NABC Chapter 2133 The Fall of the Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 2133 The Fall of the Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 2133 The Fall of the Heavenly Emperor
In the jade box on the left, there lies a spiritual herb that is entirely green, as if carved from jade, with seven narrow leaves. The leaves are dotted with golden light, like stars. It is called the Seven-Leaf Star Grass, an extremely rare sixteenth-grade superior spiritual medicine that nourishes the soul and repairs damage to the divine consciousness.
In the jade box on the right is a fungus that resembles a lingzhi mushroom but is blood red in color and has natural cloud-like patterns on its surface. It is called Blood-Patterned Red Lingzhi, a sixteenth-grade superior holy medicine that greatly replenishes qi and blood, strengthens the body, and repairs physical damage. It has a miraculous effect on Cao Feiyu's injury, which has damaged the source of her internal organs.
Although the jade boxes behind were not opened, the medicinal fragrance emanating from them was also quite remarkable, clearly indicating that they were at least mid-grade sixteenth-rank healing or auxiliary spiritual herbs.
Cao Feiyu looked at the jade boxes filled with spiritual energy, especially the two top-grade sixteenth-rank spiritual herbs that had miraculous effects on her injuries, and a look of surprise appeared on her beautiful face.
She wanted to decline, as these spiritual herbs were far too precious, especially the two top-grade ones, which would be enough to cause a frenzy among late-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivators in the outside world. But the words stuck in her throat.
"Senior sister, I have a favor to ask."
"What is it?" Cao Feiyu asked immediately, as long as she could do it, she would never refuse.
Chen Fei carefully considered his words and said, "The upgrade of my puppet requires a main ingredient of superior quality at the sixteenth rank. Didn't we find a Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade before? It is precisely superior quality at the sixteenth rank, and its attributes are quite compatible..."
He looked at Cao Feiyu with a sincere gaze: "I wonder if Senior Sister would be so kind as to lend me this item temporarily to improve my array puppet?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Feiyu looked at Chen Fei with a wry smile. Her smile softened the paleness caused by her injuries, making her appear exceptionally beautiful. "Don't talk about borrowing or exchanging. If you need it, just take it. Besides, the spiritual herbs you brought out are even more valuable. So, should I also ask to borrow them from you, Junior Brother?"
With that, she lightly raised her hand, and a ray of light flew out from her sleeve, slowly landing in front of Chen Fei.
The spiritual light was no bigger than a fist, yet it was exceptionally heavy. Its surface was naturally covered with mysterious silver patterns, like the veins of a starry sky. It exuded a rich Geng metal aura and a calm and profound spiritual fluctuation. It was the extremely precious sixteenth-grade superior spiritual material, Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade.
"In that case, thank you very much, Senior Sister. You should also heal your injuries quickly!" Chen Fei smiled and accepted the spiritual materials.
Seeing Chen Fei accept the Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade, Cao Feiyu's smile deepened. She looked at Chen Fei, her eyes clear and bright, filled with gratitude and a tacit understanding that needed no words, and said softly, "Alright, then I will begin healing. Thank you, Junior Brother!"
Chen Fei smiled and nodded: "Senior Sister, I will protect you. Once your injuries have stabilized, we will leave this place and find a safer location to discuss things further."
Cao Feiyu nodded and said no more. She immediately sat down cross-legged, took out a relatively mild 16th-grade mid-level spiritual herb and swallowed it. She then began to circulate her cultivation technique to guide the medicinal power and nourish her damaged meridians and internal organs.
Chen Fei walked to the vicinity of the entrance to the side hall, found a shady spot to sit cross-legged, and while releasing his divine sense to monitor the surrounding movements, he pondered his next move.
A moment of silence fell, broken only by Cao Feiyu's slightly rapid but gradually steady breathing, and the occasional hollow echoes coming from outside the hall, seemingly from nowhere.
Inside the side hall, time passed quietly in silence. Cao Feiyu sat cross-legged, her body enveloped in a faint icy blue halo, a protective aura generated by the self-circulating cultivation technique she practiced.
She held the blood-patterned red fungus in her hand, which was visibly fading.
Strands of pure, crimson medicinal power, brimming with vital energy, flowed like gentle streams through her palms, slowly entering her body. They traveled along specific meridian pathways, nourishing her damaged internal organs and repairing minor cracks.
