Following the correct path marked on the bamboo slip's遗书 (yíshū), the two of them made it to the final location recorded on the bamboo slip's遗书 without incident, albeit with great peril.
It was also seemingly the last, oversized room within the entire space. Countless blades were planted upside down within it, but every single one of them was covered in rust.
Dust seemed to have solidified in this space, suspended in mid-air. With every step a person took forward, the dust would rise or fall by a tiny distance.
"What a strange place," Yi Die had just finished speaking when Ren Yuanhao vomited another large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning as pale as paper!
"Hao Ge~"
"We've reached this point, yet we still haven't glimpsed the legendary Five Elements Origin Core Nucleus. It seems the news wasn't very reliable~"
Ren Yuanhao leaned against a peculiar stone statue at the entrance, mocking himself. He tried to light a cigarette but found his hand trembling uncontrollably, as if struck by epilepsy.
"Hao Ge, you, you're scaring me~"
Yi Die's tears slowly dripped from her pair of azure eyes, possessing a beauty so transcendent and unsullied that it seemed beyond mortal touch.
"Cough cough~ It's a shame I can't see what you look like with my own eyes. That would truly be a regret in life."
Before his words had even faded, Ren Yuanhao felt an extremely violent vortex erupt within his abdomen, almost tearing apart his internal organs. He initially thought it was the prelude to his dantian shattering, but unexpectedly, a beam of light shot into the air right before his eyes!
The micro-dust that had been suspended in mid-air suddenly received some external force, gradually twisting into a massive vortex.
As the two of them watched in astonishment, a man and a woman, two children, leaped out from the vortex.
Ren Yuanhao exclaimed in shock, "How, how could it be you!"
These two were the brother and sister he had rescued that day outside Yun Jin City when he had challenged Leng Wu Huan of the Chi Xiao Sect!
After stepping out of the vortex, their figures began to grow larger and larger. In a short while, they returned to their adult forms.
"Idiots."
"Fools."
The two spoke in unison and walked slowly towards what looked like an altar in front of them.
"Stop!" Yi Die, drawing her sword, was about to block the two when Ren Yuanhao tugged at her sleeve.
"Don't go. I can't even gauge their depth. If you go rashly, you'll just be walking to your death."
Yi Die frowned, but saw that the two had already reached the altar.
The woman was captivatingly beautiful, her demeanor graceful. Based on her appearance alone, she was no less stunning than Ye Lan!
She then said, "I never expected this to be the place guarded by the descendants of Gu He Luo for generations. Even less did I expect the Five Elements Origin Core Nucleus, which disappeared for hundreds of years, to be found here!"
"Junior Sister, we've struck it rich this time."
The man, clad in a black feathered robe, appeared tall and ethereal. His looks were also comparable to Ren Yuanhao's, and moreover, he possessed a dignity befitting royalty.
"This is all thanks to Senior Brother recognizing the extraordinary potential of this brat back then and specifically leaving a 'talisman seal' within him. Only then did we have the chance to exploit this opening. Otherwise, even if we spent our entire lives, we would never have been able to enter such a secret realm!"
The two laughed heartily, their laughter stirring up dust and their true qi surging, sharp as knives.
Ren Yuanhao's true qi, stimulated by their true qi, became even more violent, causing him to uncontrollably spew more blood.
"Stop laughing!"
Yi Die suddenly stood up from Ren Yuanhao's side, effortlessly pulling out the fearsome sword Tai Yi!
"Oh, not bad, little sister. The fearsome sword Tai Yi indeed lives up to its reputation as something forged by your Gu He Luo clan. It actually integrates perfectly with you." The woman giggled charmingly, "However, do you think that merely the sword in your hand can protect what your Gu He Luo clan has always guarded?"
Yi Die's long sword vibrated, her voice as cold as ice shattering, "I don't care what kind of monsters you are, nor what your intentions are. I have only two things to do now: first, protect what belongs to the clan, and second, protect Hao Ge!"
At these words, the two burst into sinister laughter.
"You can't even protect yourself, how can you protect others? Moreover, you've wrapped yourself up like a mummy, you must be a monstrously ugly creature. Do you think that by revealing your feelings like this, that man will look at you differently?"
As the woman spoke, she was like a flower in full bloom. Compared to Yi Die before her, she surpassed her by a hundredfold in both beauty and posture!
Ren Yuanhao, still managing to stay alert, struggled to his feet and tugged at Yi Die's sleeve. "Don't worry about me. This is your territory. Just follow the bamboo slip's遗书 to find your way out and escape. You don't need to mind me!"
"Hao Ge, you have saved and protected me countless times. Although I, Yi Die, am slow-witted and ignorant of worldly affairs, I remember this kindness. Today, it is I, Yi Die, who will protect you."
The fearsome sword Tai Yi seemed to sense the intense burning true qi within Yi Die, and her entire aura instantly transformed!
"Oh? You've got some spirit, but if that's all there is to it, then you're dreaming if you think you can defeat us!"
The two simultaneously struck a certain spot on the altar. A magnificent jade platform suddenly rose from the flat surface of the altar. Upon the platform, a pure white, jade-like vortex appeared!
Everyone held their breath. Even a fool would surely be able to sense the terrifying pressure emanating from this vortex at this moment. Moreover, under its oppressive might, everyone felt an urge to prostrate themselves in worship!
"Unbelievable, this is the legendary Origin Core Nucleus of the elemental category, transcending all other abilities! And it's the wind element, the origin with the strongest offensive power!"
The two standing on the altar could only stab their long swords into the ground of the altar and furiously circulate their true qi to maintain their stance.
The surroundings instantly became like a hurricane's descent. Within the vast space, gusts of wind pressure capable of tearing everything apart rose from the ground!
This kind of power was worthy of the awe-inspiring might of an elemental origin!
Ren Yuanhao and Yi Die could no longer withstand this power. And under this power, Yi Die's face, previously shrouded by layers of gauze, was finally revealed!
The moment her face appeared, Ren Yuanhao, and even the two on the altar, could no longer avert their gaze.
It was a beauty that surpassed all things, transcending everything, untouched by the mortal world.
Ren Yuanhao suddenly recalled a sentence Yi Die had once spoken – If I were to lift my veil, I fear I would bring disaster to the entire world!
This sentence, it turned out, meant this.
"Seductress" or "Beauty who topples kingdoms" were insufficient to describe her appearance. It was an appearance that defied the world, perhaps even an appearance that was not allowed to exist in this world.
Utterly forbidden for mortals to desecrate.
"Gu Ke Cha Er · Yi Die! The royal surname of Gu He Luo. Your beauty is unmatched in the world, but ultimately, you will die by our hands, because you are nothing but an illusion, you are merely the spirit of Fen Chuan, the foremost of all fearsome swords!"
Yi Die and Ren Yuanhao could only rely on each other to withstand the immense wind pressure. They were unable to speak. Ren Yuanhao felt an immense surprise, thinking to himself, how could these two know so much? Could it be that they had stolen the information about all the bamboo slip's遗书 that Miss System had decrypted? But surely, the bamboo slip's遗书 could not contain information about Yi Die!