138: The Elf Princess Appears

Bai Lingyue no longer delayed and directly sat cross-legged in front of the Formation.

Her hands quickly formed seals, and strands of pure Spiritual Qi overflowed from her fingertips, probing into the Formation to find the hidden energy nodes.

Mo Yan stood by her side, acting as her Protector.

At the same time, he was also contemplating.

Such an exquisite Formation must be guarding something extraordinary.

Perhaps there were other surprises.

Two hours later.

Fine beads of sweat permeated Bai Lingyue's forehead.

Breaking a Formation of this Rank consumed a great deal of her Mental Energy.

Hum—!

Accompanied by a buzzing sound.

Just as Bai Lingyue was about to cut off the last energy node, the entire Formation glowed intensely red, and violent energy surged back along her Spiritual Qi!

"Not good!" Her pretty face turned pale.

Mo Yan quickly extended his palm and pressed it against her back, saying in a deep voice, "Steady your mind, I'll help you suppress it!"

The influx of Spiritual Qi instantly helped Bai Lingyue stabilize the runaway energy within her body.

Finally, the last energy node was severed by her.

All the runes burst forth with dazzling light at the same time.

The next second, the light quickly dimmed, and the entire Formation, like a sandcastle losing its support, disintegrated and dissipated inch by inch.

"I have fulfilled my mission; the Formation has been undone."

Bai Lingyue raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her brow, and as her taut Mental Energy relaxed, her body uncontrollably swayed backward.

Mo Yan, quick-eyed and quick-handed, stepped forward and supported her shoulder.

"Are you alright?"

A warm sensation came from her shoulder, and a faint blush appeared on Bai Lingyue's originally pale cheeks.

She leaned on Mo Yan's arm for half a second before steadying herself and shaking her head.

"The consumption was a bit high, but I'll be fine after some rest."

Mo Yan released his hand and nodded approvingly, "You've worked hard. We'll go down once you've recovered."

As the Formation became ineffective, the originally flat center of the pool floor silently cracked open, and a stone staircase, wide enough for only one person, slowly extended downward.

A gentle energy aura slowly emanated from below the steps.

He took out some dried meat and clear water from his talent space and distributed them to the accompanying Soldiers and Bai Lingyue: "You all go and replenish your strength first, I'll stand guard!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

The Soldiers took the food, and gratitude showed on their faces.

After eating the dried meat, Bai Lingyue walked to a nearby rock and sat down, entering a state of Meditation, with a faint blue glow surrounding her body.

After a while, Bai Lingyue finished her Meditation, and the blue glow surrounding her gradually dissipated, merging back into her body.

Opening her eyes, she met Mo Yan's deep gaze, which was fixed on the passage below.

She stood up, her tone returning to its usual coolness: "My Lord, rest assured, this subordinate is now fine and can depart at any time."

Mo Yan calmly shifted his gaze.

"Since you've recovered, then prepare to depart."

"Ten of you will stay behind and guard this entrance. No one is allowed to go down until we return." He turned to the twenty elite Soldiers, "The rest of you, follow me."

"Yes, My Lord!"

Bai Lingyue walked to the front, leading the way down.

Mo Yan followed behind her, with ten Soldiers close behind.

The further down they went, the more intense the energy of water and fire intertwined became.

The air was filled with a refreshing fragrance.

After walking about a hundred meters, the downward stone steps finally reached their end.

Before them was an even vaster underground space.

On the ground and walls, countless runes, even older and more complex than the Formation outside, were inscribed.

These runes formed a vast network, continuously drawing energy from deep within the earth's pulse.

In the center was a small lake about ten meters in diameter.

The lake had no water.

Instead, it was filled with a slowly flowing orange-red liquid light, like liquid amber.

The surface of the lake emitted astonishing life force and pure fire element energy.

Around the lake, a circle of strange fiery red plants grew.

Their leaves were translucent crimson, and within their veins, it seemed as if magma slowly flowed.

At the top of each plant, a palm-sized flower, flickering and burning like a flame, bloomed.

"Such rich Spiritual Qi!" A Spearmen couldn't help but exclaim; he felt that just by taking a breath, the blood in his body seemed to ignite.

Bai Lingyue was also stunned by the sight before her.

"This life force... There's no mistake, this is the Elf Spring!"

Mo Yan's gaze had long been attracted by the orange-red small lake in the center.

Value Insight!

Name: Fire Element - Elf Spring (Large)

Quality: Legendary

Type: Special Resource Point

Description: A spring of life that can only be born when Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Earth Vein True Fire converge in a special environment, after tens of thousands of years.

The spring water contains the purest fire element energy, a treasure for fire-type beings, capable of cleansing Bloodline, promoting evolution, healing injuries, and is an essential item for hatching fire-type pet beast eggs.

Special Effects: Can be harvested (the energy will slowly dissipate once the spring water leaves the spring source).

Can be transplanted (requires special Dao tools).

Long-term Cultivation here and consumption can greatly improve the efficiency of fire-type Cultivation Technique.

Overall Value: Extremely High!

"Legendary quality!"

This underground journey yielded far more than Mo Yan had imagined.

An Epic-Rank troop building, a super-large Fire Crystal Stone Vein, and now a Legendary Elf Spring.

He was incredibly lucky.

Just as everyone was awestruck by the sight before them, the amber-colored Elf Spring suddenly changed.

The originally calm liquid surface began to ripple in circles.

Immediately afterward, a small head made of orange-red flames cautiously emerged from the spring water.

Its face was a soft halo, and two bright golden lights curiously observed Mo Yan's group of uninvited guests.

"What is it?" A Soldier subconsciously tightened his grip on his spear.

"Don't move!" Mo Yan low-growled, his gaze sharp.

He felt no malice from this little thing.

It seemed Mo Yan's voice startled it, and the small head "whoosh" back into the spring water.

But soon, more specks of light emerged from the spring water.

One, two, ten, hundreds...

In the blink of an eye, the entire surface of the Elf Spring was covered with dense, hundreds of Fire Elfs.

They all appeared in the form of boys and girls, their bodies composed of flickering flames, and within their translucent bodies, an energy core could be seen.

They looked at Mo Yan and the others curiously, but none dared to approach, only observing from afar and emitting silent whispers.

Just then, in the center of the spring, a brilliant light erupted.

A figure with a clearer outline than the other Fire Elfs slowly rose from the spring water.

Her hair was bright and ethereal, and on her head, a small, exquisite crown made of pure golden flames was burning.

As soon as she appeared, all the surrounding Fire Elfs quieted down and bowed to her.

"Elf Princess?" It was Mo Yan's first time seeing a real Elf.

At this moment, the Elf Princess looked directly at him.

[Outsider... Why have you trespassed into the Holy Land of the Fire Elf Clan?] This voice was not language, but rather her thoughts transmitted to Mo Yan.