Chapter 294: 294. Chapter 294: The Strange Stone Stele

294. Chapter 294: The Strange Stone Stele

Everyone followed Luo Shen's gaze and saw the stream they had just overlooked.

"What's wrong with this place?"

Lv Luo couldn't help but ask; aside from being somewhat corrosive, she didn't feel anything amiss.

"Natasha, do you sense anything in this?"

Luo Shen fixed her gaze on Natasha and asked with concern.

Natasha thought back carefully and then said, "I can sense a nameless power in the water, which in turn has affected the entire stream, but I am not sure what it is."

As members of the Mermaid Race, they were naturally sensitive to water sources, even if they could only perceive the difference.

"Then what should we do now?"

Su Chen was a bit confused; he rubbed his head and in the end, could only pin his hopes on Luo Shen.

Luo Shen curled her lips slightly, turned her gaze back to Natasha, and revealed a hint of a smile: "Don't you have the Mermaid Race's supreme treasure, the Universe Pearl, on you? The Universe Pearl is formed from gathered spiritual water; dealing with this little thing is naturally not a problem."

Once these words were spoken, everyone's confusion was instantly cleared.

As the supreme treasure of the Mermaid Race, the Universe Pearl had been extremely useful hundreds of thousands of years ago; it could ensure that the entire water territory of the Mermaid Race remained pure and unpolluted, and could even achieve the effect of balancing yin and yang. It could be said to be a supreme treasure that all aquatic races dreamed of.

However, the conditions for using this Universe Pearl were also extremely harsh; one must have an innate water element Sacred Body. Even for the Mermaid Race, who were the darlings of water and innate masters of the water element, very few were able to control the Universe Pearl.

But once such a treasure fell into the hands of Lanbo, it would immediately become a death-inducing talisman.

Not to mention that he couldn't exert its maximum effect in his hands, he only wanted to use the Universe Pearl to balance the yin and yang of the Dragon Race's flames to prevent himself from being harmed.

Everyone instantly fixed their eyes on Natasha. Natasha met their gaze, nodded firmly, and then summoned the Universe Pearl.

Over the past few days, the two had already merged with each other, and since the Universe Pearl had become her Life-bound Dharma Artifact, it naturally became stained with her aura. The pale blue bead contained ancient and dense incantations in a faint, pale gold, possessing the power of the Heavenly Dao's laws.

The Universe Pearl slowly rose into mid-air, emitting a dazzling light, and finally landed above that pool of stream water.

The originally calm and waveless stream suddenly began to churn violently, as if something inside was about to break through the water.

It was clearly just a stream, yet at this moment, it was like a raging sea with monstrous waves. For some reason, bursts of thunder and lightning also sounded in the sky, and the entire sky was gloomily overcast.

After a long time, the Universe Pearl faded its light, as if it had completed its mission, and obediently returned to Natasha's hand.

"It's done."

Natasha was, after all, at the Great Saint Realm Peak, but it had taken quite a bit of effort to forcibly purify this river water, and now she was extremely weak.

Su Chen hurriedly stepped forward to support her considerately and asked with concern: "How do you feel now? I have some Spirit Replenishing Pills here; take them first."

Natasha took the Pill. Because her Spiritual Power was exhausted, her lips were slightly pale, but she still smiled happily and looked at Su Chen, saying: "Thank you, Master. I am fine; I am very happy to be able to help Master."

Seeing such an intimate scene between the two, everyone present felt a bit jealous, but no one said anything.

Luo Shen steadied her mind, then thoughtfully squatted down, reached out, and gently cupped a handful of the stream water. She then said: "There are no longer any restrictions in the stream water; it is safe."

The previous stream water was less corrosive and more like a curse; it would cause the time of everything that entered it to accelerate, disappearing completely in the blink of an eye.

"The Illusion Realm still exists; could this stream be a bridge to something? The reason it was like this was to hide the things that exist inside."

Yi Zhuyue said tentatively.

But after thinking it over, she felt it didn't make sense. This Illusion Realm was territory the Dragon Race used to defend against outsiders; since it was to defend against outsiders, why would they place very important things in this Secret Realm?

"It looks like the space was torn due to an accident; this long river shouldn't have appeared here."

Lv Luo couldn't help but say. Ever since the taboo of the river water was lifted, she could clearly feel that with the river as a divide, there was a great difference in the aura on both sides.

"Then what do we do now? Should we go over?"

Yi Zhuyue first glanced at Su Chen before fixing her gaze on the others.

"Since we're already here, not going would be a bit unreasonable. Perhaps we can use this to get out; after all, there's no other way over there."

Su Chen smiled slightly and said nonchalantly.

As his voice fell, the few of them began to prepare for crossing the stream.

Unexpectedly, the river looked shallow, but after entering, they discovered the water had reached their thighs, and every step taken inside was extremely difficult.

It took the group a full two quarter-hours to walk across the short river before they finally reached the shore.

As soon as they stepped onto the bank, the scene instantly spun around. If the previous place was a dense, boundless forest, now it was gullies and valleys revealing mystery everywhere.

Countless mountains stood in the distance, the trees were deep and secluded, and the air felt very dry, looking more like the Dragon Race's territory outside.

When they looked back, they could no longer see the scenery on the other side of the river. It seemed there were unique restrictions here; it was clear that there were some things inside that the Dragon Race did not want outsiders to know about.

Thinking of this, the group steadied their minds and continued forward.

There was nothing along the way, but there were many stone steles. The steles were carved with ancient and dense patterns. These patterns looked like pictures, but because too much time had passed, they had faded from their original appearance, and one could only vaguely make out the general shape.

One could vaguely see a Dragon on top, with Dragons kneeling below. The Dragon standing in the high position looked heroic and martial, but it was different from an ordinary Dragon. Su Chen felt it looked familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it.

The further they went inside, the more stone steles there were, until they finally almost formed a scroll of paintings.

The Dragon that was originally revered by ten thousand people suddenly turned into the appearance of a human. What that human looked like could no longer be seen clearly, but one could vaguely see that he was extremely noble, and below were his worshippers.

"These stone steles seem to be historical monuments, recording things that happened to the Dragon Race in the past."

Lv Luo couldn't help but say, "I don't know why, but I always feel that this place is like an Altar, existing to guard something very important."

Lv Luo pouted and voiced her speculation. Everything here, without exception, highlighted holiness and solemnity; whether it was the stone steles or the surrounding furnishings, everything was very particular. (End of chapter)