Ye Fan said, "Since you do not believe in the God Lord, your body and soul belong to you alone. I have no right to interfere. If you want to say that I forcibly took your belongings, then let it be."

After saying this, Ye Fan turned and walked toward the entrance of the hall. Before he reached the doors, he unleashed a stream of Spiritual Energy, causing them to open, and then he strode out.

The old woman was still waiting outside, surprised. "God Lord, why have you come out so quickly? Could it be that your believer did not serve you to your satisfaction?"

"Very satisfactory, but I have little interest in her." Ye Fan looked at Li Zhaojun, as if to say, I have no interest in her, only in you all.

"God Lord, you descended from the heavenly realm. Could you bestow upon us the faith of God once more? The underground energy is depleted; we, your believers, have no source of food. Please grant us your blessings!" The old woman knelt on the ground again, and this time, even the Empress and her entourage knelt.

Ye Fan felt troubled. He couldn't leave the little Lan Jing underground because it had its own will. Wherever he went, the little Lan Jing followed. It might one day tire of him and choose to leave, and Ye Fan would have no right to interfere.

"I have no way to save you!" Ye Fan said, "Because I am not your god. I am merely an ordinary person, with the only difference being that I have practiced some cultivation and possess a certain level of mastery."

The old woman was astonished. "That's impossible, God Lord. You... bear the marks of God. Your arrival was a sign. You harbor the power of God within you."

Ye Fan wanted to say, the god you believe in is merely a large rock, which has now crumbled, leaving only a small fragment of Crystal Stone. The god you seek may be an ancient great being; the Lan Jing's mother left this stone to provide you with the energy necessary for survival over eons.

"Junior Brother, it's better to help them. Look how pitiful they are. To win your protection, they even offered their princess, the most beautiful maiden, to you," Wu Ding said with a mischievous smile.

Ye Fan glared at Wu Ding before saying, "The depletion of underground energy is irreversible. If you truly cannot continue to survive here, you should migrate to the surface. I think you should know that the real world is above ground, not in these deep caverns."

The old woman looked troubled. "God Lord advises us well. We were originally surface dwellers, but we have a generational mission to guard a divine artifact underground, which was bestowed by you, God Lord."

"What divine artifact?" Ye Fan was a bit puzzled. Since arriving underground, he had been interested only in the third protector bell of the Copper Mirror and hadn't noticed any divine artifacts.

However, judging by the old woman's demeanor and considering that the Song family uncle and nephew had traveled all the way from Taiyuan Star, it was apparent they came for something underground, which wasn't the protector bell.

The old woman said, "God Lord, the divine artifact was bestowed by you; do you not know? That divine artifact is on the long sword of your statue. Can't you see?"

Only then did Ye Fan look up at the statue, which bore some resemblance to his back. Indeed, on the hilt of the statue's long sword, there seemed to be a red gemstone inlay. As the red gemstone lacked any Spiritual Energy fluctuations, he hadn't paid it much attention before. But the Fire Dragon Sword given to him by Min Shang did not have such an inlay.

To verify, Ye Fan directly summoned the Fire Dragon Sword.

As soon as the Fire Dragon Sword appeared, it instantly illuminated the hall. It seemed the potential within the sword was also unleashed within this hall, and several fire dragons emerged from the sword, soaring through the air as if they'd been locked up for a long time and needed to stretch their legs.

"Is it... a god? And the God Lord's divine dragon..."

Upon witnessing this scene, the old woman, the Empress, and others knelt again in worship. Ye Fan noticed that the underground residents held gods in high reverence. After mistaking him for the God Lord, they continually knelt, expressing boundless devotion.

Ye Fan, holding the Fire Dragon Sword, leaped before the statue, to where the red gemstone was. Yet the red gemstone remained unresponsive. He reached out, pressing his hand against it, and the gemstone emitted a brilliant red light before detaching from the statue.

"Rumble..."

The underground world began to tremble as if some seal had been broken. Bricks fell from the dome of the hall, plunging the entire underground into chaos.

"God Lord, we are your devoted subjects..." Even amidst such peril, the old woman and the underground royal family did not flee. They remained kneeling, as if awaiting divine punishment.

"Junior Brother, what are you waiting for? If we don't leave, the underground will completely collapse. If magma also rises, we won't be able to escape!" Wu Ding shouted to Ye Fan.

Yet Ye Fan remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on the red gemstone in his hand. At this moment, the little Lan Jing jumped into his hand, scrutinizing the red gemstone alongside him.

"Hmm hmm..." The little Lan Jing gazed up at Ye Fan, as if saying, I know it. Quickly, awaken it.

Ye Fan inexplicably understood the little Lan Jing's words. It was a form of mental communication. While the little Lan Jing didn't understand human language, it could somehow convey its intentions to Ye Fan.

In his heart, Ye Fan mused, "I do not know how to awaken it."

The little Lan Jing seemed to understand Ye Fan's thoughts, hopping angrily on his palm before sitting down again, continuing to guard the little red gemstone in Ye Fan's hand. A voice appeared in Ye Fan's mind: "If you do not awaken it, I will be upset and ignore you forever!"

The little Lan Jing, like a little girl, was actually sulking with Ye Fan.

The feeling was quite wonderful, communicating with one's heart, exchanging not with a person, but with a small object.

The earthquake persisted, with debris falling more frequently. Ye Fan even heard the wails of the underground dwellers outside. It seemed that only by awakening the red gemstone could this all be ended.

He attempted to infuse the red gemstone with his Pure Yang Spiritual Energy, but it had no effect. Suddenly, he recalled the third protector bell. Simultaneously, he burned the third protector bell with Spiritual Energy, successfully drawing it into his body. Instantly, the Copper Mirror within him glowed yellow, and he appeared like a Buddha, emanating golden light.

Suddenly, the underground tremor ceased, and the little red gemstone in his palm slowly awoke, moving on its own, although it lacked human limbs, yet it could stand upright, curiously observing Ye Fan.

"Hee hee hee..." The little Lan Jing was overjoyed, dancing excitedly in Ye Fan's hand, as if celebrating the awakening of its dear friend.

The underground world suddenly emitted a blue light, not from the little Lan Jing, but from the direction of the distant subterranean ocean.

Ye Fan could feel the previously dissipated large blue crystals reconstituting, emitting endless energy within the underground ocean.

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