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Darkness swallowed Dai Yao's figure, and the stone door closed behind her with a dull echo, as if the gates of hell had shut behind her.

The sealed room was pitch black, filled with a nauseating stench of decay, much like the aura of death.

Dai Yao held her breath and carefully stepped inside, each step feeling like walking on a knife's edge.

She recalled the description of the Demon Palace's secret chamber in the book: full of traps and dangers, designed to protect the Demon Palace's most core secrets.

Dai Yao couldn't help but sneer; this was exactly what she wanted.

Pretending to be weak while actually being strong is her specialty.

She channeled her spiritual power, and a cluster of eerie blue flames ignited at her fingertips, illuminating a small area around her.

The damp walls were covered with green moss, and some bones were scattered on the ground. A suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

Dai Yao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She walked forward slowly, taking each step with extreme caution, carefully observing her surroundings, afraid of triggering any deadly traps.

The room was eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of her footsteps and heartbeat echoing in the background.

This silence is more unsettling than any noise.

After walking for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Dai Yao felt as if she had stepped on something.

She quickly moved the firelight over and saw a stone slab with intricate patterns carved on it.

The pattern seemed familiar... That's it!

It is the mechanism described in the book for opening the core area of ​​the secret chamber!

Dai Yao was secretly delighted; it seemed she was in good luck.

She was about to activate the mechanism according to the instructions in the book when she suddenly sensed a change in the flow of energy around her.

A dangerous aura is approaching!

“It seems someone can’t wait any longer…” Dai Yao’s lips curled into a cold smile, and the eerie blue flame in her hand suddenly grew larger, illuminating the entire secret chamber.

A figure dressed in a black robe, with his face hidden under a hood, appeared at the other end of the secret room.

"Who... are you?" the man in black asked in a hoarse voice, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

Dai Yao did not answer, but just looked at him quietly, the flame in her hand flickering, reflecting the cold light in her eyes.

“I know who you are…” The man in black robes slowly raised his head, revealing a masked face, “Dai Yao…”

Dai Yao had only taken a few steps when she heard a soft "click" under her feet.

not good!

In the blink of an eye, countless sharp arrows pierced the air with a piercing whistling sound, heading straight for Dai Yao!

The sudden attack startled her. She moved nimbly, like a butterfly in flight, dodging and weaving through the rain of arrows, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.

The pale blue flame flickered in her hand, illuminating her slightly pale face.

"Damn it!" Dai Yao cursed under her breath. This secret chamber of the Demon Palace was even more dangerous than described in the book!

While dodging the rain of arrows, she quickly thought of a solution.

We can't sit still and wait for death!

Just then, Dai Yao sensed a subtle change in the flow of energy around her.

She keenly sensed something amiss; a faint aura was flowing from one direction of the rain of arrows to another.

Could it be... that's the weak point of the organization?

Dai Yao was overjoyed and immediately looked in the direction of the flow of Qi.

Sure enough, in the area where the arrows were fired, one of the stone bricks was slightly different in color.

Her eyes narrowed, and the flames in her hand suddenly surged as she slammed them against the stone brick.

With a loud "boom," the stone bricks shattered, and the rain of arrows ceased.

Dai Yao breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she reacted quickly enough.

This demonic palace's secret chamber was indeed fraught with danger at every turn; a single misstep could lead to utter destruction.

With the crisis averted, Dai Yao continued to venture deeper into the secret chamber.

The stench in the air was even stronger, making one almost nauseous.

She moved forward cautiously, taking each step with utmost care.

After walking through a narrow passage, Dai Yao's vision suddenly opened up.

A huge magic circle appeared before her, emitting a faint blue light, with complex runes flowing within it, as if containing immense energy.

Dai Yao carefully observed the magic circle, pondering to herself.

This magic circle seems to require a specific password to unlock.

She tried hard to recall the descriptions of the Demon Palace in the book, attempting to find a way to break it.

"It seems this is the real test..." Dai Yao murmured softly, her gaze fixed on the magic circle, her eyes shining with determination.

"Let me see what secrets this demon palace is hiding..." She reached out and gently touched the cold runes of the magic circle...

"Buzz—" The magic circle emitted a deep hum, and the blue light intensified.

"Heh..." The man in black robes chuckled softly, "So you really came..."

The magic circle suddenly shone with a blue light, and the runes seemed to come alive, spinning rapidly.

Dai Yao was startled by this sudden change and instinctively took a few steps back.

