Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 238 Reunion

If life is nothing but a dream, what will we have left when we wake up?

Qin Xiaochuan didn't know that no matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn't remember anything from his dream, but the sense of melancholy in his heart was something he couldn't shake off no matter what.

He rubbed his eyes and stepped out of the tent.

At dawn, the sun had just peeked over the mountains, and the sky was ablaze with colorful rosy clouds, creating a solemn atmosphere between heaven and earth.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath. The morning breeze still carried the coolness of the night, and the dew on the leaves looked crystal clear in the morning light. The crisp chirping of birds echoed from time to time in the mountains, which invigorated him.

Qin Xiaochuan saw Han Kexin sitting on a huge rock in front of him, quietly watching the sunrise, so he walked over and said, "You got up so early today, that's not like you."

After hearing his words, Han Kexin turned her head and looked at him intently, her deep gaze carrying a hint of sorrow.

Qin Xiaochuan felt his heart skip a beat and stammered, "What...what's wrong?"

Han Kexin glared at him, said nothing, and turned back to watch the sunrise.

Qin Xiaochuan was completely baffled. Just then, he saw Xiaoying catching butterflies nearby, so he pulled her aside and quietly asked, "Xiaoying, what's wrong with your aunt?"

Xiaoying scratched her head and said, "I don't know? Didn't you make him angry?"

"Why would I provoke her for no reason?" Qin Xiaochuan said, both amused and exasperated.

"Who knows? I don't understand adult matters," the little girl pouted and muttered.

He paused for a moment, then heard the little girl sigh and say, "I don't know where that little boy from yesterday went. Nobody plays with me anymore."

Qin Xiaochuan then realized that the strange little boy from yesterday was gone; he had clearly slept in the same tent with him yesterday.

Besides the little boy, even Alim couldn't be found. Qin Xiaochuan thought to himself that this person was indeed unreliable, and he didn't expect him to run away with the money so quickly.

Although Alim had left, they still had to go to the places they needed to go. After a quick breakfast, they set off for Mount K2. It wasn't until nearly noon that they arrived at a large canyon.

The vast and magnificent Grand Canyon stretches before you like a deep and wide fissure. Towering mountains rise endlessly, their sheer cliffs plunging vertically as if carved by a knife. Sunlight bathes the canyon in a golden glow, highlighting the breathtaking natural landscape.

The powerful wind blows across the cliff, whistling past and bringing the sounds of nature, making people feel awe for the incredible power of nature's craftsmanship.

"This canyon is so big, why didn't anyone discover it before?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, standing directly above the canyon and gazing at the breathtaking natural wonder below.

Han Kexin stepped forward and said, "This canyon didn't always exist. It suddenly appeared a few years ago during an earthquake. It was just that the place was too remote, so it was never discovered until a month ago when a hunter accidentally found a bronze artifact in the canyon and reported it. That's when an archaeological team was sent to investigate."

"I see." Qin Xiaochuan suddenly realized and said, "In that case, let's hurry down. The sooner we get there, the sooner we might be able to find Aunt Jiang."

While the two of them were talking, quite a few people had already eagerly headed into the canyon, each using their own methods, some lowered down using ropes,

Some used skills to help them descend, while others simply flew down like they were scaling walls. Qin Xiaochuan and the others relied on Guo Shiyi's wooden vines to descend along the wall.

The canyon was crisscrossed with ravines and desolate, showing no signs of human activity. Just as Qin Xiaochuan was wondering where to start looking for archaeological sites, he heard Han Kexin say to him from the side, "Come with me."

He looked puzzled, but still pulled Guo Shiyi along and followed Han Kexin into a ravine. Soon they saw the campsite left by the archaeological team.

Upon seeing the campsite, Guo Shiyi immediately ran over and began searching tent by tent.

Qin Xiaochuan knew she was looking for clues left by Jiang Qingxue, so he and Wei Feng and the others helped her search. Xiaoying, out of curiosity and playfulness, ran back and forth in the tent.

Han Kexin stood by and watched, neither helping nor stopping them. After the group had searched every tent, she pointed to a cave and said, "We should go in and take a look too." With that, she took the lead and walked into the cave.

Qin Xiaochuan felt that she seemed to have a plan in mind, which made him curious. He wanted to ask her, but seeing her cold expression, just like when he first met her, he swallowed his words.

The caves were all built of black stone, leading to the deepest part of the mountain. Inside, it was pitch black, and they had no idea what awaited them.

The caves were all built of black stone, leading to the deepest part of the mountain. Inside, it was pitch black, and they had no idea what awaited them.

The group walked through the cave for an unknown amount of time with their light sticks, but still couldn't reach the end, making them wonder if the cave was a bottomless pit.

"Something's not right." Yin Changlin suddenly stopped and looked around at the dark stone walls.

"Uncle-Master, what's wrong?" The others also sensed something was amiss, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.

Yin Changlin scanned the stone wall, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. After a long while, he said, "I think we've entered an illusion."

"An illusion?" Qin Xiaochuan frowned, closed his eyes, silently recited the "Demon-Breaking Spell" in his mind, and when he opened his eyes again, he was still in the dark cave.

"It's no use." Yin Changlin understood his intention and said, "This illusion is different from ordinary illusions. To be more precise, it is a magic array. To break this magic array, we must first find the array's core."

"The array's core?" Qin Xiaochuan looked around at the surroundings again and said, "But it's all pitch black here. How does it look like there's an array's core?"

"The so-called illusion is all falsehood, yet it can use tricks to deceive others. But falsehood is ultimately falsehood. No matter how realistic the forgery, it will always leave flaws. Only by maintaining a heart that seeks the truth can one see the truth through the fog," Yin Changlin said meaningfully.

Wei Feng, standing nearby, couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, have you found a clue yet?"

Yin Changlin pondered for a moment, then made a few hand seals, and an invisible spiritual power spread out from his body. As the spiritual power spread, the originally dark cave suddenly lit up, and many light blue vortices appeared on the stone walls, as if they were key nodes of a magic array. These nodes were connected by a blue light, forming a thin light curtain.

Yin Changlin muttered incantations based on the vortexes, seemingly calculating different directions using the Nine Palaces Technique. Each time he calculated a direction, he took a step forward. When he took his seventh step, he reached a node, then formed his right hand into a sword-like finger, pointed at that node, and shouted, "Break!"

Qin Xiaochuan felt the blue light curtain slowly fading, which meant that the illusion had been broken.