When Liu Yunqing mentioned the appearance of the Imperial Mansion, Qiu Zhengping had already sensed it and opened his eyes.

"Senior, stay close to me."

Liu Yunqing put the water-repelling pearl into her pouch at her waist, gave Qiu Zhengping a word of advice, and then flew off towards the vast ocean.

Yes, the ruins are in the water, but the water is in the sky.

Just as Liu Yunqing led Qiu Zhengping into the water, in other different places, people were facing the same scene and doing the same thing.

So when Liu Yunqing and Qiu Zhengping landed, they didn't see any array or mechanism, but rather the cultivators who had landed with them.

Except for a very few cultivators who fell to the ground with bewildered expressions, the surprise on the faces of the other cultivators was exactly the same as the surprise that Liu Yunqing and the other person were seeing in others.

Liu Yunqing turned to look at Qiu Zhengping. It seemed that everyone thought he was the lucky one who discovered the ruins, but little did they know that there were lucky people everywhere.

Some of the clever ones, after their initial surprise, began to take the initiative to strike up conversations with others.

For example, on Liu Yunqing's side, a cultivator stepped forward, glanced at Liu Yunqing casually, and seeing that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, quickly turned to Qiu Zhengping with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask where you entered this secret realm from?"

After saying that, as if afraid that Qiu Zhengping would misunderstand, he first explained:

“I don’t mean anything by it. I just suspect that everyone discovered this ruin in different places.”

"For example, I came from the White Lotus Secret Realm."

Qiu Zhengping glanced at Liu Yunqing, and seeing that she had no reaction, he said indifferently:

"Fuso Secret Realm."

The man's eyes lit up immediately, and he clapped his hands, saying:

"Just as I expected!"

Someone nearby overheard their conversation and came over to join in.

"Fellow Daoists, I come from the Illusionary Star Secret Realm. I just overheard your conversation. Is there some inside story behind this?"

As soon as this question was asked, the cultivators who had landed nearby gradually gathered around.

After everyone started talking at once, they finally realized that they all came from the same place—a secret realm.

This makes the ruins of the mansion quite interesting.

Listening to everyone's enthusiastic discussion, Liu Yunqing released his divine sense to observe the environment.

It was spacious and boundless, the water was clear but without any impurities, and it didn't look particularly special.

Aside from the excessively cool air.

So, where are we now?

Liu Yunqing's clear and crisp voice stood out amidst the noisy discussion.

Everyone froze for a moment. The person who spoke first looked around before fixing his skeptical gaze on Liu Yunqing and said:

"Is that you speaking?"

Liu Yunqing remained silent.

But considering that all the cultivators who came down were Golden Core cultivators, and he was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was normal for them to look down on him, so he nodded and said:

"That's right. So, do you seniors know where we are right now?"

Sure enough, there are far fewer fools at the Golden Core stage.

When Liu Yunqing brought up this important issue again, which no one had thought of at the moment, no one dwelled on her Foundation Establishment cultivation level anymore and turned to discuss the important matter.

"That's a good question, young friend. We come from different secret realms, so where are we now?"

"Are these secret realms connected, and is this location somewhere between them?"

"Or is this entrance just a teleportation array, and this place is somewhere else entirely?"

"Also, besides coming from various secret realms, is there anything special about us? For example, do we meet certain conditions?"

These questions were not ultimately answered, but everyone had their own guesses.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenru, what do you think we should do next?"

While everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, Liu Yunqing heard Qiu Zhengping's telepathic message and glanced at him with some curiosity.

What's wrong with this person?

He was just trying to get close to her water-repelling pearl, and she was just trying to get close to the opportunity in the lost mansion. Why did he act like her follower?

Qiu Zhengping clearly didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and didn't understand why Liu Yunqing was looking at him like that. He just looked at her expectantly.

Recalling his previous behavior, Liu Yunqing understood again. She glanced at the gate of the ruined mansion they were about to reach and transmitted her voice:

"Let's get in first and then we'll talk about that."

Even a hundred meters from the gate of the ruins, the surrounding environment, which was all water, has changed.

The mansion appears to be quite large, with its massive, towering outer walls and gates meticulously carved from pale blue jade imbued with spiritual energy.

Centered on the main gate of the former residence, long, dark green aquatic plants spread outwards from the eaves.

The aquatic plants sway rhythmically from side to side in the water, their forms graceful and elegant.

"This senior must have been a refined gentleman in his lifetime!"

Well, digging up someone else's grave and then saying a few nice words is somewhat respectable, but not much.

No one paid attention to what this person was saying; everyone was observing, watching for any potential hidden dangers.

After all, this is the world of cultivation. Even the most good-tempered powerful cultivators would have to set up some barriers if their base was raided.

"Ah! What the hell is that?!"

Just as everyone cautiously approached but still couldn't find the key, the cultivator who had previously praised the senior of the Yifu family as a refined scholar suddenly screamed in agony.

When everyone turned around to look, they discovered that his spiritual energy shield had disappeared at some point, and a bright green snake was wrapped around his leg.

The man who screamed was trying to tear the snake off with his bare hands, but he couldn't do it no matter how hard he tried.

Someone nearby couldn't stand it any longer and casually swung his sword, cutting the emerald green snake into several pieces.

Then he sheathed his sword, and said with great disdain:

"Wouldn't it have been solved with spiritual power? Could it be that you've been so frightened by a snake that you've forgotten you're a cultivator?"

Hahahaha!

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

The person who was laughed at wasn't angry at all. Still shaken, he tended to his wounds, his eyes filled with fear as he said:

"It's not that I forgot, it's that I'm entangled by that thing and can't use my spiritual power at all!"

"And that thing seems to absorb cultivation energy, so I feel like my cultivation level is a bit low."

"What kind of snake is this? Why can't we stop the bleeding?"

The man continued rambling on, unaware that everyone had stopped laughing and was now staring at him with equally terrified eyes.

When he noticed that everyone's expressions were off, and was about to ask something, his eyes rolled back, and dark green poisonous blood flowed from his mouth and nose as he collapsed.

He had only been dead for a few breaths when someone tried to touch his storage items, only to find that the man's body had turned green and his skin was beginning to slowly undulate.

The man, who was about to reach for something in fright, slashed the corpse to pieces with one blow.

Seeing something splashing towards them, Liu Yunqing quickly pulled Qiu Zhengping aside and whispered:

"Don't touch anything on the corpse!"

Someone nearby heard Liu Yunqing's words and turned to look at her in surprise.

"Such a young age, yet his eyesight is remarkable."

Looking at the corpse again, the group realized that things were not so simple.

Beneath the corpse, there was no flesh or blood, but rather rows of young green snakes, slowly crawling out in all directions.

Fortunately, they didn't become a threat. Any cultivator could easily burn the group of young snakes to ashes with a single fireball.

But where did that strange snake come from?

Liu Yunqing frowned, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over the gracefully swaying water plants, her eyes gradually widening in horror.

"Watch out for seaweed!"