258: Chapter 258 The Key to the Ancient Secret Realm Appears

"Is this helping us?"

Mo Yuan watched as the Jade Slips were filled with Cultivators discussing the search for the key to the Ancient Secret Realm; no one was talking about the bounty on their heads anymore.

Feng Yange hadn't expected such a coincidence.

However, now that the key to the Ancient Secret Realm had appeared, she couldn't possibly let it go to anyone else.

"Haven't Bai Jiuxiao and Ling Feng arrived yet?" Feng Yange checked their locations; they were very close, which inexplicably made her heart flutter with anxiety, fearing something might have happened to them.

"Mistress, they are here."

Xuan Li pointed to Ling Feng and Bai Jiuxiao, who were running toward them from the left and right. Both looked disheveled, but were excited to see them. "We've finally reunited. This journey has been truly cursed."

Bai Jiuxiao recounted his experiences and hurriedly asked, "Mistress, did something happen to Li Mingye?"

Feng Yange told them about Li Mingye, and Bai Jiuxiao and Ling Feng also shared their own stories. One thing was certain: out of the eleven of them, not a single one was unscathed; they had all been targeted.

They all suspected Xiao Linger, thinking she was jealous of how united Feng Yange's husbands were and wanted to eliminate them before making a move. Yet, they also felt it was unlikely; after all, this was a Secret Realm, and how capable would Xiao Linger have to be to orchestrate such a grand scheme?

The group returned to the valley, intending to rest first before heading out to search for the location of the key to the Ancient Secret Realm.

Dark Spirit and Zhushou were sent out again to gather information. Dark Spirit had no complaints, while Zhushou grunted twice but readily agreed once it heard it would be rewarded with food for its efforts.

It was only from them that Feng Yange learned what they had all been through over these past few days.

After resting for the night and using the spirit spring water to heal their external injuries, they carefully deduced their next steps. Feng Yange planned to refine Spirit Recovery Pills and Barrier Breaking Pills. She spent the entire night busy and only lay down when dawn broke.

"Girl, the Hongmeng Spirit Root requires the Wood Attribute. You should find a husband with the Wood Attribute to engage in Dual Cultivation with you to complete the operation of the Hongmeng Spirit Root." A familiar voice drifted into Feng Yange's ears, but she was sleeping too soundly to notice that a vine by her bed had quietly wrapped around her arm.

Feng Yange only felt that it was noisy, so she swung her hand and slapped out, hitting the vine perfectly. The vine, feeling the pain, instantly recoiled and fled without a trace.

In her sleep, Feng Yange seemed to hear a pig-like squeal that startled her awake, but she looked around and noticed nothing.

"Mistress, were you woken up?"

Long Ze walked in and set down the tea he was carrying. Feng Yange responded, "How are their injuries?"

"They are all just external injuries; after soaking in the spirit spring pool, they are fine." If not for their Mistress, these external injuries would have taken days to heal. Soaking in the Spirit Spring Space was something they wouldn't even dare to dream of if they hadn't met her.

"It's good that there's nothing serious. People should be approaching this area today. Let's eat and drink our fill, then prepare to blend into the group of Cultivators." She had asked the System last night but hadn't found the location of the key to the Ancient Secret Realm. Not knowing the situation, it was better to lay low among the crowd and see what happened.

"I will go tell them right away." Long Ze entered the space. Feng Yange picked up the Jade Slip and looked at the content. The functions of this Jade Slip were truly inconvenient; it would be better if it were smarter.

As Feng Yange thought about this, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she began to tinker with it.

When the others came out, they heard clanging sounds coming from inside the room. They walked in and saw their Mistress engaged in Artifact Refining. Seeing her skilled movements, they all retreated to prepare food.

"Ah Yan!"

Feng Yange called out, and Cang Yan hurried in. Seeing the dust on Feng Yange's face, he quickly took a handkerchief to wipe it clean.

"Ah Yan, come and control the flames for me. I want to improve the Jade Slip."

Cang Yan agreed. Looking at the high-quality Artifact Refining Materials on the ground, his eyes were full of joy. If he hadn't met his Mistress, he probably wouldn't have even looked at Artifact Refining so seriously.

For several days in a row, Feng Yange was busy with Artifact Refining, while Yue Lan led the others to investigate the situation regarding the key to the Ancient Secret Realm.

"It's done!"

Feng Yange happily shook the Jade Slip in her hand. After injecting Spiritual Qi into it, she wrote down Cang Yan's name and handed it to him, then picked up another Jade Slip to begin testing.

"Cang Yan, please respond if you receive this."

After Feng Yange finished the voice test, she tapped on Cang Yan's avatar and was even able to select a face-to-face video function, which gave Cang Yan quite a start. "Mistress, the functions of this Jade Slip are amazing."

"Of course, this is an improved version." She had designed it according to the functions of a mobile phone, making it much more convenient. As long as they inputted each other's aura and then injected Spiritual Qi, they could communicate.

Most importantly, it could also project screens, which would make watching the Immortal Platform much more convenient.

"Mistress, this Jade Slip is so much better than the old ones. It can be used by injecting just a little Spiritual Qi, and there's no need to worry about signal interruption. It's so practical."

Feng Yange looked proud. "That's right, this is a unique Magical Artifact that only our family has. I've named it 'spirit phone'."

"Mobile phone" wouldn't work here; "spirit phone" was better—the answer was simply a flash of inspiration.

Feng Yange stifled a laugh, watching the joy in Cang Yan's eyes. "How is it? Do you like it?"

"I like it, I like it very much."

Cang Yan held his spirit phone, unable to put it down. He was the first husband to receive a spirit phone; his Mistress clearly loved him more.

"Come on, the function test is complete. Let's refine all eleven of theirs at once." The moment Feng Yange thought about refining eleven spirit phones, the pressure instantly mounted.

"I'm really envious of Little Twelve. He hasn't even entered the household yet, and everything has already been prepared for him." It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious, but their Mistress must have wanted to refine them all at once, so it was just incidental.

For three consecutive days, Feng Yange finally finished forging the eleven spirit phones. She was exhausted, lying on the bed completely unwilling to move. She had been drinking spirit liquid to replenish herself these past few days, and she could finally get a good sleep.

"Ah Yan, you teach them how to use it. If there is any news about the key to the Ancient Secret Realm, call me; if not, let me sleep until I wake up naturally." Being multi-talented is truly exhausting.

However, the spirit phones forged with the Vermilion Bird fire had much better effects than those forged with ordinary flames.

When Cang Yan came out with the spirit phones, everyone crowded around. "Cang Yan, you've worked hard these past few days."

Long Ze patted Cang Yan's shoulder, his gaze sweeping across the room, but he didn't ask any further questions.

"This is the spirit phone our Mistress has re-forged for us. Its functions are more powerful than the previous Jade Slips, and it is a unique Magical Artifact exclusive to our family. I will teach you how to use it." Cang Yan watched as they took the spirit phones, taught them how to use them, and looked on with a proud expression as he saw their surprised expressions.

"Mistress's design is so good. From now on, we won't need to write every time; we can just talk directly."

Bai Jiuxiao couldn't put it down and hurriedly checked the new functions, happy as a child.

Xuan Li browsed through the flexible functions on the spirit phone. "The touch response on this spirit phone allows for direct sliding; this design is amazing."

"Mistress said there is also a photo function." Cang Yan smiled mysteriously and hurriedly taught them how to use it.

"It can actually do video chats!" Yue Lan opened the video function, and Cang Yan answered. Both of them could see each other on their respective spirit phones. Moreover, this spirit phone was larger than the Jade Slip and felt better in the hand.