jdhmnovel Chapter 610: Secret Book of Starfall
Chapter 610: Secret Book of Starfall
At that critical moment, Ye Wuhen rushed into the blood formation like a black lightning. His spiritual power surged, and his black robe fluttered, protecting Yun Yao and Chu Mochen behind him. Seeing this, Liu Yan'er laughed wildly: "You can't escape today, just hand over your spiritual veins and you can suffer less!" Ye Wuhen snorted coldly, his eyes were like torches: "Don't even think about it!" After that, he slapped several palms fiercely, and the palm wind whistled, colliding with Liu Yan'er's attack in the air. For a moment, light was overflowing and air waves were rolling.
Taking advantage of this brief gap in the confrontation, Ye Wuhen whispered to Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, "Follow me!" The three of them turned around quickly and ran towards the secret passage of Xingyun Pavilion. The secret passage was filled with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere, and the walls were flickering with faint rune lights, as if telling stories of the past. They rushed all the way, and from time to time they heard Liu Yan'er's roar and the noise of the pursuers behind them, but at this moment they had no time to care about it. The only priority was to find a way to escape as soon as possible.
After running for an unknown amount of time, a secret room finally appeared in front of them. Ye Wuhen raised his hand and waved it. A stream of spiritual power hit the stone door, which slowly opened. A long-forgotten breath came to their faces. After the three entered the secret room, Ye Wuhen quickly closed the stone door and set up layers of restrictions to ensure temporary safety. Yun Yao looked around and saw that the secret room was filled with various ancient books, jade slips, and magic weapons. It was obviously the most secret collection place of Xingyun Pavilion.
Ye Wuhen took a breath and walked to the bookshelf at the end of the secret room. He fumbled with his hands on the bookshelf for a while, and then pushed hard. With a "creak", the bookshelf slowly moved away, revealing a secret compartment. In the secret compartment, a secret book emitting an ancient blue light was quietly suspended. Ye Wuhen carefully took out the secret book and handed it to Yun Yao: "This is the secret book of Xingyun Pavilion. Perhaps it contains the key to fight against the Burning Heaven Palace."
Yun Yao took the secret book and felt warm to the touch, as if it had life. She gently opened the secret book and saw the words on the first page: "Xingyun Pavilion, standing between heaven and earth, observes the stars, measures the secrets of heaven, upholds the righteous path, and inherits it for thousands of years." As the pages turned, pieces of dusty history came flooding in like a tide. It turned out that Yunhua Sect and Fentian Palace had the same origin thousands of years ago, both of which originated from the inheritance of a mysterious and powerful person. At first, the two factions worked together to explore the way of cultivation. However, as their understanding of the way of heaven gradually diverged, the contradictions became increasingly acute.
Yunhua Sect adheres to the principle of "following the will of heaven and responding to people's needs", believing that cultivators should follow the will of heaven, use the power of heaven and earth to improve their cultivation, and benefit the people at the same time; while Fentian Temple has embarked on the extreme path of "going against heaven and becoming a demon", attempting to break the shackles of heaven, and pursue supreme power with radical means, even at the expense of countless lives. The battle for the orthodoxy thousands of years ago was so fierce that the sky was dark and the mountains and rivers were broken. In order to prevent Fentian Temple from releasing the sealed Demon Lord to prevent the lives of the people in the world from being destroyed, Yunhua Sect finally had no choice but to destroy its own spiritual veins, seal the Demon Lord at a great cost, and seriously injure its own vitality, and gradually declined from then on.
Yun Yao's eyes scanned page after page eagerly, and she was shocked. She finally understood that what she was carrying was not only a personal grudge, but also a burden concerning the fate of the entire cultivation world. Suddenly, a picture on the last page of the secret book attracted her attention. The picture showed the whereabouts of the seven fragments of the Burning Heart Mirror, and there were some vague clues next to each fragment. When her eyes fell on the mark of one of the fragments, her heart suddenly shrank - the mark actually said under the palace of Chu Mochen's motherland.
Instantly, countless memories flooded into her mind. Yun Yao thought of the noble temperament Chu Mochen had when she first met him, and the jade pendant he wore. The jade pendant was engraved with delicate and complex patterns, and now that she thought about it, it was somewhat similar to the appearance of this fragment. She turned her head to look at Chu Mochen, her eyes full of surprise and realization.
