The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 472 Mysterious Jade Slip

In that quiet and spiritual system space, Yun Yao immersed herself in the practice of "Taixu Sword Controlling Technique" every day. This sword technique was exquisite, and each move contained the truth of heaven and earth, as if it could cut through the void and draw the power of the galaxy. Yun Yao's posture was agile, and the Ice Soul Sword in her hand seemed to have life. The sword moved with her body, and the cold light flashed. There were faint ice flowers blooming in the space, and then dissipated in an instant, turning into strands of spiritual power, and merging into her body.

Outside the cave, Chu Mochen sat cross-legged silently, like a resolute guardian god. His eyes were closed, but he seemed to be able to see everything around him. The spiritual power around him was looming, echoing with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Once any strange breath approached, the spiritual power in his body would surge instantly, like a sleeping beast about to wake up. The breeze blew gently, lifting a few strands of his hair, but it failed to disturb his concentration.

On this day, Yun Yao was practicing hard, and her sword moves became more and more fierce. She tried to inject her spiritual power into the sword in a more subtle way, causing the surrounding ice-attributed spiritual energy to condense. In an instant, the temperature of the entire space dropped sharply, the runes on the Bingpo Sword flickered, and the sword body hummed, as if responding to her call. However, just as she concentrated her strength to strike and wanted to split a huge spiritual rock in front of her, a sudden spiritual backlash under her feet caused her body to shake and instantly lose her balance.

"Ah!" Yun Yao screamed and fell straight down.

Chu Mochen, who was outside the cave, opened his eyes instantly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his figure shot out like lightning. He stepped into the air, his clothes rustled, and in the blink of an eye he appeared below Yun Yao. He stretched out his long arms and steadily took Yun Yao into his arms.

For a moment, the two of them froze in mid-air. Yun Yao raised her eyes and met Chu Mochen's deep and concerned eyes. In an instant, she felt her heart beating like thunder and the tips of her ears quickly turned red, as if a fire was burning. Chu Mochen's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously. He looked at the face in his arms that was so close and became more beautiful and charming because of the panic. He opened his lips slightly and whispered: "Yun Yao, I..."

But at this moment when the atmosphere was so charming that it seemed like water could drip out, the system's cold reminder sound suddenly sounded at an inopportune time: "Ding! New tasks detected, host, please check immediately."

This sudden sound, like a thunderclap, instantly broke the delicate atmosphere between the two. Yun Yao lowered her eyes in panic, and gently struggled to get up from Chu Mochen's arms. Chu Mochen also withdrew his arms somewhat unnaturally, with a flash of annoyance in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

After the two of them landed and stood firmly, Yun Yao took a deep breath and calmed down, then raised her hand to call up the system interface. On the light screen, the task information slowly emerged: "Explore the secret behind the mysterious jade slip. This jade slip is related to the host's life experience and the ancient secrets hidden in this continent. The task time limit: three days. Reward: unknown."

Seeing the word "life experience", Yun Yao's heart trembled violently. Since she came here through time travel, although she has relied on the system to gain a foothold in this alien world, she has always been deeply confused about why she traveled through time and who she was in her previous life. Now, this mysterious jade slip is like a key that is expected to solve the mystery in her heart, which makes her nervous and excited.

Chu Mochen frowned slightly, staring at the mission information, and had a hunch that the jade slip might not be simple, and might lead to many unexpected troubles. But looking at the gleam in Yun Yao's eyes, he secretly made up his mind that no matter what was waiting for them ahead, he would protect Yun Yao.

The two looked at each other, and without further words, they understood each other. At that moment, Yun Yao took out the jade slip of "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art" from the storage ring. As soon as the jade slip was in hand, an ancient and mysterious atmosphere came to her face, as if it had traveled through endless years and carried a heavy history.

Yun Yao carefully injected her spiritual power slowly into the jade slip. In an instant, the jade slip shone brightly, and lines of ancient and obscure text floated out of the jade slip as if alive, suspended in the air, emitting a faint glow.

