The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 681: Mystery of the Secret Scroll

The situation in the upper world became more and more treacherous, just like the calm before the storm, with undercurrents surging under every inch of the void. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen lived in the "Time Peak" of Xingxuan Sect, thinking it was a temporary safe haven, but they did not expect that this place was also full of dangers. The tense atmosphere around them was like a substance, weighing heavily on their shoulders.

The disciples of Xingxuan Sect looked at them with fear and vigilance, as if the two of them were carrying some deadly plague that could overturn the world in an instant. Yun Yao sighed inwardly. She knew that all this was due to the Hongmeng bloodline in her body. It was a powerful force that was enough to overturn the existing order of the upper world, which naturally caused everyone to panic. Chu Mochen approached Yun Yao calmly. His palms were slightly warm, and the spiritual power surging in his spiritual veins flowed quietly, ready to deal with possible emergencies at any time. The two walked side by side, their steps were firm but cautious, and every step seemed to be on a tight string.

At this moment, Yun Yao's system suddenly fell into silence. The light screen that flashed prompts from time to time seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog and became dim. The weak voice of the little light man sounded in her sea of consciousness, as erratic as a candle in the wind: "The heavenly way of the upper realm is suppressing the origin of Hongmeng with all its strength. Host, the situation is critical. You must find the 'origin anchor point' as soon as possible, otherwise..." The following words were drowned in a noisy electric current, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Yun Yao's heart hard. She knew very well that this was a critical moment of life and death. If she couldn't find the "origin anchor point", not only would she be in danger, but she might also implicate Chu Mochen and all the people related to her.

The two dared not slack off and carefully explored the Time Peak. The buildings in the peak were scattered and built with huge stones containing spiritual power. Each stone was engraved with traces of time and forbidden runes left by the ancestors of Xingxuan Sect. They shuttled between the corridors and the palaces, and their spiritual power quietly released, sensing every move around them. The breeze blew by, bringing with it a slight fluctuation of spiritual power, but it dissipated in an instant, as if hiding some secret.

Walking to a remote corner, a sealed secret room suddenly appeared in front of them. The door of the secret room was closed, and it was wrapped with chains that flickered with faint light. Runes flowed on the chains, emitting a powerful forbidden force, as if desperately sealing the secret behind the door. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other, and both saw determination and firmness in each other's eyes. They worked together. Yun Yao sacrificed the power of Hongmeng, and the light flashed between her palms, as if controlling the flow of the galaxy; Chu Mochen pinched the unique magic formula of the Chu Mo family, and the spiritual power entangled like a silk thread, blending with Yun Yao's power. Under the impact of the double power, the sealed chain gradually loosened, making a "creaking" sound, as if protesting unwillingly.

As the last restriction was broken, the door of the secret room slowly opened, and an old and mysterious atmosphere came to the face. The two stepped into it, only to see that the room was filled with various fragments of ancient books, and the paper was yellowed, as if it carried the vicissitudes of countless years. Some of the fragments had blurred handwriting, as if eroded by the wind and sand of the years; some emitted a faint spiritual light, indicating its extraordinaryness. Yun Yao squatted down gently, picked up a fragment, and slowly injected spiritual power into it, trying to interpret the information on it. In an instant, a series of pictures flashed in her mind, all of which were some ancient cultivation methods and the tragic wars that had happened in the upper world, but the key information was still as elusive as flowers in the fog and the moon in the water.

Just when Yun Yao felt a little frustrated, a sketch came into her eyes. The sketch was very rough, as if it was drawn in a hurry, but it made Yun Yao's eyes widen instantly. The thing drawn on the picture was the "Trans-Time and Space Particle Collider" that she was very familiar with in the modern laboratory! The familiar structure, complex circuits, and the flashing energy logo in the core part all awakened her memories of her previous life. Yun Yao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an inexplicable premonition came to her mind. She carefully looked at the mark below the sketch, and when she saw that the marked location was actually the "Heavenly Dao Temple" in the center of the upper world, she couldn't help but set off a storm in her heart.

"Chu Mochen, look..." Yun Yao called out with a slightly trembling voice.

Chu Mochen walked over quickly upon hearing the voice, his eyes fell on the sketch, and he was also shocked. "Heavenly Dao Hall? That is the core area of the upper world, and it is heavily guarded. If we go there rashly, I'm afraid..." He frowned, his eyes full of worry.

Yun Yao bit her lip slightly. She knew how dangerous this trip was, but in order to find out the truth about the Hongmeng Clan and to break the current predicament, she had no choice. "Even if it is dangerous, we must give it a try. This may be the key to solving all the mysteries, the fate of the Hongmeng Clan, and whether we can gain a foothold in the upper realm." Her eyes were firm, like burning stars.

