A Mysterious Journey Through the Shang Dynasty

We sat in the square in frustration, and the light around us seemed to have dimmed. The hope that had just been ignited was shattered in an instant, and everyone's mood fell to the bottom.

"Why is this happening? We have clearly opened the door of time and space, but we still can't go back." Lin Yao's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs.

Mo Yu gently patted Lin Yao's shoulder and comforted her: "Don't be sad, Lin Yao. We will definitely find a way. Maybe this is just a small setback. We can't just give up like this."

I frowned and fell into deep thought: "I wonder if we have overlooked some important details? Why would that suddenly appearing force prevent us from entering the gate of time and space?"

Su Yao nodded. She held the ancient book in her hand and looked over and over again: "The rituals recorded in this book should not be wrong, but there must be some places that we don't understand thoroughly. Let's study it carefully."

Wang Yue also cheered up, took a deep breath and said, "Let me try to feel the energy fluctuations around me." She slowly closed her eyes and raised her hands slightly, as if touching invisible threads in the air.

A soft magical light gradually appeared around Wang Yue's body, which fluttered gently like a veil and blended into the surrounding environment. Her brows were slightly wrinkled, and her expression became very focused.

As her breathing gradually became steady, she began to slowly release her magical perception. Her consciousness seemed to have transformed into countless tiny tentacles, extending in all directions, exploring every energy fluctuation in the square.

At first, she only felt a chaos, with all kinds of chaotic energies interweaving and colliding in the air, making her a little overwhelmed. But she did not give up, but tried hard to concentrate, trying to find some rules from this chaos.

Gradually, she began to feel some faint fluctuations, like ripples on a calm lake. These fluctuations were very subtle, and sometimes there was no fluctuation, but Wang Yue still captured them with her keen magical perception.

She seemed to see invisible pictures, energy flowing in the crystal walls like a twinkling galaxy; the sand also contained mysterious power, they danced slightly to a certain rhythm, as if telling an ancient story.

Wang Yue continued to feel these energy fluctuations deeply, a trace of fatigue appeared on her face, but her eyes became more determined. She could feel that these energy fluctuations seemed to have some deep connection, but she had not yet fully understood it.

After a while, Wang Yue slowly opened her eyes, with beads of sweat on her forehead. She said, "I felt some strange fluctuations, but they were very weak and seemed to have no pattern."

Su Yao thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we need some tools to assist us. I remember seeing some things like crystal balls during our previous exploration, which may help us."

"Then let's go find those crystal balls." Lin Yao said.

We got up and started looking for crystal balls around the square. After some effort, we finally found a few crystal balls that were emitting faint light.

"Are these the things? Can they really help us?" Lin Yao asked doubtfully, holding the crystal ball.

Su Yao took the crystal ball, observed it carefully, and said, "I think these crystal balls may be used to detect energy fluctuations. We can try to use them to observe the energy changes in the square."

We followed Su Yao's method, placed the crystal ball on the ground, and then concentrated our minds to observe the changes in the crystal ball. Sure enough, the light on the crystal ball began to flicker with the surrounding energy fluctuations, and seemed to show some regularity.

"Look, there are changes!" I said excitedly.

Mo Yu looked at the crystal ball, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes: "Does this mean that we can adjust the opening time of the space-time gate according to these energy fluctuations?"

Su Yao nodded: "It's possible. We need to further observe the laws of these energy fluctuations, and then find the most appropriate time to open the door of time and space."

So we began to carefully record the energy fluctuations on the crystal ball. During this process, we kept communicating and discussing, trying to find the rules.

"I found that these fluctuations seemed to have a cycle, with peaks and troughs occurring every once in a while," said Wang Yue.

"Then can we open the door of time and space at the peak of energy fluctuations?" Lin Yao asked.

Su Yao thought for a while and said, "In theory, it is possible, but we need further verification. We can do some small-scale experiments first to see how it works."

We decided to conduct an experiment according to Su Yao's suggestion. We tried to open the space-time gate at different energy fluctuation stages to see what would happen. After several experiments, we found that at the peak of energy fluctuation, the space-time gate was indeed easier to open, and the fluctuation was relatively small.

"Great, we finally found a way!" I said excitedly.

Mo Yu also showed a relieved smile: "Yes, but we can't take it lightly. We still need to determine the best time to ensure that we can safely pass through the gate of time and space."

Just as we were about to continue studying the laws of energy fluctuations, a strange sound suddenly came from the square. This sound was like the cry of some creature, and also like a mysterious spell, echoing in the square, making people shudder.

"What's that sound?" Lin Yao grabbed Mo Yu's arm in fear.

Mo Yu looked around vigilantly, holding the sword tightly in his hand: "I don't know, but everyone be careful, something may appear."

We watched the movement around us nervously, feeling uneasy. As the sound got closer, we saw a vague figure appear at the other end of the square. The figure gradually became clearer, and it turned out to be a creature we had never seen before.

This creature was huge, covered with a layer of hard scales, and its eyes flashed with strange light. It walked towards us step by step, and the ground trembled slightly with each step.

"What is this?" Wang Yue said in horror.

I looked at the creature and had a bad feeling in my heart: "I don't know, but it looks tough. What should we do?"

Mo Yu took a deep breath and said, "Don't panic. Let's see what it wants to do first. If it attacks us, we will fight back together."

We huddled together, warily watching this mysterious creature. It walked in front of us, stopped, and then let out a low growl.

"Is it warning us?" Lin Yao said in a trembling voice.

Su Yao looked at the creature and tried to communicate with it: "Who are you? Why are you here? We have no ill intentions, we just want to go home."

However, the creature did not seem to understand Su Yao's words. It roared again and then raised its claws, as if preparing to attack.

"Get ready for battle!" Mo Yu shouted.

We picked up our weapons and prepared to meet the creature's attack. Just then, something unexpected happened...