A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

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.

A flash of recollection appeared in Su Anqian's eyes upon hearing this, and she immediately realized what Han Li was implying.

"Those strands of fur were quite similar to the hairs in Lekima's mane."

"They're not just similar, I'm certain that they're one and the same. I don't know why its fur appeared on the fourth level, but I think we should be prepared for the possibility that there's more than one powerful creature on this level," Han Li replied, and Su Anqian gave a thoughtful nod upon hearing this.

Lei Yuce was flying along up ahead, but he could detect the secret conversation taking place between Han Li and Su Anqian, and a hint of displeasure appeared in his eyes, only to vanish in a flash.

The group continued onward for a while longer when Jin Liu suddenly drew to a halt at hte forefront of the group.

Everyone else also stopped in their tracks upon seeing this, following which elated looks appeared on their faces at the sight that were greeted by.

Up ahead was a tall mountain that was rather strange in appearance in that it was segmented into two spherical halves that were stacked on top of one another, forming what appeared to be a massive gourd.

There was a cluster of connected dark green palaces at the foot of the mountain, forming what appeared to be an imperial city that was around twenty to thirty acres in area, and its layout was very similar to that of the clusters of palaces on the previous two levels.

With that in mind, it was very likely that the spatial door leading to the next level was situated in this cluster of palaces.

Even though this thought had occurred to everyone, no one descended toward the palaces.

If the spatial door really were here, then Lekima was most likely here as well, and no one wanted to confront it.

"Lekima only dared to take us on when we were separated into two groups, but as soon as we joined forces, it immediately fled in a panic, so I'm confident that there's nothing for us to fear even if we run into Lekima here! On top of that, I can see flashes of spiritual light in the palaces down below, indicating that there must be powerful treasures inside, so I say we go down there and do some exploring," Lei Yuce proposed.

Everyone was instilled with a sense of confidence upon hearing his analysis, and they were also tempted by the prospect of powerful treasures to be found in the palaces down below, so they quickly began to descend toward the foot of the mountain.

Before long, everyone had arrived in front of the outermost palace. Its gates were wide open, and there was a copper plaque hanging above its entrance with the words "Indelible Palace" inscribed upon it in large, golden characters.

As soon as they descended onto the ground below, everyone's expressions instantly changed slightly as they discovered that there was a burst of formidable restrictive power within this cluster of palaces.

The restriction had no impact on cultivation bases, but it severely restricted spiritual sense, and even with Han Li's tremendous spiritual sense, his spiritual sensory range had been reduced to no more than a thousand feet.

Lei Yuce was also slightly alarmed by this, but he had already rallied everyone to come here, so he couldn't turn back now. Hence, he mustered up his courage and strode into the palace as he declared, "It's just a spiritual sense restriction, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Despite what he was saying, he swept a sleeve through the air to summon a golden bowl immortal treasure that hovered above his head, releasing a layer of golden light to encompass his entire body.

Everyone else also summoned some protective immortal treasures before making their way into the palace behind Lei Yuce, only to discover that it was completely empty with the exception of a few pillars.

Thus, everyone quickly filed out of the palace through a side door, then continued their exploration.

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.