Chapter 183: Taking a Shortcut Through the Yinhai

Nudi waved her hand impatiently: "Less nonsense! The Taiyang Shendian certainly exists! In my previous life, I even went there several times!"

Zhang Yi immediately became interested, his eyes brightening.

He hurriedly asked: "Oh? Then what does the Taiyang Shendian look like? Is the Jinwu inside as good-looking as me?"

Nudi rolled her eyes at him: "Want to know? Then hurry up and coax the Demon Emperor into preparing dry rations for us so we can set off as soon as possible; won't you know once we go there?"

Zhang Yi felt helpless and could only agree.

He turned and left Nudi's room, but muttered to himself: This Nudi is truly a difficult one to deal with!

He found the Demon Emperor and relayed Nudi's request.

Upon hearing that Nudi was still determined to leave and head to the Taiyang Shendian, the Demon Emperor was also helpless.

He could only order his subordinates to prepare supplies.

However, just when Zhang Yi thought the matter was finally settled.

The Demon Emperor suddenly said: "Brother Zhang, since you are going to the Taiyang Shendian, then... then I shall go along too!"

Zhang Yi was shocked, thinking he had misheard.

He pointed at the Demon Emperor and stammered: "You... you are going too? Are... are you crazy?"

The Demon Emperor, however, looked earnest: "Of course I must go! That is the Taiyang Shendian! The legendary holy land of the Jinwu! As the Demon Emperor, how can I not go and see it for myself?"

Zhang Yi clutched his forehead; what kind of situation was this!

It was normal for him to go to the Taiyang Shendian since he had awakened the Jinwu bloodline, but why were these guys getting more proactive than the last?

However, Zhang Yi certainly knew that the Demon Emperor was purely going to join in the fun.

He was doing it to be with Nudi.

Having no other choice, Zhang Yi could only agree to the Demon Emperor accompanying them.

Zhang Yi scratched his head and asked nonchalantly: "I say, Demon Emperor, if you leave, what will happen to the Yao Di Fu? Who will help you look after your little patch of land?"

The Demon Emperor waved his hand grandly, looking heroic: "Brother Zhang, rest assured! I will set up a barrier to seal the Yao Di Fu, and as for other trivial matters, just leave them to those Demon Generals and Demon Ministers to handle!"

Zhang Yi nodded and chuckled inwardly; this kid was really willing to pay a heavy price to chase after a girl!

His eyes rolled, and he immediately began to coax: "Brother, look at how long and arduous our journey is; shouldn't we prepare some spirit fruits and spirit springs? It would be good to satisfy our cravings and replenish our energy on the road, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon Emperor immediately patted his chest and guaranteed: "Brother Zhang, rest assured! I already thought of this small matter! Leave it to me!"

Having said that, he clapped his hands, and several subordinates immediately filed in.

They placed several huge bundles on the ground with a "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Zhang Yi looked at the mountain-like pile of bundles and was instantly dumbfounded, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.

"This... so many?!"

The Demon Emperor smiled triumphantly: "How about it, Brother Zhang, is that enough?"

Zhang Yi clicked his tongue and swallowed hard.

"Enough... enough! Too many! With this much stuff, it would be enough for a hundred people, let alone our family plus you!"

He muttered to himself: This Demon Emperor is truly a spendthrift!

However, it was better to have more supplies; he wouldn't have to worry about going hungry on the road!

After everything was prepared, Zhang Yi decided to set off the next day.

That evening.

Zhang Yi returned to his quarters and told Mother Jubiao, the Pterosaur, and the others about leaving for the Taiyang Shendian the next day.

Upon hearing this, Mother Jubiao was not surprised at all; instead, she revealed a meaningful smile.

"I knew that kid would definitely follow along!"

Zhang Yi looked puzzled: "Mother, how did you guess?"

Mother Jubiao smiled mysteriously: "Because I understand men!"

Zhang Yi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood; what was with this look in his mother's eyes that seemed to see through everything?

The next morning, the sun rose, and the clouds were filled with ten thousand rays of light.

Zhang Yi's group set off in a grand procession.

Nudi remained her usual aloof self, walking at the very front without looking to the side.

The Demon Emperor, like a tag-along, followed closely behind Nudi, fawning over her and asking after her well-being.

Zhang Yi brought Mother Jubiao and the Pterosaur at the very back.

From time to time, he looked back at the Demon Emperor's sycophantic appearance and secretly found it amusing.

Along the way, the Demon Emperor tried all sorts of ways to please Nudi, offering fresh spirit fruits one moment.

And bringing out treasured spirit springs the next, treating Nudi as if she were his ancestor.

However, Nudi turned a blind eye to his fawning and remained as cold as ever.

After walking for about half a day, Zhang Yi took out the map.

He studied it carefully by the sunlight.

"This Taiyang Shendian is really far away!"

He couldn't help but mutter.

The Demon Emperor nearby leaned over and glanced at the map.

He immediately pointed to a winding blue line and said: "Brother Zhang, look, we can take a shortcut and go directly through the Yinhai; it will save quite a bit of time!"

Zhang Yi's eyes brightened; Yinhai? Wasn't that the Demon Emperor's territory?

Taking this route would definitely be safer!

"Good idea, brother! Let's do that!"

Thus, the group turned toward the Yinhai and dove into the sea in a grand procession.

At first, Yinhai was relatively calm, exuding a sense of mystery.

But as they gradually went deeper, all sorts of bizarre fish monsters began to appear frequently.

"What... what on earth is this?!"

Even the knowledgeable Yao Di could not help but exclaim aloud.

Zhang Yi looked at Yao Di like that and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"I say, brother, this is your territory! You don't even know there are so many monsters in this Yinhai yourself? How did you even become this Yao Di?"

Yao Di awkwardly scratched the back of his head, "Hehe, Brother Zhang, I usually live in the Yao Di Fu and rarely come down into Yinhai... who knew it would be... so lively here..."

His voice grew quieter as he spoke, clearly lacking confidence.

Suddenly, a massive tentacle stretched out from the darkness, violently wrapped around Yao Di's waist, and dragged him toward the deep sea!

Yao Di slashed it off with a single sword strike.

He shouted sternly, "I am the Yao Di! Listen, creatures of Yinhai, clear a path for me at once!"

The monsters in the sea didn't buy Yao Di's act at all; they continued to wrap and bite as they pleased.

Yao Di's shout of "I am the Yao Di" rang out thunderously, yet it didn't manage to scare off even a few small fry.

On the contrary, those fish monsters that hadn't gained intelligence became even more excited upon hearing the commotion and swarmed toward them one after another.

Yao Di was so embarrassed that his handsome face flushed bright red.

Zhang Yi watched from the side and nearly laughed out loud.

He patted the neck of the Quetzalcoatlus and said, "Old pal, clear the way ahead! Let's not let these blind things delay our journey."

The Quetzalcoatlus let out a long cry and swung its dragon tail, whipping up a powerful current.

It sent those fish monsters scattering in all directions.

As Zhang Yi followed the group forward, he kept a watchful eye on the surrounding environment.

He discovered that within this Yinhai, there were many energy bodies floating about, flickering with a faint light.

These energy bodies contained pure energy; if one could refine and absorb them, it would be of great benefit to increasing one's strength.