"It's working!"

The replica of their soul mark of the Ivy leaf and its five tendrils was shining brightly in six different colors as the Immortals kept transferring their energy into it.

Everyone watched in amazement as the soul mark on Li Ming's wrist also began shining in those similar six different colors that belonged to her mates.

Zhang Yong - Orange

Ruoshan - Purple

Hei Long - Black

Wen Guiying - Green

Lord Yueliang - Blue

Heaven Emperor - Gold

The Ivy leaf was colorless with the orange light creating its edges while the five tendrils were shining with the colors that be linked to her soul mates.

If Li Ming also put her qi into the replica then rather than six colors there would be seven, the last one would be silver which would fill the colorless Ivy.

As the Immortals worked on transferring energy into their mate through the soul mark, the old man was also doing a brilliant job.

He attached the essence of Li Ming's spiritual energy with the Wards that surrounded the Forbidden Grounds.

This made the wards accept her as one of the residents of the Forbidden Grounds and as a result, the link between Li Ming and her powers was once again opened.

"Master, are you alright?"

Mallow's worried tone that immediately boomed through their shared mind link was the first thing that made Li Ming focus on her surroundings.

Due to the transfer of six powerful spiritual energies into her body, the pain suddenly started retreating and her mind was once again trying to gain focus on her surroundings.

That was when she noticed the group of people that were present in that ice cave along with her.

A faint smile appeared on her lips as she took in worried expressions on all the seven people and the little furball that was present there.

Even though the banshee could appear heartless to most people, Li Ming could clearly see the glimpse of worry in her eyes as she kept looking at her.

Li Ming struggled a little but finally succeeded in adjusting herself in the lotus sitting position.

She closed her eyes and let her consciousness enter her body where she could find the ocean of her spiritual energy.

"I'm alright. No need to worry. Tell the others to not worry too."

Li Ming replied to Mallow through their mind link as she surveyed both of her energy oceans.

The first one was filled with her magical energy while the second one was filled with spiritual qi, only separated by a thin waterfall-like thing which was actually the mixture of spiritual qi and magic.

"Master, what is happening outside? Why are you in such a condition? Is Snowy not raking care of you?" Mallow asked again as she still was worried about her Master.

Even though the wards closed the link between Li Ming and her spiritual beast but that did not mean Mallow did not feel the pain through which Li Ming suffered just a few minutes ago.

Not only Mallow but the pixies were also worried about their young master. They all just wanted to get to their master as soon as possible and get her out of that terrifying pain.

"I told you not to worry. No matter whatever happens next, don't do anything impulsive without my orders. Alright?" Li Ming ordered the little fox.

Even though Mallow was reluctant to agree to such kind of order of she really did not have many choices, therefore, she just gave a half-hearted reply.

"Alright."

"Good."

Li Ming was very well aware that even though the little fox sounded reluctant and not very happy with her, Li Ming's, decision but she would never go against her order.

Li Ming called on her healing power and immediately felt the warm rush of energy that soared through her body as it searched for all the injuries that she had received.

It barely took two minutes before all her injuries, internal or external, started disappearing into the thin air one after the other.

The cut on her right palm also closed and bright blue colored sparkling spots appeared beneath its skin.

Li Ming did not even realize that the area around her was suddenly changing, that her surroundings were disappearing into a complete into a completely new space.

By the time she realized that something was wrong her consciousness was already stuck in that new but familiar place.

She was still sitting on the high platform but rather than the high ice walls and her mates along with Snowy and the Master of the Deities, everything around her was covered in darkness.

Nothing was visible except the platform where she was sitting in her full glory.

"You are finally here..."

The same velvety voice spoke from somewhere in the darkness, breaking the ire silence that had taken over the place.

"What's going on?" Li Ming asked calmly as she tried to look around herself to find the source of that voice.

Of course, she was well aware that no matter how much she would try, she would never find the source of that voice until that person did not want to reveal themselves.

"Are you not going to ask about my identity this time?"

The voice questioned her in a curious tone which made Li Ming scoff in return as she replied, "What's the point in repeating the same question when there is no hope of receiving an answer? It is just a waste of time and energy."

A chuckle broke out through the silence of the dark place as the voice praised Li Ming.

"I can see why you are the chosen one snd I think you deserve that position. You are powerful but not over powerful. You can turn impossible things into possible but there are still many things that are beyond your control, this makes you human."

"Being too much powerful is not healthy, not for that person and neither for the rest of the world. There should always be space for improvement."

"Other than being powerful, you are also smart but then there are cases where you can act like the stupidest person alive. You know when and where to use your kind heart and when to reply with coldness."

"But the best trait? You are not selfish. You have a heart big enough to spread love and kindness among countless people. You have the perfect trait to become the chosen one."

Li Ming stayed silent for a few minutes as she thought about the praise that she just received from that unknown source.

"You said that I have the perfect trait of becoming the chosen one. What is that?" She found herself asking.

There was silence for the next few minutes which made Li Ming think that she won't be receiving any answer to her question but miraculously the voice replied after a few seconds.

"If the destiny wanted to bound a powerful, kind, and cheerful girl with the Six most powerful Immortals of this world, then there were countless options. However, the Immortals were not the only ones who needed a mate in their lives. There were five provinces taken over by darkness that needed to once again experience the warmth of light."

"Are you trying to say that Zhang was also destined to become my bondmate from the very starting?" Li Ming could not help but ask as she started getting confused.

"There are countless mysteries in this world. Some can be revealed and explained while others can only be left behind the shadows. Not everything is meant to be known. And as for your fate that is tied with the Shadow Lord, I'm sure you will get all your answers when you will finally hear the prophecy with your own ears."

"I can hear the prophecy?" Li Ming asked hurriedly as she tried to calm her excitement.

Who would not want to hear the prophecy that changed their life once and for all?

"Of course, you can. But looking that you have already formed plans for the next few years of your life, it will probably take some time before you can finally hear it."

The velvet voice replied and the answer made Li Ming realized that there were still too many people out there in the Immortal world who had their eyes trained over her.

They already knew about her future plans when even she was not completely sure about what her plans exactly were.

"Why have you brought me here?" She asked the voice as she found that she was almost a hundred percent recharged.

"Are you aware about the identity of that blue glowing light that is currently trying to settle down right beneath the waterfall of magical and spiritual energy that separates the two energy oceans inside you?"

The voice asked in a curious tone and their words made Li Ming went still like a statue.

Why did she not notice?

She could feel the presence of an external energy in the very same position that the velvet voice just described but what surprised Li Ming was the fact that she did not notice any kind of blue light when she surveyed her energy oceans just a few minutes ago.