Chapter 68: Blood Cave: Book of Heaven
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Baguio nodded. "Yes, I think so too. It seems that we have to follow the stories described by these runes to find clues to open this door."
The two returned to the stone door again and began to follow their inferences The runes are arranged according to the rules to try to open this door. While they tried, they carefully observed Shimen's reaction, for fear of triggering some mechanism.
After a period of trying and groping, they finally found the correct order of the runes. I saw the runes on the stone door suddenly emitting a dazzling light, and then slowly opened.
"Successful!" Zhang Yuan shouted excitedly.
Baguio also showed a happy look. "Great, we can finally go in and see the secrets in the Blood Cave."
However, at this critical moment, Zhang Yuan quickly restrained his mind, and he realized that he was not immersed in the A time of personal emotion. He took a deep breath, turned to Baguio and said, "Baguio, we have to be careful. Although the stone door has been opened, there may be unknown dangers inside."
Baguio also realized this, She nodded slightly, her eyes showing determination and caution. The two looked at each other, conveying silent trust and encouragement to each other.
They carefully walked into the space behind the stone door and found that there was indeed a crystal clear pool in front of them. The pool is surrounded by strange plants, which emit a faint fluorescent light and illuminate the entire space like a dream.
"It seems that this pool is not simple." Baguio said softly, her eyes searching for possible dangers around the pool.
Zhang Yuan nodded, he looked around, trying to find a safe passage. However, there seemed to be no other way for them except the waterhole.
“It seems we have to swim there.” Zhang Yuan said, and began to take off his clothes and prepare to enter the water.
Baguio also followed suit, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart. Although she was good at swimming, she still felt a little uneasy facing this unknown pool.
The two of them jumped into the pool one after another, and the cold water enveloped them instantly. They swam forward, avoiding obstacles in the water.
Finally, they swam to the other side. Zhang Yuan was the first to go ashore. He shook off the water drops on his body, and then turned to look at Baguio.
At this time, Baguio, because of the water infiltration, her clothes clung to her body, her curves were exposed, and she indeed looked extremely sexy. Zhang Yuan just took a quick glance and couldn't look away. Baguio was so beautiful. Incomparable beauty, unparalleled beauty.
"Baguio, you are so beautiful." Zhang Yuan couldn't help but speak.
When Baguio heard this, a blush appeared on her face. She quickly adjusted her clothes, with a bit of shyness and resentment in her eyes. "Zhang Yuan, stop teasing me, it's important that we find the secret here first."
Zhang Yuan realized that he had lost his composure, quickly looked away, and coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment. "Ahem, you're right, we have to move on."
The two continued to explore in depth, and the space behind the pool gradually became wider. They discovered an ancient palace made of bluestone. The walls of the palace were carved with complex patterns, which seemed to record periods of ancient history.
"Why is there a skeleton here???" Zhang Yuan asked doubtfully.
"Could it be the body of the black-hearted old man?" Baguio replied.
Zhang Yuan and Baguio looked at each other, curiosity and vigilance shining in each other's eyes. The appearance of this skeleton undoubtedly adds a bit of mystery and gloom to this ancient palace.
"We have to be careful." Baguio said softly. She slowly walked towards the skeleton and observed it carefully. The skeleton's clothes are in tatters, but it can be vaguely seen that it was once a luxurious piece of clothing. In its hand, it seemed to be holding a broken jade pendant tightly.
Zhang Yuan walked to Baguio and stared at the jade pendant, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart. "This jade pendant... I seem to have seen it somewhere."
Hearing this, Baguio raised her head and looked at Zhang Yuan. "Have you seen it? Where?"
Zhang Yuan frowned and tried to remember. "I remembered that I had seen similar patterns on the stone carvings outside the Dripping Blood Cave."
Baguio's eyes lit up. "So, this jade pendant may be related to the secret of the Blood Cave?"
Zhang Yuan nodded. "It's very possible. We have to keep looking for clues."
The two bypassed the skeleton and continued deeper into the palace. They found that the palace was full of stone chambers, and each chamber contained some ancient artifacts and scrolls. These artifacts are engraved with complex runes, and they all seem to contain some mysterious power.
