400: Lake bottom city, bloody palace

Yan Mo was silent for a second, then said, "You all go first, I'll wait a bit longer."

Xie Weilou didn't waste any words. He looked at Xuan Bei: "Lead the way."

"Alright!"

Xuan Bei nodded lightly.

Then, Xuan Bei led everyone towards the Yin River.

Not long after.

Everyone arrived beside the Yin River. This Yin River, winding through the mountains, stretched as far as the eye could see, flowing to an unknown destination.

The river water carried a malevolent aura, originating from the Evil God Lake.

Some demonic beasts in the forest drank this water, and thus were corrupted by the malevolent aura, which is why they became so ferocious and irritable.

Xuan Bei conjured a flying boat, and as it hovered on the river surface, he mused, "Everyone, come aboard."

Xie Weilou and the others stepped onto the flying boat.

Demon Dao Kong looked at Xuan Bei, cupped his fists, and said, "Esteemed Master, we are from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. May we travel with you?"

Xuan Bei pressed his palms together: "So it's Fellow Daoists from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Meeting is fate, please!"

These few people clearly weren't simple, but going to the Evil God Lake was dangerous to begin with, and the more people, the better. If any treasures truly appeared, it would simply come down to individual strength.

"Thank you!"

Demon Dao Kong and the three old men stepped onto the flying boat.

Xuan Bei looked at Xie Weilou and the four, then took out four tokens: "Fellow Daoist Fan, these are the tokens of my Tianyin Temple. This journey to the Evil God Lake is fraught with unpredictable dangers. I will give you these tokens now. With them, you can come to my Tianyin Temple to comprehend our inherited methods."

"This is a token from my Miaozhen Sect. Holding this token also allows you to comprehend the methods of my Miaozhen Sect."

"This is a token from my Hehuan Sect..."

Chi Yun from Miaozhen Sect and Dou Rou from Hehuan Sect also each took out four tokens and handed them to Xie Weilou and the four.

According to the agreement, as long as the four of them accompanied them to the Evil God Lake, they could go to their sects to comprehend the inherited methods.

Of course, this matter was certainly not that simple; the inherited methods of the Three Sects were not so easy to comprehend.

"Thank you!"

Xie Weilou and the four did not stand on ceremony and accepted the tokens.

To Xie Weilou, he cared more about the inherited methods of Tianyin Temple.

But in the eyes of Jing Qiu, Shen Tu, and Lu Jin, what they valued more was the opportunity at the Evil God Lake.

As for the inherited methods of the Three Sects, they didn't care too much, as the Holy Academy already had many cultivation techniques, so they naturally weren't lacking in them.

"Depart!"

With a wave of Xuan Bei's monk robes, the flying boat instantly shot forward along the river...

——

Two hours later.

The flying boat reached the end of the river. Traveling downstream, the further they went, the denser the malevolent aura became. What appeared before everyone now was a range of mountains.

The mountains encircled, forming a crescent shape, and within the embrace of the mountains lay a lake of blood. The lake water was crimson, incredibly deep, with no visible bottom. A strong stench of blood permeated the air, and a malevolent aura emanated, making people hesitant to approach.

From above, one could faintly discern that this blood lake resembled a bloody eyeball—this was the Evil God Lake!

Beside the blood lake was a woman dressed in a goose-yellow long dress, holding a snack bag. She stared at the blood lake, chewing nuts, a wide smile on her face.

"Oh! You're here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Yan Ruyi looked at Xie Weilou and the others and immediately waved her hand.

Everyone immediately disembarked from the flying boat and walked towards the lake.

Xie Weilou looked at Yan Ruyi and asked with a smile, "Princess, having arrived early, have you discovered anything?"

Yan Ruyi pointed at the Evil God Lake and said, "There are monsters in this lake, very powerful, difficult to deal with! And there's also an underwater City, a mysterious great hall, but that great hall seems to be sealed, requiring a special treasure to open it."

Xie Weilou looked at Xuan Bei and the others: "There are indeed terrifying things below here. Do you all want to go down and take a look?"

Xuan Bei said in a deep voice, "Since we've come, we naturally must go down and see. Let everyone rely on their own strength! If one's strength is insufficient and one dies, no one else is to blame."

Danger and opportunity go hand in hand; it's worth the gamble.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: "Then let's go down and see."

He looked at Demon Dao Kong: "Fellow Daoist, how about you all lead the way?"

"No problem!"

Demon Dao Kong nodded lightly. The five treasures were all in the hands of Xie Weilou and the others. Without treasures, they naturally had to do something.

Boom!

Demon Dao Kong casually waved his hand, and a huge crack appeared in the lake water. The water was parted, and he directly entered the lake with the three Dragon Transformation Realm old men.

"Everyone, follow."

Xie Weilou said, then flew down.

......

Xuan Bei and the others also did not hesitate and quickly followed.

The lake water was extremely deep. After descending a thousand meters, everyone saw dense corpses, about a thousand of them, like water ghosts, their bodies rotting, their hair floating. And beneath the lake bottom, there was a huge blood-colored ancient City.

Everyone continued downwards, reaching the bottom of the lake. This area was covered by a formation, isolating the lake water above, so the City below was not submerged.

The City was massive, with towering walls, entirely blood-red. The City gates were open, and there was no name on the City.

Within the City were many broken buildings, as if a terrifying battle had occurred, with an invisible killing intent lurking within.

......

Everyone entered the City, looking around.

It was extremely cold here, with a very strong smell of blood and an incredibly intense malevolent aura.

The source of these malevolent auras was in the center of the City, a strange blood-colored great hall—the Evil God Hall!

"Evil God Hall!"

Xuan Bei looked at the blood-colored great hall in the distance, a blood-red light appearing in his eyes.

Donglong!

Just then, a strange bell chimed within the Evil God Hall, and the City instantly vibrated. The thousand corpses in the lake all opened their eyes, like malevolent spirits, bloodthirsty and ferocious.

"Roar!"

These corpses suddenly rushed towards the ancient City. A thousand corpses immediately surrounded Xie Weilou and the others. The strength of these corpses was not very high; they were all cultivators who had come to investigate the Evil God Lake, perished here, and were ultimately controlled by the malevolent aura.

......

Demon Dao Kong looked at an old man beside him.

This old man stepped forward, and a Dragon Transformation Realm pressure erupted, instantly crushing in all directions.

Boom!

The thousand corpses were instantly shattered into blood mist.

"Dragon Transformation Realm!"

Xuan Bei and the others were shocked, looking at Demon Dao Kong and the four with surprise. These were probably not people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!

"Go directly to that Evil God Hall."

Demon Dao Kong transformed into a blur and rushed towards the Evil God Hall.

Everyone quickly followed.

A moment later.

They arrived in front of the Evil God Hall. Within the blood-colored great hall, ancient and eerie bell sounds continued to ring, causing one's soul to tremble, as if they could affect the spirit.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a roar came from beneath the ground, and the ground instantly exploded. Buildings all around continuously collapsed, and dozens of strange blood-colored tentacles rushed out.

These tentacles resembled octopus tentacles, covered with dense circular suckers.

Boom!

Dozens of blood-colored tentacles instantly slammed towards Xie Weilou and the others...