130: Chapter 130 The Location of the Ancient Decree, the Shadow of the Beginningless Bell

Deep within Purple Mountain, Lin Ye sped through the night.

The concealment effect of the bronze ghost mask was still active, but his heart sank—the commotion from the pursuers behind him was growing louder. Clearly, the entire Primordial Royal Court had been alerted. The theft of the star token was a humiliating disgrace for the Shi Clan Tribe and the entire Primordial Royal Court; they would certainly not let it slide.

What made Lin Ye even more wary was the abnormality of the star token inside the Storage Ring in his bosom.

It was burning hot, not in temperature, but with a throbbing sensation as if something alive were struggling inside. This throbbing could still be faintly felt through the spatial barrier of the Storage Ring. Had it not been for the aura concealment of the bronze ghost mask and the suppression of the Chaos Domain, the experts among the pursuers would have likely detected it long ago.

“I must regroup with Su Qingyue as soon as possible,” Lin Ye thought to himself.

Following his pre-planned evacuation route, he traversed a purple bamboo forest, leapt over an underground river, and finally arrived at a hidden platform located halfway up a cliff.

The platform was small, only about a dozen square meters, with steep rock walls on three sides and a bottomless abyss on the other. This was a natural hiding spot discovered by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion during early reconnaissance; its entrance was concealed by hanging vines, making it extremely difficult to find.

Just as Lin Ye stepped onto the platform, two figures flashed out from the shadows.

“Lin Ye!” Su Qingyue’s voice carried a clear sense of relief.

She remained in a combat stance, her ice-blue long hair fluttering slightly in the night wind, and the longsword in her hand glinted with a cold light. Behind her was Shi Potian, whose face was still pale but who could at least stand—it seemed the healing potions Su Qingyue brought had worked.

“Are you alright?” Su Qingyue stepped forward quickly, her ice-blue eyes scanning Lin Ye’s body. “The aura on you... is very strange.”

Lin Ye then remembered he was still wearing the bronze ghost mask and maintaining the appearance of “Yan Shan.” With a thought, the transformation effect of the mask deactivated, and he returned to his original appearance.

However, the moment his appearance returned, a strong wave of dizziness hit him. It was the cumulative reaction from wearing the bronze ghost mask for a long time and enduring its negative effects. Lin Ye’s body swayed, and he was caught by Su Qingyue.

“You’ve exhausted yourself too much.” Su Qingyue’s brow furrowed. “Sit down and regulate your breathing first; the pursuers won’t find this place for a while.”

Lin Ye nodded, sat cross-legged, and began to operate the Chaos Scripture to recover his state. At the same time, he took out the Storage Ring containing the star token and handed it to Su Qingyue.

“I got the item, but there’s a problem.”

Su Qingyue took the ring and extended her Divine Sense into it. The moment she touched the star token, her ice-blue eyes suddenly constricted.

“This is...”

“You felt it too?” Lin Ye closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, his voice sounding a bit weary. “It doesn’t seem like an inanimate object; rather, it feels like some kind of consciousness is slumbering within. Moreover, it is trying to establish a connection with the outside world.”

Shi Potian leaned over; although he wasn't skilled in Divine Sense perception, his Hegemon Body was exceptionally sensitive to energy fluctuations. “I feel a kind of... summons? It’s as if something is calling out to this token.”

The three of them looked at each other, seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

The star token was not just a key to opening the Ancient Star Road; it likely involved even deeper secrets.

“Let’s leave Purple Mountain first.” Lin Ye finished his breathing exercises. Although his condition had only recovered sixty to seventy percent, he at least had the power to protect himself. “The Blood Prince will definitely block all exits; we must find another way out.”

Su Qingyue was already prepared. “The Heavenly Secret Pavilion discovered a hidden ‘Earth Vein Fissure’ on the north side of Purple Mountain. It’s an underground passage formed in ancient times that can bypass the Primordial Royal Court’s blockade and lead directly to the ‘Mist Swamp’ three hundred miles outside Purple Mountain. However, that passage is very unstable and has a risk of collapsing.”