Yun Yao looked at it carefully, and saw the text that read: "I am the saint of the ancient Lingxian Sect. I take it as my duty to protect the common people. In the battle to seal the demon god, I was exhausted and my soul was almost dissipated. Fortunately, a trace of my soul remained, and I reincarnated and waited for rebirth. The current host is my chosen successor, who is responsible for unlocking the memories of the previous life, revitalizing the Lingxian Sect, and sealing the demon god again..."

After reading this, Yun Yao's eyes widened in shock. She had never thought that she would be the reincarnation of the ancient Lingxian Sect's saint. For a moment, some inexplicable familiar feelings that occasionally flashed during her past cultivation all had answers at this moment. Those innate affinity with ice-attributed spiritual power and the inexplicable sense of belonging to the Lingxian Sect all originated from her previous life.

At this time, Chu Mochen also came closer and scanned the words. When he saw the words "Lingxian Sect Saintess", his heart was also in turmoil. He grew up in Lingxian Sect since he was a child, and naturally knew a thing or two about some ancient legends recorded in the ancient books of the sect. The name of this saint was well-known in those days, and was the light of hope for the entire Lingxian Sect and even this continent.

But when he continued to look down and saw the following content, his pupils suddenly shrank and his face was full of disbelief. The jade slip continued to write: "And Chu Mochen beside you was the sword spirit who protected the Saint in his previous life. He accompanied the Saint day and night and fell in love with her. After the Saint died, the sword spirit was also disheartened. At the cost of his own sword body being broken, he protected a wisp of the Saint's remaining soul and reincarnated..."

"So... we have met before..." Chu Mochen muttered to himself, his voice trembling. The vague dream fragments of the past gradually became clear in his mind like a puzzle. He seemed to see his past life, as a sword spirit, silently guarding the saint, watching her work day and night to seal the demon god, his heart was full of pity, but he couldn't express it because of his identity. In the end, the saint fell, and at that moment, he felt that the whole world collapsed, and he chose self-destruction without hesitation, just so that the remnant soul could have a chance to be reborn.

Yun Yao's eyes were red as well. She turned to look at Chu Mochen. At this moment, all the words seemed to be stuck in her throat. Every bit of their past interactions had a different meaning at this moment. She thought of how Chu Mochen had taken care of her when she first entered Lingxian Sect. Those seemingly casual helping hands actually concealed such a deep bond from the previous life.

"Chu Mochen, I..." Yun Yao spoke, her voice choked with sobs.

Chu Mochen shook his head gently, interrupting her words. He reached out his hand and gently smoothed the messy hair around Yun Yao's ears, his eyes firm and affectionate: "Everything from the previous life is in the past. In this life, I will not let you leave again. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will walk side by side with you."

Yun Yao nodded heavily, tears flashing in her eyes, but she was extremely determined. At this moment, she no longer had any fear in her heart about the unknown journey of exploring her life experience, just because he was by her side.

The two stood quietly for a moment, and when they calmed down a little, they turned their eyes to the jade slip again. The following content allowed them to have a deeper insight into the secrets hidden in this continent.

The jade slips recorded that although the ancient demon god was sealed, his residual soul had been secretly accumulating strength over the years, trying to break the seal and descend upon the world again, setting off a bloody storm. Now, the continent seems calm, but in fact, undercurrents are surging. Behind all forces, there are more or less shadows manipulated by the residual soul of the demon god. The Blood Demon Sect colluded with Liu Yan'er to attack the Lingxian Sect. I'm afraid that the residual soul of the demon god was behind it, fanning the flames in an attempt to weaken the power guarding the seal.

"It seems that we still have a long way to go." Yun Yao said softly, with a serious tone in her voice.

"Well, but as long as we work together, we can solve all the mysteries and protect this continent." Chu Mochen clenched his fists, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. That was his declaration of war on future challenges.

Yun Yao took a deep breath and memorized the information in the jade slip. She knew that from this moment on, the mission they were carrying would become heavier, but she had no intention of retreating. She turned her head and looked at the system interface. The three-day mission reminder was still eye-catching. She knew that they didn't have much time left.

"Let's start with this jade slip and see if we can find more clues." Yun Yao suggested.

Chu Mochen nodded in agreement, and then the two of them sat cross-legged and injected spiritual power into the jade slip again, trying to explore the deeper secrets hidden in it. As spiritual power continued to be injected, the light of the jade slip became more and more dazzling, as if it was going to swallow up the entire space.

