Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return Chapter 1462: The Fool Suddenly Got Smart

"Better safe than sorry. I think we’d better not take risks so lightly." After listening to Jiang Yuzhe, Qu Shanling started to regret his earlier suggestion. He changed his tune as he spoke; as a seasoned God-man, he had always been far more cautious than most people.

"Master Qu’s concern isn’t without reason. We’d better be careful." Tang Bufan added. Except for those times when he activated his Innate Divine Ability and turned into a mad demon, his temperament was even more steady and cautious than Qu Shanling’s.

"But if we just give up like this, that’s really too much of a waste. From what we just saw, those people used every possible means, even resorting to the legendary Primordial Contract. The treasure in this Ancient Relics must be extraordinary, maybe it’s even an Ancient Divine Artifact. Other than the Cold Sky Sword, Han Yan doesn’t have any stronger Divine Artifact on her. It’d be perfect for self-defense." Ye Yanran said unwillingly. That suited her temperament; after all, she was a female thief—how could she walk out of a treasure mountain empty-handed?

But this time, she wasn’t doing it for herself, but for Mu Hanyan. She could also see that as Mu Hanyan’s strength grew, the enemies she faced became stronger and stronger, and that piece of Cangxuan Cloud Silk was becoming less and less useful.

"Even if it is a Divine Artifact, so what? You still have to live long enough to use it." Jiang Yuzhe said irritably. His IQ finally seemed to be online this time.

The few of them argued back and forth, and before they knew it, they were quarreling.

"Stop arguing. Let Han Yan decide." Huayue said with a frown.

Mu Hanyan glanced at Ye Lanfeng, but didn’t rush to make a decision.

"No matter what you decide, I’ll stay by your side. If there’s real danger, I’ll do my best to protect them." Ye Lanfeng held Mu Hanyan’s hand and spoke gently.

He of course knew what Mu Hanyan was hesitating over, and he also knew she wasn’t worried about her own safety, but didn’t want a moment of impulse on her part to drag Huayue and the others into danger.

"Alright, then let’s go in and have a look." With Ye Lanfeng’s words, Mu Hanyan’s heart settled, and she quickly made up her mind.

Although the Evil Spell Zhao Lingxian and the others used just now was too cruel and too strange, just as Ye Yanran had said, knowing that the Ancient Relics contained strange treasure yet giving up like this was far too regrettable. The Cultivation Path was full of hardships and danger at every step; if you were always looking over your shoulder, you could never reach the Peak. That was not Mu Hanyan’s way.

"You know how to get in?" Jiang Yuzhe only then realized that they’d argued for half the day yet overlooked the most important question: entering this Ancient Relics wasn’t that easy. Otherwise, Zhao Lingxian and the others wouldn’t have gone to so much trouble earlier. Presumably because they couldn’t open the gate, they had no choice but to use the Primordial Contract, trying to open it from the inside.

"It shouldn’t be too hard." Mu Hanyan smiled slightly, then leapt into the air.

The others hadn’t noticed, but she had long since seen that just above the stone gate, where the Primordial Contract’s golden light had shimmered before, there was a small recess whose shape matched the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant on her person exactly.

The Han and Tang Families’ ancestors back then weren’t strong, so they clearly couldn’t have opened the gate directly, much less used strange and mysterious arts like the Primordial Contract. To enter the Ancient Relics, the only thing they could rely on was this Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant.

"Click." With a soft sound, Mu Hanyan had already embedded the Jade Pendant into the gate.

In an instant, streaks of golden radiance appeared again, but this time they were so peaceful, so serene, and so sacred.

The massive, heavy stone gate slowly swung open, and the golden light was spilling out through the gap between the doors.

Everyone widened their eyes and looked into the hall beyond.

Ye Yanran didn’t think much of it, but Huayue and the others were all stunned. This palace was actually identical to the one on Flying Peak that had been carved out by a single claw swipe from the Aolai Divine Beast.

Because the Han and Tang Families’ ancestors had come here once many years ago, there weren’t many treasures left in the palace. Only on the high stone throne was an Ancient Mirror embedded, and the dazzling golden light was emanating from that Ancient Mirror.

Looking at this Ancient Mirror, everyone felt a strange sensation in their hearts. Under that peaceful yet sacred golden glow, their bodies seemed to become incomparably light, as if they had shed their corporeal shackles, traversed time and space, and arrived in a completely different world.

Mu Hanyan’s gaze also fixed upon the Ancient Mirror, her heart suddenly experiencing a jolt.

If her memory served her right, each time the Aolai Divine Beast's memory inheritance was awakened, the mysterious and immensely powerful woman who materialized in her consciousness possessed an Ancient Mirror precisely like this one, embedded at the core of her battle armor—an exact replica.

Could this object be the very heirloom that woman had bequeathed?!

Therefore, the secret hidden within this palace wasn't some formidable Fierce Beast or a deadly weapon, but rather this singular Ancient Mirror. Considering this, it made perfect sense. Had it truly been a Fierce Beast or a lethal instrument, how could the ancestors of the Han and Tang Families have retreated so readily in days past?

Unless one had personally witnessed it, as Mu Hanyan had, no individual could possibly fathom the sheer might of that enigmatic woman. Nor could they comprehend the irresistible allure that Divine Artifacts, such as the ones she left behind, would exert upon a cultivator.

Even Mu Hanyan found it difficult to maintain complete composure; her heart swelled with exhilaration, and she moved towards the Ancient Mirror almost as if compelled.

"Be cautious!" Ye Yanran exclaimed, moving with swiftness and surging forward, positioning herself ahead of Mu Hanyan.

Arriving before the Ancient Mirror, Ye Yanran commenced a thorough examination. She meticulously scrutinized every inch of the stone pedestal supporting the mirror and the surrounding bricks without overlooking any detail.

It was only then that everyone grasped her intention. Just as Exotic Beasts often guarded precious earth treasures, numerous treasure collectors would customarily implement traps or defensive Barriers around their valuable possessions. Ancient Relics were certainly no different, and Ye Yanran, with her background as a skilled thief, possessed an intimate understanding of such matters.

A sense of appreciation stirred within them. Despite Ye Yanran's expertise in mechanisms and her extensive experience, her raw strength was not only significantly inferior to Mu Hanyan's but also a full level below the others present. This was an Ancient Relic site, not merely a vault belonging to some affluent Noble Family; if any traps or Barriers were indeed present, there was no way she could possibly withstand their effects.

Yet, she had not displayed the slightest hesitation and had raced to the forefront, placing herself ahead of Mu Hanyan with utmost speed.

After conducting three comprehensive checks, Ye Yanran reported no findings of any mechanisms or Barriers. Huayue and the rest visibly relaxed, and Ye Yanran herself exhaled a sigh of relief.

"It seems my caution was unnecessary. There are no mechanisms here, nor any form of Barrier," Ye Yanran stated, turning her head with a relaxed, easy smile.

"Watch out!" At that precise moment, Ye Lanfeng's warning cry echoed.

Almost instantaneously as his voice cut through the air, the Ancient Mirror erupted in a blinding golden luminescence. A colossal torrent of lightning, roaring with the intensity of thunder, violently surged towards Ye Yanran with overwhelming force.