Another seven-leaf star grass hovered three inches in front of her brow, emitting a warm, emerald-green starlight that seeped into her ancestral aperture sea of consciousness, soothing her soul, which had been slightly damaged by the forced activation of her divine sense.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fei suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, looked up at the sky outside the dome of the side hall, his brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
An indescribable chill and deathly stillness, as if capable of freezing the soul, was quietly growing and spreading.
"The dark side of the ruins... is about to appear," Chen Fei murmured to himself, his voice unusually clear in the quiet side hall.
At that moment, Cao Feiyu slowly finished her practice. The icy blue aura around her subsided, and some color returned to her face. Although she was still sickly pale, she was much better than before when she was swaying precariously.
She opened her beautiful eyes, and the light in them became more refined. Clearly, the Blood-Veined Crimson Ganoderma and the Seven-Leaf Star Grass were extremely effective, greatly alleviating her injuries.
Upon hearing Chen Fei's words, Cao Feiyu was slightly taken aback. She then focused her attention on sensing her surroundings, and after a moment, the same solemn expression appeared on her beautiful face.
"nightside……"
Cao Feiyu whispered, naturally noticing the gradually intensifying, chilling, and deathly aura that made even the soul uneasy. "Recently, the Yin aspect has not only been lasting for significantly longer, but it has also begun to show signs before it appears. Unlike before, when the Yin and Yang transformation was sudden and without warning, completing in an instant."
This is not good news. The arrival of the dark side means that the vengeful demons in the ruins will become more active and powerful, and various natural danger zones and perilous places will become even more dangerous.
More importantly, the rules of the yin side are different from those of the yang side, which can suppress the perception and circulation of the vital energy of normal living beings, and even breed inner demons.
While the presence of omens gives explorers some time to prepare, it also signifies that the forces of darkness are strengthening, or that some balance within the ruins themselves is being disrupted, making them more unstable and dangerous.
"Senior Sister, how are your injuries?" Chen Fei turned to Cao Feiyu and asked with concern. He could sense that Cao Feiyu's breathing had become much more stable, but she was still far from fully recovered.
"It's about 30-40% done. You can start fighting now, but you can't fight for too long, and you also need to avoid getting seriously injured again," Cao Feiyu said truthfully. Her voice was soft, but she was no longer weak.
The effects of the sixteenth-grade superior spiritual herb were indeed extraordinary. In a short time, it had pulled her back from the brink of collapse and restored some of her combat strength. However, she was still far from her peak condition.
Chen Fei nodded; it was already a stroke of luck that he had been able to recover some of his combat strength.
He stood up, his gaze sweeping across the increasingly ominous sky outside the side hall, and said decisively, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. The yin energy is approaching, and although this place is remote, it may not be safe. We need to find a more secure place to take refuge as soon as possible. Observing the flow of energy here, I think there seems to be a place with treacherous terrain to the northeast, which we might be able to explore."
Chen Fei's so-called observation of the flow of Qi is not simply feng shui, but rather a combination of the Indestructible True Light Mirror's keen perception of energy flow.
“Okay!” Cao Feiyu nodded without hesitation.
She was now convinced of Chen Fei's judgment, especially after everything that had happened. She mustered her strength to suppress the lingering pain in her body, stood up, and held the Autumn Water Sword in her hand. Her cold eyes looked at Chen Fei. "Let's go."
Without further hesitation, the two transformed into two streaks of light, one after the other, silently darting out of the side hall and disappearing into the boundless darkness and ruins of the ancient site.
Chen Fei led the way, sometimes weaving through the gaps between collapsed palaces, sometimes skimming over the dry riverbeds of underground rivers, and sometimes flying over towering ruins, trying to avoid areas with unusually intense energy fluctuations.
Cao Feiyu followed closely behind. Although she was still recovering from serious injuries, her movements were still light and agile, keeping up with Chen Fei without falling behind.
As she traveled, she secretly regulated her breathing, trying her best to refine the remaining medicinal herbs in her body, while also vigilantly observing her surroundings.
She could feel the chilling, deathly atmosphere in the air slowly intensifying, and the sky seemed to grow even darker, with leaden clouds hanging low as if about to press down on the ground.
The dark side of the ruins is gradually approaching.
