Ekspresi Di Xin agak muram. Awalnya, dia ingin menggunakan kekuatan aslinya untuk memusnahkan iblis-iblis pohon ini, tetapi Shen Bijun menyuruhnya menunggu. Sekarang Long Chen dan Peri Pil telah pergi, melemparkan mereka jauh ke kejauhan. Cara orang-orang ini memandangnya sekarang agak curiga. Beberapa orang bahkan merasa ketenarannya palsu, dan kekuatannya kurang dibandingkan Long Chen dan Peri Pil. Itu membuatnya sangat marah. Sekarang Long Chen dan Peri Pil telah memasuki Danau Giok, tidak perlu lagi dia khawatir untuk memperlihatkan kartu trufnya. Dengan dengusan dingin, dia membuat segel tangan. Air di dalam Danau Giok meledak, dan tetesan air menghujani ke segala arah. Ketika air Danau Giok mendarat di iblis-iblis pohon, mereka berteriak kaget. Asap mulai keluar dari tubuh mereka seperti sedang terkorosi. Mereka dengan cepat layu. Iblis-iblis pohon emas menggali ke dalam tanah dan tidak berani muncul lagi. Sekarang tanah itu kosong dari iblis pohon. "Tuan muda Di Xin perkasa," puji Shen Bijun. Iblis-iblis pohon ini adalah makhluk kegelapan, sementara Danau Giok memiliki aura suci yang merupakan kelemahan mereka. Mereka hanya bisa mundur di hadapannya. Iblis pohon emas harus lari, tetapi iblis pohon perak langsung lenyap menjadi asap saat tersentuh air. Di Xin telah memaksa mundur puluhan ribu iblis pohon emas dengan lambaian tangan dan membereskan sebagian besar medan perang, menyebabkan rahang murid-murid lain ternganga. Mereka tidak tahu rahasia Danau Giok dan mengira ini murni kekuatan Di Xin. "Jangan marah. Tidak membiarkanmu mengekspos diri adalah untuk tujuanmu juga. Kelicikan Long Chen melampaui imajinasimu. Setiap kekuatan yang kamu ekspos akan menjadi satu chip lagi yang digunakan Long Chen untuk melarikan diri. Untuk apa memperebutkan kejayaan sesaat? Setelah dia mati, wanita-wanitanya akan menjadi milikmu," pesan Shen Bijun. "Baiklah, aku akan mendengarkanmu. Namun, aku masih belum tenang. Aku ingin membunuh Long Chen secara pribadi, jadi aku hanya bisa memberimu mayatnya," kata Di Xin dengan hati-hati. Sejak menjadi musuh Long Chen, dia berdiri di garis depan pertempuran yang sama dengan Shen Bijun. Namun, dia merasa Shen Bijun terlalu banyak akal, dan bekerja sama dengannya membuatnya sedikit gelisah. Selain itu, dia khawatir jika dia menyerahkan Long Chen kepada Shen Bijun, dia mungkin tidak mau membunuhnya dan malah bergabung dengannya. Jika keduanya bergabung melawannya, itu akan merepotkan. "Tidak masalah. Selama Long Chen ada di tanganku, sama saja apakah dia mati atau hidup," kata Shen Bijun dengan acuh tak acuh. Di Xin mengangguk, sedikit lebih tenang. "Baiklah, kalau begitu kita lanjutkan dengan rencana." Di Xin dan Shen Bijun berkomunikasi secara spiritual, dan yang lain tidak bisa mengetahuinya. Hanya Han Feifei yang sangat tidak senang melihat Di Xin menatap Shen Bijun. Karena masalah susu pria, dia bahkan tidak berani berbicara dengannya. Dia berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menahan karena Shen Bijun adalah murid utama Istana Abadi Musik Ilusi. Sudah ditakdirkan bahwa dia tidak bisa menikah dengan siapa pun. Jadi, Han Feifei bisa menerima sedikit godaan di antara mereka. Lagi pula, di dunia di mana yang kuat dipuja, ahli mana yang tidak memiliki banyak istri dan selir di sekitar mereka? Han Feifei mungkin jengkel, tetapi dia menahannya. Di Xin memimpin masuk ke Danau Giok. Para Empyrean lainnya mengikuti. Adapun