Chapter 1070: Onward

Chapter 1070: Onward

"Fellow Daoist Lei, that Lekima has a very strange and unpredictable personality. Just because it's gone now doesn't mean that it won't suddenly come back to attack us again later. Hence, I think we should join forces and explore this Eon Pagoda together. What do you say?" Jin Liu proposed.

Lei Yuce was very happy to oblige with this suggestion, and he took an excited glance at Su Anqian as he immediately replied, "That would be fantastic! I'll be in your care then, Fellow Daoist Jin."

Everyone else in Lei Yuce's group had just witnessed the power of Jin Liu's trio, particularly the incredible power displayed by Han Li, so they naturally raised no objections to this, either.

Even though Lan Yan didn't want to travel with Han Li, she was only going to turn everyone against her by objecting to the proposal, so she chose to remain silent.

"In that case, let's set off right away, Fellow Daoist Lei," Jin Liu said with a smile.

Having had some time to rest and recuperate, everyone had already recovered somewhat, and thus, they continued onward.

In the wake of Lekima's departure, the howling winds sweeping through the area had already mostly subsided, so everyone was able to fly onward without much trouble.

However, everyone was rather apprehensive of another potential attack from Lekima, so they didn't dare to travel at full speed.

"Fellow Daoist Lei, you reached this level before us, have you managed to find the spatial door leading to the next level?" Su Anqian suddenly asked.

"Truth be told, we only arrived on this level not long ago, and we didn't get a chance to do much exploring before we encountered Lekima, so I'm afraid I know next to nothing about the layout of this level," Lei Yuce hurriedly replied, and Su Anqian fell silent upon hearing this.

Lei Yuce was ecstatic that Su Anqian had struck up a conversation with him, and he was just about to speak to her again when Han Li suddenly approached him and interjected, "Do you know anything about that Lekima from just now, Fellow Daoist Lei?"

Lei Yuce was rather displeased by Han Li's interjection, but he made sure not to display his displeasure as he asked, "What are you referring to specifically, Fellow Daoist Shi?"

"I'm sure you've also discovered at this point that this Eon Pagoda is a place where Immortal Lord Tai Sui kept certain powerful beings captive. Could it be that Lekima is the creature being held captive on this level? You fought it for quite some time, and it seemed very talkative, so I was thinking that perhaps you had managed to gather some useful information from it," Han Li replied.

"We were indeed locked in battle against Lekima for quite some time, and some conversation did take place between us, but it never spoke about its identity. However, judging from its immense powers, it most likely is the creature being held captive on this level," Lei Yuce replied as a hint of frustration welled up in his heart.

During their battle against Lekima, it had attempted to converse with them on multiple occasions, but they had ignored it in order to focus on the battle. If someone could've had the foresight to entertain its attempts at making conversation, then perhaps they would've been able to gather some useful information.

Of course, Lei Yuce certainly wasn't going to reveal this and make a fool out of himself in Su Anqian's presence.

Han Li nodded in response and didn't speak any further on the topic, and the group continued onward in silence.

Moments later, Su Anqian approached Han Li before asking through voice transmission, "What do you think of Lei Yuce's assessment of the situation, Fellow Daoist Shi?"

"Do you still recall those strands of white fur that we found on the fourth level?" Han Li asked.

There were many palaces in the area, and everyone was wary of the possibility of Lekima hiding in one of them, so they didn't dare to split up or travel too quickly.

Hence, even after half a day, they had only explored less than half of the area.

Thankfully, there were indeed some precious treasures in these palaces, so their efforts weren't unrewarded.

They hadn't encountered any danger this entire time, and even though they hadn't grown complacent, the tension in the ease had eased quite a bit.

The group passed through a long corridor before arriving in front of another palace, and this one was significantly larger than all of the previous ones.

On top of that, it was also extremely ornate and riddled with intricate engravings, indicating that it was no ordinary palace.

Having already reaped a great deal of spoils up to this point, everyone was feeling quite excited, and their eyes immediately lit up slightly at the sight of the palace before them.

The gates of this palace were also wide open, yet right as the group was about to enter, rays of blue light suddenly emerged around the palace, then converged to form a blue light barrier in their path.

Lei Yuce harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, and he flicked a finger through the air to release a streak of radiant, golden light.

Inside the streak of light was a golden flying sword that was curved like a snake, and it transformed into a ribbon of golden light that was several dozen feet in length before striking the blue light barrier with immense power.

The light barrier instantly rippled violently amid the sound of splashing water, but it was able to keep the ribbon of golden light at bay.

Lei Yuce was not very pleased to see his attack being withstood so easily, and he swept a sleeve through the air to release six golden scimitars that hurtled toward the blue light barrier in unison, while the golden flying sword from before also came swooping down once again.

"Let's break this restriction together, fellow daoists!" Wen Zhong yelled as he swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a streak of golden light that hurtled directly toward the blue light barrier, and everyone else immediately sprang into action as well.

In the blink of an eye, the blue light barrier was inundated by a ferocious barrage of attacks, and before long, it was shattered with a dull thump, following which everyone withdrew their immortal treasures before entering the palace.

All of a sudden, a hint of foreboding welled up in Han Li's heart, but it only lingered for an instant before fading away, and he couldn't tell if it was just a false sense of foreboding resulting from excessive apprehension.

He shook his head to rid himself of those thoughts, then entered the palace at the very rear end of the group.

The space within the palace was quite large, around four hundred to five hundred feet in size, and it was completely empty with the exception of some stone pillars and a rectangular stone table at the very back of the palace.

The stone table appeared to be an offering table, and placed at its center was a golden tablet with some strange text inscribed upon it, text that was unfamiliar even to Han Li.

On top of that, there were many other items on the offering table, and they were very much a welcome sight for everyone.