The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 559: Mystery of the Ancient Sea

The Southern Desolate Ancient Sea, a mysterious and unknown sea, is like a huge magnet, attracting Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. According to legend, there are secrets that can subvert the world here, and it is a forbidden place where countless adventurers have never returned. And now, the half map marked with "Time and Space Rift·Southern Desolate Ancient Sea" in Yun Yao's hand, which was accidentally found in Liu Yan'er's hairpin, is like the guidance of fate, pushing them step by step into this dangerous abyss.

The two stood on the edge of the ancient sea of Nanhuang. The sea breeze whistled, bringing with it the salty, damp and cold air from the depths of the sea, ruffling their hair and clothes. In front of them was a rainstorm of pear blossoms that covered the sky and the sun. The dense spiritual light like a torrential rain flickered and intertwined, like a natural barrier, hiding the entrance to the ancient sea tightly. Yun Yao raised her head slightly, with a firm and resolute look in her eyes. She clenched the Xuanbing Sword in her hand, and the cold light on the sword body seemed to echo the owner's state of mind. Chu Mochen also stood as tall as a pine tree, with the Dragon Roar Sword slung across his waist. He stared at the violent formation, secretly accumulating strength in his hands, ready to deal with unknown dangers at any time.

"Yun Yao, no matter what difficulties lie ahead, I will face them with you." Chu Mochen turned his head to look at Yun Yao beside him. His voice was low but firm, shaking in the wind like a huge bell, giving her endless strength and peace of mind.

Yun Yao looked back at him, a faint smile on her lips, a smile full of trust and tenderness: "With you here, I have nothing to fear."

After saying this, the two of them did not hesitate any longer and stepped into the violent rainstorm of pear blossoms hand in hand. As soon as they stepped in, a powerful and chaotic spiritual power rushed over them, instantly dragging them into the turbulence of time. The surrounding scenes were like broken lenses, spinning and changing rapidly, and the scenes of the past, present and future flashed alternately like a revolving lantern.

Chu Mochen felt a flash before his eyes, and the whole person seemed to be pulled by an invisible force as if he was weightless. When he stabilized his body, he was shocked to find himself in a strange yet familiar scene - in a magnificent palace, he was dressed in gorgeous clothes, wearing a crown, surrounded by a group of respectful ministers, who were reporting to him about state affairs. He, unexpectedly, became the prince of a neighboring country. The scene changed, and he saw that when he was 20 years old, in a carefully planned assassination, his life was hanging by a thread. At the critical moment, a mysterious light flashed, and a woman in plain clothes appeared in front of him like a fairy descending to the earth, blocking the fatal blow for him. The face of the woman was Yun Yao!

"Is this... my other life?" Chu Mochen muttered to himself, his eyes full of shock and confusion. In this forgotten memory, he clearly saw the thread of fate that had tightly entangled him and Yun Yao from the beginning. If it weren't for Yun Yao's appearance, he would have died long ago. It was she who gave him a new life.

At the same time, Yun Yao also fell into the vortex of her past life memories. She saw the familiar laboratory on Earth, with various sophisticated instruments flashing cold light, and dense data charts hanging on the wall. She was dressed in a white coat, busy day and night with the research and development of quantum shuttles, with persistence and hope in her eyes. In order to save her terminally ill mother, she risked everything and tried to break through the constraints of time and space. However, the process of the experiment was much more difficult than she had imagined. Repeated failures did not discourage her, but instead further stimulated her fighting spirit.

Finally, in a crucial experiment, the quantum shuttle was activated, and powerful energy instantly filled the entire laboratory. Yun Yao stared at the instrument screen, feeling nervous and expectant. Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed, and she felt a black screen in front of her eyes, and her consciousness was drawn into an unknown space. When she woke up again, she was already in the world of cultivation and became Yun Yao.

"It turns out that the cause and effect of all this had been planted since then..." Yun Yao was filled with emotion, and many of her past doubts suddenly became clear at this moment. She finally understood that her time travel was not accidental, but a destined journey that connected two completely different worlds.

Under the ravages of time turbulence, the two were immersed in their own memories, but they always cared about each other. Relying on the bond deep in their souls, they struggled to find each other's breath in the chaos. Finally, Yun Yao saw Chu Mochen who was also struggling in the distance through layers of phantoms.

