I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 687 Breakthrough (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The group stood together, exchanged photo stones, and discussed what the chance of finding a glimmer of hope deep within their hearts might be.

After examining all the photo stones, Bai Shengjie made a small discovery: "The terrain here is actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, a golden light shot out from the Heart-Piercing Mirror at Jiang Yi's waist, piecing together the terrain recorded by the four recording stones and presenting it to everyone.

One heart, four chambers, and they are currently in the center.

Bai Shengjie's words were stuck in his throat by the Heart-Piercing Mirror, and he swallowed them back in frustration. This discovery was actually insignificant, since they already knew about the existence of the Xuanwu Heart.

The other three groups were certain that the place they had been to contained nothing but the broken stele, and that the so-called 'deep within the heart fire' must be the crystal heart center that Jiang Yi and Zhao Cangyun had seen.

"Senior Sister, let's go take a look over there together."

Zhao Cangyun turned to ask Jiang Yi, but found that Jiang Yi seemed a little absent-minded.

"What are you thinking about, Senior Sister?"

Jiang Yi snapped out of her reverie and said, "I was thinking, two hours have passed since we came down here. But from the time the Nine Emperors captured us and brought us to the underground palace, to the time they activated the altar to possess us, and then to the time they activated the Star Array, less than half an hour has passed. And right now, there's no sound from outside..."

Jiang Yi didn't know whether Hua Gu, Xin Wushuang, and Luo Qingsi had successfully destroyed a star, or if there was some other reason.

She was very worried about them, fearing that they would incur the wrath of the Nine Emperors.

"Actually, there's another possibility." Zhu Xin's voice echoed in Jiang's mind.

Jiang Yi nodded slightly, "The flow of time is different."

Zhu Xin remained silent. Jiang Yi had to consider everything. Her 'Great Dream Substitution Tribulation' was her last resort, but it could only take her back to three days ago.

If the flow of time goes wrong, the Great Dream Substitution will also fail.

"Let's go to the cave to the north."

Jiang Yi put away the Five Elements Copper Coin Formation, and everyone worked together to repel the fire beasts in the passage and arrived at the massive, mountain-like crystal heart.

"Wow~~ It's even more spectacular than what I saw in the photo stone."

Shen Puning was astonished. She slowly walked to the crystal heart and suddenly threw a punch at the crystal in front of her with all her strength. However, she was knocked back, and the crystal wall in front of her did not move at all, leaving no trace.

"so hard!"

Shen Puning grimaced and swung her wrist, stubbornly continuing to smash Jiang Yi's mayfly pillow against the crystal wall.

Seeing this, the others also approached, each displaying their unique abilities in an attempt to break the crystal wall.

Unfortunately, all the attacks landed on the crystal-clear wall, like mud sinking into the sea, without even causing a ripple.

"Harder than a turtle shell!"

Zhao Cangyun, panting heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead, his tone filled with frustration.

“Our power is ineffective against it.” Yan Kongqing frowned, the light of the Myriad Manifestations Disc in his hand dimming.

Just then, Hua Luosha glanced at everyone, rested her chin on her hand and pondered, "Have we all overlooked something? The reason we were 'chosen' and regarded as vessels for possession by the Nine Emperors' Evil Bodies is because we carry their legacy."

Mo Ling's eyes lit up. "Senior Sister Hua means that this 'Exorcism Stele' was erected by the true bodies of the Nine Emperors, and the Heart of the Black Tortoise was also imprisoned by them. So... the 'key' to opening or activating it is very likely their inheritance itself?"

“That makes perfect sense!” Bai Shengjie slammed his fist into his palm. “The true bodies of the Nine Emperors left behind their legacy to await those with the right destiny, while the evil bodies intended to destroy this heart and escape. This crystal barrier may only recognize the power of the ‘Nine Emperors’.”

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they instantly understood.

“Wait a minute,” Zhao Cangyun suddenly interrupted, “Although I have followed the Demon Emperor for a long time, I have not learned the Demon Emperor’s proper inherited techniques.”

The crowd's momentum vanished, and they all turned to look at Jiang Yi, as if she were the only one who could come up with a solution.

Jiang Yi was somewhat amused and exasperated. "It's alright, just use your own source power, and we'll give it a try." Zhao Cangyun nodded, and golden fire from the Qilin emanated from his body.

Shen Puning let out a low roar, and barbarian patterns flowed like flames under his skin, gathering violent power in his fists.

White bones spread out from beneath the feet of the Flower Rakshasa, surrounded by a chilling ghostly aura.

Mo Ling placed one hand on the crystal wall, and a brass-colored light spread from her palm, turning into the phantoms of gears and mechanisms wherever it passed.

Shang Shixu's sleeves billowed, and silver mist insects and mutated green ribbon bees formed a vortex around him.

The Myriad Manifestations Disc in front of Yan Kongqing spun rapidly, with countless mysterious runes flying and combining.

Bai Shengjie's fingertips flickered with eerie green flames, emanating an aura of life and destruction intertwined.

Jiang Yi sat cross-legged, with the Qinghui Qin (a type of zither) resting on her lap. Her right hand was poised to play the zither, while her left hand hung down by her side with her fingers pointing downwards. Green light emanated from her fingertips, which then transformed into winding vines upon landing.

Jiang Yi possesses the inheritance of both the Qin Emperor and the Qing Emperor, and must cast two spells simultaneously.

"Take action!"

Jiang Yi gave a clear shout, and the sound of the zither suddenly rose, like the clash of swords and the thunder of horses, stirring up the energy of everyone present.

Boom boom boom!
The various colors, yet equally powerful forces, under the command of the music, precisely struck the crystal heart.

This time, the results were completely different!

Cracks appeared on the indestructible, deep blue crystal wall, spreading wildly in all directions with a crackling sound. From the cracks, a deep blue light, a hundred times more dazzling than the surrounding crystal, shot out, as if something inside had been activated.

Overjoyed, everyone unleashed their full power, bombarding the crystal wall multiple times.

The cracks spread faster and denser, covering a large area of ​​the crystal heart.

Finally—bang!

The crystal wall shattered with a deafening roar, scattering countless enormous crystal fragments in all directions.

A dense, almost tangible, gray-blue spiritual energy, like a torrent that had been accumulating for millions of years, suddenly burst forth from the broken opening.

A powerful energy storm instantly swept through the entire cave, throwing everyone away and causing them to land in a sorry state.

The blue crystal clusters embedded in the cave walls shone brightly under the influence of this aura.

Those cold, hard black rock walls, like withered trees coming back to life, quickly softened and writhed, shedding their rocky texture and color to reveal the dark red veins and flesh beneath.

Not only the rock walls, but the ground beneath their feet also softened as it trembled.

It's like a withered heart that has been revived and is now full of life again.

"careful!"

Jiang Yi shouted, and everyone instinctively raised their protective qi. A surging deep blue flame erupted from the center of the shattered crystal, instantly engulfing Jiang Yi, Zhao Cangyun, and everyone else who were closest!

Under the impact of this primordial heart fire, everyone's defenses were as fragile as paper, and everything was silently annihilated the moment of contact.

But the flames did not destroy them; instead, they wrapped around their bodies and instantly solidified into hard, unbreakable crystals, rendering their resistance futile.

In the blink of an eye, in the center of the cave, eight people were imprisoned in blue crystals of various shapes.

An old, weak voice, as if slowly awakening from the end of endless years, rumbled within the enormous flesh and blood heart.

"You villains... your sins... are unforgivable!"

(End of this chapter)