parentshiftbook Chapter 2122 Crazy Harvest
Chapter 2122 Crazy Harvest
Chapter 2122 Crazy Harvest
These ripples were not illusions; they spread rapidly outwards from the point where Chen Fei's fingertip landed, and wherever they passed, the mottled colors and ancient engravings on the stone tablets and murals seemed to come alive.
As the ripples gently undulated and twisted, they created a dreamlike visual illusion. It was as if the solid stone wall was not a ferocious beast emerging from the deathly silence.
"This..." Cao Feiyu's usually calm face revealed an undisguised look of surprise.
Her gaze was fixed on the ever-expanding pale golden ripples. With her keen eyesight, she could naturally tell that this was no ordinary energy reaction.
Within these ripples lies a spatial fluctuation that is extremely obscure yet subtly resonates with the palace.
She originally thought that Chen Fei's suggestion to "give it a try" was just a normal exploration or test, but she never expected that this seemingly casual suggestion would actually trigger such a direct change.
Junior Brother Chen Fei... how exactly did he know the solution?
At that moment, Chen Fei's eyes lit up slightly as he saw the ripples spread out.
The conjecture was correct; the stone tablet was indeed more than just a record of information; it was very likely a coordinate marker for a spatial portal. And the key to unlocking it was the map location information derived from its inscription.
The initial success was like lighting a faint oil lamp on a dark road ahead.
Chen Fei did not immediately take the next step, but suppressed his excitement and made his thoughts calmer and clearer.
Chen Fei stared at the pale golden ripples that were still slowly rippling before him, but without any further dramatic changes, and then quickly compared them with the details of the map in his mind.
The silver dot representing this temple is just one of many markings on the map. The map itself depicts a much larger and more complex structure.
"If the point of light representing this location is a coordinate, then the other markers on the map are likely similar coordinates. Injecting energy into a single coordinate might only activate that point, but to truly open the door... it might require more coordinates to be activated simultaneously or sequentially?"
A hypothesis took shape in Chen Fei's mind. It was similar to some ancient ruins where a star map needed to be lit in a specific order, or where multiple energies needed to be injected at the same time to activate a complex array or mechanism.
It's worth a try, and we must do it as soon as possible, as demonic cultivators from the outside world could find this place at any time.
Chen Fei no longer hesitated, still holding his fingers together like a brush, the pale golden Yuan energy light at his fingertips was more condensed and stable than before, like the finest gold ink.
He began to move his fingers. This time, instead of just a light tap, he used the energy at his fingertips as a brush and the huge stone tablet mural in front of him as a canvas, and began to paint on it in mid-air.
Chen Fei's depiction strictly follows the layout and relative positions of the mysterious map in his mind.
With his first stroke, he further enhanced the silver dot representing the palace, injecting slightly more elemental energy to make the pale golden ripples there more pronounced and stable, as if he had nailed a base point onto the painting.
Next, his fingers moved along the lines of the map in his mind, accurately finding the corresponding location on the map of the inverted tower closest to the silver light spot, and then gently touched the corresponding area on the stone tablet mural with his fingertip energy.
"Om..."
Another ripple spread out, intermingling and interfering with the previous ripples, making the fluctuations on the surface of the stone tablet mural even more complex.
efficient!
Chen Fei's spirits lifted, and he continued working without stopping.
His fingertips moved swiftly and steadily across the massive stone tablet mural, like butterflies flitting among flowers.
Each tap corresponds to a specific marked area on the map. Pale golden elemental energy, as his fingertips danced, left bright or dim spots of light on the ancient, mottled stone tablets and murals.
These points of light were not randomly distributed, but rather subtly formed a complex and mysterious array.
As Chen Fei marked more and more areas, the reaction of the stone tablet murals became more and more intense. At first, there were only ripples, but later, the entire stone tablet murals began to tremble slightly and emit a low hum.
The colors on the surface of the mural began to flow, and the mottled marks seemed to come alive. Under the light of pale golden elemental energy, they began to combine and change on their own, faintly revealing a more complex phantom, as if containing endless starry sky and spatial mysteries.
