books44 Chapter 231: The emergence of the technique and the sudden change of situation
Chapter 231: The emergence of the technique and the sudden change of situation
Chapter 231: The emergence of the technique and the sudden change of situation
Xiao Muchen slowly stretched out his hand, his movements seemed to be frozen in the air, and with a bit of piety and caution, he gently grasped the ancient book emitting colorful light. At the moment of touching the ancient book, a soft but majestic force, like a stream flowing in the mountains but gathering into rivers and seas, quietly flowed into his body along his arm. This force was like a smart elf, wandering in his meridians, as if carefully testing whether he was qualified to own this treasure. Xiao Muchen immediately circulated the fighting spirit in his body and responded to this power carefully. The fighting spirit was like a team of disciplined soldiers, and according to his will, it had a gentle exchange with the mysterious power. After a moment, the power seemed to recognize him, and the originally brilliant and dazzling light converged slightly, becoming softer and more restrained.
"Finally found it." Xiao Muchen said softly. Although his voice was not loud, it seemed to carry countless expectations and hardships, and was full of a sense of relief. He slowly opened the ancient book, and saw that the pages were engraved with strange runes and ancient characters. Those runes flickered slightly like living things, exuding a mysterious and attractive atmosphere. Although the text was obscure and difficult to understand, as if it was a code from ancient time and space, Xiao Muchen could faintly feel the powerful power contained in it, just like the scorching sun felt through the thick clouds.
Ye Feng came closer, with his head almost touching the ancient book, and looked at the pages curiously: "What's written here? I can't understand a single word." He scratched his head, a confused look on his face, and his strong arms swung unconsciously.
Chu Li walked forward, and her eyes were immediately attracted by those ancient characters. She frowned slightly, and her eyes revealed concentration and thought. She carefully studied the pages, as if she wanted to engrave every rune and stroke in her heart: "These characters are extremely ancient, and should be a long-lost writing system. But I have seen similar records in some ancient book fragments. Let me try to interpret them." She took a deep breath, concentrated her mind, and quickly flipped through the knowledge reserves she knew in her mind, and began to interpret those mysterious characters.
Time passed slowly in the tense and quiet atmosphere. Chu Li's forehead was gradually covered with fine beads of sweat. She shook her head gently from time to time, and nodded slightly from time to time, as if she was having a conversation with those ancient texts across time and space. After a lot of hard work, Chu Li finally spoke slowly, with a hint of fatigue in her voice but unable to hide her excitement: "This is indeed a powerful technique, called "Chaos Return to Origin Technique". Practicing this technique can communicate with the power of chaos in heaven and earth and greatly improve your strength. However, the conditions for practicing this technique are extremely harsh. You need to practice at a specific time and place with the help of special energy between heaven and earth."
When everyone heard this, they were both happy and worried. They were happy because after going through so much hardship, they finally found a powerful technique that could save Wu Jing from the water and fire, as if they had finally seen a ray of light after groping in the dark for a long time; they were worried because the training conditions were so harsh, like looking for a specific needle in the vast ocean, and they didn't know when they would be able to find it.
"No matter what, bring the technique back to Wujing first, and then make a long-term plan." Xiao Muchen said, his eyes firm and steady, carefully putting away the ancient book, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world. He knew very well that the decision at this moment was related to the future of Wujing, and he could not afford to be careless.
Just as everyone was about to leave the palace, without any warning, the entire cave suddenly shook violently. Like a sudden earthquake, the walls of the palace instantly became covered with cracks, like a broken spider web. Stones fell one after another, hitting the ground with a dull sound, raising a cloud of dust.
"Oh no, did we trigger some kind of trap?" Lin Wan'er clenched the sword in her hand nervously, her knuckles slightly whitening from the force, her eyes revealing vigilance and worry. The sword body trembled slightly, as if it could also sense the uneasiness of its owner.
"Let's get out of here first!" Xiao Muchen shouted, his voice was particularly loud in the vibrating environment. Everyone rushed out of the palace in a hurry, their steps were hurried but orderly.
As soon as they rushed out of the palace, they saw a black mist filling the cave passage. The mist was as thick as ink, rolling and surging in the passage, as if it had life. In the mist, countless pairs of red eyes flickered faintly, like will-o'-the-wisp in the darkness, emitting a strange and eerie atmosphere. A strong and evil breath rushed towards them, as if it could penetrate people's bones, making people shudder.
"What is this?" Ye Feng held the mace tightly with vigilance, his muscles tensed, each muscle as hard as steel. He stared at those red eyes, as if he would be swallowed by the unknown fear if he relaxed even a little.
"It's the Demon Shadow Mist, an extremely evil mist. Anyone shrouded by it will lose their minds and become a walking corpse." Chu Li said with a pale face, her voice trembling slightly, obviously knowing the horror of the Demon Shadow Mist. She had read about the Demon Shadow Mist in ancient books, and it was a terrifying existence.
