Mu Chen's group of four left the Dragon Island. With the prestige of the three Golden Dragon Disciples, many people knew that Mu Chen's group might have obtained the treasures of the Dragon Island, but no one dared to attack or follow them. It was so much so that even Xia Yu could only sullenly watch them leave and did not dare to make a move.
After leaving the Dragon Island, Mu Chen's group of four did not search for the other rock islands. Although they might be able to find some powerful treasures in the other islands, they had clearly placed the legendary Heavenly Lake as their focus.
After all, the baptism of the Heavenly Lake was a rare opportunity for those that had yet to break through to the Earth Sovereign Realm. It was so much so that even people like Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing would be moved by it, not to mention Mu Chen.
After determining their target, Mu Chen's group of four travelled without stopping. But even with their full speed, it was already half a day later when they passed through the endless floating islands.
On a lone rock island, Mu Chen's group of four appeared and swept their gazes around. The sky within a hundred mile radius had started to turn spacious. It was similar to the previous rock islands, but there were no more rocks. Right now, this was the end of the rock islands.
"We're already approaching the depths of the Ancient Haven Palace."
Mu Chen raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The Spiritual Energy present in this region was boundless to the point of making people feel inconceivable. The Spiritual Mist between the heavens and earth surged, and there were even dazzling Spiritual Clouds appearing in the sky. This was the result of the Spiritual Energy being condensed to an astonishing degree.
That was the result of Spiritual Energy being condensed to a shocking degree.
Looking into the distance, there were mountain ranges.
Vaguely, there were some dilapidated stone pagodas standing on some peaks.
Even further away, there seemed to be the silhouette of an ancient palace appearing.
The entire region was enveloped in a silent and ancient aura.
"After passing through the rock island, we should be close to the Heavenly Lake." Mu Chen took out the map and looked at it before speaking to the three ladies.
Xiao Xiao nodded. Her charming eyes swept across the silent world. Although this place seemed calm and there was no danger, for some unknown reason, Xiao Xiao did not know why.
However, she felt that something was wrong.
"Have you sensed it?" Mu Chen smiled when he saw her expression.
"What happened?"
Lin Jing asked in doubt. She had also sensed it, but she couldn't sense the source of the danger.
Jiu You's beautiful eyes were also scanning the area, but she couldn't find the problem.
"Do you see these pillars of light?"
Mu Chen extended his finger and pointed towards the fist-sized pillars of light in the sky. These pillars of light seemed to have been shot down from the spiritual clouds floating in the sky. Looking from afar, they appeared to be ordinary rays of light that had been refracted.
Hearing Mu Chen's reminder.
Only then did Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, and Jiu You realize that something was amidst the pillars of light.
There seemed to be a peculiar fluctuation.
With a flick of her finger, Xiao Xiao's spiritual energy swept out and swept up a huge boulder.
However, as soon as the boulder touched the pillar of light, it suddenly exploded.
With a ripping sound, it was split into two.
The fracture was as smooth as a mirror. It was as if what he had encountered earlier wasn't an illusory pillar of light, but an incomparably sharp blade.
"Huh?" The three women were surprised.
"There's a Spiritual Array set up in those spiritual clouds, gathering Spiritual Energy and refracting it down. It's like a huge net that envelopes this region. Those pillars of light are extremely sharp, even a Ninth Grade Sovereign would lose their limbs if they were to come in contact with it." Mu Chen pointed at the drifting spiritual clouds in the sky as he casually said.
Upon hearing this, the pretty faces of the three ladies slightly changed. If they were to charge through those light pillars without any preparation, it was likely that even they would have to pay a price.
"Why are there so many fatal traps in the Ancient Haven Palace?" Jiu You couldn't help saying.
"These should be the defensive means of the Ancient Haven Palace. Back then, they were activated when the Fiend Clans attacked the Greatlaw Continent, and they have never been closed since."
Mu Chen gently sighed as he saw innumerable skeletons, broken armours, and shattered weapons scattered everywhere. Those skeletons were sparkling, emanating a faint lustre. Evidently, they were powerful experts when they were alive.
It looked like there must have been an intense battle that caused so many experts of the Ancient Haven Palace to fall.
"But why haven't I seen the corpses of the Fiend Clans?"
Mu Chen suddenly thought of something. From the beginning till the end, he hadn't seen the corpses of the Fiend Clans.
"That's because the Evil Energy that the Fiend Clans cultivate is incompatible with the Spiritual Energy of the Great Thousand World. So when they fall, their corpses would gradually be dissolved by the Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth, leaving nothing behind."
Lin Jing explained. Ordinary experts wouldn't know about this matter, but she wasn't the same. As the daughter of Wu Zu, she naturally knew more about the Fiend Clans.
When Mu Chen heard her words, he instantly understood.