The pale golden ripples, which had started as a few circles, had spread and surged into layers of light waves, almost enveloping the entire stone tablet mural, emitting increasingly strong spatial fluctuations.
Cao Feiyu stood quietly half a step behind Chen Fei. This position allowed her to clearly see Chen Fei's movements and the changes in the stone tablet without disturbing him, while also keeping an eye on the activity in other directions of the hall. It was an excellent position for both vigilance and support.
Her beautiful eyes, shimmering like autumn water ruffled by a spring breeze, reflected the increasingly intense and strange pale golden halo and spatial ripples on the stone tablet mural.
The light shone on her fair and beautiful profile, flickering and dimming, as if veiling her exquisite features with a mysterious veil.
Her heart was filled with astonishment and admiration, as well as a blind trust in the man beside her that she herself was not fully aware of.
How did Chen Fei know how to decipher the mystery of this ancient stone tablet mural?
The places his fingertips touched seemed random, yet they subtly formed a profound pattern. Where did this pattern come from? Was it something he gleaned from studying those ancient texts?
A series of questions arose in Cao Feiyu's mind, but she didn't ask them, nor did she even have the thought of exploring them for long. Such was her personality: aloof yet gentle, resolute yet knowing her limits.
She knew that on the path of spiritual practice, everyone has their own opportunities, secrets, and trump cards.
Chen Fei's ability to repeatedly demonstrate extraordinary insight and skill in this desperate situation is his talent, and it is also the key to whether the two of them can survive at this moment.
Not everything needs to be thoroughly investigated.
She trusted him, and that was enough. This trust stemmed from the tacit understanding they had built up while fighting side by side, from his unwavering commitment in dire straits, and even more so from his focused and resolute figure at this moment.
She was willing to entrust her back to him, and to be his strongest shield and sharpest sword whenever he needed her.
Therefore, Cao Feiyu simply stood quietly, suppressing all her doubts and curiosity, and focusing all her attention on vigilance.
With his spiritual senses heightened to the limit, he carefully sensed every flow of primordial energy within the hall, remaining vigilant for any unusual movements in the increasingly unsettling demonic pressure outside the hall's doors.
The longsword in his hand hummed softly, and a clear, cool sword energy flowed silently within him, ready to unleash a thunderous strike at any moment.
Chen Fei's entire mind was immersed in the drawing he made and the feedback he received from the stone tablet. Time in the outside world seemed to blur, with only the flow of Yuan energy at his fingertips reflecting every detail of the mysterious map in his mind.
His movements became faster and more steady. Pale golden Yuan energy light, like stars, illuminated the huge stone tablet mural one by one.
The formation of each point of light intensified the tremor of the entire stone tablet, made the spatial fluctuations more intense, and made the illusory images that evolved on the murals clearer.
The phantom was a constantly shifting, labyrinthine structure, seemingly a projection of a portion of the ancient celestial ruins.
Finally, Chen Fei's fingertip traced the edge of the last marked map, precisely placing the last burst of Yuan energy into the corresponding corner of the stone tablet mural.
"Clang!"
The moment the last stroke was completed, the entire stone tablet mural seemed to be infused with its final soul, emitting a strange sound as if space itself were being torn apart.
The ever-flowing pale golden ripples suddenly contracted and condensed inward, no longer spreading, but instead forming a huge three-dimensional array on the surface of the mural, composed of countless pale golden rays.
The array slowly rotated, each node corresponding to a point of light that Chen Fei had just pointed to, emitting mysterious and unpredictable spatial fluctuations.
Immediately afterward, under the unwavering gaze of Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu, the light at the center of the rotating three-dimensional array suddenly became incredibly intense, as if a small star was being born within it.
"Buzz... Boom!"
Amidst a gentle rumble, the intense light receded inward, not in the form of an explosion, but through extreme concentration and compression. Ultimately, it forcefully opened a portal with edges swirling with pale gold and chaotic light right in the center of the stone tablet mural.
