Shocking Secrets of the Celestial Realm

At midnight (23:00 PM - 01:00 AM), as the ruins trembled violently, Jasmine, Ziling, and the other disciples felt dizzy and were uncontrollably drawn into a powerful suction force. When they regained their senses, they found themselves in a mysterious, dreamlike space.

"Where is this?" Xiaofeng was still in shock, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with fear and confusion as he looked around.

Yi Chen also gripped his sword tightly, the blade trembling slightly, ready to face any unknown danger: "I have never seen such a strange place before, everyone be careful."

The group looked around and saw a vast and boundless starry sky. The stars twinkled and their light intertwined, faintly outlining the light and shadow of the human body's meridians. It was dreamlike, mysterious, and awe-inspiring.

Jasmine's gaze swept across the strange scene, her expression grave. Suddenly, as if she had realized something, her face changed slightly: "I understand now. Everything here may be closely related to the Meridian Flow Theory. It is now midnight, the time when the Gallbladder Meridian is at its peak."

Zi Ling nodded slightly and continued, "That's right. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the body's yang energy begins to rise at midnight, just like a seed sprouting in the darkness, marking the beginning of a new day. And the manifestation of meridian light and shadow in this space is probably closely related to our cultivation and our search for a way out."

The disciples gathered around, their eyes filled with curiosity and doubt. Mengli asked anxiously, "Elder Jasmine, what should we do now?"

After a moment of thought, Jasmine said, "Try circulating your spiritual energy to resonate with the energy of the gallbladder meridian. Perhaps that will help you find the key to unlocking the secrets of this mysterious space."

The disciples nodded, sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, and began to concentrate on circulating their spiritual energy. Yi Chen took a deep breath and focused his spiritual energy on the starting acupoint of the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang—the Zuqiaoyin acupoint—attempting to guide the Yang energy within his body to resonate with the mysterious power outside. At first, everything seemed calm, but as his spiritual energy circulation intensified, the surrounding starlight began to flicker violently, and a mysterious power fluctuation suddenly surged in the space.

"Oh no, something seems to be coming!" Xiaofeng shouted, suddenly opening his eyes and gathering spiritual energy in his hands, ready to fight at any moment.

Strange phantoms emerged from the void, resembling ferocious beasts, their bodies radiating an eerie green light, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced towards the group. A phantom tiger was the first to attack, roaring as it charged towards Xiaofeng, the powerful sonic boom causing the surrounding air to tremble.

"Hmph, well done!" Xiaofeng showed no fear, circulating his gallbladder meridian's yang energy and unleashing the "Blazing Sun Fist," which, carrying scorching flames, met the phantom tiger head-on. The moment the fist collided with the tiger, a loud bang was heard, and flames scattered everywhere. However, the phantom tiger only paused for a moment before continuing its attack.

At the same time, the other phantoms launched their attacks. A giant phantom python coiled around Mengli, its cold body tightly binding her limbs, attempting to suppress her spiritual power. Mengli frowned, circulating the power of natural elements, infusing wind into her body, trying to disperse the python. However, the python's strength was beyond imagination, and the wind element attacks had little effect on it.

"Everyone, stay calm and don't panic!" Jasmine shouted. She quickly formed hand seals and channeled her spiritual power to create a golden defensive barrier around everyone, temporarily blocking the phantom's attack.

While dodging the phantom attacks, Yi Chen stumbled and accidentally touched a mysterious light barrier in the space. In an instant, a powerful flow of information surged into his mind, and countless ancient memory fragments flashed through his mind.

"I...I saw it!" Yi Chen exclaimed in surprise, "I obtained ancient memory fragments about the relationship between the gallbladder meridian and the body's yang energy!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted. "Quick, Yichen, tell me what you saw!" Ziling asked eagerly.

Yi Chen closed his eyes, trying to sort through the fragments of memory in his mind. After a moment, he said, "These memories show that the generation of Yang Qi in the Gallbladder Meridian needs to be guided by the power of the stars in the outside world. The way we circulated spiritual energy before was wrong."

As he spoke, Yi Chen followed the method he remembered, circulating his spiritual power once more and focusing his attention on the connection between the starlight and the gallbladder meridian. He guided the power of the stars to resonate with the yang energy of the gallbladder meridian within his body, and a strange thing happened: those originally fierce phantoms began to become illusory under the illumination of the starlight.

"Everyone, try Yichen's method!" Jasmine immediately ordered.

The disciples followed Yichen's example, fusing their spiritual power with the power of the stars. In an instant, golden light and starlight intertwined, the phantoms' attacks weakened, and their forms gradually dissipated.

However, just when everyone thought the crisis was about to be over, a deep rumble suddenly sounded in the space, and a huge black crack slowly appeared. From the crack, an even more powerful dark force surged out, instantly dispelling the light that everyone had just created.

"What is this?" Mengli cried out in terror, her voice filled with despair.

Jasmine and Ziling stood up simultaneously, their faces grave, their spiritual energy surging around them: "No matter what it is, we cannot back down! Everyone, continue circulating the energy of your gallbladder meridians, and with the help of the power of the stars, we will definitely get through this!"

The disciples took a deep breath, focused their minds again, and circulated the energy of their gallbladder meridians. Their figures flickered faintly in the darkness, a stark contrast to the powerful dark force. What exactly was hidden within that black rift? Could they, in this new crisis, continue to rely on the energy of their gallbladder meridians and the power of the stars to find a way to survive and escape?