"Chu Mochen!" She shouted loudly, her voice piercing through the noisy turbulence.

Chu Mochen turned his head suddenly, with surprise flashing in his eyes: "Yun Yao, I'm here!"

The two of them struggled to get closer to each other, each step seemed to be heavy, yet extremely firm. Just when they were about to hold each other's hands, a stronger force suddenly pulled them apart and dragged them in different directions.

“No——” Yun Yao exclaimed, reaching out to grab Chu Mochen, but she could only watch his figure gradually go away.

In a panic, Yun Yao suddenly found that a faint light appeared in her palm. It was the guidance from the system. She didn't have time to think about it, and followed the direction of the light closely, rushing forward with all her strength.

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Yao felt the turbulence around her gradually subside, and the scene in front of her gradually became clearer. She found herself in a deep seabed, surrounded by quiet and mysterious darkness, with only a few faint rays of light shining through her head, like the light of hope in the deep sea.

Yun Yao swam forward cautiously, the Xuanbing Sword in her hand emitting a faint blue light, illuminating a small area of water around her. Suddenly, a strange blue light flashed not far ahead, like the brightest star in the night sky, attracting her attention.

She swam faster and closer, and the scene in front of her made her gasp. The huge clam shell stood on the seabed like a small mountain. In the shell, the core component with flashing blue light floated, like a treasure sleeping in the deep sea. However, around this treasure, there were hundreds of corpses of cultivators, their faces were distorted, as if they had suffered great pain in their lives. What frightened Yun Yao even more was that these corpses were wearing silver bracelets on their wrists that were similar to her system.

"What is going on? Why are so many cultivators buried here? What do these bracelets represent?" Yun Yao had a series of questions in her mind. She frowned and looked around vigilantly. She knew very well that this seemingly calm seabed was actually hiding deadly dangers. Every slight movement, every wave of water flow, could be a prelude to the arrival of danger.

Just as she was concentrating on observing, there was a slight noise behind her. Yun Yao was alerted instantly, turned around abruptly, held the Xuanbing Sword across her chest, and took a defensive posture. A huge octopus monster slowly emerged from the darkness. Its body was as big as a house. Its tentacles danced, bringing up waves of undercurrents. Each tentacle was covered with sharp suction cups, like a weapon from hell.

The octopus monster obviously regarded Yun Yao as an enemy who had invaded its territory. It let out a dull roar, and the sound waves vibrated in the water, causing Yun Yao's eardrums to hurt. Then, it waved its tentacles and attacked Yun Yao like lightning.

Yun Yao's eyes condensed, and she shouted, "Just in time!" Her figure flashed like a ghost, and the Xuanbing Sword drew a series of sharp arcs of light in the air, colliding violently with the tentacles of the octopus monster. Every collision caused a large splash of water, and the spiritual power in the water was like boiling water, surging.

The octopus monster was extremely powerful, its tentacles were as hard as iron, and its attacks were overwhelming. Although Yun Yao managed to resist with her flexible body movements and superb swordsmanship, she gradually felt powerless, and her arms ached every time she swung her sword.

"No, if this goes on, it will kill me sooner or later..." Yun Yao was anxious in her heart, and her eyes quickly scanned the surrounding environment, trying to find the weakness of the octopus monster. Suddenly, she found that the octopus monster's eyes would be briefly exposed when attacking, and the protection there seemed to be relatively weak.

"That's it!" Yun Yao's eyes lit up, and she found a good opportunity. When the octopus monster swung its tentacles to attack again, she pretended to be defeated and dodged sideways. While the octopus monster's moves were old and its old strength had gone before new strength came, she suddenly rushed forward, and the black ice sword wrapped with all her spiritual power stabbed the octopus monster's eyes fiercely.

With a "puff", the Xuanbing Sword hit the target accurately, and the octopus monster let out a shrill scream, and blue blood instantly spread in the water. It twisted its body frantically, and its tentacles danced everywhere, trying to throw Yun Yao away.

Yun Yao held the hilt tightly, not shaken by its struggle, and twisted it hard, completely destroying the octopus monster's eyes. The octopus monster, which lost its sight, fell into madness, and it fled in one direction desperately, disappearing in the depths of darkness in an instant.

