One person established a clan

Chapter 212 Mother's Sword
It felt like stepping on ripples, as if walking on water.

Su Cheng proceeded cautiously, asking in a low voice, "Xuan'er, do you recognize this place?"

"Unheard of." Shi Xuan frowned in thought.

This place is completely different from the other secret realms we've seen along the way, and it has an indescribable eeriness about it.

Not only could he not project his divine sense, but he also could not sense any spiritual energy fluctuations in the surrounding area.

"Xiao Fu, have you found anything?"

“There isn’t even the slightest fluctuation of soul power here, it seems…” Flora’s voice trailed off, “that there are no living beings here.”

Su Cheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly saw a faint light flashing in front of him.

Shi Xuan let out a soft "Eh?": "That's..."

"The Altar of the Five Desolations".

"There's one here too?"

The three approached cautiously, and an ancient, dark stone altar gradually came into view.

Suddenly, several streams of light emanated from the cracks in the rocks, flowing like trickles into the jade pendant in Su Cheng's palm, emitting a clear and melodious hum.

Changes occurred in the jade pendant during testing.

[The Five Desolate Spirit Pendant, a Mysterious Treasure] [Can withstand three calamities and four tribulations]

A flash of silver light appeared in Su Cheng's eyes, and in a daze, he felt as if he had fallen into a chaotic abyss.

Until a holy ray of light pierced the darkness, a graceful figure arrived, stepping on ripples.

An old woman followed behind him, and they both stopped there.

"The seal is set up here."

The woman's voice was like a distant murmur in a valley. With a gentle flip of her hand, a key appeared in her palm and fell into the old woman's hand.

"Keep it safe."

"Yes, ma'am." The old woman bowed her head respectfully.

The woman moved with light, graceful steps, and a gleaming white longsword appeared out of thin air, instantly piercing the ground.

The moment the sword plunged into the darkness, countless ripples spread out, instantly transforming into towering waves.

Beneath the black waves, endless black energy surged forth, as if countless resentful spirits were roaring within, shaking the void to the point of shattering.

The old woman's face was deathly pale, and she staggered as if about to fall.

A vast array of seals suddenly appeared around the woman, and her jade-like fingers lightly touched the hilt of her sword.

"town."

With a single, cold word, countless mystical arrays flowed along the sword blade into the black waves, spreading to every corner of this eerie place.

The terrifying, earth-shattering tremors gradually subsided, and silence returned to the surroundings.

"The seal is complete."

The woman turned and looked at them, saying coldly, "From now on, you must not tamper with the seal. If any unforeseen circumstances arise, you will need external forces to suppress them."

The fragmented memories came to an abrupt end.

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Su Cheng suddenly snapped back to his senses, staring blankly at the spirit pendant in his hand.

"Awake?" Shi Xuan asked softly. "What memories have come from within the Temple of Heaven?"

“My mother came here once and set up a seal here.”

Su Cheng said in a deep voice, "There may be some kind of great terror suppressing us beneath our feet. We must not act rashly."

Upon hearing this, both Shi Xuan and Fu Luo were startled.

Su Cheng put away the stone altar, gazed into the distance, and soon found the location of the seal.

A gleaming white longsword stood on the ripples, surrounded by black branches that intertwined like chains.

"This is the seal?"

"It should be right."

Su Cheng stepped forward first and examined the white sword closely.

Having endured a thousand years of wind and frost, the sword's blade is now covered with fine cracks, its former brilliance lost, and it appears as dull as ordinary iron.

"This formation is truly profound," Shi Xuan murmured. "Not only is it drawn with ancient patterns from lost stars, but the method of setting up the formation is also divine."

Su Cheng looked down and saw intricate array patterns flickering uncertainly amidst the dark ripples.

[Detected 'Boundless Seal', Void Mystic Array (damaged)] [The seal has been neglected for years, and its effectiveness has been reduced to less than one-tenth]

[Ten Heavens Sword, Spirit Profound Weapon (Damaged)] [The personal weapon of the Five Desolate Calamity Emperor, its power completely lost after three thousand years of sealing and erosion]

"The array patterns are so dim, even the array-foundation sword is damaged to this extent."

Flora frowned in thought: "Although I don't know what it's suppressing, if this formation collapses, I'm afraid..."

Su Cheng's gaze darkened, and he nodded, saying, "Indeed, there are many hidden dangers."

"Should we reinforce the seal?"

Shi Xuan said softly, "Give me some time, and I will try my best."

"Is it really okay?"

“Since this is the seal left by our mother-in-law, how can we sit idly by and do nothing?”

