Chapter 379 The Mystery of the Herb Garden! Gu Zhiyun's Great Opportunity!

At the bottom of the East China Sea, a thousand-meter-deep abyss.

Accompanied by a slight spatial ripple.

Lin Xiyue's ethereal figure emerged.

"Eh, my good Disciple, what are you doing here?"

As soon as she appeared, she was about to greet her Disciple.

But halfway through her words, her gaze swept over the surrounding scene.

"Eh? Wait!"

"Where did all these strange fish come from?!"

Lin Xiyue's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the hideous giant fish frozen into crystal-clear ice sculptures.

"Are these even species from Blue Star?"

"They look way too haphazard!"

"Each one with blue faces and fangs... were they raised in nuclear wastewater?"

Lin Xiyue was quite shocked.

She clearly remembered that a few days ago, when she brought people to investigate this undersea rift,

the surrounding waters were clean. Aside from a few ordinary sea fish, she hadn't seen any of these terrifying, massive, and bizarre creatures!

She hadn't been here for just a few days, so how did it feel like the seabed had turned into a nest for mutated monsters?

"Revered Master, you've arrived."

Seeing Lin Xiyue arrive, Shen Qingyi withdrew the Taiyin Cold Qi from her body and stepped forward to greet her.

"I was just about to report to you."

She glanced at the ice sculptures outside and explained with a calm expression:

"Two days ago, strange sounds suddenly began to emanate from deep within the rift."

"Since then, these strange fish, appearing out of nowhere, have been attacking like they've gone mad, wave after wave, trying to charge into the rift."

"Fortunately, these strange fish are just large and scary-looking; they aren't actually that strong."

"I've been able to handle them on my own."

Shen Qingyi's tone was very calm, as if freezing over a thousand mutated giant fish was truly a trivial matter.

"Is that so?"

Lin Xiyue nodded thoughtfully, the smile on her face gradually fading.

"It seems a significant mutation has indeed occurred deep within that medicine garden."

"Come, let me hear what kind of sound it is that can attract even these deep-sea monsters."

Lin Xiyue's expression became serious.

She walked directly to the edge of the bottomless undersea rift, closed her eyes, and carefully extended her Divine Sense into it, beginning to sense intently.

The entire undersea station fell into silence.

A moment later.

"Roar—!!!"

Following the spread of her Divine Sense, Lin Xiyue vaguely heard an extremely muffled yet highly piercing roar from the deepest part of the rift!

Although the roar had been weakened by layers of space and was faint by the time it reached her ears,

the vast, ancient, and inviolable supreme majesty contained within it still made Lin Xiyue's Soul tremble slightly!

"Hmm?!"

"Deep in the medicine garden... is there something there?!"

Lin Xiyue snapped her eyes open, a sense of crisis instantly filling her heart!

That sound clearly came from a living creature!

And it was definitely an incredibly terrifying big fellow!

"Disciple, have the Old Grandfather and the others come out in the last two days?"

Lin Xiyue hurriedly turned to look at Shen Qingyi, her tone somewhat urgent.

Elder Jian and the others had been down there for two days already. If there really was some ancient Vicious Beast hidden inside, wouldn't they be in danger?

"They came out once."

Shen Qingyi nodded and replied truthfully:

"Half a day ago, Teacher Li came out personally to inform me that they had made some new discoveries deep in the medicine garden and were currently working with all their might to crack them."

"He also specifically told me not to worry about their safety."

"He said I just need to guard the Formation out here and not let those strange fish rush in and cause trouble."

"They came out half a day ago?"

Hearing this answer, Lin Xiyue's heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally settled back into her chest.

"In that case, they shouldn't have encountered any fatal danger."

Lin Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Li Fan could still come out safely to report half a day ago, it meant the situation was still under Elder Jian's control.

"Alright then, I'll go down personally to check the situation."

Lin Xiyue turned around and patted Shen Qingyi's shoulder.

"Disciple, I'll have to trouble you to continue guarding the outside!"

"It's no trouble!"

Shen Qingyi shook her head upon hearing this, her exceptionally beautiful face full of seriousness and determination.

"Sharing Revered Master's burdens is what a Disciple should do!"

Seeing her Disciple's sensible and reliable appearance, Lin Xiyue felt immensely gratified.

The reason Shen Qingyi was stationed here during this exploration of the undersea rift was entirely because she had volunteered!

According to her words at the time, since she was now a Cultivator of the Spirit Sea Realm, she should step forward to share the burdens of her Revered Master and Great Xia, and not always be a flower in a greenhouse!

