"My lords, you are always so unhurried!"
After Li Bai and Qi Jiguang entered the gateway, they arrived in another space. Standing there, besides Lao Fuzi and Dean Zhang, there were no other living beings around.
"This must be the true location of the Dragon Burial Immortal Emperor's secret treasure!" Qi Jiguang said solemnly, looking at their surroundings and sensing the ancient aura.
"General Qi is right. This is the true location, a place never reached in tens of thousands of excavations. The real slaughter is coming, but I am powerless," Lao Fuzi said with a face full of sorrow.
As his words fell, a deafening roar came from a great hall about several hundred zhang away. Immediately, dozens of beings shot out, and blood splattered everywhere.
"We found this first! Hand it over!"
"Nonsense! What I desire, I have never failed to obtain!"
It wasn't just this one spot; killing was breaking out everywhere. This area, having not been excavated, possessed resources that made living beings extremely greedy.
"This is the nature of all living beings. Faced with such temptations, if they are suppressed by immense power, it will eventually reignite," Li Bai said softly, looking at the distant lights.
"To make them completely do as you wish, it is not an easy task!"
"General Qi, we should be on our way!"
"Indeed!"
"Lao Fuzi, Dean Zhang, we'll take our leave!"
Qi Jiguang cupped his hands in salute to Lao Fuzi and Dean Zhang, then followed Li Bai across the void, quickly disappearing from Lao Fuzi's sight.
"Lao Fuzi, I always feel that Li Bai and Qi Jiguang are not simple. With their Xuanxian realm, they ventured this deep and remained unharmed despite being pursued by the Zi Lei Sect and others. I feel they might have secrets," Dean Zhang said slowly, watching the disappearing figures. Su Dan Novel Network
"Every living being has their secrets."
"Let's go!"
Lao Fuzi sighed and slowly walked towards the depths.
In the void, dozens of breaths passed. Li Bai and Qi Jiguang crossed countless pavilions and halls. Along the way, slaughter continued to unfold. Perhaps for an ordinary immortal treasure, perhaps for an ordinary pill, several beings might fall for it.
The two traveled swiftly and soon arrived at a plaza within a sparsely populated cluster of buildings.
"This place hasn't been excavated, and there's more inheritance here, but we can't be careless. The Zi Lei Sect might recover at any moment. For an Immortal Monarch expert, capturing us wouldn't be difficult!" Qi Jiguang said with a worried tone, stepping onto the plaza.
Hearing this, Li Bai also frowned and replied, "The Emperor only ordered us to investigate; we are not here to seek the Emperor's corpse. Although we possess the Li Yuanba Illustrated Scroll, we cannot resort to its ultimate power for mere Immortal Monarch experts!"
"You are right! Not until it's absolutely necessary. Let's go!" The two passed the plaza and entered a straight avenue, with many exquisite and luxurious buildings and pavilions along the way.
They didn't stop at all. The Great Han didn't lack divine immortal treasures. For some time, Gan Jiang had been refining them, preparing for the next stage of development for the Great Han heroes. The most precious and best things of the Dragon Burial Immortal Emperor's secret treasure must be stored in the most core location, perhaps even on his person.
Walking along the straight avenue, the magnificent palaces and pavilions were not vastly different in style from the current era. Some halls and pavilions were even protected by great formations. This vast complex of buildings was like the Dragon Burial Immortal Emperor had thrown an entire city into a grotto-heaven.
As Li Bai and Qi Jiguang walked, they didn't find the core architectural palaces but instead encountered many mountain peaks.
"Judging by the scale, first there were rows of pavilions and halls, and then rows of mountain peaks. It looks like the arrangement style of a sect or power!"
Observing the changing scenery along the way, Li Bai pointed to the peaks hidden amidst the white clouds in the distance and said softly.
"Do you see that palace ahead? Its layout and specifications far surpass what we've seen before. Perhaps there's something inside. Let's go and search it!" Qi Jiguang mused.
"General Qi is right. If there are good things in this complex, apart from this palace, they would likely be within those mountain peaks," Li Bai said, looking towards the palace Qi Jiguang had mentioned. Although this palace wasn't in the center, it was the last hall of the complex and the closest to the mountains that followed.
"This palace is so large, General Qi. It might be best for us to split up for now to save unnecessary time," Li Bai said with a smile.
"Alright."
Qi Jiguang replied calmly, then strode forward, heading towards the left side of the palace.
Li Bai glanced at the sky behind them, detecting no signs of any living beings. His figure flickered, and he charged into the right side of the hall.
The large palace was mostly empty. The two met in the center, disappointed, then looked towards the space deep within. Upon closer inspection, a vast landscape painting appeared. They examined the painting from top to bottom and found that it had been imbued with divine abilities. Reaching out to touch it, it felt like a water surface, rippling with waves. The painting depicted palaces and halls, as well as mountain scenery, but there were no living beings, as if it were a dead land.
As they looked closer, the landscape painting suddenly shone brightly, pulling them into its world. With a thunderous boom, they heard a roaring sound, and their vision turned white, but their senses soon recovered.
"Splash!"
"Splash!"
The sound of flowing water reached their ears. Glancing around, they knew they were within the world of the landscape painting. The surrounding flowing immortal energy continuously impacted them. With such abundant immortal energy nourishment, they knew that if they cultivated here long-term, it would be at least seven to eight times more effective than outside.
However, they dared not linger, not knowing the purpose for which this item was created. After several failed attempts, they had no choice but to proceed deeper.
Powerful prohibitions existed in the void, forcing them to trek over mountain after mountain. Strangely, they were extremely tired, yet their immortal energy was not depleted in the slightest. They advanced endlessly in this landscape world like mortals.
In the outer world, between the mountains depicted in the landscape painting, two figures drenched in sweat appeared.