"Let's get moving. Although those pillars are troublesome, we just have to be careful and avoid them."
Mu Chen said to the three girls as he slowed down his speed and flew out. When he approached the pillar of light, he had immediately made a detour. As for those destructive pillars of light, they did not move in the slightest and did not pursue him. Clearly, after tens of thousands of years, there were flaws in those defensive measures.
When the three ladies saw Mu Chen moving out, they felt slightly relieved and swiftly followed up.
The region enveloped by the spiritual clouds had caused Mu Chen's group to slow down. But with his reminder, they had smoothly traversed through this region that was filled with danger.
After smoothly traversing through the spiritual clouds, Mu Chen's group of four increased their speed for nearly half an hour before they started to slow down.
That's because they suddenly heard a peculiar sound coming from the distance.
Rustle!
It was the crisp sound of water.
However, when the sound of water fell into the ears of Mu Chen and the rest, they could clearly feel that the Spiritual Energy within their bodies seemed to have received some kind of stimulation. Unexpectedly, their Spiritual Energy started to boil uncontrollably. That feeling was akin to a dying person encountering a sweet spring that fell from the sky, causing them to go crazy.
When Mu Chen's group of four sensed the Spiritual Energy in their bodies boiling, they immediately suppressed it. A brief moment later, they gradually calmed down, but their expressions were a little shaken.
It was just the sound of water, but it could actually cause the Spiritual Energy in their bodies to surge. Evidently, the source of the sound should be their destination!
The Heavenly Lake!
The eyes of Mu Chen's group of four lit up in an instant as a smear of rare excitement appeared on their faces. Thereafter, their speed abruptly increased and in ten-odd breaths, they had already passed through a towering mountain before them.
The towering mountain before them disappeared and their field of vision instantly widened. At the same time, a dazzling light blew over, causing Mu Chen and the rest to feel a stinging pain in their eyes, which were protected by Spiritual Energy. Immediately, they couldn't help narrowing their eyes.
The lustre lasted for a brief moment before they gradually got used to it. Thereafter, their field of vision became clear and they couldn't help inhaling a mouthful of chilled air.
What appeared before them was a boundless ocean. The ocean was azure in colour and its background seemed to be the starry sky, dark and serene. The ocean water was sparkling and translucent, flickering with lustre, as if it contained stars. Occasionally, the river water would roll and spray out countless specks of crystals. Every single one of those specks of crystals was formed from Spiritual Energy that had been refined to the limit. When those specks of crystals fell back into the water, they would turn back into ocean water.
Due to the dense Spiritual Aura above the ocean, it looked as if the Spiritual Mist had formed into the shape of dragons and phoenixes from afar. Myriad beasts surged, making it look like a small world.
Furthermore, this ocean was actually floating in the sky!
At the edge of the ocean, space had completely shattered with the waves crashing over, causing even space to tremble. Mu Chen and the rest could clearly sense that although the ocean seemed to be right before them, it was in a different space from them.
It was obvious that an extremely powerful existence had used a terrifying method to seal it in an open space.
Mu Chen and the rest were intimidated by the endless ocean before them. After a long while, they gradually recovered from their shock with shock on their faces. But very quickly, the shock turned into joy. That's because they knew that the ocean that seemed to be floating in the sky and was sealed in another space was the target that they had been drooling over for a long time.
The Heavenly Lake!
"It's truly worthy of being the foundation of the Ancient Haven Palace." Even Xiao Xiao couldn't help sighing. This Heavenly Lake was definitely a great creation, and the Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Haven Palace must have spent a great deal of effort to create it. Probably not even some supreme forces in the Great Thousand World could take out such a massive amount of resources.
Lin Jing nodded her head in agreement. This was the foundation of an Overlord of the Greatlaw Continent.
As they conversed, Mu Chen gradually recovered and retracted his gaze from the Heavenly Lake. Just when he was about to speak, his heart suddenly jolted. There was an unusual feeling in his heart that made him abruptly turn his head and look at a distant peak.
There was a lone peak there, and on the peak, a black-robed man stood with his hands behind his back. His body was tall and slender, and his aura was like an abyss, unfathomable. Originally, the lone peak under his feet was tens of thousands of feet tall, majestic and magnificent, but now, when he stood there, it was as if his aura suppressed the mountain, causing people to only notice him.
That person wasn't ordinary!
Mu Chen squinted his eyes and an indescribable alertness surged from the depths of his heart, causing his body to tense up and enter into a battle state.
Although that black-clothed man was unfamiliar, Mu Chen had instantly guessed his identity.
Aside from Garuda, who had also cultivated the Great Solar Undying Body, who else could make his body so vigilant?!
Just when Mu Chen faintly trembled, the black-clothed man on the distant mountain peak had also sensed it. Thereafter, a pair of abyss-like eyes shot over from afar.
(To be continued.)