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Jing Ni's longsword followed closely, its tip deflecting the last skull-shaped hidden weapon.
The blade reflected Wei Changxuan's figure, and suddenly I noticed the faint gold patterns on the hem of his clothes.
It is exactly the same as the totem of the "Heavenly Punishment Messenger" in the Dark River Scroll.
Chapter 398 The Auction!
Lei Qian, despairing at the situation, gradually withdrew the lightning from his palm.
But when he saw the back of Wei Changxuan's neck, he was suddenly shocked—as the boy turned around, his collar slipped down half an inch, revealing the pale golden cloud and thunder pattern above his collarbone.
The lines on the neck of the statue of the "God of Heavenly Punishment" enshrined in the secret chamber of the Leimen Ancestral Temple are exactly the same.
"Could it be..." The old man's throat tightened, and he suddenly recalled Tianjizi's dying prophecy:
"When the golden pages appear in the world, those whose bodies are covered with thunder patterns will unlock the key to the Immortal Book."
By the time they finished gathering up the remaining soldiers, the morning dew had already dampened the bluestone slabs.
Wei Changxuan tossed Su Wangyan's bone knife to Lei Qianjue. The moment the blade touched the lightning in the old man's palm,
The ghostly blue poisonous light faded to silver-white: "This blade can be refined into the Thunder Gate's armory. It might be useful in dealing with the Dark River Poison Mist in the future."
The Book of Earth, number 783, trembled slightly in his sleeve, the golden edges of its pages brushing against the bloodstains of the underground river on the ground.
The bloodstains were burned into pale golden lightning-shaped marks—an instinctive reaction of "divine punishment to suppress evil."
time flies!
The night before the auction, the Jubao Pavilion on West Street in Qiandong City was brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.
The glass lanterns reflected the elegant attire of the guests coming and going, creating an effect resembling a flowing galaxy.
Wei Changxuan changed into the moon-white embroidered robe prepared by Lei Men.
The cuffs were adorned with fine, hair-like silver threads in a thunder pattern—this was the formal attire of the "Thunder Abyss Guard" specially ordered by Lei Qianjue.
The lightning-patterned silk woven into the fabric can shield the "blood-sniffing butterflies" of the underground river from tracking it.
The stone door to the underground palace's secret passage slowly closed behind them, and Mu Nanzhi's whisk swept across the fluorescent lightning patterns on the stone wall:
"Young master, the direction of the earth's veins in this secret passage..."
Her fingertip stopped on a brick engraved with a star map, the patterns of which perfectly overlapped with the "Star Trail Chapter" of the Earth Book.
Wei Changxuan nodded, his fingertips touching the brick surface, the golden light seeping into the brick seams.
A subtle resonance emanated from deep within—it was the secret passage of the Thunder Gate underground palace.
It was originally the "Heavenly Punishment Anchor Point" that Tianjizi helped set up back then.
The carved wooden door to the private room on the second floor creaked open, and a corner of Yueyao's sedan curtain fluttered in the breeze.
She revealed the jade bracelet on her wrist—the very one she had seen at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion three days prior.
"Young Master Wei, how have you been?" Her voice, tinged with the scent of agarwood, was cool and inquisitive.
"I heard that the Blood River Formation at the Lei family's villa was broken last night by you, young master, using the power of the extraordinary book?"
Before the words were finished, an elderly man with white hair emerged from behind the sedan curtain.
His wide sleeves were embroidered with the Big Dipper pattern, and the jade plaque at his waist was engraved with the words "Tian Shu"—he was none other than Cang Wuzi, the head of the "Tian Shu Hall" in the Outer Heaven.
He stroked his beard and smiled, his gaze falling on the faint golden light emanating from Wei Changxuan's sleeve:
"The aura emanating from you, young friend, reminds me of a remarkable person I met fifty years ago..."
Before he finished speaking, the window of the private room suddenly shook, and a carrier pigeon from the underground river crashed into the window paper, the secret letter on its leg ring seeping out a faint poisonous mist.
Jing Ni reacted swiftly, using her longsword to deflect the secret letter.
The poisonous mist dissipated automatically upon contact with Wei Changxuan's clothes—the lightning clinging to the lightning-patterned silkworm silk...
It turned out to be the best barrier against poison.
With a flick of her finger, Yueyao sent forth wisps of smoke from the bronze crane incense burner on the windowsill, instantly purifying the remaining poisonous fumes.
"The Dark River is probably going to get restless."
The auction three days later, ostensibly for the Azure Sky Jade Slip, was actually...
The "Entrance to the Azure Sky Secret Realm" marked on the map coincides with a certain node on the map of the Thunder Gate Underground Palace.
Chapter 399 The Power of Heavenly Thunder Punishment!
Cangwuzi's fingertip touched the edge of the ancient map, where a golden-glowing ancient book was prominently depicted:
"The 'Book of Heavenly Punishment' left behind by Tianjizi is said to be able to communicate with the power of heaven and earth's lightning punishment. The one in your possession, young friend..."
He suddenly stopped, because he saw the gold pages of the ground book in Wei Changxuan's sleeve.
It was exactly the same as the cover pattern of the ancient book in the picture. The atmosphere in the private room suddenly froze.
Only the noise from the Jubaoge downstairs came through the window paper, mixed with the watchman's clapper sound of "the weather is dry," weaving a dense, impenetrable net in the night.
