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From the mouth of this "Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe," Li Ye heard another version of the story—or, you could say, a story with key elements differing from the one described by the Blue Fox.

Its creation was actually an experiment by the Gnostic School.

That is, by altering and modifying key elements of myths, they created some divine artifacts and spirit treasures from mythology that never existed, yet could be pieced together from fragments.

Just like this Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe.

The legend of the Lotus Lantern naturally exists, as does the connection between the Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe and the powerful being who split the mountain to save his mother, but these are unverifiable myths and legends.

However, as myths are passed down by word of mouth, they gain a touch of spirituality.

The Gnostic School pieced together various myths into one world, constructing a relatively complete story, then deliberately guided the Celestial Dao to nurture the corresponding treasures with all its might.

Its origin may truly be the renowned "Heaven Opening Divine Axe," but it is merely a mythically pieced-together replica.

Moreover, naming it the predecessor of the "Heaven Opening Divine Axe" was a crucial step; if the myth truly lasted long, it could indeed gain a hint of the Heaven Opening Divine Axe's power.

This near-crazed idea actually succeeded.

This counterfeit "Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe" possesses almost the power to open any hidden place; not even the founders expected such a creation targeted at the laws of heaven and earth.

Thus allowing the Earth Wishing Spirit Fox clan to reap great benefits.

But the turning point came; despite the Earth Wishing Spirit Fox clan's fervent worship of this item, the seed of divine power belonging to the Heaven Opening Divine Axe also grew rampantly, but another existence within the myth, the Lotus Lantern, was also slowly being nurtured.

That is another divine object in mythology, destined to be born even under countless mythical amalgamations, despite various contaminations, it still slowly emerged.

Perhaps it truly is unstained from the mud.

More miraculously, beneath these demonic auras and ridiculous sacrificial rituals, its spiritual power grew even clearer, even able to transmit its spiritual power through some methods.

That is, the type of lamp nurtured from when Li Ye originally bound the Earth Demon Ginseng with the Spirit-Uniting Lotus.

"Which means, the Lotus Lamp method was passed down from the Treasure Lotus Lamp."

"Where is it now?"

Li Ye finally clarified the whole matter.

He was quite surprised in his heart.

He was amazed that the Gnostic School could concoct such artifacts, using myths as seeds and the world as soil, cultivating one legendary divine object after another.

They could even steal the powers of the divine objects themselves.

He was also astonished that the Treasure Lotus Lamp could actually come into being.

The Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe fell silent for a moment: "The flower blooms for whom it awaits—it will appear—this is an extremely key step, at least in mythology it is so, and thus it will be."

Oh?

Then I must make an effort.

"What should be done?" Li Ye asked full of enthusiasm.

"Destroy me." The Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe answered straightforwardly this time: "Because myths and legends are excessively intertwined, originally I should be the weapon to split the mountain to save my mother, but now I've become the binding of the Treasure Lotus Lamp.

To gain its approval, you must bring the wrath of the Celestial Dao to destroy me. My destruction will become the key to obtaining it."

"..."

Li Ye furrowed his brows.

He could see that the Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe had already bound itself to the entire Grotto Heaven; if it were destroyed, the entire Grotto Heaven would be destroyed along with it.

So in a sense... the countless treasures collected by the Earth Desire Fox Race over the generations are the nourishment for the birth of the Treasure Lotus Lamp?

What level of a spirit treasure would it become then?

But.

Should it really be done this way?

Sacrificing an entire Grotto Heaven to exchange for a spirit treasure.

The Earth Desire Fox Race here weren't all evil, if they were all truly bad, he would have acted long ago, but in fact, they weren't.

"There should be another way."

He observed his surroundings.

The Spiritual Power belonging to Celestial Beings and the power of Emotion Communication silently surveyed and investigated the situation here.

Coupled with communication with the Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe.

He quickly realized that the reason the Mountain Opening Axe wanted Li Ye to summon the power of the Celestial Dao to destroy it was that its power had inevitably been demonized; its existence would cause this place to fall into the Demon Path.

But that means if this matter could be resolved, the Treasure Lotus Lamp could be born without destroying the Grotto Heaven.

Thinking this.

He quickly had a plan in mind.

Then he saw Senior Brother Chen and Wei Qingye, who already had the other fox noble scions knocked out and brought over.

They were relieved to see Li Ye standing well, then noticed the subtle expression on Li Ye's face and instantly realized he was contemplating some big action again.

So Chen Mo helplessly asked, "What are you planning?"

Wei Qingye, however, was eager to give it a try, straightforwardly saying, "With me here, no fox of the Nascent Soul level can get close to you. These foxes run fast but are as easy to crush as soft persimmons in a fight.

They shatter with one squeeze."

Li Ye's brows immediately relaxed, genuinely smiling: "Having Senior Brother and Brother Wei here, I dare to undertake some major actions."

He first told the two what he had learned.

Then he said in a deep voice:

"I see too much Demonic Qi here; let me convert and absorb this Demonic Qi, transforming all Earth Demon Ginseng into Earth Spirit Ginseng. By doing so, the seal on the Xuan Flower Mountain Opening Axe can naturally be lifted."