Inside the luxury inn, the door slowly closed, shutting out the noise from the outside world. As soon as Qin Yu turned around, a ray of star-blue light slowly bloomed from between his brows.
The next moment, "Little Qinzi!"
With a light, cheerful sound, Xiao Yue, clutching the ancient scroll, hopped and skipped out of her sea of consciousness, landing steadily on the table. Her sapphire-blue eyes sparkled with excitement, and the star core badge floating on her chest swayed gently with her movements.
Qin Yu looked at her and smiled slightly. "Found a method?" Xiao Yue nodded emphatically, her little face full of seriousness. "Yes." "The restriction on this scroll is not an ordinary seal." She stretched out her fair little hand and gently touched the scroll.
Countless fine, hair-like gray-gold patterns instantly appeared on the surface of the scroll. These patterns intertwined, like billions of Fate Soul coiled upon it. "Its true seal is not on the surface of the scroll," "but within the restriction." "The entire restriction consists of 9,999 Dao Source patterns, Dao Source interconnected. If any one of them is destroyed, the remaining source patterns will immediately reassemble, and the entire scroll will automatically Annihilation."
Qin Yu nodded slowly. "No wonder I couldn't open it earlier." Xiao Yue continued, "However, it's not without flaws." She pointed to the center of the restriction. "The real flaw is here." "Although these source runes cycle through each other, there's a very brief pause between each completed cycle."
"That pause is the only chance to break the seal." Qin Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. "How long will it take?" Xiao Yue held up one finger. "One breath." "To be precise," she said, "Only a fraction of a breath." She looked at Qin Yu. "Therefore," she continued, "I will be responsible for locking the seal's cycle."
"Little Qinzi," Qin Yu said, "You'll be responsible for analyzing the origin of the restriction using the Primordial Hongmeng Great Luo Heavenly Chapter. As long as you cooperate successfully, this seal will automatically break." Qin Yu nodded slowly. "Let's begin." The next moment, Xiao Yue's expression turned solemn.
She raised both hands simultaneously, and streaks of star-blue light slowly spread from her palms, completely enveloping the entire scroll. Within the star-blue light, the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine restrictive source patterns began to slowly emerge. At the same time, Qin Yu slowly closed his eyes.
Within the sea of consciousness, the Primordial Hongmeng Great Luo Heavenly Chapter slowly unfolded, page after page of the Primordial Scroll turning on its own, countless ancient source texts flowing out continuously, transforming into profound characters, slowly merging into the secret scroll's restrictions. Time passed little by little, and the entire room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Suddenly, Xiao Yue's eyes lit up. "Now!" Qin Yu didn't hesitate at all. He slowly pointed out with his right index finger, and a Primordial Origin Script accurately landed on the barely perceptible Origin Rune at the very center of the restriction. Buzz—the entire scroll suddenly trembled violently, and all the restriction Origin Runes stopped at the same time. Then...
Streams of gray-gold source patterns flowed through the air, then slowly dissolved, not violently shattering and dissipating, but like spring snow melting in a warm breeze, silently fading away on their own. The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine layers of restraints peeled away and vanished completely, revealing the ancient scroll sealed for countless years.
It unfolds slowly and gently. There are no earth-shattering roars or earth-shattering phenomena throughout the entire process; it is more ordinary than one can imagine. Yet it is precisely this silence that unveils the Ultimate secret sealed for eternity, allowing the secrets of heaven and earth, which Silent Void years, to finally see the light of day again.
Xiao Yue let out a long breath. "Finally opened." Qin Yu slowly turned his gaze to the fully unfolded scroll. On the first page, a line of powerful ancient characters appeared: Ancient God Clan Secret Record. Immediately afterward, a section of blood-red text slowly emerged below.
The Ancient God Clan have successfully developed a super-grade Dao Tribulation level poison pill for the Hua Lineage — the Return to the Ruins Tribulation Descent Pill. Qin Yu and Xiao Yue's expressions simultaneously tightened as the scroll continued to unfold. The entire record of this poison pill appeared before their eyes, word by word: the pill's name, Return to the Ruins Tribulation Descent Pill.
Its name subtly aligns with Ultimate destiny: Return to the Ruins, the place where all things end; Jieyun, the ashes of the Great Dao's calamity; and Huangxinyun, which points directly to its true target. -- This caused the very essence of Huangming 'Fate Soul to be completely annihilated from the root of the Great Dao. Qin Yu slowly turned the pages of the secret scroll.
The details of the poison pill were recorded in detail. This pill was not an ordinary pill, but one that transcended the nine-grade system—a super-grade Dao Tribulation level pill. On the day the pill was completed, the Great Dao trembled, and the world would be struck by World Extinguisher lightning tribulation. It had no fixed form; after the pill was completed, it would only transform into a chaotic ball of light that was constantly collapsing and expanding.
The core was as black as the abyss of Return to the Ruins, surrounded by grayish-white embers. There was no fragrance of elixir, only the silent lament of the Great Dao breaking apart. Qin Yu continued to peruse it. The secret scroll then recorded in detail everything needed for refining: the main ingredient—the Poison of Origin, and the catalyst—the Thread of Cause and Effect.
