Revelation of the Way of Heaven

The darkness was dispersed by the flickering flames of the disc player, slowly unveiling the mystery of the secret room.

Although it was underground, the sealed room was not damp. However, due to the long period of closure, there was too much dust inside, and it felt very uncomfortable to inhale it.

After everyone entered the secret chamber, Han Kexin made the flame in her hand even brighter, and the scene inside the chamber was fully revealed to them.

The secret room was about twenty square meters in size. There were two wooden boxes on the walls on both sides of the room, which looked like treasure chests. However, when they entered the secret room, no one paid attention to the treasure chests. In the very center of the secret room, there was something they could never have imagined.

A coffin!

It was an exquisite crystal coffin. Under the illumination of the flames in Han Kexin's hands, the transparent crystal made the entire secret chamber shine like glass.

Because the crystal coffin was transparent, the contents inside were clearly visible. There was no corpse inside, only a jade pillow.

In addition, strange patterns were carved on the four walls and bottom of the coffin. The patterns were intricate and complex, and could not be described in detail. Qin Xiaochuan naturally could not understand them either. The only thing he could understand was a six-pointed star pattern in the center of the bottom of the coffin.

"Why is there a crystal coffin here?" he asked the others, but received no answer. Guo Shiyi and her two companions all looked puzzled.

He couldn't help but look at Han Kexin again, but Han Kexin seemed not to have heard him. She stood still, staring straight at the crystal coffin. The expression in her eyes was one he had never seen before. It was a very complex expression, with surprise, confusion, pain and so on.

He didn't know what was wrong with her, but her current condition was clearly not right. He nudged her arm anxiously, and Han Kexin looked at him with a complicated expression. Although she didn't say anything, Qin Xiaochuan could feel that her breathing became a little heavy at that moment.

Because everyone else was focused on the crystal coffin, they didn't notice Han Kexin's unusual behavior. Naturally, he wouldn't ask her what was wrong. Of course, asking would be pointless anyway; she would tell him if she wanted to.

"These patterns look like a magic circle," Guo Shiyi suddenly said while carefully examining the patterns inside the crystal coffin.

The so-called magic array is a large-scale skill that combines ancient formations such as Qimen Dunjia with human spiritual power to activate it.

The principle behind the magic circle is still unclear and is still under research. The only thing we know is that through the magic circle, people can unleash a powerful skill with very little spiritual power. Moreover, the more complex the magic circle, the greater its power. If the pattern in the crystal coffin is indeed a magic circle, its power after activation will definitely be extraordinary.

"It does look somewhat similar," Jiang Han nodded and said, "Can you tell what this magic circle is used for?"

Guo Shiyi shook her head and said, "Absolutely not. I have very little knowledge of magic arrays; you could say I'm just a beginner."

Qin Xiaochuan felt that Han Kexin must recognize this magic array. The reason she showed that expression just now must be because of this magic array. He looked at Han Kexin again, but after showing that complicated expression, Han Kexin no longer looked at the crystal coffin. Instead, she walked towards the two treasure chests on both sides of the crystal coffin.

Qin Xiaochuan then remembered that their purpose in coming here was for the Seven Star Lamp. He had completely forgotten about it. Since he couldn't figure out anything from the crystal coffin, he decided to go and see what treasures were hidden in the secret chamber.

Thinking of this, he quickly followed Han Kexin, and the two of them arrived at the treasure chest together, where Han Kexin opened the treasure chest herself.

However, to their surprise, the treasure chest was empty.

Qin Xiaochuan frowned, staring in disbelief at everything before him. Before he could react, Han Kexin strode towards another treasure chest.

It was still empty, and Han Kexin froze.

How could this be? Didn't the intelligence report say that the treasures in the church had never been stolen?

Qin Xiaochuan and Han Kexin stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. After a whole night of hard work, they thought they would get the Seven Star Lamp soon, but in the end, it was all for nothing.

The other three also noticed that the box was empty. Guo Shiyi frowned and said, "Why is there nothing here? Are those legends false, or has someone already been here?"

"Someone came before us, and the treasures here were snatched up by someone else." After a long while, Han Kexin said coldly, her tone showing no sign of discouragement, although this result was the biggest blow to her (Qin Xiaochuan was not really concerned about whether he could find the Seven Star Lamp, because he felt that his current situation was pretty good).

"Why are you so sure?" Guo Shiyi asked her, puzzled.

"Because I did a thorough investigation before coming here, there's no doubt there's treasure hidden here. Besides, don't you think that mechanism upstairs is a bit strange?"

"What's wrong?" Guo Shiyi frowned.

"If no one has been here, the wall where the mechanism is located should be the same color as the rest of the walls. But the color is different now, which can only mean that someone stole the treasure and then resealed the mechanism." Han Kexin analyzed calmly, and it seemed that she was determined to get the Seven Star Lamp.

Guo Shiyi nodded and said, "That makes a lot of sense."

"Since we've come up empty-handed, our treasure hunt for today is over. Let's all head home," Han Kexin said calmly, seemingly undisappointed about what happened tonight.

"Alright." Guo Shiyi nodded, then smiled and said to Han Kexin, "Sister Kexin, it's a pleasure to meet you today. How about we exchange contact information so we can stay in touch in the future?"

"Sure, I'll give you my phone number, but I usually don't answer." Han Kexin said, giving the other person her phone number.

Qin Xiaochuan hadn't expected that Han Kexin's aloof personality would be liked by girls. "Why didn't she ask for my contact information?" he wondered.

After saying goodbye to Guo Shiyi and the other two, Han Kexin asked Qin Xiaochuan to turn off the mechanism upstairs, stuff in the blue bricks, and put the table in front of the bricks again. Then they returned the way they came and walked towards where Zhou Bin had parked his car.

Han Kexin seemed a little down, so she didn't say a word the whole way back to the villa. It wasn't until they arrived that Qin Xiaochuan asked her, "What's next?"

"Continue the search for the Seven Star Lamp."

"But we don't have any clues, how are we supposed to search?" he asked, puzzled.

"Who says we have no clues at all? I already have some clues now," Han Kexin said dismissively.

"Huh, really? What clue?" He didn't expect Han Kexin to say that, but when did she discover the clue?

"Before that, let me ask you a question." Han Kexin didn't answer his question directly. He was a little surprised by her attitude. He didn't expect that someone as cold as her would actually be so amiable.

"What's the problem?" Since she was unusually interested, he naturally wanted to cooperate.

"Why would the person who took the treasure go to the trouble of sealing the mechanism after taking it?" Han Kexin asked mysteriously.

To be honest, he hadn't noticed it until Han Kexin reminded him. Once she did, he immediately saw the problem. If an ordinary person took the treasure, there was really no need to go to such lengths to seal the mechanism, unless he planned to stay in the church.