Free Web NovelChapter 305: Chapter 299: Soul Condensing Mirror Spirit
Chapter 409: The Soul Condensing Mirror Spirit.
The scenery along the way was almost unchanging. Thankfully, the Crystal Mountain Body ahead was getting closer and closer; otherwise, Mu Chen would have thought he was just walking in place.
"You’d think a vast space like this would have some mechanisms, traps, or illusory mists, wouldn’t you?" Mu Chen had been walking for so long, yet everything was peaceful, as if this truly was just a tomb.
Feng Shanshan smiled at his words. "This place was originally built for our clansmen to live in, but it eventually became a tomb. In all that time, no one but the Clan Leader has ever come here, so there’s no reason anyone would have left traps or anything of the sort."
Mu Chen nodded. "That makes sense. Saves us a lot of trouble, too."
Feng Shanshan just smiled without speaking. By now, the two had reached the base of the mountain. Mu Chen looked up at the towering Crystal Mountain Body and said in surprise, "Now that we’re up close, I realize just how enormous this mountain is."
"It is," Feng Shanshan agreed with a nod. "When I saw it in those mirror images, I also thought there was nothing special about it. But now that I’m here, it’s completely different from how it looked from afar." With that, Feng Shanshan extended a fair hand and began to carefully feel around the base of the mountain, her expression extremely serious.
Mu Chen watched her closely. From the outside, the mountain spanned several thousand meters wide and soared over ten thousand meters high; it was truly a towering edifice. And because it was made entirely of translucent crystal, there were no traces of caves or cracks on its surface. It was obvious what Feng Shanshan was doing now.
"Eh? I think I found it."
While observing Feng Shanshan, Mu Chen suddenly saw her hand touch a prismatic pillar that didn’t look out of place at all. It resembled a rock jutting out from the mountain, but many identical pillars had also grown around it. Mu Chen couldn’t understand how Feng Shanshan had determined that this specific one was the mechanism to open the tomb. He watched as she grasped the middle of the pillar with one hand and gave it a hard twist.
CLICK... Following a soft sound, Mu Chen felt the ground begin to tremble violently. Feng Shanshan’s focused expression instantly turned to one of elation. "It’s open! It looks like the information carved in the family’s secret chamber was perfectly accurate!"
After steadying himself, Mu Chen quickly shifted his gaze back to the mountain face. A dark beam of light shot out from it, and a perfectly circular cave suddenly appeared at the base of the mountain, where there hadn’t been a single seam before.
Feng Shanshan smiled and said, "If we go in through here and head straight up, we’ll reach the place where the Soul Concentration Mirror is kept." As she spoke, she tossed in an ordinary Elemental Crystal. A moment later, the inside of the cave was bathed in light. Staring at the stairs floating in the void before him, Mu Chen felt as if he had entered a dream.
’What kind of power could possibly make these crystal stairs float in the air like this?’
Hearing Mu Chen’s question, Feng Shanshan explained, "The space in here has always been very peculiar. The books in my family’s secret chamber mention that this space likely wasn’t created by humans of the current era. That means it was probably created by those Great Powers of the Emperor Realm from a hundred thousand years ago. After all, this place looks as though it formed naturally, but nature isn’t the only thing with this kind of ability. There are also Emperor Realm Martial Artists, who have transcended the limits of ordinary Martial Artists."
Mu Chen stepped onto the unsupported stairs and began to ascend the spiral path. "Emperor Realm Martial Artists... Legends do say they possess power comparable to nature itself, but those are just rumors. It’s only when you see it with your own eyes that you realize the power of an Emperor Realm Martial Artist has already surpassed our dimension."
Feng Shanshan giggled. "Surpassed our dimension? Hehe, that’s an interesting way to put it. But I suppose it’s true. To us mere mortals, someone without the restriction of a lifespan is indeed like a god." ƒrēewebnovel.com
Mu Chen shook his head, not wanting to continue a topic so far beyond their reach. He looked around and said, "The way these stairs are spiraling, it seems like we’re heading for the top of the Crystal Mountain Body. So where is your family’s tomb?"
Feng Shanshan replied, "The tombs are below, of course. ’Fallen leaves return to their roots,’ so one must be laid to rest in the earth to truly find peace. But there are two exceptions. The first is our first Clan Leader, Sima Senluo. His tomb is in the same place where the Soul Concentration Mirror is kept. The second is the legend of our Ninghun Family, the second Clan Leader, Sima Changkong."
"I thought fallen leaves were supposed to return to their roots?" Mu Chen chuckled, but he silently committed the name Sima Changkong to memory.
"That’s for us mere mortals. In the eyes of our family, the Senluo Ancestor is like a god. Without him, how would any of us from the Ninghun Family have been born?" Feng Shanshan shot Mu Chen an exasperated look.
