307: Chapter 307 Low-grade magic artifact, Sea Eye

The middle-aged woman walked in front, her steps light and swift, like a bird leading the way.

Chu Sheng followed behind her, gripping the zhu xian sword in his hand, constantly vigilant of his surroundings.

The two arrived at the west side of the island.

The beach here was narrower than the east side, and the waves crashing against the reefs made a dull, heavy sound.

The middle-aged woman stopped and pointed ahead.

"Biluo Palace is right there."

Chu Sheng looked in the direction she pointed, but the sea surface was empty; there was nothing there.

Just as he was about to speak and ask, the seawater suddenly surged.

It was as if some massive creature was rising from the seabed, pushing up the sea surface and forming a giant bubble.

The bubble burst, and a palace slowly rose from beneath the sea.

The palace was not large, covering about a few mu, entirely emerald green, as if carved from a single piece of jade.

With upturned eaves and carved beams and painted pillars, every brick and stone was engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint, eerie glow.

Chu Sheng's pupils contracted.

His Divine Sense swept over the palace, sensing its true nature.

It was not a building, but a Magical Artifact.

A Low Grade Magical Artifact. Its quality was quite good; although it could not compare to the zhu xian sword, it was still a rare treasure.

Chu Sheng activated the Heavenly Venerable Duobao, and a flash of colorful light streaked across his eyes.

His expression shifted.

This Magical Artifact had an owner.

And it had been refined very thoroughly, as if its owner had spent hundreds, perhaps even thousands of years, repeatedly refining it.

Its owner's cultivation was at least at the Daocheng Realm, perhaps even higher.

Chu Sheng became vigilant.

He did not show it, merely looking at the palace and asking in a calm tone.

"So this is Biluo Palace? Truly imposing."

The middle-aged woman smiled, a flicker of imperceptible light flashing in her eyes.

"The Master is already waiting in the hall. Young Master Nie, please follow me."

She walked onto the beach and headed toward the palace.

The seawater automatically parted beneath her feet, as if pushed aside by an invisible hand.

Chu Sheng followed behind, walked onto the beach, and stepped onto the stone stairs of the palace.

The stone stairs were very wide, and each step was very high, as if designed specifically for giants.

When he reached the middle of the stone stairs, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The stone steps beneath his feet were moving.

The runes on the surface of the steps lit up, and then the step beneath his feet suddenly collapsed.

Chu Sheng had no time to react and fell downward.

The surroundings turned pitch black, and the sound of wind whistled past his ears.

Then, he fell into the water.

Piercingly cold, salty seawater poured into his mouth and nose, causing him to cough violently.

He steadied himself, surfaced from the water, and discovered that he was in a massive underground cavern.

He could not get out.

Chu Sheng floated in the water, looking around.

The cavern was vast, hundreds of zhang in circumference, like a giant underground lake.

The lake water was deep blue, and the bottom could not be seen.

Those runes were slowly circulating, as if maintaining some kind of Formation.

Chu Sheng's heart sank.

He had been tricked.

What destined person, what Biluo Palace, what Master—it was all fake.

This Biluo Palace was a trap.

That middle-aged woman was a lure.

Her goal was to trick him into this cavern.

Chu Sheng gritted his teeth and summoned the zhu xian sword from his Dantian.

Dark golden Sword Qi lit up in the darkness, illuminating the entire cavern.

He tried slashing a sword strike at the stone wall.

The Sword Qi struck the runes, emitting a loud bang, and the entire cavern shook.

But the runes did not break, and there were not even any cracks.

Chu Sheng's expression became even uglier.

The Formation of this cavern was even more solid than he had imagined.

He saw the figure of the middle-aged woman standing on the other side of a light screen, looking down at him.

There was no longer any of the previous panic on her face; it had been replaced by an eerie smile.

"Young Master Nie, stay down there and behave." Her voice came through the light screen, carrying an echo, as if separated by a layer of water.

"The Sea Eye of Biluo Palace was prepared specifically for you by the Master."

Chu Sheng's voice was cold: "Who is your Master?"

The middle-aged woman did not answer, merely smiling.

Her figure became increasingly blurry within the light screen, until finally, she disappeared completely.

Chu Sheng floated on the lake surface, four zhu xian swords suspended by his side, their dark golden Sword Qi illuminating the entire cavern.

He remained silent for a long time.

He thought to himself: Sea Eye, so it is a Sea Eye.

The true purpose of Biluo Palace is not to be a palace, but a Magical Artifact to suppress the Sea Eye.

And he was trapped within the Sea Eye.

He did not know how deep it was, nor did he know how dangerous it was.

He could not remain trapped here.

He took a deep breath and exhaled that turbid Qi.

He looked down at the lake water beneath his feet.

But as his Divine Sense probed downward, he felt a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation at the bottom of the lake.

The fluctuation was very ancient and powerful, like a giant beast sleeping on the seabed.

Chu Sheng's heartbeat quickened.

He did not know what it was, but he knew that it might be his only way out.

He gritted his teeth and dove headfirst into the seawater.