The murky pool water was separated by the water-repelling pearl, and the strange fish that had relentlessly chased Qi Yu last time had all disappeared.
Qi Yu had a clear goal and headed straight for the bottom of the pool.
Initially, Feng Xiao was locked to a huge rock at the bottom of the pool. In order to rescue Feng Xiao, Qi Yu chopped the rock into pieces.
But if she remembers correctly...
Qi Yu moved swiftly, swimming to the boulder in the blink of an eye.
Qi Yanhui and Feng Xiao followed closely behind. Qi Yanhui stared at the boulder, puzzled, and asked, "Xiaoyu, what's so special about this stone? Is Qiyan sealed inside?"
Qi Yugang shook his index finger, then suddenly turned his hand over and accurately grabbed something.
She turned around, and a half-human, half-fish creature appeared out of nowhere, its sharp claws gripped in Qi Yu's hand, still relentlessly trying to continue its attack.
When Qi Yu last saw him, he still had one eye, but now both eye sockets were empty.
Despite losing his sight and reason, his obsession with protecting the sealed land remained in his heart. Therefore, even though he knew he was no match for any of the three, he still charged forward fearlessly.
Of course, he wasn't completely brainless; at least the Qi Yu he chose was the weakest of the three.
Even so, things are different now. The naive Qi Yu who used to be chased and howled by the Merman King can now subdue him with one hand.
Qi Yan walked around curiously, looking the long-lost merman king up and down, clicking her tongue, "This merman looks so pitiful..."
Indeed, even the flesh on the fish tail was almost completely rotten; it hardly resembled a mermaid leader.
Feng Xiao said calmly, "This mermaid retained her consciousness when she came here, but under the constant invasion of demonic energy in the Netherworld Cold Pool, she gradually became like this."
It was because the Mermaid Emperor gradually lost control and his power dissipated that he was affected by the Mermaid's precognitive abilities, repeatedly having dreams about his and Xiaoyu's future.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have forced himself to break free of the seal and meet Xiaoyu.
Yes, although Qi Yu tried his best to cut the chains, in reality, if Feng Xiao hadn't secretly broken the seal, even with the powerful Mercy Sword given by the system, Qi Yu's strength was too weak at the time to break the indestructible Sky-Locking Stone.
In order to further exploit the victim's misery and incidentally die to refresh his strength, he even went so far as to use the mad merman emperor to stage a "heartbreak" drama in front of Qi Yu.
Countless thoughts rushed through her mind. Feng Xiao looked at the Merman King, who could be considered the "matchmaker" between the two of them, and said subtly, "Xiao Yu, take him back."
Qi Yu looked at Feng Xiao with some surprise, not expecting him to care so much about this Mermaid Emperor.
That makes sense, though. In a sense, Feng Xiao and the Merman Emperor were also "prison buddies".
The friendship forged through centuries of imprisonment is no joke.
Qi Yu took out the spirit beast bag sponsored by Yi Xiangfeng and quickly stuffed the roaring Merman King into it.
She also casually tossed a few exorcism pills that she had personally refined into the Mermaid King's open mouth.
With the small task completed, it was time to get down to business. Qi Yu reached out and touched the center of the boulder, saying, "This is the switch to the secret realm."
Upon closer inspection, Qi Yanhui noticed a strangely shaped groove on it.
Qi Yu took out the golden willow branch, and the shape of the groove was exactly the same as that of the groove.
She took a deep breath and suddenly glanced upwards.
They arrived as expected.
She gestured to the other two with her eyes to calm down, and then placed the golden willow branch precisely into the groove.
With a sudden tremor, the turbid water of the Netherworld Cold Pool rushed into the groove in the giant rock, and slowly, all the water in the entire Netherworld Cold Pool was absorbed into it.
The groove gradually widened, becoming a small door that could accommodate one person to pass through.
The willow branch in the center of the small door shimmered with a faint light, and after a moment, the door opened.
"You guys go in first," Qi Yu said.
Feng Xiao went through the small door first. Qi Yanhui glanced at Qi Yu with some worry, and then followed Qi Yu's urging.
Qi Yu reached out, about to take the golden willow branch, when suddenly a smile appeared on her lips as she looked back.
Dressed in a white dress, Fen Xin, pure and ethereal, stood not far away, gazing at her with deep, unfathomable eyes. "The key is indeed with you."
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "I told you long ago, only I can find Qi Yan."
She smiled and said, "Holy Maiden, how about we make a deal?"
A ripple of emotion flickered in Burning Heart's dark red eyes. "What deal?"
Qi Yu slowly opened her lips...
...
After a slight dizziness, Feng Xiao opened his eyes and looked around at the secret realm that sealed his father, which was only separated from him by a huge rock.
Barren.
The first thing that came to mind was the word "barren".
The legendary Demon Emperor's Secret Realm, rumored to contain countless treasures and even a method to become the ruler of the Boundless Continent, turned out to be just a small, dark space.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but a coffin made of ebony.
Qi Yanhui murmured, "This place is so dilapidated..."
How could a place where criminals are imprisoned be decorated in a lavish manner?
Feng Xiao took a step and walked towards the ebony coffin.
Inside the coffin, there was almost no sign of life; only the wisps of demonic energy seeping out revealed the identity of the person inside.
Just like the boulder, there was a small groove in the very center of the coffin.
Perhaps because of Feng Xiao, the son of the demon god, Qi Yan Hui didn't take this adventure too seriously and wandered around in this small space.
"Why hasn't Xiaoyu come in yet..."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Qi Yu slipped in, and to Qi Yan Hui’s surprise, she was carrying a seven-stringed jade zither.
"Where did this come from?" Qi Yan asked.
Qi Yu casually replied, "I picked it up by the roadside."
Qi Yan Hui: "..."
It's so obviously shoddy! Where do you find such a good piano on the street?!
Feng Xiao guessed that this was the true form of Fen Xin, but he didn't say anything.
Qi Yu glanced at the conspicuous coffin and immediately noticed the small groove.
"This looks like a feather..." Qi Yu squinted at Feng Xiao and said, "Why don't you try plucking one?"
Feng Xiao: "...Mine probably won't work."
Qi Yu said, "Let's give it a try. After all, we're related by blood."
The jade zither in her arms suddenly spoke, saying, "This key should be on the young master."
It was a heart-wrenching sound.
Qi Yu: "?"
Feng Xiao pursed his lips, and suddenly a crimson feather emerged from his right hand.
"These are my mother's tail feathers."
It was back then, in the secret realm of the Flying Star Sect, that feather inside the belly of the black dragon in the lake.
Although it is unknown why the tail feathers of the Phoenix Clan goddess Feng Xian ended up in the body of a black dragon, fortunately, after many twists and turns, they still ended up in the hands of the goddess's son.
Feng Xiao exhaled and placed the crimson feather into the groove on the coffin.
As the feather fit perfectly into the groove, a flash of red light suddenly appeared.
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