Chapter 638: Chapter 515: The Entrance to the Ruins
Huang Yao smiled and said, "Junior Brother Lin Feng, it is said that the Heavenly Sea Lake area was a gathering place for many ancient forces during the Ancient Era, which is why there are so many relics here!"
"The gathering place of ancient forces," Lin Feng realized, no wonder there were so many ancient relics here, but it was strange why these forces gathered in a body of water like Heavenly Sea Lake!
As if seeing the confusion on Lin Feng’s face, Huang Yao added, "It is said that before the Ancient Era, Heavenly Sea Lake didn’t exist. According to ancient legends, Heavenly Sea Lake was formed by a Great Power with a single palm strike!"
"What, formed by a single palm strike?"
Lin Feng was shocked upon hearing this, Heavenly Sea Lake spanned over a million miles; a single palm creating such a lake seemed unimaginable.
Shaking his head, Lin Feng didn’t take it seriously—no matter how powerful a Martial Emperor was, it was absolutely impossible to have such formidable strength!
"This is just a legend; it’s probably not true," Huang Yao also shook her head, not believing it.
"Big Brother Lin Feng, Sister Huang, let’s go to ’Heavenly News Inn’ now."
Hong Qingxuan said, "Heavenly News Inn is a gathering place for cultivators on their journey; we can get some of the latest news there."
Lin Feng and Huang Yao nodded upon hearing this.
Half an hour later, the three arrived at Heavenly News Inn.
Heavenly News Inn was a very ordinary inn but not small in size, covering an area of a hundred zhang.
The three walked into the inn only to find it deserted; apart from the shopkeeper at the counter, there was not a single soul in sight.
The three of them were puzzled; such a big inn, yet there was not a single drinker in the hall!
"Shopkeeper, why is it so empty here?" Approaching the counter, Lin Feng asked the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper, a man in his sixties wearing a green shirt, looked up and glanced at the three of them before saying with a smile, "You just arrived at Changgong Island, right?"
"Oh? How did you know?" Lin Feng asked, puzzled.
"A new ancient relic has been discovered in the nearby waters; everyone has gone there; who would come to stay at the inn?"
The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "You are unaware of this, which clearly shows you just arrived at Changgong Island."
"A newly emerged ancient relic?" Lin Feng was immediately interested upon hearing this, and both Hong Qingxuan and Huang Yao’s eyes lit up.
Newly emerged relics are not like the old ones which have been explored all year round; they are bound to produce a great number of treasures.
"Where is this relic? How far is it?" Lin Feng immediately asked, his heart pounding with excitement. He didn’t expect that his luck would be so good to encounter new relics just upon arriving.
"It’s near Tan Mountain Island to the north, about fifteen thousand miles from here," said the shopkeeper with a smile.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper!"
Lin Feng immediately thanked the shopkeeper and then turned to Huang Yao and Hong Qingxuan, saying, "Sister Huang, Qingxuan, let’s head to Tan Mountain Island right away."
"Okay!" The two women nodded without hesitation.
Immediately after, the three left Heavenly News Inn and hurried from Changgong Island towards Tan Mountain Island in the north.
Over an hour later, when Lin Feng and his companions arrived near Tan Mountain Island, they could almost instinctively tell where the relic was.
Above a body of water, people kept flying in from all directions, then dove headfirst into the waters.
"Let’s go, down we go!"
The three flew above that area of the water and without hesitation, plunged into the lake to dive deeper.
Inside the lake, Lin Feng and his companions each put up a Vigorous Origin Shield, preventing the water from touching them. They descended rapidly and soon went down over a thousand zhang.
"This lake is so incredibly deep!" Lin Feng thought in amazement as they continued to dive. After a while, they reached the depth of one thousand five hundred zhang.
At this point, the pressure in the water was extreme, with Huang Yao’s Vigorous Origin Shield trembling constantly as if it could split at any moment.
Suddenly, Huang Yao stopped, and upon seeing this, both Lin Feng and Hong Qingxuan also halted.
"Junior Brother Lin Feng, Sister Hong, you guys go on without me! I can’t hold on any longer!" Huang Yao said, her face looking pale.
Lin Feng and Hong Qingxuan silently agreed; the water pressure here was terrifying. Huang Yao’s power was too low - if her Vigorous Origin Qi Shield broke, she would be crushed instantly by the immense pressure, and not even Protective Vigorous Origin could withstand it.
After a short while, Lin Feng and Hong Qingxuan nodded their heads. They had descended this far and had yet to reach the lake bottom; it was unknown exactly how deep it was here, so it was indeed unsuitable for Huang Yao to continue diving!
"Sister Huang, where are you planning to go next?" Lin Feng asked in a grave tone.
After contemplating for a moment, Huang Yao said, "I’ll go back to Changgong Island first! I will check out a few relics near Changgong Island!"
"Take care!" said Lin Feng.
"You too, take care. New relics usually harbor unknown dangers, please be extra cautious!" After finishing her words, Huang Yao started to ascend towards the surface.
"Qingxuan, how about you? Can you still hold on?" Lin Feng looked at Hong Qingxuan and inquired.
Hong Qingxuan’s Cultivation was three layers lower than Huang Yao’s, but her strength was actually much greater.
However, at this moment, Hong Qingxuan was also looking quite strained, her Vigorous Origin Qi Shield almost flattened, like a squashed pumpkin, and her face was somewhat flushed like a ripe peach, oddly making her appear endearingly cute.
Upon Lin Feng’s question, Hong Qingxuan took a deep breath and exhaled, "I can hold on for another three hundred zhang at most; if it’s more than that, I’ll have to go back!"
Hearing her response, Lin Feng released his Spiritual Sense, probing toward the lake bed.
However, under such enormous water pressure, even his Spiritual Sense was heavily suppressed. Lin Feng’s sense could only extend a little over a hundred zhang, still failing to reach the lake bottom.
Sighing, Lin Feng said, "Let’s go, we’ll slow down and continue diving!"