ragginovel Chapter 63 Golden Pages
Chapter 63 Golden Pages
The two flew above the scalding lava for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, without finding anything unusual along the way.
Until they reached the very center of the lava lake.
Mu Chunfeng's gaze fell on a circular stone ring, a hundred feet wide, not far away.
The stone ring, made entirely of an unknown black rock, floated silently on the churning lava, remaining completely still despite the scalding lava, without leaving even a trace of heat.
It is called a stone ring because it is hollow, and in its very center is a fiery tree, entirely crimson, rising from the boiling magma.
A lustrous crimson light flowed across the surface of the tree trunk, and extremely pure fire-attribute energy circulated within it like blood.
Moreover, there wasn't a single green leaf on the branches; instead, there were clusters of vibrant, flame-like blossoms. From a distance, it looked as if the entire canopy was ablaze, radiating a chilling heat.
Just as Mu Chunfeng flew to within ten feet of the stone ring, the fire tree suddenly unleashed an incomparably powerful spiritual energy fluctuation!
"Bang!"
An invisible wave of energy spread out, and Mu Chunfeng, caught off guard, was blasted back more than ten feet.
He finally managed to steady himself, but a sudden chill ran through him.
Only when he was struck by this force did Mu Chunfeng finally remember something.
The aura permeating this place was not purely fire-based, but rather something he was extremely familiar with—pure yang energy!
"Especially the aura emanating from that fiery tree is very similar to the aura emanating from the Three Yang Sword talisman!"
At this moment, the Snow Demon suddenly flashed in front of Mu Chunfeng, and with his ice-attribute magic power running at full force, he erected a thick ice-blue shield that firmly enveloped the two of them.
The temperature seemed to have increased several times over after that burst of pure Yang energy.
Even the protective aura that Mu Chunfeng initially maintained outside his body was scorched and crackled.
Only the Snow Demon's ice-attribute shield can barely withstand this terrifying high temperature.
Mu Chunfeng was inside the ice enclosure, his gaze fixed solemnly on the fiery tree that was quietly burning on the lava.
It seems this is the real secret here.
After what had just happened, he dared not fly fast anymore. The two of them, separated by the ice cover, began to cautiously probe forward.
With each step closer to the fiery tree, the icy blue shield erected by the Snow Demon dimmed, its surface constantly condensing into fine water droplets that were instantly evaporated into white mist by the heat, emitting a soft hissing sound.
Frost continuously condensed on the inner wall of the ice cover, creating a stark contrast with the rolling red heat waves outside.
After an incense stick's time, they finally landed safely on the stone ring.
The stone ring underfoot wasn't scorching hot, just a little warm, quite different from the sweltering heat around it.
Mu Chunfeng looked down and observed carefully, discovering that the ring was covered with intricate and mysterious black runes. The runes were intertwined and formed a complete small magic array, which was slowly flowing with the pulse of the earth fire, emitting a faint but stable spiritual light.
With no outsiders present, he ripped off the black cloth from his face, activated his double pupils, and unleashed his full power of insight.
Through the stone ring, he could clearly see dozens of stone pillars deeply embedded in the magma below, continuously drawing in the earth's fire spiritual energy and channeling it precisely into the fire tree at the center through rune arrays.
His gaze followed the patterns on the stone ring and suddenly noticed a half-person-high blue stone platform standing behind the fire tree.
In front of the stone platform, a skeleton, its body as white as jade, sat cross-legged.
The entire stone platform and skeleton were enveloped in a thin golden protective shield, which seemed out of place in this environment filled with raging fire.
Seeing this, Mu Chunfeng and Xue Mo went around to the other side of the stone ring, walked to the edge of the center of the stone ring, and carefully examined the golden shield.
However, after watching for a while, he still couldn't figure out anything.
So he had the Snow Demon step forward to test whether the shield was offensive.
The Snow Demon leaned slightly forward, raised its arm, and extended a finger enveloped in icy energy to gently touch the golden shield.
A faint ripple spread across the protective barrier, but there was no reaction to any attack. Only then did the Snow Demon step in, and the barrier automatically parted like water ripples, before slowly closing again after he entered.
