novelhk Chapter 1217 Vanished Without a Trace
Chapter 1217 Vanished Without a Trace
Qingyuan Town.
Inheritance space.
The ancient voice lingered like a beautiful melody, gradually dissipating into the depths of the void. Su Xiaoya stood alone on the shore of the Spirit Lake. The clear lake reflected the golden and green sky, as well as her slightly slender yet increasingly upright figure.
The opening thresholds of the nine levels of the Inheritance Hall and the original inheritance hidden in each level kept echoing in my mind.
call!
From the basic mental cultivation techniques of the initial stage of spiritual awakening to the secrets of the clan's lands in the advanced stage of returning to the source, from the rigid requirement of collecting the source crystals to the implicit entrustment of finding the scattered clan members, every word and sentence was as heavy as a thousand pounds, shaking her mind and soul. Her eyes were first filled with shock, and then settled into a rock-solid determination.
Su Xiaoya exhaled a breath of stale air, slowly lowered her head, and stared at her translucent spirit body.
With a slight lift of the fingertips, a wisp of primordial power, white with a hint of pale green, lingered around them, and a warm and mellow sensation spread from the fingertips to the rest of the body.
This is the inheritance space condensed by the ancestors of the Source Spirit Clan after exhausting their remaining essence. The power of the essence here is so rich that it is almost tangible, and can nourish the soul and spirit with every breath.
Su Xiaoya knew perfectly well that this opportunity was obtained by her ancestors at the cost of the clan's survival, and was the only glimmer of hope for the increasingly declining Yuanling Clan.
For her, this was both a blessing from heaven and a responsibility etched into her blood:
First, she must improve her strength as soon as possible, break through the shackles of the Awakening Realm, collect the Origin Crystals and Clan Tokens needed to unlock the Nine Trials of Inheritance, pass the nine life-or-death trials, and obtain the complete inheritance.
Secondly, she must shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving her race. Even if it means traversing the four seas and eight wastelands, she must find those members of the Source Spirit Clan who were displaced and went into hiding because of the destruction of their race, so that the Source Spirit Clan, which once dominated the three realms, can once again stand tall between heaven and earth.
But the reality is that she has only just awakened her pure bloodline origin.
However, his strength is only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Awakening Realm.
Not only is the spiritual body not yet stable, but the primordial power within the body is also mixed and scattered. Even condensing a wisp of pure spiritual essence still requires careful and repeated polishing...
Now, only by focusing on cultivation and pushing her strength to the peak of the Enlightenment Realm, and drawing upon her origin to condense spiritual energy, can she open the first barrier of inheritance—the Spirit Sprout Hall—to obtain the introductory inheritance and solidify her foundation for cultivation. This is the first hurdle on her path forward, and also an inevitable one.
Taking a deep breath of air filled with primal energy, Su Xiaoya looked up at the blurry yet majestic ancestral totem in the sky.
The totem is adorned with the phantom images of the ancestors of the Yuanling Clan, exuding a sacredness that cannot be profaned.
She bowed deeply, her back ramrod straight, her voice resounding with a determination and solemnity rarely seen in a fifteen-year-old girl: "Rest assured, Ancestors, I will not fail the legacy, nor the clan, but will break through the nine barriers, find my people, and revive the Origin Spirit!"
After bidding farewell to the ancestral totem, Su Xiaoya's mind stirred. Following the method she had learned from the inheritance, she activated the power of her own origin to envelop her soul, intending to leave the inheritance space and return to reality.
The scene before her suddenly changed. The golden and green sky melted away like shattered jade, and the undulating, spiritually vibrant mountains gradually faded away. The warm and gentle primordial power transformed into a thin cocoon, gently supporting her soul as it slowly traversed the spatial rift between the real and the illusory.
When Su Xiaoya opened her eyes again, she was still standing on the original site of the altar in the Ancient Land of Source Spirits—the altar had been taken into the Source Spirit Space, leaving behind only a spider web-like cracked earth and a deep pit!
Fortunately, Elder Cangxuan remained three steps away from her, protecting her.
Cang Xuan's hunched body showed signs of fatigue, but his cloudy eyes were full of concern and eager expectation, making his spirit appear even more ethereal.
Seeing her eyelashes flutter and her eyes open, Cang Xuan quickly stepped forward, his voice filled with barely concealed urgency: "Little girl, how is it? Has the inheritance space really opened? What's the situation inside? Did the ancestors leave any instructions?"
Su Xiaoya nodded slowly, the naivety and confusion of the past gone from her face, replaced by a maturity and determination beyond her years.
She raised her hand to brush the dust off her clothes and told Cang Xuan about the wondrous sight of the moon reflected in the spirit lake in the inheritance space, the majesty of the ancestral totems, the conditions for opening the nine inheritance gates, and the entrustment for the revival of the clan.
His tone was filled with barely concealed excitement, and his eyes gleamed: "Elder Cangxuan, the inheritance space is too amazing. Our ancestors left behind nine inheritance challenges. However, to unlock all of them, I need to continuously improve my strength, collect enough Origin Crystals, and complete the ancestors' tests one by one before I can obtain the complete inheritance."
Upon hearing this, Cang Xuan's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, and a look of extreme relief appeared on his face. He sighed heavily three times and said "good" three times, his tone full of relief: "Good, good, good! The Nine-Level Inheritance, step by step, steady and solid, this is the true inheritance of my Yuanling Clan that has been lost for ten thousand years!"
Cang Xuan let out a long sigh of relief. His back, which had been as straight as a bowstring, relaxed at this moment, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.
The heavy stone that had been pressing on my heart finally settled back to the ground.
