Legend of the Embroiderer

Li Zhao and the old man looked at the rapidly gathering black clouds, their hearts full of vigilance.

Dark clouds rolled, and a strange purple light flickered in them, as if an invisible giant beast opened its bloody mouth, ready to devour everything.

"My child, this dark cloud is not a good sign. We must be careful in dealing with it."

The old man spoke in a low voice, his expression solemn. Li Zhao clenched the fragments in his hand and nodded slightly. He placed the purification crystal, light gem, crystal ball, and jade pendant close to his body. The faint light emitted by these treasures was like a flame of hope in the darkness.

Before they could take any further action, suddenly, purple lightning shot out from the dark clouds and attacked them like ferocious poisonous snakes.

Li Zhao reacted quickly and immediately activated the power of the purification crystal. Golden light instantly enveloped his entire body, forming a solid shield.

The purple lightning struck the shield with a deafening roar. Layers of dazzling light appeared on the shield, like ripples on the water, but it still held on firmly.

The old man also waved the broken crutch in his hand, which was emitting a faint glow, trying to resist the lightning attack. He muttered something, and a soft light shot out from the top of the crutch, echoing with Li Zhao's shield.

Taking advantage of the intervals between lightning attacks, Li Zhao concentrated his mind and tried to sense the dark power in the dark clouds with the help of the purification crystal.

Under the guidance of the power of the purifying crystal, he felt that there seemed to be a huge dark energy core hidden in the dark clouds, and this core was continuously absorbing the surrounding dark power and becoming more and more powerful.

Not only that, he also noticed that there seemed to be some faint dark aura in the dark clouds, which was different from the dark forces he had encountered before. This aura was more ancient and powerful, as if it came from the ancient dark abyss.

"Senior, the dark power in this dark cloud is extremely powerful and strange. It seems to be more difficult than what we have encountered before."

Li Zhao told the old man his discovery.

The old man frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It seems that the dark forces are secretly plotting a larger conspiracy. This dark cloud may only be part of their plan. We must find the weakness of the dark cloud and break it, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

At this moment, a sinister laugh rang out from the dark clouds: "Humph, you think you can withstand this dark force? You are simply overestimating your own abilities!"

As the laughter sounded, a huge figure shrouded in black mist slowly emerged.

His body was composed of dense dark energy, and his face could not be seen clearly, but the powerful sense of oppression emanating from him made Li Zhao and the old man feel suffocated.

"I am the messenger of the Lord of Darkness. Today is your doom!"

The black shadow roared and waved his hands. The number of purple lightning in the dark clouds doubled instantly, pouring down towards Li Zhaohe and the old man like a dense rain of arrows.

Li Zhao and the old man resisted with all their might, and the shield of purifying light was crumbling under the impact of lightning.

Li Zhao knew that this was not a solution and he had to take the initiative.

He combined the power of the purification crystal, the light gem, the crystal ball and the jade pendant. The purifying light sword in his hand shone brightly, and then he flashed and rushed towards the shadow.

Seeing this, the black shadow waved an arm condensed from dark energy, and a black beam of energy shot towards Li Zhao.

The purifying light sword collided with the black energy beam, light splashed everywhere, and the powerful impact force knocked Li Zhao back several steps.

During the fierce battle, Li Zhao discovered that although the black shadow was powerful, his attack method seemed to be restricted in some way, and there was a short gap between each attack.

Li Zhao's heart moved, he concentrated his mind and waited for that opportunity.

After a fierce attack, the black shadow had a brief flaw. Li Zhao did not hesitate and thrust the Sword of Purification with all his strength, hitting the black shadow in the chest.

The black shadow roared in pain, his body began to become illusory, and dark energy continued to drain from him.

However, just when Li Zhao thought he was about to defeat the black shadow, the black shadow suddenly opened its mouth and madly sucked the surrounding dark energy into its body. His body quickly recovered and became even stronger.

Hahaha, your strength is nothing compared to mine."

The shadow laughed wildly and attacked Li Zhao again. Li Zhao felt unprecedented pressure, but he did not retreat, instead he became more determined to fight.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the fragment in Li Zhao's hand suddenly emitted a strong light, which seemed to contain a mysterious power.

Li Zhao's heart moved. He concentrated his mind and guided the power of the fragments to join the battle.

In an instant, the light of the fragments became stronger, interweaving with the light of the purifying crystal, the light gem, the crystal ball and the jade pendant, forming a powerful purifying force.

Li Zhao used this purifying power to rush towards the black shadow again.

The black shadow's face changed drastically. He tried to increase the output of dark energy to resist Li Zhao's attack.

But the purifying power was too strong, and the black shadow's defense gradually collapsed under the impact of the purifying power.

Li Zhao took the opportunity to stab the sword of purifying light into the black shadow's body. The black shadow let out a desperate scream, and his body instantly turned into a ball of black smoke and dissipated.

As the black shadow disappeared, the purple lightning in the dark clouds gradually stopped.

Li Zhao let out a long sigh and slumped to the ground.

The old man walked over to him, helped him up, and a gratified smile appeared on his face: "Son, you did a good job."

Li Zhao looked at the fragments in his hand, his heart filled with doubts and emotions.

What secrets does this fragment hide?

Why can it exert such powerful force at critical moments?

At this moment, a ray of light suddenly shot out from the fragments, forming an illusory picture in the air.

In the picture, an ancient scene gradually emerges. In a mysterious hall, there are five treasures, namely, a purification crystal, a light gem, a crystal ball, a jade pendant and a complete fragment.

A wise man in a white robe stood in front of the treasure, muttering something.

Suddenly, a powerful dark force attacked. In order to protect the world, the wise man divided the complete fragments into several parts and scattered the five treasures, waiting for the right person to gather them together to fight against the dark forces.

In the picture, the face of the wise man gradually became clear, and Li Zhao was surprised to find that this wise man was extremely similar to the person in a portrait he saw in the ruins.

After the picture disappeared, Li Zhao told the old man what he saw.

After hearing this, the old man fell into deep thought: "It seems that the origin of this fragment is extraordinary. Together with other treasures, it shoulders the responsibility of fighting against the forces of darkness.

We must quickly uncover the secrets of these treasures so we can better respond to the upcoming crisis."

However, before they could delve deeper, the dark clouds in the sky changed again.

The dark clouds that had been gradually dissipating suddenly gathered again, becoming even thicker, and the purple light became even more dazzling.

Li Zhao and the old man were shocked. They once again clenched the treasures in their hands and looked at the sky vigilantly.

I saw a huge dark door slowly emerging from the dark clouds, emitting a strong dark aura, as if it was connected to another terrifying world.

From the Dark Portal, a sinister laugh was heard: "Hahaha, you think that by defeating my messenger, you can stop the coming of darkness?

Too naive. The real darkness is about to pour out from this door..."

After the laughter, the door of darkness slowly opened, and a powerful dark force rushed towards them. Li Zhao and the old man were pushed back repeatedly by this force.

They looked at the dark door that was gradually opening, their hearts filled with doubts and fear.