Hu Le came to the East Sea, naturally to find clues to the second volume of the Heavenly Book.
Today, traces of a restrictive formation were discovered inside an extinct volcano on the seabed. Naturally, we must go down and explore it. In any case, what if there are clues to the lower volume of the Heavenly Decree?
So, he made a water-repelling hand gesture and stepped into the sea.
He was surrounded by shimmering water, and as he descended, the seawater below parted automatically, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the mouth of the fiery sea.
Looking at the dark, gaping crater, the first thing you smell is a pungent odor of sulfur.
He held his breath and stepped into the volcanic cave, where the water temperature gradually increased as he went down.
At the same time, his arrival also startled some strange sea creatures hiding in the darkness.
Seeing these strange and grotesque beasts rushing towards him, looking ferocious as if they wanted to devour him as a snack.
Hu Le naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony with them. He raised his hand and pointed, and a sword light as thin as a wisp of smoke shot out.
Facing the oncoming beasts, the sword threads merely spun a few times before slicing them into countless chunks of blood, the stench of blood instantly spreading through the seawater...
Just as Hu Le was slaying the strange beast in the sea, a golden flying boat flew over the crater.
Standing above the flying boat were four people: three men and one woman.
The woman appeared to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a gentle face and eyes like pools of spring water. She wore a long, emerald-green dress.
Standing next to her was a young man in his twenties.
The man was handsome, with a face like jade, eyes like cold stars, and a tall and straight figure. He wore a white robe and carried an ancient sword box on his back.
The remaining two were boys in their early teens, barely reaching the waist of the young man in white.
One of the boys had a gentle face, but appeared rather frail, and his body was very thin.
The other boy had a pale yellow complexion, red lips and white teeth, eyes like lightning, and a fierce aura between his brows, making him look like he didn't have a good temper.
Despite their young age, these four individuals have extraordinary backgrounds.
They are all disciples of the Taiyi Dao in this world.
Taiyi Dao is one of the seven major immortal sects in the Dutian Realm, and it is renowned throughout the cultivation world.
In the past, the Taiyi Dao was among those who besieged Xuanzhenzi and destroyed the Guicang Sect.
At that time, it was Daoist Master Longxiang Zhenren who personally took action, joining forces with the leaders of other sects to kill Xuanzhenzi.
The girl on the flying boat was Yang Yulan, the eldest daughter of the Dragon Elephant Immortal.
As for the boy with a fierce look on his face, he was the only son of the Dragon Elephant True Man, named Yang Huchan.
The white-clad youth carrying the sword box was Zhuo Yifan, a disciple of Gui Yunzi, the Grand Elder of the Taiyi Sect. He had received Gui Yunzi's true teachings in swordsmanship.
The remaining kind boy was named Chu Xuanji, a newly recruited true disciple of the Taiyi Dao sect.
They came here this time to retrieve a treasure.
In her previous life, Chu Xuanji was also a cultivator and had studied under a teacher named Master Tianming.
This Master Ming was originally a powerful figure in a side sect, whose cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the Loose Immortal realm.
He was good friends with the Dragon Elephant True Man of the Taiyi Dao.
Many years ago, when Master Tianming was attempting to break through to the Celestial Immortal realm and ascend to the Immortal Realm, he perished in the Immortal Tribulation.
As for Chu Xuanji, one of his greatest bonds, she was entrusted to the care of Master Longxiang before he underwent his tribulation.
Therefore, after Master Tianming passed away, Master Longxiang took Chu Xuanji to Xuandu Mountain of Taiyi Dao for cultivation.
Unfortunately, Chu Xuanji lacked the necessary affinity for cultivation in that life. During one of her travels, she was captured by a female demonic immortal and used as a cauldron to drain her of her essence and magical power.
Therefore, he had to undergo a tribulation and was reborn as Chu Xuanji in this life. He was then guided to Xuandu Mountain by Daoist Longxiang and, based on the predestined connection from his previous life, became a disciple of Daoist Longxiang...
The reason they came here this time was because the Venerable Tianming had built a separate residence inside this underwater extinct volcano, and some magical treasures left behind by the Venerable Tianming were sealed inside the residence.
As a disciple of Master Tianming, Chu Xuanji was naturally qualified to come here to collect her master's magical treasures.
As for Zhuo Yifan and the other two coming together, besides escorting Chu Xuanji all the way, they also hoped to try their luck in the cave and get one or two magical treasures by taking advantage of Chu Xuanji's connections.
You must know, in his previous life, Master Ming was a master close to a celestial being; how could the magical treasures he collected be anything less than exceptional...?
Zhuo Yifan took out a fist-sized pearl. As the pearl shone, the seawater within a radius of about ten feet was immediately dispersed, creating a dry space around them.
Led by Zhuo Yifan, the four of them disembarked from the flying boat together.
Once they reached the top of the volcano, Yang Yulan flicked her sleeve, and a flash of light appeared on the flying boat, which instantly shrank to the size of a peanut before flying into her sleeve and disappearing.
Then, Zhuo Yifan, holding the water-repelling pearl, led the way, and the group entered the dark volcanic cave.
As they walked, Yang Huzhan frowned and said, "I wonder what Uncle-Master Tianming was thinking, why he chose to build this separate residence here?"
Chu Xuanji had already recalled some memories from her previous life and explained to him, "Senior brother, you may not know this, but deep within this fire cave lies a primordial fire-elemental spring, whose fire-elemental energy is extremely pure. It was because of this that Master Tianming opened up his villa above the spring."
Zhuo Yifan chuckled and interjected, "Could it be that the operation of this cave dwelling is supported by the spiritual energy in that spring?"
Chu Xuanji nodded. "Senior Brother Zhuo is right."
Just then, after they had gone several hundred feet deeper, Yang Yulan suddenly twitched her nose. She seemed to faintly smell a faint scent of blood.
After walking a little further down, the seawater ahead inexplicably turned a scarlet color.
The four of them stared intently and saw that there were actually some chunks of flesh rising and falling in the pool of blood.
They exchanged a glance and couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.
"Let's get closer and take a closer look before we say anything."
Zhuo Yifan spoke first and walked towards the pool of blood.
As he got closer, he pulled a lump of meat from the water. After examining it closely, his two sword-like eyebrows furrowed.
"This piece of meat is so smooth and silky, it looks like it was cut with a sharp tool..."
Zhuo Yifan examined it for a while and vaguely sensed wisps of sword energy from the piece of flesh.
"Could someone have just passed by here?"
Seeing that the sea beast's flesh and blood were still relatively fresh, Yang Yulan couldn't help but speak up.
"Perhaps what Junior Sister said is correct." Zhuo Yifan nodded solemnly.
"Then what are we waiting for! We mustn't let anyone beat us to it!"
Yang Huzhan called out urgently and took the lead in rushing towards the depths of the volcanic cave.
Fearing that Yang Huchan might be in danger, the three hurriedly followed.
After running down for several more miles, a cluster of seven-colored fairy light finally lit up not far ahead.
As everyone looked up, they saw a magnificent and luxurious celestial palace standing quietly in the distance.
In the plaza in front of the immortal abode, a Taoist priest stood with his hands behind his back...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com