Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake still didn’t understand what had happened, but after they each took a stone according to the color, they knew that this was the legacy left behind on Dragon Head Peak as mentioned by Bai Lin.

Why had everything suddenly changed like this?

Watching the snow tumbling down, the two sisters had no time to think further as they both fled down the mountain.

They hadn’t climbed high enough, and since the strength of the avalanche had diminished by the time it reached their location, Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake were able to get far away before the avalanche gradually subsided.

It was only then that Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake began to comprehend the Divine Skills they had obtained.

The Divine Skill Bai Jiaojiao obtained was called Bearing Heaven and Carrying Earth.

Seeing this name, Bai Jiaojiao couldn’t help but remember the spell of the same name previously used by Daoist Master Huang Long.

However, as images flooded her mind, she realized that it was merely a coincidence in naming. Daoist Master Huang Long’s spell was an exaggerated depiction, whereas this Bearing Heaven and Carrying Earth she had acquired was realistic.

What Bai Jiaojiao saw in her vision was a vast ocean where countless humans struggled to stay afloat, until a White Dragon appeared, transforming into an island and offering these landless humans a place to recuperate and thrive.

This was Bearing Heaven and Carrying Earth.

This Divine Skill was not just a Divine Skill, it also showed Bai Jiaojiao how to become a Great Virtue Celestial Dragon.

This was how one accrued merit.

But why were those humans submerged in water? Where was the land?

Bai Jiaojiao, while comprehending the Divine Skill, idly wondered about this question that she knew to be unanswerable.

Bearing Heaven and Carrying Earth was easy to cultivate, and Bai Jiaojiao felt she had learned it, so she turned to Green Snake and asked, "Xiao Qing, what Divine Skill did you comprehend?"

"This Divine Skill is called Mountain Shifting Power. It looks quite formidable, but it requires hat to use, which I am not able to muster right now," said Green Snake with some embarrassment, feeling powerless holding such a strong Divine Skill that she couldn’t use.

Bai Jiaojiao comforted her, "It’s okay, we don’t need to rush. If there’s an opportunity to use it, we will; if not, let it be. I’m actually more curious as to why that thing flew into our hands and came with that message, and why there was an avalanche here. Could it be that the Divine Dependent is actually on the mountain?"

Bai Jiaojiao was merely speculating, but Green Snake agreed, "Maybe. Should we go up and check?"

"Alright, let’s go take a look."

Bai Jiaojiao was not at all afraid of the Divine Dependent. According to Bai Lin, powerful Divine Dependents could not descend to the Mortal Realm because their passage would cause spatial turmoil due to their strength, and weaker Divine Dependents would lose their memories and powers when born in the human world.

The Divine Dependent capable of awakening Bai Lin was probably only exceptionally talented.

What Bai Lin had said was about the early spring of this year; all in all, less than a year had passed. Even with extraordinary talent, it wouldn’t be enough to match her thousand years of cultivation.

However, if they could find the Divine Dependent, it was still better to do so sooner rather than later.

If the Divine Dependent possessed incredible talent, with more time, he would grow stronger. To solve the problem, it was best to nip the danger in the bud.

Together, the two made their way towards the snow-covered Dragon Head Peak. Less than half an hour into their journey, Bai Jiaojiao suddenly noticed a spear stuck in the snow ahead.

The spear looked familiar.

Moving forward to inspect it, Bai Jiaojiao tried to pull out the spear and felt as if it weighed thousands of pounds. With her strength, she was unable to lift it.

"This seems to be Qiaobian," she thought, and her heart sank instantly.

Why would Qiaobian, Lin Yun’s Divine Artifact, be suddenly lost here?

Had Lin Yun come to find her and encountered danger here?

A Divine Artifact had sentience; if the owner were nearby, it would return to his side on its own. However, the fact that Qiaobian remained motionless indicated it had been separated from its owner by a great distance.

"Qiaobian, lead me to your master!"

Bai Jiaojiao called out the name of Qiaobian. Divine Artifacts were sentient; calling its name would get a response. If there was no response, it meant she was mistaken and could be relieved.

Many spears looked alike, and it was possible to find similar ones; there were other spears that were especially heavy, not just Qiaobian.

Bai Jiaojiao consoled herself, trying to reason that Lin Yun hadn’t come here and this was not Qiaobian.

But to her disappointment, as soon as she uttered the name of Qiaobian, what had felt like an immovable spear suddenly came out easily from the snow, and its tip pointed towards the mountaintop.

It was almost a clear sign that Lin Yun was on the mountain.

Bai Jiaojiao immediately felt an overwhelming urgency. At that moment, she could feel a heavy pressure on herself. The higher she went, the greater the pressure. If Lin Yun was buried under the snow from the avalanche, wouldn’t he be in grave danger?

She couldn’t bother to take Green Snake’s hand any longer and instructed, "Xiao Qing, go wait for me at the foot of the mountain."

When climbing the mountain together, Bai Jiaojiao had slowed down out of consideration for Green Snake. Now, knowing that Lin Yun might be in danger, she naturally wanted to move as quickly as possible to rescue him, so she could not be concerned about Green Snake at this time.

Just as Green Snake was about to speak, she watched Bai Jiaojiao dash up the slope like a wisp of smoke.

Perhaps owing to the foundation of the Divine Dragon, Bai Jiaojiao moved quickly.

A glint of unnameable emotion flashed in Green Snake’s eyes, and it was at this moment that she suddenly realized she could now wield that Divine Skill.