"Alright..."
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Their idle chatter made the journey pass quickly, and soon they reached the end: a circular platform several hundred meters in diameter. Like the stairs, this platform was also suspended in mid-air with no visible support. Not only that, but before stepping onto it, Mu Chen could clearly feel the platform rotating slowly. Yet, the moment he set foot on it, he found it was perfectly still.
’What a strange place...’
After a quiet sigh of amazement, Mu Chen shifted his gaze to their final destination on the platform. Naturally, this circular platform was also forged from dazzlingly brilliant crystal. It was here that Mu Chen finally saw a sign of artificial work: two seats carved from crystal had been placed on a dais.
On one of the seats sat a golden skeleton in a cross-legged position. From the skeleton’s height, it was clear that this person must have been a tall man in life. A strange symbol was deeply carved into the center of its brow, giving it an extremely mysterious air. The skeleton’s posture was ramrod straight and perfectly upright, showing no sign of slumping despite the departure of its flesh and soul. From this alone, Mu Chen could tell that this man must have been a person of unyielding pride.
"Are these the remains of the Senluo Saint?" Mu Chen walked up to the golden skeleton and looked into its somewhat hollow eye sockets. For some reason, as his gaze met the skeleton’s, an image of proud, heroic, and incredibly valiant eyes surfaced in the depths of his mind, as if trying to devour his consciousness. Mu Chen’s pupils constricted sharply, and he quickly averted his gaze from the eye sockets and looked toward Feng Shanshan.
"The Senluo Ancestor? Of course not. The Senluo Ancestor’s personality was very free-spirited, and he yearned for freedom. So after he passed on, he had his body completely cremated, turning to dust and scattering between heaven and earth. The person on that seat is actually our family’s second Clan Leader, Sima Changkong." As Feng Shanshan spoke, she merely glanced at Sima Changkong’s remains before looking away, as if she were afraid of him.
Mu Chen rubbed his nose. "No wonder. I could feel an arrogant aura coming from these remains, one that seemed powerful enough to shatter the very heavens."
Feng Shanshan smiled. "You’re right about that. The Changkong Ancestor’s personality was the complete opposite of the Senluo Ancestor’s. He was power-hungry, cunning, ruthless, and even hot-blooded. Although most of those are negative traits, it’s undeniable that the Ninghun Family owes most of its current fame to the great contributions of this wild and arrogant Changkong Ancestor."
Mu Chen laughed heartily. "You dare say that right in front of Senior Changkong? If he were still alive, he’d be glaring and fuming at you."
Feng Shanshan stuck out her tongue, glanced at Sima Changkong one more time, and then turned to walk over to the other chair. On that seat rested a jewelry box. The box appeared to be made of wood, but its surface shimmered with a brilliant luster.
Picking up the wooden box, Feng Shanshan gently blew on it, scattering the dust that had settled on top. She stroked the lid twice, and with a soft CLICK, she opened it. At first, nothing appeared inside. But as the gap in the lid widened, a beam of pure white light shot out from the box, instantly blinding Mu Chen and Feng Shanshan.
"What is this?!" Mu Chen exclaimed in a low voice as his vision went completely black. He was horrified. He knew his eyes were closed, but even if they hadn’t been, his Purple Sky Demon Pupils, which had never before been blinded even for a moment, were now useless. What was that bizarre light?!
"Bizarre light? Oh, my~ How could you describe this spirit like that, little fella? This spirit is so devastatingly handsome, yet you call me a ’bizarre light.’ Is there something wrong with your eyes? How rude~"
Just as Mu Chen was growing tense, a strange, effeminate voice sounded in the depths of his mind. That’s right—the voice had been transmitted directly into his Sea of Souls. Mu Chen froze. He immediately drew the Profound Jade Fan from his back, and with a flick of his finger, it snapped open with a CLANG. He asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?! What have you done to Feng Shanshan?"
"Hehehe... Who am I? This spirit is, of course, the omnipotent, devastatingly handsome, dashingly suave, one and only Jade-faced Little Flying Dragon... but I’m not telling you~ As for that little lady you mentioned, isn’t she right beside you? Honestly~" fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Mu Chen felt a wave of nausea at those words. If a woman had said them, it might have been annoying, but not quite repulsive. But the one speaking now was a man. Just as Mu Chen was about to lose his temper, he suddenly sensed a figure appear in front of him. It was none other than Feng Shanshan.
Feng Shanshan was looking left and right, searching for something. Mu Chen called out, "Miss Shanshan!"
Hearing his voice, Feng Shanshan turned her head. "Mu Chen?"
Mu Chen asked, "Where are we?"
Feng Shanshan frowned. "It seems we’re inside someone’s Spiritual Domain..."
