Chapter 43 Buddha Heart Lotus
Below the stone tablet is the entrance to the other-dimensional realm, which is guarded by the army. Li Xuan took out two passes and the two were able to enter.
Following the blue brick steps under the stone tablet all the way down to the depths of the underground, Zhou Wen finally understood why the people of Luocheng called the other-dimensional area an underground city.
In the underground space dozens of meters deep, a dilapidated ancient city is connected to the underground world, and various blue brick ancient buildings are like a maze.
Every few steps, there is an oil lamp for lighting on the blue brick wall. The dim light makes the already dark and damp underground ancient city seem even more ancient.
The place where Zhou Wen and his companions were was a long street. The buildings on both sides of the street were carved with many Buddhist-related patterns. Even the green tiles on the roofs were engraved with flying fairies.
"Level 8 Strength Crystal for Level 8 Speed Crystal, the exchange is fast."
"There is only one Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal, and it can only be exchanged, not sold..."
"The most complete and detailed map of Buddha City. With this map in hand, you can travel freely in Buddha City..."
There were many young people in student uniforms setting up stalls on both sides of the long street. They were obviously seniors from Sunset College.
Zhou Wen originally wanted to buy a map, but was stopped by Li Xuan.
"Buddha City was discovered not long ago, and the students here have only explored a nearby area. Their maps are of no value. I have a new map sent by the military, which is much more useful than theirs. Let's go to the lotus pond first and try our luck to see if we can find the Buddha Heart Lotus." Li Xuan said as he walked with the map.
"What is the Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen asked.
"It's a plant-based extra-dimensional creature. Didn't I tell you before that internal organ companion pets were found here? The Buddha Heart Lotus is one of them. The companion state of the Buddha Heart Lotus companion pet is the heart." Li Xuan explained.
Li Xuan took the map and led Zhou Wen through the dark underground city. Perhaps because all the extra-dimensional creatures nearby had been cleared out, they did not encounter any extra-dimensional creatures along the way.
After walking for about an hour, the scenery in front suddenly became clear. A large area of emerald green lotus leaves came into view. Those lotus leaves were as green as jade and emitted a bright green light.
This large underground lotus pond is at least several acres in size. The bright green light illuminates the entire underground world with a lush green. At a distance from the shore, you can faintly see huge white lotus flowers as big as bowls in full bloom.
"Is that the Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen asked, staring at the huge white lotuses.
"That's right, that's the Buddha Heart Lotus, a plant-based extra-dimensional creature. However, those Buddha Heart Lotuses are too far away from the shore. Unless you have the ability to fly, there is no way to get close to them." Li Xuan said.
"Can't I swim over there?" Zhou Wen looked at the water in the lotus pond. Reflected by the lotus leaves, the water was emerald green and transparent, like crystal.
"Don't do that. The water in this lotus pond can even melt steel. If someone goes in, they'll be reduced to bones in an instant." Li Xuan said hurriedly.
"In that case, what's the point of us coming here?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
"That's why we said we should try our luck. If there were Buddha Heart Lotuses blooming on the shore, we'd have a chance." Li Xuan touched his nose and said, "But it seems our luck isn't very good. There aren't any Buddha Heart Lotuses blooming on the shore."
While they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction they came from. They turned around and saw a white horse galloping towards them, with a stern-looking boy sitting on it.
The white horse was running very fast and reached the lotus pond in a moment, but the boy had no intention of stopping. The white horse did not slow down at all and rushed directly into the lotus pond.
The next second, Zhou Wen was surprised to find that a pair of snow-white wings had grown on both sides of the white horse's body. It took off directly into the air and flew low above the lotus leaves in the lotus pond.
"It's a mortal-level white-feathered Pegasus, a very rare companion pet. There is only one like it in the entire Sunset Academy. Its owner is Luo Xuan, a sophomore at Sunset Academy. He is rated as one of the four most handsome boys in the school. He is a very arrogant guy, and I don't like him." Li Xuan said with some envy, looking at the white-feathered Pegasus.
Although his Jade White Tiger was much faster than the White Feathered Pegasus, it could not fly. Naturally, it could not be as graceful as Luo Xuan, riding a white horse across the lotus pond.
Luo Xuan rode his white horse and approached a Buddha Heart Lotus. When he was about ten meters away from the Buddha Heart Lotus, he suddenly saw the petals of the Buddha Heart Lotus shrink and form an oval shape. When the petals suddenly opened, a green lotus seed sprayed out from it and blasted towards Luo Xuan in the air like a cannonball.
Luo Xuan's expression remained unchanged. A cold light flashed from his waist, and the green lotus seed was cut in half. Only then could one see clearly that he had a long sword in his hand.
"What a fast sword!" Zhou Wen was slightly surprised.
"The Luo family has always been a sword-playing family, and the Cang Xing Sword Canon is considered a famous sword technique. It's not surprising that he can draw his sword so quickly." Li Xuan said sourly.
He was not jealous of Luo Xuan's swordsmanship, but the white-feathered flying horse was too pretentious. Although it was only at the mortal level, it was more impressive when riding it than the Jade White Tiger.
Zhou Wen was also a little envious. Although the mutated skeleton ants were strong, their appearance was really scary. In terms of appearance, they were not on the same level as the white-feathered Pegasus.
Of course, Zhou Wen didn’t care about the appearance, but the flying ability of the White-Feathered Pegasus was too practical.
The white-feathered flying horse flew over the lotus pond. Luo Xuan flashed the sword in his hand, and the huge white Buddha Heart Lotus was cut off by him.
Seeing the Buddha Heart Lotuses being cut down one after another by Luo Xuan, Li Xuan and Zhou Wen felt a little jealous.
"If I had known earlier, I would have found a way to get a flying companion pet." Li Xuan said bitterly.
"Forget it, let's go look somewhere else. Besides the Buddha Heart Lotus, there should be other extra-dimensional creatures here, right?" Zhou Wen asked.
"There is a place ahead with creatures from other dimensions, but it's a bit weird. When the military was exploring there, many people died for no reason, even legendary warriors were not spared. Now it has been listed as a restricted area, and ordinary students will not go near it." Li Xuan said after looking at the map.
"How did those people die?" Zhou Wen became interested and asked Li Xuan.
"If you know how they died, it's not called weird. They just died while walking. No extra-dimensional creatures appeared, and there were no wounds on their bodies. But after the bodies were taken back for autopsy, we found that their internal organs had all failed and were severely atrophied." Li Xuan said.
"Apart from these two places, are there no other places in Buddha City with extra-dimensional creatures?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
"There must be more in the depths of Buddha City, but even the military hasn't explored that place yet. How could ordinary students dare to go there? That would be pure suicide. We can't risk our lives there, right?"
After a pause, Li Xuan continued, "Actually, the military has already offered a reward. Anyone who can solve the mystery of those soldiers' deaths will be rewarded with a legendary companion egg and permanent access to Buddha City."
(End of this chapter)