However, he has always been principled in his actions, which is fair trade.
The reason he didn't follow this principle with Xi Yao before was because he didn't want to stay in the God Realm for too long.
"You're willing to hand over the Earth Spirit Orb to us just because you played with the Water Spirit Orb?"
Zixuan was somewhat surprised.
"That's right. I'm a person who always keeps my word and would never break my promise."
Li Yao said calmly.
"You came here from the future?"
Zixuan thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke.
"Oh, why do you say that?"
Li Yao was slightly surprised.
"First, you are very familiar with the situation of each of us."
"Secondly, you seem to have a very clear understanding of our future."
"Third, you took the Earth Spirit Orb from the Ancient Vine Spirit before us."
"If that's just one point, it's not enough to prove you came from the future!"
"So, all three points combined can only mean that you must have come here from the future!"
Zixuan explained methodically.
"As expected of a descendant of Nuwa who has lived through three lifetimes, she is meticulous, calm in the face of adversity, and quickly came to an accurate judgment."
Li Yao smiled and gave Zi Xuan a thumbs up.
Actually, it's not surprising that Zixuan could think of this.
Because she is a descendant of Nuwa, she knows that Nuwa's clan possesses a unique time-traveling magic: the Dream of Returning Souls.
In the original storyline of Chinese Paladin 1, Zi Xuan's daughter, Lin Qing'er, used this technique on Li Xiaoyao, allowing him to return to ten years ago and retrieve the lost Water Spirit Orb.
However, judging from the plot of Chinese Paladin 3, it seems that Zi Xuan will not be able to 'return to the Immortal Dream'.
Zi Xuan was unaware that Li Yao did not return to the past through the Dream of Returning Souls.
Instead, they travel back to the past through the Fountain of Mist, which possesses the power of time.
"So, it must have been one of my descendants who brought you here? Who is she?"
Zixuan asked curiously.
“Your daughter’s daughter, that is, your granddaughter Zhao Ling’er.”
Following Zixuan's words, Li Yao made up a story.
"That's really true!"
Zi Xuan's eyes lit up, but then her expression dimmed, and she said, "In other words, I eventually lost my spiritual power, became a normal person, and died in the end."
"good!"
Li Yao nodded.
"Then...what happened to me and Changqing in the end?"
Zixuan said hesitantly.
"I've said enough already. Saying any more won't be good for you!"
"I only want to give you one piece of advice: handle your relationship with Xu Changqing according to your own heart."
Li Yao did not reveal much about what would happen in the future.
The words he gave to Zixuan were his hope that she would uphold the principle that "my fate is not in the hands of heaven."
Of course, he also knew that this was impossible.
Otherwise, Zhao Ling'er would not exist in this world.
Thank you for your kind words!
Zixuan thanked her sincerely.
Then, she reached out and summoned a light blue bead, which floated out of her body and hovered in the air.
"This is the Water Spirit Orb!"
With a gentle push, Zi Xuan placed the Water Spirit Orb in front of Li Yao.
Li Yao grabbed the Water Spirit Orb without hesitation and copied it.
He then returned the Water Spirit Orb to Zixuan and gave her the Earth Spirit Orb as well.
This surprised Zixuan greatly.
She never expected that Li Yao would only take the Water Spirit Orb for a moment before returning it to her and then readily handing over the Earth Spirit Orb to her.
Chapter 577 Underwater City
Anxi is a small coastal town.
After Li Yao copied the Water Spirit Orb from Zi Xuan, he came here with Xiao Bai.
He has copied the Zhaodan Divine Sword and the Five Elemental Pearls from the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 era.
Now, only the Holy Spirit Pearl remains.
The Holy Spirit Pearl is an ancestral treasure of the Nuwa clan. It is a divine and sacred pearl containing infinite magical power, and can be said to be the most important and strongest spiritual pearl in the world of Chinese Paladin.
The Holy Spirit Pearl, along with the Holy Spirit Cloak and the Heavenly Serpent Staff, are known as the three great magical artifacts of the Goddess Nuwa.
In the world of Legend of Sword and Fairy 1, Li Yao had already copied these three magical artifacts from the Witch Queen Lin Qing'er.
The Holy Spirit Pearl from the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 era was in the hands of the goddess Shui Bi from the divine realm.
However, Shui Bi is no longer in the realm of gods.
Back then, when Chonglou was fighting Feipeng, the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi discovered them and sent divine soldiers and generals to capture Feipeng.
Shui Bi was one of those ordered to capture Fei Peng.
At that time, she had a brief encounter with a minor demon general named Xifeng under the command of the Demon Lord Chonglou.
They exchanged a few words and fell in love at first sight, thus beginning their tumultuous relationship.
To be together, they disregarded the obstacles from both the realms of gods and demons, escaped to the human world, and became confidants for a thousand years, also agreeing not to harm any life in either realm.
Because Shui Bi is a goddess, the gods can sense her presence.
So, to avoid being captured by the gods, Xifeng used his magic to condense earth and stone, forming a huge floating city.
Xi Feng used the time difference of 'seven days in the divine realm and a thousand years in the human realm' to make the floating islands frequently drift in different places.
Therefore, even in such a short time, the divine realm could not find out where Shui Bi was hiding.
Thus, the clear water and gentle breeze have remained peaceful for thousands of years.
However, this also means that neither of them can leave the floating island on ordinary days.
Otherwise, they would soon be noticed by the gods.
Thinking about this life of hiding and running around, it's really depressing.
No wonder that a thousand years later, Shui Bi was bored and directly pulled Xi Feng along, wanting to use all her spiritual power to suppress the volcano that was about to erupt near Anxi.
So, Li Yao and Xiao Bai came to Anxi.
Near the sea, there is a huge island.
"Such a rich aura of gods and demons!"
Little White looked at the island in front of him and said something.
"Hmm, that must be where Xifeng's Sky City is docked!"
Li Yao nodded and said, "Let's go take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, he and Xiaobai transformed into two golden beams of light and instantly flew to the sky above the sea near the island.
The two exchanged a glance, nodded to each other, then turned and plunged into the seabed below, without creating a single ripple on the surface.
Soon, following the direction from which the aura of gods and demons emanated, they headed towards the underwater city deep in the sea.
A voice suddenly rang out as they passed through a huge membrane and entered a vacuum zone.
Who are you? What is your purpose in coming here?
The next moment, a cold and handsome man appeared, hovering in mid-air above the underwater city.
"You're Xifeng?!"
Li Yao looked at the person who had come and said calmly.
The handsome man was slightly startled upon hearing this.
"You recognize me?"
"Could it be... that you were sent by the Demon Lord?"
His words clearly acknowledged that he was Xifeng.
Then, Xi Feng shook his head, lowered his eyes and muttered to himself, "Impossible. The Demon Lord has always been obsessed with martial arts, and is naturally arrogant and aloof. He has never been fond of his subordinates. Now that a thousand years have passed, he should have forgotten me long ago."
At this point, he suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Could you be from the realm of gods? But no, you don't have any divine aura on you, and people from the realm of gods shouldn't recognize me... Who exactly are you?"
Who I am is not important; what matters is that I can help you!
Li Yao smiled gently.
"Help us?"
Xi Feng frowned slightly and said, "How can you help us?"
"I heard you're suppressing a volcano!"