Just as the two were discussing how to sneak into the Heavenly Dao Palace, the leader of Xingxuan Sect sent someone to deliver a secret scroll. The scroll was made of special animal skin, and it was cold to the touch. The runes on it flickered, and it was obviously imposed with multiple restrictions. Yun Yao carefully opened the secret scroll, and an ancient breath came to her face. The information in the secret scroll was complicated, all of which were records of the past secrets of the upper world, and some of the contents made her face change drastically.

There was a half piece of yellowed letter paper in the secret scroll. The material of the letter paper was very special, as if it contained some mysterious power that could block the prying eyes of the outside world. Yun Yao gently picked up the letter paper, and when her eyes touched the handwriting on the paper, her eyes were instantly moist. The handwriting was exactly the same as that in her mother's diary, as if it was a call across time and space, making her feel the remaining breath of her mother.

"Yao'er, the 'Heavenly Stele' of the three sects in the upper realm is actually carved with the bones of the ancestors of the Hongmeng Clan." The handwriting on the letter seemed to carry endless grief and indignation, and every stroke seemed to be engraved in Yun Yao's heart. Her hands trembled slightly, and a huge rage surged in her heart. She could not imagine that her own people had been treated so cruelly, and their bones were used to cast the stone tablet that symbolized the so-called "majesty of the Heavenly Dao". How blasphemous and cruel it was!

Yun Yao took a deep breath and activated the power of Hongmeng, trying to see through the hidden information on the back of the letter. In an instant, a soft light bloomed from her palm and enveloped the letter. A star map slowly emerged on the back of the letter, and on the star map, it was marked "the third floor underground of the Tiandao Temple, the place where the Hongmeng clan is sealed." Yun Yao's eyes widened instantly. This discovery made her both surprised and happy. She was surprised that the place where the Hongmeng clan was sealed was in such a secret and dangerous place; she was happy that they finally found a glimmer of hope and were one step closer to the truth.

"Chu Mochen, we found it!" Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen excitedly, tears and sparks of hope flashing in her eyes.

Chu Mochen was also excited. He walked quickly to Yun Yao's side, held her hand, and gave her strength and support. "That's great, Yao'er. But we must be careful. This Heavenly Dao Palace must be heavily guarded. We need to take a long-term view." His voice was steady and firm, as if he had given Yun Yao a reassurance.

However, before they could make a careful plan, Chu Mochen suddenly looked stern and tightened his grip on Yun Yao's hand. Yun Yao was also alerted instantly. She felt a subtle spiritual power fluctuation approaching them rapidly. This spiritual power fluctuation was filled with a cold and evil aura, as if it came from the abyss of the underworld.

"Be careful, there is an ambush!" Chu Mochen shouted softly, and spiritual power instantly surged around his body, forming a defensive light curtain.

Yun Yao also quickly mobilized the power of Hongmeng, with light flashing in her palms, ready to go. The two stood back to back, looking around vigilantly.

Sure enough, three black shadows flashed out from the corner like ghosts, at a very fast speed, bringing a gust of fishy wind. All three of them were masked, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, like hungry wolves. They flashed and attacked in an instant, and it turned out to be the "Three Yin Heart Devouring Curse" of the Blood Evil Sect! The black spells intertwined in the air, like a net of death, covering Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

Yun Yao snorted coldly, raised her arm calmly, and the Hongmeng Sky Ring appeared instantly, shining brightly. The moment the Three Yin Heart Devouring Curse touched the Sky Ring, it was like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, and was instantly backfired, turning into powder and dissipating in the air. Seeing this, the three masked men's faces changed drastically, obviously they had not expected Yun Yao's strength to be so strong.

"Hmph, you dare to come and die!" Yun Yao's eyes were cold, as if she was a judge from the underworld. She moved and rushed towards the three people like a stream of light. The power of Hongmeng condensed in her palm and turned into fierce attacks, like a galaxy pouring down, unstoppable.

Chu Mochen followed closely behind, the Chu Mo family's skills were running to the extreme, the long sword in his hand was humming, and every swing of the sword brought with it a majestic spiritual power, as if it could tear the void. The three of them started a fierce battle in the secret room, the spiritual power overflowed, the light flashed, and the fragments of ancient books flew all over the sky under the impact of the spiritual power, like a dance of broken history.

Yun Yao's figure was agile, like a dancing fairy, but with a deadly edge. She cleverly dodged the enemy's attacks and looked for opportunities to counterattack. Every time she attacked, she accurately hit the enemy's vital points, as if the power of Hongmeng could see through all the flaws. Chu Mochen opened and closed his sword, and wherever his long sword passed, it was as if the world was created, and he blocked the enemy's retreat routes one by one.

Under the joint attack of the two, the three masked men gradually lost. Their moves became more and more chaotic, and the fear in their eyes became more and more intense. Finally, with Yun Yao's powerful attack, one of the masked men screamed and fell to the ground and died. The other two saw that the situation was not good, looked at each other, and turned around and tried to escape as if they had telepathy.