They opened the stone chamber one by one and searched every corner carefully. In a stone room, they found a yellowed scroll, which recorded an ancient magic technique. Although they did not intend to practice this technique, this record provided them with some clues about the Blood Cave.
Continuing forward, they came to a relatively spacious stone room. In the center of the stone room is a huge altar with some strange runes carved on it. Above the altar, an iron box hung quietly in the air, seemingly supported by some kind of force.
“Look, the iron box!” Zhang Yuan pointed at the iron box in the air and shouted excitedly.
Baguio walked to the altar. She stared at the runes, trying to understand the meaning they contained. "These runes... are very mysterious. They are runes specially used by the devil to protect important materials. I have a hunch that there must be something very important in the iron box."
Baguio took a deep breath, her eyes showing firmness and determination. She knew that in order to unlock the secret of this iron box, she must first decipher the runes on the altar. And these runes are obviously not ordinary runes. They contain the power of magic and require specific methods to unlock.
She looked around, looking for possible clues. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a strange plant - it was the sad flower. It exuded a faint fluorescence and seemed to have some subtle connection with the runes on the altar.
"Zhang Yuan, look at this sad and strange flower. It seems to echo the runes on the altar." Baguio pointed at the sad and strange flower and said.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan also carefully observed the sad and strange flowers. He did find that there seemed to be some mysterious connection between the plant and the runes on the altar. "Could it be that we need to use this sad and strange flower to unlock the runes?" Zhang Yuan guessed.
Baguio nodded, she slowly walked towards the sad flower and carefully picked it off. Then, she walked to the altar and placed the sad strange flower in the center of the rune.
I saw the sad strange flower emitting a dazzling light, and then resonated strongly with the runes. As the light flashed, the runes gradually became clear, and finally formed a complete pattern.
"Successful!" Baguio shouted excitedly.
Zhang Yuan also showed a look of joy. He stared closely at the iron box on the altar, looking forward to it being opened.
Sure enough, as the runes were untied, the iron box slowly landed on the altar. Baguio stretched out his hand to open the iron box and saw a black bead lying inside. The surface of the bead exuded a faint black air, which seemed to contain some kind of evil power.
However, just when Baguio was about to pick up the bead, a strong black energy suddenly surged out of the bead and hit her face. Baguio was caught off guard and was hit by the black energy. He instantly felt dizzy and his body was shaky.
"Baguio!" Zhang Yuan was shocked. He quickly stepped forward to support Baguio, and at the same time looked at the beads in the iron box warily.
The black gas on the surface of the bead was getting thicker and thicker, and finally turned into a black liquid, dripping onto the altar. And these black liquids are the black-hearted corpse poison!
Baguio was hit by the Black Heart Corpse Poison, and the sad and strange flowers withered instantly and turned into a puddle of black powder. She looked at the powder in her hand and felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.
"Baguio, are you okay?" Zhang Yuan asked anxiously.
Baguio shook her head. She tried her best to stay awake, and then looked at Zhang Yuan: "I'm fine. It's just a pity for this sad and strange flower. It was given to me by my father."
Zhang Yuan : "There is something on the iron box! It seems to be a bell. Take a look."
Baguio endured the discomfort and reluctantly moved his eyes to the iron box. Sure enough, in the corner of the iron box, there was a delicate little bell lying quietly. The bell is made entirely of unknown metal, exuding a faint blue light, and is engraved with complex and ancient patterns. Every detail reveals something extraordinary.
"This bell..." Baguio murmured softly, reaching out and slowly picking it up. The moment she took the bell, a warm energy came from her palm, which cheered her up, and the dizziness she originally felt due to the black heart corpse poison seemed to be alleviated a bit.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan felt a little relieved, but still did not dare to be careless: "Baguio, this bell looks extraordinary, maybe it can help you."
Baguio nodded slightly and looked at the bell in his hand carefully. She tried to shake it gently, and the bell made a crisp and sweet sound. There was a hint of mysterious power in the sound, which made the surrounding air seem to be shaken.
