29: Chapter 29 Misty Reef

The bibo ship sailed away from Golden Cloud Island, navigating the calm Outer Sea for three days.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi gradually thinned, and the color of the seawater shifted from a clear azure to a deep, dark, ink-green hue.

On the morning of the fourth day, continuous gray mist began to appear at the end of the horizon, like a massive curtain wall standing between heaven and earth, filtering the sunlight into a dim, yellowish glow.

In the sea area ahead, the winds and waves grew stronger, and the air was filled with a salty, damp, and inexplicably oppressive aura.

The Turbulent Sea Area had arrived.

"Everyone, ahead is the periphery of the Misty Reef."

"This place is already close to the Turbulent Sea Area; the water conditions are complex, with surging undercurrents, and there is even strange mist that can interfere with Divine Sense and obscure direction."

"Everyone must stay alert and proceed with caution."

Feng Yushu stood at the bow, reminding everyone in a clear voice, his expression becoming more solemn.

Lin Wan could feel that as the ship approached, the Five Elements Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, especially the water-element Spiritual Qi, became abnormally active yet chaotic, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand.

The gray mist filling the air was not ordinary water vapor; it contained a strange power capable of eroding and blocking Divine Sense.

With his Golden Core-level Divine Sense, he could only probe about a hundred zhang in this place before feeling it become strained and blurry.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators would likely only be able to probe a few dozen zhang.

"Woo — —!"

The horn sounded again, and the pale blue Formation runes on the hull of the bibo ship lit up one by one, forming a translucent light shield that enveloped the entire ship, resisting the increasingly strong winds, waves, and corrosive mist.

The ship's speed also slowed down significantly.

Everyone on the ship had come to the deck, each on guard.

The two Feng Family elders stood on either side of the ship, holding Formation Plates and controlling the ship's Formation, their expressions serious.

Array Master Zhao took out an ancient compass, constantly deducing something, his brows furrowed.

Mechanism Master Qian released several metal-crafted mechanical birds to circle and patrol the low altitude around the ship.

On Beast Master Sun's shoulder squatted a strange, emerald-green little beast with a single horn, turning its head and sniffing the air vigilantly.

Poison Master Zhou carefully collected some mist into a special container, seemingly analyzing its toxicity.

Lin Wan stood by the ship's railing, seemingly casual, but in reality, he had pushed his Five Elements Spirit Body to the limit, carefully sensing the surrounding environment, especially the subtle changes in water-element Spiritual power.

The Great Five Elements True Scripture was extremely sensitive to Five Elements Spiritual Qi.

He faintly perceived that deep within the mist ahead, within the chaotic water-element Spiritual Qi, it seemed to follow some extremely obscure yet vast and majestic laws, as if... it were the aftereffects naturally emanating from a super-large water-element Formation that was unimaginably vast.

"An ancient water-element Formation... Bishui Palace is indeed extraordinary."

Lin Wan felt a chill in his heart.

If just the Spiritual Qi and mist dissipating from the periphery could form such a natural barrier, how terrifying must the Restrictions in its core area be?

No wonder so few people had been able to penetrate deep into it for so many years.

"Reef at thirty degrees on the port side! Change course!" the helmsman elder suddenly shouted, while violently turning the ship's rudder.

The bibo ship nimbly traced an arc, narrowly avoiding a patch of black, jagged reefs looming just beneath the water's surface.

Near the reefs, the seawater churned, forming vortices of varying sizes with astonishing suction.

The ship's light shield brushed against the edge of the vortices, emitting creaking groans and flashing chaotic light.

"It's a 'Spirit-Devouring Reef'!"

"Everyone be careful, don't let the protective Spiritual light be sucked away by the reefs!" Poison Master Zhou warned.

No sooner had he spoken than the sea surface on the right suddenly exploded.

A thick, foul-smelling, ink-green water column, like a giant python, fiercely slammed into the ship's light shield!

"Boom — —!"

The light shield vibrated violently, and everyone on the ship swayed.

Behind the water column, a hideous sea beast over five zhang long, covered in ink-green scales, with a single horn on its head, shaped like a crocodile but with six thick, short legs, leaped out of the sea.

It opened its blood-red maw full of sharp teeth and bit down fiercely at the ship's railing!

Its aura had reached the Peak of the second rank, equivalent to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

"It's a 'Six-Legged Sea Crocodile'!"

