Chapter 402: Entrance
Immediately thereafter, the flying carriage descended into the sea down below at Daoist Hu Yan's behest.
Upon entering the sea, the blue light emanating from the carriage instantly completely fused as one with the surrounding seawater, and it was as if the carriage had become a part of the sea.
The carriage then shot forth through the water as a streak of light, while Xu Yangzi praised, "This flying carriage of yours is indeed extremely profound, Fellow Daoist Gu. It looks like the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor really does contain some exceptional treasures."
"You're far too kind, Fellow Daoist. If we can enter the immortal manor, I'm sure all of you will be able to reap some exceptional spoils," Daoist Hu Yan replied with a smile.
"I'm looking forward to it," Elder Zhen Yun said with a smile.
"Hopefully, the entrance of the immortal manor really is beneath Red Moon Island, and we manage to enter the immortal manor without any incident," Lu Lan said.
A faint smile appeared on Daoist Hu Yan's face, and he didn't speak any further as he gently stomped a foot down onto the flying carriage, upon which it accelerated even further.
The carriage was traveling rapidly through the water in a wraith-like manner, and it wasn't causing any physical disturbance or displacement of water.
The fish and the demon beasts in the sea continued to swim around and forage for food, completely oblivious to the carriage's passing.
Han Li was inspecting his surroundings, and he was also quite impressed with the carriage.
The craftsmanship of this carriage was exceptional, and the person who had refined it clearly had outstanding mastery over the laws of water as well, so it was indeed very safe taking this carriage through the sea.
However, judging from the immortal spiritual power fluctuations that it was giving off, it was most likely quite taxing on Immortal Origin Stones as well. It seemed that Daoist Hu Yan was making an investment here so that the True Flame Sect cultivators would be willing to accompany them.
Han Li looked around momentarily before sitting down with his legs crossed in a corner of the carriage, then closed his eyes to meditate.
As for the other True Immortals of the True Flame Sect, all of them also did the same after the excitement and novelty of the carriage wore off.
Sea Fig Island wasn't far away from Red Moon Island, and this carriage was extremely fast, so it only took them around two days to arrive at their destination.
Instead of directly reaching the island, the carriage stopped in the sea several hundred kilometers away.
Everyone on the carriage had already risen to their feet, and they were observing the enormous island up ahead in silence.
"I didn't think this island would be so massive. Even if that rumor is true, it won't be easy to find the entrance of the immortal manor on such a huge island," Daoist Hu Yan said as his brows furrowed slightly.
The Infernal Frost Scenic Painting wasn't going to help them in this situation, and in order to remain covert, they couldn't use their spiritual sense to search for the entrance, either.
Given those circumstances, searching such a huge island was indeed going to be quite a difficult task.
Xu Yangzi and the others were all looking at one another, and it was clear that they were also at a loss for how to proceed.
"Let's go around the island and search its border. Perhaps we'll be able to make some discoveries," Yun Ni suggested.
"I suppose that's better than nothing."
Daoist Hu Yan couldn't think of any better strategies, so he decided to adopt this idea, and the carriage set off once again at his behest.
Meanwhile, everyone was using their own covert abilities to scour the surrounding area.
Two beams of blue light that were several feet in length emerged from Han Li's eyes as he inspected his surroundings, and Xu Yangzi's brows instantly furrowed slightly upon seeing this.
"Don't use your abilities recklesslessly! If you expose us, we'll all be in grave danger! Besides, with your paltry cultivation base, it's not like you'll be able to contribute anything anyway."
"I understand your concerns, Senior Xu Yangzi, but this is a spirit eye ability of mine that doesn't give off any aura, so you can rest assured," Han Li replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xu Yangzi. If Tianyu wants to help, then why don't we give him the opportunity?" Daoist Hu Yan said with a smile.
Xu Yangzi didn't say anything further upon hearing this, and Daoist Hu Yan gave Han Li a slight nod, indicating for him to continue.
With the speed of the blue flying carriage, they were quickly able to make it halfway around Red Moon Island, but no one had discovered anything.
Xu Yangzi's expression had darkened once again, and Zhen Yun and Lu Lan were also beginning to look rather uneasy.
Right at this moment, Han Li's expression changed slightly as he hurriedly said, "Please stop here for a moment, Martial Uncle."
Daoist Hu Yan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and the flying carriage instantly drew to a halt at his behest.
At the same time, a layer of rippling blue light appeared over its surface, and it was once again indistinguishable from the seawater around it.
Mere moments later, a streak of light shot forth from afar from the left, then continued toward the seabed without pause, vanishing out of sight in the blink of an eye.
