Chapter 353 - 178: 23 Facts About Ming Yu
Qin Mengyao, however, refused, "Go together. I can’t help but worry about you."
Chu Xuan thought about it and nodded, after all, his senior sister had the Seven Kill Stele to protect her and wasn’t so fragile.
This bluestone cave dwelling looked very simple, and should have been opened temporarily years ago, built on a lonely cliff.
The surrounding area was originally a large mountain terrain, but after a battle it was completely leveled, leaving only this steep peak "growing" abruptly on flat ground.
From the fact that it can survive alone, one could see its extraordinary nature.
The cave dwelling had no arrays or restrictions guarding it, nor was it locked. Chu Xuan tentatively pushed it from a distance, and the stone door opened.
The cave dwelling wasn’t large, just three zhang in radius, as if carved out by swords, and it was empty inside, with only a round mark on the ground.
Chu Xuan felt a pause as soon as he walked in, inexplicably feeling that this scene seemed familiar.
On that mark, there was originally supposed to be a green jade cushion, and on the cushion, a broken... ruler?
Chu Xuan couldn’t help but cover his head with one hand, while Qin Mengyao glanced around and suddenly exclaimed, "Look, there are words on this wall."
His attention shifted over, only to see a few lines of ancient script carved on the stone wall, with sword qi interspersed in the words, and the strokes were bold and powerful, a fierce sword intent seemed to rush at him:
Hua Guang sits here today, with only one thought not yet released.
Hope that the person who finds my relic will go to the Underworld a few days later, find the ferryman on the bamboo leaf boat, and ask her: do you still resent?
Below the stone wall were two more lines of script, with varying ages, in a free and unrestrained style:
The first line was: Celestial Evil gained a ruler, very pleased, naturally must fulfill the Immortal’s wish.
The second line was: No longer resentful, she has already entered reincarnation to find you, hoping within thousands of years, the two will have a chance to meet again.
Qin Mengyao appeared quite surprised, "Celestial Evil, could it be Celestial Evil Demon Venerable?! Has he been here?"
She then regretted, "The Immortal’s treasure must be very powerful, could it be an Immortal Sword, but unfortunately it was already taken by that lecherous, shameless, insidious Celestial Evil first."
Chu Xuan didn’t respond, but was immersed in past memories.
As his senior sister said, he had been here before, and obtained a time-type Immortal Artifact [Sun Moon Time Ruler].
It was a crystal clear, ancient jade ruler, one chi long, one cun and two fen wide, with circular symbols at the head and tail, depicting the sun above and the moon below, in a protective manner.
The ruler had golden engraved lines for chi and cun measurements, appearing as shimmering water waves, giving a sense of time slipping by.
This was an extremely rare Immortal Ruler that could measure the length of time, an ultimate treasure carrying the laws of Time Dao.
Unfortunately, when Chu Xuan acquired it, it was already covered in cracks, barely usable a few more times.
Despite this, the unexpected gain still made him ecstatic!
Chu Xuan first thought of not using it against enemies, but using it on himself, trying to leave a "starting over" retreat for himself.
This is why Chu Xuan, who never mastered Time Dao, could "reverse time".
In his memory, he had used this ruler only twice, the first time to capture Yun Ni Fairy Pei Shurou as an experiment. With this precious experimental data, he then hid the ruler in the Six Souls Banner, setting the conditions for automatic triggering.
After Chu Xuan died in the final battle, the Sun Moon Time Ruler activated itself to resurrect him, and it should have shattered and disappeared afterward, otherwise there should still be a broken ruler in the Six Souls Banner.
Now revisiting the old place, recalling a key piece of information again, Chu Xuan couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
"What’s wrong?" Qin Mengyao looked at him with confusion.
Chu Xuan shook his head, "Nothing, let’s go. All the good stuff here has been plundered by that annoying Celestial Evil."
"Looking at this script description, Celestial Evil Demon Venerable once visited the Underworld as a mortal, indeed a remarkable figure, but unfortunately took the wrong path." Qin Mengyao murmured.
Chu Xuan remained silent.
"By the way," his senior sister remembered something, "you still haven’t told me where your strange black banner artifact came from?"
"It seems incredibly powerful, nearly matching my Seven Kill Stele."
After today’s escape and pursuit, Qin Mengyao found out that her junior brother actually had such a trump card.
On the other side, Qingqing and Gu Haitang were equally puzzled, having known Chu Xuan for quite a while, yet never knowing where he got this thing.
Qingqing at least saw it once, but Gu Haitang was truly amazed, having thought the rumors were just hearsay.
Chu Xuan was about to find an excuse to cover up when new memories suddenly resurfaced in his mind.
...
On a Nameless Snow Mountain in the northern region, there was a natural hot spring, with water bubbling up creating steam.
Chu Xuan affectionately held Ji Mingyu, soaking in this hot spring pool, while the cold and aloof woman, as icy as a glacier, relaxed against him, with elegant smooth white shoulders exposed.
Her long, wet hair was loosely tied behind her, she looked down slightly, gazing at her beautiful reflection on the water, her eyes clear and serene.
"What are you thinking?" Chu Xuan’s expression was leisurely and relaxed, his hands wrapped around her waist, as he sniffed the pleasant scent at her neck.
"Thinking about the day we first met, here as well, I held a dress to cover myself with one hand while holding a sword at your neck with the other."
Ming Yu’s tone was indifferent, as if stating something unrelated to her.