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The three-eyed golden lion immediately lowered its head as if its tail had been stepped on, avoiding his gaze.
When Brigitte saw its appearance, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
She stopped smiling and started talking about serious matters, her tone becoming serious:
"I plan to take Xiao Jingzi to the far north later."
"To the far north?" The three-eyed golden lion looked up, somewhat surprised. "What are you going there for?"
A hint of worry appeared on Biji's face: "You know, Di Tian is too stubborn. And Xiong Jun and Chi Wang... I'm afraid they'll find it hard to truly trust Little Mirror, especially since they're still asleep. Once Little Mirror leaves the forest, how complex and dangerous the human world outside is! I'm worried he'll suffer."
"Then what do you mean?"
"Hmm, I'd like to meet that Ice and Snow Maiden. Perhaps... we can try to communicate and win some allies, or... guarantees, for Little Mirror?"
The faintest sound of a butterfly's wings fluttering broke the afternoon's tranquility.
A butterfly, no bigger than the palm of your hand, with wings displaying a dreamy gradient of blue and pink, flew by, refracting brilliant light in the sunlight.
“The Illusionary Crystal Butterfly?” Brigitte recognized it, and her heart sank.
The little butterfly landed anxiously on Brigitte's fingertip, its wings flapping rapidly and its antennae twitching incessantly, conveying a silent message.
“I understand.” Brigitte sighed softly and stood up from the rocking chair.
"Disciple, come with me."
Upon receiving Biji's telepathic message, Dongfang Jing immediately stopped carving.
He nodded and silently followed behind his master and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
A flock of emerald swans seemed to sense something, and they all came out of their roosting wooden houses and quietly followed.
Soon, they came to a grove of dense, tall flowers and stopped.
Brigitte's voice was gentle: "Little Mirror, do you remember what I told you a few days ago?"
“I remember, it was about my fourth spirit ring,” Dongfang Jing replied, his tone somewhat low.
His soul power has now broken through to level 40.
With Biji's protection in the Star Dou Great Forest, he didn't need to worry about survival. Yao'er was well-fed and well-clothed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, so he didn't need to worry too much about her either.
Therefore, they can devote all their energy to cultivation and learning.
In recent days, Biji visited several soul beast clans and finally selected a 45,000-year-old Illusionary Crystal Butterfly.
This soul beast was once the guardian of the Emerald Swan clan. Many years ago, it fought a bloody battle with a soul beast called the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Although he managed to break free of his cocoon and survive by shedding his innate abilities, his essence was severely damaged, and his cultivation level never improved again.
Before Dongfang Jing arrived, even Brigitte was helpless.
But what is even more regrettable is that the lifespan of this ten-thousand-year-old Illusory Crystal Butterfly has come to an end.
Even though Brigitte has now activated the Phoenix bloodline and gained the ability to heal it, she is ultimately powerless to reverse the situation.
Both Brigitte and Dongfang Jing thought of the Weiguang Mirror Spring.
Perhaps if it drinks it, it can be reborn.
But Brigitte quickly rejected the idea.
Everything in the Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors is ultimately a unique opportunity for the Eastern Mirror. Does that mean that every time we encounter a soul beast nearing the end of its lifespan, we have to feed it water? That would never end!
It's hard to guarantee that a certain soul beast that drinks from the Mirror Spring and undergoes evolution will develop even more ambitions as a result.
Or perhaps it uses its rapidly increasing strength to indiscriminately devour innocent humans who enter the forest.
The cause and effect involved were too great, and Brigitte herself was well aware of it. She had only benefited from her apprentice's fame by sheer coincidence.
She was unwilling to set a precedent for this, and even less willing to command her disciples in the name of her master.
At this moment, amidst this profusion of flowers, a beautiful yet frail crystalline butterfly lies quietly.
Its wingspan is nearly two meters. The inner side of its wings transitions from light pink to deep cherry pink, while the outer side is from deep sea blue to light sky blue. Tiny luminous crystal spots adorn the wing veins.
The butterfly has a slender, silvery-white body, compound eyes that resemble blue-pink crystals, antennae that are like silver threads, and tips adorned with blue-pink fuzzy balls.
At this moment, however, the luster on its wings dimmed, and its antennae drooped limply.
This luminous butterfly, having been saved by the emerald swan, is filled with gratitude and has been living in this flowerbed not far from the swans ever since, silently protecting them.
The emerald swans gathered around, emitting mournful cries, creating a somber atmosphere.
Seeing this scene, Dongfang Jing, Bi Ji, and even the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had extremely complicated feelings.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion also preys on soul beasts, which is perfectly normal among soul beasts.
The soul beasts chosen as its food cannot resist and can only flee for their lives.
But ever since I met Dongfang Jing and listened to his stories about the human condition and the coldness and warmth of human relationships, my mindset has changed.
From then on, it stayed around Dongfang Jing every day and never preyed on any innocent soul beasts again.