"Want to run? Not that easy!" Yun Yao snorted coldly, and the power of Hongmeng in her hand turned into a rope, instantly wrapping around one of them. She pulled hard, and the man was pulled back like a kite with a broken string. Chu Mochen took the opportunity to stab out with a sword, piercing the man's chest directly. The last masked man looked at the scene in front of him in horror, his legs weak, shaking like sieves.

"Tell me, who sent you here?" Yun Yao stared at him with cold eyes.

The man turned pale with fear, and tremblingly said, "It's... it's people from the Blood Evil Sect and the three sects in the upper realm. They learned that you discovered the secret in the secret scroll, and they want to kill you to silence you..."

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other, their hearts sinking. They knew that a bigger storm was coming, but they had no way to retreat. For the Hongmeng clan and for the truth, they must move forward bravely, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, they will never retreat.

"Let's go to the Tiandao Temple!" Yun Yao took a deep breath, with determination in her eyes, and took the lead to step out of the secret room.

Chu Mochen followed closely behind, and the two of them strode forward in the face of unknown danger. Their figures gradually disappeared into the depths of the Time Peak, leaving behind only a messy secret room, as if telling the story of the thrilling battle just now...

Outside the secret room, the sun was still shining brightly, but the air was filled with a sense of oppression. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen knew that they were about to enter a more dangerous and mysterious realm. But their faith became stronger and stronger, like a burning torch, lighting the way forward. They wanted to uncover the secrets behind the Heavenly Dao Temple and seek justice for the Hongmeng Clan, even at the cost of everything...

As they walked further and further away, the Shiguang Peak seemed to have returned to its former tranquility, but beneath that tranquility, there were deeper waves hidden. The upheavals in the upper world had just begun, and Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were destined to write their own legends at the center of this vortex...

The two of them were very careful along the way, avoiding the disciples of Xingxuan Sect and patrolling guards, and quietly sneaked towards the direction of Tiandao Hall. They used the surrounding environment as a cover, and gathered their spiritual power to the extreme, as if they had merged into this world. Every time they encountered possible danger, they cooperated tacitly, either hiding their bodies or quietly taking a detour, like ghosts in the dark night.

When they reached a valley, the spiritual energy fluctuations around them became increasingly chaotic. Yun Yao looked up and saw the sky was covered with dark clouds, like spilled ink, rolling in. In the clouds, electric snakes were running around, as if warning of something.

"The spiritual power here is unusual, I'm afraid there is a trap." Chu Mochen said in a low voice, looking around vigilantly.

Yun Yao nodded slightly. She activated the perception of the power of Hongmeng and tried to find the hidden danger. Suddenly, her face changed and she shouted, "There is a restriction below!"

The two looked down and saw that the ground beneath their feet was slowly moving as if alive. Runes emerged from the ground, emitting a faint light, instantly trapping them. This restriction was extremely complex, like a huge maze, with runes intertwined to form barriers.

"Break!" Yun Yao shouted, and the power of Hongmeng burst out at full force, blasting towards the restriction. However, the restriction only shook slightly, as if it was indestructible.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen also joined the attack. The two of them joined forces, their spiritual power overflowed, and the light was dazzling. But the restriction resisted stubbornly, as if mocking their powerlessness.

"We can't go on like this, we have to find the core of the restriction." Yun Yao calmed down, his eyes sharp as a torch, and began to carefully observe the arrangement pattern of the runes.

After some observation, she found a clue. "Over there!" She pointed to a corner where the runes flashed at a different frequency than other places.

The two quickly attacked the core, dodging the rune attacks along the way. Finally, with their combined force, the forbidden core was shattered, the light dissipated, and they successfully escaped.

"Phew, that was close." Chu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Yun Yao was also still in fear, but she knew that greater challenges were still to come. "We have to speed up."

The two continued to move forward and encountered many obstacles along the way, including hidden formations and sneak attacking puppets, but they relied on their tenacious will and tacit cooperation to overcome danger time and time again.

Finally, the outline of the Heavenly Dao Temple appeared before his eyes. It was an extremely magnificent building, like a giant beast that could reach the sky and penetrate the earth, exuding a majestic aura. The door of the temple was tightly closed, and countless runes were engraved on it, shining with the power of the law, as if declaring its inviolability.

"This is it..." Yun Yao took a deep breath, her eyes filled with nervousness and anticipation.

Chu Mochen held her hand and gave her strength. "Let's go in together."

The two slowly approached the Heavenly Dao Palace, each step seemed to be based on heartbeats. They were about to step into the most mysterious and dangerous place in the upper world to uncover the long-forgotten secrets, and their fate would also usher in a new turning point in this palace...