Lan Hua remained vigilant and asked curiously, "What are the conditions?"
Hei Lie tilted his head, "Come with me!"
The lair was huge, like a small world inside, with hills, water, and flowers and plants.
At the top, there were many luminous pearl-like objects emitting a soft light, illuminating the lair.
Lan Hua exclaimed, "This underwater space is so magical, it's like a fairyland!"
Hei Lie snorted, "Why don't you stay here and not go out?"
Upon reaching the depths of the lair, a black bead caught Lan Hua's attention.
The black bead exuded an extremely domineering aura, but it was covered by a barrier and placed on a stone pier, which stood in a small pool.
However, what surprised Lan Hua even more was the barrier, which emitted a silvery-white light and seemed unbreakable.
"Hmm? This bead is unusual. How come its aura is the same as Brother Black Dragon's?" Lan Hua asked curiously.
The black dragon nodded and said, "That is indeed my inner core!"
"What?"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "But I can clearly sense that you have the cultivation of the Core Formation Realm. Without your inner core, how can you still have such cultivation?"
The Purple Fire Turtle snorted, "That's because his inner core was split in two!"
"The inner core split in two! Whose grand scheme is this? It's amazing!" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.
The black dragon smiled bitterly, "A thousand years ago, I stumbled into this place by mistake, only to encounter an extremely powerful person!"
"I was young and hot-blooded at the time, so I got into a fight with that guy and ended up getting beaten up badly!"
"He was an arrogant person. After I offended him, he saw how difficult my cultivation was and spared my life, but severely punished me!"
"That person used a supernatural power to force out my inner core, which then split in two, causing me to lose most of my cultivation!"
"The separated inner core was sealed within that barrier, leaving me helpless!"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Brother Black Dragon encountered a Celestial Being?"
The black dragon nodded helplessly, "Before that celestial being left, he left a message: either wait for the barrier to dissipate on its own, or wait for me to break through the barrier, before I can obtain the inner core!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "So, Brother Black Dragon has still been unable to break through that barrier after all these thousand years?"
The black dragon sighed, "Yes, although that barrier has weakened considerably over the past thousand years, it is still difficult to break!"
Lan Hua asked suspiciously, "Brother Black Dragon, you don't mean you want me to help you break the barrier and retrieve your inner core, do you?"
"That's exactly right!"
Lan Hua smiled bitterly, "Even you couldn't break it, how could I, a mere Yuan Dan Realm weakling, possibly break it?"
The black dragon shook its head. "You were able to pierce my brother Turtle's armor with your Yuan Dan realm cultivation, which shows you have extraordinary abilities. As a bow cultivator, you might be able to pull off a miracle!"
Lan Hua came to the edge of the small pond and walked around it, his eyes fixed on the barrier. Suddenly, a childish voice came from beside his feet, startling him.
You're stepping on me! Could you please move your foot?
Lan Hua looked down and saw that it was a small turtle, much larger than his foot.
However, this little turtle is different from ordinary turtles. It has a powerful head with two small horns on top, and its four limbs that protrude from its shell are covered with a layer of scales.
"Huh? This turtle is so small, yet it can talk!" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.
The Purple Fire Turtle said, "Little Tyrant, why are you lying here? I told you not to sleep here!"
"Little Tyrant?" Lan Hua was dumbfounded.
The little turtle said, "This place is so comfortable to sleep in! The light is shining down, and I feel so lazy!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "This little turtle..."
Before Lan Hua could finish speaking, the Purple Fire Turtle and the Little Turtle interrupted her together.
"Who is the turtle?"
"Your whole family are the turtles!"
"I am the son of the dragon, Baxia, do you understand?"
Lan Hua was completely dumbfounded. The little turtle in front of her was actually of extraordinary origin, a dragon prince named Baxia. No wonder it looked different from a turtle.
Lan Hua glanced at the black dragon, then at the purple fire turtle, "Could it be you..."
"Wait a minute, you're all male!"
The black dragon and the purple fire turtle were speechless. "It's not what you think!"
Black Dragon coughed lightly and said, "Baxia was actually discovered by me and Brother Turtle by accident. Three hundred years ago, he was just an egg. I never expected that after hatching, he would become the dragon prince Baxia!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Could it have been found in this Boundary Forest?"
Black Dragon nodded.
"My goodness, this Boundary Forest is so mysterious, it's even involved with the Dragon Clan!" Lan Hua exclaimed.
The black dragon laughed, "This is just the tip of the iceberg; there's more to come that will surprise you!"
The Purple Fire Turtle said impatiently, "Kid, just tell me, can you break this barrier? Don't give me any other nonsense!"
Lan Hua thought about it and realized that the so-called barrier was not much different from protective energy or qi.
Furthermore, since the barrier has been in place for a thousand years, even the most powerful seals and barriers cannot withstand the test of time and will inevitably weaken and loosen.
Then, perhaps we could try using the Cloud Piercing Arrow.
Lan Hua said with a wry smile, "I have no choice but to give it a try!"
To ensure the rebirth of the elixir, Lan Hua went all out, summoning a cloud-piercing arrow, grasping it, and feeling the yin and yang power within it.
This Cloud Piercing Arrow was crafted by him and Huo Xiaoxiao together. It contains a trace of Lan Hua's pure Yin power, and its power is somewhat stronger than the Cloud Piercing Arrow they bought in Zongyang City.
Lan Hua took a deep breath, stood fifty feet away, and activated the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique, injecting a surge of pure Yin energy into the Cloud Piercing Arrow.
call out!
The Cloud Piercing Arrow, empowered by the Six Gods' Unfettered Technique, shot towards the barrier in the small pool with lightning speed, creating a massive shockwave.
Everyone stared intently at the barrier.
boom!
The immense Yuan Power contained within the Cloud Piercing Arrow collided with the power of the barrier, causing the arrow to explode and generating an astonishing shockwave.
The small, unremarkable pool vanished instantly, leaving a large crater in its wake.
A terrifying shockwave rushed towards Lan Hua and the others, causing their eyes to become dry, their clothes to flutter wildly, and their hairstyles to become a mess.
This was the first time the Purple Fire Turtle had ever witnessed such explosive power, and it was utterly horrified. How could an ordinary arrow possess such power?
"Such a violent explosion, could it be fatal?"
Lan Hua remained silent.
The black dragon's expression was grave as it shook its head, saying, "The barrier... is still there!"
After the dust settled, a gentle barrier slowly appeared in everyone's sight, but the small pool of water was gone.
The black dragon was somewhat disappointed. The barrier had not been broken, which meant that he would still be burdened by the inner core for at least another hundred years.
This place has imprisoned him for a thousand years.
The Purple Fire Turtle came to the Black Dragon's side, patted him on the shoulder, and offered silent comfort.
This outcome has occurred many times over the millennia; after disappointment comes only more disappointment.
The black dragon suddenly trembled, its emotions suppressed for a thousand years about to erupt.
Lan Hua was somewhat frightened, fearing that the enraged black dragon might devour him whole. This was a possibility, and even with the help of the Qiankun Bowl Spirit, he was no match for the black dragon.
"Brother Black Dragon, actually, once I break through to the Danxia Realm, there's still a possibility that this barrier can be broken!"
His voice was so soft that even he doubted whether he could succeed, but he wanted to take the gamble.
"What? Really?" the black dragon exclaimed in surprise.
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