Nine Revolutions Star Transformation

Chapter 593: Chapter 611: The Red Stele

The reminder from the Sword Spirit struck Chu Linfeng suddenly. The naked eye, no matter how powerful, cannot see things buried in the mud; only Divine Sense can penetrate it. Not understanding such a simple truth really indicates foolishness.

Yang Rui saw Chu Linfeng close his eyes, appearing to be sensing something, and asked, ”Linfeng, is there something at the bottom of the lake? I think we should leave. I’m feeling quite uneasy right now.”

”Don’t speak, let me carefully examine for a while. There might be a rare treasure at the lake bottom, and we must find it,” Chu Linfeng said.

Yang Rui wanted to ask how he knew there was a treasure at the bottom of Red Lake. Could it be just because the lake water sometimes turns red? However, as Chu Linfeng asked not to disturb him, Yang Rui refrained. She was curious to see what Chu Linfeng could uncover.

Chu Linfeng gradually expanded his Divine Sense and started to examine the lake bottom. Although his current Divine Sense couldn’t cover the entire lake bed, it could cover a large area.

Chu Linfeng examined slowly, and before long, a slight energy fluctuation transmitted into his mind. The energy fluctuation was located about a mile next to him.

Chu Linfeng opened his eyes and said to Yang Rui, ”Rui’er, let’s go see what this treasure under the lake is. It can turn the lake water red and then disappear.”

Quickly, the two arrived at the spot where Chu Linfeng sensed the energy fluctuation. Chu Linfeng exercised the Water Transformation Technique to its fullest, so that even in case of any sudden situation, Yang Rui wouldn’t be harmed.

Yang Rui looked around at the lake bottom environment. Besides some aquatic plants and mud, and occasional passing fish or shrimp, there seemed to be nothing special, making her full of doubts as she looked at Chu Linfeng, unsure of what he intended to do.

Chu Linfeng slowly took out the Cyan Frost Sword from the Storage Ring, closely examining the area not far in front of him. The energy fluctuations there had become significantly stronger, and there was an ancient and primordial aura.

Then, he waved his hand and forcefully slashed. The technique he used was Wind-Rolling Clouds from the Wind Chasing Sword Technique, just enough to open the mud and reveal what lay beneath. Using more powerful techniques like Tyrant Slash or Earth Slash could potentially damage whatever was below.

Even as it was, Chu Linfeng’s Wind-Rolling Clouds exerted terrifying power, instantly creating a huge whirlpool at the lake bottom, lifting up all the mud and aquatic plants within a five-meter radius.

Had there been anyone by the lake surface at the moment, they would surely be astonished, as a giant water column over ten meters high was spinning unpredictably, bound to be mistaken for a water monster.

As the attack power faded, the lake bottom gradually calmed down. The mud swept away hadn’t muddied the lake water, which left Yang Rui in disbelief. She understood that with his current power, seeing Chu Linfeng using normal standards wasn’t applicable anymore, for everything he did seemed out of the ordinary.

Chu Linfeng looked at the lake bottom and indeed saw something—red. He quickly walked over and found it to be a red stone stele, called such because there were many small inscriptions on it, though he could make them out clearly.

This red stone resembled a red, vivid chicken-blood stone, and Chu Linfeng wondered why this red stone stele could turn such a large lake red, and what these inscriptions were about, for he couldn’t recognize even one character on it.

The strangest thing was it appeared in the middle of a lake. Chu Linfeng thought there must be a significant secret on this red stone stele, a mystery that only the omnipotent Sword Spirit could solve.

Chu Linfeng then prepared to place the stone stele into the Storage Ring, but he found a restriction on it and couldn’t move it, which puzzled him. Considering his current strength, he could easily lift boulders weighing ten thousand pounds, yet this small stone stele seemed to weigh tens of thousands of pounds? Chu Linfeng found it hard to believe.

At this moment, the voice of the Sword Spirit echoed in his mind: ”Linfeng, you truly are destined, to encounter such a rare treasure. I am genuinely happy for you.”

The Sword Spirit’s words bewildered Chu Linfeng; was this red stone stele a treasure? Even if it was a treasure, what use was it? He couldn’t even pick it up, let alone use it, and its purpose remained unknown.

The Sword Spirit was well aware of Chu Linfeng’s thoughts, ”Linfeng, there is a restriction on this Red Jade Celestial Stone. You must break the restriction to obtain it. This is a very rare treasure. Do you know the origin of the Red Jade Celestial Stone?”

Chu Linfeng shook his head, indicating his ignorance. Seeing this, Yang Rui immediately asked, ”Linfeng, why are you shaking your head? Is there something strange about this red stele? Why do I feel a bewitching sense from it?”

”You have this feeling? I don’t. Does it make you uncomfortable?” Chu Linfeng asked urgently, since he was unfamiliar with the red stele and unsure if it might be a potent evil artifact.

”There’s a slight pain in my chest, and my head feels dizzy. I think I should go back to shore and wait for you!” Yang Rui said.

Chu Linfeng also thought it safer to bring Yang Rui to the shore. He swiftly surfaced and then, with an Instant Teleportation, arrived at the shore, gently setting Yang Rui down and said, ”Wait here for me, and remember not to wander off!”

Yang Rui looked and found herself completely dry, almost rendered speechless with surprise, having been at the lake bottom for at least an hour. It was truly unbelievable.

”Go on, but be careful!” Yang Rui said. After Chu Linfeng nodded, he executed an Instant Teleportation back to the spot where he surfaced earlier and then performed Water Transformation to dive back into the water.

Once more Chu Linfeng approached the red stone stele, calmly observing without taking any action. He needed to understand what kind of stele this truly was and why the Sword Spirit claimed it to be the rare Red Jade Celestial Stone—a name completely unfamiliar to him.

”Linfeng, this Red Jade Celestial Stone likely isn’t from this world. It’s quite odd for it to appear here. The script on it is an ancient seal script; even I can only understand a small part. There’s undoubtedly a colossal secret within this stele, and to reveal the truth, you’ll have to break the stele’s restriction,” the Sword Spirit said.

Even the Sword Spirit recognized few of its inscriptions, indicating the stele’s great antiquity, and that it wasn’t from this world. The shock Chu Linfeng felt was beyond conventional expression.

After a while, he said, ”Sister Yue’Er, how can the restriction be broken? You know I’m a complete novice in handling restrictions. Is there any danger in breaking it?”