diskusbooks Chapter 1882 The Eye of Return to the Ruins
Chapter 1882 The Eye of Return to the Ruins
The old man's expression suddenly changed. He looked up sharply, his gaze seemingly piercing through the stone wall, looking in the direction from which the tremor came. His eyes were filled with surprise and solemnity.
"This is... a spatial ripple triggered by the ancient observatory? Could it be... that someone else besides me has touched those ruins? Or has the Silent Zen Temple found something deeper?"
He abruptly turned to Ye Yan, his voice quickening: "Fellow Daoist, time is of the essence! Quickly tell me the current situation in the Spirit Realm, especially regarding the Dragon Roar Temple, Yue Wuyai, and why you clashed with the Silent Extinction Zen Temple! This matter... may concern the very survival of the Spirit Realm and even all the heavens!"
Seeing the old man's unprecedentedly serious expression, Ye Yan knew that something major must have happened.
Without further hesitation, he endured his injuries and, in the most concise language, quickly recounted the current state of the five major sects in the Spirit Realm, the calamity of the Demon Abyss, the rise of the Wanchuan Sect, Yue Wuyai's emergence from seclusion, and the recent conflicts with the Longyin Temple and the Jimie Zen Temple in the Falling Star Wasteland and the Chaotic Sky Sea.
The old man listened intently, and when he heard that Yue Wuyai had reached the peak of the Integration Realm and was suspected of pushing the Star Gate, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and he murmured:
"As expected... he really did embark on this path... peak of the Fusion Realm... heh, what a peak of the Fusion Realm!"
When he heard about Mingchuan and Wanchuan Sect, a strange light flashed in his eyes: "Spatial power... Wanchuan Sect... Interesting. The Spirit Realm... has finally produced a different kind of variable."
Finally, he sighed deeply, looked at Ye Yan, and said in a very heavy tone: "Fellow Daoist, the trouble you have encountered is far greater than you imagine. The Silent Zen Temple's intentions are far more than simple plunder or destruction."
"They are searching for the stargate anchor point to open a passage to the Eye of the Ruins, which has been sealed by an ancient taboo!"
"The Eye of the Ruins?" Ye Yan heard this term for the first time.
"That is the graveyard where all things end, the abyss where laws collapse, the source of all madness and death!" The old man's voice was filled with deep fear.
"Those lunatics at the Silent Zen Temple are trying to draw upon the power of the Void to cleanse the heavens and recreate chaos, in order to attain so-called eternal annihilation in destruction! Yue Wuyai... is probably also deluded by the destructive power contained within it, which is enough for him to break through to the Integration Realm and glimpse a higher realm!"
Ye Yan felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp tingle!
This was a thousand times more terrifying than any of his previous assumptions!
"Senior, you've been here for hundreds of years, have you found a way to stop them?" Ye Yan asked urgently.
"The method?" The old man's face showed bitterness. "I was seriously injured and on the verge of death. I survived by relying on the ruins of an ancient observation station that I discovered in my early years, which allowed me to escape the pursuit of the Silent Zen Temple."
For hundreds of years, while healing my wounds, I studied the records left behind at the observatory, and could only barely confirm the existence and approximate location of the Eye of the Ruins, as well as some of the schemes of the Silent Zen Temple.
To stop this... we need sufficient power, we need to find all the key anchor points and destroy or seal them, and even more importantly... we need to awaken those true gatekeepers who may still be asleep.
"The gatekeeper?"
“In ancient times, some powerful beings foresaw the danger of returning to the void and set up seals and guards at key points in the heavens. Over the long years, they may have perished, they may have fallen into slumber, or they may have been corrupted.”
After speaking, the old man looked intently at Ye Yan and asked, "Among your companions, is there anyone who is proficient in spatial manipulation and possesses unwavering willpower?"
Ye Yan immediately thought of Ming Chuan: "Yes! My disciple Ming Chuan is an expert in this!"
"The power of space... is the key to finding and influencing anchor points."
The old man pondered for a moment, then decisively said, "Fellow Daoist, you must return to the Spirit Realm as soon as possible and inform Mingchuan and the five major sects everything that has happened here! With your current strength alone, there is absolutely no way you can fight back! You must unite all forces that can be united and try to find clues about the gatekeeper! Time... is running out!"
He tremblingly took out an ancient token from his bosom—neither gold nor jade, its surface covered with star-like engravings—and handed it to Ye Yan: "This is something I obtained from that ancient observation station years ago. Perhaps... it will be helpful in finding other relics or understanding the mysteries of the anchor point."
Give it to Mingchuan, and tell him that at the end of the power of space lies the boundary between order and chaos, and also... the birthplace of locks and keys.
Ye Yan solemnly accepted the token; it was icy cold to the touch, yet it seemed as if stars were flowing within it.
"And one more thing," the old man warned finally, his eyes filled with deep meaning, "be careful of Yue Yao. This woman is unfathomably cunning, and her obsession with the Star Gate is probably not just for power... She may be hiding secrets that even Yue Wuyai doesn't know."
"I'll see you off. You... take care of yourself!"
After speaking, before Ye Yan could ask any more questions, the old man formed a hand seal, and a complex teleportation array appeared on the floor of the stone chamber, enveloping Ye Yan in light!
“Senior, you…” Ye Yan said urgently.
"Even though I am old and frail, I can still buy you some time... Go quickly!" the old man shouted, and the array of lights blazed brightly!
Ye Yan felt dizzy and disoriented. The next moment, he found himself on a strange, chaotic landmass covered in gray crystals, with the old man's last words echoing in his ears:
"Remember... the Eye of the Ruins... the Gatekeeper... time... is running out..."
Ye Yan steadied himself and looked back, but there was no cave entrance to be seen.
There was only a patch of jagged, strange rocks.
He gripped the cold Star Token in his hand, and thought of Lingxu Zhenren, Qingmianhu, and Chiyanhu, his heart filled with worry and responsibility.
"We must... find a way to contact Mingchuan immediately and return to the Spirit Realm!"
He discerned the general direction and, dragging his still heavy and aching body, struggled toward an area where the space he perceived was relatively stable.
He tried to sense the special soul tablet connection between himself and Wanchuan Sect and Mingchuan.
In places like the Chaotic Sky Sea, conventional means of communication are almost ineffective. However, with these soul tablets that use essence, blood, and spirit as a medium, as long as the distance is not too far and both parties are still alive, there is always a slight possibility of sensing each other.
Sure enough, perhaps because the space here was relatively stable, he vaguely sensed a very faint tremor of the soul tablet pointing towards the distant spiritual realm!
It was very weak and intermittent, as if the signal was poor, but the direction was roughly discernible!
"Southwest..." Ye Yan determined the direction and felt somewhat at ease.
At least we have a goal now.
But his current condition is too poor.
The fierce battle with Tuonan had exhausted his spiritual power, leaving him severely injured. After being teleported, if it weren't for the old man's miraculous ointment stabilizing his injuries and restoring a trace of his vitality, he probably wouldn't even be able to stand up.
In this state, attempting to cross the perilous Chaotic Sky Sea and return to the Spirit Realm is nothing short of a pipe dream.
We must first restore some of our strength.
He found a hollow behind the giant crystal pillar, sat down cross-legged, took out the few remaining healing pills he had and swallowed them, then took out a high-grade spirit stone and held it in his hand, beginning to practice breathing exercises with great difficulty.
The spiritual energy here is thin and mixed, but fortunately it is relatively stable. The faint fluctuations emitted by the Star Token help calm his mind, allowing him to barely enter a shallow state of meditation.
We need to hurry...