However, Miao Yi couldn't help feeling suspicious. Who exactly was the person who hid the treasure? What did it have to do with the Fiery Star Technique that he was cultivating? Why was it that only those who cultivated the Fiery Star Technique could obtain the treasure?
Carrying all sorts of doubts and thoughts, Miao Yi waited until the light and shadows changed, and the painting of mountains and rivers on the ground gradually blurred to the point where he could no longer recognize them. Only then did Miao Yi descend to the ground once more, and scuttled deep into the ancient forest, making many turns as he went.
Along the way, under the cover of all kinds of terrain and deep mountains and forests, and with the five praying mantises that he carried with him as a warning, he finally reached the lake hundreds of miles away.
The lakeside was lush with aquatic plants, and the lake water was dark green and clear. Birds were jumping and chirping on the reeds.
After hiding nearby and observing for a while, Miao Yi recalled the five mantises, then took out the Water Dispelling Pearl and quietly dived into the water. As he stealthily executed his arts to search, he didn't discover anything. Slowly, he made his way towards the center of the lake. The closer he got to the center of the lake, the deeper the water became. When he reached the bottom of the lake for a few hundred meters, Miao Yi suddenly discovered that the protective space created by the Water Dispelling Pearl was gradually shrinking. Furthermore, there was a faint sizzling sound of corrosion as black smoke filtered out of the water and floated in.
Miao Yi was slightly taken aback. At first, he thought it was because the light was getting dimmer and dimmer at the depth of the water. Only now did he realize that the surrounding lake water had already become as dark as ink, completely different from the clarity of the lake water above. Miao Yi immediately realized that the black water below was highly toxic!
He quickly activated his Dharma Shield, but it was useless! After the effect of the Water Dispelling Pearl was broken, the Protective Dharma Shield was also corroded with a sizzling sound.
What is this? Alarmed, Miao Yi quickly invoked his arts and released an invisible flame to protect his body.
As expected, the moment the inky black water came into contact with the invisible flames, it immediately lost its corrosive properties and was successfully kept out of Miao Yi's body.
Could it be that this was also prepared for those who cultivated the Fiery Star Technique? After heaving a sigh of relief, Miao Yi pondered for a moment, then immediately sank to the bottom of the lake. He couldn't even see his own fingers in front of him. Even with his transcendence vision, he couldn't see anything clearly. How was he supposed to find something like this? Even casting spells to investigate was useless. This black lake water could corrode magic power, hindering detection.
He immediately rose out of the water and flew into the air, determining the approximate location of the center of the lake. Then, it directly descended from the sky and dived into the lake.
In the end, he realized that his judgment was wrong. The center of the lake that he saw from the surface of the lake was the center of the lake formed under the influence of the terrain. It was not the same as the terrain at the bottom of the lake. He had no choice. From the previous search, he could determine that the bottom of the lake was funnel-shaped. He then followed the terrain of the bottom of the lake all the way to the lowest point. He planned to find a point in the middle and then expand his search with this point as the center. He reckoned that if there was anything hidden, it should be in the deepest area.
However, when he found the center of the 'funnel' at the bottom of the lake, he discovered that there was another world at the bottom of the lake. There was a hole with a radius of ten feet. There seemed to be an underground sewer underneath.
Miao Yi stood beside the entrance of the cave, holding a luminous pearl in his hand for illumination. He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he braced himself and floated down, slowly diving down.
As he descended, the terrain became horizontal, and Miao Yi traversed the underground waterway beneath the lake.
When he reached the end, it was more accurate to say that he was blocked by something. Invoking his arts, Miao Yi used an invisible flame to push open the pitch-black water. When he saw what he saw, he almost jumped in fright. He saw a dark green centipede more than ten feet long that seemed to be wearing a green armor. It was curled up into a ball and bound by a few translucent red jade-like chains. There were dozens of long red nails as thick as an arm stuck into its body. The dark green centipede's body armor was horrifying. It was terrifying to look at.
Miao Yi was wondering if this monster was dead or alive. Suddenly, he saw the monster's chewing mandibles move and spew out a cloud of inky black mist towards Miao Yi.
Miao Yi's shoulders trembled, and another layer of invisible flame appeared on the surface of his body. He blocked it! The black mist immediately sizzled and burned into ashes.
It was actually still alive! Miao Yi couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air as he watched the two huge antennae of the curled up centipede twitch. How many years had this thing been trapped here? It actually wasn't dead yet?
Even though it wasn't dead, the centipede only twitched a few times before it stopped moving.
Miao Yi had a rough idea. The poisonous black water at the bottom of the lake was most likely the work of this centipede. It was very likely that the person who hid the treasure had purposely locked this poisonous centipede here as a barrier.
Needless to say, this poisonous centipede was definitely an old monster for it to not die even after being submerged in the water under such circumstances. Moreover, it must be one with a very powerful cultivation. A normal monster wouldn't be able to live for long after being trapped like this! Miao Yi wanted to remove the restriction on its body and ask it what was going on. But then he thought about it again. It was more likely that there was something wrong with his brain. Provoking this monster without knowing its background was more like getting tired of living.
He had already reached the end of the lake. The parallel waterway continued downwards, but the entrance was blocked by this giant green centipede.
