Badass Celestial Emperor Returns!

(109) Ancestral Symbol

In no time, they reached a cave with a closed stone door. A few elders were waiting inside. Zi Yingjun decided not to take a rest first and have a look at the book. Its still on a stand in the middle of the door. The elders didn't recognize him and let him head for the book. Zi An Heng followed by to see what he will do.

"It contains a legend, huh." Zi Yingjun flipped the pages to bring it to the start. However, when he did so, the Xing Stone brightened underneath his robe. An image appeared in his mind. There was a purple-cloaked person standing in front of a new stone door that is the same as the one in front of Zi Yingjun. That person placed a book down and the stone door opened. Behind the stone door was pure darkness but a pair of large eyes opened up.

Zi Yingjun shook his head. The scene was just a peek. He looked down to read the book's content. It was a legend long time ago. When humans were less powerful and demon beasts spreads terror across the world. Humans were almost extinct. However, a prodigy was born. He was the first human to ever cultivate. The man was not a child of fate but he is certainly gifted. Yet, even with his power, he cant even destroy every single demon beast. That is his difference form the child of fate born years later after him.

He created something that can destroy or save the world. Not for him but for the fated person to earn them all. In a certain page, the cultivator mentioned a puzzling information.

"For the fated person, blessed by the heavens and hell, he shall be my rightful successor. The artifact I created will save this world rather than destroy it. He will fight those who are against righteousness and be the unseen hero for a millennia. These artifacts will be known as Ancestral Symbols."

"Ancestral Symbols? This..." Zi Yingjun took a pause. He flipped the last page but there is no longer any content, only blank papers left. His eyes narrowed as he looked ahead the door. There is a crystal between. Zi Yingjun recognized it. Upon transferring a bit of his qi into the crystal, it hummed and turned black.

Click!

The crystal was turned to half. With this unique sound, the elders turned their head to his direction. Slowly, the cave rumbled and the door opened. Zi Yingjun took a step back with a vigilant look. However, there are no pair of big violet eyes in the darkness.

"It is a testing crystal." Zi Yingjun picked the fallen crystal. He transfered his divine sense inside which caused it to overload and break. A testing crystal can only take few qi in it to define an aptitude. But, if one exceeded its limit, it will break. The back of the door was also full of rune formation that ended up where the crystal was before. It can only mean the creator of this place knew someone will break the doors to get in and the first test was to break the spirit crystal.

"Amazing! Its really not wrong to bring you here!" Zi An Heng reached her hand into the dark place. As if sensing a life force, torches lit up from inside the cave. It showed a wide empty space with two arcs. Each arc have different mask in the middle. The right arc have a mask of a plain male face and the left arc is a beautiful female face.

Zi Yingjun entered first and reached his hand beyond the left arc. However, an invisible force kept him from crossing the other side of the arc. He felt a great connection to the left arc than the right. Zi Yingjun pressed his hand further and the invisible force turned bent. Unexpectedly, a surge of violent yin entered his body. He quickly pulled his hand back. The violent yin caused him to feel extreme coldness before they entered his dantian. To his shock, it mended his broken dantian a bit.

"Elder, can you try going here?" he stepped to the side and gestured for Zi An Heng. She nodded quickly. Zi An Heng touched the invisible force but her hand passed through easily.

"Ah..." she suddenly groaned which drew out strange looks. Zi An Heng bit her lower lip. The yin energy she felt is making her lightheaded. She took her hand back afterwards. "What about the right one?"

She went to the other arc and tried to get through the invisible force. A painful sensation crept through her body which made her step back. Zi An Heng blew on her hand to remove the burning feeling.

Zi Yingjun wordlessly entered the right arc and he wasn't refused. He vanished upon submerging into the invisible force. Zi Yingjun came out again.

"Are we going to explore this place or not?" Zi Yingjun stepped out and waited for their response.

"Hmm... Two men should follow Xiao Xian's son. Zi Qing Song and Zi Qing He will go with me." Zi An Heng gave an order. The rest followed.

"This..." the men who followed Zi were surprised to feel the strong concentration of yang in a very different place. There are open doors around them that contains luxurious objects such as jewelries and gold.

"Sovereign Hei." Zi Yingjun called out. A black shadow appeared behind him and rushed to them.

"Argh!"

A bloodcurdling scream echoed. Zi Qing He paused and looked back to the arc where the scream came from. However, there is no one there.

"Lieren, what was that? Master and Mother seemed to cant hear it." Zi Qing He followed behind her elders. She felt something is off while looking around the open doors leading to different mortal treasures. Lieren in his human form, hovered next to her.

"Shadow Asura. I can sense his presence here." Lieren said in Zi Qing He's thoughts. "I guess this place is the same as where Zi Yingjun went but it separated us from them. Like an alternate dimension with both time and space. This must be a work of a Celestial Life Cultivator. It can manipulate living existences."