Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 484 The Search for the Spirit Jade and the Crisis of the Mysterious Ruins

Upon hearing Su Yi's words, Zhang Peng and the others felt a glimmer of hope, but reality quickly dampened their enthusiasm. "Lingxi Jade? We've never heard of this treasure before. In the vast world of cultivation, where are we supposed to find it?" Murong Yu frowned, his eyes filled with confusion.

Su Yi shook his head slightly, his gaze solemn: "Ancient records state that Spirit Rhinoceros Jade often grows in places rich in spiritual energy and is often accompanied by ancient magic arrays. However, such places are often fraught with danger and are guarded by powerful demonic beasts."

Liu Ruoli gently stroked her jade flute and pondered, "In that case, the Misty Forest does fit the criteria. It is said that the spiritual energy there is abundant and many ancient ruins are hidden there."

After a moment's thought, Zhang Peng nodded and said, "We should not delay, let's head to the Misty Forest immediately."

The four traveled day and night and arrived at the Misty Forest. As soon as they stepped into the forest, a rich spiritual energy rushed towards them, but strangely, a thick layer of mist permeated the forest, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face, and there was also a faint smell of decay.

"Be careful, this fog is probably not simple," Zhang Peng warned in a low voice, circulating the power of the Chaos Law to form a shield in front of him to resist the unknown threat.

They proceeded cautiously, each step taken with extreme care. Suddenly, Liu Ruoli felt a cold touch wrap around her ankle. Looking down, she saw a thick vine. Immediately afterward, countless vines burst forth from the ground, lunging at the four of them like serpents.

"These vines are strange!" Murong Yu shouted, wielding the Chaos Breeze Sword. Sword energy surged, severing the attacking vines. But the vines were extremely resilient, rapidly healing themselves after being severed and continuing their attack.

Zhang Peng unleashed the "Cage of Chaos Laws," protecting everyone within it, while simultaneously using the power of the Chaos Laws to sense the vines' weaknesses. He discovered that although these vines were controlled by some force, the spiritual energy at their roots was relatively weak.

"Attack the roots of the vines!" Zhang Peng shouted.

The four immediately changed their strategy. Su Yi used dark magic to condense a black blade and slashed at the roots of the vines; Liu Ruoli played "Sonic Chaos Impact," and the sound waves transformed into blades, piercing the base of the vines. Under the combined attack of the four, the vines' offensive gradually weakened and eventually retreated underground.

They continued onward and discovered an ancient stone platform deep in the forest. The platform was covered with strange runes, and in the center was a groove whose shape matched the Lingxi Jade described by Su Yi.

“It seems that the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade was once placed here,” Su Yi said. “I just don’t know who took it.”

Zhang Peng carefully examined the runes, trying to find clues. He discovered that these runes were related to an ancient tracking spell. Although some runes were missing due to the erosion of time, he attempted to reconstruct the spell based on his profound understanding of the laws of chaos.

After some effort, Zhang Peng successfully activated the tracking spell. A faint light shone from the stone platform, pointing deeper into the forest. "Follow me!" Zhang Peng said, leading the way in the direction indicated by the light.

They followed the faint light, encountering various dangers along the way. A group of bat-like monsters, their eyes flashing with blood-red light, spewing corrosive liquid from their mouths, swooped down from the sky; the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing bottomless traps filled with poisonous fumes. The four, relying on their formidable strength and perfect teamwork, escaped danger time and again.

Finally, they arrived at a cave. The faint light disappeared into the cave. Zhang Peng and the others cautiously entered the cave, which was filled with an ancient aura. At the end of the cave, they saw a stone box covered with defensive runes, emitting a faint glow.

“The Spirit Jade might be inside this stone box,” Zhang Peng said. He stepped forward, trying to decipher the runes on the stone box. But as soon as he touched the runes, the stone box emitted a sharp alarm sound, and at the same time, a powerful defensive spiritual force surged out, forcing Zhang Peng back several steps.

Seeing this, Murong Yu immediately stepped forward and, together with Zhang Peng, attempted to decipher the runes. Liu Ruoli played her jade flute, using sound waves to interfere with the defensive spiritual energy. Su Yi observed the patterns in the runes from the side, offering suggestions for deciphering them.

After much effort, the runes on the stone box gradually dimmed and eventually disappeared. Zhang Peng slowly opened the stone box, and a soft light shone out from it—it was the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade.

Just as they were about to take the Spirit Jade, a sinister laugh suddenly came from outside the cave. "Want to take the Spirit Jade? Not so easy!" A figure slowly entered the cave; it was a woman in black robes. She wore a black mask, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, and her body emanated powerful spiritual energy.

"Who are you? Why are you stopping us?" Zhang Peng asked warily.

The woman in black robes sneered, "Who I am is unimportant. What matters is that I discovered the Spirit Jade first, and you must keep it!" With that, she swiftly formed hand seals, and a powerful surge of dark spiritual energy swept towards the four of them…