Scanning his surroundings, he was slightly taken aback. He noticed that there was a man-made stone staircase on one side of the cavern wall that led upwards. Miao Yi was determined to explore it, so he temporarily put the centipede aside and floated up the stone staircase. After advancing a few dozen meters through the winding stone staircase, his eyes suddenly lit up. An extremely simple stone room appeared before him. A luminous pearl was embedded in the ceiling, which was a great honor.
Due to the terrain, the water from the underground waterway couldn't reach this place. Miao Yi stared blankly at the stone carving on the wall opposite him. He was already a little used to it. It was that flying woman again, but this time it was a relief sculpture. She was holding a black metal sphere in her hand, which was half embedded in the stone wall.
The stone room wasn't very spacious, probably less than two zhang in radius. Could this be the place where the treasure was hidden?
Miao Yi invoked his arts and went deep into the stone wall to search, but he didn't find any place to hide anything. He was a little dumbfounded. The stone room was so small, and everything that could be seen was right in front of him. What could be hidden there? No way? Where was the treasure of the Devil Dao Sovereign? That old man had spent so much effort. Was he just messing with me?
However, when he thought about it again, the person who had hidden the treasure wouldn't have spent so much effort just to mess around. His gaze eventually fell on the black metal sphere in the flying woman's hand. This was the only strange object in the entire stone room. Upon closer inspection, he felt a sense of déjà vu. Miao Yi raised his hand and made a grabbing motion in the air. With a loud crack, the black metal sphere broke through the wall and landed in his palm. He invoked his arts to examine it, and found that there was something strange about it. It was a simple transcendent artifact.
As he infused his transcendence energy into it, the black metal sphere suddenly unfurled. Miao Yi was instantly overjoyed. 'Could this be the Unparalleled Demonic Art of the Earth Division?'
However, when the black metal sphere completely unfurled in his palm and his gaze fell upon it, he was once again dumbfounded. He cried out, "Bastard! Are you kidding me? "
There was a map in his palm. It was the same one he had seen in Zhongli Kuai's hands before. On the side of the map was a portrait of the flying woman, and there were two lines of words attached to it: 'The path of Xianxia has yet to end, the sea of blood is boundless, the white bone boat!'
The worst part was that the two words on the map were clearly 'Devil' and 'Earth'.
'The Unparalleled Demonic Art of the Earth Division again?' Miao Yi felt like he was about to go crazy. He had spent so much effort, and even caught the attention of the Great Ensemble. He had spent so many years searching, and all he got was a map that was exactly the same as the one in the Skytraversing Palace's hands? Wasn't this just toying with him?!
Miao Yi wanted to smash this stupid map in a fit of rage, but he soon let out a gasp of surprise. His gaze locked onto the map, and he gradually discovered that it was different from the one in the Skytraversing Palace's hands. It was a map that wasn't drawn with words. The map in the Skytraversing Palace's hands, or at least the copy, he had studied it in detail. Putting aside the differences in the coordinates of the stars, at the very least, the markings between the three mountains on the original map were missing from this one. This one was marked with a different location.
After carefully examining it, Miao Yi really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed like the purpose of that map was to find this one. Was there really a need to go around in circles? It wouldn't be another map if he followed the map and found another location, would it?
Miao Yi still felt like he had been played. He still wanted to destroy this map, but it was just a thought. He really couldn't bring himself to do it. Gritting his teeth, he walked around the stone chamber a few times, and then picked up the map to study again. This time, he stayed in the cave for an entire day.
After a day, Miao Yi, who was dizzy from studying it, gave up. He could understand the detailed map of his destination, but he really didn't know where to start with the star charts outside of his destination. The universe was so vast, and he wasn't very familiar with the outside world. It wasn't convenient for him to take it out for others to study. Who the hell would know where the star charts were!
He wasn't willing to give up just like that, but he didn't know where to start studying it himself. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to look for the Skytraversing Palace. They had experience deciphering the previous map, so he had to find a way to ask them how to do it. He could also ask them to escort him out of this place. Staying in the Skytraversing Palace was safer than staying here. At least he had a good relationship with them. Even he couldn't guarantee his own safety here, so it was best to leave as soon as possible.
He then took out the Starbell and contacted Zhongli Kuai. Miao Yi only relaxed when he received a reply from Zhongli Kuai.
He then took out a jade disk and compared it to the map in his hand, copying the star charts on it. However, he naturally left out the exact location of his destination. As long as he could find the location of the stars on the map, the rest would be simple.
When he was done, Miao Yi looked around the stone chamber, then left with large strides. Once again, he dove into the black water and took another look at the huge and ferocious Green Armored Centipede. In the end, since he didn't know much about it, he gave up on the idea of provoking it. He retraced his original path back to the lake, broke through the water, and immediately returned to the elf tribe's territory.
A few days later, Zhongli Kuai didn't return, but Ming Zhao did. He even brought along two Junior Brothers of the Colorful Lotus realm. Naturally, they were here to guard against the Hero Assembly.
As soon as he saw Miao Yi, Ming Zhao frowned and asked, "Why did you come back?"
Miao Yi was a little embarrassed. He reckoned that if it weren't for the fact that he was working with the Morality Goods Store, the Skytraversing Palace wouldn't have sent three Colorful Lotus realm experts to take him away. After all, Miao Yi was nothing in their eyes, and they were just returning the favor to the Morality Goods Store.
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