After repelling the skeleton soldiers, everyone took a short rest and continued to move towards the depths of the ruins. Su Yao followed them silently, with confusion and thought in her eyes along the way.

Lin Yun looked back at Su Yao from time to time, and his curiosity about her identity grew. This woman who had woken up from the crystal coffin seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious veil, and beneath that veil, perhaps, lay the key clues to the mystery of the ruins and even rebirth.

As everyone went deeper, some gleaming crystals began to appear on the walls on both sides of the passage. These crystals were arranged into various strange patterns, as if guiding the direction forward.

"Everyone, pay attention to the arrangement of these crystals. There might be some deep meaning behind them," Lin Yun reminded.

Everyone nodded, carefully observing the arrangement of the crystals. Each crystal emitted a soft glow, faint but enough to illuminate a small area within the dim passage, allowing everyone to clearly see the faint lines on the crystals. These lines, some winding, some straight, intertwined with each other, forming a series of mysterious patterns, like an ancient code, waiting to be deciphered.

At this moment, the sound of gurgling water suddenly came from the front, which was particularly clear in the silent ruins.

"There is the sound of flowing water. Is there a water source or some special place ahead?" Lin Xiao guessed.

Everyone quickened their pace and headed towards the direction of the sound. Not long after they got there, they saw a strange sight.

Before him lay a vast underground cavern, studded with stalactites and stalagmites of various shapes. Between the cracks flowed a stream emitting a pale blue glow. The water was crystal clear, yet a mysterious spiritual energy permeated the stream, as if it held endless mysteries.

"This stream... is not simple." Lin Yun said softly.

The moment Su Yao saw the stream, a strange light flashed in her eyes, and she unconsciously walked towards the stream.

"Su Yao, be careful!" Lin Yun shouted hurriedly when he saw this.

Su Yao seemed not to hear it. She walked straight to the stream, squatted down, and reached out her hand to gently touch the water.

The moment her fingers touched the stream water, her body shook violently, her eyes showed extreme shock, and then some fragmented fragments of memory began to flash in her mind.

She saw herself walking with some people in this ruin, seemingly on an important quest. They were walking along the stream, searching for something vital.

"I... I seem to have been here before, with some people. We were looking for... looking for something very important." Su Yao murmured to herself, her voice trembling.

Everyone gathered around, and Lin Yun asked, "Do you remember what you were looking for? What secrets are hidden in these ruins?"

Su Yao shook her head and said with a painful look on her face: "I only remember vague fragments, and I'm not sure what I'm looking for, but I feel that this matter is closely related to my past and the core secret of this relic."

Just as everyone was talking, ripples suddenly appeared in the stream, and then a huge water ball slowly rose from the water, which seemed to be wrapped in something.

"Everyone be careful!" Lin Yun shouted and cast a spiritual shield again to cover everyone.

The other team members also prepared for defense and stared nervously at the ever-changing water ball.

After the water ball rose to mid-air, it slowly unfolded, revealing a scroll emitting an ancient atmosphere. The paper had turned a little yellow, but the writing on it was clearly visible, emitting a faint glow.

"Is that... a book?" a team member said in surprise.

Lin Yun also frowned, thinking about the origin and purpose of this scroll.

Before anyone could react, the scroll suddenly opened on its own, its pages rustling rapidly in the wind. Rays of light shot out from the pages, interweaving in mid-air to form pictures.

The scene depicts a memory from Su Yao's past. She and a group of monks stand before a magnificent palace. The palace's gate is tightly closed, inscribed with intricate runes. Su Yao holds a special key, seemingly about to unlock the palace's door.

As the scene unfolded, Su Yao opened the door and everyone walked into the palace, which was filled with various precious treasures and mysterious instruments. But deep in the palace, there was a huge stone platform, on which sat a sphere emitting colorful light. The sphere was surrounded by mysterious runes, as if guarding some important secret.

"That sphere...could it be the key to this relic?" Lin Yun guessed.

At this moment, Su Yao in the picture seemed to sense some danger, and a look of horror appeared on her face. Then, the entire palace began to shake violently, and cracks spread from the ground.

"Oh no, danger is coming!" Su Yao in the picture shouted.

Then, the picture stopped abruptly, and the scroll slowly closed and returned to the water ball, which then slowly sank into the stream.

"This...what is going on?" Su Yao asked in confusion.

Lin Yun looked at Su Yao and said, "It seems that your past has a deep connection with these ruins. Those pictures may be hinting to us that finding the palace and the colorful sphere may be the key to unlocking the secrets of these ruins."

Su Yao nodded, a hint of determination flashed in her eyes, and said, "I think I have to get my memory back and figure it all out. Maybe I can solve the secret of this relic and the mystery of myself."

Everyone decided to continue along the stream to see if they could find the palace shown in the picture.

Along the way, everyone was cautious and kept an eye on the movements around them.

After walking for a long time, a palace similar to the one in the picture finally appeared in front of them. The palace gate was closed, and the door was engraved with complex runes, exactly the same as the picture in my memory.

"This is it!" Su Yao said excitedly.

Lin Yun walked forward and carefully examined the runes on the door, trying to find a way to open it.

The other team members also gathered around and studied it together.

Just as everyone was studying the runes on the gate, circles of light suddenly lit up around the palace, forming strange patterns. These patterns seemed to be related to the crystal arrangement patterns seen on the walls of the passage before.

"Look everyone, these patterns seem to be related to the previous crystal arrangement. Maybe this is the clue to open the door." Lin Yun said.

