Shannon glanced at him. "Why is the Divine Lord going to such lengths to refine the Phoenix Essence Pill for Grace?"
Jun Lionhead raised an eyebrow. "What exactly are you suspecting?"
Naturally, I suspect your motives aren’t pure.
She only dared think it—Shannon wouldn’t dare say it out loud.
"The reason I’m helping her is because she’s my apprentice," Jun Lionhead replied.
"Then why did you take her as your apprentice?"
"Are you helping or not?"
Shannon bit her lip and said, "I’ll help."
With a sweep of his wide sleeve, Jun Lionhead whisked Shannon away.
When they reappeared, they were already thousands of miles away, atop a mountain brimming with spiritual energy.
"Begin," said Jun Lionhead.
Shannon steadied herself, took the jade vial Jun Lionhead gave her, and started the divination.
She tried three times in a row, and Shannon’s face grew pale.
"What’s wrong?"
"Dire misfortune. There’s a sliver of hope in the abyss, but it’s almost nonexistent."
Jun Lionhead fell silent for a moment, then said, "At least there’s still a thread of hope."
Shannon said nothing.
Usually, this kind of omen is considered a death sentence.
The chance of survival is almost zero.
Before Heaven's Dew dried up, it had flowed for millions of years.
To all the Divine Clan, it was endless, inexhaustible.
So no one ever thought to store it.
By the time they realized, all that was left in the world was bathwater.
Unless Heaven's Dew reappears, there’s probably nothing purer than this left...
......
Grace found Evan Xiao and asked him again, "Why did Heaven's Dew dry up?"
Evan Xiao replied, "I have no idea."
For more than a hundred years, they tried everything, but couldn’t figure out the reason, so naturally, there was nothing they could do.
"Can you contact Elder Drake? Does he know anything?"
"He doesn’t know either."
Grace plopped down on the bench, utterly dejected.
Evan Xiao said, "Don’t rush. With the Frostbound Casket, we still have plenty of time."
"What’s the use of more time if Heaven’s Dew has dried up?"
"Maybe someone in the Divine Realm stored Heaven’s Dew—like, a hundred or two hundred years’ worth. Maybe we could use that?"
"Is there really?" Grace lifted tearful eyes to him.
Evan Xiao reached out, wiped away her tears, and pulled her into his arms, saying nothing.
In fact, he’d already ordered a search for pure Heaven’s Dew in Drake Abyss, but so far, there’d been no response...
......
With no sign of Heaven’s Dew, Serena Xi and Felix Xi were about to head home.
Mainly, Felix Xi belonged to the Spirit Alliance in Changzhou. Like Grace, he was set to take over as the Alliance leader there.
After serving a year, he'd go to the Eastern Alliance headquarters.
Although Grace had never met Luke Kee, and they were separated by five hundred years...
Grace inherited his legacy, and her respect and gratitude for him were no less than for Jun Lionhead.
She could even foresee that her true skills later in life would come from Luke Kee’s teachings.
So, to Grace, Serena Xi was her true master’s wife—like family.
Before they left, Grace gathered her master, parents, Evan Xiao, and Shannon together to see them off.
When the time came, nearly everyone had arrived.
Only Minghan Zhuo and Evan Xiao were still at court. They sent word they'd be late and told everyone to start eating without them.
So they didn’t wait for the two of them.
Jun Lionhead was her master, so Grace didn’t call Serena Xi her master’s wife—she just introduced her to Lena as her senior brother’s mother.
Unexpectedly, Lena and Serena Xi hit it off immediately.
From the moment they met, they chatted non-stop and grew more and more animated.