Chapter 238 Wonder
"In one hour, this once-in-a-century spectacle will appear. If the rumors are true, the few of us must be at the forefront and be the first to enter the lake. Understand?"
"Understood, senior brother."
"......."
Gu Yunxi gazed at the night sky, where countless stars twinkled and moonlight spilled across the lake, creating ripples. It was already late autumn, yet she didn't feel cold at all; in fact, she felt quite warm. It seemed this place truly held some secret.
"Master!"
Hearing Huo Ziyu's voice, Gu Yunxi turned around and was surprised to find He Sihan and Guo Fuyun there as well. "Why are you all here?"
Guo Fuyun revealed a mysterious smile, "I invited them here. I thought that Master was busy, and if the three of us could find any treasures to offer to Master, it would be a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect you to be here before us."
I see!
So, apart from myself who accidentally learned about this, all the other cultivators in the cultivation world knew about this strange phenomenon. I wonder if the people from the Metaphysics Association have arrived yet.
With so many cultivators, even if they came, I probably wouldn't recognize them.
She looked calmly at the lake. "I'm sure you've all noticed what's unusual about this place. It's so warm, yet there's absolutely no life in the lake. It seems there's definitely something wrong with the water. So, whatever strange things happen later, we have to act accordingly, understand?"
The group nodded.
In the distance, there were some people from unknown sects, and Gu Yunxi even saw some... foreigners?
"I never expected that even foreign cultivators would be attracted here. It seems that this operation may not go so smoothly. It will probably be similar to entering some secret realms, full of dangers!"
"I took a quick look and saw that besides the Chinese monks, there were also white people, and I even saw a few black people in the distance. Damn it, what are these foreigners doing here? These people are crazy."
Guo Fuyun grew increasingly annoyed with those people. Resources were already scarce, and these people only made things worse, further diminishing his chances of finding the treasure.
"Don't talk nonsense. There are cultivators everywhere. Who knows if there might be some experts among them? Just like I said, act according to the situation. No matter what we do later, don't separate."
The group stopped talking and stood side by side with Gu Yunxi, staring intently at the lake.
It's almost midnight.
Someone shouted, and the lively crowd fell silent. Even the foreigners seemed to understand and shut their mouths.
White mist rose from the lake, seemingly growing heavier and heavier. Finally, at midnight, beams of white light suddenly rose from the center of the lake, and a huge cruise ship appeared.
Around the cruise ship, jade tablets began to rise, slowly floating in mid-air above the lake.
The cruise ship was surrounded by twinkling stars, and there was no one on board. Everyone held their breath, watching this spectacle. Many people thought that the cruise ship would drift to the shore and take everyone to that mysterious place.
Who would have thought that the cruise ship would just float quietly on the lake, waiting for everyone to board?
"Run!"
Someone shouted, and some cultivators began to move, summoning their magical treasures and preparing to fly to the cruise ship. In everyone's eyes, the treasure was definitely on that cruise ship.
Guo Fuyun also took out his whisk and was about to step forward when Gu Yunxi stopped him.
"Don't rush, let's wait and see."
Sure enough, those cultivators who had just flown out lost control of their bodies when they were less than ten meters from the shore. It was as if their flying magical artifacts had become useless, and they fell straight into the lake.
Those who fell into the water screamed in agony, and within seconds they turned into skeletons, showing that there was indeed something wrong with the lake.
“Master, this… how can this water be like this? It’s even more terrifying than boiling water. No wonder the temperature around here feels a bit off. So that’s why.”
Guo Fuyun was terrified. If he had blindly followed along like those people, he would probably have lost his life too. He tensed up, feeling as if he had survived a disaster. It was too eerie.
As expected, the place with the treasure is the most dangerous. Master has given me a new life once again!
The others also nervously observed the strange water, and several foreign monks even shouted and yelled in an exaggerated manner.
I heard that this spectacle only lasted half an hour. If you really can't figure out a way to board the ship, you'll have to wait another hundred years, and whether you'll even live to see that time is unknown.
A black figure, seemingly unrestricted by the lake, flew towards the cruise ship and landed steadily on the deck.
Gu Yan glanced at the dense crowd in the distance. Fortunately, her master had the foresight to allow her to board the ship smoothly, and the Snow Lotus was now hers.
She turned around and disappeared.
"Master, some people have already boarded the ship. How should we get there?"
Gu Yunxi glanced at the lake. Since the water was so strange, she decided to let herself handle it. She whispered something to the others, and He Sihan and the others nodded.
Gu Yunxi took out several talismans from her ring and threw them into the lake. At the same time, a narrow path, passable only by one person, appeared before her.
"Keep up!"
The group quickly followed Gu Yunxi's footsteps and headed towards the path, with some sharp-eyed cultivators also following.
Soon, several people boarded the ship successfully, and a few others also managed to get on board. The remaining people were not so lucky.
The path began to disappear, and the people on it fell into the water like dumplings and vanished.
"OMG"
A blonde woman glanced at her companion, who had vanished into the lake. She patted her chest and looked at the departing figure again. It must have been those people who did it. They could have easily sent their junior brother up, but they actually killed him so that she could find the treasure.
However, that female cultivator's blood smells quite nice, so its effects must be pretty good too. Once she's alone, she'll have a hard time.
Perhaps it was the sudden appearance of the path that disrupted the balance of the entire lake, and some people with high cultivation levels felt that they were invincible again, so they boarded the boat one after another.
The cruise ship was incredibly large. The group circled around for a long time but didn't see anything suspicious. Strangely, they didn't encounter a single cultivator either.
Suddenly the cruise ship began to rock. The group grabbed whatever was beside them. The fog grew thicker and thicker, making it impossible to see each other. The only thing He Sihan could make out was the bright red bead on his arm.
Suddenly, the world spun around them, and they lost consciousness.
The lake was calm and still, the white mist gradually dissipated, and it returned to its previous appearance. The jade token of the cruise ship disappeared as if nothing had happened, leaving some cultivators with low cultivation levels wandering around the shore.
When Gu Yunxi opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a transparent dome, able to breathe freely and isolated from the water outside. Her companions were gone, but there were several unfamiliar faces around her, who, like her, were curiously looking at everything outside.
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