Chapter 726

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing's mind stirred, and his Divine Sense spread out like a tide; a moment later the corner of his mouth twitched upward: "There is a nest underwater."

The group went deeper underwater for about a hundred zhang, and sure enough an entrance built from giant coral and Xuan Iron appeared.

A monster's nest and a cultivator's Cave Abode have a huge difference; one of them is obstructions.

It is also called formations and restrictions.

A monster's nest entrance is obvious, the internal space is huge, and moreover most are messy.

A cultivator's Cave Abode is different; not only is it small, but there also exist numerous formations and restrictions, and it will even disguise itself; under normal circumstances it cannot be discovered.

Soon, Xu Zhangqing and the others passed through a layer of Water Curtain and entered the Xuan Armor Giant Ao's nest.

Inside was piled full of things, obviously the Giant Ao's plunder over many years.

Dozens of Deep Sea Spirit Jade containing pure Spiritual Energy were stacked in the corner.

On the stone platform were placed several rare underwater Spirit Plants, Ink Leaf Water Lotus.

There were also quite a few cultivator Magic Treasures that had been gnawed on; although damaged, they can be repaired.

However, what was most surprising was that in the stone nest inside the Cave Abode, several juvenile Xuan Armor Ao were actually curled up.

An adult Xuan Armor Ao has a huge body, but when young they were surprisingly only palm-sized.

The Xuan Armor was not deep purple, but light blue; one look and you know it has not yet hardened.

A pair of round little eyes showed bewilderment; seeing someone intrude, they were scared into curling into a ball.

Xu Zhangqing said with a smile: "Lao Mu will thank me."

He raised his hand and opened his Personal Space; a suction force arose, drawing the Spirit Jade, Ink Leaf Water Lotus, damaged Magic Treasures inside the Cave Abode, along with those few juvenile Xuan Armor Ao, all into it.

Zhu Rong teased: "This Xuan Armor Giant Ao is much richer than the Ink Scale Thunder Fin Fish."

Gonggong nodded: "After all, it is the overlord of a water domain; its heritage is naturally profound."

The group lingered no longer, turned, and returned to the Thunder Dragon Water-Avoiding Boat.

After boarding, the Thunder Dragon Water-Avoiding Boat accelerated, speeding toward the direction of Yaoguang Cave.

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The Thunder Dragon Water-Avoiding Boat sailed in the sea domain for several days, finally stopping in a stretch of sea enveloped by lightning aura.

Not far ahead, a giant mountain stood between sea and sky.

The rock walls were covered with gullies of varying depths, looking both as if split by a giant axe and as if left by water currents scouring for hundreds of millions of years.

Gonggong pointed at a cave mouth and said: "We have arrived at Yaoguang Cave!"

Yaoguang Cave's predecessor was the Ancient Xuan River Source; later the Xuan River dried up, and coupled with the Dragon Tiger Immortal Sect moving mountains and filling seas, this scene was thus created.

Xia Fang the cave mouth extended a vast cracked riverbed; those cracks reached several zhang deep, and ancient buried fossils could faintly be seen at the bottom.

Although it has been dry for ten thousand years, one can still feel the lingering pure Water Qi.

It intertwines with the violent lightning Qi in the air, forming a peculiar aura.

Xu Zhangqing activated the Thunder Control Talisman; a layer of blue Protective Shield enveloped his body: "Let's go in and take a look."

He put away the Thunder Dragon Water-Avoiding Boat, then flew toward the cave mouth together with everyone.

As they continuously approached, the shield rippled with rings of waves.

From this it can be seen that the situation here is even more severe than imagined.

Everyone smoothly reached the cave mouth, only to see a pale blue Water Curtain suspended ahead.

This Water Curtain is not ordinary seawater, but the origin power left after the Xuan River dried up, carrying a faint coolness, forming a stark contrast with the dry heat inside the cave.

Gonggong stepped forward, fingertips condensing magic power, then lightly touched the Water Curtain; it immediately split open a gap.

Xu Zhangqing had two Spirit Plant Puppets lead the way, several Avatars guarding the surroundings, and only then did they pass through the Water Curtain and enter the interior.

Inside the cave there is a world apart; the entrance area is a winding stone path, the path narrow, only allowing two people to pass side by side.

The stone crevices were densely crawling with black demonic insects, like a flowing ink-black tide.

These demonic insects varied in size; the small were only thumb-thick, the large as big as a fist; their carapaces were covered in fine cracks.

Dark green slime seeping from the cracks dripped onto the rock, instantly emitting a "sizzle" sound, unexpectedly able to easily corrode through hard rock walls.

Their heads were flat, without antennae; eyes turbid white and hollow.

Serrated mouthparts opening and closing made a "click-click" sound, making one's scalp tingle.

Eight pairs of legs with barbs crawling on the stone path converged into a "rustling" sound, as if to submerge the entire stone path.

Xu Zhangqing had previously seen them through Xu Zixiao's Shared Vision, so he was not surprised.

Tai Bai flung a golden streak shooting at the nearest demonic insect, instantly piercing it: "These demonic insects seem to have had their minds eroded by lightning power; now they act only on instinct."

The demonic insect's corpse fell to the ground, and was quickly devoured completely by others of the same kind.

The group did not linger much, choosing to continue deeper.

Xu Qiansui's palm lit up with the 'Feng' character; a thousand golden streaks condensed into golden long spears, sweeping the demonic insects clean wherever they passed.

Demonic insects touched by the golden light instantly turned to flying ash, unable to resist at all.

Xu Zixiao held a Wooden Sword; sword light flashing, he killed the demonic insects crawling out from both sides one by one; as the Withering Devouring Rune lit up, it unexpectedly absorbed the faint Spiritual Energy left by the demonic insects to nourish itself.

Proceeding deeper along the stone path for several li, the scenery inside the cave gradually changed.

The rock walls of the Outer Region faintly glowed with purple light; fine lightning threads floated in the air, and touching the skin one only felt a slight numbness.

For Golden Core Late Stage cultivators and above, this level of power can be completely ignored.

Walking further in, a rumbling sound resounded.

Not the faint rumbling of the Outer Perimeter, but like ten thousand war drums beating simultaneously, shaking eardrums until they ached.

Charred traces began to appear on the rock walls on both sides of the stone path, cracks split open on the ground, and rolling dark red slurry could be seen within them.

Those black demon insects avoided this place one after another; occasionally a few accidentally fell into the cracks, were instantly swallowed by the dark red slurry, and melted without even emitting a single scream.

Everyone's footsteps gradually slowed; the thunder power here was sufficient to pose a threat to them.

Moreover, further ahead was the Core Area of Yaoguang Cave, which must be treated with caution.

As Xu Zhangqing continued forward, the Wood Spirit Root inside his body began to stir, becoming exceptionally excited.

You must know, he already had a sliver of opportunity to give birth to a Thunder Spirit Root.

Now that he had arrived here, this feeling became increasingly intense.

And after everyone passed through a district full of lightning threads, the scene before them made them hold their breath.

The core was a Floating Thunder Domain; countless silver, purple, gold, and black lightning bolts intertwined, forming giant vortexes one after another.

They rotated wildly, their might simply world-destroying.

Lightning struck the rocks below; those giant stones several zhang high instantly turned to dust, not leaving a single trace.

Even stranger, where lightning was densest, space actually showed slight trembling, strands of Law Power clearly flowing, making onlookers shrink back in awe.

And in the deepest part of the Thunder Domain, a huge black shadow could be faintly seen; it was wrapped in countless lightning bolts, and though its specific form could not be made out, an ancient and terrifying aura could be felt!