Suddenly, Yun Yao felt a flash before her eyes, and her consciousness seemed to be pulled by a powerful force, and she instantly entered a strange space. This space seemed to be in chaos, filled with mist, and there were faint ancient runes flashing around, exuding a mysterious and majestic atmosphere.

"Where is this?" Yun Yao was shocked and asked subconsciously.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Chu Mochen's voice sounded in her ears, and then she felt a warm and strong hand holding her.

The two held hands and walked cautiously in the foggy space. Every step they took seemed to be stepping on the void, creating ripples. As they walked, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of them, like a door leading to an unknown world.

The two looked at each other, mustered up their courage and walked towards the light. When they got closer, they found that it was actually a huge light curtain. On the light curtain, the picture kept flashing, as if telling a piece of dusty history.

In the picture, in ancient times, the devil was rampant and all living things were devastated. The Saint of Lingxian Sect stepped forward and led a group of strong men to fight the devil to death. The Saint held the Ice Soul Sword, with a strong posture and sharp sword moves. Wherever she passed, the icy air was filled, and she resisted the attack of the devil again and again. Beside her, a man in a black robe, with a stern face, holding a shining star sword in his hand. Every time he swung the sword, it seemed to be able to cut through the sky. He cooperated with the Saint tacitly. He was the sword spirit who protected the Saint - Chu Mochen's previous life.

As the battle continued, the demon became more violent and his power continued to rise. Seeing this, the saint resolutely burned her own blood and used forbidden techniques to completely seal the demon. Seeing this, the sword spirit was extremely anxious and wanted to stop it, but it was too late. At the last moment, the sword spirit flew towards the saint and used its own spiritual power to protect her from the demon's final counterattack.

In the end, the demon was successfully sealed, but the saint also died on the spot due to exhaustion of blood and spirit, and serious damage to her soul. The sword spirit held the saint's body, grief-stricken, and roared to the sky. Then, at the cost of the sword body breaking, he protected the saint's remaining soul and sent it into the reincarnation.

Seeing these scenes, Yun Yao was already in tears. Her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and it hurt so much that she could hardly breathe. She turned her head to look at Chu Mochen, and saw that his eyes were also red, his hands were clenched into fists, and his body was shaking slightly.

"In my previous life, you gave so much for me..." Yun Yao said while choking.

"No, I do this willingly. You are the hope of this continent. Protecting you is protecting all living beings." Chu Mochen suppressed the grief in his heart and said in a firm voice.

Just as the two were immersed in the memories of their past lives, the scene on the screen suddenly changed, and some mysterious map coordinates and ancient runes appeared. Yun Yao quickly wiped away her tears and looked carefully, discovering that these seemed to be key clues to the seal of the demon god, as well as some secret instructions to crack the conspiracy of the demon god's residual soul.

"This information is so important!" Yun Yao said in surprise.

"Well, it seems that this jade slip is intended to guide us here to obtain these key clues." Chu Mochen also nodded and said.

The two did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly imprinted this information in their minds. After confirming that it was correct, the foggy space suddenly began to tremble violently, as if it was about to collapse.

"Oh no, we have to get out quickly!" Chu Mochen shouted, pulled Yun Yao's hand, and ran in the direction they came from.

At the last moment of the space collapse, the two successfully escaped and returned to the real world. The light of the jade slip in Yun Yao's hand gradually dimmed and returned to its original appearance.

"This trip has been very fruitful." Yun Yao let out a long sigh, her face full of relief.

"Yes, but it also means that our responsibilities are heavier." Chu Mochen frowned slightly, looking into the distance, already thinking about the next action plan in his heart.

Yun Yao understood what he was thinking, and immediately held his hand gently, giving him strength: "No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are ahead, we will face them together."

Chu Mochen turned around and looked at Yun Yao's determined face, his heart filled with emotion and relief. He held Yun Yao's hand tightly and said, "Okay, let's face it together."

At this moment, the sunlight outside the cave seemed to give them a golden glow, illuminating the way forward. The two knew that the road to explore the mystery of their origins had just begun, and what awaited them in the future would be thrilling adventures one after another, but they were not afraid, just because they were with each other and their faith was as firm as a rock.