Mingyue was explaining her arrangements for after her departure when an egg rolled to her feet.
The egg was about the size of a fist and looked very strange.
It was entirely black, with golden patterns on it.
Upon seeing it, Mingyue quickly grabbed it and her face lit up with excitement.
"What kind of egg is this? It's so special!
I've never seen a black egg before. I wonder if it's tasty?"
Ren Jian looked at the egg in Mingyue's hand and swallowed.
His mind raced with various ways to cook eggs: steamed, scrambled, fried...
He had been eating instant food for so long and hadn't had an egg in ages!
"This is Baobao, and you want to eat her.
Are you tired of living? If so, I don't mind sending you on your way."
Mingyue pressed the egg against her cheek.
Her eyes turned red, and she glared at Ren Jian.
She had noticed this egg just now.
It had rolled out from the pile of ashes left after Jinwu Xianzi self-immolated.
Moreover, the egg contained Baobao's aura.
Back in the Moonflower Realm, within this Purple Gold Palace.
Jinwu Xianzi had died by self-immolation to help her awaken her Witch Clan bloodline.
At the time, Mingyue had also believed Jinwu Xianzi, who was Baobao, was dead.
She hadn't expected Baobao to survive, only to regress into an egg.
Feeling the familiar aura, Mingyue's suppressed emotions finally eased.
"Baobao? How did she become like this?
But then again, such a black, ugly egg does resemble that little girl!"
When Ren Jian learned that the black egg in Mingyue's hand was the little sparrow Baobao,
The recipes in his mind instantly vanished, but he still couldn't resist saying something snarky.
As soon as he finished speaking, the black egg, which had been calm in Mingyue's hand,
Suddenly leaped up and flew to hover above Ren Jian's head.
Then it plummeted down, repeatedly smashing against Ren Jian's head.
"Ah! She can hear?
This is too terrifying, Lord Baobao.
I misspoke just now, please forgive me!
You are the most beautiful little girl, and even as an egg, you are the prettiest.
I was wrong, spare me!"
Ren Jian clutched his head and ran wildly around the Purple Gold Palace, incessantly begging for mercy.
He had a psychological scar from Baobao.
Back when they were at Yunmeng Mountain for the agricultural product exhibition,
Baobao had already made Ren Jian wail like a ghost.
He hadn't expected that even as an egg, Baobao would still be so fierce.
"It seems Master's self-immolation back then was not suicide.
She merely used the Nirvana Secret Art of the Jinwu clan to force out her Witch Clan bloodline.
It was only to help you awaken, causing her cultivation to regress.
Now she has transformed into a Jinwu egg, but her divine consciousness remains.
As long as you nourish her with your bloodline from time to time, she will eventually hatch."
Ji Shiyou said joyfully, still referring to Baobao as Master.
After all, he had been master and disciple with Baobao in the Moonflower Realm for over twenty years.
Jinwu Xianzi had raised and taught him; this kindness could never be forgotten.
Mingyue's mood also greatly improved. Baobao was fine and could recover, which lessened her guilt considerably.
"Baobao, come back!"
After hearing Ji Shiyou's words, she called out to the black egg, which was flying all over the sky, chasing and smashing Ren Jian.
Hearing Mingyue's call, the black egg braked in mid-air.
It abandoned the Ren Jian, who was covered in bumps from being hit, and returned to Mingyue's hand like a shooting star.
It rubbed against Mingyue's hand incessantly, appearing very affectionate.
Mingyue extended her right index finger, squeezed out a drop of vital blood, and dripped it onto the eggshell.
As the blood dripped, the golden patterns on the black eggshell seemed to come alive.
They wriggled like golden snakes, absorbing the drop of blood.
Then the black egg quieted down, no longer squirming, as if it had fallen asleep.
"She is just an egg now and cannot bear too much.
See how quiet she is now? She is absorbing and integrating your bloodline.
It's not too late to drip more blood after she finishes absorbing."
Mingyue saw the vital blood on the eggshell disappear and was about to drip more when Ji Shiyou stopped her.
She thought about it and agreed. She casually put the black egg into her embrace.
She then gave further instructions to Ji Shiyou and Ren Jian, and left the Purple Gold Palace.
