Zhu Xian: Qingyun Sword Immortal, start with Lu Xueqi

Chapter 68: Bleeding Cave: Heavenly Book
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Biyao nodded. "Yes, I think so. It seems that we have to follow the story described by these runes to find clues to open this door."

The two returned to the stone door again and began to try to open the door according to the rune arrangement they had deduced. As they tried, they carefully observed the stone door's reaction, fearing that it would trigger some mechanism.

After a period of trial and error, they finally found the correct order of runes. The runes on the stone door suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and then slowly opened.

"Success!" Zhang Yuan shouted excitedly.

Biyao also showed a look of joy. "Great, we can finally go in and see the secrets of the Bleeding Cave."

However, at this critical moment, Zhang Yuan quickly gathered his thoughts and realized that now was not the time to indulge in personal emotions. He took a deep breath, turned to Biyao and said, "Biyao, we have to be careful. Although the stone door has been opened, there may still be unknown dangers inside."

Biyao also realized this, she nodded gently, her eyes revealing determination and caution. The two looked at each other, conveying unspoken trust and encouragement to each other.

They walked carefully into the space behind the stone door and found that there was indeed a clear pool of water in front of them. The pool was surrounded by strange plants, which emitted a faint fluorescence, making the whole space look like a dream.

"It looks like this pool of water is not simple." Bi Yao said softly, her eyes searching around the pool for possible dangers.

Zhang Yuan nodded and looked around, trying to find a safe passage. However, except for the pool, they seemed to have no other way.

"Looks like we have to swim over there." Zhang Yuan said as he began to take off his clothes and prepare to go into the water.

Biyao did the same, but she felt a little uneasy. Although she was a good swimmer, she still felt a little uneasy facing this unknown pool of water.

The two jumped into the pool one after another, and the cold water instantly enveloped them. They swam forward with all their might, avoiding obstacles in the water from time to time.

Finally, they swam to the other side. Zhang Yuan was the first to go ashore. He shook off the water droplets on his body, then turned to look at Bi Yao.

At this time, because of the water, Biyao's clothes were tightly attached to her body, revealing her curves, and she looked extremely sexy. Zhang Yuan only took a quick glance and couldn't look away. Biyao was so beautiful. She was so beautiful that she was beyond compare, and so beautiful that she was peerless.

"Biyao, you are so beautiful." Zhang Yuan couldn't help but speak.

Hearing this, Bi Yao's face flushed. She quickly straightened her clothes, with a bit of shyness and anger in her eyes. "Zhang Yuan, stop teasing me. We should find the secret here first."

Zhang Yuan realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly retracted his gaze, coughing dryly to cover up his embarrassment. "Ahem, you're right, we have to keep moving forward."

The two continued to explore, and the space behind the pool gradually became wider. They found an ancient palace built of bluestone, with intricate patterns carved on the walls of the palace, which seemed to record a piece of ancient history.

"Why is there a skeleton here???" Zhang Yuan asked puzzledly.

"Could it be the body of the black-hearted old man?" Bi Yao replied.

Zhang Yuan and Bi Yao looked at each other, curiosity and vigilance flashing in each other's eyes. The appearance of this skeleton undoubtedly added a bit of mystery and gloom to this ancient palace.

"We have to be careful." Bi Yao said softly. She slowly walked towards the skeleton and observed it carefully. The skeleton's clothes were already tattered, but it could be vaguely seen that it was once a luxurious piece of clothing. In its hand, it seemed to be tightly holding a broken jade pendant.

Zhang Yuan walked to Biyao's side. He stared at the jade pendant and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. "This jade pendant... I seem to have seen it somewhere."

Hearing this, Bi Yao raised her head and looked at Zhang Yuan. "Have you seen him? Where?"

Zhang Yuan frowned and tried to recall. "I remember now. This is on the stone carvings outside the Bleeding Cave. I have seen similar patterns before."

