Cui Yuanyang took a deep breath; if it weren't for having broken through to the Imperial Realm, staying here would probably lead to freezing to death, if not madness: "Ye Jiuyou... was born in such a place?"

"She is the ruler here," Piaomiao said, "Since Ancient Times, her goal has been to turn the whole world into such a desolate place. She doesn't need life, nor does she need light. The Ye Jiuyou you were laughing with earlier is very different from before; even I couldn't understand what she was doing previously."

Cui Yuanyang said, "Then... even if we've succeeded, how do we get out of here? We don't even know where the road is."

Piaomiao said, "Normally... if she's not taking us out, then there's no way to leave. What she said upfront about unpleasant truths actually meant she intended to imprison us. If she genuinely wanted to help us, she would lead the way instead of casually throwing us in."

Cui Yuanyang said angrily, "How could she do this, being so unpredictable. Even now, we're supposed to be allies; what good does imprisoning us do for her?"

Piaomiao sighed and said, "You shouldn't have come... actually, even Changhe shouldn't have come. If it were just me, it wouldn't affect the grand scheme even if I couldn't get out; you shouldn't have..."

Zhao Changhe squeezed her hand: "That's not true, we venture into the Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave together, are we afraid of this mere shadowy expanse?"

Piaomiao's heart softened, and she asked gently, "Did you suspect Jiuyou harbored ill intentions?"

Zhao Changhe smiled: "I guessed early on... it's not really her being unpredictable; it's just that I told a hard truth that displeased her... If I had said I sincerely wanted to help her, maybe things would have gone much better, but that's not what I said."

Cui Yuanyang said, "What's wrong with saying a few sweet words to her... aren't you quite good at making women happy?"

"Deception might earn temporary alliances, but it poses risks in the future; sincerity is never wrong... Ye Jiuyou is extraordinary; she ultimately understands." Zhao Changhe paused, then laughed, "Moreover, I'm confident I can get out."

Piaomiao asked, surprised, "How do you plan to get out? Even I can't see anything here."

"I can see." Zhao Changhe rubbed the back of his head: "Earlier, I could see her bathing in here, so I guessed that if I came in, I'd be able to see too, took a gamble, and it's true. Jiuyou is ultimately a bit inferior to her sister; her sister's things are effective here."

Piaomiao: "?"

How did this tie back to Ye Wuming?

"We'll talk about leaving later... what about the lotus platform?"

Piaomiao flipped her hand. As if conjured from nothing, a pool of water suddenly appeared in front of them, from which a lotus platform emerged, blossoming amidst misty clouds, creating an extremely enchanting scene.

Zhao Changhe clicked his tongue in admiration: "Amazing... how did you manage to hide the real thing within the Divine Soul and also conjure a Lotus Pond from nothing... what kind of wife have I brought home?"

Piaomiao stomped her foot: "Yangyang is still here, you speak so shamelessly... um, wait, you really can see?"

"I can see." Zhao Changhe picked her up, placing her to sit on the lotus platform, and leaned back to gaze at her: "I can be even more shameless; do you want to hear?"

Piaomiao, puzzled: "What?"

"Nothing, you just look as beautiful as Guanyin."

Cui Yuanyang turned her head away.

The pre-marriage education for daughters of Aristocratic Families included erotic art; she understood. On the contrary, the sister, an ancient Demon God who lived through two epochs, was as pure as a naïve flower in this regard.

Speaking of which, how to transform the lotus platform into a corporeal form was something Cui Yuanyang was very curious about, but unfortunately, she couldn't see anything, making her feel both curious and unsettled.

"Want to see?" Zhao Changhe held her hand, "Come, share what is seen."

Cui Yuanyang was soon able to see Piaomiao's Divine Soul sitting in meditation on the lotus platform, surrounded by clouds and mist; it looked both majestic and ethereal, truly beautiful. Cui Yuanyang had never imagined how mature her own face could possess such a graceful beauty, beautiful enough to make even her own heart race.

Zhao Changhe took out the Heavenly Book and placed it on Piaomiao's lap, gently flipped through it, unveiling the page of Life.

The lotus platform already possessed extremely intense Life Energy, and upon being stimulated by the Life Heavenly Book, the petals suddenly extended upwards, enveloping and closing, enclosing Piaomiao's Divine Soul inside.

Then, visibly adapting to the shape of Piaomiao's Divine Soul, it began to integrate and gradually transformed into a physical body, forming bones, organs, and the icy jade skin started to take shape.

This was Piaomiao operating herself; she already had enough capability to do such things, having done so in Ancient Times. Hence, she said earlier that she could handle it herself, as she was supposed to be more experienced than Zhao Changhe.

Zhao Changhe watched and learned, faintly sensing a kind of life and death conversion energy, activated from the deep Earth Veins here, exchanging the Mystical Gate of life and death, traversing the Heaven and Earth Bridge... indicating that, strictly speaking, Piaomiao was actually a "dead person," and this was about "resurrection."

Indeed, the world originally had no Piaomiao; in this existence, she was originally Cui Yuanyang, without an independent Piaomiao. Since an independent Piaomiao was to appear, it implied resurrection.

If lacking this Life and Death Energy, even if she successfully created a body, she might end up a lifeless Corpse Puppet. Piaomiao seemed to understand well and was actively guiding this energy to complete her thorough revival.

This is the significance of coming to Jiuyou Abyss... it seems Ye Jiuyou's domain is far from the imagined desolation; it contains extremely mystical life origins.

This darkness, perhaps in another way, is called the innate?

Previously, the initial origin of Ye Jiuyou couldn't be traced; is it related to this?

As they were slightly distracted, Piaomiao let out a muffled groan, as if there was some hiccup. Zhao Changhe saw that the evolving Blood and Flesh image faced some obstacle, remaining pale as if lifeless, with signs of impending collapse.