“A risk is better than being surrounded and killed by the Blood Prince.” Lin Ye stood up. “Let’s go.”

The three no longer hesitated and, led by Su Qingyue, left the platform and crept toward the north side of Purple Mountain.

Avoiding several search parties along the way, an hour later, they arrived at the entrance of the Earth Vein Fissure Su Qingyue had mentioned.

It was a narrow passage hidden within a mountain crevice. The entrance had natural energy disturbances that could interfere with detection Spells. The interior of the passage was pitch black, the air filled with the smell of sulfur and grinding rock, and the rock walls on both sides were covered with glowing moss, providing a faint source of light.

“This passage is about fifteen miles long, with three dangerous sections in the middle,” Su Qingyue introduced as they walked. “The first section is the ‘Falling Rock Zone,’ where the rock layers are unstable and boulders could fall at any time; the second is the ‘Lava Lake,’ where we need to cross a narrow stone bridge by the lakeside that is only half a meter wide; and the third is the ‘Energy Turbulence Zone,’ where the earth vein energy is out of control and will randomly erupt with energy shocks.”

It sounded like a difficult path.

But there truly was no better choice.

The three entered the passage with Lin Ye leading, Su Qingyue in the middle, and Shi Potian bringing up the rear. The terrain inside the passage was complex; some places required crawling on their stomachs, while others required jumping across crevices, so their progress was not fast.

After walking about three miles, a “rumbling” sound came from ahead.

They had reached the Falling Rock Zone.

Gravel was constantly falling from the ceiling of the passage, and larger rocks teetered precariously as if they could come crashing down at any moment. Many stones had already piled up on the ground, some with fresh cracks, clearly having just fallen recently.

“We can’t stop, pass through quickly.” Lin Ye took a deep breath and expanded his Chaos Domain, enveloping the three of them within it.

Within the Domain, the speed of the falling gravel slowed significantly, and their trajectories became clearly discernible. The three of them wove through the falling rocks like fish in water, sometimes sidestepping, sometimes leaping, and sometimes stopping abruptly, narrowly avoiding all dangers.

Five minutes later, they passed through the Falling Rock Zone, and a massive collapsing sound came from behind—a section of the passage had completely caved in. Fortunately, they had passed through just in time.

After another two miles, the temperature suddenly rose.

A crimson light appeared ahead, and the air was thick with a scorching heat. Turning a corner, a massive underground space appeared before their eyes.

In the center of the space was a Lava Lake over a hundred meters in diameter. Dark red magma flowed slowly in the lake, occasionally releasing large bubbles that splashed scorching lava when they burst. The surface of the lake was only twenty meters from the cave ceiling, reflecting a bright red glow throughout the entire space.

At the edge of the Lava Lake, there was a narrow stone bridge leading to the other side. The bridge was indeed only half a meter wide, and because it had been baked by high temperatures for a long time, its surface was covered in cracks and looked like it could break at any moment.

Even more troublesome were the dozens of stalactites hanging from above the stone bridge. Those stalactites were baked red by the high heat, and some of their tips were already dripping lava, like natural traps.

“I’ll go first.” Lin Ye did not hesitate and stepped onto the stone bridge.

The surface of the bridge was even more unstable than it looked; every step caused the entire bridge to sway slightly. High heat radiated through the soles of his shoes, and even with spiritual power protecting his body, he could still feel a scorching pain.

Lin Ye compressed the Chaos Domain to within one meter of his body, forming a stable force field. Wherever the Domain passed, the swaying of the bridge was calmed, and the dripping lava was deflected away.

He walked slowly, each step careful. Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters... Just as he reached the center of the bridge, a massive stalactite overhead suddenly snapped and came crashing down, wreathed in roaring flames!

“Watch out!” Su Qingyue cried out in alarm.

