Chapter 2124
is now in my hands, so it's mine.
Just as the black bead was about to be swallowed by the Rebirth Stone, it suddenly erupted with a violent aura, and then a clear, cold female voice came from inside the black bead.
Upon hearing the female voice, Lu Chen was stunned. Just as he had thought, the bead contained Ji Yunmeng's memories, as well as a trace of Ji Yunmeng's divine soul as the progenitor of the strange beings.
After regaining his senses, Lu Chen chuckled and said, "Yunmeng Ghost Emperor, from now on you will stay obediently inside the Rebirth Stone. Don't worry, I will take good care of your body."
As Lu Chen spoke, the black memory bead once again erupted with a frenzied and eerie power.
However, before the memory bead could make a sound again, it was swallowed by the Rebirth Stone and completely sealed away.
As the memory bead was sealed, the entire ruins began to tremble, and the originally dense eerie atmosphere gradually dissipated, forming a small world of beautiful mountains and clear waters.
Ji Yunmeng, who was bombarding the clay ball, also stopped. She realized that the female voice in her mind had completely disappeared, and she felt as if she had lost something, leaving her feeling empty.
Even so, she still firmly believed that the memory bead was definitely related to her.
It must be that Lu Chen was afraid she would find out something, which is why he sealed that bead.
After sealing Ji Yunmeng's memory bead, Lu Chen immediately put the Rebirth Stone back into the system space.
Only after doing all this did he put away the Heavenly Tribulation Soil.
As the earthen ball slowly disappeared, Lu Chen reappeared in front of Ji Yunmeng.
Seeing the smug smile on Lu Chen's face, Ji Yunmeng couldn't help but clench her fists. For some reason, she always felt that Lu Chen deserved a beating.
Lu Chen said, "I've already sealed that thing away, so don't worry about it anymore."
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Ji Yunmeng said coldly, "You seem to know what that is."
Lu Chen didn't hide anything and said directly, "I do know."
Ji Yunmeng continued, "What will it take for you to give me that thing?"
Lu Chen said, "Once it falls into my hands, it's mine."
Ji Yunmeng continued, "As long as you give me that bead, I will agree to anything you ask."
Although the memory bead had completely severed its connection with her, she believed her intuition was correct; that thing must be very important to her, and she would get that bead no matter the cost.
However, Lu Chen then said, "Perhaps one day I will give you that memory bead, but not now. No matter what you say now, I will not give it to you."
His strength is still very weak now. If the memory bead merges with Ji Yunmeng, Ji Yunmeng's strength might return.
Giving the memory bead to Ji Yunmeng at this moment would be tantamount to courting death.
However, he didn't rule out the possibility, since he still remembered what happened inside the Burial Furnace. What if this world was like the Burial Furnace, and he and these strange ancestors signed an alliance to fight against the Netherworld Evil Emperor together?
Although most of his memories had returned, Lu Chen still felt something was missing; perhaps his memories were incomplete.
If, as he suspected, they had fallen into this world because of the Netherworld Evil Emperor, then in order to deal with the Netherworld Evil Emperor, he would have to help Ji Yunmeng and the other female eerie messengers regain their memories.
But now is not the time to think about these things.
Seeing that Lu Chen seemed determined not to hand over the memory bead, Ji Yunmeng said no more.
Lu Chen then looked around the entire small world.
Within this small world, lush greenery abounds, and the scenery is captivating.
The whole world was very harmonious and didn't look like an ancient ruin at all.
The memory bead has been sealed, so Lu Chen doesn't care what's inside the ruins, and he's lost interest in exploring them.
Lu Chen then said, "Do you want to continue exploring this ruin? If you want to continue, then go ahead. I'll head out now." Now that the memory bead has been found, there's no need for him to stay here any longer.
Seeing that Lu Chen was about to leave, Ji Yunmeng guessed that the memory bead must be the most important thing in this ruin.
Even though she knew that Lu Chen had obtained the most important thing, Ji Yunmeng still planned to explore the ruins more, hoping that there might still be treasures she needed there.
She then said coldly, "If you want to leave, then leave. I will stay for a few more days."
After hearing Ji Yunmeng's words, Lu Chen said, "Then be careful."
After saying this, Lu Chen turned and left.
Watching Lu Chen's departing figure, Ji Yunmeng frowned even more deeply, still preoccupied with the memory bead.
She is no match for Lu Chen now, but one day she will surpass him in strength, and when that time comes, she will snatch the memory bead back from him.
As long as I stay by Lu Chen's side, there is still hope.
After calming herself down, Ji Yunmeng began to search around the ruins, hoping to find some rare and precious materials that she needed.
At the same time, Lu Chen found the exit from the ancient ruins. As soon as he stepped into the exit, he heard the noise of a crowd.
"It's Prince Lu! Prince Lu actually came out from inside!"
"Young Master Lu can actually fly? Is he also at the Heavenly Realm?"
"My God, I never expected that Prince Lu would possess such formidable strength!"
"Strange, why is Young Master Lu completely unharmed?"
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At this moment, the area outside the ancient ruins was already crowded with people. Lu Chen glanced at the people present and found that they were all just standing on the edge of the vortex, not daring to enter it.
When the people outside the ruins saw Lu Chen's figure appear above the vortex, their faces showed surprise and confusion.
At this moment, Lu Chen's gaze fell on Pei Shuhua.
Upon seeing Pei Shuhua present, Lu Chen's brows furrowed immediately.
Why is she not in the palace with her daughter, but here joining in the fun?
Lu Chen then took a step into the air and flew directly to Pei Shuhua's side, asking with a smile, "Why is the Empress Dowager here instead of staying in the palace?"
Pei Shuhua said coldly, "Such a big thing happened at the Imperial Mausoleum, so as the Empress Dowager, I naturally have to come and see."
Pei Shuhua thought to herself, "This guy just came out of there. Could it be that he obtained the ancient inheritance from the ruins?"
But these ancient ruins have only recently been discovered. How could someone possibly receive ancient inheritances as soon as they enter?
Perhaps there was danger inside, which is why Lu Chen came out.
At this moment, two Heavenly Realm experts from the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion also arrived in front of Lu Chen.
Peng Zhao looked at Lu Chen and said, "Young Master Lu, are you alright? The people who entered the ruins just now had their bodies drained and turned into dried corpses."
Hearing Peng Zhao's words, Lu Chen finally understood why these people were only standing around the vortex and dared not go in directly.
This vortex is filled with a thick, eerie aura, and even contains pure, strange power. If an ordinary person were to step into this vortex, they would surely be drained of their life force and die.
Therefore, only the supernatural can enter this so-called ancient ruins, or someone like him who can continuously regenerate life.
Clearly, the entity that sealed the memories was a supernatural being. That being probably intended to use this method to prevent any creature other than supernatural beings from entering the ruins. However, it clearly miscalculated, not expecting someone like him, capable of withstanding the corrosive power of supernatural beings, to break into the ruins. (End of Chapter)