The shard's warmth seeped into Wu Yue's skin, its gentle glow illuminating the dark corners of his room. He held it close, feeling a pulse that seemed to echo his own heartbeat.
Days passed in a blur of restless nights and cautious days. The gift from Wei Shen had awakened something deeper within him — an ancient resonance that whispered secrets long forgotten.
Wu Yue's dreams grew vivid. Shadows flickered at the edges of his vision, and faint voices called to him from distant places.
One night, as the moon hung low and silver in the sky, a figure appeared in his dreams — an old man with eyes like molten gold and robes that shimmered like starlight.
"Wu Yue," the figure said, voice calm yet commanding, "you carry the weight of fate on your shoulders. The past you cannot see is the key to the future you must build."
The dream shifted, revealing scenes of a great battle centuries ago — warriors clashing beneath bleeding skies, Daoists chanting incantations, and a mysterious power sealed within a forgotten relic.
When Wu Yue awoke, his heart pounded. The visions were not just dreams — they were fragments of history, memories embedded in the shard.
He resolved to seek out the forgotten relic, hoping it would unlock the true nature of the seals and his own destiny.
But the path was perilous. Rumors spread that a faction called the Black Veil sought to capture the shards for their own twisted ends.
Wu Yue's once quiet town felt suddenly small and fragile, a fragile bastion amidst the rising storm.
He trained relentlessly, honing his newfound abilities, deciphering the cryptic symbols that danced across the shard's surface.
His mind raced with questions:
Who was the old man in his dreams?
What was the relic's true power?
And most pressing — what price would he pay for unlocking the secrets buried in the past?
As the sun rose over Nanyue, Wu Yue packed a small satchel with essentials — the fragment sealed safely within, his worn copper talisman, and the remaining pages of the ancient scroll.
His journey into the unknown was about to begin.