Without even looking up, Lin Ye raised his right hand. His Chaos Power transformed into an invisible giant hand, steadily catching the falling stalactite. But the weight of the stalactite was far beyond imagination, and the flames coating its surface possessed a peculiar corrosive property that was actually eroding the Chaos Power bit by bit.

He couldn't take it head-on.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes. He performed a hand seal with his left hand, and the Chaos Domain suddenly reversed from “stable” to “chaotic.” The force field around the stalactite instantly distorted, and its falling trajectory was altered, causing it to brush past Lin Ye’s body and fall into the Lava Lake.

“Boom!”

Magma splashed several meters high, but Lin Ye had already taken this opportunity to dash like lightning across the remaining section of the bridge.

After safely arriving at the other side, he turned and signaled for Su Qingyue and Shi Potian to come across.

With Lin Ye’s experience, their crossing was much smoother. Su Qingyue used her ice power to lay a layer of frost on the bridge surface, lowering the temperature and increasing friction; Shi Potian, relying on the toughness of his Hegemon Body, simply charged through the high heat and swaying.

The three took a short break and continued forward.

The final section was the Energy Turbulence Zone.

The earth vein energy here was completely out of control. Multicolored energy flows darted through the air like irritable pythons, occasionally colliding and exploding or tearing through space to form short-lived black holes. The ground was covered with craters left by energy shocks, some so deep their bottoms couldn't be seen, where the sound of what seemed like ancient behemoths roaring could be faintly heard from below.

“There’s no clever way through this section,” Su Qingyue said with a grave expression. “We can only force our way through and rely on luck.”

Lin Ye shook his head. “No, there is a way.”

He looked at the Storage Ring in his bosom. “The star token is very sensitive to energy; perhaps we can use it to guide us and avoid the most dangerous energy flows.”

It was a bold idea, but worth a try.

Lin Ye took out the star token and held it in his hand. The token was cold to the touch, and the stellar patterns on its surface began to glow in the environment of energy turbulence. Those lights flickered like breathing, as if responding to the violent energy around them.

Gradually, Lin Ye discovered a pattern—the light of the star token would become bright in certain directions and dim in others. Through the perception of his Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body, he confirmed that the directions where the light dimmed were exactly where the energy turbulence was most violent and dangerous.

“Follow the light,” Lin Ye said.

Holding the star token like a guiding lantern, he began to traverse the Energy Turbulence Zone. Su Qingyue and Shi Potian followed closely behind, the three moving in a wedge Formation to support each other.

The guidance of the star token was very effective. They avoided three large-scale energy explosions, bypassed five spatial rifts, and dodged dozens of randomly sweeping energy rays.

But just as they were about to pass through the turbulence zone, an accident occurred.

An unprecedented energy collision suddenly erupted ahead—a golden energy flow and a silver energy flow crashed together, and the resulting shockwave instantly swept through the entire area!

“We can’t dodge it!” Su Qingyue’s face changed, and an ice wall instantly rose.

But the ice wall shattered like paper before the shockwave.

Shi Potian let out a roar, fully activating his Hegemon Body as he stood before the two, prepared to take the hit head-on.

At this critical moment, Lin Ye made a startling move—he held the star token high and frantically injected Chaos Power into it!

“Buzz...”

The star token erupted with an unprecedented light. Those stellar patterns seemed to come alive, lifting from the surface of the token and interlacing in the air to form a massive star chart. The star chart rotated slowly, emitting a soft yet majestic starlight.

The shockwave hit the star chart and, like a wave hitting a reef, was split in two, passing by the three of them on both sides.

The star chart trembled, its light flickering, but in the end, it did not break.

Ten seconds later, the aftershocks of the energy collision dissipated, and the star chart also slowly vanished. The light of the star token dimmed, and the stellar patterns on its surface seemed to have blurred slightly.

“It... is protecting us?” Shi Potian looked at the star token in disbelief.

Lin Ye put away the token, his expression complex. “It’s not protecting us; it’s protecting itself. It needs us alive to take it away.”

