diskusbooks Chapter 369 Deduction Mirror
Chapter 369 Deduction Mirror
"This is the ancestral land of the Great Zhou royal family."
Zhou Li explained without turning his head, his voice echoing in the cave, "The kings of all generations have been buried here, nourished by the energy of the dragon vein."
His tone was filled with unconcealed pride, "Those who can be buried here are all legitimate royals with the Purple Myrtle Fate."
Hu Qing's attention was attracted by a new grave.
The soil on the grave still had a moist smell, which was in stark contrast to the other moss-covered ancient tombs.
When he saw the words on the tombstone clearly, his breath couldn't help but stagnate -
Tomb of Zhou Tianxuan, Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty
Zhou Li noticed Hu Qing's gaze and paused slightly.
He looked at the new grave, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "Tianxuan... should have been the next successor to Ziwei Fate."
The cave was silent for a moment, with only the low humming sound coming from the dragon vein.
"Let's go." The Sword God suddenly spoke, breaking the silence, "Don't disturb the peace of the dead."
As the group continued to move forward, the road gradually became narrower.
On the stone wall at the end of the cave, a golden light curtain formed by pure dragon energy ripples like water.
Several ancient bronze lamps were placed in front of the light curtain, with the wicks burning with faint blue flames.
"The core of the dragon vein is ahead." Zhou Li stopped and took out a jade seal from his sleeve. "The royal bloodline is needed to open the final restriction."
A sharp golden light flashed from Zhou Li's fingertips. Without even frowning, two drops of blood with a purple glow oozed out from his fingertips.
The moment the blood dripped onto the jade seal, there was a "sizzling" sound of burning and a wisp of green smoke rose.
Hu Qing clearly saw that the coiled dragon pattern on the jade seal began to wriggle like a living thing after coming into contact with the essence and blood.
Zhou Li pressed the jade seal firmly in the center of the light curtain. The originally calm light curtain suddenly shook violently, like a lake surface broken by a stone, rippling with golden ripples.
"Follow me closely, we're almost there." Zhou Li's voice echoed in the cave, and he took the lead in stepping into the revealed dark tunnel.
The air in the tunnel was so thick that you could almost squeeze water out of it. The stone walls were covered with glowing moss, which made everyone's faces look pale green.
Xiao Zi twisted restlessly in Gu Yang's arms, her dragon claws tightly grasping his sleeves.
After walking up a steep slope, the view suddenly opened up.
A thousand-foot cliff suddenly appeared at the end of the tunnel, and gray-white mist was surging in the bottomless abyss.
Zhou Li raised the jade seal and tapped it gently. The crisp sound of jade clashing echoed in the abyss.
"Click, click, click——"
Slabs of stone emitting faint blue fluorescence rose from the sea of fog, as if held up by invisible hands, and hovered steadily on the edge of the cliff.
The surfaces of these stone slabs are engraved with symbols, and they are connected to each other by silver light chains, paving a road to the other side in the void.
"Roar--"
A deafening dragon roar suddenly came from the bottom of the abyss, and the entire cave trembled in the sound waves.
A giant dragon made purely of golden light broke out of the fog, with countless spots of light scattered among its flying dragon whiskers.
The giant dragon circled above everyone's heads three times, every dragon scale was clearly visible, and purple flames were dancing in the dragon's eyes.
Hu Qing's knees softened involuntarily, and the dragon's might pressed down on him like a physical object, making it hard for him to breathe.
Gu Yang's face turned pale, and he didn't even realize that his fingers were digging deep into his palms.
A huge golden dragon suddenly swooped down, and in the horrified eyes of the crowd, its huge body began to twist and shrink, and finally turned into a three-meter-high giant mirror, landing steadily at the end of the stone slab.
The mirror frame was made up of two golden dragons connected head to tail, but the mirror surface was constantly flowing like mercury, occasionally flashing some blurry images.
"We can start now." Zhou Li's voice was a little weak. It was obvious that the ceremony just now had consumed a lot of energy.
The Sword God suddenly grabbed Hu Qing and the other man, his slender fingers as strong as iron clamps:
“Remember, what appears in the mirror may not be the real future.”
The Sword God's gaze was as sharp as a torch. "The fate of a dynasty is intertwined with countless causes and effects. What you see may only be a fragment of countless possibilities."
Xiao Zi nervously spat out a stream of purple sword energy, but the Sword God gently held his head down.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at each other and took a deep breath at the same time.
The dragon vein energy on the edge of the cliff surged, and every breath made the spiritual power in the body restless.
As soon as Hu Qing and Gu Yang stepped onto the first fluorescent stone slab, the entire light path suddenly burst into a dazzling silver-white light.
The light seemed to have substance, interweaving into a huge vein above the abyss, and each line corresponded to the ancient lines on the stone slab.
"Aqing, be careful!" Gu Yang cried out in a low voice. Every time they took a step, the stone slabs under their feet would sink slightly, making a "creaking" sound, as if testing the weight of the person coming.
The gray fog on both sides of the road suddenly surged violently, transforming into countless twisted tentacles that squirmed at the edge of the light path.
Gu Yang couldn't help but glance sideways -
A bloody scene suddenly appeared in the gray fog: he himself was lying on his back in a pool of blood, with a horrifying hole torn in his chest.
Three horned demons were lying on him and feasting on him. Dark purple blood dripped down the demons' fangs and formed small puddles on the ground.
"What the hell...!" Gu Yang gasped, his legs suddenly feeling as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
He clearly saw that the fingers of "himself" in the picture were still twitching slightly, and his lips were moving as if he wanted to say something.
Hu Qing grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't look! These are all fake. Only the mirror is the real deduction!"
But it was too late. The fog around seemed to be awakened and began to change wildly.
On the left, the tragic scene of Hu Qing, with his limbs cut off and nailed to the city wall, emerged;
On the right, however, the two are shown wearing gorgeous clothes, being crowned emperors surrounded by thousands of people;
In the mist ahead, two skeletons with their faces on them were being torn apart by wild dogs;
In the illusion behind, they were playing chess and drinking under the peach tree...
"No... this is not true..." Gu Yang's temples were throbbing and his breathing became more and more rapid.
He clearly smelled the bloody smell coming from the illusion, and could even feel the excruciating pain of the alien demon's sharp teeth piercing his neck.
Cold sweat broke out on Hu Qing's forehead, and the flow of spiritual energy in his body suddenly became disordered.
The stone slabs under his feet began to shake violently, and the silver light chains connecting the stone slabs made a "cracking" sound as they could not bear the weight.
The fog from the abyss rolled up, and faint shrill howls could be heard.
This seemed to be constantly amplifying their emotions, making the situation passive all of a sudden.
"Calm down!" The Sword God on the cliff edge roared, and the sound waves shook the stalactites on the top of the cave and fell. "That mirror is devouring your fear!"
Hu Qing bit his tongue hard, and the smell of blood instantly sobered him up.
He grabbed the dazed Gu Yang and dragged him forward.
The stone slabs shook wildly underfoot, and several times they almost tilted to a vertical angle.