This portal is not a hole carved into the stone wall, but rather a passageway entrance formed by the folding of space.
Looking through the gently rippling, water-like light curtain, the vision was somewhat hazy and distorted, but one could still vaguely see that beyond the portal lay another space. There, the light was dim, but it also had ancient, rustic pillars and a mottled floor.
You can vaguely see the outlines of different murals on the wall in the distance; that is indeed another great hall.
The passage is open!
Chen Fei withdrew his finger, the Yuan energy light at his fingertip quietly dissipating. His tense nerves finally relaxed slightly at this moment. He had found a way out.
Cao Feiyu, who was standing to the side, was somewhat prepared, but when she saw this scene with her own eyes, her beautiful eyes still couldn't help but shine brightly.
It was a feeling of joy at escaping a desperate situation, and even more so, a heartfelt admiration for Chen Fei's abilities. Her hand gripping the sword tightened unconsciously, not out of nervousness, but rather as she prepared herself to enter the gate at any moment and face the unknown.
"Though the door is open, it is still unknown whether the other side will bring fortune or misfortune."
Chen Fei's mind raced. Within the ancient ruins, dangers lurked everywhere. The seemingly safe passage might not lead to a paradise. There might be unknown perils, or even that the portal itself might be bait or a trap.
Chen Fei flipped his left hand in his sleeve, and a stream of light slid out from his palm, landing on the ground and instantly transforming into the puppet he had used when exploring the main hall.
"go with!"
Upon receiving the command, the puppet did not hesitate at all and headed straight for the portal that was shrouded in a halo of pale gold and chaotic light.
The moment its body touched the light screen, it was like a pebble thrown into water, creating a more obvious spatial ripple, and then its entire body was swallowed by the halo.
Almost at the same time the puppet stepped through the gate, Chen Fei pointed his right hand, fingers together like a sword, and lightly tapped the air in front of him.
A glimmer of light emanated from his fingertip, quickly transforming into a water mirror approximately three feet square. This was the Mystic Light Reflection Technique, not some profound supernatural power, but sufficient for sharing the puppet's field of vision.
In the water mirror, light and shadow flowed and quickly stabilized, clearly revealing the scene on the other side of the portal.
The first thing that catches the eye is another large hall of similar size and style. The painted decorations on the pillars have almost completely eroded away, revealing the gray-black stone. The huge stone slabs paving the ground are even more severely cracked, with some plants even growing from the cracks, emitting a faint glow.
However, what attracts the most attention is not the somewhat dilapidated environment, but the countless objects scattered on the floor of the main hall, each shimmering with a different color of light.
Hundreds of jade boxes of varying sizes, all exquisitely crafted, were scattered haphazardly across most of the hall floor, as if swept away by a hurricane. Many of the boxes had their lids shaken open or simply shattered, revealing their contents.
The fiery red Phoenix Blood Grass, the deep blue Xuanming Ice Soul Lotus, the emerald green Azure Dragon Ginseng with natural Dao patterns on its leaves, and the golden Earth Vein Solomon's Seal that resembles a young dragon...
All sorts of sixteenth-order spiritual herbs and medicines, exuding boundless and pure spiritual energy and rich Daoist charm, were displayed without reservation in the water mirror.
Even through the water mirror, one could almost feel the overwhelming, invigorating medicinal power and vibrant life force emanating from it.
These jade boxes are made of extraordinary materials. Despite the passage of time, most of them are still warm and lustrous, and the spirit-sealing array patterns carved on them are faintly visible, showing the care of the original sealer.
The scene in the water mirror was clearly reflected in the pupils of Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu.
Cao Feiyu subconsciously covered her slightly parted lips, her clear, beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
What I saw before my eyes was beyond my imagination.
Even if only a portion of the hundreds of jade boxes contained sixteenth-grade spiritual herbs, their total value had already exceeded ten million Dao Crystals.