Wei Changxuan looked out the window and saw a dark figure flash by in the restaurant across the street. The sound of iron spikes from the soles of boots scraping against the roof tiles was the mark of the "Snow Treading" assassins from the Dark River.
He tapped the book lightly with his fingertips from his sleeve, and the golden pages instantly transformed into an invisible net of light, enveloping the entire Treasure Pavilion—any assassin from the Dark River who stepped into the net of light...
The Earth Book could sense their presence. Upon seeing this, Yueyao's eyes flashed with a strange light:
"Young Master's methods... seem tailor-made for the Dark River."
"It's merely taking advantage of Lei Men's influence," Wei Changxuan said with a faint smile, his gaze falling on the Big Dipper jade pendant at Cang Wuzi's waist.
"Is Tianwaitian's visit this time not solely for the Azure Sky Jade Slip?"
The old man laughed heartily upon hearing this, and the jade pendant suddenly lit up, projecting the Big Dipper pattern onto the ground.
It even subtly matches the star trail patterns on the golden pages of the Earth Book:
"Young friend, you are indeed insightful. To be honest, the Heavenly Mirror of the Outer Heavens revealed an omen of divine punishment for Qiandong City three days ago..."
Before he could finish speaking, the floor of the private room suddenly trembled, and a poisoned blade from an assassin from the Dark River burst forth from the ground, only to be shattered into dust by the lightning barrier that Wei Changxuan had set up in advance.
The fragments of the poisoned blade splashed onto the lightning-patterned silver lines on the hem of his robe, producing a soft "crackling" sound—the sound of the lightning punishment power clashing with the sinister technique.
Yueyao's jade bracelet suddenly became hot; she saw a golden blade of light materialize from Wei Changxuan's fingertip.
It was exactly the same as the "Blade of Heavenly Punishment" he had seen in his dream.
As night deepened, the lanterns in Jubaoge were extinguished one by one, with only the candlelight in the private rooms on the second floor still flickering.
Wei Changxuan gazed at the blood-red waning moon outside the window, recalling the half-jade slip Lei Qianjue had given him before leaving—
The back of the jade slip is inscribed with eight characters: "Thunderous Book and Covenant, Heavenly Punishment and Common Ruler."
At this moment, it resonates with the warm aura of the golden pages of the Earth Book.
He knew that the auction three days later would be the key move in this game—and the Earth Book in his sleeve and the thunder pattern on his clothes...
Even the blood flowing within them will unleash a "divine calamity" that will shake the entire martial world at that auction.
Asking for flowers
The shouts of the owner of Jubaoge could be heard from downstairs; the day's highlight, "Millennial Lightning-Struck Wood," was being carried onto the display stand.
The crackle pattern on the wood surface flickered in sync with the gold leaf pattern in Wei Changxuan's sleeve.
Cangwuzi gazed at this strange phenomenon and suddenly sighed softly:
"Tianjizi, oh Tianjizi, you once calculated all the secrets of heaven."
But ultimately, no one could have foreseen... this golden page that bore the weight of divine punishment.
It actually fell into the hands of a young man with lightning-patterned bloodline.
Yueyao's sedan curtain fell again, but before it closed, she saw Wei Changxuan's fingertips lightly tracing the cover of the book.
The golden light shone through the window paper, tracing a thin streak of light in the night—
The trail of light pointed directly to the auction venue three days later.
It also points to the ultimate key to the Immortal's Book, buried deep within the underground palace.
The assassins of the Dark River lurked in the shadows, unaware that their "prey" was...
He had already transformed into the "chess player" who would trigger the lightning punishment, waiting only for the auction bell to ring.
Then let the darkness of this martial world be shattered by the golden light of divine punishment, and the first ray of lightning herald the dawn.
Chapter 400: The Battle Begins!
At this moment, Wei Changxuan's faint smile concealed a hint of sharpness.
His gaze swept over the "Heavenly Dao Token" engraved with star trails on Cangwuzi's waist.
Fingertips traced the edge of the book on the ground within the sleeve—the legend of the "Three Questions of Stargazing."
This is the secret manual of the Heavenly Realm, which uses heavenly secrets to exchange for opportunities.
"I am indeed curious about the connection between the Primordial Scripture and the Book of Immortals."
He gazed at the Big Dipper hand gestures the old man was making with his fingertips, and suddenly noticed the trajectory of his finger movements.
It actually matches the pattern of the "Star Chart Chapter" of the Earth Book. "Please enlighten me on '783', senior."
Cangwuzi paused in stroking his beard, a glint of light appearing in his eyes:
"Young friend, do you know why the Primordial Scripture is called the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao?"
He tapped his fingertip on the table, and the tea in the teacup suddenly condensed into the pattern of the Big Dipper.
"The beginning of creation refers to the chaotic energy at the time when heaven and earth were first separated."
The phrase "Azure Sky Merges" refers to the rift between the Azure Sky Secret Realm and the real world—and the Immortal Book...
"This is precisely the Heavenly Dao anchor point that the Primordial Immortal used to suppress the rift."
Before the words were finished, icy, chilling piano music suddenly drifted from the third floor.
The frost that had condensed on the seven-stringed zither rolled down the strings and froze into fine ice patterns on the ground.
The figure of "Young Master Yaoguang" Shen Mo was reflected on the carved screen.
The shimmering star patterns embroidered on the wide sleeves flickered with the sound of the zither.
He plucked the strings with his fingertips, and a shard of ice flew past Wei Changxuan's ear.