After confirming it was safe, Mu Chunfeng quickly withdrew his protective aura and followed him inside. Without the protection of the Snow Demon Shield, he couldn't stay in this environment for even a moment longer.
The moment Mu Chunfeng stepped into the protective barrier, a refreshing coolness instantly enveloped his entire body.
The scorching heat from the underground fire was completely gone, and even my skin, which had been dry and sore from the heatwave, felt much more comfortable.
There wasn't much on the stone platform, just a dusty storage bag and a palm-sized golden page. The page even shimmered with a faint golden light, and the protective shield enveloping the platform emanated from this page.
Mu Chunfeng did not immediately reach out to take it.
He first used his double pupils to repeatedly examine the skeleton to confirm that there were no remnants of souls or spiritual energy remaining. Then he carefully checked every corner of the stone platform to confirm that there were no hidden trigger restrictions before slowly reaching out and picking up the golden page.
The pages were of a peculiar texture, resembling neither gold nor jade, with a smooth, glossy surface and not a single word or rune. They were quite similar to the golden pages that recorded the Azure Origin Sword Manual that he had obtained back then.
Mu Chunfeng examined the book for a while but couldn't figure it out. He guessed that the pages might require spiritual energy to activate, but he dared not try rashly. After all, in such an unknown place, any carelessness could be fatal.
He casually handed the book to the snow demon beside him and said in a deep voice, "Infuse a trace of spiritual power into it and test it."
The Snow Demon silently accepted the golden page, condensing a wisp of ice-attribute spiritual power at his fingertips and slowly channeling it into the page.
The moment the spiritual energy touched the golden page—a sudden change occurred!
The golden pages, which had been shimmering with a faint golden light, suddenly burst forth with an extremely dazzling golden light!
The light was so intense that even Mu Chunfeng's double pupils were slightly pierced and contracted.
Immediately afterwards, a golden ball of light flew out from the pages of the book, like an arrow released from a bow, and instantly pierced the Snow Demon's brow!
The Snow Demon's body stiffened abruptly, and the chill around it vanished instantly. Like a puppet whose strings had been pulled out, it fell straight down, completely out of control.
"not good!"
Mu Chunfeng's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, he took a step back and probed the Snow Demon's sea of consciousness with his divine sense, trying to find out what had happened.
But as soon as his divine sense entered the Snow Demon's sea of consciousness, he saw a fist-sized golden ball of light rapidly spinning and jumping in the center of the Snow Demon's sea of consciousness.
The sliver of his consciousness residing in the Snow Demon's sea of consciousness was trapped in the center of the ball of light, which seemed poised to devour it at any moment.
Moreover, the ball of light seemed to possess sentience. The moment it sensed Mu Chunfeng's divine sense, it seemed to have found a true host. It suddenly broke free from the constraints of the Snow Demon's sea of consciousness and, following the connection between his and the Snow Demon's divine sense, rushed towards his sea of consciousness like a golden lightning bolt!
"Damn it!"
Mu Chunfeng was terrified and immediately tried to sever his spiritual connection with the Snow Demon.
But it was too late. The ball of light was faster than he could have imagined. Before he could make a move, it had already rushed into his mind through his consciousness!
In an instant, an indescribable, intense, throbbing pain suddenly erupted from the depths of his consciousness.
It felt as if countless red-hot steel needles were stabbing his temples.
His vision blurred, his ears rang, and the world spun around him. Mu Chunfeng gritted his teeth so hard that his tongue bled, barely managing to stay awake thanks to his powerful consciousness and willpower.
His left hand had already formed the incantation to self-destruct his sea of consciousness. If this thing truly was a remnant soul trying to possess him, he would rather destroy his own body than let it succeed.
Fortunately, the ball of light did not attack his soul essence.
After it rushed into Mu Chunfeng's sea of consciousness, it transformed into countless tiny golden specks of light, like a sky full of stars, spinning and dancing wildly in his sea of consciousness.
The light spun faster and faster, and finally suddenly contracted inward, condensing into a golden ancient text, which was deeply engraved in the depths of his consciousness like a brand.