Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 170 The Stone Gate Opens, Revealing the Secrets of the Ruins

Zhang Peng and his two companions stood before the massive stone gate, gazing at the complex and mysterious runes etched upon it, their hearts heavy with apprehension. The powerful restrictive force emanating from it pressed down upon them, making them feel an unprecedented pressure.

"This restriction is so strong, how are we supposed to open this door?" Lin Wan'er frowned, her eyes filled with worry. She gently stroked the jade flute in her hand, trying to find some comfort in it.

Li Ming stepped forward and reached out to touch the stone door, but a powerful force instantly forced him back several steps. "This...this stone door seems to be alive, resisting our approach." His face was filled with shock, unable to imagine what secrets were hidden behind this ancient stone door.

Zhang Peng remained silent, his gaze fixed on the runes on the stone gate, his mind racing as he recalled the ancient texts he had perused in the Qingfeng Sect's library. The obscure characters and patterns floated through his mind, intertwining with the runes before him. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, as if he had just realized something.

“I remember there was a method recorded in ancient books for breaking the restriction. Maybe we can give it a try,” Zhang Peng said, his voice tinged with uncertainty, but his eyes were unwavering.

Li Ming and Lin Wan'er exchanged a glance and nodded. They knew that every attempt in these ruins was fraught with unknowns and dangers, but could also bring tremendous opportunities.

Zhang Peng took a deep breath, mobilized his spiritual power, and slowly drew a rune on the stone door according to the method recorded in the ancient book. As the rune appeared, the restrictive power on the stone door seemed to be touched in some way and began to fluctuate slightly.

"It works!" Li Ming shouted excitedly, his face beaming with joy.

Zhang Peng dared not slacken in the slightest and continued drawing runes. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his hands trembled slightly, but his eyes remained focused and determined. Finally, with the completion of the last rune, the restrictive power on the stone door gradually dissipated, and the stone door slowly opened.

An ancient and mysterious aura wafted over them, and the three cautiously entered through the stone door. Behind the door was a huge stone chamber, its walls inlaid with countless luminous gems, illuminating the entire chamber as bright as day. In the center of the chamber stood a large stone platform, upon which rested a box radiating multicolored light.

"Could that box contain what we're looking for?" Lin Wan'er pointed at the box on the stone platform, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Zhang Peng and Li Ming exchanged a glance and slowly walked towards the stone platform. Just as they approached the platform, a powerful force suddenly surged forth from it, repelling them.

"Watch out!" Zhang Peng shouted, quickly mobilizing his spiritual power to form a shield around the three of them.

"There seems to be a protective formation around this box." Li Ming frowned, looking at the box on the stone platform, his heart filled with doubt.

Zhang Peng carefully observed the protective formation. He found that it was somewhat similar to the restrictions he had encountered before, but even more complex. He tried to mobilize his spiritual power to break the formation, but each time he was bounced back by it.

Just when they were at their wits' end, Zhang Peng suddenly felt the dragon ball inside his body tremble slightly. A thought struck him: could the dragon ball be related to this formation?

Zhang Peng closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and mobilized the power of the Dragon Ball. As the power of the Dragon Ball surged forth, the protective array on the stone platform seemed to be drawn to something and began to change. The previously stable array began to flicker, and the runes began to move slowly.

"Zhang Peng, look!" Lin Wan'er pointed in surprise at the box on the stone platform, where the protective array around the box was gradually dissipating.

Zhang Peng was overjoyed and increased the output of the Dragon Ball's power. Finally, the protective array completely dissipated, and the box on the stone platform appeared before them without any warning.

Zhang Peng slowly stepped forward and carefully picked up the box. The box was warm to the touch, radiating a gentle power. He gently opened the box and saw an ancient book emitting golden light and a bead shimmering with multicolored light inside.

“This is…” Zhang Peng looked at the contents of the box in surprise, his mind filled with doubt.

Li Ming and Lin Wan'er also came over, looking at the ancient books and beads in the box with blank expressions.

"The text on this ancient book seems to be a cultivation manual from ancient times." Zhang Peng carefully studied the text on the ancient book, a surprised smile on his face.

"And what about this bead?" Lin Wan'er picked up the bead and examined it carefully. The bead shimmered with multicolored light in her hand, radiating a mysterious power.

Just then, Zhang Peng suddenly felt a powerful suction force coming from the bead, and his spiritual power began to flow into the bead uncontrollably.

"Oh no!" Zhang Peng shouted. He tried to break free from the pull of the bead, but found that he could not move his body.

Seeing this, Li Ming and Lin Wan'er rushed forward to help. They tried to pull Zhang Peng away, but were pushed back by a powerful force.

"Zhang Peng, how are you?" Li Ming called out anxiously.

Zhang Peng gritted his teeth, resisting the suction force of the bead with all his might. Just when he was about to give up, the dragon bead inside his body suddenly erupted with a powerful force, resisting the suction force of the bead.

With the help of the Dragon Balls' power, Zhang Peng finally broke free from their suction. He gasped for breath, his face as pale as paper.

"This bead is too strange." Zhang Peng looked at the bead in his hand, his heart filled with vigilance.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the stone chamber. The three men's expressions changed drastically. They quickly put away the ancient books and beads, preparing to face the unknown challenge.