murid-murid yang masuk setelah mereka, karena Di Xin, praktis tidak ada yang menghalangi mereka. Mereka dengan mudah memasuki Danau Giok dan sangat berterima kasih padanya. Lagipula, apakah itu Long Chen atau Peri Pil, mereka hanya menjaga diri mereka sendiri. Hanya Di Xin yang membantu mereka, dan ini mengangkat posisinya di hati mereka. ... Long Chen dan yang lainnya mengikuti arahan Chu Yao setelah memasuki Danau Giok. Mereka terus berenang ke bawah menuju bola cahaya di dasar Danau Giok. Bola cahaya itu seperti bulan purnama. "Ini pintu masuknya," kata Chu Yao. Meskipun ini pertama kalinya Chu Yao masuk juga, dia tahu banyak tentang Tanah Suci Danau Giok. Saat mereka turun, mereka melihat bahwa itu benar-benar sebuah pintu masuk. Itu sangat besar. Hanya saja mereka terlalu jauh sehingga tampak seperti bulan. Ketika mereka mencapainya, Long Chen merasakan tubuhnya menjadi ringan. Air di sekitar mereka menghilang, dan mereka perlahan turun. Ada hamparan istana raksasa yang tak berujung di sini. Begitu besarnya sehingga Long Chen mengira dia telah kembali ke Alam Bawah. "Ini adalah Istana Suci Danau Giok. Kabar burungnya, warisan elemen tanah, api, air, dan angin semuanya terletak di salah satu istana ini. Kita hanya bisa mencoba keberuntungan untuk mencarinya," kata Chu Yao. "Tapi ada puluhan ribu istana ini, dan kita seperti semut dibandingkan dengannya. Bagaimana kita mencarinya? Istana Ilahi Skywood mengawasi Kontes Danau Giok. Apa kamu benar-benar tidak tahu di mana warisan elemen angin?" tanya Tang Wan-er. Chu Yao menggelengkan kepalanya. "Sejujurnya, kami sebenarnya tidak tahu lebih banyak tentang Istana Suci Danau Giok daripada yang lain. Beberapa sekte mungkin tahu lebih banyak. Warisan tanah, air, api, dan angin tidak memiliki afinitas dengan Istana Ilahi Skywood, itulah sebabnya para ahli Wilayah Xuan Selatan merasa nyaman dengan kami yang mengawasi tempat ini. Selain itu, ini adalah tanah warisan yang ditinggalkan oleh Yang Mulia Danau Giok. Untuk mendapatkan warisannya tentu saja membutuhkan afinitas dan takdir. Kabarnya, posisi istana berubah setiap kali tempat ini dibuka. Kamu mungkin mendapatkan harta karun yang luar biasa dengan memasuki satu istana pertama kali, hanya untuk menemukan jebakan maut kedua kalinya. Wan-er, jika kamu bisa mendapatkan warisan elemen angin Yang Mulia Danau Giok, kamu pasti akan menjadi yang terkuat di antara kami para saudari." "Ugh, mengandalkan takdir dan keberuntungan adalah hal yang paling menjengkelkan. Hal semacam ini tidak ada hubungannya denganku. Wan-er, berbuat gila saja di sini dan lihat apakah kamu bisa menemukannya," kata Long Chen tanpa daya. "Menjengkelkan. Bagaimana kamu masih bisa bercanda?" tegur Tang Wan-er. "Wan-er, lepaskan energi anginmu dan fokuskan indramu. Jika kamu benar-benar memiliki afinitas dengannya, itu pasti akan membentuk resonansi. Tetapi jika kamu tidak ditakdirkan untuk itu, yang bisa kita lakukan hanyalah mencoba keberuntungan kita," kata Meng Qi. "Kamu memang yang lebih bisa diandalkan." Tang Wan-er mengangguk dan melepaskan energi Dao Surgawinya. Saat dia melakukannya, dia berteriak kaget. "Aku bisa merasakan sesuatu memanggilku! Itu datang dari sana!" seru Tang Wan-er dengan bersemangat. Dia menunjuk ke suatu arah dan bergegas pergi. Apa-apaan ini? Mata Long Chen hampir melotot. Apakah memiliki takdir dengan sesuatu sesederhana itu? Ini terlalu palsu, bukan? Dia belum pernah menemukan hal