This explanation was more logical, but it also made one more wary.

The star token truly possessed some kind of consciousness.

The exit of the passage was just ahead.

The three quickened their pace, passed through the final, relatively calm section, and finally saw the light of the outside world.

It was a swamp shrouded in gray mist, the air filled with the smell of decaying matter and miasma. Purple Mountain had been left behind, with only the hazy silhouette of the mountain visible in the distance.

“We made it.” Su Qingyue breathed a long sigh of relief.

But Lin Ye did not relax; his gaze fell upon the star token.

The stellar patterns on the token’s surface were currently pointing toward a certain direction in Purple Mountain—not the direction they had come from, but deeper into Purple Mountain, toward that core area shrouded in mist.

Moreover, within the patterns, three star symbols were glowing faintly.

“Three stars...” Lin Ye murmured to himself. “Could it be...”

He suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard in his past life: deep within Purple Mountain, there were three ruins related to the Ancient Star Road, each corresponding to one of the three star tokens. The first was in the Valley of Buried Soldiers, and the second was in... the Purple Mountain entrance altar?

No.

Lin Ye opened the intelligence Jade Slip he had obtained from Shi Potian and browsed it quickly.

The intelligence showed that the star token obtained by the Shi Clan Tribe was found in the ruins of an ancient battlefield in the Valley of Buried Soldiers. Based on the resonance patterns between star tokens, the second star token should be at...

“The Purple Mountain entrance altar.” Lin Ye looked up, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. “That is the entrance to Great Emperor Wushi’s Dao field and also the place where Purple Mountain’s energy is most stable. If there is a second star token, it is most likely there.”

Su Qingyue frowned. “But the Purple Mountain entrance is surely heavily guarded by the Primordial Royal Court now. Having lost the first token, the Blood Prince will inevitably strengthen the defenses of all places that might hide a second token.”

“That’s why we must act immediately,” Lin Ye said. “While the Blood Prince hasn’t fully reacted yet, and while he still thinks we are running for our lives, we’ll double back and strike.”

This plan was utterly insane.

But upon careful thought, it was indeed feasible—the most dangerous place is the safest place, and the most unlikely time is the most likely time.

“I need to rest for an hour,” Shi Potian said. “The aftereffects of burning my Hegemon Blood haven't fully dissipated; right now, I can only exert fifty percent of my combat power at most.”

“I also need to recover.” Lin Ye nodded. “Su Qingyue, you’re responsible for keeping watch. In one hour, we return to Purple Mountain.”

One hour passed in tense waiting.

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Lin Ye's status recovered to 80%, Shi Potian recovered to 60%, and Su Qingyue remained in Peak condition.

The three of them briefly discussed their plan.

This time, the goal was clear: the altar at the entrance of Purple Mountain, to find the second star token.

However, the approach had to change—they could no longer force their way in; they had to rely on wit.

"Can the bronze ghost mask still be used?" Su Qingyue asked.

Lin Ye checked the mask's status: "The cooldown still has six hours, so it cannot be used for transformation again. However, the basic concealment effect remains, which can provide a 60% aura masking."

"That's enough," Su Qingyue said, "Shi Potian and I will create chaos on the perimeter to attract attention, and you will sneak into the altar to retrieve the token. Once we succeed, we will retreat immediately and not get entangled."

With the plan set, the three set off again.

They did not return along the original path through the ground fissure; that was too dangerous. Instead, they took a wide detour and infiltrated from the relatively weak defense line on the west side of Purple Mountain.

This time, the defenses of the Primordial Royal Court had indeed been strengthened several times over. The number of Feather Race players patrolling in the sky had doubled, and on the ground, there was a hidden sentry almost every hundred meters, and even some types of Archaic Race that Lin Ye had never seen before—such as the "Rock Hidden Race" capable of merging into rocks, and the "Shadow Escape Race" capable of teleporting within shadows.

But correspondingly, because the defense line was stretched too thin, the troops at each point were dispersed.