"This ringtone... has a feeling of purifying the soul." Baguio said in surprise. She closed her eyes and felt the wonderful changes brought about by the bell. As the ringing continued, the black-hearted corpse poison in her body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and slowly discharged out of the body.
Zhang Yuan was stunned as he watched. He did not expect that this little bell could have such a magical effect. He couldn't help but ask: "Baguio, what's the name of this bell? Where does it come from?"
Baguio opened his eyes, with a strange light shining in his eyes: "I don't know its name, but It was obviously an extremely valuable treasure, perhaps left by the owner of this ancient palace to preserve it. To protect this place from evil."
Speaking of this, Baguio suddenly remembered something. She looked at Zhang Yuan: "Do you remember the magic technique we saw in the stone room? It is related to those techniques, and may even be the key to restraining the power of demons.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan's heart moved: "If this is true, then haven't we found an important weapon against the black-hearted old man?"
Baguio nodded, with a long-lost smile on his face: "Yes, and I feel , this bell The bell can also help me regain my strength and fight against the Black Heart Corpse Poison."
As she spoke, Baguio gently shook the bell again. The sound of the bell echoed in the air, and her face gradually returned to rosy. The Black Heart Corpse Poison in her body was gone. It was also completely cleared.
"Great, Baguio, you're okay!" Zhang Yuan said excitedly, holding Baguio's hand tightly, his eyes full of concern and joy.
Baguio looked at Zhang Yuan with a smile, her eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you, Zhang Yuan, if you hadn't been by my side, I might have collapsed long ago."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and their mutual understanding and trust were sublimated at this moment. They know that no matter how many difficulties and challenges lie ahead, as long as they go hand in hand, nothing can stop them from moving forward.
Afterwards, they checked the iron box and the altar again, and after confirming that there were no other missing treasures, they continued to explore the palace with the little bell.
Zhang Yuan and Baguio walked along the dim stone steps step by step towards the deepest part of the Dripping Blood Cave. Every step seemed to be stepping on the dust of history. The air in the stone room became heavier and heavier, mixed with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere, making people involuntarily feel awe.
“This should be the core of the Dripping Blood Cave.” Zhang Yuan whispered, his eyes searching around the stone chamber, and finally settled on a stone wall eroded by time. On the stone wall, a faint light flickered, as if it was the remnant of some ancient power.
Baguio followed closely, her eyes were sharp, and she quickly noticed the unusual light on the stone wall. "Look, Zhang Yuan, what is that?" She pointed at the stone wall with a hint of surprise in her tone.
Taking a closer look, I saw some complicated runes carved on the stone wall, and in the center of these runes, the outline of a simple book suddenly appeared - that is the legendary holy book of magic, the Book of Heaven!
He deliberately pretended to be surprised and puzzled, turned to Baguio and asked: "Is this... the legendary Book of Heaven? But why is it here?"
< br>Baguio stared at the Book of Heaven, a complicated look flashed in his eyes. She whispered: "The Book of Heaven is the supreme treasure book of the devil. It is said to contain endless magic power and wisdom. But its whereabouts have been a mystery since ancient times. I didn't expect that it would be hidden here, so secretly."< br>
"The Book of Heaven...is it really that powerful?" Zhang Yuan asked pretending to be curious. He wanted to know more information about the Book of Heaven in order to better deal with possible dangers.
Baguio nodded and his expression became serious: "Yes, the power of the Book of Heaven is beyond imagination. It not only allows the practitioner's cultivation to improve by leaps and bounds, but also unlocks many forbidden techniques. But also Yes, it is also full of temptations and dangers. If you are not careful, you will fall into the devil's path and be destroyed. ”
Zhang Yuan stared at the heavenly book on the stone wall, feeling indescribable excitement and curiosity in his heart. He slowly stretched out his hand and lightly touched the carvings with his fingertips, as if he could feel an ancient and powerful power flowing through his fingertips. He took a deep breath and turned to look at Baguio, his eyes shining with determination.
(End of this chapter)