Chapter 686: Taizu Tablet
The cold air in the stone chamber suddenly stagnated.
"From the moment I stepped into this place, I sensed that the spirit core was calling for help."
Yun Qingqing tapped the icy tabletop with her fingertips, and clear light spread out like ripples on water.
"You should have noticed that when I was looking up ancient books recently, the duration of my spiritual projections became shorter and shorter."
Yuan Song's skinny fingers clenched his sleeves tightly, and his knuckles turned blue and white.
"You can actually sense the state of the spirit core directly..." A trace of shock flashed across his turbid eyes, "Even us elders need the help of the star-gazing disk to observe the fluctuations of the spirit core, and..."
His voice gradually became lower, because ever since the abnormal movement of the spirit core, the fluctuations that could be observed by the star disk had become weaker and weaker, and often there was no movement at all.
Qi Mo opened his folding fan to cover the corners of his slightly raised lips, and looked at the shocked people in Langhuan Palace leisurely.
Master's spiritual power is so strong that even two thousand years ago, he was at the pinnacle of the Xuanmen sect. In today's world where spiritual energy is exhausted, it is even more shocking.
He glanced at the suddenly changed faces of those disciples and understood what was going on. These people finally understood why the index mirror could be so effective in the hands of their master.
"I see." Yuan Song sighed, "No wonder Pavilion Master Yun can analyze thousands of classics at the same time. With such a strong spiritual sense..."
He turned to the other elders and nodded imperceptibly.
A red-faced elder to his lower right suddenly slammed the table and stood up:
“Great Elder! Even if her spiritual awareness is extraordinary, the spiritual core is of great importance. How can she…”
"No need to say more." Yuan Song raised his hand to interrupt, turned around and bowed solemnly to Yun Qingqing, "To be honest, the spiritual core exhaustion has troubled Langhuan Hall for a long time. I invited Pavilion Master here today, hoping to borrow your power to resolve this disaster."
With his palm facing upward, the ball of Taixu Spiritual Essence slowly floated towards Yun Qingqing:
"This item can be used as a deposit. If Pavilion Master is willing to lend a helping hand, Langhuan Palace will definitely reward you generously."
The spiritual marrow, with flowing silver light, was suspended in front of Yun Qingqing, and the nebula-like substance inside was slowly rotating.
Yun Qingqing nodded, raised her hand and put the Taixu Lingsui into the Lingyu ring.
"Now let's go to where the spirit core is." Yun Qingqing put away the Taixu Spirit Essence and turned to walk towards the west wall of the stone chamber.
Several elders were surprised again and exchanged glances with each other, with both doubt and hope in their eyes.
You know, the spirit core has been hidden in the void for a long time, and they have only been able to barely observe its fluctuations with the help of the star disk, but have never been able to find its real location.
But now looking at Yun Qingqing's performance, she actually knows where the spirit core is?
Everyone hurried to follow, and Yun Qingqing stopped in front of an inconspicuous green jade brick in front of the wall.
"Uh..." Yuan Song hesitated, "There is no road here..."
But before he could finish his words, Yun Qingqing raised his right hand slightly, drew a few tiny golden runes in the air, and then disappeared into the jade brick.
In an instant, the entire stone wall rippled like water, revealing a deep corridor.
"How is this possible!" the red-faced elder exclaimed, "We pass by this wall dozens of times every day, how could we have never discovered this road..."
"Because the spirit core is protecting itself." Yun Qingqing was about to step inside, but suddenly turned around and glanced at everyone present.
"It takes everyone's strength to repair the spirit core," she said to Yuan Song, "Let all the disciples from Langhuan Hall come together."
Yuan Song and the entire Elders' Council were eager to find the location of the spirit core and repair it as soon as possible, so they had no objections. Everyone followed Yun Qingqing into the deep corridor.
The corridor is deep and quiet, with countless tiny crystals inlaid on the stone walls on both sides, emitting a faint fluorescence.
As the crowd moved forward, the crystals seemed to be sensed and gradually lit up, illuminating the corridor as brightly as a galaxy.
"These are..." A young disciple couldn't help but reach out to touch the crystal stones on the wall.
"Stop." Yun Qingqing said coldly, "These are the spiritual energy veins extending from the spiritual core. If you touch them rashly, you will lose spiritual energy faster."