"That's great..." Cang Xuan murmured to himself, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes. "As long as we can find a way to get Su Xiaoya out of Qingyuan Town quickly, even if the pursuers from the Great Yan Dynasty catch up with us here and all of us clansmen who stayed behind to guard the Yuanling Ancient Land die in battle, it will all be worth it!"
For Cang Xuan, protecting Su Xiaoya's safety is more important than anything else.
Because only she possesses pure blood, capable of inheriting the traditions and power of the entire clan; only she can lead the Source Spirit Clan to rise again and restore its former glory.
Those comrades who were brutally slaughtered by the Great Yan Dynasty, and the precious resources they lost, will one day receive the compensation and revenge they deserve.
“It’s really good…” Cang Xuan murmured softly, a gratified smile on his face. “Being able to give everything, even my life, for this pure and flawless descendant of blood, I feel that I have not let down the expectations of my ancestors, nor have I violated my sacred mission of protecting the Ancient Land of Origin Spirit for 100,000 years.”
However, at that moment, a sudden panic surged into Cang Xuan's heart.
He suddenly realized a serious problem: he had accidentally mentioned the name of the Great Yan Dynasty because he was too excited!
"Oh no... this is a huge problem!" Cang Xuan cursed inwardly, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his forehead. "If Su Xiaoya keeps pressing me for details about the Great Yan Dynasty, what am I supposed to say? I can't just tell her the truth directly..."
If Su Xiaoya had known that the Great Yan Dynasty was likely to find Qingyuan Town, she probably wouldn't have left!
What should we do?
Right now, the most important thing is to get her out of danger as soon as possible so that the spark of the Source Spirit Clan can continue and its legacy can be passed down without end!
So, how can we persuade Su Xiaoya to leave Qingyuan Town willingly?
Cang Xuan scratched his sparse white hair in distress, almost tearing his head out; he was truly a man filled with worry…
A moment later, his eyes lit up and he suddenly thought of the ancient tree spirit cypress in the Misty Forest—that old fellow had guarded the Misty Forest for ten thousand years, possessing profound essence, and had accumulated a lot of natural treasures to nourish essence. With him protecting her, she could not only help the little girl cultivate, but also hide her tracks, which was perfect!
Cang Xuan composed himself, suppressing the guilt in his heart, and tried to make his tone solemn and steady as he slowly spoke to Su Xiaoya:
"Little girl, although you possess the pure bloodline of the Origin Spirit Clan and are the hope for the revival of the clan, the path of cultivation is long and arduous, and it is impossible to reach the sky in one step. You must not be impatient."
"After all, only those at the peak of the Spirit Awakening Realm can unlock the first stage of inheritance. This is your first goal right now, so you must not slack off."
"Your tree spirit grandfather has the essential spiritual materials and body-tempering treasures you need for cultivation. They can help you condense your essence and break through to the peak as soon as possible. From now on, you can stay in the Misty Forest and cultivate diligently."
"what?"
Su Xiaoya looked surprised, her eyes filled with confusion. She looked up at Cang Xuan, her tone somewhat bewildered.
“Elder, I used to go to the Misty Forest to cultivate once a month and only stay for one day each time. Grandpa Gu Bai also said that the source spirit energy in Qingyuan Town is mild and that staying in the town to cultivate is beneficial to my spiritual body. Why do I have to stay in the Misty Forest all the time now?”
Cang Xuan pretended not to see the doubt in her eyes, deliberately avoiding her gaze, and continued speaking to himself with an unquestionable certainty in his tone.
In reality, Cang Xuan was already panicking: "Times have changed. Now that you have awakened your pure blood origin, you need a richer source of natural essence to nourish you. The Misty Forest is a place where ancient spiritual veins converge, and its natural essence is the purest. It is far more suitable for your current breakthrough than Qingyuan Town."
"As for the Origin Crystal and other necessary items, we can find them slowly once our strength is stable."
Cang Xuan felt guilty, fearing that Su Xiaoya would press him about the Great Yan Dynasty and disrupt his plans.
Fortunately, although this little girl is highly talented, she is still young, simple-minded, and has no cunning. Right now, she is focused on improving her strength and unlocking her inheritance, so she has no time to think about anything else.
Therefore, upon hearing that it would allow him to break through to the peak of the Enlightenment Realm as soon as possible, he was immediately intrigued. His previous doubts vanished instantly, and he began to think about how to bring up the matter of staying in the Misty Forest to cultivate when he met Grandpa Gu Bai.
After all, Grandpa Gu Bai had always wanted her to return to Qingyuan Town to cultivate.
Cang Xuan stared at Su Xiaoya's gradually relaxing expression, secretly delighted: "Haha! Just as I expected, this plan is brilliant!" He knew that this moment was fleeting and he could not afford to waste a single second.
In the blink of an eye, Cang Xuan quickly reached into his robes and, after a moment of fumbling, pulled out a teleportation talisman that exuded a mysterious aura and was covered with ancient tree patterns.
Immediately afterwards, he lightly tapped his index finger, and a crystal-clear green primordial power continuously emerged from his fingertip, slowly converging on the teleportation talisman like a trickle.
In an instant, a dazzling green light suddenly burst forth, as brilliant as the first ray of dawn breaking through the sky at the break of day.
The teleportation talisman that had been lying quietly in Cang Xuan's hand seemed to have been given life and began to tremble violently.
As the dazzling green light flashed, the entire space seemed to undergo some kind of strange distortion and deformation.
The next moment, with a soft whoosh, the pale green stream of light transformed from the teleportation talisman shot away like an arrow, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Su Xiaoya, who was tightly enveloped in the flowing light, also vanished without warning, disappearing completely without a trace...