Under the cover of Nightfall and mist, the three of them, like three sharp blades, silently cut through the defense line of the Primordial Royal Court.

Su Qingyue's ice-type Spell played a miraculous role here—she could use ice to create temporary "silent zones" to isolate sound propagation; use ice mist to cover their figures and auras; and even use ice crystals to refract light to create visual illusions.

Although Shi Potian was not in good condition, the instinct of his Hegemon Blood made his perception of danger extremely sharp, allowing him to warn them in advance multiple times and avoid patrol squads.

Lin Ye, relying on the precise control of energy by his Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body, minimized the aura fluctuations of the three.

Two hours later, they arrived near the entrance of Purple Mountain.

It was an open valley, with a giant altar standing thirty meters high in the center. The altar was made entirely of white jade, its surface carved with ancient and complex runes, emitting a faint white light under the moonlight.

Surrounding the altar were twelve stone pillars, with a ball of burning flame suspended at the top of each—that was not ordinary fire, but "altar fire," possessing the power of purification and protection.

And directly above the altar, the phantom of a primitive bronze bell was suspended.

The bell body was covered in verdigris, with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers carved on its surface, and the bell knob was a Qilin roaring at the sky. Although it was just a phantom, it emitted a terrifying pressure that suppressed the heavens and pushed across the ages.

【wushi bell Projection】

【Type: imperial weapon projections】

【Grade: Great Emperor Level (Projection state, less than one-billionth of the power of the original body)】

【Description: The guardian projection left by the wushi bell, the supreme imperial weapon of the Wushi Great Emperor, at the entrance of Purple Mountain, containing a trace of the Wushi Great Emperor's will.】

【Effects:】

【1. Suppression: Any attempt to destroy the altar or forcibly take items from the altar will trigger the bell's chime. Once the bell rings, all methods will retreat, and all enemies within range will have their attributes reduced by 30%.】

【2. Protection: The altar and the surrounding hundred-meter area are under the protection of the "Wushi Domain", immune to all attacks below the Saint Realm.】

【3. Resonance: Resonates with practitioners of the "Wushi Scripture" or holders of the "Wushi Token", which can reduce the trigger conditions.】

【4. Judgment: Automatically attacks those with malicious intent, with an attack power equivalent to a full-strength strike of a Peak Xiantai Realm expert.】

【Trigger Condition: Any non-inheritor of the Wushi Great Emperor who touches the core items of the altar will trigger the bell's chime, alarming the entire Purple Mountain.】

wushi bell!

Although it was only a phantom, that was an imperial weapon projection!

Lin Ye and the others were hiding in a rock crevice at the edge of the valley, looking at the altar and the bell phantom above it, their expressions turning grave.

In the center of the altar, a silver-white token was indeed suspended, its shape almost identical to the star token Lin Ye had obtained, only the star patterns on the surface were slightly different—that one had three stars arranged in a triangle, while the one Lin Ye had had seven stars arranged in the Big Dipper shape.

The second star token was right before their eyes.

But the question was, how to take it?

The protection of the wushi bell projection made any attempt to forcibly seize it impossible. Once the bell rang, the entire Purple Mountain would be alarmed, and by then, let alone retrieving the token, even surviving would be a problem.

"Is there any possibility... of not triggering the bell?" Shi Potian asked in a low voice.

Su Qingyue carefully observed the runes and energy flow of the altar: "Theoretically, every protective Formation has flaws. Although the wushi bell projection is an imperial weapon projection, it is just a projection after all, and after the long passage of time, the energy must have decayed. If we can find its 'safety gap', perhaps there is a chance."

"Safety gap..." Lin Ye stared at the wushi bell projection, his brain working at high speed.

In his past life, although he had never personally come into contact with the wushi bell, he had seen a similar situation in a large-scale dungeon—it was a projection of the "hengyu furnace", guarding the entrance to a Secret Realm. The strategy at that time was to use the scriptures of the "Hengyu Scripture" to resonate with the furnace projection, thereby obtaining a short period of safety.