The Emerald Swan clan is naturally emotional. Biji wiped her slightly reddened eyes, led Dongfang Jing to the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly, and whispered:
"Little Mirror, the guardian says it's willing to become your spirit ring. It's grateful for your appearance, which allowed it to taste many delicious flavors it had never experienced before in the final days of its life. It hopes you can continue to protect these children with its power."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jing met the gaze of the half-open, jewel-like compound eyes of the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly.
My throat felt like it was blocked, and I couldn't say a word.
After hearing these words, how could he possibly lay a hand on such a guardian?
The Radiant Crystal Butterfly gazed at him weakly, its mind flashing back to all the events that had occurred since this human's arrival.
At first, it was just like the other guardians, full of suspicion towards this human.
Later, he prepared food for the emerald swans every day and even shared his profits with these guardians.
I remember once, my child, whose cultivation was still shallow, flew away from me and accidentally got caught in a spider web.
It was this human named Dongfang Jing who discovered and saved its child.
This human is indeed different; no wonder Senior Brigitte was willing to take him in.
I truly hope that Brigitte's long-cherished wish can be fulfilled because of him.
Chapter 122 Sacrifice, the Legacy of Protection, the Emblem of the Hall of a Thousand Mirrors
The consciousness of the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly gradually blurred, but it seemed to be relieved and slowly closed its eyes.
next moment,
A blinding black light suddenly erupted from its head, transforming into a black halo that instantly spread outwards! Its body also ignited with a ghostly blue flame!
Gradually, the black light rapidly receded, condensing into a thick black soul ring that swirled around Dongfang Jing.
The bottleneck that had been blocking his body was instantly broken through, and his soul power surged forth!
"Sacrifice?!" The three-eyed golden lion's eyes widened, completely unexpected that it would choose such a drastic method.
Brigitte closed her eyes in anguish, her emotions a complex mix of emotions she couldn't express.
Behind them, Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, who had followed, took this scene to heart.
Sacrifice was something she was very familiar with.
But she is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and can choose the method of sacrifice herself.
Ah Yin retained her soul, sacrificing only her cultivation and life.
This illusory crystal butterfly, with a cultivation level of only over 40,000 years, had no choice and could not retain its own soul.
'This child can make a soul beast willingly go this far.'
Ah Yin's gaze lingered on the boy's retreating figure for a long time.
The dark purple Shattered Mirror Martial Soul appeared uncontrollably and surrounded the Eastern Mirror.
Strangely, the shapes of the shattered mirrors began to change, gradually transforming from irregular polygons into the outlines of butterflies fluttering in the air.
The color also changed from dark purple to a dreamy blue-pink gradient, identical to the wings of the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly.
The burning body of the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly transformed into countless shimmering points of light, slowly dissipating into the air.
The newly formed butterfly-shaped lenses fluttered lightly in the air.
The emerald swans looked up at the sky and let out a mournful cry.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky a warm orange-red and golden yellow, and the soft light spilled onto this tranquil flower bed.
A gentle breeze swept by, swirling up countless colorful petals that floated and twirled in the air along with the light butterflies formed from the lenses.
The dim light outlined the boy's handsome profile.
Purple, purple, black, black—four spirit rings quietly swirled around him.
A tear silently slid down Dongfang Jing's cheek.
He seemed to sense the final prayer and entrustment of the Illusionary Crystal Butterfly.
He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tear stains with his thumb.
The light of the setting sun reflected into his purple eyes, refracting a faint golden glow.
He gazed in the direction where the illusory crystal butterfly had vanished and spoke softly, his tone firm yet gentle:
"Thank you, I have received your strength."
"I will also inherit this will to protect!"
The atmosphere was somewhat somber as we walked back to the cabin.
Seeing her apprentice remain silent with his head down, Biji slowed her pace and walked alongside him. Worried that he might get stuck on his own thoughts, she began to explain:
"The Dark Demon God Tiger is extremely rare, even rarer than our Emerald Swan. Legend has it that the power of an evil god descended upon a white tiger, causing it to mutate and its light attribute to turn into a dark attribute."
"Its growth does not rely on its own cultivation, which is extremely difficult for it. It can only rapidly increase its strength by devouring the soul power of other soul beasts or human soul masters."
Biji's tone turned serious as she warned, "Little Mirror, when you are strong enough in the future, if you encounter it, you can eliminate it. Even the Emerald Swan clan considers such an evil soul beast a mortal enemy!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion waddled over with its short legs, angrily echoing, "That's right! That damned tiger even dared to attack this auspicious beast! I once encountered a ten-thousand-year-old one. Erming was right next to me, and we even joined forces with other spirit beasts around us, but we still couldn't defeat it! In the end, Erming took me to find Daming, and the two of them joined forces to finally drive that tiger out of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Dongfang Jing knew that the Da Ming and Er Ming they were talking about were two 100,000-year-old soul beasts.