bioinnovel Chapter 126 Misfortune Begins, Fortune Is Coming
Chapter 126 Misfortune Begins, Fortune Is Coming
The two walked away quickly.
The wall appears ordinary, but it is covered with cracks and moss.
But Fairy Yaoguang lightly touched a crack with her jade pendant, infusing it with spiritual power.
A portal of light appeared in the wall, revealing a narrow downward passage!
The passage was pitch black, with a cold, damp airflow emanating from it, carrying a musty smell.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Qin Xiao stepped forward first, his five elements of spiritual power condensing in his palm, transforming into a soft ball of light that illuminated the path ahead.
Fairy Yaoguang followed closely behind.
The passageway slopes downwards, and the stone steps are slippery.
Occasionally, faded lighting runes can be seen on the walls.
After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the space ahead suddenly opened up, revealing another secret room.
The secret room was not large, only a few feet in circumference.
In the center is a stone platform, on which sits a fist-sized, perfectly round, black crystal sphere the color of the deep space.
The crystal sphere floated in the air, slowly rotating, with wisps of silver light occasionally flowing across its surface, like a miniature version of a galaxy.
"This is... the core of the 'Zhou Tian Xing Pan'!"
Fairy Yaoguang exclaimed in surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
"The Zhou Tian Star Chart is the most treasured artifact of the Xuanji Pavilion, capable of deducing celestial secrets, drawing upon stellar power, and constructing void passages. It was destroyed in the great war years ago, its fragments scattered... Who would have thought that its core would be hidden here!"
Qin Xiao approached and examined the crystal sphere closely. He could sense a spatial power within it, but it was dormant.
"Could this item help us leave the Dark Netherworld?"
Fairy Yaoguang pondered for a moment, then said, "If it can be activated, it might temporarily open a void passage to the outside world. However, this treasure is severely damaged and requires a special method combined with a large amount of spiritual power to activate. And my current cultivation level..."
She shook her head with a wry smile.
Not to mention that she only has the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage now.
Even at his peak, it was extremely difficult for him to activate such a powerful artifact on his own.
Qin Xiao's eyes brightened slightly: "If I were to assist you with the Five Elements spiritual power, combined with your Xuanji Pavilion's secret techniques, is there any hope?"
Fairy Yaoguang was taken aback. After careful consideration, she slowly nodded: "Your Majesty's spiritual power is pure, which may be able to make up for my lack of cultivation. However... activating the core of the star chart requires a high degree of harmony between the souls, and they must work together to guide it. There can be no mistakes in the process. Moreover, the yin energy here is pervasive, which greatly interferes with the soul and may cause accidents."
Qin Xiao asked, "Is there no other way?"
Fairy Yaoguang remained silent.
This is currently the only possible hope for escape.
Qin Xiao decisively said, "Then let's give it a try. Fairy, please adjust your breathing to the best state first, and I will protect you."
Fairy Yaoguang gave Qin Xiao a deep look, said nothing more, sat down cross-legged beside the stone platform, took the pill Qin Xiao handed her, and closed her eyes to regulate her breathing.
Qin Xiao then set up several simple protective barriers at the entrance to the secret room.
Although we know that there are probably no living creatures left in this place, it is always better to be cautious.
An hour later, Fairy Yaoguang opened her eyes, and her complexion had improved considerably.
"We can begin."
She got up, walked to the stone platform, formed complicated hand seals, and chanted ancient incantations.
The jade pendant floated in front of her brow, emitting a bright blue light that resonated with the black crystal sphere.
The silvery light on the surface of the crystal sphere circulated faster and gradually emitted a low hum.
"Your Majesty, please channel your spiritual power into the central part of my dantian, and, guided by my divine sense, together awaken the core of the celestial chart!"
Fairy Yaoguang sang softly.
Without hesitation, Qin Xiao placed one palm on her back, and the five elements of spiritual energy surged into her.
Fairy Yaoguang's delicate body trembled slightly as she felt spiritual energy rapidly flowing into her dantian and merging with her remaining spiritual energy.
Daring not to be distracted, he focused all his attention on guiding this combined spiritual power, channeling it through the jade pendant and into the black crystal sphere!
"Buzz!"
The crystal sphere trembled violently, and a burst of silver light flashed!
The secret room suddenly became as bright as day, and countless starlight phantoms burst out from the crystal sphere, projecting a vast star map onto the surrounding walls!