And facts had proven that the current Shen Qingyi had indeed grown into an extremely powerful combat force!

Although she lacked experience and combat history, with the overbearing strength of the Taiyin Sacred Body, she was definitely capable of holding her own!

"Good girl."

Lin Xiyue smiled.

"Then I'll head down first!"

"Yes, Revered Master, please be careful!"

Under Shen Qingyi's concerned gaze, Lin Xiyue leaped, turning into a streak of light that plunged directly into the deep, dark rift and instantly vanished.

...

Passing through the extremely deep undersea rift and experiencing a slight sensation of spatial distortion,

Lin Xiyue soon arrived within a special small space.

There was no cold or darkness from the seawater here; instead, it was a wondrous world with misty Spiritual Qi and soft light.

The surrounding air was permeated with extremely high-quality, dense Spiritual Qi!

If the Spiritual Energy Rain at the Taibai Mountain Base driven by nuclear power was like a parvenu's "large and filling" meal,

then the naturally gathered Spiritual Qi here was like "nectar and jade wine" that had been refined over countless years.

Comparing the two was like comparing heaven and earth!

And on the land below,

countless high-grade Spirit Medicines grew haphazardly like untended weeds, emitting an enticing medicinal fragrance.

Lin Xiyue had already seen this dreamlike scene of a treasure land when she brought the team to survey it before.

Therefore, she didn't linger on these Spirit Medicines this time, but instead headed straight toward the deepest part of the medicine garden.

"Huh?"

After flying for a while, Lin Xiyue suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.

"The mist... has it really receded?"

She clearly remembered that when she came before, the deepest part of this medicine garden was shrouded in a layer of extremely thick, grayish-white mist.

At that time, she had curiously wanted to lead everyone to force their way in to take a look.

As a result, they were blocked by an invisible, intangible, yet incredibly tough barrier, unable to advance even half a step.

But now,

that thick layer of mist had actually dissipated significantly, becoming thin and transparent.

And the invisible barrier that had hindered their progress seemed to have lost its effect as the mist cleared.

"No wonder the Old Grandfather and the others have been inside for so long; it turns out the path is open!"

"Then, onward!"

Lin Xiyue didn't hesitate, speeding up and turning into an afterimage as she flew forward.

After flying for about five or six minutes,

in the deepest part of this space, she finally saw several familiar figures.

"Old Grandfather, what are you all doing?"

Lin Xiyue's figure flashed, landing directly next to Li Fan, as she curiously surveyed what was ahead.

In an open space not far ahead,

Elder Jian's illusory figure was floating in mid-air, pointing seriously at a patch of void in front of him.

Below him, Gu Zhiyun was like a busy little bee.

Whenever Elder Jian pointed in a direction, she would trot over, holding several pieces of jade or dragon crystals engraved with Formation patterns, manipulating something on the ground with an incredibly serious expression.

"Miss Xiyue, you've come too?"

Seeing Lin Xiyue suddenly appear, Li Fan first gave a greeting, then pointed to the two busy people ahead and explained:

"It's like this!"

"After Elder Jian's careful deduction, he discovered that the mist that previously hindered our progress was actually manifested from an extremely ancient and powerful Formation!"

"However, this Formation currently seems to have been maintained for too long, and its internal energy is almost exhausted, so its operation has become sluggish."

"This caused the mist to recede, revealing flaws."

"So now, Elder Jian is using his experience to guide Miss Gu step by step in cracking this remnant Formation."

Hearing Li Fan's explanation, Lin Xiyue finally understood.

So they were breaking a Formation!

"So, how is the current progress?"

She followed up with a curious question.

"Sigh..."

Hearing Lin Xiyue ask about the progress, Gu Zhiyun, who was working hard nearby, couldn't help but straighten her back.

"Don't even mention it, Sister Yue!"

"I'm almost dead tired. After working non-stop for two days and nights, we've barely cracked ten percent!"

She took a breath, her tone carrying a sense of deep shock and disbelief.

"I really find it hard to imagine what level of grand Formation this is."

"It's already so old and dilapidated, and its energy is almost drained, yet it still has so many complicated nodes and circuits that it's insane?"

Although her tone had a hint of complaint,

if one observed closely, they would find that Gu Zhiyun's eyes were full of excitement!

For this was the first time she had come into contact with a grand Formation from another world!

And this grand Formation was suspected to be from ancient times.

Therefore, even though she had only been cracking the remnant Formation for two days, she had learned many miraculous and unique Formation concepts!

For a Formation Master like her, this was undoubtedly a massive Opportunity!