Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 29 Soul Gallery
June 6, the summer solstice.

The sun was just right, the morning breeze was gentle, and the boat was making ripples.

In the mist, the figures of Xu Shen and Bai Tingting gradually became clearer.

Ding Yumian didn't come. She said she didn't want to disturb Xu Shen and Bai Tingting's date.

Xu Shen was a wise man and he heard the hidden warning. He was sitting upright in the boat, even more so than Liu Xiahui.

Bai Tingting chuckled: "I can't believe that Xu Dayinghao, who killed the black beast with majesty and fury, is also a strict wife."

"Huh," Xu Shen argued, "There are so many people outside, so give her some face."

"Okay, just say so." Bai Tingting looked at Xu Shen who was three feet away from her, covered her mouth and chuckled.

After just a few days of absence, Xishan, which originally looked like a dog had gnawed it, gradually returned to its beautiful natural scenery.

Nature’s ability to heal itself is truly amazing.

The two got off the boat and chatted.

"To be honest, you weren't very clever at luring the snake out of its hole."

Xu Shen chuckled: "But it's very effective, isn't it?"

Bai Tingting smiled and said: "Even I can see through it, let alone the Black Church. They will definitely not be fooled."

Xu Shen shook his head: "The point is not whether you see through it or not. This is just a conspiracy."

"Conspiracy?" Bai Tingting paused.

"The Black Church is like maggots hiding in the dark corners of the world. The difficulty is not destroying them, but how to find them."

"Among the more than 300 people, there are many children from aristocratic families. They have disappeared for such a long time. Who do you think will be more upset?"

Bai Tingting nodded clearly.

If it is really planned by the Black Church, the longer the delay on the island, the stronger the students' rescue force will be, and the blockade of the lakeshore will only become a joke.

She was puzzled: "If that's the case, then why don't you let Lao Wang stay on the island all the time."

Xu Shen smiled and said: "The longer time goes by, the greater the changes. No one dares to say that the future is under control. If it is really the Black Church, what if you give them some hope? Turning the slim hope into despair is not their usual behavior Is this a trick? Seeing that the power they are most afraid of disappears, even if they know it is a trap, if they don't give it a try, I will scold them."

Bai Tingting covered her mouth and smiled softly: "You seem to know them very well?"

Xu Shen shook his head in silence.

I didn’t understand it at first, but what happened in Bo City was too unforgettable.

Restricted at the top of Piaomiao Peak.

The two walked several kilometers before reaching the foot of the mountain.

Bai Tingting was so tired that she couldn't straighten up because of the burden on her chest. She was panting and dripping with sweat while holding on to an old tree.

"According to the Sea Monkey's description... the restriction will only appear at... a certain time. The time... is too late. Otherwise... or you go first."

The sound of gasping and intermittent talking will definitely make people think of it if they don't know the truth.

Xu Shen shook his head: "You're here, I'll take you up?"

Bai Tingting hesitated.

Xu Shen saw that her refusal was not obvious, so he simply stepped forward and reached into the crook of her legs with one hand, holding her back with the other, and hugged her up.

"Ah You!"

Bai Tingting exclaimed and subconsciously wrapped her arms around Xu Shen's neck.

"Hold tight."

Xu Shen hugged Bai Tingting and strode forward.

Piaomiao Peak is not high, only about [-] meters, but the mountains are rugged and rocky, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Despite Xu Shen's superhuman physique, it took more than half an hour to reach the summit.

Bai Tingting's face turned red with embarrassment, and she jumped out of Xu Shen's arms like a rabbit: "The time for this ban to appear is very short, you must seize the opportunity."

"Don't worry, it's fine."

Xu Shen's chest thumped loudly.

The solution to the restriction was obtained from Old Man Bao with the runes drawn by Bai Tingting.

This seemingly ordinary rune actually has a history of thousands of years. Old Man Bao read the book for several days, and his hair was almost bald, but he still couldn't get the answer.

In order not to lose face in front of the younger generation, he secretly asked many people, and finally got the answer from an old Huashan Taoist.

According to Old Man Bao, this restriction is extremely clever, and even from today's perspective, it is quite ingenious.

And it is not as Bai Tingting guessed that only light mages can unlock it.

This restriction is not selective, any mage can try it, regardless of the type or cultivation level.

But it has extremely high requirements on the ability to control magic power. If it is not good at this, it will never be solved no matter how hard it tries.After a while, the sun shone directly down, and there was no shadow of the two of them.