The core shell is a fragment of a world that carries the complete laws of the Great Dao. The fire ignites it after the Annihilation thunder and fire or the flames of the end. It also records in detail the complete refining process, including engraving the poison rules, melting cause and effect, reversing yin and yang, and sealing the core to prevent tribulation.
The more Qin Yu read, the more his brows furrowed, until he finally stopped looking at the last few pages. There, the true terrifying aspect of this pill was recorded. It didn't poison the physical body, nor did it erode the Fate Soul; its true target... was the very source. Once the pill's poison was activated, it would first use the threads of cause and effect to ignore any distance or defense, directly locking onto the target 'Fate Soul's unique coordinates within the Great Dao.
Subsequently, the poison began to frantically cover the Great Dao Laws represented by the target's Fate Soul, gradually altering the origin belonging to "Huang" into "Jin". Every time the target activated its own power, it accelerated its own origin toward the Return to the Ruins, until finally, the entire Fate Soul origin completely collapsed and was completely negated by the Great Dao at the level of existence.
A long silence fell over the room. Xiao Yue's smile vanished. She slowly raised her head, her eyes more solemn than ever before. "Little Qinzi..." "The Hua Lineage..." "They weren't planning to poison ordinary cultivators." "Their real target..." "The Chi Lineage and the Ju Lineage's ultimate guardian beasts Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang."
Inside the luxurious inn, the candlelight flickered gently, and the entire room fell into silence. Qin Yu slowly rolled up the unfolded scroll again, his fingertips lightly tracing the ancient scroll, but the coldness in his eyes grew stronger.
After a long silence, a cold smile slowly crept onto his lips. "Hmph..." "They really dare to think and act." His voice was soft, yet it carried a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine. "Xiao Yue." "It seems the news those cultivators in the Myriad Illustrations Pavilion were discussing earlier is true." Xiao Yue stood on the table and nodded gently.
Qin Yu slowly stood up, walked to the window, and gazed at the brightly lit Heavenly Ruins Floating City outside. The night breeze gently ruffled his robes, but his gaze grew increasingly profound. "This time, the Lineage's martial arts competition..." "The ultimate guardian beasts of the Lineage Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang, will all appear." "Even..." "They will even transform and compete."
At this point, Qin Yu slowly narrowed his eyes. "The Hua Lineage's true purpose is probably not this martial arts competition at all," he said, "But rather to take advantage of the simultaneous appearance of the four Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang, Huang." His gaze gradually turned cold. "The Return to the Ruins Tribulation Descent Pill," he said, "Is specifically designed to target the Huang's Fate Soul essence." "This kind of poison pill couldn't possibly be made for ordinary cultivators." "It's truly aimed at..." "the guardian Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang of the Chi Lineage and Ju Lineage."
Qin Yu slowly turned around, his voice low and calm. "Once the Chi Lineage and Ju Lineage Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang are simultaneously poisoned, and they lose their guardian essence, the balance maintained between the Lineage will be completely shattered. At that time, the Hua Lineage and Shangguan Lineage will be able to easily suppress the Chi Lineage and Ju Lineage Lineage, and even..." completely annex them.
Silence fell over the room. Xiao Yue crossed her arms, her face turning serious. "No wonder," she said, "They would have set up such complex restrictions on the scroll. If we hadn't happened to obtain it, probably no one would have known their true plan." Qin Yu nodded slowly.
With a gentle wave of his right hand, the scroll transformed into a streak of light once more and was absorbed into his storage crystal core. "The evidence is there," he said, "But it's not enough." He looked at Xiao Yue. "This scroll only proves that the Ancient God Clan the Return to the Ruins Tribulation Descent Pill, but it's not enough to directly prove that the Hua Lineage colluded with them. If the Hua Lineage denies it, this single scroll will hardly be enough to definitively prove their innocence."
Hearing this, Xiao Yue blinked, then revealed a sly smile. "That's easy." "Little Qinzi." "Since they didn't leave enough evidence," "Then we..." "Go directly to the Ancient God Clan." She waved her little fist. "annihilate the Ancient God Clan." "Then they won't be able to develop this kind of calamity poison pill anymore, and they'll naturally come to light."
"Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots." To prevent future troubles. Qin Yu smiled slightly upon hearing this, then nodded slowly. "That's exactly what I meant." "Let's go. Tonight, we'll go and meet this Ancient God Clan." With that, Qin Yu took a step forward—boom--
Suddenly, ripples spread across the space ahead, and a deep, dark spatial rift slowly tore open, releasing endless void energy. Xiao Yue leaped lightly, transforming back into a streak of star-blue light and disappearing into Qin Yu's mind. Qin Yu took one last look at the brightly lit Heavenly Ruins Floating City.
The next moment, he stepped into the spatial rift. As the rift slowly closed, the entire room returned to silence, except for the bright lights outside the window.