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Dark energy erupted from the ground, transforming into a hideous giant face that opened its blood-red maw toward Chen Yun.

"Trying to trap me? You're too green!" Chen Yun advanced instead of retreating.

His hands formed a mudra, and the runes on his body flashed brightly. Golden runes swirled around him, forming a mysterious energy field.

At the critical moment! Suddenly, the stone tablet emitted a clear, ringing sound. Brilliant golden light shot out from the top of the tablet, striking the hideous giant face squarely between its brows.

"What the hell is this..." Chen Yun's pupils shrank sharply.

I sensed an unprecedentedly powerful force emanating from the golden light.

The rune information in my mind suddenly became clear, as if a shackle that had been locked for a long time had been unlocked.

After the sealing array completely suppressed the old monster, Chen Yun felt extremely weak.

He felt completely drained. He slowly sat down against the stone tablet, panting heavily, sweat streaming down his face.

"Phew... finally done."

As Chen Yun gazed at the now-calm stone tablet, a sense of doubt arose in his heart.

The power contained in that golden light far exceeded his imagination, as if it came from some ancient and mysterious source.

Just then, a thin crack appeared on the stone tablet.

Chen Yun was startled and quickly moved closer to examine it carefully. The crack had stopped expanding, but it shimmered faintly in the moonlight.

"What is this?" Chen Yun gently touched the crack.

A strange sensation came from my fingertips. The runic knowledge I had grasped at that moment surged violently in my mind, forming a picture.

In the scene, an elderly man in ancient costume is performing a spell in front of a stone tablet.

He held a glowing bead in his hands, its light identical to the previous golden glow. The old man set the bead into the stone tablet and then set up multiple layers of restrictions.

“No wonder…” Chen Yun mused. The bead was the true core of the sealing formation, while the stone tablet was merely a vessel.

The golden light that appeared earlier was actually the remaining primordial power of the bead.

Suddenly, Chen Yun's expression changed. He sensed something stirring inside the stone tablet.

The crack began to widen, and wisps of golden light seeped out from the gap.

"Oh no!" Chen Yun instinctively took a step back. He felt that the sealed bead seemed to be trying to break free of its restraints.

The stone tablet began to shake violently, and the cracks multiplied. The golden light grew increasingly dazzling, almost piercing the night sky.

Chen Yun raised his hand to cover his eyes, but his eyes were filled with a strange anticipation.

"Boom!" After a loud noise, the stone tablet shattered completely.

Golden light shot straight into the sky, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light in the darkness. At the center of the pillar, a bead the size of a fist slowly rotated, emitting a captivating glow.

Just as Chen Yun was about to step forward to investigate, the bead suddenly unleashed a powerful suction force.

The surrounding air began to distort, and the pebbles on the ground floated up.

"What's going on?" Chen Yun felt a surge of energy within his body, and a strong gravitational force pulled him toward the bead.

He tried to back away, but found that his feet were off the ground.

"Oh no!" Chen Yun struggled desperately, but he couldn't escape the suction. He was getting closer and closer to the bead, his heart pounding.

What is the purpose of this mysterious bead? And who is the old man who set up the seal?

Just as he was about to touch the bead, a dazzling golden light shot out from it.

Chen Yun's vision went blank, and his consciousness grew increasingly blurred. In the last moment before losing consciousness, he seemed to hear an old voice in his ear:

"I've finally waited for you..."

After regaining consciousness, Chen Yun felt dizzy. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in an ancient and magnificent hall.

The hall stretched straight to the sky, its walls covered with runes, and a faint light seeped through the darkness.

An ancient atmosphere permeated the entire hall, and the thousand-year silence seemed suffocating.

Chen Yun helped himself up by the dragon-patterned stone pillar. The bead in the center of the hall hung in mid-air, its soft golden light illuminating the hall as bright as day.

"Where...where is this?" Chen Yun muttered.

Footsteps echoed in the empty hall. With each step, energy ripples spread outwards.

The runes sensed something and began to glow faintly.

A warm current suddenly surged through his body. To Chen Yun's surprise, the suspended bead resonated strangely with him!

Blood flow quickens, and latent energy is awakened. An unprecedented sense of power fills the entire body.

"This feeling..." He clenched his fist, feeling the energy surging within his body.

The rune knowledge I had previously comprehended flashed through my mind, resonating with the runes in the hall before me.

The aged voice echoed in my ears again: "You have finally arrived, the inheritor of destiny..."

Chen Yun looked in the direction of the sound. Suddenly, the runes around the hall burst forth with dazzling light!

Countless golden threads extended from the runes, weaving into intricate patterns in the air.

The pattern contained an astonishing amount of information, as if it were revealing a long-sealed secret to him.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the gold threads.

In an instant! A flood of information rushed into his mind. Fragmented images flashed by: ancient battlefields, mysterious magic arrays, powerful cultivators...

At the center of the image, a dazzling bead always shines.

"These are all..." Cold sweat beaded on Chen Yun's forehead as he struggled to process the information.

He finally understood! The bead choosing him was not a coincidence, but the destined successor found after a thousand years of waiting.

Just then, the bead vibrated violently! Golden light shone directly into Chen Yun's brow, carrying an irresistible force.

His mind exploded, and countless profound runes flowed through his consciousness, forming a complete cultivation system.

"This is... the foundation of the Great Dao?!" His pupils contracted as he felt the surging energy within his body.

My blood is boiling! Every cell is cheering with joy.

The power of the foundation of the Great Dao surged within his body like a raging torrent.

The meridians were washed and widened by this force. What were originally as thin as a hair gradually became as wide as rivers.

"Ah—!" he couldn't help but let out a low growl. The intense pain caused his forehead to be covered in cold sweat.

His bones emitted a faint, audible "crackling" sound. Countless invisible hands were reshaping his body!

The runes in the temple sensed the change and their light became even brighter.

Chen Yun's skin was covered in black grime, emitting a foul stench. Impurities were being expelled from his body.

"Is this all the power of the foundation of the Great Dao?" He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, his internal energy surging wildly.

He became incredibly sensitive to fluctuations in the surrounding energy. He could even sense the free-floating energy particles in the air.

The obscure runes are now clearly visible! The rune paths and energy nodes are all imprinted in my mind.

Like blind people regaining their sight, the world is showing a completely new face.

"Let's try it!" He began to circulate the foundational cultivation technique of the Great Dao. His consciousness transformed into fine threads, carefully guiding the energy within his body along specific routes.

boom!

A muffled thud echoed through the hall. The air around Chen Yun distorted, and miniature energy vortexes formed.

Free energy particles, summoned, converged here.

"No! The pace is too fast!" He hurriedly adjusted the energy flow speed.

It was too late. The out-of-control energy rampaged through his body, nearly tearing his meridians apart.

The excruciating pain forced him to his knees. Cold sweat poured down his face. His blood was surging backward, and his internal organs were churning. It was even more painful than when his body was being reconstructed.