Chapter 36: The Stele of King Yu

  A streak of icy coldness ran along the long sword and directly affected Huayun's body, instantly freezing him in place. Although this stalemate couldn't last for much longer, at this moment, every bit of stiffness was fatal, and his entire body was unable to move.

  Ye Chen wouldn't miss this opportunity, the long sword in his hand thrust upwards, tearing through Hua Yun's throat, and the thin ice shattered with blood flowers scattering in all directions. Hua Yun opened her eyes, still looking incredulous.

  Ye Chen, after a sword pierced his opponent's throat, could only use his sword to prop himself up, not allowing himself to fall, his whole body feeling like it was coming apart at the seams, the pain unbearable, with only the area around his dantian having no sensation whatsoever, as if the internal energy had never passed through there in the first place.

  Chen Tao hastily carried Ye Xue to Ye Chen's side: "Ye Xue forcibly emitted cold air, her body couldn't withstand it, and she fainted."

  "What?" Ye Chen was shocked, looked up and saw that Ye Xue's face was somewhat pale, with ice crystals hanging all over her body as if she had been pulled out of a frozen icy pool.

  "Xiao Xue, Xiao Xue." Ye Chen gently patted Ye Xue's cheek and called out to her. His expression was filled with worry.

  "Brother, Xiaoxue is fine, we're safe now?" Ye Xue forced herself to open her eyes and said.

  Ye Dun's nose was a little sour, and he was somewhat uncertain whether it was right or wrong to bring Xiao Xue out. He looked at the long ice mark on the ground and said to Xiao Xue: "We're safe now, let's go, brother will take you to a safe place."

  "Hmm." After finishing speaking, Xiaoxue fainted and fell to the ground. Ye Chen struggled to search Huayun's body thoroughly, and found that they had some good stuff. Apart from a alloy long sword, there were also some medicinal supplies. Although they were only ordinary wound medicines, at this moment, they might be lifesaving medicine.

  Ye Chen led the two of them forward slowly. Across the entire continent, apart from Star City and the main city, there were some mysterious places. The rest of the places were dangerous and desolate.

  Ye Chen's route was along a dilapidated motorway, which was built in the ancient era before the apocalypse. All long-distance vehicles were now scrap metal, and the three of them turned halfway through their journey.

  The farther they went forward, the more trees they encountered. Fortunately, they didn't meet any ferocious beasts. Given the current state of the three of them, encountering a ferocious beast would likely result in severe casualties.

  I don't know if these demon beasts were summoned away by the Linglong beast or for some other reason, Ye Chen didn't want to investigate and didn't have time to investigate. The battle with that eighth-order strongman had consumed too much of his energy. Now he didn't have the strength to make any more moves.

  This is Yuelu Mountain, which was very famous in the era of the calendar, but now it's just a high mountain. Three hundred meters doesn't seem too high, but for two people to walk, it's still quite long, especially when one person is carrying a child and the other has heavy luggage on their back.

  Ye Chen was going to a place called Yuelushan Yunlue Peak, because of an accidental encounter, Ye Chen was chased and entered there, but finally survived by chance, the reason was that the glowing stone tablet.

  It was strange that Ye Chen couldn't understand a single word on it, but under the glowing subtitles, he felt an unprecedented warmth.

  After a period of walking, the three people arrived at the mountain range on the left side of Yunlu Peak, as mentioned by Ye Chen. According to Ye Chen, this place originally did not have an open area, but for some reason, possibly due to a great war, the stone wall in front of the stele was neatly cut away, leaving a large empty space in front of the stele, which was flat and smooth.

  "Is this the strange place you were talking about?" Chen Tao looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a sense of dismay. It was desolate here, with nothing around, not even trees within twenty meters.

  "It's not this flat land that's strange, but rather the stele in front of you." Ye Chen said.

  "What's so strange about this stone tablet? Hmm, how come I don't recognize the characters on it? Are these even words?" Chen Tao looked at the stone tablet in front of him with a puzzled expression.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly, "Of course it's a character, uh, don't you know Da Yu?"

  "Big rain? Is it raining heavily here?" Chen Tao looked up at the sky, which was clear and sunny, with no sign of heavy rain.

  "It's not rain, it's a person's name. Haven't you read about Da Yu controlling the floods?" Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "Da Yu's water control, of course I've heard of it. You're saying this is Da Yu's stele?" Chen Tao said in surprise. For people nowadays, more are infatuated with researching the ancient times before the dynasties, after all many secret skills have been passed down from that era.

