?" At that moment, Ye Lanfeng frowned and spoke.

"What is it?" Han Yan asked.

"The changes in the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond are due to the Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent. The strange flowers and herbs and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the surrounding barren mountains are naturally because of this reason. The more complete the Heaven and Earth Power, the easier it is for strange flowers and herbs to grow and for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to be nurtured.

However, the Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent is not accepted by the Holy Court Continent. The Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond is safe due to having Array Runes and Master Qu’s support. So, what about other places? Why are the two conflicting Heaven and Earth Powers peacefully coexisting?" Ye Lanfeng said.

Huayue and the others exchanged looks. They had indeed thought about the appearance of strange flowers and herbs being related to the Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent, but they hadn’t considered what Ye Lanfeng said.

"You mean, there’s something similar to the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond that unites the two Heaven and Earth Powers in harmony?" Han Yan’s eyes lit up, understanding his implication.

"Young Master has a point. There must be other treasures around here. Otherwise, if the Heaven and Earth Powers of the Holy Court Continent and the Divine Continent clashed, not only would strange flowers and herbs not grow, but even those that existed would perish completely," Huayue and the others said excitedly.

"And most likely, these treasures are within the ancient ruins," Han Yan mused. It could only be the ancient ruins capable of hiding such treasures without being discovered.

"Not only treasures, but the seal barrier crack mentioned by Young Master Ye is likely within as well," Zirong added.

"It might not just be treasures; some legendary Ancient Divine Beasts could achieve this," Ye Lanfeng thought and said.

"You’re talking about Divine Beasts!" Han Yan’s heart skipped a beat as she pondered, "With the Fifth Prince’s peculiar obsession with establishing chastity monuments and Nian An Yao’s arrogance, even if the mountains around here produced strange flowers and herbs, it wouldn’t justify their shamelessness. Their plot must be more complex. Coincidentally, Nian An Yao is a Beast Taming Master, so this likely involves the Divine Beast.

They aimed at the Fang Family’s assets possibly because they couldn’t get them right away and feared that delays would cause unforeseen issues, so they wanted to buy out the Fang Family’s assets to keep others out, allowing them to proceed slowly."

Indeed, Han Yan had accurately predicted the intentions of the Fifth Prince and the others.

Huayue and the others’ eyes brightened with excitement at the thought of Divine Beasts, especially as Ye Lanfeng mentioned legendary Ancient Divine Beasts, not just ordinary ones—so powerful they exceeded their imagination.

"If it involves Divine Beasts, the Fifth Prince and Nian An Yao likely won’t give up easily. We need to move quickly," Zirong said.

Without his words, Han Yan also felt a pressing urgency. Although they suffered a heavy loss today, facing a legendary Ancient Divine Beast was irresistible—not just for the Fifth Prince and Nian An Yao, but even Han Yan couldn’t resist the temptation, disregarding potential massive risks within the ruins. How could they be the exception?

Even if they temporarily lay low, they would act sooner or later, likely abandoning the assets directly for the Divine Beast.

Her enmity with Qu Fengting ran deep, and the conflict with the Fifth Prince intensified, becoming irreconcilable. Even if she couldn’t seize this Ancient Divine Beast, she absolutely couldn’t let them succeed.

Han Yan was anxious to visit the ancient ruins immediately, but seeing the Cold Sky Sword shadow faintly in the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond made her hesitate.

In this situation, perhaps it wouldn’t be long before the Cold Sky Sword could upgrade to a Divine Artifact. Leaving now, any unforeseen circumstance could lead to deep regret.

As Han Yan was hesitating, suddenly, the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond shook violently, and the dazzling colors within became exceptionally bright.

Could it be that the Cold Sky Sword was about to be successfully refined? Han Yan was startled, but soon sensed something was wrong.

Within the Sword Cleaning Pool, the Heaven and Earth Power belonging to the Divine Continent turned extremely violent, filled with killing and resentment. The soothing sound of the Cold Sky Sword’s blade also turned sharp, and Han Yan clearly sensed a mournful feeling within.

"What’s going on?" Han Yan said, shocked.

"Something’s wrong. The Heaven and Earth Power of the Divine Continent has changed. That Divine Beast must have undergone some transformation," Ye Lanfeng said solemnly.

"Could it be that the Fifth Prince acted?" Jiang Yuzhe exclaimed.

"It’s not necessarily them; they probably haven’t recovered yet, and it wouldn’t be this quick regardless. But whether it’s them or not, if this continues, not only will the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond be lost, but even the Cold Sky Sword might be destroyed," Ye Lanfeng said grimly.

"What should we do?" Qu Shanling asked urgently, as if he were an ant on a hot pan.

The Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond held too much of his Master Lu Guankong’s efforts. To activate the rune and refine the Cold Sky Sword, he exhausted both body and spirit. Hearing the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond and the Cold Sky Sword might be lost wrenched his heart.

"I’ll seal the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond first, then we’ll head to the ancient ruins immediately," Ye Lanfeng said as he executed hand formations.

"Good, I’ll stay behind to look after things. You go quickly and return promptly," Qu Shanling said urgently.

Soon, Ye Lanfeng temporarily sealed the Sword Heart Soul Cleansing Pond, and the group headed out, calling on Zhang Chihua, and swiftly left the courtyard.

Time was tight, so Han Yan didn’t bring Mu Zexian and the others but left them behind. No matter the frequency of future training opportunities, ancient ruins were fraught with danger, and there was no need to include them in such risks.

"Young Master Mu, where are you headed?" As they left through the gate, Family Head Fang, waiting outside, saw Han Yan and the others in a hurry and asked curiously.

"There’s an urgent matter. We’re rushing to Flying Peak," Han Yan said quickly without much explanation.