Using her divine sense to communicate with the Heavenly Dao Disk, she set off for the Elf World.
As the Chief Supervisor of the Time and Space Supervisory Department, her first mission after taking office had begun.
The Elf World, as its name suggests, is a world ruled by elves.
Eighty percent of the entire world is covered by forests, exuding an aura of life.
Elves are the condensation of the elements in heaven and earth.
They are the most beautiful creatures, with men being handsome and masculine, and women being charming and alluring.
Depending on the elements they condense, they are divided into five basic elemental elves: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
There are also special elves formed by mutations, such as dark elves and light elves...
Each elf possesses only one attribute, with the exception of the Elf Queen.
She is the Mother of Elves and the ruler of the Elf World.
She can wield any elemental power in the Elf World.
However, the Elf World is not inhabited solely by elves.
There are other races in this world, a multitude of them.
For example, the dwarves, who are not very intelligent but are skilled at forging weapons.
The beastmen, who are inherently brutal and physically powerful.
And, of course, the humans, who are the most numerous and consist of ordinary people.
And so on.
Although there are myriad races, each with its own ambitions,
The Elf World has been free of war and has enjoyed peace for tens of thousands of years.
This is because the Elf Queen of the Elf World reveres life and loves peace.
With her suppression, the other races, despite their ambitions, dare not initiate war.
The Elf Queen has been able to awe the myriad races for millennia, not only due to her own power,
But also because the Elf World's supreme treasure, the Tree of Life, resides in the elves' sacred land.
And the Elf Queen, unlike other ordinary elves,
Was not naturally condensed from heaven and earth but was born from the Tree of Life.
Only she can communicate with the Tree of Life.
Legend has it that the Tree of Life existed before the Elf World.
The Tree of Life is the foundation and support of the Elf World.
Conversely, the Tree of Life can also draw power from the entire world,
Transmitting it to the Elf Queen for her use.
Therefore, the Elf Queen is the ruler of the Elf World, and all races submit to her.
She has always been a supreme existence, whom no one dares to disrespect.
Consequently, the elves' sacred land, the Valley of Life,
Became a forbidden area because the Elf Queen preferred tranquility.
No one dared to make noise here, or even to damage a single blade of grass.
But today was different. The entrance to the valley was filled with deafening shouts, and it was in a state of disarray.
Trees that had grown for a thousand years were broken in half.
The flowers and plants on the ground were trampled beyond recognition.
A woman stood at the entrance of the valley. Her red hair cascaded behind her.
Her unusually pointed ears indicated she was not human but an elf.
And unlike the gentleness of other female elves, she appeared heroic and valiant.
Her vital areas were covered by red armor.
Other parts of her body exposed toned skin.
She was Yanxia, the captain of the Elf Queen's guard, a fire elf.
Hearing the commotion at the entrance of the Valley of Life, she came out to investigate.
"Ting Xiaogu, Yin Shang, you dwarves and beastmen.
Disregarding the Queen's taboo, you dare to cause trouble in the Valley of Life.
Are you tired of living? Aren't you afraid of the Queen's wrath?"
Elves have always revered nature and considered plants their friends.
Seeing the plants at the valley entrance so ravaged, Yanxia's face immediately filled with anger.
She pointed at two men opposite her, one tall and burly, the other short and fierce, and reprimanded them.
"Yanxia, stop bluffing.
We've made such a commotion, and only you from the elf race have come out.
Are the other elves so weak they can't move?
We've come today to annihilate the elf race.
To kill you all. The Elf World should have a new master!"
The bald man, nearly three meters tall, covered in tiger stripes.
He was Ting Xiaogu, the patriarch of the beastmen. He said contemptuously to Yanxia.
"That's right. We already know.
The Tree of Life is dying, and the Elf Queen is using her own power to heal it.
She can't possibly get away. Ting Xiaogu said this is the best time to kill you."
Yin Shang, the patriarch of the dwarves, swung the five-foot-long-handled axe in his hand, which was taller than him.
He said arrogantly, earning a stream of eye-rolls from Ting Xiaogu.
However, Yanxia on the opposite side felt a surge of tension upon hearing their words.