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Golden Mother tossed an object from her hand, which rapidly grew larger, revealing a massive stone mirror.
This stone mirror was ancient and elegant, its surface a deep Black Light cleanliness, with four dragons embracing the mirror carved on the front. The four dragons, with bared fangs and claws, vividly clutched the round mirror surface, as if they were competing for a pearl. The pattern on the back was peculiar; Li Hong examined it closely and realized it resembled the River Diagram Lo Shu, but upon closer inspection, it was much more complex. It had three layers, each edge engraved with ancient characters depicting mountains, rivers, sun, moon, birds, beasts, insects, and fish. The first layer represented the innate Bagua, the second layer depicted the twenty-four solar terms, and the third layer illustrated the heavenly stems and earthly branches. Each layer's edge had small copper push rods that seemed to be movable.
The innate Bagua was the simplest; even if he couldn't understand the ancient characters, Li Hong recognized that the eight symbols were none other than Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Gen, Xun, and Dui. The twenty-four solar terms were also easy to identify, and the heavenly stems and earthly branches were well-known: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui for the ten heavenly stems; Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai for the twelve earthly branches. Combined together, Li Hong couldn't help but feel familiar with them as they formed the basis of the Eight Formation Flag's one thousand eighty formations.
As he marveled at it all, the stone mirror continued to grow larger until it resembled a giant polished stone millstone. The three-layered divination plate on its back faced upward and perfectly fit into a square opening covered by a Purple Light Screen, measuring about ten feet in diameter.
Golden Mother floated beside the stone mirror and swiftly formed numerous hand seals with her hands. Every ten seals were directed at the stone mirror. As Golden Mother increased her speed in forming these seals, her fingers danced so quickly that it became impossible to distinguish between her middle finger and index finger. Her hand movements resembled blooming lotus flowers—graceful and unmatched. With each set of hand seals received by the mirror's dark surface, it began to brighten gradually while soft light emanated from its back. To everyone's astonishment, the small copper push rods on each of the three layers began to move slowly.
Li Hong suddenly realized that this stone mirror was extraordinary; not only could it divine fortunes and misfortunes but it also seemed capable of positioning itself. Could this ancient mirror be the treasure of Kunlun Town, known as the Kunlun Mirror?
Li Hong felt envious; after all, this was a treasure of Kunlun Town, an absolute high-level Celestial Artifact, rumored to be an unparalleled mirror capable of breaking through space and traversing time.
However, wasn't this Kunlun Mirror supposed to be in the lower realm of Kunlun? Did Golden Mother take it with her when she ascended to immortality? If that's true, then legends from the lower realm must be mistaken. If there was still a Kunlun Mirror in the Kunlun Sect, it would surely be a counterfeit.
At that moment, Fuxi solemnly transmitted his voice to Li Hong: “This Chaotic Primordial Mirror is not simple. These hand seals are derived from Golden Mother's lifelong studies of formations; they may even surpass mine in some aspects. You must memorize her hand techniques carefully—remember as much as you can! I fear that Golden Mother's cultivation won't last long enough to complete all her hand techniques; keep this in mind!”
The final words "keep this in mind" struck like a wake-up call. Li Hong hurriedly focused his mind; he could no longer keep up with Golden Mother's speed using his eyes alone. Thus he quickly used his Divine Consciousness to memorize her hand seals. However, this left him unable to focus on anything else. Although a strange thought flickered through his mind—wasn't this supposed to be the Kunlun Mirror? Why was it referred to as “Chaotic Primordial Mirror”?
There was no time for further contemplation; he concentrated fully on silently memorizing the hand seals that Golden Mother executed.
All of Golden Mother's hand techniques flew into the massive stone mirror. The enormous surface of the mirror grew increasingly bright while on its back; the small copper push rods along each layer's edge moved faster and faster. Suddenly, a beam of light erupted from the mirror's surface directly facing the opening—a blinding white light shot forth like a straight cylindrical beam projected onto the Purple Light Screen, measuring over a foot in diameter. The moment this white light pierced through the Purple Light Screen, it trembled violently as if alive and instantly froze in place without flowing anymore.
