The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

After Jiang Chuan left Qing Yinyan's residence, Ling Juan revealed her body.

Its bright eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, as if it was extremely uncomfortable with the conversation between Jiang Chuan and Qing Yinyan just now.

"Jiang Chuan, the things you said to her were so cheesy. I still feel nauseous when I think about them now."

Spirit scrolls are spiritual beings that rarely interact with humans and know very little about human relationships, which is why they speak so frankly.

Jiang Chuan expressed his understanding after hearing this.

Although Lingjuan looks cute, she is a straightforward little girl at heart.

He gently patted Lingjuan's shoulder, comforting her, "Don't worry, it's just a joke."

Ling Juan's eyes widened; she was not satisfied with Jiang Chuan's explanation.

It shook its head, indicating that it could not understand human emotions.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan had no choice but to patiently explain, "In our human world, sometimes jokes and teasing are a way to improve relationships. Of course, it also depends on the other person's level of acceptance. Just like the communication between you spirits, there are sometimes some special etiquette and habits, right?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chuan's reply, Ling Juan's brows relaxed slightly, but it remained vigilant.

It frowned, pondered for a moment, and seemed to be weighing whether Jiang Chuan's words were reliable.

Although the spirit scroll doesn't often interact with humans, its keen perception allows it to sense the sincerity in Jiang Chuan's words.

“In that case, I won’t interfere with you. But Jiang Chuan, where are you going?” Ling Juan asked.

"I'm going to the Qingyun Sect's Fitness Pavilion to bring Taotie back." Jiang Chuan looked into the distance and could already see the magnificent building of the Fitness Pavilion and the lush bamboo forest around it.

Ling Juan's ears twitched slightly as the scene of Taotie leaving her memory came vividly to mind.

As they approached the gym, Lingjuan sensed something unusual—it was the call of its clone.

"Wait a minute, Jiang Chuan." Ling Juan looked in one direction, but there was nothing there, just a vast emptiness.

When Jiang Chuan's body came into contact with that invisible pressure, it suddenly froze, as if it had been pressed down by an invisible hand.

It quickly condensed into a beam of light, which flowed like water and instantly formed a transparent barrier, blocking Jiang Chuan from moving in place.

This barrier may seem thin, but it contains immense power. Any object that tries to pass through it will be bounced back, like an invisible defensive line.

Following the gaze of the spirit scroll, Jiang Chuan looked at the void not far away.

There, a faint fluctuation caught his attention.

The fluctuation was not strong and was almost imperceptible, but Jiang Chuan's perception was exceptionally sharp, and he immediately realized that this was not an ordinary air flow, but a fluctuation of some kind of spiritual energy.

He stopped, his brows furrowing slightly as he pondered to himself, "Could it be that a clone of the Spirit Scroll is also sealed here?"
Jiang Chuan and Ling Juan approached and carefully touched the ethereal space, as if they were touching a flowing cloud.

Their fingers traced the surface gently, sensing subtle ripples in the space, like ripples spreading outwards in water.

"I can vaguely sense dark power surging inside the space; it's very dangerous." Jiang Chuan frowned.

"Even if it's dangerous, I'll go in. My senses won't be wrong; my clone is inside." Ling Juan's voice was firm.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan hesitated, but he couldn't resist Ling Juan's persistent pleading, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter.

They carefully crossed the spatial barrier, step by step, and entered another world.

This place is completely different from the outside world; just a moment ago, the Qingyun Sect was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

At this moment, it had transformed into a crimson, hellish scene.

Flames leaped in the air, lava flowed, and the air was thick with the suffocating smell of sulfur.

There are strangely shaped creatures of all sizes pushing something around.

They come in all shapes and sizes; some resemble giant spiders, while others look like winged snakes, giving them a rather eerie feel.

Hidden in the shadows, Jiang Chuan and Ling Juan held their breath, not daring to let their auras leak out.

Although these creatures are not as strong as them, their numbers are numerous, making them quite troublesome to deal with.

"What are they doing?" Ling Juan transmitted her voice to Jiang Chuan.

After observing for a few minutes, Jiang Chuan roughly determined that these creatures were mining some energy stones.