"That spirit eye ability of yours is quite impressive, Tianyu," Daoist Hu Yan praised.
"You're far too kind, Martial Uncle, I was only lucky to have been looking in the right direction," Han Li replied in a humble manner.
Xu Yangzi's eyelid twitched slightly, clearly feeling a little embarrassed to have been proven wrong like this, but he still cast his gaze toward the streak of light like everyone else.
"Perhaps the entrance is down there... Tianyu, can you see a little further?" Yun Ni asked.
Han Li took a deep breath as he channeled his Brightsight Spirit Eyes with all his might, but unfortunately, the sea here was too deep for him to see the bottom, and he could only turn to Daoist Hu Yan and Yun Ni with a resigned shake of his head.
"We've already come here, so some degree of risk is unavoidable. I think we should go down and have a look," Daoist Hu Yan suggested after some contemplation.
Yun Ni nodded in agreement, and Han Li naturally offered no objections, either.
"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Xu Yangzi?" Daoist Hu Yan asked as he turned to Xu Yangzi's trio.
The three of them exchanged a glance, following which Xu Yangzi also nodded in agreement with this proposed course of action.
With that, Daoist Hu Yan made a hand seal, and the blue flying carriage swiveled around before descending toward the seabed.
The sea here was extremely deep, and even after flying for a long while, the flying carriage still hadn't reached the seabed.
Furthermore, there were countless deep rifts and trenches on the seabed here, presenting a very complex terrain that resembled a mountain range.
A hesitant look appeared on Daoist Hu Yan's face, and he was no longer able to sense where the streak of light had gone.
He exchanged a glance with Yun Ni, in response to which she gave a shake of her head.
He then turned to Xu Yangzi's trio with an inquisitive expression, but it was clear that they were just as lost as he was.
"He went down that trench, Martial Uncle," Han Li said as he pointed at a giant trench not far away.
An elated look immediately appeared on Daoist Hu Yan's face and he asked, "What is this spirit eye ability of yours? How is it able to allow you to see so far?"
At the same time, he was making a string of hand seals, and the blue flying carriage immediately flew toward the trench that Han Li was pointing at.
"You think far too highly of me, Martial Uncle. There's no way my spirit eyes can see that far, it's just that the ability allows me to see spiritual power fluctuations, and I was able to see some of the traces that person left behind," Han Li explained with a smile.
At his current cultivation base, he was able to see faint spiritual power traces even without combining his Brightsight Spirit Eyes with his Law Destruction Eye.
"Even so, it's quite remarkable that your spirit eye ability was able to detect such faint spiritual power traces," Yun Ni praised.
Xu Yangzi's trio was also forced to re-evaluate Han Li upon hearing this, and Han Li merely gave them a modest smile in response.
At this point, the flying carriage had already flown deep into the trench.
The terrain here was also extremely complex, without countless tunnels and passageways that led to unknown places.
These passageways seemed to have been formed naturally, but it was unclear how they had arisen.
A peculiar look appeared in Han Li's eyes upon seeing this.
During the Gong Shuhong assassination mission, he had remained on the island the entire time, so he was unaware of the complexities present beneath the island.
Han Li continued to work with Daoist Hu Yan, with the former using his spirit eye ability to follow the spiritual power traces, while the latter controlled the flying carriage.
Some places that they had to pass through were quite narrow, only several feet wide, but the carriage was able to expand or shrink at will, and all of the cultivators onboard were also able to manipulate their own bodies through various means, so this was no obstacle for them.
Close to an hour passed by in the blink of an eye, and the blue flying carriage continued to traverse slowly through the water.
The rock tunnels on the seabed were blue in color, resembling ice crystals, and they were giving off wisps of spiritual qi, indicating that they were similar in constitution to some spirit materials.
It was extremely dark this deep in the sea, and the only source of light came from the faint blue radiance emanating from the rock tunnels.
Han Li continued to inspect his surroundings with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, and at this point, he could detect many spiritual power traces, as if many people had come here before.
He immediately revealed this observation to Daoist Hu Yan and the others, and everyone was elated to hear this.
The fact that so many people had recently passed through this area indicated there was a very good chance that the entrance of the immortal manor was up ahead.
Daoist Hu Yan remained patient as he continued to slowly advance the flying carriage through the water, and after traveling for a while longer, bursts of rumbling suddenly began to ring out up ahead, as if there were a battle taking place.
Everyone was even more encouraged upon seeing this.
"It should be just up ahead!"
"Looks like that piece of news was true, after all."
"Don't let your guard down, everyone. We still can't be sure yet, so let's not get complacent," Daoist Hu Yan cautioned as he made a hand seal, and the flying carriage accelerated slightly.
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