As he spoke, the magic shadow mist quickly spread towards everyone like a surging tide. Xiao Muchen reacted very quickly, quickly running his Dou Qi and performing "Star Guardian". In an instant, a layer of brilliant Dou Qi shield enveloped everyone. The shield emitted soft starlight, like a gathering of twinkling stars in the night sky. The magic shadow mist touched the shield, making a "sizzling" sound, as if it was a fierce battle between the two. The shield trembled slightly, as if it was under tremendous pressure and could break at any time.
"This demonic fog is too powerful. We can't just sit here and wait for death. Everyone follow me and rush out together!" Xiao Muchen said loudly. His voice was firm and powerful, echoing in the passage like a huge bell, giving everyone courage.
Everyone nodded, and each of them circulated their fighting spirit, preparing to break through with all their strength. Ye Feng used the "Raging Flame Charge", and his fighting spirit instantly turned into a raging flame, burning around his body. The flame was red, with a blazing temperature, as if it wanted to burn everything around it. He was like a burning god of war, fighting hard to open a path in front. Wherever the flames went, the Demon Shadow Mist seemed to be afraid and retreated a little.
Lin Wan'er performed the "Wind Shadow Step", her figure was as elusive as a ghost, moving freely in the magic shadow fog. Her figure was light and graceful, like catkins in the wind, and every move she made cleverly avoided the erosion of the magic shadow fog. The sword in her hand flashed with cold light, as if guiding her in the dark.
Ling Shuang used ice-type fighting spirit to build ice walls around him. The ice walls were crystal clear and exuded a biting cold. The ice walls blocked the spread of the magic shadow fog. Where the magic shadow fog came into contact, a white mist immediately rose, as if the two were engaged in a silent contest.
Chu Li continued to cast auxiliary spells in the back. She quickly formed seals with her hands and muttered something. Soft rays of light shot out from her hands and merged into everyone's bodies, enhancing their defense. The light was like a protective film, providing additional safety for everyone.
However, the attack of the magic shadow fog was extremely fierce, like a turbulent sea, one wave after another. The speed of everyone's progress was very slow, and every step forward required great effort. Moreover, as time went by, everyone's fighting spirit was consumed greatly. Ye Feng's flame began to weaken, Lin Wan'er's figure was no longer as agile as before, cracks appeared on Ling Shuang's ice wall, and Chu Li's auxiliary spell light gradually dimmed.
"This is not a solution. We have to think of another way." Ling Shuang said as he maintained the ice wall, his voice a little hoarse due to fatigue.
At this moment, Xiao Muchen suddenly discovered that the Demonic Mist seemed to be afraid of a certain kind of fluctuation. He carefully recalled his experience in the palace, and it was like a flash of lightning in his mind, and suddenly he thought of the runes on the ancient books that seemed to emit a special kind of energy fluctuation.
"Chu Li, can you cast a spell that can emit special fluctuations according to the runes in the ancient books? I feel that this magic shadow fog seems to be afraid of this kind of fluctuation." Xiao Muchen said hurriedly, revealing a hint of eagerness and expectation in his eyes.
Chu Li nodded slightly. She took a deep breath and quickly recalled the runes on the ancient book. The runes flashed through her mind like a slide show. Then she quickly formed seals with her hands. The speed of forming seals was so fast that only afterimages could be seen. She muttered something. Although the sound was not loud, it was full of power. A strange light shot out from her hand, and the shape of the runes on the ancient book was faintly in the light. Wherever the light passed, the magic shadow fog quickly dissipated, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.
"It works, keep going!" Xiao Muchen shouted excitedly, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
With Chu Li's efforts, the group finally opened up a path and rushed out of the cave. However, when they arrived at the cave exit, they found that the exit had been blocked by a huge rock. The surface of the rock was smooth, but it was engraved with runes. The runes flashed a faint light, as if telling of an ancient seal.
"What... should I do?" Ye Feng said anxiously as he looked at the huge rock. He swung the mace hard but knew that it would have no effect on the rock.
Xiao Muchen didn't say anything. He carefully observed the rock and found that it was covered with runes. These runes seemed to have some connection with the runes in the ancient books. The lines and energy fluctuations of the runes made him feel that the key to opening the passage was hidden in them.
"Perhaps we can use the power of ancient books to open this passage." Xiao Muchen said, his eyes revealing determination and confidence.
He took out the ancient book again and circulated his fighting spirit, trying to resonate with the runes on the rock. As he injected his fighting spirit, the ancient book shone brightly, and the originally restrained light was now as dazzling as the sun. The runes on the rock also began to flicker, echoing with the light of the ancient book, as if they were having a mysterious conversation. Gradually, the rock began to tremble, making a dull sound, and slowly moved.
Just as the rock was about to be completely removed, suddenly, a black figure flashed out from behind the rock, and rushed towards Xiao Muchen at an extremely fast speed, like a black lightning. The figure held a black long sword in his hand, and the sword exuded an evil aura, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Xiao Muchen's throat...