Acai's Sky

Chapter 926: Flower Valley Spiritual Plant Secret Realm 3

Just when Ah Cai was gritting his teeth to maintain his skills, the Fountain of Destiny suddenly burst out with a blinding white light, and all the prophetic runes swarmed towards the Symbiotic Tree of All Spirits like a swarm of bees returning to their nest.

The spiritual plants blooming on the trunk began to grow in reverse, the fire lotus retracted its bud, the frost orchid ice crystals melted, and the entire tree turned into a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

A crack in space and time opened up at the top of the light column, and countless glowing runes rained down.

Qin general Bai Qi was quick-witted and swift-handed. He swung his sword and cut off a rune, but the rune turned into a silver chain that wrapped around the sword, releasing an afterimage of an ancient battlefield.

Emperor Ming Zhu Di gently waved the [Nine Heavens Mountains and Rivers Fan] in his hand, catching several runes. The runes unfolded a star map on the fan, showing the route to the depths of the secret realm.

"Be careful!" Mozhe Gao Shizi suddenly pulled Ah Er back. The Moon-Eating Vine, previously tamed by the skill, suddenly twisted violently, its blood-red eyes glowing with madness. Countless Soul-Eating Insects emerged from the dark green sap at the vine's tip. These thumb-sized insects flapped their wings, emitting sharp chirps, and swarmed towards the crowd.

The Space Marines immediately formed a defensive formation, and the energy shield glowed blue in the air.

Tong Jiayuan raised his hand and shot out several lasers, but found that the soul-eating insects could absorb energy. The insects that were hit were not only unharmed, but their bodies expanded several times.

Upon seeing this, Qin General Meng Tian ordered his soldiers to form the Bagua Formation. Ancient runes burst out from the collision of bronze shields, temporarily keeping the soul-eating insects out of the formation.

Ah Cai's face turned pale as paper due to the backlash of her skills. She forced herself to stay awake and pointed her fingertips at the Spirit Gathering Pill liquid on the ground.

The golden spiritual liquid suddenly boiled and turned into thousands of light spots that merged into the roots of the Moon-Eating Vine.

The originally violent Moon-Eating Vine gradually calmed down, and rare Moonlight Flowers bloomed on the vines. The soft light emitted by the petals actually made the Soul-Eating Insect fall into a deep sleep.

At this time, the light column of the All Souls Symbiosis Tree began to shrink, and an ancient teleportation array emerged from the ground.

Acai checked the manual and found that this was the passage leading to the "Medicine King Ruins".

The edge of the teleportation array is covered with emerald vines, and on the vines hang jade slips engraved with ancient characters, recording the ultimate secret of Baihua Valley - every thousand years, when the spiritual plants in the valley reach a balance of power, the trial leading to the inheritance of the King of Medicine will begin.

"Should we go in?" Tong Shiqi gripped the photon gun tightly, her eyes showing both excitement and nervousness.

Ah Cai wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the people around her who were waiting in high alert, and nodded decisively: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But everyone must be careful, the trial in the Medicine King Ruins will definitely be dangerous."

The moment they stepped into the teleportation array, space distorted violently. When the light faded, they found themselves in a palace suspended in a sea of ​​clouds.

The palace is carved from white jade, each column is carved with the shape of a different medicinal herb, and streams formed by golden medicinal slurry flow on the ground.

A low bell sound came from deep within the palace, mixed with faint chanting sounds, like the ancient formulas of alchemy.

Suddenly, blue flames lit up at the four corners of the palace, and eight puppets holding bronze medicine hoes broke out of the ground.

The puppet's movements were stiff but deadly, and the medicinal hoe swept through the air, bringing with it a corrosive smell.

The Mohists immediately activated their mechanical kites, shooting out spider silk to entangle the puppet's joints; the Ming generals brandished their spears to form a spear array, and the spear tips picked up the puppet's bronze head; the Space Marines bombarded the puppet's core with energy weapons, but found that the puppet could be reassembled after being shattered.

A Cai observed the puppets during the battle and found that they were engraved with incomplete Dan patterns.

She took out the manual and scanned it, and found that these danwen were actually mutually reinforcing and counteracting with the properties of the spiritual plants in the Hundred Flowers Valley.

