Chapter 106: The Mysterious Symbol

The moment I appeared, I fell into the river and was chased by winged serpents—what kind of rotten luck is this? Ji Yin couldn’t help but complain.

“We heard noises while waiting for the scouts, and unexpectedly, we ran into you,” Mo Chuan added.

“You were planning to enter here beforehand?”

“Exactly.”

Ji Yin looked up again toward the cave; some people were already entering.

Suddenly, a hand pressed down on her shoulder—it was Ji Yun holding her back.

Before Ji Yin could react, Ji Yun was already flying toward the cave with her. The other two disciples of the Tianyuan Sect, accompanied by Mo Chuan, also took to the air.

Inside the cave, lanterns burned brightly. Numerous bronze candleholders were embedded in the stone walls, now tarnished with rust. The stone carvings on the walls were vividly illuminated by the firelight.

The paintings mostly depicted beasts vastly different from any creatures Ji Yin had ever seen.

“What are these paintings showing?” No one could decipher them yet.

Mo Chuan scrutinized the murals, eager to understand their meaning.

Unlike the others—who were either wary or serious—Ji Yin strolled forward casually until she came upon a stone door.

This massive stone slab stretched from the cave ceiling to the floor, immense and seemingly heavy.

Symbols and patterns were etched onto the door.

Ji Yin’s eyes caught a familiar arrangement of symbols. Could this be the array of the Seven Stars Vein within her body?

She stepped forward, touching the only symbols she recognized.

Chu Yu and Du Wei, among others, showed no interest in the murals; their real focus was on what lay beyond the stone door.

Hearing footsteps, Ji Yin glanced back at Chu Yu and the others.

Chu Yu immediately averted his gaze and walked away. He feared that if he looked at Ji Yin again, he might be compelled to strike.

“This door is so heavy—probably impossible to push open with just a few people,” a voice remarked.

Everyone gathered near the door.

“Let me see if there’s a way to unlock it. A door this thick surely isn’t meant to be forced open,” Mo Chuan said as he stepped forward to search for a mechanism.

Still, a few stubborn individuals, including Chu Yu, attempted to push the door through sheer force.

Despite exerting all their strength, the stone door remained immovable.

“Let’s have more people try!”

Soon, more stepped forward to help push.

Ji Yin looked at Mo Chuan, intrigued by a delicate little box in his hands, and approached him.

From the box crawled creatures resembling tiny ants; they slipped into the crevices of the stone door.

“Can you really control these little ants?” Ji Yin asked, pointing to the few ants left in the box.

“They are not ants,” Mo Chuan said, suddenly lifting one and placing it in Ji Yin’s palm.

The tiny creature, about the size of an ant, suddenly grew several times larger and dramatically changed shape. It could stand upright and seemed to have arms and legs like a human.

“This is a weapon,” Mo Chuan whispered.

Ji Yin felt no trace of spiritual energy from the weapon.

“Did you make this weapon?”

“Yes,” Mo Chuan nodded.

Observing it, Ji Yin gained a new understanding of Mo Chuan. She had just witnessed the incredible transformation of these tiny “ants,” which were actually intricate mechanical devices so exquisitely crafted it was almost unbelievable.