Yun Yao took a long breath and wiped the sweat from her forehead, then she felt a little scared. But at this moment, she had no time to rest, because she knew that even greater challenges were waiting for her.

She turned to look at the core component in the clam shell, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. This was the key thing she had been looking for for a long time, which was related to the fate of the two worlds and was also the key to solving many mysteries.

Yun Yao slowly approached the clam shell, the Xuanbing Sword in her hand still pointed vigilantly around. When she arrived in front of the clam shell, she carefully looked at the huge creature and found that the clam shell was tightly closed, as if it had some kind of natural protection mechanism.

"How can I open it..." Yun Yao whispered to herself, her fingers gently touching the surface of the clam, trying to find a way to open it. Suddenly, the system mark on her palm became slightly hot, and a message came into her mind: "Use blood as a guide to awaken the dormant power."

Yun Yao frowned slightly. Although she was a little hesitant, she had no other choice at this moment. She took a deep breath, cut her finger, and a drop of blood slowly dripped onto the clam shell. In an instant, the clam shell seemed to be summoned by something and slowly opened. The blue light became more and more dazzling, and the core component seemed to be calling her.

Yun Yao carefully stretched out her hand, and the moment she touched the core component, a strong electric current spread through her body along her fingertips. Her body shook violently, and a white light flashed before her eyes, as if she was drawn into a deeper mysterious space. In this space, she saw more memory fragments about the quantum shuttle, as well as some secret information from the Spacetime Administration.

It turns out that this quantum shuttle is the pinnacle of her past life's hard work. It is not only a machine that travels through time and space, but also a bridge connecting different worlds. Her mother, as a former researcher of the Spacetime Administration, knows the secrets and dangers, and sent her soul to the world of cultivation to protect her. Now, this core component carries too many missions. It is the key to repair the cracks in time and space, and it is also the light of hope to break the conspiracy and save the two worlds.

Yun Yao was immersed in this information, with mixed feelings in her heart. She knew very well that from the moment she traveled through time, she had shouldered a heavy responsibility, and now, the truth was becoming clearer, but the road ahead was still full of thorns.

"No matter what, I won't give up..." Yun Yao clenched her fists, her eyes showing determination. She put away the core components, turned around and prepared to find Chu Mochen to leave this dangerous Southern Desolate Ancient Sea together.

At this time, Chu Mochen was also going through hardships in another area of the ancient sea. After he broke free from the turbulence of time, he was also attacked by various strange sea creatures. With his high level of cultivation and tenacious will, he escaped danger again and again. In the process of searching for Yun Yao, he discovered some secret signs of the ancient sea. It seemed that this place was once the remains of an ancient civilization. The mysterious runes hidden on the seabed reefs seemed to be telling a forgotten history.

Finally, relying on the induction of the soul contract, Chu Mochen and Yun Yao met in a coral reef sea. The two saw that each other was safe and sound, and they were so happy that they walked forward and hugged each other tightly.

"Yun Yao, I'm glad you're okay..." Chu Mochen's voice trembled a little, and his arms tightly embraced her, as if he wanted to merge her into his body.

Yun Yao leaned in his arms, tears flashing in her eyes: "I thought I would never see you again..."

After a brief embrace, the two calmed down and exchanged their findings. When Yun Yao took out the core component, Chu Mochen's eyes flashed with surprise and solemnity.

"This is what we have been looking for. With it, we have hope of repairing the space-time channel." Chu Mochen said.

Yun Yao nodded slightly: "But I also learned more about the secrets of the Space-Time Administration and the truth of our time travel. The conspiracy behind this is far more complicated than we imagined..."

The two looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes. They knew that leaving the Southern Desolate Ancient Sea was just the beginning of a new challenge. There were still countless difficulties and obstacles waiting for them on the road ahead, but as long as they worked together, nothing could stop them from protecting the two worlds.

The sea breeze was still howling, and the waves were beating against the rocks, as if playing an exciting war song for them. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took the core components, facing the sea breeze, and flew out of the ancient sea. Their figures were stretched very long in the afterglow of the setting sun, as if they were about to open a new chapter of legend...