"Its defense is extremely strong, and it has immense strength!" The little beast on Beast Master Sun's shoulder let out a sharp hiss.

"You wicked beast, seeking death!" A Feng Family elder roared, sacrificing a crimson Flying Sword that turned into a streak of fire, slashing at the Sea Crocodile's head.

The other elder controlled the Formation, condensing several ice spikes from the light shield and firing them out.

However, the Sea Crocodile had thick skin and flesh.

The crimson Flying Sword slashed against its scales, leaving only shallow white marks, and the ice spikes were deflected by a layer of slippery mucus on its body.

It whipped its giant tail, slamming it heavily into the light shield, causing a thunderous sound.

The light shield shook violently again, its light dimming by another fraction.

"Ordinary attacks are hard to hurt it!"

"Form a Formation to deal with it!" Feng Yushu said in a deep voice.

In his hand, he now held a deep blue folding fan; the fan surface shimmered with water light, clearly a fine water-element Magic Treasure.

Several Foundation Establishment Cultivators also attacked one after another, the lights of Spells and Magic Treasures flashing chaotically, but the effect was minimal.

This Sea Crocodile was fighting on its home turf and using the mist for cover; it was elusive and extremely difficult to deal with.

Lin Wan did not attack immediately.

He scanned the sea surface, lingering for a moment especially on the spot where the Sea Crocodile had leaped out, and then said to Array Master Zhao: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, the flow of water-element Spiritual power here is abnormal."

"The nodes at the southeast and northwest seem to be weak."

"Can you use a Formation to temporarily disrupt it and force that sea beast to reveal itself?"

Upon hearing this, Array Master Zhao carefully sensed the compass in his hand, then looked at the direction Lin Wan pointed, his eyes lighting up: "Fellow Daoist Lin, great eyesight!"

"There are indeed two turbulent nodes of water-element here!"

"Let me cast the Spell!"

He quickly took out several Formation Flags and threw them in the direction Lin Wan pointed, while his hands formed seals and he chanted incantations.

As the Formation Flags entered the water, spiritual light flickered, and the chaotic water-element Spiritual Qi in the surroundings was immediately drawn in, converging and clashing at those two nodes, forming two small spiritual power vortices.

The Six-Legged Sea Crocodile seemed to be disturbed; its movements stalled, and its hidden figure became a bit clearer under the water.

"Now!"

Feng Yushu seized the opportunity, his folding fan suddenly unfolding, and he fanned fiercely toward the Sea Crocodile!

"Azure Sea Tide Rising!"

On the fan surface, deep blue water light surged, transforming into a blue wave several zhang high and condensed like substance.

Carrying majestic water-element Spiritual Pressure, it swept toward the Sea Crocodile!

The power of this strike was close to the Early Stage of Golden Core!

Feeling the threat, the Sea Crocodile let out an angry roar.

Its whole body glowed with ink-green light, and instead of dodging, it slammed head-on into the blue wave!

"Boom — —!"

The wave and the Sea Crocodile collided fiercely, erupting with a sky-shaking noise.

The seawater exploded, forming a sky full of water mist.

The blue wave dissipated, but the Sea Crocodile was also sent tumbling away, its scales cracked in many places, oozing ink-green blood.

It was clearly injured not lightly.

"Strike while it's down!"

Everyone's spirits were lifted, and all kinds of attacks fell like raindrops, beating the dog in the water.

Seeing the situation was bad, the Sea Crocodile let out an unwilling roar, turned, and dove into the water.

The ink-green blood dissipated on the sea surface and soon disappeared into the depths of the mist.

"It ran away."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This first encounter, though without danger, allowed everyone to see the dangers of the Turbulent Sea Area.

This was only the periphery, and a Peak second-rank Yao Beast was already so difficult to deal with.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Lin and Fellow Daoist Zhao."

Feng Yushu bowed to Lin Wan and Array Master Zhao, the admiration in his eyes deepening.

Lin Wan could spot the water-element Spiritual power nodes at a glance; this kind of perception and insight into the water element was extraordinary.

"Just doing my part."

Lin Wan said indifferently, but his gaze looked toward the deeper parts.

He could feel that when the Sea Crocodile appeared just now, the gray mist around them seemed to become even thicker, and there was a faint, cold, malicious will lurking in the depths of the mist.

