The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

As Lu Yao continued to increase the penetration of his true energy, he gradually sensed the situation inside the stone pillar.

After absorbing some true energy, the stone pillar emitted a faint glow.

Lu Yao circulated his inner energy, and cracks began to appear on the stone pillar. As Lu Yao continued to circulate his true energy, these cracks multiplied.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the stone pillar shattered, revealing its true form.

What appeared before Lu Yao was a jade flag that was entirely black and white, covered with mysterious runes, which looked very mysterious under the faint glow of light.

Lu Yao gently picked up the jade flag and felt a suction force emanating from it, absorbing all the energy around him, including Lu Yao's true energy.

In a short while, six identical jade flags appeared in front of Lu Yao.

"Is this the secret treasure depicted in the murals, used by the Loulan people to capture the dragon turtle?"

Lu Yao frowned, having already roughly guessed the purpose of these jade flags.

The dragon turtle's shell was left behind here, indicating that something had happened to the dragon turtle, and it was forced to leave its shell behind in order to escape under the pressure of these jade flags.

Only one of the Four Divine Beasts can exist in the world of Fengyun. The dragon turtle egg that Lu Yao obtained appeared under the turtle shell, which was obviously a backup plan left by the dragon turtle.

It seems that this jade flag is quite extraordinary, as it could actually make the dragon turtle choose to abandon its armor and be reborn in order to escape.

However, Lu Yao only obtained the treasures but did not know how to use them, so he was unaware of the power of these jade flags for the time being.

Lu Yao carefully put away the jade flags and continued exploring the ruins.

Soon Lu Yao arrived at a high platform on the edge of the pit.

This high platform faces the back of the dragon turtle's shell, and it is also the center where Lu Yao discovered the six jade flags.

The high platform was already dilapidated and filled with scattered rocks in the dark and sunless pit.

When Lu Yao arrived at the high platform, he discovered a peculiar stone tablet.

The stone tablet only had a section showing on the high platform, which looked very abrupt.

After observing for a moment, Lu Yao realized that the stone tablet must have been placed on a high platform, and there must be some mechanism to raise it up.

At the edge of the stone tablet, Lu Yao could already see some broken remnants of the mechanism.

Lu Yao slapped the ground with his palm, and countless streams of true energy surged forth. Soon, the stone tablet, several meters long, was lifted up by Lu Yao.

"boom!"

The stone tablet landed on the ground of the high platform with a dull thud, clearly indicating its considerable weight.

Lu Yao stepped forward and saw that the stone tablet was covered with densely packed characters.

Lu Yao looked closely and discovered that it was actually the ancient script of Loulan, which he couldn't understand at all.

Left with no other choice, Lu Yao had to put the stone tablet into his Origin Space and figure out a solution after he got out.

After exploring the entire pit ruins, Lu Yao jumped out of the pit.

Suddenly, Lu Yao frowned and slashed a sword aura toward a sand dune not far away.

"boom!"

A sandstorm erupted, and a figure quickly appeared.

"Please do not make a move!"

An aged voice rang out, sounding somewhat panicked.

"Who are you?"

Lu Yao's expression hardened slightly as he stared at the white-haired old man who appeared not far away.

The white-haired old man was wearing a yellow trench coat that covered his entire body.

"Just passing by! I was merely passing by when I heard the commotion and came to investigate. Please do not misunderstand!"

The white-haired old man smiled apologetically and quickly explained.

Lu Yao glanced at the white-haired old man and realized that this person was probably not just passing by.

"I'm just a little curious, what's down in this pit? Could you tell me?"

The white-haired old man rolled his eyes and asked casually.

"Hehe, if you're so interested, go down and see for yourself."

Lu Yao chuckled. This old guy probably thought he had taken some treasure from the bottom of the pit.

Of course, Lu Yao did obtain some treasures.

"You jest, sir. This pit is so deep, my old bones wouldn't dare go down."

The white-haired old man chuckled and waved his hand.

"I never expected that a grandmaster like me couldn't even get down into this pit. It's truly an eye-opener for me."

Lu Yao sneered, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at the white-haired old man.

Lu Yao initially only discovered that someone was lurking under the sand dunes, so he tentatively released a sword aura.

Although the white-haired old man intentionally concealed his martial arts skills, Lu Yao still managed to detect the true energy he inadvertently revealed when he dodged Lu Yao's sword energy.

Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, the white-haired old man's expression changed, instantly revealing a sinister look.

"You've got some eyes, kid. I didn't expect you to find out even though I hid it so well."

The white-haired old man gave a sinister laugh and said in a chilling tone.

"I'm quite lucky. I never expected to encounter such an opportunity while crossing this desert. Hand over the treasure you obtained in the pit, and I might spare your life!"

The white-haired old man stared greedily at Lu Yao, clearly intending to kill and rob him.

"Hehehe, then you're really unlucky."

Lu Yao glanced at the white-haired old man with a strange expression.

"Hmph! Enough nonsense! Hand over the stuff, or I'll make you wish you were dead."

The white-haired old man frowned slightly, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"The atmosphere in this desert is really bad."

Lu Yao shook his head. This was his first time in the desert, and he had already encountered two bandits. He couldn't help but sigh.

Lu Yao then decided not to waste any more time and decided to try out the sword technique he had learned from the dragon turtle's shell.

"Black Tortoise Heavy Thunder Sword Qi!"

Lu Yao gave a soft shout in his heart, and his true energy surged wildly within his body.

True energy surged forth, and a dark cloud suddenly gathered in the originally clear sky, shrouding Lu Yao above.

Countless bolts of lightning roared, and a gigantic phantom of a black tortoise condensed above Lu Yao's head, letting out a silent roar.

The white-haired old man was completely dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

"Monster!"

The white-haired old man gasped, his heart filled with terror, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Lu Yao.

"No! We need to get out of here!"

The white-haired old man dared not linger any longer, wishing he had more legs to stay far away from Lu Yao.

However, as soon as the white-haired old man lifted his leg, a heavy pressure enveloped him.

The sudden, heavy pressure forced the white-haired old man to the ground.

"Black Tortoise Thunder Domain!"

When Lu Yao saw the white-haired old man trying to run away, he immediately controlled the Xuanwu phantom to stomp its front leg, and ripples of air appeared, enveloping the white-haired old man.

These air ripples are created by a force that compresses the air, and they can restrict the movement of enemies within a certain area.

"Spare your life! Spare your life!"

The white-haired old man knew he had bitten off more than he could chew, and quickly begged for mercy.

However, Lu Yao ignored him. With a thought, the Xuanwu phantom above his head roared, and countless sword-shaped lightning bolts shot out from the dark clouds, striking the white-haired old man.