The pattern was painted in blood, weathered by time yet still vivid. Long Chen immediately recognized it as the Linglong Blood Magnolia.
This was already the second time Long Chen had seen the pattern of the Exquisite Blood Magnolia. Back at Lingxiao Academy, he had seen it inside the Pill Institute's temple.
Meanwhile, Yu Qingxuan defended Long Chen from attacks in the mortal realm. When she passed away, the Linglong Blood Magnolia appeared and took Yu Qingxuan away.
Long Chen had asked Yu Qingxuan about it before, but Yu Qingxuan had completely lost all memories of this period, and even when she heard the name Linglong Blood Magnolia, she showed no reaction.
Now, with the Linglong Blood Magnolia reappearing, Long Chen believed it must be hiding some astonishing secret.
When Long Chen continued flipping through the ancient book, he found it was only two pages, and the exquisite Blood Magnolia had not disappeared like the first page; it remained on the pages.
Long Chen was moved, pointed to his brow, and a drop of brow essence blood appeared. He dripped the blood onto the Linglong Blood Magnolia.
"Buzz"—
The moment Long Chen's essence blood touched the exquisite blood magnolia, it seemed to come alive in an instant. Petals danced, and the world before Long Chen's eyes instantly transformed into a majestic palace.
"Pfft!"
Before Long Chen could see the change before him, a sharp blade suddenly sliced through the void, blood splattered, and a man dressed in a white long robe was pierced through the chest by a curved blade.
The man was right beside Long Chen, but he couldn't see him. His gaze was fixed on the front, filled with anger and unwillingness. He let out a hysterical roar:
"Gan Luo, how dare you betray Lord Dan Emperor!"
Following the man's gaze, Long Chen looked into the distance and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a golden robe, surrounded by flames, coldly staring at the man.
What shocked Long Chen was that his aura was wild and boundless, like the arrival of a fire god. Long Chen looked at him, feeling a sharp pain in his soul, as if it was about to be ignited.
He was an incredibly terrifying being, a mocking smile on his lips: "The Dan Emperor lacks virtue and cannot command respect. Even Lord Brahma has betrayed him. As his disciple, how could I not honor my master's command?" "
I don't believe Lord Brahma would betray Lord Dandi." The man roared in anger.
"Poor child, I can't be bothered to explain to you. Just go in peace!"
"Pfft"
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, the curved blade on the man trembled, and the violent force instantly shattered him into dust.
When the dust in the sky disappeared, Long Chen saw a figure flash and vanish. Long Chen was startled:
"The Fate Hunter Clan"
Although they only saw a faint afterimage, Long Chen caught a trace of an aura. That aura was exactly the same as Ying Tian's, so there was absolutely no mistake.
The only difference was that the aura of that figure was even deeper and more terrifying than Ying Tian's.
"Anyone who is not from Lord Brahma and Lord Luo Tianye's faction, kill them all!" The middle-aged man shouted sharply.
"Rumble rumble... The
entire palace began to tremble, shouts, curses, and cries intertwined, but were drowned out by the sound of blades slicing through the body.
This was a premeditated massacre; the victims were completely unprepared, and some were even communicating with fellow disciples when suddenly killed, leaving them dying without knowing what had happened.
"Crack, crack, crack... Long
Chen's fists clenched so tightly they creaked. For some reason, when those people were killed, he could truly feel it. Those sharp blades seemed to pierce his body.
The anger and unwillingness of those people before dying surged toward him like a tsunami, and Long Chen couldn't help but roar toward the sky.
"You traitors... Long Chen's
eyes were bloodshot. Whether it was the awakening of the Dan Emperor's memories that drove him mad, he stepped on the void and charged at the middle-aged man, throwing a fierce punch.
Unfortunately, Long Chen's fist swept through the void without touching anything. The scene before him was just a picture, and he was separated from this image by the endless river of time and space.
However, after Long Chen's strike, the middle-aged man seemed to suddenly realize something. He looked around, found nothing unusual, and immediately gave orders to gather everyone.
By now, the battle was over. Apart from the endless scent of blood, all the buildings seemed unaffected.
Led by a middle-aged man named Gan Luo, these people arrived at a temple, the most towering and magnificent among all the palaces.
Gan Luo suddenly waved his hand, and four pillars of light shot up into the sky around the temple. Gan Luo formed hand seals and immediately began reciting the scriptures.
"Great Brahma Heaven Sutra, Volume Six."
Long Chen hurriedly suppressed his anger, focused his listening, memorized every syllable, and stared intently at Gan Luo's hand.
"I see. The syllable changes in the sixth volume of the Great Brahma Sutra need to be adjusted according to the changes in the seal technique. No wonder no matter how I recite, it always feels off."
When he saw the changes in the seal technique in Gan Luo's hand, Long Chen suddenly understood and finally found the trick. After reciting a passage of the Great Brahma Heavenly Sutra, Long Chen instantly mastered it and memorized everything.
Long Chen had already spent countless efforts studying the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra; the only thing missing was this one step. Once he understood it, everything became simpler.
"Rumble rumble rumble...
As Gan Luo finished chanting the scripture, his hand seals changed again. The four pillars of light around the temple rapidly intertwined, forming a net of light that firmly sealed the temple.
"Buzz!"
Immediately after, a massive immortal script shot down from the sky, landing on the temple gate. The immortal script glowed—it was actually a huge character for 'Brahma.'
The moment the character "Brahma" glowed, countless chains shot out, sealing off the entire temple.
"This is the seal of the Great Brahma Heaven."
Long Chen saw through Gan Luo's intentions at a glance. When the seal formed, the power of the entire world seemed to be drained in an instant.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the image vanished, and the skeleton appeared before Long Chen's eyes once more.
"Buzz"
Suddenly, the ancient book trembled, and the exquisite blood magnolia pattern on its pages landed in Long Chen's palm.
Long Chen's palm was imprinted with the exquisite Blood Magnolia, then the ancient book began to weather, and the skeleton was likewise reduced to dust in an instant before Long Chen.
"Could it be that the one summoning me is the Linglong Blood Magnolia?"
Long Chen looked at the pattern in his palm, feeling that this was a special arrangement. Because of this Linglong Blood Magnolia, he had witnessed the truth behind the temple's destruction.
Unfortunately, no one could give Long Chen an answer. The one who could give him the answer was the person who drew this exquisite blood magnolia. Unfortunately, she had already vanished into thin air, except for a fragment of memoryA single mark, nothing left. Perhaps, what she took with her was just like those who died—anger, unwillingness, and disbelief.
Long Chen bowed to the dust and turned to walk out of the underground chamber. Having witnessed the temple's original appearance before, he quickly identified the direction and headed straight for the core area.
Soon, he saw a sacred and magnificent grand hall. But when Long Chen saw the crowd in front of the temple, his killing intent surged to the heavens.