A black air that was sometimes thick and sometimes light appeared inexplicably.

Xu Shen clicked his tongue in surprise.

This restriction is conspicuous, but it only appears for a very short time. It is not visible except when the sun is at its peak on the summer solstice. No wonder no one has discovered it for thousands of years.

That is to say, this group of sea monkey monsters has lived here for generations, so we can get a glimpse of the clues.

The stars in Xu Shen's stardust vibrated slightly, and the brightness of the golden light released was completely consistent with the intensity of the black air that changed over time.

Although Xu Shen looks relaxed and casual, being able to do this requires absolute concentration.

Bai Tingting's eyes sparkled. This guy's control over magic energy was no worse than those of the seniors who had been immersed in magic for decades.

Light and darkness did not cancel each other out, but were magically entangled together, forming mysterious runes hanging in the air.

Within a minute or two, the black energy disappeared, and Xu Shen stopped at the right time.

The runes hanging in mid-air actually had faint fluctuations of dimensional magic. After a while, a vortex gate composed of pale silver luster gradually solidified.

"Brilliant!"

Xu Shen was stunned, having accepted the wisdom of his ancestors from thousands of years ago.

The two of them walked in without hesitation.

After stepping into the door, there is a stone cave inlaid with luminous pearls.

Looking back, the dimensional gate disappeared, leaving only the cave at the end.

This...space magic?
Xu Shen thought to himself and walked along the cave.

The cave is dark, but there are many luminous pearls embedded in it, reflecting the carved murals of different colors.

"To be honest, my ancestors' aesthetics are still a bit too advanced."

Xu Shen looked at the dark-faced people on the stone wall and shook his head.

Bai Tingting shook her head and said: "The faces in these murals are all painted with lead-based pigments, which have long since oxidized and turned black. Look, aren't these cyan clothes very delicate?"

"You still understand this?"

Bai Tingting raised her chin proudly, and after some research, she took the initiative to introduce the stories depicted in these murals to Xu Shen.

There are not many murals, only nine of them come and go, roughly telling the life of a macho man.

From coming out to help Yue to destroy Wu, to finally retiring after success, he scattered his family wealth and went boating on the 72 peaks of the five lakes.

What a boring, empty and enviable life.

"So, this guy in a red coat who looks like a woman is Xi Shi, Shi Yiguang???!!!"

Bai Tingting corrected her: "It's called a Quju, not a coat."

"Ah, sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon and shying flowers, this is the first of the four beauties, is he such a black-faced guy? I promise someone to say that I can't accept it!"

This is even more unacceptable than Snow White being black.

Bai Tingting said: "Have you noticed that we have seen these nine murals three times?"

"It doesn't matter what you say. Didn't we just walk around in reverse? We're back to the starting point."

"Aren't you worried about getting out?"

“I’ve been here for so long, and I don’t feel suffocated at all. Plus these oxidized murals, isn’t it obvious?”

Xu Shen's confident look calmed down Bai Tingting's anxious heart.

Xu Shen, who had gone through the experience of Taihu Lake and was tricked by psychic magic, pestered Ding Yumian to gain relevant knowledge after returning.

He smiled and said: "You can call this the Soul Gallery. It can be regarded as a large array built by the space system and the soul system magic. It is very simple to decipher. The answer to the mystery lies in these paintings."

As he spoke, he walked to the last painting, which was a scene of Fan Li and Xi Shi hugging each other and boating on Taihu Lake. The background was Xishan Island, with misty peaks looming among the clouds and mist.

"Of the nine murals, only this one depicts the scene of Taihu Lake. We entered this place from the top of Piaomiao Peak, and naturally knew that there was nothing there except a few old trees. But in the painting, there is a hanging tree on the top of Piaomiao Peak. A black bead, it doesn’t look normal no matter how you look at it.” I guess this black bead is the key to solving the problem. "

Xu Shen said, taking a photo of the black beads on the mural.

The gallery remained silent, without any change.

How confident Xu Shen was back then, how embarrassed Xu Shen was now.

Bai Tingting said with a smile in her eyes: "Is there a possibility that it is activated by magic energy?"

Xu Shen slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that he was a mage. The golden light in his palm hit the black beads.

Suddenly, the night pearls in the gallery shone with brilliance, and the entire cave was as bright as day.

The black beads disappeared, but Xu Shen and Bai Tingting seemed to be sucked into the mural and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)