sesederhana ini sepanjang hidupnya. Kesempatannya semua dibayar dengan darah. Entah dia harus mengambilnya dari orang lain atau mempertaruhkan nyawanya untuk mendapatkannya. Sesuatu semudah menutup mata dan merasakannya benar-benar membingungkannya. Semua orang mengikuti Tang Wan-er. Mereka dengan hati-hati melewati istana demi istana. Akhirnya, mereka melihat sebuah kuil yang tidak mencolok. Kuil itu usang dimakan usia. Gerbangnya rusak hingga mereka bahkan tidak perlu membukanya. Ada celah yang cukup besar bagi mereka untuk merogoh masuk. Setelah mereka masuk ke kuil, mereka melihat altar di dalam istana. Ada sebuah bola tergeletak di altar yang lebarnya beberapa kaki. Itu adalah pemandangan yang aneh. Ketika mereka dengan hati-hati masuk, bola redup itu mulai menyala perlahan, menerangi istana. Long Chen awalnya di depan dan tiba-tiba merasakan bahaya. Dia mundur, tetapi dia selangkah terlambat. Sebuah bilah tak terlihat memotong luka besar di dadanya. Meng Qi dan yang lainnya melompat kaget. Mereka buru-buru melihat sekeliling, menyebarkan Kekuatan Spiritual mereka untuk melihat siapa yang menyerang mereka secara diam-diam. "Itu bukan serangan diam-diam. Itu domain bola itu," kata Long Chen. Dia menyentuh dadanya dengan sedikit ketakutan. Bola itu terlalu menakutkan. Baru saja, sebuah bilah tak terlihat memotongnya diam-diam. Jika dia tidak bereaksi cukup cepat, dia mungkin akan terbelah dua. Bilah itu sangat tajam sehingga bahkan tubuhnya yang kuat pun tidak bisa menahannya. Long Chen mengeluarkan tombak item Leluhur dan perlahan menggerakkannya ke depan. Tangannya tiba-tiba gemetar saat tombak itu dipotong menjadi lima belas bagian. Seolah-olah sebuah bilah telah memotong tebu. Potongannya sebersih kaca. "Sangat menakutkan." Cloud melihat ke depan dengan ketakutan. Serangan yang paling menakutkan adalah serangan yang tidak bisa dirasakan. Kamu akan terkena sebelum menyadarinya. "Wan-er, apa kamu yakin itu memanggilmu? Aku tidak bisa merasakan energi angin apa pun," tanya Meng Qi. Dia tidak merasakan energi angin apa pun dari bola itu. "Ya, ini dia. Itu hal yang memanggilku. Long Chen, biarkan aku mencobanya." Tang Wan-er berjalan maju dengan ekspresi bertekad. "Baiklah, pelan-pelan saja. Jika kamu tidak bisa, jangan dipaksakan. Aku akan melindungimu." Long Chen mengeluarkan Evilmoon, siap menyelamatkannya jika terjadi sesuatu. Tang Wan-er mengangguk dan perlahan mendekat. Dia sangat berhati-hati. Yang lain menahan napas karena cemas. Long Chen memperhatikan dengan penuh perhatian. Dia memegang Evilmoon erat-erat. Tang Wan-er akhirnya melangkah ke tempat di mana Long Chen baru saja terluka. Saraf Long Chen menegang. Namun, itu tidak melakukan apa-apa pada Tang Wan-er. Meskipun begitu, Long Chen tidak berani santai. Namun, Tang Wan-er tidak menemui sesuatu yang tidak terduga saat dia terus maju. "Wan-er, apa kamu baik-baik saja?!" teriak Meng Qi tiba-tiba saat dia merasakan ada yang salah. Mata Tang Wan-er kehilangan fokusnya seolah-olah dia telah kehilangan jiwanya. Dia berjalan ke arah bola itu tanpa berpikir dan menekan satu tangannya ke atasnya. Tang Wan-er tiba-tiba batuk seteguk darah, dan darah itu mendarat di bola itu. "Wan-er!" teriak Long Chen kaget dan bergegas maju.
Bola Misterius
Translator: BornToBe
Di Xin’s expression was a bit gloomy. Originally, he had wanted to use his real power to annihilate these tree demons, but Shen Bijun had made him wait.
