Chapter 1199: Chapter 452: The Empress Arrives! Chen Mo: Do I Look Like a Casual Person?

"Mr. Chen!"

"It’s so good to see you’re okay!"

Seeing Chen Mo safe and sound, everyone couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"What’s going on?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Noticing those bizarrely-shaped demon beasts, Chen Mo was startled.

But he quickly reacted, reckoning that this must be the effect of the Yin Yang Reversal Array.

"Their divine souls have long perished, leaving only decayed corpses. Although forcibly resurrected by the array, they are merely walking corpses." The voice of the Female Demon entered his Sea of Consciousness.

Perhaps it was because of the effectiveness of her words, even the conveyed meaning became more coherent.

"U---ra---so ka---"

The Female Demon’s eyes glittered with blood, and she uttered an obscure musical scale.

The demon beasts trembled for a moment, then withdrew like a tide, making way for a path.

The Female Demon was the mistress of this desert; even without consciousness, they instinctively felt fear.

Chen Mo leaped, returning to the crowd.

The Female Demon gazed deeply at him, sending a wave of divine soul fluctuation, "This world is not as simple as you think. The array has started operating, and I don’t know what will happen next. You should leave as soon as possible."

"Alright."

"By the way, remember our promise..."

"Of course, we did a pinky promise."

"Mm, I’ll send you off."

The Female Demon nodded, her red lips parted slightly, blowing a breath.

Whoosh—

Gale winds suddenly arose, sweeping torrents of sand, obscuring the heavens and earth.

When their sight cleared again, everyone had arrived at the edge of the desert.

Standing on solid ground, the vast desert was left behind, and ahead was an endless stretch of oasis.

"We’ve made it out!"

"We’ve finally left that desert!"

"Waaah, I thought we’d be trapped there forever..."

Everyone from Tianshu Pavilion was jubilant.

Chen Mo turned his head and could vaguely see a tall figure standing amidst the yellow sands, unmoving like a statue.

Though he and the Female Demon had only met once, after acquiring those memory fragments, past scenes vividly replayed, as if they had become old friends.

"Mr. Chen, what are you looking at?"

Yu Hongyin came close, following his gaze, but saw nothing beyond the vast sandstorm.

"Nothing." Chen Mo withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

Just then, Ling Ningzhi spoke up, "This poor soul is still a bit puzzled, why did the Female Demon suddenly agree to let us leave?"

The others turned their curious gazes to Chen Mo.

Initially, they were at each other’s throats, even killing the Female Demon’s guards, expecting the conflict to end badly.

Yet after Chen Mo and the Female Demon returned, it seemed as if nothing had happened, not only did it lift their curse, but she personally sent them off...

"Because I look a lot like someone the Female Demon knew, plus the near a thousand years of slumber muddled her memory, she mistook me for that long-unseen old friend..." Chen Mo explained simply, without mentioning the past between Sikong Che and the Female Demon.

"An old friend?"

Sikong Zuiyue’s eyes flickered, as if realizing something.

Though Ling Ningzhi felt something was off, she didn’t press further in front of everyone.

She sighed quietly, "Unfortunately, we still haven’t found the Earth Attribute Immortal Material. Now that the Five Elements’ aura is chaotic, divination is ineffective, finding the material seems almost impossible..."

Before she finished speaking, Chen Mo opened his palm, and an earth-colored pearl floated in mid-air.

He then activated his Primordial Qi, causing the sandstorm to surge within the Xuanhuang Pearl, as a flowing light suddenly emerged, swirling unpredictably in the air.

"What is this..."

Ling Ningzhi looked confused, reaching out, allowing the light to land in her hand.

Upon closer examination, she noticed some substance flowing within the light, golden with hints of brown, appearing like molten gilt, yet cool to the touch.

"Is this... Gold Sand Marrow?!"

With her expertise, she quickly identified it.

Gold Sand Marrow is a marrow-shaped essence formed from the fusion of desert mineral veins and Earth Spirit Energy, symbolizing "earth begets gold." It not only forges weapons but is also used in alchemy—an exceedingly rare earth element immortal material!

"With the Evergreen Branch in hand and now this Gold Sand Marrow, all five elemental materials are gathered, and the Heavenly Primordial Spirit Fruit is about to mature. Once we leave, we can begin preparing to refine the Creation Golden Pill." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Clutching the immortal material, Ling Ningzhi gazed intently at him, her eyes misting over.

Ling Yishan’s condition had rapidly worsened, with only a few months of life remaining, leaving her sleepless and anxious. Had she returned empty-handed again, all hope would have been lost!

Yet, in just two days within the Secret Realm, Chen Mo had already obtained the two missing immortal materials!

This meant Ling Yishan had the chance to rebuild his Dao Foundation!

"Lord!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Ling Ningzhi could no longer hold back, and she dove into Chen Mo’s arms.

Several of the female cultivators from Tianshu Pavilion blushed at the sight, lowering their heads in unison.

Though the Daoist Venerable had revised the sect’s rules to no longer prohibit romantic relations, witnessing the usually aloof chief being so intimate with a man was still a bit unsettling.

"Thank you, Lord... Grandfather is saved..." Ling Ningzhi murmured, burying her face in his shoulder.

"With our relationship, why say thanks?" Chen Mo laughed gently, ruffling her hair, "I promised to help you find the immortal material, and I won’t go back on my word."

"Lord, you’re so good!" Ling Ningzhi clung to his waist, as if wishing to meld herself into him.