The wushi bell, the imperial weapon of the Wushi Great Emperor.

Then, could using the scriptures of the "Wushi Scripture" also resonate with the bell projection?

Lin Ye recalled the fragments of memory from his past life.

The "Wushi Scripture", the inherited imperial scripture of the Wushi Great Emperor, is known as "No beginning, no end, pushing across everything". In the Late Stage of the game in his past life, a small number of players obtained the incomplete "Wushi Scripture", and their strength skyrocketed after cultivating it, but the complete scripture never appeared.

Although Lin Ye had not cultivated the "Wushi Scripture", he had obtained the introductory formula of the "Wushi Scripture" by chance in his past life—it was rubbed from a stone tablet in an ancient ruin, with only three hundred words.

He still remembered those three hundred words.

"Let's try it." Lin Ye took a deep breath and made a decision.

"Try what?" Su Qingyue asked.

"The formula of the 'Wushi Scripture'." Lin Ye whispered, "Although I only know the three hundred words of the introductory chapter, it might be able to create a weak resonance with the wushi bell projection, buying us a few seconds of safety time."

This idea was bold, but it might also be the only chance.

"What do you need me to do?" Su Qingyue asked directly without questioning.

"You and Shi Potian prepare the evacuation route." Lin Ye said, "Once I get the token, whether or not the bell is triggered, we must leave immediately. If the bell rings... run as fast as you can, don't look back."

Su Qingyue looked at Lin Ye deeply and nodded.

Shi Potian clenched his fists: "Boss, be careful."

The plan was set, and execution began.

Su Qingyue and Shi Potian quietly retreated, setting up several pickup points and evacuation routes on the outskirts of the valley. Lin Ye, on his own, slowly approached the altar.

He walked very slowly, every step cautious, his Chaos Domain compressed to the limit, covering only half a meter around his body. The concealment effect of the bronze ghost mask was fully activated, the aura masking reached 60%, and combined with the perfect control of his own aura by the "Chaos Scripture", he was almost integrated with the surrounding environment at this moment.

Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters...

As he got closer to the altar, the pressure of the wushi bell projection became stronger. That kind of pressure was not physical oppression, but a kind of mental deterrence, as if facing a Great Emperor overlooking the ages, making people want to kneel and submit involuntarily.

Lin Ye gritted his teeth and persisted; the pride of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body made him never kneel to anyone, not even a Great Emperor.

Twenty meters, ten meters...

He entered the hundred-meter range of the Wushi Domain around the altar.

Instantly, an invisible force swept over his whole body, like the most precise detector, probing every cell and every wisp of his aura. That was the wushi bell judging the visitor's intent.

Lin Ye had no sorrow or joy in his heart, no greed or desire, he just walked calmly towards the altar. He did not release any hostility, nor did he have any thoughts of snatching, as if he were just a traveler passing by.

The probing power of the Wushi Domain lingered on him for a moment, then slowly receded.

He was not judged as "someone with malicious intent".

The first step was successful.

Lin Ye continued forward and arrived at the steps of the altar.

The altar had nine steps, each carved with different runes. Lin Ye stepped onto the first step, and immediately felt his body sink, as if he were carrying a heavy burden.

This was the test of the altar.

He did not flinch; the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body operated, easily carrying the pressure, and he stepped onto the second step, the third step... until the ninth step.

Standing on the top of the altar, the star token was three meters in front of him, floating in a small rune Formation, rotating slowly.

And the wushi bell projection was ten meters above his head, as if he could touch it if he reached out.

Lin Ye could feel that inside the bell projection, a trace of weak will was sleeping. That was the guardian will left by the Wushi Great Emperor; although it was extremely weak after the long passage of time, it still could not be underestimated.

Now, the most critical step.

He took a deep breath and began to recite the formula of the "Wushi Scripture" in a low voice.