Having traversed hundreds of thousands of miles of shattered mountains and rivers, Chen Fei suddenly stopped at the edge of a rift valley that resembled a scar on the earth.
This rift valley is hundreds of feet wide and bottomless. The rock walls on both sides were not formed naturally, but seemed to have been torn apart by a tremendous force.
Even now, faint but destructive fragments of law still linger at the edge of the crack. Just getting close to them causes a stinging sensation on the skin and a tremor in the soul.
Deep within the rift valley, an aura of malevolence and death lingers, and faint echoes of ancient battle cries and shouts can be heard.
"This is it," Chen Fei said in a deep voice, looking down at the deep rift valley below.
In his perception, although the malevolent aura and deathly intent were strong in this place, the energy flow was relatively stable, without any chaotic nodes that could erupt at any time.
More importantly, the remaining fragments of destructive laws and dense malevolent energy here have a natural effect of interfering with and suppressing the spiritual senses of other living beings, making it a decent temporary resting place.
"Such a dense aura of malevolence and the remaining fragments of laws... There must have been an earth-shattering battle here back then, and a powerful expert who surpassed the Tai Cang Realm must have perished here." Cao Feiyu looked at the rift valley, a trace of fear flashing in her beautiful eyes.
Although those remaining fragments of laws had long since decayed over countless years, the profound meaning they contained still made her heart pound with fear.
Chen Fei nodded. "Ordinary cultivators or creatures from the ruins would not want to approach such a place filled with malevolent energy and disordered laws unless absolutely necessary. We just need to carefully avoid those active streams of law fragments."
Without another word, the two figures blurred and, clinging to the steep rock face, stealthily made their way into the depths of the rift valley.
The further down you go, the dimmer the light becomes. The dense, oppressive aura of malevolence and death almost forms a tangible black mist. Traveling through it is like being immersed in cold ink. All senses are suppressed, and you can only rely on your divine sense to barely find your way.
On the rock face, one can occasionally see huge and broken fragments of weapons deeply embedded in the stone, or huge, weathered bones embedded in the rock strata, silently telling the story of the brutality of that great battle.
Finally, deep within the rift valley, they found a natural stone platform surrounded by walls on three sides, accessible only by a narrow passage. The platform was located behind a crack in the rock wall, in a secluded spot, and was shielded by a protruding boulder overhead, forming a natural semi-enclosed space.
The stone platform was relatively flat, and the remaining malevolent energy and fragments of laws were relatively sparse.
"This will do." Chen Fei stepped down from the stone platform and carefully examined the surroundings again, confirming that there were no hidden dangers or signs of recent activity by other living beings.
Cao Feiyu landed as well, glanced around briefly, and nodded. Although the environment here was harsh, with malevolent energy invading the body and requiring constant circulation of Yuan energy to resist, the concealment was excellent, making it a good place to hide and heal under the current circumstances.
Without further delay, she sat cross-legged in the center of the stone platform, took another mid-grade sixteenth-rank spiritual herb to aid in healing, and began to fully circulate her energy to refine the medicinal power and restore as much strength as possible.
Chen Fei stood at the edge of the stone platform, gazing at the surging, thick black mist of malevolent energy outside, his eyes calm and undisturbed. With a slight thought, a portion of his consciousness sank into the Void Realm.
In the Realm of Return to Nothingness, the figure of the Night Demon Warrior is suspended in mid-air, and in front of it is the array puppet.
At this moment, the puppet was enveloped in a dense, impenetrable dark golden light, which was the essence energy formed after the Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade and several other sixteenth-grade mid-level spiritual materials were refined.
The Night Demon Warrior continuously formed profound and complex hand seals. Each seal drew upon the primordial power within the Void Realm, merging into the dark golden light and causing a dramatic transformation in the structure of the puppet.
On the surface of the array puppet, a material shimmering with a mixture of metallic and jade-like luster is being generated. The core array patterns within it, under the control of the Night Demon Warrior, are being continuously optimized, expanded, and strengthened, becoming more complex and profound, perfectly complementing the new material.
A subtle fluctuation, several levels stronger than before, is slowly awakening from within the array puppet.
"With the sixteenth-grade superior spiritual material, Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade, as the main material framework, plus several other sixteenth-grade mid-grade spiritual materials as filling and veins, combined with the Heavenly Craftsmanship forging ability..."