Now Long Chen and the Pill Fairy had gone off, throwing them far into the distance. The way these people were looking at him now was a bit doubtful.
Some people even felt that his fame was fake, and that his power was lacking compared to Long Chen and the Pill Fairy. That infuriated him.
Now that Long Chen and the Pill Fairy had entered the Jade Lake, there was no longer any need for him to worry about exposing his trump cards. With a cold snort, he made a hand seal.
The water inside the Jade Lake exploded, and water droplets rained down in every direction.
When the Jade Lake’s water landed on the tree demons, they let out startled cries. Smoke started coming out of their bodies like they were being corroded. They rapidly withered.
The golden tree demons dug their way into the ground and didn’t dare to come back up. Now the land was empty of tree demons.
“Young master Di Xin is mighty,” praised Shen Bijun.
These tree demons were dark creatures, while the Jade Lake possessed a sacred aura that was their bane. They could only retreat in front of it. The golden tree demons had to run, but the silver tree demons instantly vanished into smoke when touched by the water.
Di Xin had forced back tens of thousands of golden tree demons with the wave of a hand and tidied up the majority of the battlefield, causing the other disciples’ jaws to drop. They weren’t clear on the secrets of the Jade Lake and thought that this was purely Di Xin’s power.
“Don’t be angry. Not letting you expose yourself is for your goal as well. Long Chen’s craftiness is beyond your imagination. Each bit of power that you expose will be one more chip Long Chen uses to run away. Why bother fighting for a momentary glory? Once he's dead, his women will be yours,” messaged Shen Bijun.
“Fine, I’ll listen to you. However, I’m still not at ease. I want to personally kill Long Chen, so I can only give you his corpse,” said Di Xin cautiously. Ever since becoming Long Chen’s enemy, he was standing on the same battlefront as Shen Bijun. However, he felt that she was too much of a schemer, and working together with her made him a bit uneasy.
Furthermore, he was worried that if he left Long Chen to Shen Bijun, she might not be willing to kill him and instead join him. If the two of them joined hands against him, it would be troublesome.
“No problem. As long as Long Chen is in my hands, it’s the same whether he’s dead or alive,” said Shen Bijun indifferently.
Di Xin nodded, a bit more at ease. “Alright, then let’s continue with the plan.”
Di Xin and Shen Bijun were communicating spiritually, and the others were unable to tell. Only Han Feifei was extremely displeased to see Di Xin looking at Shen Bijun. Due to the matter of the male milk, she didn’t even dare to speak to him.
She did her best to endure as Shen Bijun was a main disciple of the Illusive Music Immortal Palace. It was fated that she couldn’t marry anyone. Thus, Han Feifei could accept a bit of flirting between them. Furthermore, in this world where the strong were revered, which expert didn’t have a mass of wives and concubines around them? Han Feifei might be irritated, but she endured it.
Di Xin took the lead in entering the Jade Lake. The other Empyreans followed suit. As for the disciples who entered after them, due to Di Xin, there was practically nothing blocking them. They easily entered the Jade Lake and were extremely grateful to him.
After all, whether it was Long Chen or the Pill Fairy, they had only looked after themselves. Only Di Xin had helped them, and this raised his position in their hearts.
...
Long Chen and the others followed Chu Yao’s directions after entering the Jade Lake. They continued swimming down toward a ball of light at the bottom of the Jade Lake. That ball of light was like a full moon.
“This is the entrance,” said Chu Yao.
Although this was Chu Yao’s first time entering as well, she knew a great deal about the Jade Lake Sacred Land.
As they descended, they saw that it truly was an entrance. It was huge. It was just that they were so far away that it looked like a moon.
When they reached it, Long Chen felt his body lighten. The water around them vanished, and they slowly descended.
There was an endless mass of giant palaces here. It was so huge that Long Chen thought that he had returned to the Netherworld.
“This is the Jade Lake Sacred Palace. Rumor is that the earth, fire, water, and air elemental inheritances are all located within one of these palaces. We can only test out luck looking for them,” said Chu Yao.
“But there are tens of thousands of these palaces, and we’re like ants in comparison. How are we supposed to look? The Skywood Divine Palace oversees the Jade Lake Pageant. Do you really not know where the wind element inheritance is?” asked Tang Wan-er.