The disciple was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand, and the light of the crystal stone dimmed a little.
Qi Mo waved his folding fan and looked around with interest:
"Master, the arrangement of these crystals... is it a star map?"
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"The star map is the structural foundation of this small world, and the spirit core supports the operation of the star map. It has been trying to repair itself, but..."
Qi Mo saw that she stopped talking halfway and wanted to ask something, but he noticed that Yun Qingqing's eyes were slightly cold. He understood something in his heart, gave up the idea of asking, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Several elders were waiting for Yun Qingqing to continue. Seeing that she had no intention of continuing, Elder Yuan Song was about to speak, but saw a faint light flashing on Yun Qingqing's fingertips. She gently drew a tiny rune in the air and lightly pointed forward.
The runes sank into the air, causing ripples.
"Follow me." Yun Qingqing spoke in a light voice, stepped into the void ripples, and disappeared into the air.
Everyone stared at this scene with wide eyes and was unable to react for a moment.
Until Qi Mo chuckled and took a step forward:
"What are you waiting for?"
After saying this, he stepped into the ripples in the air and disappeared.
Everyone then woke up from their dream, Yuan Song hurriedly followed, and the people behind him also filed in.
In the next moment, Yuan Song felt a flash before his eyes, and when he looked again, he was already under a vast starry sky.
"This is..." Yuan Song looked around in shock, "A secret place in this small world?"
Above the dome, the stars are rotating; on the ground beneath your feet, the spiritual mist is lingering.
In the center of this space, a huge ball of silver-white light was suspended. Its surface was covered with spider-web-like cracks, and it was constantly emitting bits of spiritual light.
“Spirit…Spirit core!”
"It really is the Small World Spirit Core..."
The elders who came later showed joy on their faces and couldn't help but exclaimed.
Yuan Song couldn't help but wanted to go forward and take a closer look, but Yun Qingqing raised her hand to stop him.
"Don't go over there, it can't stand the stimulation now!"
Yuan Song and the others who were getting excited suddenly stopped and their faces became serious again.
"This... Pavilion Master Yun, what should we do now?"
After they confirmed that Yun Qingqing's spiritual awareness was powerful, their attitude towards her had become much more polite. When she really found the spiritual core, their politeness was even more respectful.
"Wait a moment, let me go over and take a look." Yun Qingqing walked forward slowly.
He stopped in front of the spirit core, touched the silver light with his fingertips, closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, then spoke softly:
"Sure enough...it's more serious than I thought."
She turned and looked at Yuan Song:
"I need three things: Starlight Sand, Mysterious Condensation Dew, and..."
Yun Qingqing paused for a moment and spoke slowly:
"Your great ancestor's tablet."
Everyone's faces suddenly changed, and Yuan Song was even more shocked and puzzled:
"Master Yun, what do you mean? What does the tablet of our Langhuan Palace's ancestor have to do with repairing the small world's spiritual core?"
Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at him:
"Of course it is related. This small world was originally created by your clan's great ancestor. As long as I get the tablet, I will have a way to restore the spirit core to its original state."
Yuan Song exchanged glances with the other six elders, and for a moment he couldn't make up his mind.
Qi Mo looked at them hesitating and said in confusion:
"It's just using the tablet. Compared with repairing the small world that your Langhuan Palace relies on for survival, even if this tablet has a secret, you should know which is more important, right?"
What he said was of course correct, but the expressions of the elders were still complicated, and they were hesitant and unable to make up their minds.
Yun Qingqing suddenly spoke in a calm voice:
"If you are hesitating because you are afraid of exposing the secret of Langhuan Palace, then there is no need to worry. Let me make things clear..."
She looked at the elders and spoke in a voice that was neither loud nor soft, but shocking like a bolt from the blue:
"The tablet of the great ancestor I am referring to is your ancestor from more than 2,000 years ago..."
"Ji Xuanyuan."
As soon as these words were spoken, the pupils of all the members of Langhuan Palace present dilated and gasped.
Yun Qingqing looked at Yuan Song, who was so shocked that he was speechless, and said calmly:
"In fact, 'Yuan' is not your real surname. The true identity of you members of Langhuan Palace is the Xuanyuan clan that disappeared hundreds of years ago, right?"
Yuan Song, no, Xuanyuan Song looked at her dully:
"How... do you know this?"
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