A month later, Ye Chen and Grandpa Jian's defenses gradually stabilized, and they officially began repairing the space passage.
As the spatial passage shrank little by little, Ye Chen was terrified and couldn't help but worry that the eighth-order dark god inside might rush out at any moment.
"What is this? The fear that the dark god left in my heart back then?" Ye Chen thought to himself, but Grandpa Jian and Hua Xiyu had both examined him carefully and found no trace of divine power remaining.
"Perhaps it's just an inner demon?" Ye Chen frowned, got up, and walked out of the Lingxiao Palace.
A Qiankun Mirror hangs high above there, capable of illuminating everything. Perhaps one can find the answer they seek through this mirror?
He had never thought of this method before, after all, even Grandpa Jian and Hua Xiyu couldn't detect it, let alone a mirror. But now, thinking of the various wonders of the Primordial Heavenly Court, he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart!
A soft white light shone from the Qiankun Mirror, enveloping Ye Chen's entire body. Whether it was an illusion or not, when he was enveloped by this white light, he clearly felt that the fear in his heart had lessened.
"As expected, there was something fishy going on!" Without even looking at the reflection in the mirror, Ye Chen already knew that this must be a contingency plan left behind by that eighth-order dark creature.
At this moment, Ye Chen, as reflected in the Qiankun Mirror, had wisps of black energy emanating from his back, enveloping him in a gloomy aura. This was the reason why he had been so afraid of eighth-order dark creatures lately.
Seeing this, Ye Chen didn't hold back and increased the operation of the Qiankun Mirror. A slightly stinging burning sensation appeared on his body, and wisps of black mist were forced out, dissipating and purifying into the air.
However, the dispersal process is very slow, and it is estimated that it will take at least several days. Fortunately, the situation in the vicinity has stabilized, so Ye Chen is not in a hurry.
"I never imagined that I would be guarding a treasure mountain without realizing it. The Heavenly Court of Lingxiao is far more powerful than I imagined!" Ye Chen exclaimed inwardly.
He hasn't opened all thirty-three heavens yet, and the rare treasures inside are far more than just the Qiankun Mirror. There's the Peach Tree, one of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth; Laozi's alchemy furnace; the South Heavenly Gate, which guards the gates of heaven; and the Matchmaker Tree, which governs marriages throughout the world...
There are so many wondrous things in the Heavenly Court, all lying quietly there, never truly utilized by him.
Ye Chen sat upright under the Qiankun Mirror, quietly accepting the baptism of its radiance and expelling the dark aura from his body.
He could almost hear the roar of the eighth-order dark god, seemingly unwilling to dissipate like this. But it was only a wisp of its aura, which could not exist in the world for long. Under the illumination of the Qiankun Mirror, it quickly vanished.
Three days later, Ye Chen returned to the Lingxiao Palace. When he looked at the source of darkness again, he felt no fear except for marveling at the depth of the dark world. His indomitable spirit returned to him once more.
"The power of an eighth-order god is truly terrifying. Just a casual mark left behind almost corrupted a seventh-order lord like me!" Ye Chen thought with lingering fear, his perception of the danger posed by an eighth-order god rising even higher.
The Thirteenth Dark Source is a newly formed dark source. Its spatial passage is not wide or stable enough, so not many powerful dark creatures or tools of dark civilizations can emerge from it. Therefore, Ye Chen and Grandpa Jian's purification work has been progressing relatively smoothly.
In just over six months, the source of darkness was completely stabilized. The rest was just a matter of time and effort, which Grandpa Jian could handle alone. Ye Chen then led his territory away from there to other star regions to resolve the crisis brought about by the tools of the dark civilization.
With the recent uprising of the dark creatures, the number of dark civilization tools roaming the starry sky has also increased. Previously, only two star systems had seen dark civilization tools, but now there are five roaming the starry sky, spreading endless dark power.
"The latest tool of the dark civilization is at the Seventh Dark Source. It's also a ghost ship, and you've dealt with it before," the mid-level lord who was relaying information to Ye Chen said, looking at him.
Only a few lords are capable of repelling the tools of the Dark Civilization, and Ye Chen's achievements are enough to make him famous among the lords.
"Another ghost ship? Do dark civilizations have many of these tools?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"Many! It can be said that they are mainly ghost ships and star trains. Of the five sources of darkness this time, there are two ghost ships and two star trains, and the last one is a floating island! There are quite a few eerie haunted houses on it!" the other party replied.
"Floating island? Haunted house?" Ye Chen frowned slightly. The tools of the dark civilization came in various forms, and floating islands were not uncommon. Ye Chen had also done some intensive study on this subject after his last visit. What seemed like an ordinary haunted house floating island was actually extremely dangerous. Even without attacks from dark creatures, an ordinary seventh-order demigod could still perish if he stepped into it.
"That's right. The dark creatures on the floating islands are mostly ghosts and undead, with a small number of fallen vampires. However, these dark creatures mostly live in or near haunted houses, so the actual number of dark creatures is not large."
"But these haunted houses should all have the same immortal attributes as the Star Train. The creatures that enter the haunted houses must also act in accordance with the rules of the haunted houses, otherwise they may be wiped out by the rules. The restrictions in this regard seem to be even more severe than those on the ghost ship!"
"However, the rules inside haunted houses are relatively simpler. For example, one haunted house has a rule that you have to sleep in a bed all night and you can't lift the blanket covering you. If you do, you risk dying!"
"What happens after we follow the rules? What changes will occur?" Ye Chen asked, frowning. Surely he wouldn't just sleep through the night and come back without any problems?
However, the other party looked helpless and said, "After following the rules, you can leave normally. There will be no other changes unless you enter another haunted house and follow the rules of this haunted house again!"
Hearing this, Ye Chen was also stunned. What was this? A creepy mini-game? A haunted house was a mini-game, and the first person to complete it was going to win?
Is this some kind of ridiculous argument?
Ye Chen's lips twitched slightly, and he could only silently put the floating islands at the end of the list.
"Alright! I got it. Let's go deal with the ghost ship now!"
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