Shi Xuan smiled and said, "However, I'm just trying it out, and I'm not entirely confident."

"If you feel something is wrong, stop immediately and be careful not to hurt yourself."

"Don't worry." She revealed her soul form, crouching down to gently stroke the array patterns. Su Cheng then led Fuluo and the puppet back a few steps to avoid disturbing them.

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After pondering for a while, Shi Xuan frowned slightly: "This sword has lost all its power and is no longer effective in suppressing. It would be better to remove it first."

"Xiao Fu, come help me."

Flora's expression tightened: "How can I help you?"

"I will inject the power of the underworld into the formation and then I will harmonize and stabilize it. Perhaps this will allow the suppression to continue for a few more years."

"it is good."

Seeing Floruss press her hand onto the array pattern, Su Cheng stepped forward and grasped the white sword.

A faint cracking sound came from where the sword blade intertwined with the black branch. As he slowly withdrew it, wisps of dark, nether energy rose from the sword wound and seeped into the array base like living things.

The Inextricable Seal is currently being repaired (0.1% - 0.2%).

Seeing the system notification on the screen, Su Cheng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems that Xuan'er's method was indeed effective.

He lowered his eyes to examine the white sword in his hand, feeling it was as light as a feather, yet it exuded a chilling aura.

[Insufficient materials, repair not possible at this time]

"Let's keep it for now." Su Cheng put the sword into his spatial storage, his gaze never leaving Shi Xuan and Fu Luo's backs, remaining constantly vigilant.

“What should I do?”

Outside the strange place, the Third Elder paced back and forth anxiously, his face full of regret.

"If I had known this would happen, I definitely shouldn't have brought Young Master Su to this dangerous place!"

"Third brother, calm down."

The white-bearded old man sighed helplessly: "It happened so suddenly, who could have predicted that this wondrous place would suddenly turn upside down?"

"But Young Master Su's fate is unknown. How can we explain this to the Xiao Clan!"

"He is blessed with great fortune; he will surely succeed."

The Spirit Clan's Grand Elder was about to offer some reassurance when he suddenly felt a tremor beneath his feet. He looked up abruptly and exclaimed, "There's movement!"

The entire mountain suddenly trembled, and a bone-chilling cold current gushed out from the cave.

Several elders raised their arms to shield themselves from the wind, their expressions filled with surprise and doubt.

"Why is this aura so chilling!"

"Could it be that Young Master Su has already unearthed the secrets of this wondrous realm?"

"Something's not right!" An elder's expression suddenly changed: "A dark aura is approaching!"

Before the words were finished, thunderclouds suddenly gathered over a radius of several miles, the wind stopped abruptly, and a bone-chilling cold spread like a tide.

Strange ripples spread through the void, and dark shadows, like spreading bloodstains, outlined eerie arcs of light around the mountain peaks.

Click, click, click—

The sound of bones cracking faintly echoed from the void, sounding particularly eerie.

The Elder of the Spirit Clan silently drew his longsword, his expression extremely solemn.

Why were 'them' present?

The four stared intently and saw thick black mud seeping out from the dark arc of light, coalescing into a hideous head that emitted a chilling gasp.

A terrifying pressure swept across all directions, even causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to stagnate.

"They will all die."

Black flames ignited in the hollow eye sockets, and a hoarse whisper struck straight to the soul. The four elders felt a chill run through their bodies, and their cultivation stagnated by three points.

"—It's you again?"

A clear voice came from the cave.

The alien black-headed creature suddenly stopped and slowly turned towards the source of the sound.

Just then, Su Cheng helped Fu Luo step out of the cave and cast a curious glance at her.

"Would you be willing to stay and talk with me this time?"

"It's you. An extraordinary person."

With a hoarse murmur, the black-haired man slowly shrank back into the void rift under the shocked gazes of the elders.

Su Cheng chuckled and said, "Leaving again?"

The creatures within the dark rift wriggled and suddenly spat out something.

Seeing the black light flash by, the four elders cried out in alarm, "Be careful!"

Su Cheng caught it casually, and a piece of black jade appeared in his palm.

"Do not take risks."

The voice of the creature from the dark realm, as soft as sand rubbing against each other, whispered: "See you later."

As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying pressure around him receded like a tide, and the wisps of black mist disappeared as well.

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The four elders stood frozen in place, staring at Su Cheng in astonishment, speechless for a long time.

Who exactly is this person, that even those unpredictable creatures of the Dark Realm know and are familiar with him?!

(End of this chapter)