The Gate of Eternal Life was one of the primordial civilization treasures used to seal the Lord of the Black Calamity's source. It stood alongside treasures like the Mirror of Reincarnation, embodying profound mysteries and infinite creation.
According to Ling Yuxian's knowledge, the Gate of Eternal Life might hold secrets related to the Land of Truth.
The being who forged the Gate of Eternal Life once said that the blueprint passed down from the Land of Truth contained traces of records about transcending eternal life.
In ancient times, the Transcendence Codex, which had sparked competition across various realms, seemed to have some connection to the Gate of Eternal Life.
These were the pieces of information Ling Yuxian had gathered after absorbing some memory fragments.
Now, if she wanted to save her sister, she would need to gather enough manpower to break the seal of the Gate of Eternal Life.
At the same time, she would have to be wary of the Gate of Eternal Life's artifact spirit.
After all, even her sister, a being of such power, had fallen victim to the artifact spirit's schemes and was forced to seal herself along with it.
After so many years, the artifact spirit's power had likely grown to an unimaginable level. Her sister had no choice but to awaken her early and ask for her help.
This was also the main reason why Ling Yuxian had only awakened in this era.
The interior of the Gate of Eternal Life was a boundless inner universe, a self-contained world with no discernible boundaries. It even had multiple dimensions and overlapping universes, forming a vast expanse.
Although her sister's consciousness had been entangled with the artifact spirit, she was gradually losing strength.
If the artifact spirit succeeded in devouring her sister, it would become an independent life form, no longer just an artifact spirit attached to the Gate of Eternal Life.
Ling Yuxian didn't know what would happen then, but her sister's fate would undoubtedly be grim.
Moreover, aside from these matters, Ling Yuxian didn't know why her sister's consciousness, while asking for her help, was also warning her to stay away from Gu Changge.
Just moments ago, when she was absorbing memory fragments, her primordial spirit power partially recovered, and she once again sensed her sister's transmitted thoughts.
Her sister, far deep within the Gate of Eternal Life, could still sense her current situation and warned her to be cautious of Gu Changge.
This sense of caution and danger was unprecedentedly intense, even causing Ling Yuxian's brow to prickle again. The scene of being pierced by that halberd's light once again appeared in her mind.
"He truly is a mysterious and unpredictable dangerous individual. He said he bears no malice toward the Imperial Immortal Palace…"
"But are those words true or false?"
Ling Yuxian's thoughts gradually calmed. Muttering to herself, she then walked out of the cave dwelling and into the open.
If Gu Changge was like her, a person with wisdom of past lives and an earth-shattering background, then someone like him was destined to be extraordinary and could not be judged by ordinary standards.
She hadn't forgotten how Gu Changge had remained calm and composed, even smiling lightly, when facing Palace Master Ling Qiuhan's intimidation in the council hall.
Yet, her sister was also warning her to be cautious of Gu Changge.
What was the reason for this?
"I still need to be careful of that guy. Jing Xiao is getting too close to him, and that's actually very dangerous."
Ling Yuxian sighed faintly in her heart.
She didn't think someone like Gu Changge could truly be interested in Jing Xiao.
Although Ling Yuxian was young in this life, she was, in essence, a figure from the same generation as the founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace. Naturally, she could see that Jing Xiao was experiencing her first crush.
Although Gu Changge's current attitude toward Jing Xiao didn't reveal anything, Ling Yuxian felt that it was merely superficial. Gu Changge likely had hidden motives.
He gave off an extremely dangerous vibe.
Ling Yuxian didn't want Jing Xiao to fall into a dangerous situation.
She and Jing Xiao had once been very close. If it weren't for that night in the Jing family…
When Jing Xiang had come to confess his feelings to her, it had coincided with the awakening of her wisdom of past lives. Countless memory fragments had flooded her mind, and she was enduring immense pain.
Ling Yuxian couldn't let Jing Xiang notice her abnormal state or learn her secrets.
Yet, after being rejected, Jing Xiang had persisted, unwilling to leave.
Originally indifferent to Jing Xiang, Ling Yuxian had no choice but to say those hurtful and excessive words to make him leave.
But she hadn't expected that those words would later lead to her and Jing Xiao becoming enemies.
Jing Xiao now saw her as a rival she must defeat in the future, to avenge the humiliation her brother had suffered.
Ling Yuxian's personality meant she would never back down or explain herself over such matters.
What was said was said. Regardless of the reasons at the time, which had led to the subsequent events, she accepted it.
Coming back to her senses after recovering these memories, Ling Yuxian pondered for a moment before going to find Palace Master Ling Qiuhan.
The Jing family behind Jing Xiao was actually the descendants of an old servant who had served her and her sister. To avoid the Imperial Immortal Palace being targeted by enemies, the old servant was publicly known as the founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace. However, the true founders were her and her sister.
Later, the ancestor of the Jing family, following her sister's instructions, took the sealed Gate of Eternal Life and went into seclusion in a remote place.
For generations, the Jing family had guarded the Gate of Eternal Life, reinforcing its seals to prevent the artifact spirit from breaking free.
Jing Xiao's sister suspected that the artifact spirit's independent consciousness and drastic change in temperament were likely due to being tainted by a drop of blood from the Lord of the Black Calamity's source during the battle, causing it to be corrupted by darkness.
Originally, these primordial civilization treasures had been forged to seal the calamity that had swept across the vast expanse.
Even the artifact spirits born from them were upright and honest in nature. How could they plot and scheme against their hosts in secret?
After finding Ling Qiuhan this time, Ling Yuxian directly revealed her identity and subtly mentioned the origins and secrets of the Imperial Immortal Palace.
Upon learning this, Ling Qiuhan was naturally shocked and terrified.
Who would have thought that the Jing-named founder recorded in their records was actually just an old servant of the true founder?
He had always believed that the Jing family, behind his old friend, was the orthodox lineage of the Imperial Immortal Palace's founder.
Then, Ling Yuxian told him that her sister was currently trapped in the place where the Jing family had gone into seclusion. She instructed Ling Qiuhan to secretly contact the other venerable elders and living fossils of the Imperial Immortal Palace.
She was worried that the situation might change, so she planned to have those foundation-level figures of the Imperial Immortal Palace hidden in the shadows.
The next day, the elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace were once again summoned by Ling Qiuhan to discuss the matter in the council hall.
However, this time, it was even more serious and cautious. Aside from the elders, no disciples were allowed to attend—except for Ling Yuxian.