Everyone nodded and began to try to decipher the patterns based on their previous understanding of the crystal arrangement, hoping to find a way to open the palace gate, so as to further explore the true secrets of the ruins and continue to move towards the goal of solving the mystery of rebirth.

However, the runes and patterns on the palace gate were extremely complex. After studying them for a long time, they still had no clue. Lin Yun frowned, growing increasingly anxious. He knew that the palace might contain the key to solving all the mysteries, but now he was blocked by this gate, which was really frustrating.

Just when everyone was feeling discouraged, Su Yao suddenly stepped forward. She stared at the runes on the door, her eyes revealing a sense of déjà vu. She reached out and gently stroked the runes, as if she was communicating with them silently.

"Su Yao, did you find anything?" Lin Yun asked.

Su Yao frowned slightly and said, "I...I'm not sure, but these runes give me a very familiar feeling, as if I once knew how to open this door, but now my memory is a little fuzzy."

As she spoke, Su Yao closed her eyes and tried to search her mind for any possible memory.

After a while, Su Yao suddenly opened her eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes. She took out a jade pendant emitting a faint light from her arms. The shape of the jade pendant was very strange, and it was engraved with delicate patterns, which seemed to have some subtle echoes with the runes on the door.

"I remember that this jade pendant might be the key to opening the door." Su Yao said.

Everyone gathered around and looked at the jade pendant, their eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

Su Yao took a deep breath and slowly moved the jade pendant closer to a specific position on the door. It was a groove that looked ordinary but faintly exuded a special aura.

When the jade pendant approached the groove, the groove suddenly lit up with a soft light, blending with the light on the jade pendant, as if confirming each other's identity.

Then, the palace gate slowly opened, and an old and mysterious atmosphere blew in, which made everyone feel refreshed.

"Successful!" Everyone cheered.

Su Yao also showed a relieved smile on her face. She knew that she was one step closer to regaining her memory and unlocking the secret of the ruins.

Everyone walked into the palace slowly with excitement and nervousness.

The palace was spacious, filled with ancient utensils and ornaments, each exuding a simple and mysterious aura. In the center of the palace, a massive stone platform sat atop which sat the sphere emitting a multicolored light, the same one that had appeared in the scroll.

"That's it!" Lin Yun said, his eyes full of excitement.

Everyone gathered around and walked towards the ball.

But just as everyone was about to approach the sphere, a melodious bell suddenly rang out in the palace. The bell echoed throughout the palace, as if conveying some kind of warning.

"Everyone be careful!" Lin Yun shouted and cast a spiritual shield again to cover everyone.

The other team members also made defensive preparations, looking around vigilantly, ready to deal with possible dangers.

As the bells echoed, some of the utensils and decorations in the palace began to tremble slightly, as if they were given life.

Immediately afterwards, many illusory spirits emerged from all corners of the palace. These spirits had different shapes, some like humans, some like animals. They emitted a faint light all over their bodies, and there was a mysterious and dangerous aura in their eyes.

"It's these spirits again, everyone, be careful of their attacks!" Lin Yun shouted loudly, and at the same time, he was the first to draw out his sword and rushed towards the nearest spirit.

The other team members were not to be outdone. They used their respective abilities and engaged in a fierce life-and-death struggle with these spirits.

Although these spirits seem illusory, their attacks are very fierce. Rays of light shoot out from their hands or mouths and attack everyone.

Everyone fought hard, and while Lin Yun was battling the spirits, he was thinking about countermeasures. He discovered that these spirits seemed to rely on some mysterious power within the palace to exist. If he could find and destroy the source of that power, perhaps he could make these spirits lose their ability to move.

So, during the battle, Lin Yun paid attention to the spiritual power fluctuations of each spirit, trying to find the key source of power.

During the fierce battle, a team member was hit by a beam of light shot by a spirit due to a moment of negligence. He was knocked flying and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out blood from his mouth.

"Be careful!" Lin Yun was extremely anxious and attacked the spirit even more desperately, trying to buy more time for his teammates to counterattack.

Finally, after careful observation, Lin Yun found a crystal pillar emitting strong light in a corner of the palace. The crystal pillar seemed to be the source of the power of these spiritual bodies, constantly supplying them with spiritual power.

Lin Yun made a quick decision, and with a flash of his body, he rushed towards the crystal pillar.

Just as he was about to approach the crystal pillar, several spirits noticed his intention and turned towards him, trying to stop him.

Lin Yun gritted his teeth, gathered all his spiritual power into the sword, and then slashed fiercely at the spirit that was rushing towards him.

After a hard fight, Lin Yun finally broke through the spirit's obstruction and arrived in front of the crystal pillar. He raised his sword, poured all his spiritual power into it, and then stabbed the crystal pillar fiercely.

"Crack!" The crystal pillar was shattered by Lin Yun. In an instant, all the spirits that were attacking everyone seemed to have lost their power. They stopped moving, then slowly fell down and scattered all over the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from their foreheads. This battle with the spirit had been truly thrilling.

"Everyone, quickly recover your spiritual power and treat your wounds. We still have to continue exploring these ruins." Lin Yun said, his eyes full of determination.

Everyone nodded, took out the pills and took them, and began to circulate their spiritual power to heal their wounds.

When everyone had recovered, they stood up again and walked towards the depths of the ruins.

Su Yao also followed behind the crowd. She looked at their backs with a hint of doubt in her eyes, as if she was thinking about her relationship with all this, and what secrets were hidden in the depths of the ruins. She knew that although she had found some clues about the past, she still had a long way to go to truly solve all the mysteries...

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