Everyone's spirits lifted—there was a way!
They saw that Golden Mother's hand techniques were being executed even faster now as she shouted loudly: “Qian turns to Li; Kun faces Kan; Resting life injury severing scene death shock—open for me!”
As soon as the words were spoken, the three layers of push rods on the back of the massive stone mirror began to move rapidly. Indeed, it was the separation of Heaven and Earth, with the celestial stems and terrestrial branches of the twenty-four solar terms continuously shifting, accurately calculating the direction. The door suddenly opened wide, revealing a white light on the mirror's surface that became increasingly condensed, suddenly piercing into the Purple Light Screen like a White Dragon, delving deep into the unfathomable Underground.
The Golden Mother shouted, "Hurry and go in! This 'opening' can only last for ten breaths!"
"Quickly!" Shennong took the lead, swiftly descending through the passage forcibly created by the Chaotic Primordial Mirror. Fuxi Xuanyuan followed closely behind, followed by Ling Yanzi, Aurora, Tianqi Zi, and Tian Cheng among others from the Golden Core stage. Li Hong was about to leap down but hesitated and turned to look at the Golden Mother.
The Golden Mother was still quickly forming hand seals to maintain this passage, but her entire body was shaking violently, trembling in fear. Although her expression was unclear, an ominous aura emanated from her.
Heavenly Torch saw that more than half of the ten breaths had passed and called out, "Brother, are you going in or not?"
The Golden Mother's body shook even more violently; she could no longer hold on. She shouted, "Hurry! I can't hold on much longer!"
Li Hong took out five or six Eternal Herbs originally prepared for himself and threw them at the Golden Mother's feet on the sandy surface, saying, "These immortal herbs should greatly enhance your spiritual power. Take care!" With that, he resolutely leaped down into the white light column passage, followed closely by Heavenly Torch.
They were the last ones. As their bodies seemed to fly into a void space, apart from the straight white light column projected by the Chaotic Primordial Mirror illuminating their surroundings, everything else was chaotic and indistinct; they could not see any trace of the Purple Light Screen or any figures or objects. It felt somewhat like being trapped in the Yin Yang Platform's disorienting space. When Divine Consciousness extended outwards, it felt like sinking into a quagmire with no clarity.
Fortunately, Li Hong Tian Zhu was riding on escape light and moved extremely quickly. In an instant, he spotted faint figures ahead—those who had descended earlier: Shennong, Fuxi, Xuan Yuan, Tian Cheng, and others.
Heavenly Torch looked back and pushed Li Hong slightly while pointing behind him. "Look!"
Behind them in the deep gray chaos, the guiding white light column was rapidly disappearing and retreating until it vanished completely.
At that moment, Li Hong suddenly felt a tightness at his scalp as a strong sense of danger surged within him. He shouted, "Get ready!" The Void Flame Armor immediately emerged from his body. Yue Que, Lingyi, Divine Dragon Five Elements Shuttle, Yet No, Azure Residence Sword, Crimson Sun, and Emerald Cicada all manifested around him like rays of light spinning rapidly around Li Hong, forming seven circles of Iridescence. Meanwhile, Heavenly Torch appeared even more fearsome; with his bushy beard flaring up as he opened his mouth wide, hundreds of small colorful lights spewed forth like flowing sand from his mouth and instantly transformed into over a hundred Extreme Treasures that clung to Heavenly Torch's body like porcupine quills.
Still feeling unsafe and nervously glancing around, he called out, "Brother, what do you see? I don't feel anything at all!"
Li Hong stood still in mid-air without moving; he formed sword seals with his hands and slowly scanned his surroundings.
This feeling is hard to articulate, but from childhood to now, this instinct for danger has saved Li Hong countless times, so Li Hong absolutely trusts this feeling.