These stones radiate a dazzling light, seemingly from some powerful source of energy.

These creatures pushed the stones to a very quiet place, where there seemed to be some kind of device that absorbed the power of these energy stones.

Jiang Chuan realized that these energy stones might be the source of the dark power in this space.

If these energies can be controlled, one's strength will be further enhanced.

"We must be careful not to let them find us," Jiang Chuan whispered to Ling Juan.

Jiang Chuan and Ling Juan observed quietly from the shadows, their heartbeats contrasting sharply with the clamor of their surroundings.

These eerie creatures seemed to know everything about their surroundings.

They weaved through the narrow passages, pushing heavy energy stones.

"These creatures seem to have their own order; they don't attack outsiders randomly," Jiang Chuan analyzed, his eyes fixed on the creatures' movements.

The Spirit Scroll is sensing its surroundings. Its clones seem to have some connection with these creatures, and can sense their emotions and intentions.

It transmitted a message to Jiang Chuan: "They seem to be waiting for a specific signal, or completing some kind of ritual."

Jiang Chuan nodded, noticing that the creatures became extremely cautious as they approached a massive stone gate.

The stone gate was covered with intricate runes, which shimmered with an eerie light in the darkness.

“We must find the key to the ritual,” Jiang Chuan said in a low voice.

They took action; Jiang Chuan quietly approached the stone gate, while Ling Juan created some small disturbances in the distance to distract the creature.

Jiang Chuan's fingers gently touched the runes on the stone gate, and spiritual energy flowed within them.

Suddenly, a faint fluctuation emanated from the stone gate, and that fluctuation matched the ritual signal that the spirit scroll had sensed earlier.

"Spirit Scroll, now!"

Jiang Chuan called out in a low voice, his fingers quickly tracing across the runes, activating a mechanism on the stone gate according to the information previously transmitted by the spirit scroll.

As Jiang Chuan moved, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a deep passage.

The walls of the passageway were covered with strange patterns, which appeared and disappeared in the dim light.

The passageway was dark and damp, with a suffocating sense of oppression in the air.

Jiang Chuan and Ling Juan carefully stepped into the passage, their footsteps echoing in the empty space.

At the end of the passage, they discovered a huge altar.

The base of the altar is made of hard black rock, with intricate patterns carved on it, which are some kind of ancient totem.

Several enormous energy stones were placed on the altar. These stones emitted a light that was difficult to look directly at.

Their light was not a blazing white light, but a deep blue-purple.

In the center of the altar, a figure sat quietly; it was an ancient spirit beast.

Its body was enormous, almost occupying the entire space of the altar.

Its skin is rough and hard, covered with thick scales, each scale shimmering with a metallic sheen.

The ancient spirit beast sat quietly, waiting for something.

"For some reason, that spirit beast contains the power of my clone." Ling Juan frowned. It could sense that its clone seemed to have been absorbed by the spirit beast and become a part of it.

"Is it possible that your clone was eaten and refined by it?" Jiang Chuan calmly analyzed.

“It’s possible.” Lingjuan nodded with difficulty, her brows furrowed, clearly displeased by the possibility. “Then what do we do? We can’t just sit here helplessly.”

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, then said, "We must find a way to protect your clone while avoiding direct conflict with this spirit beast. Perhaps we can try to communicate with it and see if we can resolve this peacefully."

Upon hearing this, Ling Juan looked extremely unwilling. Every time there was a problem, it was just communication. Couldn't there be something new?

It nodded reluctantly and said, "You're right, communication is the first step to solving problems, but the question is, how can we get it to listen to us?"

Jiang Chuan listened to Ling Juan's sarcastic words and glanced around.

Suddenly he saw the energy stones placed on the altar. Those stones emitted a strange light and had some connection with the power of the spirit beast.

His eyes lit up, and he said, "Perhaps we can use these energy stones. Their power may be able to rival that of the spirit beasts. We can try to use them as a medium to communicate with the spirit beasts."

Ling Juan's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to try to use her spiritual power to touch those energy stones.

Find a way to communicate with spirit beasts.

Jiang Chuan stood guard on the side, ready to deal with any emergencies that might arise.

