Rumble~~~

Accompanied by the gradual opening of the huge stone door at the end of the giant maze.

Shangguan Yun's expression drastically changed:

"Who has already opened the real door to the underground palace?"

He believed that with his grasp over Xu Minjun, the key information and intelligence about this Hero King's underground palace in Minjun's mind would definitely give him the absolute edge.

For instance, the cloud array he was currently in was clear proof.

With the help of the 'Command Cloud Flag' he held in his hand, he could directly control this Cloud Pendant Formation, commanding all the clouds and prohibitions within the formation.

"Could it be Yelev Xuandu, that old imp?" Sui You asked incredulously, "Is he ahead of us?"

"Impossible, though he has an Eighth Realm Qi Cultivator's magical treasure 'One Qi Cauldron,' the 'Eight Gates Array' within this maze is powerful enough to take care of him. Protecting himself is already his limit, how could he be faster than us?"

Shangguan Yun shook his head in denial, yet suddenly recalled the huge palm seal in a certain alley within Baojiao County's inner city half a year ago:

"Counselor, do you still remember how Zhao Yuyan died?"

Sui You, reminded by this, also recalled, his expression slightly changed: "The mysterious person who used Xu Family's World-Surpassing Martial Art 'Mountain-Lifting Palm' to kill Zhao Yuyan?"

Until now, they still hadn't found that person's whereabouts.

Only suspecting he might be related to Peace Path.

After all, Xu Family had previously cooperated with Peace Path.

"No matter if someone from Peace Path obtained more intelligence than Minjun or someone stumbled directly to the correct underground palace door entrance, we cannot let others seize the initiative."

Shangguan Yun spoke calmly to himself:

"Let's go and take a look, then we'll know."

He waved the 'Command Cloud Flag' in his palm and shouted:

"Teleport!"

Immediately, the cloud and mist enveloped them, moving toward the direction of the commotion.

This Cloud Pendant Formation is part of the Eight Gates Shocking Array, and the Eight Gates Array can move freely, randomly shifting positions throughout the underground palace.

Shangguan Yun exploited this characteristic, using the 'Cloud Pendant Formation,' to teleport across numerous maze fogs in the underground palace and advance toward the target location.

...

Boom!

Chen Ku and his two disciples watched as the grand door slowly opened after the death of the Golden Shocking Thunder Mastiff, the door towering at thirty zhang, making them appear like ants entering a giant's realm as they stood in front of the doorway.

As the door opened one-third of the way, it was still over ten zhang wide.

Chen Ku followed behind the two elders, Shan Lingguan and Qin Yuxian, slowly stepping into the door exhaling faint white fog.

Through the mist at the doorway.

Walking in.

What unfolded before them was a marvelous scene.

They stood on a high platform halfway up the mountain, with stone steps leading down the mountain road, ending in what appeared to be royal garden-like constructions.

In the distance, the palace was towering and ancient, every brick and tile imbued with deep historical operations, its carved beams and painted pillars exuding a mysterious and timeworn aura.

"Such grand workmanship!" Chen Ku couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Indeed, to carve out this paradise underground, one can only imagine how much effort the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying had to expend."

Shan Lingguan took the lead, moving forward, gazing at the distant group of palaces below the mountain, and said:

"Disciple, the 'Array Suppression Stone' you mentioned should be within the 'General Control Hall' of the palace group ahead. If we proceed directly to that hall, we can master all the formations within this underground palace."

The three descended along the stone steps, soon reaching the palatial corridors below, which twisted and turned, all made of mahogany, resembling a royal palace. The stone-built railings on both sides, sculpted with figures of strange beasts—some fierce and clawed, others mighty and auspicious—seemed to guard this mysterious palace.

Rustle~~

Crossing a stone arch bridge, mist lingered on the bridge like a fairyland.

Chen Ku checked the location in his mind, surprised and delighted, "Master, Senior Brother, ahead seems to be the 'Hero King Medicine Garden' depicted on the map."

"Medicine Garden?" Shan Lingguan showed interest, saying, "It's said that within the royal palace of Great Hong's Capital, there was a 'Treasure Grass Garden' planted with various rare flowers and herbs, treasure herbs and spiritual medicine."

Qin Yuxian also acknowledged having heard of it, "The Treasure Grass Garden in Great Hong's Capital emulated the ancient Emperor's 'Kunlun Garden,' though only mimicking less than a tenth, it collected many rare spirit grass seeds. After cultivation by Hong Dynasty's Department of Agriculture, it's said the herbs inside, when processed annually, could yield tens of thousands of 'Miraculous Elixirs.'

Listening to this aroused Chen Ku's immense curiosity.

Thus, the three crossed the corridors, entering the medicine garden. Before exploring far, they saw in a pond not far away, lotus leaves shimmering with silver light.

Beside the serene pond, a few lotus flowers stood elegantly, the water crystal clear.

"Is that..."

Qin Yuxian focused on observing, suddenly joyful, saying:

"It seems to be Starlight Lotus, Junior Brother's Five Elements Body is just missing a Water Element Spiritual Object. Quickly check, has Starlight Divine Water formed on the lotus leaves?"

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