Within the Dan Chen Sect, any sixteenth-tier spiritual herb can be used to refine pills. Even if consumed raw, its effects are only partially diminished.
Here, these sixteenth-tier spiritual herbs were scattered all over the ground like weeds.
The grand hall beneath our feet had previously yielded millions of Dao Crystals and dozens of 16th-tier spiritual materials, already of astonishing value. The spiritual herbs before us, however, likely possess a total value far exceeding the sum of the Dao Crystals and spiritual materials collected previously.
"The areas marked in this map... could it be that every hall contains such abundant resources?" Chen Fei was both surprised and puzzled.
He had previously speculated that the map might have marked some important nodes or hidden places in the ruins, perhaps containing opportunities, but he never expected that each place would directly correspond to a warehouse full of treasures.
How wealthy was this ancient celestial court? Or were these halls each used for a specific purpose, and the map shows its core storehouse?
However, while the continuous appearance of such a massive treasure is undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity, it also means greater risks.
The first hall is guarded by vengeful demons. This second hall appears peaceful, but are primordial demons also guarding it?
"Should we have the puppet collect the spirit herbs, or should we go there ourselves?" Just then, Cao Feiyu turned her head slightly, shifting her gaze from the water mirror to Chen Fei, and asked softly.
Her voice remained cool and clear, but upon closer listening, one could detect a subtle tension. Before them lay a treasure that no cultivator at the Tai Cang Realm could afford to ignore.
But beyond the gate lay the unknown, and behind them lay an imminent, deadly threat. This decision concerned the next course of action, even life and death.
Chen Fei's gaze swept quickly across the dazzling array of spiritual herbs reflected in the water mirror and the dimly lit depths of the main hall behind the gate, his mind instantly weighing the pros and cons.
However, just as Chen Fei's lips moved slightly, about to make a decision...
"Buzz!"
A deep, heavy tremor, like the roar of an ancient behemoth, came without warning from outside the heavy palace door behind them.
The sound was not a simple loud noise, but a fluctuation mixed with spatial tremors and violent energy impact, like a heavy hammer slamming into the walls and floor of the hall.
Sparks and chaotic spiritual light burst from the cracks in the palace doors, causing the entire hall to sway slightly, and dust fell from the dome.
Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu's expressions changed slightly; their worst-case scenario had become reality at this moment.
The demonic cultivators outside have found the illusion barrier and have begun to attack it with brute force. Judging from the power contained in the fluctuations, their cultivation level has definitely reached the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm, and they are strong in the late stage.
That vast, cold, and destructive demonic energy seeped in like a tide, even through the palace gates and remaining restrictions.
"go!"
In the blink of an eye, Chen Fei didn't hesitate for a moment. He grabbed Cao Feiyu's slender wrist, took a step forward, and shot towards the newly opened pale golden portal.
The moment Chen Fei grabbed Cao Feiyu's wrist, she did not resist or hesitate at all. She pushed the Heavenly Sword Technique within her body to its limit, not only resisting the demonic pressure, but also following Chen Fei's pull to push her speed to its peak, almost walking side by side with Chen Fei.
However, the power and speed of a late-stage Tai Cang Realm expert far exceeded their previous expectations, especially when the opponent had already locked onto their target and was determined to obtain it.
"Who gave you the audacity to take my things and then try to leave?"
Just as Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu moved, a hoarse, arrogant laugh, filled with endless violence and greed, echoed clearly in the empty hall like a cold wind from the depths of hell.
The moment the voice entered their ears, Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu both felt a sharp pain in their souls, as if a cold steel needle had pierced their minds.
"Boom!"
Before the laughter subsided, the massive palace door burst open, and at the same time, a thick, cold, and terrifying pressure, like a tangible tide, instantly engulfed the entire hall.
Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu felt a sudden tightness all over their bodies, as if they had been trapped in solidified amber.
The surrounding space seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible hand, becoming incredibly solid. Their forward speed plummeted, as if they were carrying mountains on their backs; every inch they moved required immense effort, and the resistance grew ever stronger.