Secrets of the Core

### Chapter 29: Secrets of the Core After they successfully completed the Sealing Ritual, the enormous Five-Colored Spiritual Power Seal held the evil power firmly suppressed deep within the Ruins, like a beacon of hope. Mu Chen and the others stood where they were, exhausted, watching the seal gradually stabilize, their hearts filled with relief at having survived the catastrophe. Yet they knew their mission was not entirely complete. The core of the Ruins might still conceal crucial secrets connected to the Dark Forces' plot. "Everyone, take a rest, but don't let your guard down. There may still be information here we haven't discovered," Mu Chen said, circulating star power to restore his strength as he surveyed their surroundings. After the Sealing Ritual, the spiritual power fountain continued to radiate a gentle glow. The Five Divine Artifacts stood quietly in their respective positions, seemingly guarding this hard-won peace. The surrounding stone pillars, covered in murals and inscriptions, still shimmered faintly, as though beckoning them to decipher their deeper meaning. Luo Li walked toward a stone pillar, her gaze settling once more on the ancient murals. "These murals and inscriptions must hold more clues about the Dark Forces' plot. We may only have touched the tip of the iceberg before." Everyone gathered around and began studying the contents of the stone pillars more carefully. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that, besides depicting scenes of the ancient sealing, the murals contained several obscure images showing how the Dark Forces had first discovered the Ruins. In those images, a group of mysterious figures in black robes found a Crystal Fragment emanating a dark aura at the site of an ancient ruin. The fragment was engraved with runes similar to those in the Ruins before them and appeared to be one of the crucial