Chen Fei's consciousness watched this scene closely. "It's more than enough to upgrade the array puppet from a low-grade sixteenth rank to a mid-grade sixteenth rank. In fact, its potential and malleability are even better than expected."
The reason he asked Cao Feiyu for the Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade was not only to get her to accept the spiritual herbs he gave her, but also because the properties of this spiritual material were extremely compatible with the array puppet.
The Purple Mansion Dao Source Jade is incredibly tough and possesses excellent compatibility and amplification effects for energy conduction. As the main framework of the upgraded array puppet, it can greatly enhance its defensive capabilities and energy output efficiency. At this moment, the effect is indeed remarkable.
At the current pace, the upgrade of the array puppet will be completed in a little while, much faster than expected.
After exiting the Realm of Return to Nothingness, Chen Fei regained his composure. He glanced at Cao Feiyu, who was focused on healing. The icy blue aura surrounding her was more solid than before, and her aura was steadily improving, indicating that her healing was progressing smoothly.
The power of a sixteenth-grade superior healing herb is indeed remarkably effective for cultivators in the mid-stage of the Tai Cang Realm, as long as their fundamental essence is not irreversibly damaged.
Although Cao Feiyu's injuries were severe, they did not truly affect the source of her life. Nourished by the sacred medicine, Blood-Veined Crimson Ganoderma, her recovery speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Chen Fei walked to the vicinity of the stone platform entrance and sat down with his back against the cold rock wall.
He stopped cultivating and instead focused most of his attention on vigilance. At the same time, he took out a jade slip he had obtained earlier and sent a wisp of his divine sense into it.
Time seemed to lose its meaning at the bottom of this deep, silent rift, leaving only the thick, malevolent energy flowing silently and Cao Feiyu's steady breathing.
The information recorded in the jade slip in Chen Fei's hand was mostly incomplete. It seemed to be a record of daily affairs in a side hall of the ancient Heavenly Court. It was not of great value, but he still patiently flipped through it.
I don't know how much time passed.
"Waaah..."
A strange murmur, seemingly coming from the far reaches of time and space, or perhaps resounding directly in the depths of his soul, suddenly rang in Chen Fei's ears without warning.
The voice was deep and filled with an indescribable malice and temptation, as if countless voices overlapped and whispered in one's ear, telling of the darkest desires and the most vicious curses in the world.
Chen Fei paused slightly in his hand holding the jade slip, and slowly raised his head.
In that instant, the entire world seemed to be suddenly shrouded in a thick black veil by an invisible hand.
The once unchanging sky suddenly turned pitch black. The remaining, faintly glowing fragments of malevolent energy and laws within the rift valley stood out starkly in the impenetrable darkness, flickering eerily like will-o'-the-wisps.
The chilling, deathly stillness that filled the air instantly increased more than tenfold.
The icy chill, seemingly capable of freezing the soul, ignored the protective energy and seeped into the very bones.
The dense aura of death, like a tangible tide, surged from every crevice and shadow in the rift valley, instantly filling every inch of space.
The eerie whispers in my ears grew clearer and more intense, as if countless indescribable beings were awakening from their slumber, opening their eyes in the darkness, and greedily peering into the souls of the living.
The dark side of the ancient celestial ruins has descended.
Moreover, just as Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu sensed, this time the power of the Yin side far surpassed that of the past. The pure darkness and bone-chilling cold were almost suffocating.
Moreover, when the divine sense touched the darkness and deathly aura of the outside world, it felt a stinging and sluggish sensation of being polluted and eroded.
"The dark side has arrived, be careful." Chen Fei's deep voice rang out in the darkness, tinged with a hint of solemnity.
He put away the jade slip, stood up, and a faint golden light quietly appeared in his eyes. The Undying True Light Mirror had already started operating on its own, protecting his sea of consciousness and resisting the pervasive eerie whispers and deathly aura.
As darkness descended, Cao Feiyu's icy blue aura fluctuated violently, and a look of pain flashed across her face.
The influence of the yin energy was clearly greater on her than on Chen Fei, not only because her injuries had not yet healed, but also because the residual malevolent energy and the cold, deathly energy in this place shared the same origin, creating a strange resonance and erosion on her cultivation technique.