"Everyone, attack the Danwen on the puppet!" she shouted, and at the same time used the skill [Resonance of All Things]. The green light on her fingertips resonated with the Danwen on the puppet, and the puppet's movements suddenly slowed down.

With everyone's combined efforts, the puppets were finally completely destroyed. A loud rumbling sound echoed from deep within the palace, and a stone door engraved with medicinal herb totems slowly opened. Behind the door, an intoxicating medicinal fragrance filled the air, and a faint shimmering golden light could be seen—the Medicine King's legacy lay quietly awaiting its destined possessor.

The moment the stone door was completely opened, a golden light shot out from the door, hovering in front of everyone and turning into an ancient pharmacopoeia.

The cover of the pharmacopoeia was engraved with mysterious runes. When it was opened, countless translucent liquid medicine characters automatically floated up, outlining a myriad of ever-changing pill recipe shadows in the air.

"This is the 'Wanxiang Dan Jing'!" Ming minister Yang Shiqi's voice trembled with excitement. "It is said that the Medicine King's lifelong learning is contained in this book, and every elixir recipe contains the ultimate truth of heaven and earth!"

Before he finished speaking, the dome of the palace suddenly cracked, and countless bronze furnaces fell from the sky, densely filling the entire space.

Dark purple flame patterns flowed on the surface of the furnace, emitting a hot and dangerous aura.

Ah Cai's manual flashed wildly, and a scarlet warning appeared: "The Medicine King Trial has begun - solve the alchemy furnace puzzle, or you will be burned by the alchemy fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the nearest alchemy furnace started up with a bang. After the furnace cover popped open, a ball of black flames wrapped around the black iron alchemy furnace gushed out.

The sound of chains dragging could be faintly heard in the flames, and there was actually a translucent human-shaped figure struggling and roaring in the flames.

"These alchemy furnaces suppress the out-of-control alchemy demon!" Qin General Bai Qi's eyes were solemn. He swung his sword towards the flames, but his arm was burned by the rebounding dark fire.

Gao Shizi of the Mohist school immediately threw out a mechanical chain, trying to tie up the alchemy furnace, but the chain melted into molten iron as soon as it came into contact with the flame.

Ah Cai stared at the patterns on the surface of the alchemy furnace, and suddenly remembered a fragment of an elixir recipe that flashed by in the "Wanxiang Alchemy Classic".

She bit her fingertip and dripped blood onto the manual. The manual glowed brightly and automatically turned to the corresponding page, revealing the mantra "Use Yang to overcome Yin, and use the elixir to attract the devil."

"Everyone, use the spiritual energy of spiritual plants to build a yang-attributed barrier!" She gave orders loudly, and at the same time took out the Burning Sky Peppers that she had just collected from the Hundred Flowers Valley, crushed them and threw them into the air.

In an instant, the red flame of the Burning Sky Pepper collided with the dark fire of the alchemy furnace, forming a violent energy storm.

Tong Jiayuan led the space warriors to activate the light shield and compress the flames in the center; Emperor Ming Zhu Di took out the imperial seal, and the golden dragon phantom on the seal roared and spit out golden flames, which merged with the power of the Burning Sky Pepper.

Qin general Wang Li took the opportunity to shoot out the longbow made of Tianlei Bamboo. The arrow pierced through the flames and nailed into the core of the alchemy furnace.

With a loud bang, the alchemy furnace exploded, and the black iron alchemy cauldron fell. A wisp of pure alchemy fire essence floated out of the cauldron, but was captured by Ah Cai in a jade bottle before it dissipated.

"This is the necessary fire for refining top-level elixirs!" Surprise flashed in her eyes.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the remaining alchemy furnaces roared at the same time, and countless phantoms of alchemy demons crawled out from the flames, forming a ferocious demonic tide.

At this moment, the "Wanxiang Dan Jing" suddenly floated above Acai's head, and the pages moved without wind. The light emitted formed a protective barrier around her.

A streak of light flew out from the alchemy scripture and sank into her brow, instantly flooding her mind with countless alchemy knowledge. With a sudden inspiration, she raised her hand and formed a seal: "All things are guided, and the alchemy fire returns to the abyss!"