Biyao's eyes lit up. "So, this jade pendant may be related to the secret of the Bleeding Cave?"

Zhang Yuan nodded. "It's very likely. We have to keep looking for clues."

The two walked around the skeleton and continued to go deeper into the palace. They found that the palace was full of stone chambers, each of which contained some ancient artifacts and scrolls. These artifacts were engraved with complex runes, and seemed to contain some mysterious power.

They opened the stone chambers one by one and searched every corner carefully. In one of the stone chambers, they found a yellowed scroll with an ancient magic technique recorded on it. Although they did not intend to practice this technique, this record provided them with some clues about the Bleeding Cave.

Continuing forward, they came to a relatively spacious stone chamber. In the center of the stone chamber stood a huge altar with some strange runes engraved on it. Above the altar, an iron box was quietly hanging in the air, seemingly supported by some force.

"Look, an iron box!" Zhang Yuan pointed at the iron box in the air and shouted excitedly.

Biyao walked to the altar, staring at the runes, trying to understand their meaning. "These runes... are very mysterious. They are runes used by the magic path to protect important supplies. I have a hunch that there must be something very important in the iron box."

Biyao took a deep breath, her eyes revealing determination. She knew that in order to unlock the secret of the iron box, she had to crack the runes on the altar first. And these runes were obviously not ordinary runes. They contained the power of magic and required a specific method to unlock.

She looked around, searching for possible clues. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a strange plant - the Sad Flower, which emitted a faint fluorescence and seemed to have some subtle connection with the runes on the altar.

"Zhang Yuan, look at this sad flower. It seems to echo the runes on the altar." Bi Yao said, pointing at the sad flower.

Zhang Yuan also observed the sad flower carefully after hearing this. He indeed found that there seemed to be some mysterious connection between this plant and the rune on the altar. "Could it be that we need to use this sad flower to unlock the rune?" Zhang Yuan guessed.

Biyao nodded, she slowly walked towards the sad flower and carefully picked it off. Then, she walked to the altar and placed the sad flower in the center of the rune.

The sad flower emitted a dazzling light, and then it resonated strongly with the rune. As the light flickered, the rune gradually became clearer, and finally formed a complete pattern.

"Success!" Biyao shouted excitedly.

Zhang Yuan also showed a look of joy. He stared at the iron box on the altar, hoping that it would be opened.

Sure enough, as the runes were unlocked, the iron box slowly landed on the altar. Biyao stretched out her hand to open the iron box, and saw a black bead lying inside. The surface of the bead exuded a faint black gas, which seemed to contain some kind of evil power.

However, just as Bi Yao was about to pick up the bead, a strong black gas suddenly surged out of the bead and rushed straight to her face. Bi Yao was caught off guard and was hit by the black gas. She instantly felt dizzy and her body was shaky.

"Bi Yao!" Zhang Yuan was horrified. He quickly stepped forward to support Bi Yao, while looking at the beads in the iron box vigilantly.

The black gas on the surface of the bead became thicker and thicker, and finally turned into a black liquid, dripping onto the altar. And this black liquid was the Black Heart Corpse Poison!
Bi Yao was hit by the Black Heart Poison, and the Sad Flower withered instantly, turning into a pool of black powder. She looked at the powder in her hand, feeling so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

"Biyao, are you okay?" Zhang Yuan asked anxiously.

Bi Yao shook her head, trying to keep herself awake, and then looked at Zhang Yuan: "I'm fine. It's just a pity for this sad flower, which was given to me by my father."

Zhang Yuan: "There's something on top of the iron box! It looks like a bell. Take a look."

Bi Yao resisted the discomfort and reluctantly turned her eyes to the iron box. As expected, in a corner of the iron box, there lay a delicate little bell. The bell was made of an unknown metal, emitting a faint blue light, and was engraved with complex and ancient patterns. Every detail revealed its extraordinaryness.