A powerful spatial force began to awaken, and the secret chamber began to tremble slightly!
However, at that moment, an unexpected event occurred!
Perhaps it has been silent for too long, or perhaps it has suffered serious damage.
The spatial power within the crystal sphere began to spiral out of control!
Silver light darted about, the star map twisted, and a violent suction force surged from the crystal sphere, devouring the spiritual power of Fairy Yaoguang and Qin Xiao, and even beginning to pull at their souls!
"Oh no! The core of the astrological chart is unstable; it's about to backfire!"
Fairy Yaoguang paled and gritted her teeth, wanting to sever the connection.
But he found that his soul was being subtly locked by the crystal ball and he could not break free!
Qin Xiao also felt his spiritual energy rapidly draining away, and his soul was stinging.
But his gaze remained calm as he growled, "Don't panic! Maintain a steady output at full power; I'll suppress the rampage!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he no longer held back. The "Mobile Spiritual Spring" in his dantian was running at full power, and a massive amount of the five elements spiritual power surged out!
At the same time, he separated a wisp of his divine sense and forcibly probed into the interior of the crystal sphere, attempting to sort out the chaotic spatial power!
This is undoubtedly extremely dangerous!
The power of space within the crystal sphere is as chaotic as a storm, and any external divine sense that is not careful will be crushed!
However, Qin Xiao's spiritual strength far exceeded that of others of the same level, and with the five elements circulating endlessly, he managed to stabilize himself slightly in the storm and slowly guide it.
Fairy Yaoguang sensed Qin Xiao's actions and was shocked, but also aroused her pride.
As a direct descendant of the Xuanji Pavilion and an ancient Nascent Soul cultivator, how could she fall behind others?
He bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the jade pendant!
The jade pendant's green light surged, and ignoring the stinging pain in her meridians, she pushed her remaining spiritual power and the five elements spiritual power that Qin Xiao had transferred to her to the limit, working together with Qin Xiao's divine sense to suppress and guide it!
Time passes little by little.
Inside the sealed room, starlight flickered wildly, and space itself seemed distorted.
Both of them were pale and sweating profusely, indicating that they had exhausted themselves.
Especially Fairy Yaoguang, whose injuries had not yet healed, was now teetering on the brink of collapse, relying entirely on her willpower to hold on.
Finally, with the combined efforts of the two, the rampaging spatial power within the crystal sphere gradually subsided, the silver light stabilized, and the projected star map resumed its orderly flow.
"Now! Open the passage!"
Fairy Yaoguang shouted sharply, and at the same time, she and Qin Xiao blasted the last bit of spiritual power into the crystal ball!
"Boom!"
The crystal sphere shone brightly, tearing open a ten-foot-high illusory light gate with flowing starlight at its edges in the center of the secret chamber!
Inside the portal, the light and shadows were hazy, and the outside world could be vaguely seen.
It was the desolate wasteland they left before they fell into the Xuanming Land!
The passage is complete!
However, the light gate is extremely unstable, with the starlight at its edges flickering erratically, and it clearly cannot be maintained for long.
"Hurry up!"
Qin Xiao grabbed the nearly exhausted Fairy Yaoguang and rushed towards the light gate!
Just as the two were about to step into the gate of light, another unexpected event occurred!
Due to the excessive force exerted, several fine cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the crystal ball!
A final surge of spatial turbulence erupted, sweeping towards Fairy Yaoguang!
Fairy Yaoguang was now exhausted of spiritual energy and her soul was weary, so she was powerless to dodge!
Qin Xiao's pupils contracted. Without thinking, he suddenly pushed Fairy Yaoguang towards the light gate, while he turned around and used his five elements spiritual power to form a barrier to resist the turbulent current!
"puff!"
The turbulent currents impacted the spiritual energy barrier, but were mostly neutralized.
But the aftershocks still made Qin Xiao's blood churn, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!
"His Majesty!"
The Fairy Yaoguang, who had already half entered the Light Gate, turned around and happened to see this scene. Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and a certain string in her heart was deeply touched!
Instinctively, he reached out, wanting to grab Qin Xiao.
But the suction force of the light gate had already been generated, completely engulfing her.
Despite his injuries, Qin Xiaoqiang used the force of the turbulent current to leap into the portal of light!
"Buzz!"
The portal flickered a few times after they entered, then suddenly collapsed.
With a "crack," the black crystal sphere shattered completely, turning into dust on the ground.
The sealed room returned to darkness and deathly silence.