Shocking Secrets of the Celestial Realm

At the hour of Chou (01:00 AM - 03:00 AM), the dark power surging from the black rift was like a raging tide, almost engulfing everyone. At this critical moment, Jasmine and Ziling unleashed powerful spiritual energy, combining it with the disciples' power to form an unbreakable barrier of light, forcefully repelling the dark power. As the dark power dissipated, the space gradually returned to calm, but everyone understood that this was only a temporary respite.

"Phew..." Yi Chen let out a long sigh, his clothes soaked with sweat. "The crises in this mysterious space are coming one after another."

Jasmine looked solemnly at the still-twinking stars around her and said, "It's already past 1 AM. According to the meridian theory, the Liver Meridian is in charge right now. We must find a solution as soon as possible. Perhaps the key to breaking the crisis lies in the secrets of the Liver Meridian."

Zi Ling nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping across the space. Suddenly, her eyes fixed on something not far away: "Look, everyone, what's that!"

Following her gaze, everyone saw a huge, blood-red crystal suspended in mid-air, emitting a strange yet powerful energy fluctuation that was remarkably similar to the liver meridian energy they were familiar with.

“The energy emitted by this crystal is related to the liver meridian.” Jasmine stepped forward and carefully observed the crystal. “Perhaps this is the key to unlocking the secret of the hour of Chou.”

The disciples cautiously approached the crystal, but just a few steps away, the crystal suddenly emitted a sharp buzzing sound, and countless blood-red threads shot out from the crystal like a group of crazed venomous snakes, rushing towards the group.

"Watch out!" Xiaofeng shouted, quickly circulating his spiritual power to form a wall of fire in front of him, attempting to block the attack of the silk threads. However, these silk threads were extremely fast, instantly passing through the fire wall and continuing to fly towards the group.

Yi Chen brandished his sword, unleashing a torrent of sword energy that severed the threads that approached him. But the threads kept coming back, and he gradually felt his strength waning: "Why are these threads so troublesome!"

Mengli was also in trouble. Several silk threads wrapped around her arm, and she was horrified to find that her vital energy was rapidly draining away through the threads. "Oh no, they're absorbing my vital energy!" Mengli shouted.

The group was in danger, and for a time they were helpless against the threads that were constantly absorbing their life force.

"This can't go on!" Jasmine gritted her teeth, circulating her liver meridian energy in an attempt to dispel the threads with her spiritual power. However, the threads and the crystal seemed to have some kind of close connection, and Jasmine's attack didn't have much effect.

Just when everyone was in despair, Mengli suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She concentrated her mind, circulated the power of natural elements, and fused the water element with the energy of her liver meridian. In an instant, a crystal-clear water curtain formed around her, and the silk threads that touched the water curtain were all repelled.

"I did it!" Mengli exclaimed in surprise. "Everyone can combine the water element with the liver meridian energy to form a protective barrier!"

Upon hearing this, everyone followed suit. Yi Chen channeled water elemental energy into his body, merging it with the energy of his liver meridian to form a blue water shield around his body, preventing the threads from getting close. Xiao Feng did the same, successfully repelling the threads' attack.

However, this was only a temporary defense; to completely resolve the crisis, the secrets of the crystal needed to be deciphered. Xiaofeng, while fending off the threads, carefully observed the crystal. Suddenly, he discovered that the patterns on the crystal's surface corresponded to acupoints on the liver meridian in the human body.

"I think I've discovered something!" Xiaofeng exclaimed, "The patterns on this crystal match the acupoints on the liver meridian!"

As he spoke, Xiaofeng disregarded the danger and approached the crystal. Following the location of the liver meridian acupoints from his memory, he reached out and pressed the patterns on the crystal. A strange thing happened: as he pressed, the buzzing sound of the crystal gradually weakened, and the number of filaments it emitted also decreased.

"Keep going, Xiaofeng!" Jasmine encouraged. "You did the right thing!"

Xiaofeng took a deep breath and continued pressing the acupoints. The energy fluctuations of the crystal gradually stabilized, and the threads slowly retracted into the crystal. Finally, thanks to Xiaofeng's efforts, the crystal returned to calm and ceased its attacks on everyone.

"Phew... We're finally safe for now." Xiaofeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said wearily.

The crowd gathered around, staring at the crystal before them, their hearts filled with questions. "What exactly is this crystal? Why is it so closely connected to the Liver Meridian?" Yi Chen asked, frowning.

Jasmine shook her head: "I don't know either, but what's certain is that this crystal hides a major secret related to the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) and the Liver Meridian. We must continue to explore and figure out its mysteries."

Just then, a deep rumbling sound suddenly echoed through the space, as if something enormous was approaching. Everyone immediately became alert, gripping their weapons tightly, preparing to face a new challenge.

"It seems our troubles are not over yet," Zi Ling said with a solemn expression.