The Netherworld, Xuan Yin Mountain.
The Netherworld is not one of the Seven Primal Realms, but it is one of the most expansive worlds, second only to the Seven Primal Realms.
Xuan Yin Mountain is a notoriously dangerous place in the Netherworld. It experienced a terrifying war during the Eighth Era of the Primordial Era. Even after hundreds of billions of years, the battlefield is still filled with terrifying killing intent. The remaining power of those powerful figures can still kill a True Immortal instantly.
There are also various terrifying restrictions here, which, once activated, can instantly kill even a Golden Immortal level expert.
Gray dust filled the sky above the mountains, and a purple rainbow flew in from the horizon, within which was a girl shrouded in a black cloak.
Golden phoenix totems lit up in the girl's eyes. Her flight path was winding and circuitous, and she did not stop flying even in areas with dense restrictions. Clearly, her mastery of restrictions was already superb, and she knew where it was absolutely safe to go.
This girl was none other than A Yao. Originally, she planned to come after becoming a True Immortal, but now that she had the Mirror of Cause and Effect, she could project herself at the True Immortal level at any time, as well as the various treasures she had in her previous life. In addition, she had taken many benefits from Luo Bai over the years, so even though she only had the strength of the Tribulation Transcending stage, she was not in much danger to go deep into the Xuan Yin Mountains.
Master, I've arrived!!
Ayao was extremely excited.
She raised her hand, and a mirror appeared in front of her—the Mirror of Cause and Effect. After the Mirror of Cause and Effect emitted a dazzling light, a white figure appeared beside A Yao. It was a man dressed in snow-white robes, with a face that was practically perfect.
A Yao projected Luo Bai onto the screen.
After projecting Luo Bai, she absorbed the rose containing the essence of life within her primordial spirit; one petal was missing. Since her magical power was insufficient to project an Immortal Emperor, she had consumed her life essence.
Ayao was heartbroken, but she had to do it. She was still afraid that Luo Bai was following her, so she projected Luo Bai's image onto her to confirm whether he was tracking her.
As Luo Bai waved his hand, countless petals scattered in all directions, and he did not notice anyone following him.
Ayao was able to communicate with the projection using her divine sense, and after receiving this answer, she felt relieved.
"Alright, take me to the front!" Ayao said, looking at Luo Bai's projection.
Luo Bai's projection grabbed her wrist and instantly disappeared from the spot with her.
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There is a lake here, and in its waters is blood—the blood of immortals. Even after billions of years, this blood still possesses terrifying power. However, this blood is polluted and cannot be refined; touching it could destroy one's physical body.
The residual magical power of the ancient powerful beings filled the surroundings, permeating the air with killing intent and fighting spirit.
A Yao stood above the lake, while Luo Bai's afterimage had already disappeared.
She looked down at the lake, where her master was below.
A Yao was enveloped in spiritual light, and her black outfit transformed into a white celestial robe. This robe, called the Cloud Garment Battle Robe, was adorned with ancient golden runes forming totems, and its belt was inlaid with numerous gems and pearls. This robe was a top-tier spiritual treasure, purchased at an auction. (Luo Bai paid for it.)
Wearing the Cloud Garment, A Yao was enveloped in a three-colored glow, with red, yellow, and green celestial clouds swirling around her, forming a spherical, transparent shield.
Ayao flew towards the depths of the polluted lake. The lake was extremely deep, and Ayao kept diving deeper and deeper. When she had descended to tens of thousands of feet, an ancient and dilapidated palace appeared.
The palace was covered by many black demonic vines, which would attack living things, but because of the celestial robes on A Yao's body, which had the power to ward off evil, the vines automatically avoided her when they saw her. This palace had probably been submerged in this lake for billions of years. A Yao looked at the palace's plaque, which was already broken, and saw the three ancient characters "Gu Chen Palace" written on it.
The palace was protected by numerous restrictions. Ayao floated on the water, avoiding the restrictions, and arrived at the tightly closed doors of the main hall. She looked at the hall and cast a spell with her hands.
As soon as she cast the spell, golden light surged forth, and numerous restrictions appeared in concentric circles, imprinting themselves on the front of the palace gate.
Ayao's hands formed hand seals so fast they became blurry, instantly unleashing thousands of restrictive runes. As each rune landed on the palace gate, the gate emitted a blinding light, and then the doors of the Ancient Chen Palace opened.
As soon as the door opened, Ayao flew inside like a bolt of lightning.
In her past life, she was unwittingly sucked into the Ancient Chen Palace by a vortex. There she met her master, and they stayed together for over a thousand years before finally finding a way out. The Ancient Chen Palace's restrictions made entering easy, but leaving difficult.
Having spent a thousand years in this ancient palace in her previous life, A Yao was so familiar with every corner of it that it was like her own backyard. She walked through the many corridors, skillfully opened each mechanism, and traversed the overlapping spaces until she arrived at a certain place.
Here was a pool of high-temperature magma, and a passageway led to the center of the pool, where a bronze cauldron over fifty feet tall stood. The passageway was paved with black rock, which was impervious to the high temperature. Ayao walked forward and reached the bronze cauldron, then suddenly knelt down before it.
She gazed at the bronze cauldron, her heart pounding with excitement: "Master, I am your future disciple, Feng Yao."
Her excited voice echoed in the open space, and after she finished speaking, she kowtowed three times.
After the three kowtows were finished, the lava pool began to boil, and then the bronze cauldron shook violently. A golden flame suddenly surged dozens of feet high, and there seemed to be a figure in the flame. After the flame was extinguished, a phantom fire phoenix appeared.
This fire phoenix did not appear to be particularly large, only a dozen or so feet tall. Its body was semi-transparent, as if it were about to disappear at any moment, and it was clear that it was very weak.
She gripped the edge of the bronze cauldron with both paws, her beautiful long feathers drooping down, her whole body looking extremely elegant. Her golden-red phoenix eyes looked at A Yao kneeling on the ground, as if there was shock in them.
Feng Wu was extremely shocked. She had sensed A Yao's arrival the moment she entered. Although A Yao's power was extremely weak, her divine sense was still at the level of a Celestial Immortal.
Knowing that A Yao's power was greater than hers, she concealed herself.
She originally thought that A Yao wouldn't be able to enter her hiding place, as there were restrictions everywhere. Although this little girl was in the mid-stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, even a Taiyi Golden Immortal would have to be careful of those restrictions.
To her astonishment, the little girl seemed to have been here countless times, knowing all the intricate mechanisms inside like the back of her hand, and passing through almost without any hindrance. Moreover, it seemed that her destination was right here.
Was she coming for me?
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