After Mu Chen left the Second Hall, he did not stop and immediately made his way towards the First Hall. The experts that had entered the Five Halls had been split up, so he had to make his way to the First Hall as soon as possible. Although he wasn't worried about others entering the hall where Mandala's main body was, it would be even more troublesome to bring Mandala's main body out if someone messed around and triggered the Guardian Spiritual Array.
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Therefore, along the way, even if Mu Chen came across some dilapidated palaces that were vaguely gushing with spiritual light, he did not stop to investigate them.
He knew that those lights were probably the treasures left behind in the Ancient Haven Palace, but he didn't have the time to do so.
He had to take Mandala's body away as soon as possible in order to ensure his safety.
Otherwise, if the great figures of the Greatlaw Continent descended, the Xia Emperor would definitely hate him to the bones, judging from the hatred he had for killing Xia Yu.
If he wanted to protect his life from the Xia Emperor and the Saint Demonic Emperor, who had enmity with Mandala, then he would have to fuse with Mandala's main body and break through to the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm.
Otherwise, even if he had the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, it wouldn't be possible for him to confront a Greater Earth Sovereign.
"Time is pressing."
Mu Chen muttered to himself. Shortly after, his figure turned into a streak of light and streaked across the horizon. Casting his gaze into the distance, he abruptly narrowed his eyes and saw an azure ocean appearing at the end of his sight.
The ocean surged with waves that occasionally swept up myriad feet high.
"This direction is indeed towards the First Hall.
Could it be that the First Hall is located on the ocean? "Mu Chen was a little startled at this scene.
Shortly after, he briefly pondered before he decisively moved forth.
His silhouette swiftly flew, causing a deep white wave that lingered on the ocean for a long time.
Mu Chen travelled in the ocean for ten-odd minutes before he saw numerous islands appearing. There were palaces standing on those islands, showing how flourishing they were in the past.
Occasionally, several streams of light could be seen flashing across those islands.
Clearly, it was the other experts who had barged into the first hall searching for treasures. However, Mu Chen paid no attention to them as he continued to rush towards the depths of the sea at full speed.
As he gradually ventured deeper, Mu Chen started to sense traces of Spiritual Arrays in this world. Those traces contained a power that would cause one's heart to palpitate. Fortunately, those originally frightening Spiritual Arrays had been completely destroyed in the great battle back then.
Otherwise, just these Spiritual Arrays alone would have taken up a lot of Mu Chen's time.
Whoosh!
Mu Chen's silhouette streaked across the sky as he swept his gaze at the palaces on the islands.
He tried to find the hall where Mandala's main body was.
And this kind of search, a search.
Almost two hours passed.
As time passed, Mu Chen's brows started to frown.
At this moment, he had already searched three-quarters of the islands in this ocean.
There were some unique Spiritual Energy ripples in some of the palaces, but they didn't match with Mu Chen's impression. Clearly, they weren't where Mandala's main body was.
"Let's search again." Mu Chen clenched his teeth as he flew towards the last region that he had yet to search.
However, half an hour later, Mu Chen's face turned a little unsightly as he stood above the ocean. He had practically searched the entire ocean, but he still couldn't find the hall in his memories.
"The hall that I saw earlier can't be fake." Mu Chen's face was solemn as he suppressed the anxiety in his heart and tried his best to calm himself down.
"But why can't I find it in this ocean?
Furthermore, I don't seem to have seen the First Hall Master's residence. "
Mu Chen tightly pursed his lips as he swept his gaze across the ocean and muttered, "Could it be that it's not in the ocean?"
If it's not in the ocean, then where is it?
Mu Chen lowered his head and looked at the surging ocean. After a brief silence, his eyes suddenly narrowed. "If it's not in the ocean, then could it be at the bottom of the ocean?"
Rustle!
Mu Chen's silhouette had practically turned into a streak of light as he shot down. With a plop, he charged into the ocean. Deep in the ocean, his Spiritual Energy perception spread out. Thereafter, he saw a majestic hall that was like a huge beast lying at the bottom of the ocean.
Looking at this scene, Mu Chen felt heavily relieved. So the real First Hall was at the bottom of the ocean, and not on the ocean. The First Hall Master's preferences were truly strange.
Whoosh!
Mu Chen's silhouette was like a fish as he streaked across the ocean. His Spiritual Energy perception spread out as he searched once again. This time, there was finally a result.
"Found you!"
Mu Chen's silhouette appeared before a ruin at the bottom of the ocean. At the back of the ruin, there was an ancient and dilapidated hall. The surrounding scenery of the hall was exactly the same as what Mu Chen had seen before.
Furthermore, there seemed to be a peculiar fragrance being emitted from the depths of the hall that would make one feel intoxicated.
It was the fragrance of a flower, the fragrance of the Datura Flower!
Looking at the dilapidated hall, Mu Chen finally couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief. Thereafter, he carefully approached and landed before the dilapidated hall. After a brief hesitation, he took a step in.
