The Cursed Throne of Yanxi

stood victorious, its wounds ran deep. The walls bore the scars of the si

eir fears, their grief, and their hopes. Though her body ached from battle, he

map of Yanxi sprawled across the table, marked with symbols and notes from thei

the map, "but his curse wasn't completely destroyed. Some of it ling

en we hunt it down and destro

. The curse has embedded itself into the land and even into some

but resolute. "Then we do what needs t

There's an ancient text-The Book of Veils-that details a purification

furrowed. "What

to channel the curse. Whoever performs it will bear

lence fill

y. "Then we find another way. We

act, the curse will grow again, and Xuan will return stronger th

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r gone before. The air grew colder with each step, the stone walls damp with age. The faint glo

is senses on high alert. "I don

the chamber. Shadows began to shift, forming i

he curse is protecting the book

he light of the Phoenix Amulet. "Then we fight.

ved as one, their blades cutting through the shadows with practiced precision. Mei stood at the

d stronger. One by one, the creatures dissolved

at the center of the room. Atop it lay a leather-b

he whispered, reverenc

rge of dark energy erupted from the pedestal. Yuelin stepped f

book. Its pages seemed to whisper as she opened it

ice trembling. "The ritual, t

"Good. Now let's get out of here befo

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ification process would require a journey to the five corrupted sites where Xuan had anchored

siege, stepped forward. "I'll mobilize the troops t

will react violently to anyone who doesn't possess magical attun

Then take what supplies you need.

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le of Yanxi. Now, it was a twisted shadow of its former self. The trees loomed tall and

curse's corruption-animals with glowing eyes, plants that oo

hrine, its stone walls blackened by the curse

i said, her voic

tricate sigils around the shrine. Yuelin an

m the shrine, lashing out at them. Yuelin and Zhiyuan fought f

inding light engulfed the shrine. When the light fade

face pale. "One down," she sai

feet, her grip firm. "We'

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. The road ahead was perilous, but with each step, the

s words lingered-a reminder that t

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