The three-hundred-word formula was recited in the ancient language of the Great Emperor, and every syllable contained a special rhythm and Dao rhyme. Although Lin Ye did not understand the deep meaning, relying on the keen perception of energy by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body, he could imitate that unique "Wushi Dao Rhyme".

"The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; The named is the mother of all things..."

"No beginning and no end, no inside and no outside, no birth and no death, no defilement and no purity..."

"Once the bell rings, the ages are silent; When the bell rings again, heaven and earth are clear..."

The voice was very soft, but it was exceptionally clear on the silent altar.

As the formula was recited, the wushi bell projection suddenly trembled slightly.

The patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers on the bell body seemed to light up with an extremely faint glow. The Qilin phantom on the bell knob seemed to move its eyelids, as if it were about to wake up from its sleep.

It's working!

Lin Ye's heart moved, but he did not dare to be distracted at all, and continued to recite.

"...The Dao of Wushi lies in inclusion, lies in infinity, lies in..."

The formula became more and more profound, and the difficulty for Lin Ye to imitate the Dao rhyme became greater and greater. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, and the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body operated at full power, only then barely maintaining that special rhythm.

Finally, the three-hundred-word formula was finished.

The light of the wushi bell projection reached a Peak, and then slowly converged. The patterns on the bell returned to calm, but Lin Ye could feel that the trace of sleeping will had a hint of... approval towards him?

Now is the time!

Lin Ye stepped out and reached his right hand towards the star token in the rune Formation.

His movements were slow and gentle, as if he were taking a fragile treasure. His fingers passed through the energy barrier of the rune Formation without causing any reaction, and finally touched the surface of the star token.

It felt cold to the touch, exactly the same as the first one.

He carefully removed the token from the rune Formation, and throughout the process, the wushi bell projection did not have any reaction.

Success!

The bell did not ring!

Lin Ye was ecstatic, but he forcibly suppressed his emotions and put the second star token into the special Storage Ring.

The moment the two star tokens met in the ring, they suddenly vibrated at the same time. The star patterns on their surfaces began to glow, echoing each other, as if brothers who had been separated for many years had finally reunited.

And what shocked Lin Ye even more was that the light emitted by the two tokens intertwined in the space of the Storage Ring, vaguely forming the outline of a star map.

In the center of the star map, there were three particularly bright points of light—one in the Big Dipper Star Field (Purple Mountain), one in the Eternal Star Domain, and one... in a Star Domain coordinate that Lin Ye had never seen before.

The location of the third star token!

But there was no time to think about this discovery; Lin Ye had to leave immediately.

He turned around, ready to walk down the altar.

But the moment he turned around, an unexpected turn of events occurred—

From below the altar, at the edge of the valley, a sharp, long whistle suddenly came.

That was the alarm sounded by the Feather Race players!

"Enemy attack! Someone is on the altar!"

Lin Ye's pupils constricted.

Exposed!

It wasn't the wushi bell that exposed him, it was the guards on the perimeter!

Almost at the same time, because the wushi bell projection sensed external hostility and chaos, it suddenly activated automatically. The bell body vibrated violently, emitting a low, distant sound that seemed to come from the ancient ages—

"Clang!!!!!"

The bell rang.

The sound wave was like a tangible tide, spreading in all directions with the altar as the center.

Wherever it passed, space solidified, and all methods retreated.

At the edge of the valley, those Archaic Race players who had just appeared were swept by the bell chime, their bodies all stiffened, their attributes dropped by 30% instantly, and their movements became sluggish.

And Lin Ye, because he was standing on the altar, was the core of the wushi bell's protection, so he was not affected by the negative effects of the bell chime.

But the bell chime had already alarmed the entire Purple Mountain.

In the distance, in the camp of the Primordial Royal Court, a blood-red light shot into the sky.

The Blood Prince's angry voice resounded through the night sky:

"You petty thieves, how dare you steal my holy relic again!"

"Today, I will definitely make you die in Purple Mountain!"

The real crisis had only just begun.