Chu Yao shook her head. “To tell the truth, we don’t actually know more about the Jade Lake Sacred Palace than others. Some sects might even know more. The earth, water, fire, and wind inheritances have no affinity with the Skywood Divine Palace, which is why the Southern Xuan Region’s experts are comfortable with us overseeing this place. Furthermore, this is the inheritance land left by the Jade Lake Venerate. To obtain her inheritance naturally requires affinity and destiny. Rumor is that the position of the palaces changes every time this place is opened. You might have obtained an amazing treasure entering one palace the first time, only to find a deathtrap the second time. Wan-er, if you can obtain the Jade Lake Venerate’s wind element inheritance, you’ll definitely become the strongest amongst us sisters.”
“Ugh, relying on destiny and luck is the most irritating thing. This kind of thing has no affinity with me. Wan-er, just go crazy here and see if you can find it,” said Long Chen helplessly.
“Dislikable. How are you still in a mood to joke?” rebuked Tang Wan-er.
“Wan-er, release your wind energy and focus your senses. If you really have an affinity with it, it’ll definitely form a resonance. But if you aren’t destined for it, all we’ll be able to do is test our luck,” said Meng Qi.
“You really are the more reliable one.” Tang Wan-er nodded and unleashed her Heavenly Dao energy. Just as she did so, she let out a startled cry.
“I can feel something summoning me! It’s coming from over there!” exclaimed Tang Wan-er excitedly. She pointed in a direction and rushed off.
What the fuck? Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out. Was having destiny with something really so simple? This was too fake, wasn’t it?
He had never encountered such a simple thing in his whole life. His opportunities were all paid in blood. Either he had to take it from others or risk his life getting it. Something as easy as closing his eyes and sensing it completely baffled him.
Everyone followed Tang Wan-er. They carefully went through palace after palace. Eventually, they saw an unremarkable temple.
The temple was worn down with age. The gates were broken to the point that they didn’t even need to open them. There was a large enough crack for them to squeeze their way in.
Once they were in the temple, they saw an altar inside the palace. There was a sphere lying on the altar that was several feet wide. It was a bizarre sight.
When they carefully entered, the dim sphere began to slowly light up, illuminating the palace.
Long Chen was originally at the front and suddenly sensed danger. He retreated, but he was one step too late. An invisible blade cut a large wound in his chest.
Meng Qi and the others jumped in shock. They hastily looked around, spreading their Spiritual Strength to see who had sneak attacked them.
“It’s not a sneak attack. It’s the domain of that sphere,” said Long Chen. He touched his chest with some lingering fear.
That sphere was too terrifying. Just now, an invisible blade had cut him silently. If he hadn’t reacted fast enough, he might have been split in two.
That blade was so sharp that even his powerful body was unable to resist it.
Long Chen took out an Ancestral item spear and slowly moved it forward. His hand suddenly quivered as the spear was cut into fifteen pieces. It was like a blade had cut through sugar cane. The cut was as clean as glass.
“How terrifying.” Cloud looked ahead in fear. The most frightening attacks were those that couldn’t be sensed. You would be struck before even realizing it.
”Wan-er, are you sure it’s calling you? I can’t sense any wind energy,” asked Meng Qi. She didn’t sense any wind energy from the sphere.
“Yes, this is it. It’s the thing summoning me. Long Chen, let me try it.” Tang Wan-er walked forward with a determined expression.
“Alright, just go slow. If you can’t, don’t force it. I’ll protect you.” Long Chen took out Evilmoon, prepared to save her if anything went wrong.
Tang Wan-er nodded and slowly got closer. She was very careful. The others held their breaths in apprehension.
Long Chen watched with his full attention. He was tightly gripping Evilmoon.
Tang Wan-er finally stepped into the spot where Long Chen had just been cut. Long Chen’s nerves tightened.
However, it did nothing to Tang Wan-er.
Despite that, Long Chen didn’t dare to relax. However, Tang Wan-er didn’t run into anything unexpected as she continued forward.
“Wan-er, are you alright?!” Meng Qi suddenly cried out as she sensed something wrong.
Tang Wan-er’s eyes had lost their focus as if she had lost her soul. She was walking to the sphere mindlessly and pressed a hand against it.
Tang Wan-er suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and it landed on the sphere.
“Wan-er!” Long Chen cried out in shock and charged forward.
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