Chu Mochen also had a solemn expression on his face. He reached out and touched the jade pendant on his chest, with many complicated emotions in his heart. He had worn this jade pendant since he was a child. It was the only thought left to him by his mother. He had never thought that there was such a shocking secret hidden behind it. "It seems that we have to go back to the palace." Chu Mochen said in a low voice with determination in his tone.
Ye Wuhen nodded slightly: "There is no time to lose. The Burning Heaven Palace is getting more rampant now. Every moment of delay will increase the danger. I will go with you, maybe I can lend a hand." Yun Yao was grateful in her heart. She knew that this journey would be full of difficulties and dangers, but with a close friend like Ye Wuhen accompanying her, she felt more confident: "Thank you, Pavilion Master Ye. I am grateful for your kindness."
After a short rest, the three of them left the secret room and headed towards Chu Mochen's homeland. Along the way, they tried their best to avoid the eyes of the Burning Heaven Palace, hiding during the day and going out at night, sleeping in the open air. Finally, the familiar outline of the palace came into view. At this time, the palace was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere, and the guards were strict, and they obviously noticed something strange.
Yun Yao, Chu Mochen and Ye Wuhen used the invisibility technique to sneak into the palace. With Chu Mochen's familiarity with the palace, they successfully avoided waves of patrolling soldiers and headed towards the forbidden area. The closer they got to the forbidden area, the stronger the strange feeling in Yun Yao's heart became, as if an invisible force was pulling her.
Finally, they arrived at the forbidden area of the imperial palace. In front of them was a huge palace. The star map above the palace exuded a mysterious light, which echoed with the location mark of the fragments of the Burning Heart Mirror in Yun Yao's memory. The spiritual power fluctuations were looming in the air. Chu Mochen took a deep breath and led the two into the palace. The interior of the palace was dark and silent, filled with an old atmosphere, and the walls were painted with ancient murals, recording the glory and vicissitudes of the royal family in the past.
Walking along the long corridor of the palace, there was a tightly closed stone door at the end. Before they could get close, a strong pressure came over them, causing the three of them to pause. Chu Mochen's eyes fixed, and he said softly: "Behind this stone door is the place guarded by the emperor's uncle. He has a high level of cultivation, so we need to be careful."
At this moment, the stone door slowly swayed, and an old and majestic voice came: "Chen'er, I know you are here." As the voice fell, the stone door slowly opened, and an old man in a black robe appeared in front of them. The old man had a haggard face and white hair, but his eyes were full of sharp light. He was Chu Mochen's uncle who had "passed away" many years ago.
The uncle looked at Chu Mochen and the other two, with a complicated look in his eyes: "Chen'er, your father insisted on opening the cave in order to take out the fragments and revive your mother, but he was killed by the fragments..." As he spoke, he coughed lightly a few times and pointed behind the stone door: "Inside is the cenotaph of the first ancestor of the Burning Heaven Palace, and the fragment is in his skull. The fragment contains extremely powerful power and also carries a deadly curse. For so many years, I have been guarding here to prevent the fragments from falling into the hands of bad people and causing disasters."
Chu Mochen felt a pain in his heart. He had never seen his mother, and his longing for her since childhood could only be placed on the vague imagination and this jade pendant. Now that he knew that his father had sacrificed his life for his mother, his eyes could not help but slightly redden: "Uncle, I must take out the fragments, firstly to stop the conspiracy of the Burning Heaven Palace, and secondly, maybe I can take this opportunity to know my mother's past."
The uncle nodded slightly, his eyes full of relief and worry: "Child, I know you have made up your mind, but the difficulty and danger are beyond imagination. Well, since you come here today, you must have been prepared, so I will not stop you. But you must remember that once you enter, life and death will depend on you alone."
Yun Yao stepped forward and bowed to the emperor's uncle: "Don't worry, uncle, we will act carefully and live up to your years of protection." The emperor's uncle looked at Yun Yao with scrutiny in his eyes. After a moment, he sighed slightly: "I hope you can succeed."
