Beneath the stone monument was the entrance to the dimensional zone. It was guarded by the military, so Li Xuan took out two passes for the duo to enter.
Following the stone monument's blue brick steps, they went deep underground. Zhou Wen finally knew why the people of Luoyang City called dimensional zones dungeons.
In an underground space dozens of meters deep, a dilapidated ancient city was connected to the underground world. All sorts of ancient blue brick buildings made it look like a maze.
Not far from each other, there were oil lamps on the blue brick walls. The dim yellow light made the dark and damp underground ancient city appear even more ancient.
Zhou Wen and company were on a long street. The buildings on both sides of the street were engraved with images related to Buddhism. Even the blue tiles on the roofs were engraved with flying fairies.
"Level 8 Strength Crystal for Level 8 Speed Crystal. There's a speed for exchange."
"There's only one Buddha Heart Lotus Crystal. It's only for exchange and not for sale …"
"The most complete and detailed map of Buddha City. With the map in hand, Buddha City is free to roam …"
On both sides of the street, there were many youths in student uniforms setting up stalls. Clearly, they were seniors of Sunset College.
Zhou Wen originally wanted to buy a map, but he was stopped by Li Xuan.
"Buddha City has only been discovered recently. The students here have only explored the nearby area. Their maps aren't of much value. I have a new map from the military. It's much more useful than theirs. Let's try our luck at the lotus pond and see if we can find the Buddha Heart Lotus," Li Xuan said as he walked with the map in hand.
"What's the Buddha Heart Lotus?" Zhou Wen asked.
"It's a plant-type dimensional creature. Didn't I tell you that an Organ Companion Beast was found here? The Buddha Heart Lotus is one of them. The Buddha Heart Lotus Companion Beast's companion form is a heart, "Li Xuan explained.
With the map in hand, Li Xuan led Zhou Wen through the dark dungeon. Perhaps it was because the nearby dimensional creatures had been wiped clean, they didn't encounter a single dimensional creature along the way.
After walking for about an hour, the scenery in front of them suddenly opened up. A large expanse of dark green lotus leaves came into view. Those lotus leaves were as green as jade, and they emitted a green light.
This large underground lotus pond was at least a few acres in size. The green light illuminated the entire underground world in an emerald green. Far away from the shore, one could faintly see huge white lotus flowers blooming.
"Are those the Buddha Heart Lotuses?" Zhou Wen asked as he stared at the gigantic white lotuses.
"That's right. Those are Buddha Heart Lotuses, a plant-type dimensional creature. However, those Buddha Heart Lotuses are too far from the shore. Unless one has the ability to fly, there's no way to approach them," Li Xuan said.
Can't I swim over? Zhou Wen looked at the water in the lotus pond. Under the reflection of the lotus leaves, it was green and transparent like a crystal.
"Please don't. The water in the lotus pond can even melt steel. A person will instantly be reduced to a pile of bones if they enter," Li Xuan hurriedly said.
"In that case, what's the point of us coming here?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
"That's why I said we should try our luck. If there are Buddha Heart Lotuses blooming by the shore, we will have a chance." Li Xuan rubbed his nose and said, "However, it looks like our luck isn't that good. There aren't any Buddha Heart Lotuses blooming by the shore."
As they spoke, they suddenly heard the sound of hooves coming from the direction they had come from. The two turned their heads and saw a white horse galloping over. Riding on it was a cold-looking boy.
The white horse was extremely fast, and in moments, it had arrived in front of the lotus pond. However, the boy had no intention of stopping at the precipice. The white horse's speed didn't slow down at all as it charged straight into the lotus pond.
In the next second, Zhou Wen was surprised to discover that the white horse had a pair of snow-white wings on its sides. It soared into the sky and flew at a low altitude above the lotus leaves.
"A White-Feathered Flying Horse at the Mortal stage. It's an extremely rare Companion Beast. There's only one in all of Sunset College. Its owner is a second-year student of Sunset College, Luo Xuan. He's named one of the four school hunks of Sunset College. He's an arrogant fellow. I don't like him," Li Xuan said enviously as he looked at the White-Feathered Flying Horse.
Although his Jade-Clear White Tiger's combat strength was much faster than the White-Feathered Flying Horse's, it couldn't fly. Naturally, it couldn't ride the white horse across the lotus pond as suavely as Luo Xuan.
Luo Xuan approached a Buddha Heart Lotus on the white horse. When he was about ten meters away from it, he suddenly saw the petals of the Buddha Heart Lotus shrink, forming an oval shape. When the petals suddenly opened, an emerald lotus seed shot out and blasted at Luo Xuan like a cannonball.
Luo Xuan's expression didn't change as a cold beam flashed by his waist. The emerald lotus seed was sliced into two. Only then did it become clear that he had a sword in his hand.
"What a fast strike!" Zhou Wen was slightly surprised.
"The Luo family plays with swords to begin with. The Azure Star Sword Canon is considered a famous sword art, so it's not surprising that he's fast," Li Xuan said sourly.
He wasn't jealous of Luo Xuan's sword techniques, but that the White-Feathered Flying Horse was just too pretentious. Although it was only at the Mortal stage, it looked even cooler than the Jade-Clear White Tiger.
Zhou Wen was also somewhat envious. Although the Mutated Skeleton Ant was strong, its appearance was truly terrifying. In terms of appearance, it wasn't on the same level as the White-Feathered Flying Horse.
Of course, Zhou Wen didn't care about appearance, but the White-Feathered Flying Horse's flying ability was just too practical.
The White-Feathered Flying Horse swept across the lotus pond as Luo Xuan's sword flashed. The gigantic white Buddha Heart Lotus was slashed down by him.
Li Xuan and Zhou Wen's eyes turned red as they watched Luo Xuan cleave down the Buddha Heart Lotuses.
"If I had known, I would've thought of a way to get a Companion Beast that can fly," Li Xuan said hatefully.
"Forget it. Let's take a look elsewhere. Apart from the Buddha Heart Lotuses, there should be other dimensional creatures here, right?" Zhou Wen asked.
"There's another place up ahead with dimensional creatures, but it's a little odd. When the military explored it, many people died for no reason. Even Legendary experts weren't spared. It's now listed as a forbidden zone. Typical students wouldn't approach it," Li Xuan said as he looked at the map.
"How did those people die?" Zhou Wen asked Li Xuan with his interest piqued.
"It wouldn't be odd if they knew how they died. After all, they died while walking. No dimensional creatures were seen, nor were there any wounds on their bodies. It's just that when the corpses were brought back for autopsy, they discovered that their organs had all deteriorated and had shrunk severely," Li Xuan said.
"Apart from these two places, are there no other places in Buddha City with dimensional creatures?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
"There's definitely more deep in Buddha City, but even the military hasn't explored it. How would the typical student dare go there? That's just courting death. We can't risk our lives, right?"
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