The interior of the hall was isolated from the corrosion of the ocean. The interior of the hall was exceptionally vast. It must have been an important location of the First Hall in ancient times.
The interior of the hall was also dilapidated. Clearly, it had experienced an extremely intense battle. Bones were exposed, revealing the intense slaughter that took place in the past.
Mu Chen swept his gaze across the hall. In the next instant, his face suddenly changed as he raised his head and looked at the end of the hall. There was a stone door there, and behind it should be where Mandala's main body was.
However, at this moment, Mu Chen wasn't paying any attention to it. That's because he saw two silhouettes standing before the stone door.
One of the two silhouettes was extremely familiar to Mu Chen. It was the Saint Demonic Palace's Jia Louluo.
At this moment, the latter had his arms crossed as he looked at him with a ridiculing expression.
Why would Jia Louluo be here?
Mu Chen's face couldn't help turning unsightly.
Looking at Jia Louluo's posture, he had clearly been waiting here for a long time.
"Haha.
Looks like the Palace Lord's guess is correct. That person will take advantage of the opening of the Ancient Haven Palace to send someone to retrieve her main body. But I never expected that it would be you. "
Jia Louluo smiled with his eyes narrowed as he looked at Mu Chen. "If that's the case, then the Domain Lord of your Great Heaven Domain should be the enemy of the Palace Lord.
Heh, you've hidden yourself pretty well. "
The clone of Mandala should be different from her main body. So even the Saint Demonic Palace couldn't detect it in the past. But when Jia Louluo saw that it was Mu Chen, he naturally understood.
Mu Chen stared at Jia Louluo as his unsightly face gradually eased up. The Saint Demonic Emperor should know about this place. After all, he was the one who forced Mandala's main body to hide here.
Furthermore, he clearly wasn't willing to see Mandala retrieve her main body and make another breakthrough in her strength. So …
When Mandala tried her best to retrieve her main body, Lu Heng would also use all sorts of means to obstruct her.
And right now …
Jia Louluo should be here under orders.
However …
If it was just Jia Louluo alone, Mu Chen wouldn't be afraid of him.
They would not fear him in the slightest, but it was clear that things would not be so simple.
Mu Chen's gaze shifted to the side of Jia Louluo. There was a silhouette in the shadows. He wore a black and white robe and looked a little old. However, there wasn't any Spiritual Energy fluctuation around him.
But it was precisely because of this that Mu Chen felt threatened. He didn't think that such a weak person could get through all the obstacles and come here.
Sensing Mu Chen's gaze, Jia Louluo gently smiled. "I initially wanted to fight with you and see whose Great Solar Undying Body is stronger. But from the looks of it, you don't have that chance anymore."
As his voice faded, he turned towards the man in black and white robes, whose age could not be determined. He slightly bowed and respectfully said, "Elder Zuo, I'll have to trouble you here. The palace master has said that he does not wish to see anyone enter this hall."
"Elder Zuo?"
Seeing Jia Louluo's respectful attitude, Mu Chen abruptly narrowed his eyes and looked at the man in black and white robes in disbelief. That person was actually an Elder of the Saint Demonic Palace?
To be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility that even Jia Louluo had to be ranked behind him, this Elder's strength must be in the Earth Sovereign Realm!
But wasn't it said that no Earth Sovereign Realm powerhouses could enter the Ancient Haven Palace?
So why was an Elder of the Saint Demonic Palace able to come here without anyone knowing?
Furthermore, he had never shown himself from the very beginning. Even in the Heavenly River, there was no sign of him.
"Haha, is it very strange?"
Seeing Mu Chen's shocked expression, Jia Louluo gently smiled. "The current Ancient Haven Palace is indeed unable to withstand an Earth Sovereign Realm powerhouse. So our Saint Demonic Palace had to pay a great price to allow Elder Zuo to sneak in. But even so, he only had one chance to make a move and his strength would be greatly affected. I'm afraid that it would take a few dozen years or even longer for him to recover."
He seemed to be happy to see Mu Chen's shocked expression, so he spoke more.
When Mu Chen heard his words, his eyelids uncontrollably twitched. The Saint Demonic Emperor was truly ruthless. To obstruct Mandala from retrieving her main body, the Saint Demonic Emperor was actually willing to let a Lesser Earth Sovereign under him pay such a price.
However, Jia Louluo's words had eased his tense heart a little. Evidently, this Elder of the Saint Demonic Palace wasn't at his peak and had suffered a great loss.
For a Lesser Earth Sovereign, even if he had lost more than half of his strength, he wasn't someone that a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign could confront. Thus, when Mu Chen walked in, he was already a dead man in Jia Louluo's eyes.
However, he never expected that Mu Chen wasn't in the range of a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign at this moment.
Just when he was about to enjoy the fear and shock that was about to appear on Mu Chen's face, Jia Louluo squinted his eyes and saw an arc rising on Mu Chen's face.
A soft chuckle and mutter quietly sounded in the hall at the bottom of the sea.
"So it's a half-crippled Lesser Earth Sovereign?"
(To be continued.)