  "Ah, this is the Yuwang Stele, said to be a monument commemorating Da Yu's control of the floodwaters. It stands 184 cm tall and 140 cm wide, with nine lines of text, each line having nine characters, totaling 77 words. There is no record of it in ancient texts, but somehow the text on this stone stele glows at night, repelling all evil beasts from entering. I only stumbled upon this place last time when I was being chased by a second-level demon, Xue Jian Snake." Ye Chen explained.

  "Is it really that magical?" Chen Tao looked curiously at the text on the stone tablet, still unable to recognize a single character, but also didn't see the text glowing.

  "Wait till tonight and you'll see, there's plenty of time later, enough for you to study well, come help me tidy up the tent." Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "Alright!" Chen Tao took another look at the unfamiliar characters, then smiled and helped Ye Chen tidy up the tent. Both of them had gone hunting before, so they didn't mind surviving in the wilderness much. Xiao Xue was still unconscious, placed on a blanket by Ye Chen.

  The two quickly set up the tent, three tents, Xiaoxue's was placed inside closest to the stone tablet, Chen Tao and Ye Chen's were placed on both sides a little further out.

  By nightfall, Xiaoxue woke up, and Yechen carefully examined her condition. Fortunately, she was fine, just exhausted from using up all her internal energy. However, the cold air inside Xiaoxue's body had become even more intense, causing Yechen to shiver involuntarily.

  Ye Chen worriedly handed a Flowing Flame Wood to Xiao Xue, letting her quickly absorb it to counteract the cold air inside her body. The Flowing Flame Wood was indeed an excellent fire-attribute material, and the warmth it emitted made Xiao Xue's face flush with a healthy glow.

  "Xiao Xue, don't be so reckless next time." Ye Chen said seriously to Ye Xue.

  "Xiao Xue wants to help her brother!" Ye Xue's eyes were filled with determination.

  "Alright, Xiaoxue is already helping her brother, but don't do something so dangerous next time." Ye Chen said, touching Xiaoxue's head with emotion.

  "Xiaoxue has grown up." Xiaoxue looked at Yechen with a stubborn gaze, hoping she could help her brother. Not wanting her brother to protect her like a child again.

  "Ah, Xiao Xue has grown up! Hurry up and absorb this Liu Yan Mu, take a good rest." Ye Chen stroked Ye Xue's head, smiling.

  "En." Xiaoxue nodded in response.

  Then, Ye Chen walked out of Xiao Xue's tent. Outside, Chen Tao stood on the square, looking into the distance. The bright moonlight cast a faint glow, making one's vision even wider.

  Hearing the footsteps behind him, Chen Tao didn't turn his head and asked, "You said this demon beast would attack the city without regard for anything? Can Night Star City withstand it?"

  Facing Chen Tao's question, Ye Chen did not respond and also gazed into the distance. "The Linglong Beast has lost its child, previously retreated under the city master's protective array, and the next attack will definitely be even more intense. It's very difficult for Yexing City to withstand the beast's attack!"

  Chen Tao turned his face towards Ye Chen, "Are you really going to ignore it and let it be? That's the place where we were born and raised!"

  Ye Chen's expression turned solemn. "I also want to help, but our strength is too low and we can't be of much assistance. Moreover, there's Xiao Xue; I won't let her fall into danger."

  Chen Tao said anxiously: "I know all this, but I can't just sit back and watch Xing City being attacked without doing anything. I hate this helpless self."

  Ye Chen fell silent for a moment, patted Chen Tao's shoulder and comforted him: "I also hate the current me, but if we want to help, first of all, we need to improve our strength. Let's go, I'll take you somewhere, maybe there are some good things there."

  "Where?" Chen Tao asked curiously.

  "A dilapidated old school!"

  "An academy? Are there still academies around nowadays? Don't people just enter sects to learn?"

  "Of course it's not the current book institute, but the previous one. Maybe there are some secret recipes inside, who knows." Ye Chen said hopefully.

  "Former book academy? You mean the school of the era? Well, there were many books stored, but weren't all the valuable ones plundered?" Chen Tao nodded, and then raised another question.

  "It's possible, but since we're already here at the edge of the academy, it wouldn't hurt to try our luck. If we can find a suitable technique for ourselves, that would be even better." Ye Chen nodded.

  "You said the academy is here, on the mountain?" Chen Tao asked in surprise.

  "Of course! Let's go take a look." Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "What about Xiaoxue?" Chen Tao asked in a low voice, glancing at Xiaoxue's tent.

  "It's safe here, as long as we don't go out, nothing will happen basically. We'll only be out for a while, if Xiaoxue wakes up, I've left a note, telling her to stay here and wait for us." Ye Chen had thought of everything, clearly he was well-prepared.

  "You've thought it through, so let's go take a look. Maybe we'll really find something, who knows." Chen Tao was equally enthusiastic about the legendary academy.

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