Under the Emperor's uncle's gaze, Chu Mochen stepped forward, slowly raised his hands, and the Xuanbing Spiritual Veins in his body began to operate. As the spiritual power surged, a layer of azure light appeared in his palms. As the spiritual power was injected, the forbidden spell runes on the stone door gradually lit up, echoing the light in his palms. For a moment, the spiritual power in the entire space was agitated, and the light was dazzling.
Yun Yao and Ye Wuhen stood aside, alert and prepared to deal with any emergency. Chu Mochen's forehead was covered with sweat and his teeth were clenched. It was obvious that it was very difficult to activate the forbidden spell. Suddenly, the stone door made a loud roar and slowly opened. An ancient and decayed breath came to his face, as if it was a call from ancient times.
The three of them walked cautiously into the cave behind the stone door. The cave was dark and damp, with strange phosphorescence flickering on the walls. There were some ancient sacrificial vessels placed around, covered with years of dust. In the center of the cave, on a stone platform, there was a sarcophagus, which was engraved with complicated runes and exuded a chill.
Chu Mochen's eyes were fixed on the sarcophagus. He knew that the fragment was inside. He took a deep breath and walked towards the sarcophagus step by step. Every step seemed to be stepping on the tip of everyone's heart. Yun Yao and Ye Wuhen followed closely behind him, alert to the possible dangers around them.
When Chu Mochen walked to the sarcophagus, he slowly stretched out his hand, and the moment he touched the sarcophagus, a powerful force suddenly pushed him back several steps. His face turned pale, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Yun Yao was shocked and hurried forward to support him: "Brother Chu, how are you?"
Chu Mochen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, the restriction of this sarcophagus is very strong, but I must open it." After that, he circulated his spiritual power again, with determination in his eyes. Ye Wuhen also stepped forward, formed seals with both hands, and a black light was injected into the sarcophagus to help Chu Mochen break the restriction.
With the combined efforts of the two, the rune light on the sarcophagus gradually dimmed. Finally, with a dull sound, the sarcophagus slowly opened. A thick black mist instantly spread out, making it difficult to see what was inside. Chu Mochen held his breath and reached into the sarcophagus. After groping for a while, his fingertips touched a hard object.
He was delighted and took out the object with force. A fragment emitting a strange red light appeared in his hand. The fragment was engraved with mysterious runes. There seemed to be blood-red light flowing in the runes, revealing an evil aura. Yun Yao took a closer look and was sure that this was one of the fragments of the Burning Heart Mirror they had been searching for.
However, at the moment when Chu Mochen grasped the fragment, a powerful force suddenly rushed into his sea of consciousness, his body trembled violently, and strange pictures appeared in front of his eyes. Seeing this, Yun Yao hurriedly held his hand and injected spiritual power into his body, trying to help him calm down.
In the revolving scenes, Chu Mochen saw the scene when Yun Yao first crossed over to the secular world. It was a spring day, and peach blossoms were in full bloom outside the palace, like clouds and rosy clouds. He was ordered to pass by the palace and accidentally saw Yun Yao being bullied by a group of maids and old women. She was wearing plain clothes, her hair was messy, but her eyes were full of stubbornness. At that moment, the robbery array pattern in his body glowed for the first time, and an inexplicable force drove him to protect this strange woman.
From then on, he had been paying close attention to every detail of Yun Yao's life in the palace. When she was poisoned by Liu Yan'er, he secretly tested the poison for her, and the bone-eroding pain was still unforgettable; when she was framed in the sect, he stepped forward and took three "heart-burning palms" for her, each of which almost killed him. It turned out that since they met, he had been silently bearing the rejection of heaven for her. Everything was the interweaving of fate.
After a long time, the scene gradually faded, and Chu Mochen slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of tenderness and determination. He looked at Yun Yao, his voice choked with sobs: "Silly, you don't have to suffer so much..." Yun Yao had already burst into tears, she shook her head gently: "Brother Chu, why did you hide it from me and endure all this alone."
The two embraced each other, and at this moment, thousands of words were unsaid. Ye Wuhen watched from the side, and his heart was also filled with emotion. He knew that along the way, the two had experienced countless hardships, and this friendship had long been as solid as a rock. Now, facing an increasingly severe crisis, their fates were even more closely linked. The road ahead was still full of unknowns and challenges, but as long as they walked hand in hand, they seemed to have the courage to overcome all obstacles...