"This..."

Green Snake felt a shock and also became alarmed.

Only then did she understand that jealousy was also a form of hatred.

But if Bai Jiaojiao were to know...

Green Snake didn’t dare to continue the thought and didn’t head down the mountain. Instead, she followed Bai Jiaojiao’s tracks and went after her.

At that time, Lin Yun was in quite a difficult situation. All he could manage at the moment of crisis was to transform Qiaobian into a spear, execute his combat techniques, and barely carve out a space for himself. But soon, Qiaobian was swept away by the torrent, leaving Lin Yun with only the Thunderclap Sword by his side.

"This is such a loss!"

Lin Yun heaved a sigh beneath the pitch-black ice and snow.

Actually, upon careful reflection, everything was his fault.

At first, it was because of his greed. Had he not coveted the remaining two divine skills, none of this would have happened.

Then there was his cockiness; as soon as he gained the upper hand, he became arrogant, angering someone to the point of exploding on the spot. Okay, so the explosion triggered an avalanche. What good did that do him?

This time, Lin Yun decided to reflect seriously. In the future, he truly couldn’t afford to disregard the gods so carelessly.

At the very least, he needed to show respect on the surface.

Having finished his introspection, Lin Yun wasn’t discouraged.

If Qiaobian was lost, he would look for it. If he couldn’t find it, then so be it. After all, he was still alive, and that in itself was fortunate.

And who knows, this incident might just be the anger of the gods that he was fated to face. Getting through it early on, Lin Yun also felt more at ease.

Picking up the Thunderclap Sword, Lin Yun said, "Little Gold, sorry to trouble you, let me do some digging."

Having said that to Little Gold, there was naturally no reason for it to object. Lin Yun then started digging in the ground; when he got buried, he was carried far away in the avalanche, and now he didn’t even know which direction he was in.

Lin Yun had no other choice but to pick a direction and start digging.

Lin Yun’s choice was to dig upwards.

Left and right were hard to distinguish, but up and down were easy. The direction where the snow fell was up.

If you dig upwards, you’ll eventually make it out.

However, while digging, Lin Yun suddenly got a hunch that something intimately related to him was nearby.

"What’s this? No matter, just dig towards this direction; it might be Qiaobian."

Initially, Lin Yun planned to dig his way in a vertical direction, but having dug for so long without seeing the light, he simply gave up. After all, he wouldn’t die underground, so he might as well dig following his intuition.

What Lin Yun didn’t know was that at this moment, in a corner of Mount Heavenly Dragon, the being he had sensed was now petrified with fear.

"He can actually find me here?"

The only one Lin Yun could sense was Wu Xin.

After leaving the Southern Border, Wu Xin had burrowed into Mount Heavenly Dragon.

Unlike humans who were likely to be swept into spatial rifts and various secret realms, Wu Xin, with her high cultivation level, could see spatial rifts. Being of the Demon Race, she knew how to avoid secret realms.

For her, Mount Heavenly Dragon was the perfect refuge.

That’s what she thought.

To be on the safe side, she even chose a spot relatively close to Dragon Head Peak.

Of all Mount Heavenly Dragon, Dragon Head Peak was the most dangerous, and even she couldn’t get too close to it.

Finally finding a safe place nearby, Wu Xin had not been in retreat for long and was immersing herself in trying to breakthrough her cultivation level, hoping to completely resolve the blood left in her body by Lin Yun.

But today, she suddenly felt her eyelids twitch violently, and soon after, the ground shook. Something tremendous seemed to have happened at Dragon Head Peak.

Driven by curiosity, and with great confidence in her own strength, Wu Xin strolled over to see what the commotion was about.

If something significant had happened, she would have to record it in the Sacred Demon’s Manual.

However, upon arrival, Wu Xin realized something was wrong.

The drop of golden blood within her began to riot uncontrollably. It had already been suppressed, and the longer it was held down, the more violent its backlash grew. Now, with Lin Yun’s arrival, she too started to react.

Wu Xin almost instinctively wanted to use an escape technique to flee from there.

"I’ve run to Mount Heavenly Dragon, and you still chased me here?"

Wu Xin started to wonder if she had been tagged; how could Lin Yun find her no matter where she went?

However, this time Wu Xin couldn’t run away.

No escape technique could be used in Mount Heavenly Dragon; Wu Xin could only rely on her legs to run, yet with her blood’s reaction growing more intense, she felt as though she couldn’t even move her legs.

She could sense Lin Yun gradually approaching her, and Wu Xin, filled with unspeakable grief and indignation, almost wanted to cry.

"Don’t come over here!"

Wu Xin gritted her teeth, enduring the trembling of her legs, and struggled to escape.

She was still in control now, but once she laid eyes on Lin Yun, in his presence, she would no longer be able to resist the power of the slave mark blood.

"I absolutely can’t fall here!"

Wu Xin clenched her teeth, and determination filled her small face.

But just as she took a step, a streak of golden sword light flashed by, and Lin Yun emerged from a cascade of snowflakes.

"I have finally seen daylight again!"

Lin Yun exclaimed a phrase often used by villains, and frankly, shouting it out felt rather exhilarating.

Previously underground, although he wouldn’t die, it still felt oppressive.

Now that he was out, a couple of shouts made him feel much better.

After feeling better, Lin Yun then remembered the thing he sensed earlier, and turned his head to see an adorable face filled with despair looking at him...