"Accelerate, cross this reef area as quickly as possible, and enter the core area of the Misty Reef!"

Feng Yushu ordered.

The bibo ship set off again, traveling with difficulty through the increasingly thick mist and increasingly complex reefs and undercurrents.

Along the way, they encountered several more waves of Yao Beast attacks.

There were "Misty Sound Jellyfish" that were good at sonic attacks, "Acid Octopus" that could spray corrosive acid, and shoals of "Iron-Tooth Arrow Fish" with sharp teeth.

All were repelled or dispersed by the combined efforts of everyone.

However, the ship's protective light shield also consumed a huge amount of energy, its light already quite dim, requiring constant replenishment of Spirit Stones.

After traveling for another two days like this, the surrounding mist had become so thick that one couldn't see one's own fingers; they could only rely on Divine Sense and the ship's Formation to explore.

The seawater was eerily calm, like ink, without a single ripple.

In the air, that power eroding Divine Sense was stronger, and Lin Wan's Divine Sense had been compressed to within fifty zhang.

Others were even worse off.

"This is the place."

Feng Yushu took out that bishui token (slightly different from the one in Lin Wan's hand, seemingly more complete).

The token emitted a soft, pale blue halo, pointing toward the depths of the thick fog directly in front.

"The bishui token's response is the strongest."

"The entrance to the ancient water-element Formation should be not far ahead."

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, it's up to you now."

Array Master Zhao's expression was solemn.

He took out several sets of Formation Flags and Formation Plates that had been prepared long ago and quickly set them up on the deck, while saying: "According to ancient books and the induction of the bishui token, the place ahead should be an outer gate of the ancient 'Azure Wave Vast Expanse Formation'."

"This Formation is based on water, ever-changing, and has the abilities of confusion, trapping, and killing."

"I need to set up the 'Water-Dividing Wave-Stabilizing Formation' here to temporarily stabilize the water-element Spiritual Qi ahead and open up a passage."

"But this Formation requires twelve people to cooperate, inputting Spiritual power simultaneously according to the twelve earthly branch positions to maintain the Formation's operation."

"And when the Formation is activated, it cannot be subjected to violent interference, otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted, and it may even trigger a counterattack from the main Formation."

"How to cooperate, Fellow Daoist Zhao, just give the orders."

Feng Yushu said.

Array Master Zhao quickly distributed the twelve main Formation Flags to Lin Wan, Feng Yushu, the two elders, and the other eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators, assigning positions to each and teaching them simple flag-control incantations.

Lin Wan was assigned the "Zi" position, located directly in front of the ship's bow.

The twelve people took their respective positions, holding the Formation Flags, and slowly injected their Spiritual power.

The Formation Flags lit up, connecting with the core Formation Plate set up by Array Master Zhao on the deck, forming a complex light net that slowly expanded outward, making contact with the thick fog ahead.

"Water-Dividing Wave-Stabilizing, Formation Open!"

Array Master Zhao shouted in a low voice.

The core Formation Plate shone brightly, and the twelve Formation Flags simultaneously shot out thick beams of light, converging into the thick fog ahead.

The thick fog seemed to be stirred by an invisible force, slowly parting to the sides, revealing a passage about three zhang wide, straight ahead, with thin mist.

On both sides of the passage, the mist churned but could not invade even a bit.

The end of the passage was still shrouded in thick fog, making it unclear.

"The passage is open, but it is extremely unstable and can only be maintained for half an hour!"

"Pass through quickly!"

Array Master Zhao's face turned pale; clearly, maintaining this Formation consumed a lot.

"Go!"

Feng Yushu did not hesitate, maneuvering the bibo ship into the passage.

The other Qi Refining Disciples on the ship also performed their duties to maintain the stability of the ship.

Inside the passage, it was unusually calm, without even a trace of wind.

The gray mist churning on both sides was like walls, emitting a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.

Lin Wan could feel that the stability of the passage relied entirely on the Spiritual power continuously input by the twelve of them, as well as Array Master Zhao's control.

Once one person's Spiritual power was insufficient, or the Formation was interfered with, the passage would collapse instantly, swallowed by the violent water-element Spiritual Qi and mist around it.

The ship cautiously sailed in the passage for about a quarter of an hour, and the fog ahead seemed to thin a little, faintly revealing some blurry outlines.