"This bell..." Bi Yao whispered softly, reaching out to pick it up slowly. The moment the bell was in her hand, a warm energy came from her palm, which lifted her spirits, and the dizziness caused by the black heart corpse poison seemed to be alleviated a little.

Zhang Yuan felt relieved when he saw this, but he still didn't dare to be careless: "Biyao, this bell looks unusual, maybe it can help you."

Bi Yao nodded slightly and looked at the bell in her hand carefully. She tried to shake it gently, and the bell made a clear and pleasant sound, with a hint of mysterious power in the sound, which made the air around it seem to tremble.

"This ringing sound... has a feeling of purifying the soul." Bi Yao said in surprise. She closed her eyes and felt the wonderful changes brought by the ringing sound. As the ringing sound continued, the black heart corpse poison in her body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and slowly discharged from the body.

Zhang Yuan was stunned watching from the side. He didn't expect that this small bell could have such a magical effect. He couldn't help but ask: "Biyao, what is the name of this bell? Where is it from?"

Biyao opened her eyes, with a strange light flashing in them: "I don't know its name, but it is obviously an extremely valuable treasure. Perhaps it was left by the owner of this ancient palace to protect this place from evil."

At this point, Bi Yao suddenly remembered something. She looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "Do you remember the magic skills we saw in the stone chamber? This bell may be related to those skills, and may even be the key to restraining the power of magic."

Zhang Yuan was moved when he heard this: "If this is true, then haven't we found an important weapon to fight against the black-hearted old man?"

Bi Yao nodded, with a long-lost smile on her face: "Yes, and I feel that this bell can also help me recover my strength and fight against the black heart corpse poison."

As she spoke, Bi Yao gently shook the bell again. The sound of the bell echoed in the air. Her face gradually regained its rosy color, and the black heart corpse poison in her body was completely eliminated.

"That's great, Biyao, you're okay!" Zhang Yuan said excitedly. He held Biyao's hand tightly, his eyes full of concern and joy.

Biyao 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 would have collapsed long ago."

The two smiled at each other, and their mutual understanding and trust were sublimated at this moment. They knew that no matter how many difficulties and challenges there were ahead, as long as they moved forward hand in hand, nothing could 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 deeper into the palace with the little bell.

Zhang Yuan and Bi Yao 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 chamber became heavier, mixed with the ancient and mysterious atmosphere, which made people feel awe involuntarily.

"This should be the core of the Bleeding Cave." Zhang Yuan whispered, his eyes searching around the stone chamber, and finally fixed 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.

Bi Yao followed closely behind. With her sharp eyes, 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.

When I got closer, I saw some complicated runes carved on the stone wall, and in the center of these runes, the outline of an ancient book suddenly appeared - that was the legendary magic holy book, the Book of Heaven!
He pretended to be surprised and puzzled, turned around and asked Bi Yao: "Is this... the legendary heavenly book? But why is it here?"

Bi Yao stared at the Heavenly Book, with a complicated look in her eyes. She said softly: "The Heavenly Book is the supreme treasure of the magic way. It is said to contain endless magic power and wisdom. But since ancient times, its whereabouts has been a mystery. I didn't expect it to be hidden here, so secretly."

"Is the Heavenly Book... really that powerful?" Zhang Yuan asked with pretended curiosity. He wanted to know more about the Heavenly Book so that he could better deal with possible dangers.

Bi Yao nodded, her expression becoming serious: "Yes, the power of the Heavenly Book is beyond imagination. It can not only make the cultivator's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, but also unlock many forbidden techniques. But at the same time, it is also full of temptations and dangers. If you are not careful, you will fall into the devil's way and there is no way back."

Zhang Yuan stared at the heavenly book on the stone wall, his heart surging with indescribable excitement and curiosity. He slowly stretched out his hand, and gently touched the marks with his fingertips, as if he could feel an ancient and powerful force flowing through his fingertips. He took a deep breath, turned his head and looked at Bi Yao, his eyes flashing with determination.

(End of this chapter)