Time passed second by second, and the spiritual power of the spirit scroll flowed between the energy stones.

Every touch feels like a silent conversation with these ancient stones.

Its fingers gently traced across the stone, and spiritual energy, following its will, formed fine patterns of light in the air. These patterns intertwined to form a complex energy network.

Finally, at the moment when the spiritual power of the spirit scroll resonated with the energy stone.

The light on the entire altar suddenly became even more dazzling.

A soft light emanated from the energy stone, resonating with the spiritual power of the spirit scroll and forming a strange energy vortex.

This vortex seemed to be guiding the spiritual power of the scroll, causing it to flow in an unprecedented way.

The spirit beast's gaze seemed to be drawn to it, its eyes gleaming as it sensed this new power.

Its body trembled slightly, responding to the call of this power.

"Try it, use the power of your clone to guide it."

Jiang Chuan's voice rang in Ling Juan's ears, like a spring breeze brushing across a lake, carrying a touch of warmth and determination.

Ling Juan focused his mind, and his physical strength began to connect with the spirit beast.

It closed its eyes, merging its consciousness with the power of its clone. The two forces converged in its heart, forming a powerful energy core.

Let that power pass through its body to the spirit beast.

Ling Juan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, channeling the power of her clone into the air, extending it towards the spirit beast.

Its voice rang out softly in the air, with a strange rhythm: "I am Ling Juan, your friend. We mean no harm; we are simply looking for my lost clone."

The spirit beast's gaze shifted back and forth between the spirit scroll and Jiang Chuan.

Its body trembled slightly as it sensed the emotions and intentions contained in every word of the spirit scroll's words.

Its ears tilted slightly forward, listening to the voice of the spirit scroll.

Just when Ling Juan thought their communication was about to make progress.

The spirit beast's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and it lost its mind.

Its body twisted in rage and pain, its massive form crashing into the spirit scroll like a mountain, each movement carrying destructive power.

"What happened? Why did it suddenly go berserk?"

Lingjuan, terrified, hurriedly ran towards Jiangchuan for shelter.

Jiang Chuan immediately realized what was happening and calmly analyzed, "Just now, your conversation with it made me realize that it wanted to devour you to increase its strength."

"Why is this happening?" Ling Juan couldn't understand.

“It has a portion of your power within its body, and it craves your original form even more,” Jiang Chuan said.

"What! It's so greedy." Ling Juan couldn't accept this fact.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chuan summoned the Dragon Roar Sword, which slowly appeared in the void above the spirit beast's head.

The sword emitted a faint blue light, and a clear dragon's roar emanated from its tip—the whisper of an ancient divine dragon.

The sudden commotion caused the spirit beast to quickly gather its spiritual power above its head, and a powerful defensive aura surged around its body to resist the unexpected attack.

clang…

The Dragon Roar Sword clashed head-on with the spirit beast's defenses, producing a resounding clang.

The sound echoed in the air, as awe-inspiring as thunder, causing the stones on the altar to tremble slightly.

The spirit beast's defenses were easily breached by the Dragon Roar Sword, the blade tracing an arc and creating a gust of wind.

The gale whipped up dust from the ground, forming a vortex that distorted the surrounding air.

Then the Dragon Roar Sword swept through the air and returned to hover in front of Jiang Chuan.

The sword still radiated a dazzling light.

This light amplified Jiang Chuan's aura, causing it to slowly emanate outwards, forming an invisible barrier that protected the spirit scroll.

This barrier is as transparent as crystal, yet it is indestructible, giving people a sense of security and peace of mind.

Jiang Chuan's eyes sharpened, and the Dragon Roar Sword in his hand shone brightly, containing boundless power, ready to deal with the spirit beast's counterattack.

Lingjuan gripped Jiang Chuan's shoulders tightly, her heart pounding wildly as if it would leap out of her chest. At this moment, she needed to rely on Jiang Chuan.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Jiang Chuan comforted Ling Juan.

The spirit beast walked on all fours, tilting its head to observe Jiang Chuan's every move, especially the Dragon Roar Sword, which gave it an even more dangerous aura. (End of Chapter)