"Almost at the Formation gate!"

Array Master Zhao's voice carried a hint of excitement.

However, just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

"Roar — —!"

A low, ancient, terrifying roar that seemed to come from the ancient ocean suddenly erupted from the depths of the mist on the left side of the passage!

In the roar, it contained an indescribable majesty, violence, and... a trace of crazy, chaotic will!

Immediately after, the wall of mist on the left, as if struck by a giant beast, violently buckled inward, revealing a massive outline!

A terrifying giant claw, covered in thick, greenish-black scales, with five hook-like fingers and fingertips gleaming with a ghostly blue cold light, tore through the mist and slammed fiercely against the light barrier of the passage!

"Boom—!!!"

The entire passage shook violently, and the light barrier emitted a groan of being overwhelmed, flickering unsteadily!

The twelve Formation Flags shook wildly at the same time, and Lin Wan and the other flag-bearers all shuddered violently, their blood and Qi surging, and their spiritual power output instantly became chaotic.

Array Master Zhao let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and the core Formation Plate flashed erratically.

"Steady! It is the 'Bishui Mysterious Turtle' guarding the Formation gate! At least Peak Third Order, comparable to the Late Stage of Golden Core!"

Feng Yushu's expression changed drastically, and he roared, while simultaneously pouring all his spiritual power into the Formation Flag.

The giant claw, having failed to shatter the light barrier with one strike, seemed enraged and violently retracted. Immediately after, a hideous turtle head, as huge as a house, covered in greenish-black bone armor, with eyes blood-red and fangs protruding from its mouth, emerged from the mist. Its cold, crazed gaze locked firmly onto the bibo ship in the passage. It opened its mouth again, spewing out an immensely thick, deep-blue cold breath that exuded an aura capable of freezing all things!

"xuanming true water! Do not take it head-on! Dodge!"

Array Master Zhao shouted hoarsely.

But the passage was narrow and the bibo ship was massive; how could it dodge?

Seeing that the cold breath was about to strike the hull, if the passage were broken, everyone would be buried here.

At this critical moment, a fierce look flashed in Lin Wan's eyes.

He took a sudden step forward, leaving the "Zi" position Formation Flag, and simultaneously tossed the Formation Flag in his hand to a Feng Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator beside him: "Steady the Formation!"

Before the words had even faded, he had already leaped out from the bow, actively moving to meet that terrifying cold breath!

While in mid-air, the five elements sword was already unsheathed, its chaotic dark golden blade appearing exceptionally profound under the reflection of the ghostly blue cold light.

"Fellow Daoist Lin! No!"

Feng Yushu and the others exclaimed.

That was an angry strike from a Peak Third Order Yao Beast, with power comparable to a Late Stage Golden Core Spell; Lin Wan was only at the Foundation Establishment cultivation (or so they thought), how could he take it head-on?

However, Lin Wan turned a deaf ear to the exclamations behind him.

Facing the xuanming true water that was capable of freezing a Golden Core, his expression was extremely grave, yet he felt no fear at all.

Inside his body, the five elements sword core spun crazily, and the remaining sixty percent of his Dan Yuan, along with the lingering essence Qi from the water-fire jade marrow, surged into the five elements sword without reservation.

On the blade, those five tiny sword patterns suddenly lit up, and the five-colored brilliance of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth swirled, faintly forming a tiny chaotic vortex.

"Five Elements rotation, control water with water, overcome cold with fire—Sword Domain, open!"

With a low shout, centered on Lin Wan, the chaotic water-attribute Spiritual Qi within a ten-zhang radius was forcibly stirred and controlled by him!

A weak, yet incredibly resilient embryonic form of the Five Elements Sword Domain was unfolded once more!

Although the range was small and extremely unstable, in this environment filled with water-attribute Spiritual Qi, it had a natural weakening and guiding effect on water-attribute attacks.

The xuanming true water breath slammed fiercely into the Five Elements Sword Domain.

There was no explosion, no shockwave.

The terrifying cold current, the moment it entered the Sword Domain, had its speed drastically reduced, and the extreme cold and destructive power contained within it were continuously decomposed, assimilated, and weakened by the rotating Five Elements power in the Sword Domain.

Especially the water-attribute Spiritual Qi within it, which was even more so pulled and controlled by the Sword Domain in reverse.

