eurekapd Chapter 1877 Too Many Mysteries
Chapter 1877 Too Many Mysteries
Suddenly, when Master Lingxu's divine sense swept across an area to his left front, it paused slightly.
It was a relatively low-lying basin, and a strange stillness enveloped the area, as if the gray fog had frozen in place.
In the center of the basin, the remains of some ancient and dilapidated stone buildings can be vaguely seen.
More importantly, the Moonlight Guiding Token in his arms emitted a faint warmth again when it passed near that area.
“There’s something strange over there; perhaps we can take refuge there for now.” Master Lingxu said with difficulty, then immediately changed direction and descended towards the basin.
The blue-faced fox immediately followed.
Only when the three approached did they realize that the stillness of this basin stemmed from an extremely thin, yet ubiquitous, spatial stasis field.
The spatial structure here seems exceptionally stable; even the energy turbulence commonly seen in the Chaotic Sky Sea naturally bypasses or subsides when it reaches the edge of the basin.
The architectural remains in the basin have long been weathered beyond recognition, with only some stone pillar bases and broken walls still visible. The style is somewhat similar to the previous Taiyin Stone Platform, but it is more ancient and simple, and there is no trace of Taiyin aura left.
The warmth of the Moonlight Guiding Token pointed to a dark hole in the center of the basin, half-hidden by rocks, resembling a well opening.
The three landed near the well opening.
Master Lingxu investigated and found that the well was about ten feet in diameter and bottomless. The well walls were smooth, suggesting that it was man-made. There was no water vapor inside the well; instead, a dry air with a faint smell of dust slowly emerged.
“There seems to be space underground, and the spatial stasis field is even stronger…” Master Lingxu stroked his chin and judged, “Perhaps, this place can isolate some of the exploration and energy fluctuations.”
The blue-faced fox glanced back in the direction it had come from.
"We have no other choice, let's stay here."
"it is good."
Master Lingxu nodded.
Together, the two carefully slid down the well wall with the unconscious Crimson Flame Fox in their arms.
The well was very deep, and after descending about a hundred feet, the ground suddenly gave way to a dry underground stone chamber, roughly several feet in diameter.
The stone chamber was empty except for some unidentified debris piled up in the corner, which had long since weathered into ash.
Although the air is stale, it is still breathable.
The most peculiar thing is that the space in this stone chamber has an extremely strong sense of stagnation. Divine senses that extend into the stone chamber are completely blocked before they reach three zhang (approximately 10 meters), as if they are completely isolated from the outside world.
"It's safe here for now." Master Lingxu carefully put the Crimson Flame Fox down, then collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
The Green-Faced Fox collapsed to the ground. She quickly took out some pills and swallowed them. Then she examined the Crimson Flame Fox's injuries and frowned deeply: "The Crimson Flame Fox's injuries are too severe. Fire poison, metal evil, and Buddhist evil have eroded into its marrow, damaging its meridians and dantian. Its original fire seed has dimmed. It needs immediate treatment, otherwise its life may be in danger."
Master Lingxu struggled to sit up, took out a healing pill and swallowed it, and said in a deep voice, "First, stabilize his life force, and take turns to treat his injuries and expel the evil force. However... our own condition is also extremely poor, so this process will be very long and we cannot be disturbed."
The two looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.
We must save the Crimson Fox no matter what.
Just as Master Lingxu was about to send a wisp of moonlight to the Crimson Flame Fox to stabilize its heart meridian, he inadvertently glanced at the wall of the stone chamber.
There seemed to be some extremely faint marks there, almost worn away by time.
A thought struck him, and despite his weakness, he leaned closer to take a closer look.
The engravings are very ancient, with simple lines, and appear to be some kind of record or mark.
He spent a long time trying to make out the shapes, but could only barely make out a few patterns that resembled stars, and the outline of an extremely abstract door that seemed to be made up of countless tiny runes.
Beside the outline of the door, there are several more distorted characters that are even harder to decipher.
Lingxu Zhenren mobilized his remaining divine sense to carefully sense those spiritual imprints that had almost completely dissipated.
After a long silence, his body jolted violently, and he murmured in disbelief:
"This...this is ancient immortal script?!"
"Ancient Immortal Script?" The Green-Faced Fox approached in astonishment, his eyes filled with doubt.
Master Lingxu did not respond to her for the time being, but instead narrowed his eyes slightly to carefully decipher the words on them.
"These words seem to refer to a celestial observation platform, an anchor point, and a place to stay away?"
The moment he finished reading those words, Master Lingxu's heart trembled violently!
How could there be so many terrifying places in this chaotic Sky Sea?
Have they escaped into a temporary safe haven, or have they stumbled into a far more dangerous place?
The blue-faced fox couldn't help but speak up again: "Ancient immortal script? Celestial Monitoring Platform? Senior, are you sure?"
"The ancient immortal script has long been lost. The so-called immortal script that is circulating today is just a simplified version that later cultivators have made based on scattered relics... The real ancient immortal script is said to contain the true meaning of the Great Dao, and it cannot be easily deciphered or written by anyone but an immortal."
“There’s no mistake…” Master Lingxu’s voice was hoarse.
He gently brushed his fingertips along the edges of those twisted characters, feeling the Daoist charm that had almost dissipated, yet still retained a vast and profound artistic conception.
“Years ago, I saw half a broken ancient stele on the edge of an extremely dangerous void realm. The remaining text on it had the same origin as this. That was… a carrier of rules that transcended our level of cognition.”
He withdrew his finger, looked at the blue-faced fox, and smiled wryly: "It seems we've stumbled into a terrible place."
The blue-faced fox held its breath, its heart trembling uncontrollably.
A sense of tension instantly gripped her, but she tried her best to calm herself down and quickly analyzed the situation.
"The Observatory... as the name suggests, is a place for monitoring and observation. The anchor point... probably refers to the stargate anchor point."
"Do not approach... Is this a warning to those who come after, telling them not to approach the observation anchor point here, or... not to approach the observation platform itself?"
"Anything is possible." Master Lingxu slowly sat down, took another pill, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing for a moment, and then continued.
"The space here is unusually stagnant, and divine sense is isolated, which is obviously to ensure the stability and secrecy of the observation. If this is an observation station set up by an ancient force to monitor a stargate anchor point, then its age is probably far beyond our imagination."
"Perhaps even before the era of Little Western Paradise..."
He paused, opened his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in them: "The Silent Extinction Zen Temple is active in the Chaotic Void Sea, searching for and attempting to control the Star Gate anchor points. Do they know of the existence of these ancient immortal ruins?"
"Are the keys and offerings they are looking for related to these ruins?"
"Is the 'Do Not Approach' warning left here a warning of potential dangers inherent in the observed anchor point itself, or... a warning to those who come after, lest they repeat some kind of... mistake they observed?"
A series of questions flooded his mind, making the already heavily injured Master Lingxu feel dizzy.
Too little information, too many mysteries.