pappabearbooks Chapter 1159 - 513: Difficult to Crack
Chapter 1159 - 513: Difficult to Crack
"What is that!"The four of them looked at the pavilion in the center of the lake, their hearts greatly shaken.
The pavilion, octagonal in shape, was built entirely of multicolored crystals.
The hanging decorations at the corners of the pavilion were strings of luminous beads the size of thumbs, the light of the beads reflecting off the lake, rendering the entire space dreamlike and fantastical.
"Is this a place fit for an immortal to live?"
Fu Chao’s jaw almost dropped to the ground, the jug in his hand clanging to his foot, completely unaware of the pain. "Just those luminous beads alone could be exchanged for a large number of spirit stones!"
This was no exaggeration!
The "luminous beads" here were not ordinary beads!
They not only glowed brightly!
They were true treasures!
If refined by an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, they might be made into a set of bead-like magical treasures!
Yu Yunyi’s fingertips were slightly trembling: "I once read in the sect’s classics that powerful ancient cultivators used ’Patch Heaven Colored Crystals’ to build their abodes. I never expected to see it with my own eyes today..."
"Look at the eight-cornered orientation of the pavilion!"
Li Yunjing’s pupils contracted slightly as he pointed ahead, continuing to explain, "These luminous beads are not merely decorations; they should correspond to an Eight Diagrams array!"
He raised his hand to project his divine sense, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. The crystal pavilion seemed to form its own small world, swallowing any probing force completely.
"Fish! Transparent fish, and they’re glowing!"
Fu Chao suddenly gasped, pointing at the surface of the lake in astonishment.
A school of crystal-clear mystical fish swam by, their fins trailing starry light bands, parting the water as they passed, creating rune-like trails.
Lv Ruoxi squatted down, lightly tapping the water’s surface with the tip of her sword. As ripples spread, faint ancient array patterns emerged from the lake bed, like a slumbering giant beast opening its eyes.
"This spiritual spring, this pavilion, and these spiritual objects..."
Yu Yunyi’s voice trembled, "This place must hide a heaven-shattering inheritance."
She turned to Li Yunjing, her eyes full of trust, "Yunjing, what should we do?"
To be honest, upon reaching here, Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were unable to explore further.
The inheritance here was too advanced, with surely extremely formidable arrays and restrictions within it.
There might even be powerful demon beasts in the lake.
"Since we’re here, there’s no reason to leave empty-handed. However..."
Li Yunjing tightened his grip on the ancient bronze bell, his gaze sweeping over the group, speaking in a low voice.
He focused on the jade platform slowly rising in the center of the pavilion, which was emitting a mysterious multicolored glow, "First, let’s figure out whether the jade platform’s item is an opportunity or a trap."
"But how do we get over there?"
Lv Ruoxi asked worriedly.
"You all wait here! I’ll go over and check it out myself!"
Li Yunjing reached out to stop them, preparing to cross the underground lake alone toward the pavilion.
"Be careful then!"
Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao knew they couldn’t help Li Yunjing and could only pray for him in their hearts.
Just as Li Yunjing took flight, the mystical fish seemed to sense the intruder, suddenly all turning, their eyes erupting with crimson light, rushing toward Li Yunjing.
"Dong..."
Li Yunjing lightly tapped the "ancient bronze bell", producing a melodious chime that resonated with a mere vibration.
The violent mystical fish, upon hearing the bell, surprisingly became docile, swaying their tails and swimming a circle around Li Yunjing’s route before diving back to the lake’s depths.
"This bell sound... has a hypnotic and calming effect!"
Yu Yunyi exclaimed in amazement.
Being knowledgeable in some music herself, she naturally understood how terrifying Li Yunjing’s displayed skill was.
If Li Yunjing wished, he could even use the "ancient bronze bell" to hypnotize ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivators, extracting all their deepest secrets.
"Crash..."
A radiant light suddenly shot from within the crystal pavilion, as a floating bridge slowly rose, a staircase of white jade extending directly to Li Yunjing’s feet.
"This..."
Li Yunjing stepped onto the staircase, moving toward the crystal pavilion as it withdrew.
Upon reaching the crystal pavilion, Li Yunjing examined the text on the pillars, and suddenly realized.
It turned out this was the retreat of the ancient sword array grandmaster "Master Xuan Xiao".
The underground spiritual spring was formed by compressing and condensing the heaven and earth spiritual qi of tens of thousands of miles using seventy-two top-level Spirit Gathering Arrays!
It could be said that nearly one-third of the "Endless Mountain Range’s" creation was locked here.
With this energy, cultivating here could advance by leaps and bounds!
Compared to "Qiuwu Manor", this place was unparalleled!
Even the main peak of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", "Shenxiao Peak", couldn’t compare to the richness of the spiritual energy here.
"No wonder such a formidable spiritual spring exists here!"
One-third of the benefits of the "Endless Mountain Range" were akin to an ancestral vein; Li Yunjing finally understood.
Now he was somewhat hesitant about how to handle the crystal pavilion.
This seemed like the entrance to a barrier.
If Li Yunjing did anything lightly, it could trigger unimaginable consequences.
It might be a good result, or it could be a very bad one, potentially even life-threatening.
"I’m already here! Let’s go for it!"
Li Yunjing thought for a moment, deciding to take action.
However, he didn’t plan to handle the crystal pavilion directly himself but released his "puppet mechanism beast".
The tier-two "puppet mechanism beasts" created for battle weren’t needed here.
Why then did Li Yunjing refine so many?
Was it not for this very moment?