Lin Wan's complexion turned paper-white instantly, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his right arm holding the sword was covered in a layer of frost, emitting cracking sounds.

With a body that had not yet recovered from serious injuries, he had forcibly unfolded the Sword Domain to withstand a strike from a Peak Third Order Yao Beast, bearing a massive burden, and his internal injuries were triggered once again.

But he gritted his teeth and held on, forming a hand seal with his left hand, and with a mid-air gesture, he guided the weakened xuanming true water.

"Turn!"

Following his low shout, the cold current, weakened and tamed by the Sword Domain, was forcibly diverted from its path under the guidance of his Five Elements power, grazing the hull of the bibo ship and crashing into the mist on the right, freezing a patch of thick fog into ice crystals that filled the sky and fell with a rustling sound.

It was incredibly close!

"Take this chance! Charge through!"

Feng Yushu was overjoyed and recklessly drove the bibo ship, which shot forward like an arrow from a bow, rushing toward the hazy outline at the end of the passage.

The Bishui Mysterious Turtle did not seem to expect that its attack could be neutralized in such a way; it paused for a moment, then let out an even more furious roar, lifting its other giant claw, intending to strike again.

However, would Lin Wan give it another chance?

The moment he diverted the cold current, he had already forced himself to summon his last bit of Dan Yuan, and he slashed the five elements sword fiercely at the massive turtle head that had emerged!

This sword strike held nothing back.

It fused the initially comprehended five elements sword Intent, contained the spiritual power of water and fire in harmony, and carried a sense of determination to sever everything and return to ruins and annihilation!

"Five Elements Returning to Ruins—Slash!"

A gray, hazy sword mark, only a zhang long, appearing to be able to swallow all light, flashed and vanished, striking precisely upon the Bishui Mysterious Turtle's crimson left eye!

"Chhh—!"

A soft cutting sound rang out, and the Bishui Mysterious Turtle let out an earth-shattering, miserable howl; its left eye instantly exploded, and dark green blood mixed with eerie liquid sprayed out!

The sword mark's momentum did not diminish, leaving a deep, charred mark on the hard bone armor around its eye socket, while the Five Elements Annihilation power contained within the Sword Qi crazily eroded its flesh and Divine Soul!

A Peak Third Order Yao Beast—how formidable was its defense?

Although Lin Wan's sword strike was made with all his might and bolstered by Sword Intent, he could only injure one of its eyes and failed to kill it.

But the pain and shock caused by this sword strike were already enough.

The Bishui Mysterious Turtle, in pain, shook its head wildly, and the other giant claw it had brought down lost its aim, brushing past the edge of the passage and stirring the large patch of mist into even greater Chaos.

In its crazed will, it seemed to have developed an instinctive fear of that gray, hazy sword mark, and it dared not pursue any longer, its massive body slowly retreating back into the dense mist, leaving only its pained roars echoing in the mist, gradually fading away.

Lin Wan, using the force of the rebound, flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the deck of the bibo ship, spitting out another mouthful of blood, his face pale as gold paper, his aura withered to the extreme, and the brilliance of the five elements sword in his hand dim, almost impossible to hold.

Forcibly unleashing the Sword Domain, taking the xuanming true water head-on, and then slashing out with all his strength had nearly exhausted the Dan Yuan and essence Qi he had just recovered, and his injuries had worsened once again.

"Fellow Daoist Lin!"

"Quick, Medicinal Pill!"

Feng Yushu and the others rushed forward, stuffing the best healing Medicinal Pill into Lin Wan's mouth and using their spiritual power to help him dissolve it.

The look they gave Lin Wan had changed from their previous appreciation and regard to deep shock and gratitude.

In that thrilling moment just now, if not for Lin Wan stepping forward to neutralize the xuanming true water with unfathomable means and heavily injuring the Bishui Mysterious Turtle, all of them would likely have become food in the turtle's belly or frozen into ice sculptures.

This Fellow Daoist Lin had definitely hidden his strength!

His true cultivation was likely more than just Foundation Establishment!

That mysterious "Domain" capable of weakening and guiding the xuanming true water, that terrifying sword mark that heavily injured a Peak Third Order Yao Beast—this was definitely not something a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could do!

Could he be a Golden Core Sword Cultivator who had hidden his cultivation?

Thinking of this, the looks everyone gave Lin Wan held a bit more awe.

