Chapter 21 : The bracelet's mutation

"The second stage is complete, initiating the third stage."

"The third stage: repair the Abyssal Mirror." The cold voice echoed again. "If unable to repair, the trial participant can choose to give up and exit the challenge."

Zhou Tong looked towards the center of the space, where the bronze mirror reappeared. He walked towards it and realized that it was the Abyssal Mirror from the stone platform, with a missing corner in the lower right.

For some reason, the missing corner of the Abyssal Mirror had not been restored, preventing it from being used.

Zhou Tong stared at the Abyssal Mirror for a moment, feeling a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, he noticed the silver bracelet on his wrist had changed.

"Huh, the bracelet changed color? Could it be because of the Abyssal Mirror?" Zhou Tong wondered and reached out to touch the silver bracelet.

As Zhou Tong's fingers touched the silver bracelet, a cool sensation spread through his body. He tried to take off the bracelet, but at that moment, he found his body immobilized.

"Buzz." The Abyssal Mirror emitted a buzzing sound. It floated in the air, and a silver line slowly grew from its center, quickly spreading across the entire bronze mirror. Soon, the mirror emitted a dazzling silver light, and Zhou Tong felt his vision blur.

When the silver light disappeared, Zhou Tong saw that the lower right corner of the Abyssal Mirror had been repaired, and his bracelet was gone.

"Could this bracelet be the missing piece of the mirror?" Zhou Tong wondered.

"Buzz..." Suddenly, the Abyssal Mirror shook violently. Zhou Tong felt a tearing pain in his chest and then lost consciousness.

"Boom, boom..." When Zhou Tong woke up again, he found himself lying on the ground in the clan's hidden place. The Abyssal Mirror on the stone platform had disappeared.

"Where is the Abyssal Mirror?" Zhou Tong exclaimed. "How could it disappear?" As he spoke, the Abyssal Mirror floated in front of Zhou Tong. He looked at the bronze mirror and felt a sense of intimacy.

"But how do I use this thing?" Zhou Tong was puzzled. He picked up the bronze mirror in front of him, and suddenly, he glanced at the empty space on his wrist. "The bracelet disappeared when I repaired the Abyssal Mirror. Maybe these two things were originally one, and their methods of use are the same?" Zhou Tong speculated.

"Let me try." Zhou Tong injected elemental force into the Abyssal Mirror. This time, unlike before, the Abyssal Mirror suddenly emitted a silver light. Zhou Tong felt a pulling force from the mirror, and in the next moment, he felt his consciousness leaving his body, entering a pitch-black world that seemed to be in the midst of the stars.

"Is this the internal space of the Abyssal Mirror?" Zhou Tong murmured to himself.

"Buzz!" Zhou Tong's gaze moved to the left front, and he saw a palm-sized bronze mirror floating silently in the space. The back of the bronze mirror was engraved with mysterious patterns, and Zhou Tong faintly felt a breath of ancient antiquity.

"What is this..."

"Buzz..." Suddenly, a dazzling silver light erupted. Zhou Tong felt a sharp pain in his brain, and then a vast picture appeared. At the same time, a majestic voice resonated in the space.

"The Abyssal Mirror, created by the seventh holder of the Spatial Ancestral Symbol, can traverse space, suppress the void, possess the power to connect heaven and earth, and even change life and death."

Listening to the voice in his mind, Zhou Tong widened his eyes.

"The Spatial Ancestral Symbol?" Zhou Tong stared: "What is that? This is not just an Earth-tier spiritual treasure; it is at least a Heaven-tier spiritual treasure!" Zhou Tong was delighted.

"Buzz..."

Zhou Tong felt his vision blur, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in reality.

"What a terrifying spiritual treasure!" Zhou Tong took a deep breath. He had never expected that the Abyssal Mirror was an existence surpassing Earth-tier spiritual treasures.

Even in the Zhou family, there was only one Earth-tier spiritual treasure, which had always been in the hands of the Zhou family head. Zhou Tong had never seen it used.

"How do I use this thing? I need to ask Grandpa about it." Zhou Tong, feeling a bit confused, stored the Abyssal Mirror in his spiritual space. As he was about to leave the clan's hiding place, he saw Zhou Cang and Zhou Yan waiting at the entrance. When they saw Zhou Tong coming out, Zhou Yan hurriedly asked, "Tong'er, did you succeed?"

Zhou Tong looked puzzled: "Dad, why are you here? Also, what kind of spiritual treasure is the Abyssal Mirror, and why did it recognize me as its master?"

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me, Zhou Tong." Zhou Cang turned and left, and Zhou Tong and Zhou Yan followed.

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After a while, Zhou Cang led the two to the back mountain. This was where the clan head practiced in seclusion. Without permission, no one was allowed to enter. Zhou Yan, guarding outside, said, "Wait here, and no one is allowed to enter."

"I understand, Dad." Zhou Yan responded seriously.

"Come with me, Zhou Tong." Zhou Cang entered the restricted area, and Zhou Tong followed.

The cave was deep and winding, and Zhou Tong walked for hundreds of meters without reaching the end.

"Click!" Another cave entrance, Zhou Tong stepped out, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"Is there another world here!" Zhou Tong was slightly surprised. The cave was hundreds of feet wide.

Zhou Cang walked to the deepest part of the cave and stopped in front of a stone platform. He turned to Zhou Tong and said, "Do you know about our Zhou family's ancestors?"

"Of course, I know. Ancestor Zhou Zongxiao was not from the Tianlin Dynasty. He came here to establish the Zhou family, and it has been thousands of years since the family developed. It is said that the ancestor broke through the Vitality Profound Realm to reach a terrifying realm, but no one in the family has reached his height since then."

"That's correct, but that's only what is known to the public. Today, you will learn the biggest secret of our Zhou family." Zhou Cang said, and Zhou Tong, feeling even more confused, didn't dare to interrupt his train of thought and patiently listened.

"Have you heard of a verse? Cultivate the Dao, steal Yin and Yang, seize creation, turn Nirvana, hold life and death, control reincarnation. In the eyes of the world, our ancestor reached the peak of the Vitality Profound Realm, but it was just an illusion. The true strength of the ancestor reached the Reincarnation Realm!" Zhou Cang slowly said, and each word he spoke carried a heavy oppressive force.