To make matters worse, with Yao Yao’s appearance, Lan Tongshu and the others also arrived. The cultivators who were still marked on the Void List flocked here.

Looking around, everyone had their own sorry state, but it was clear that they all had their eyes on the Divine Meteor Eye.

Li Cangyan quietly reached for his sword hilt and looked at Yao Yao, who had not a single scratch on her clean body.

He had the highest cultivation level present and the most sensitive perception. That chilling power was lurking nearby, but what exactly was it?

However, the thought in his mind was too terrifying, and Li Cangyan’s hand holding the sword hilt even began to tremble slightly.

Su Yilin bit her lip.

With so many people present, she had to help her Brother Cangyan seize the divine artifact and regain her self-esteem in front of Yao Yao.

So, with a firm resolve, she was the first to jump into the water. Soon, other disciples from various sects followed suit and jumped into the lake.

For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and all the sect cultivators stared intently at the lake surface.

In the end, Su Yilin was the first to resurface, holding a very delicate blue sphere in her hand, clearly engraved with an Eye.

“I found it.”

The crowd erupted in astonishment.

Li Cangyan’s lips curved up, gently extending his hand. “Yilin, well done.”

All the cultivators present made sounds of envy turning into resentment.

“How did you find it so quickly?”

“The junior sister of the Sword Saint really has extraordinary luck, as expected.”

“That’s the Divine Meteor Eye.”

However, Yao Yao felt something was off.

She had seen the big demon’s eyes in the snowstorm, and they were clearly like amber gold lamps.

Yao Yao took a few steps towards the lake. “Let me take a look.”

Su Yilin immediately retracted her hand, feeling that the situation had suddenly reversed. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction on her face. “It’s too late to be envious now, Sister Ji.”

Su Yilin stood on the shore and looked at the cultivators from various sects with a high level of emotional intelligence. “No need to be disappointed, everyone. As long as this Divine Meteor Eye does not fall into the hands of that cruel devil from ancient times, it is a fortunate event for the righteous path. I believe that the Sword Saint Li Cangyan of the Wuji sect will be able to slay the demon and write the future for the righteous path.”

“Well said, Junior Sister.”

“Some people should just leave the sect instead of trying to bask in its glory at a time like this.”

“They should also consider how much effort Yilin and the Sword Saint have put in.”

Su Yilin smiled gracefully. “Everyone, don’t say that about Sister Ji Yao.”

“But…” Lan Tongshu, who was standing by the lake, suddenly became puzzled. “Why hasn’t the secret realm ended?”

After the treasure in the Naitian Secret Realm was taken, the entire realm should have ended, waiting for the next ten years to give birth. The successful treasure taker should also be marked in the Void List.

Su Yilin’s smile stiffened for a moment, but then she thought again. She had indeed found the point marked on the map, so there couldn’t be any mistake.

But then, the lake surface that everyone took to be the Tears of the Gods suddenly began to tremble, with ripples spreading in circles.

Underwater, it seemed like something was about to emerge.

Yao Yao suddenly pulled Chong Yan’s sleeve.

Chong Yan lowered his gaze. “Hmm?”

Yao Yao whispered, “Chong Yan, I’m hot.”

A drop of sweat slid down Yao Yao’s fair cheek, like a teardrop.

In that instant, it was caught by Chong Yan’s icy palm.

Yao Yao lifted her head and looked at the sky.

Just like when she had looked up in that temple and saw the tragic past of the ancient god-demon in the ceiling murals.

Now, she saw the sun high above.

Huge, round, and golden.

That was it.

That was the eye of the ancient god-demon.

The ancient god-demon, a natural giant, its true form towering through the heavens and earth. How could its eyes be a small stone in a lake?

The stone that Su Yilin had found was merely an eye formation within the lake.

After she removed the key that had been pressing on it, the water, which had been evaporated by the secret realm, quickly began to fill the lake again. Countless dark and eerie aquatic creatures crawled towards the cultivators on the shore, teeth grinding.

Su Yilin’s face turned pale. “This… this can’t be possible.”

Li Cangyan’s heart sank. He had made a mistake.

Amidst the chaos, Yao Yao touched her already burning cheek.

“Chong Yan, fly.”

“Okay.”

Chong Yan had long been ready.

Then, a powerful and freezing cold wind poured out, sweeping across the entire mountain peak.

Everyone felt a strong and unyielding sense of suffocation, descending from above like an avalanche, burying everyone under its weight.

Meanwhile, the girl soared into the air, heading towards the radiant sun.

“What is she doing?”

In order to save face, Su Yilin’s tone carried a hint of concern. “Why is Yao Yao acting so recklessly? She wouldn’t be trying to forcibly break out of the secret realm, would she?”

Yao Yao’s blood was boiling.

Leaning against Chong Yan, she saw that his originally dry silver-white hair had become damp from her touch, sticking to his snowy neck.

Yao Yao, feeling a bit dizzy, thought that Chong Yan didn’t even know that she was the kind person who gave him roses, yet he treated her so well. He really was a little fool.

And as Chong Yan lowered his gaze, the intense pain in his eyes seemed to subside when he looked at her.

She needed him. And he, needed her.

Yao Yao pressed her burning forehead against his chest. “It’s so hot.”

Chong Yan held her and nodded. “The sun is bad, let’s take it down.”

He held Yao Yao’s arm, traversed through the dazzling light, and touched the golden eye that had been taken from him thirty thousand years ago.

But it was cold.

Just like the agonized, curled-up young beast from back then, with its tears frozen.

At this moment, Li Cangyan finally understood. The point marked on the map was indeed correct, but it meant that all the positions in the vertical direction were also at that point.

The Divine Meteor Eye had been above them all along.

Su Yilin struggled for her last breath. “This… this doesn’t make sense.”

However, after Yao Yao made contact with it in her palm, the sky of the Naitian Secret Realm suddenly opened up.

The possessor of the divine artifact was Ji Yao.

The Void List slowly dissipated in the sky, leaving only these three words shining brightly.

She had obtained the number one divine artifact in the world.

The news spread far and wide.

Chong Yan held Yao Yao, and Yao Yao held the “sun,” flying back to their rose field.

“Do you like it?” Chong Yan’s fingertip poked her cheek, his heterochromatic pupils fixed on her.

Yao Yao’s face was still hot, in a dazed state. She leaned in and gently touched his icy cheek, whispering softly.

“Chong Yan is the best.”