Surrounding him is a chaotic void, seemingly devoid of any substance, a true vacuum. However, Li Hong knows that something exists here, lurking deep within the void, secretly watching and waiting to strike.
Li Hong whispered, "You go call everyone back and gather around me."
Heavenly Torch nodded and was about to act when he noticed Fuxi and others already returning in formation, moving towards Li Hong.
Fuxi instructed everyone to remain vigilant, separating the group as they flew to Li Hong's side. Ask the Way asked, "What did you discover?"
Before the sentence could finish, someone shouted in alarm, "Ambush!"
Hundreds of beams of various colors surged through the chaos, carrying intense death energy and explosive force towards the group with overwhelming momentum, threatening to sweep away everything in their path. Instantly startled, everyone summoned their treasures without any time for fancy maneuvers, instinctively deploying their most skilled Extreme Treasures to shield themselves.
Li Hong had long since summoned Yue Que and the other seven treasures. Seeing the peculiar speed of the hundred beams of light approaching rapidly, he formed a sword gesture; the seven treasures expanded simultaneously and flew out to confront the enemy. Yue Que was the fastest and quickly met the first beam of light, striking it with a crescent-shaped golden glow.
That beam of light vanished silently without a trace.
Li Hong was momentarily stunned. What happened? He had clearly seen that the front end of that beam was a Flying Sword trailing immense death energy; how did it suddenly disappear?
At that moment, the hundreds of beams had reached the crowd. Everyone clearly saw that those beams were all various colored Extreme Treasures and waited with bated breath. However, just before they could reach the crowd, all these beams vanished without a sound.
Everyone shouted in astonishment. Some disciples at the Refining Heart Stage level poured all their energy into defense at the moment the beams arrived but ended up grasping at nothing. The rebound force was significant; these disciples lacked sufficient cultivation, and while their treasures remained unharmed, their owners couldn't help but groan in pain as their internal organs were injured, suffering considerable internal damage.
While everyone tended to the injured, Li Hong asked Yue Que what had happened. Yue Que repeatedly emphasized that there were no enemies present.
Li Hong pondered as he gazed into the deep gray chaos. In just the first round, before any enemy even appeared, injuries had already begun to surface among the Rebels. This hidden hand behind the scenes truly was ruthless and full of cunning schemes.
However, Li Hong was not afraid because he had already thought of a plan. He discussed with Fuxi and decided to temporarily move all disciples below the Golden Core Stage to the Yin Yang Platform. This way, only half of the people remained outside, and their cultivation levels were not weak.
Next, everyone quietly formed a circle, with Tian Cheng and other Golden Core Stage cultivators inside, while Li Hong, Tian Zhu, Fuxi, and others with higher cultivation levels stayed outside. They all hovered silently in the void, doing nothing and saying nothing.
Fuxi was puzzled by this and couldn't help but send a voice transmission to Li Hong: "Do you really think this will definitely draw out the mastermind behind the scenes?"
"Absolutely. I've thought it through. Why did he launch a wave of false attacks just now? First, he wanted us to throw ourselves into chaos, but more importantly, I believe he wanted us to exhaust our energy. Have you noticed? There is not a trace of Spiritual Energy here."
"You're right," Fuxi's eyes lit up. "What he's doing is trying to drain our spiritual power."
"This person has been watching from the shadows. As long as he sees that we won't act recklessly and deplete our spiritual power, he will definitely become anxious. At that time, as soon as he reveals even a hint of his presence, I will have a way to pinpoint his exact location and eliminate him!" Li Hong said confidently.
"That's good and all, but what if he just wants to trap us?" Fuxi asked.
"Hehe, that won't happen; he definitely wouldn't dare take that risk," Li Hong replied with a smile.
Fuxi was filled with questions and truly did not understand where Li Hong's confidence came from. However, he soon realized the reasoning behind it.
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