"Heh..." The voice rang out again, tinged with mockery, "With such little courage, you dare to break into the Demon Palace's secret chamber?"

Dai Yao composed herself and sneered, "Playing tricks! Come out if you dare!" As soon as she finished speaking, a cloud of black mist surged from the center of the magic circle. The black mist churned and gradually condensed into several ferocious magical creatures!

They had sharp claws and teeth, and with low growls, they pounced on Dai Yao.

Dai Yao dared not be careless. The flames in her hand transformed into a long whip, which she wielded with great force.

She moved nimbly, weaving through the attacks of magical creatures with ease. Her long whip carried a scorching aura, and each swing forced the magical creatures back.

"Hiss—" A magical creature was struck by the whip, letting out a shrill roar. Black smoke billowed from its body and then quickly dissipated.

Dai Yao was overjoyed; it seemed that fire had a restraining effect on these magical creatures.

As the battle continued, Dai Yao gradually discovered that although these magical creatures attacked fiercely, their movements seemed to follow a certain pattern. They always circled the edge of the magic circle, and the frequency of their attacks matched the flashing frequency of the magic circle's runes.

"Could it be..." A bold idea popped into Dai Yao's mind.

While fending off the magical creatures' attacks, she carefully observed the flashing patterns of the magic circle runes.

Sure enough, whenever the rune flashed to a specific location, the magical creature would launch an attack.

Dai Yao's lips curled into a sly smile. She deliberately created an opening to lure a magical creature closer.

Just as the magical creature was about to pounce on her, she darted away and hid in a specific spot where the magic circle's runes were flashing.

"Roar—" The magical creature missed its target and crashed headfirst into the barrier of the magic circle, letting out a painful howl.

It seemed to suffer a backlash from the magic circle, its body trembling violently before finally turning into a wisp of black smoke and disappearing.

Dai Yao was overjoyed; it seemed her guess was correct!

She successfully deciphered the magical creature's attack pattern by utilizing the flashing patterns of the magic circle runes.

Next, she followed the same method and dealt with the remaining magical creatures one by one.

As the last magical creature disappeared, the blue light of the magic circle gradually dimmed, and the runes stopped rotating.

A passage leading to a deeper area appeared in the center of the magic circle.

Dai Yao took a deep breath and stepped into the passage.

At the end of the passage was a stone chamber, in the center of which was a stone table with a roll of parchment on it.

Dai Yao walked quickly to the stone table, picked up the parchment, and unfolded it.

The document was covered with dense writing, the very document she had been searching for regarding the righteous faction's encirclement and suppression plan!

But Dai Yao's brows furrowed again quickly. The writing on the parchment was encrypted with a strange rune, which she couldn't understand at all.

"Heh..." A soft laugh suddenly came from the corner of the stone chamber.

Dai Yao whirled around and saw a man in black robes standing there, his deep gaze fixed on her… “Looks like you’ve discovered something extraordinary…” Dai Yao narrowed her eyes, sizing up the man in black robes, a playful smile playing on her lips: “Heh, I thought it was someone important, turns out to be the Demon Palace’s ‘watchdog.’” A flash of anger crossed the man in black robes’ eyes, but he quickly regained his composure: “Sharp-tongued, but you won’t be laughing for long.”

Dai Yao ignored his threat and turned her gaze back to the parchment.

The encrypted runes looked like tadpoles wriggling in her eyes, with no discernible pattern.

Dai Yao focused her mind and activated her special ability to sense the flow of Qi.

Strands of golden light emanated from the parchment, flowing along the trails of the runes.

A thought struck Dai Yao: Could it be... that the way these energies flow is the key to unlocking the runes?

She stretched out her finger and gently touched the runes on the parchment, following the direction of the flow of energy.

A soft hum emanated from the parchment, the runes flickered, and a portion of the text appeared.

Dai Yao was overjoyed; it seemed her guess was correct!

She continued to follow the trajectory of fate, touching each rune one by one.

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the black-robed man's eyes.

He slowly spoke, "I didn't expect you to have such abilities..." Dai Yao ignored him, concentrating entirely on deciphering the runes.

As the last rune was touched, all the text on the parchment was revealed.

Dai Yao quickly glanced through it, her expression changing drastically.

The man in black robes looked at her, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his lips: "Now, you know too much..." He slowly raised his hand, and a powerful demonic energy condensed in his palm.

“So…” he paused, his voice icy, “you must die here!”