Lin Wan had no time to worry about what others were thinking; after taking the Medicinal Pill, he barely managed to sit cross-legged and circulate his Cultivation Technique to suppress his injuries.

He knew he had been a bit overconfident this time, and his injuries were likely worse than before.

But the situation just now was critical; if he didn't act, everyone would die.

Moreover, the life-and-death battle with a Peak Third Order Yao Beast, while dangerous, had also given him a deeper understanding of the application of five elements sword Intent and the Sword Domain, especially a deeper understanding of the mutual generation and Restriction changes of "Water" and "Fire" in extreme environments.

Perhaps this, too, was a form of tempering.

"We have reached the end of the passage! It's the Formation gate!"

A surprised shout came from the front.

The bibo ship finally rushed out of the narrow passage, and the view ahead suddenly opened up.

The mist had not completely dispersed, but it was much thinner, and visibility reached several hundred zhang.

What appeared before them was not the island or palace they had expected, but a vast, boundless, mirror-calm, yet eerily deep-blue expanse of water!

In the center of the water area stood a massive memorial archway, a hundred zhang tall, built entirely of some kind of deep-blue crystal, with an ancient and magnificent style, yet covered in cracks and vines!

On the memorial archway, three large characters were engraved in ancient seal script—Bishui Palace!

Behind the memorial archway, the deep-blue water extended, merging with the sky, with no end in sight; only in the distance could the flying eaves and bracket sets of a palace be faintly seen, appearing and disappearing in the thin mist like a mirage.

And where they were at this moment was a small plaza in front of the memorial archway, paved with jade-white sand and stone.

At the edge of the plaza was that deep-blue, unsettlingly calm water.

The bibo ship slowly docked at the edge of the plaza, and everyone disembarked one by one, stepping onto the white sandy ground.

Finally, they had entered the outer area of the Bishui Palace ruins.

Looking back, the passage they had come through had already closed, swallowed once again by the dense mist.

Only that huge memorial archway stood quietly, exuding an ancient, desolate, yet majestic aura, as if silently recounting the glory of the past and the loneliness of the present.

"Bishui Palace... we have really entered!"

Feng Yushu could not hide his excitement, looking at that huge memorial archway with burning light in his eyes.

Most of the others were the same; having gone through hardships and finally reached their destination, the joy and anticipation diluted the thrill and lingering fear from just before.

Only Lin Wan, in the gaps of his breathing exercises, swept his gaze over the calm deep-blue water and the faintly visible outline of the palace in the distance, but his brows furrowed slightly.

It was too quiet here.

Eerily quiet.

Moreover, the bishui token in his bosom, the moment he entered this place, trembled even more violently, faintly pointing toward the depths of the water area.

And his other void five elements token also transmitted a trace of extremely weak, yet crystal-clear resonance!

The direction of the resonance was exactly the same as the bishui token, pointing toward the deepest part of the water area, in the direction of that phantom image of the palace!

Could it be that the Bishui Palace ruins and the third fragment guided by the void five elements token were in the same place?

Or perhaps this Bishui Palace itself had some connection to the Five Elements Sect and that "Five Elements Returning to Ruins" Cave Heaven?

Doubts arose in Lin Wan's heart, but this was not the time to delve into them.

He needed to recover some of his strength as soon as possible to deal with the depths of these ruins, which appeared calm but might actually harbor even greater dangers.

"Everyone, we have entered the outskirts of Bishui Palace. This place appears calm, but ancient Sect ruins are never safe places. Everyone be careful, do not separate, let us first explore this plaza and the memorial archway to see if there are any clues or Restrictions."

Feng Yushu suppressed his excitement and calmly gave the order.

Everyone nodded, each on guard, and began to explore this white plaza and that huge memorial archway.

Lin Wan, supported by a Feng Family Disciple, walked to a relatively clean piece of jade stone at the edge of the plaza and sat down to continue his breathing exercises.

But his Divine Sense had already quietly covered the entire plaza and cautiously probed toward the deep-blue water area.

The moment his Divine Sense touched the water area, an icy, bone-chilling cold that seemed capable of freezing the Soul was fed back along his Divine Sense!

What shocked him even more was that beneath the calm water surface, his Divine Sense could not penetrate, as if it were blocked by an invisible, yet incredibly resilient barrier!

There was something wrong with this water.