Translator: Cinder Translations
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"Alright! I agree, Senior Brother." Zhu Yin finally made up her mind.
Ji Qing's face brightened. "We can't stay here for long. Let's act right away."
After a brief exchange, Ji Qing, holding a spear, charged towards the Abyssal Magic Vine below.
He took the lead to attract the Abyssal Magic Vine's attention, while Zhu Yin followed behind him, a ghostly blue flame appearing in her palm.
The flame was unaffected by the seawater; even at the bottom of the deep sea, it continued to flicker.
Zhu Yin gently waved her hand, and Nether Corpse Fire formed a fire line, like a ghostly blue meteor, sweeping toward the roots of the Abyssal Magic Vine.
A vine shot up from below, like a dragon soaring into the sky, wrapping around the fire line.
When the fire line made contact with the vine, a dazzling ghostly blue light exploded.
Countless sparks scattered, then extinguished in the dark, lightless deep sea.
Though the vine tried to block the fire line with its power, it was still tainted by Nether Corpse Fire.
The ghostly blue flames quickly ignited, spreading along the vine towards its roots.
The vine thrashed wildly in the seawater, trying to put out Nether Corpse Fire, but the fire clung to it like a curse that couldn't be extinguished.
Covered in flames, the Abyssal Magic Vine rapidly turned to ash, its outer layers burned away before it even had time to react.
The vine trembled slightly and then suddenly snapped, severing the part of the vine that was on fire.
"Junior Sister, continue! Let's see how many vines it has left to sacrifice." Ji Qing shouted excitedly.
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Song Wen and Si Xi stood above, watching Ji Qing and Zhu Yin battle the deep-sea Abyssal Magic Vine.
Song Wen realized that his earlier guess was wrong.
Ji Qing hadn't obtained the Yin-attribute spiritual fire.
The one with the Yin-attribute spiritual fire was Zhu Yin.
This was also the reason Ji Qing had agreed to explore the Rebirth Valley with Zhu Yin, despite the risk of exposing their secrets.
Without Zhu Yin, he would have no way of dealing with the Abyssal Magic Vine, and thus no chance of entering the ruin.
At that moment, Si Xi suddenly spoke, interrupting Song Wen's thoughts.
"Fellow Daoist, these are the bodies of two Nether Sea Ghost Hounds killed by the Heaven's Net Ghost Fire Formation. According to the agreement between you and Ji Qing, these are your battle spoils."
When he said "the agreement between you and Ji Qing," his tone clearly carried more weight.
While speaking, he tossed a storage pouch to Song Wen.
Song Wen immediately understood what Si Xi meant.
The items in the pouch were likely intended for dealing with Zhu Yin.
Song Wen took the pouch, opened it, and as expected, inside were a formation disk and a jade slip.
He discreetly took out the jade slip and his spiritual sense entered it.
The jade slip contained instructions for activating the San Yuan Demon Sealing Formation. This formation had three disks, with two auxiliary ones.
According to the jade slip, what Song Wen needed to do was simple—stand in the proper position and activate the formation disks.
The rest would be handled by Si Xi, who controlled the formation.
After nearly a quarter of an hour of battle, the Abyssal Magic Vine finally couldn't withstand Nether Corpse Fire and was almost completely burned away, leaving only the roots embedded in the rock.
Once the Abyssal Magic Vine was destroyed, a man-sized cave opened up beside the rock where it had rooted, previously hidden by the vines.
Zhu Yin seemed to have overexerted her magical energy, her face pale. After taking a restorative pill, she pointed at the cave and asked knowingly.
"That looks like an entrance?"
Ji Qing's lips curled into a smile. His magical energy had also been depleted, but after taking a medicinal pill, he flew straight toward the cave nearby.
Zhu Yin, Song Wen, and Si Xi followed closely behind.
"This Abyssal Magic Vine seems to have been deliberately planted here, guarding this entrance. Could there be some secret inside the cave?" Zhu Yin asked.
Ji Qing's gaze was intense. "Let's go in and find out."
With that, he charged into the cave first.
Zhu Yin didn't hesitate and followed right behind him.
Si Xi glanced at Song Wen beside him and asked, "Ji Yin, aren't you going in?"
Song Wen replied, "I'll first remove the Abyssal Magic Vine's root and then enter the cave."
"Alright, but you better hurry, don't delay the main task."
Si Xi was reminding Song Wen not to delay dealing with Zhu Yin.
He shot an unhappy glance at Song Wen before turning and entering the cave.
Si Xi's dissatisfaction with Song Wen stemmed from the fact that Song Wen had the chance to leave but inexplicably returned, forcing him to deal with Zhu Yin.
Once the three of them left, Song Wen activated his Treasure Light Spiritual Eyes and swept over the area near the Abyssal Magic Vine's root. He found no traces of the Five-Colored Gold aside from the roots and rocks.
However, Song Wen didn't leave. He took out his Cold Moon Blade and began cutting the rocks.
Soon, the twisted, coiled Abyssal Magic Vine root was extracted and casually thrown into his storage ring.
A large stone pit appeared on the cliffside.
Song Wen descended to the bottom of the stone pit and activated his Treasure Light Spiritual Eyes again.
This time, he finally found traces of the Five Colored Gold.
He had only pulled out the Abyssal Magic Vine's root, but there were still many root systems deeply embedded in the rocks.
In the direction one of the main roots extended, beneath about a foot of rock layers, there was a spiritual energy fluctuation unique to the Five Colored Gold.
Song Wen, holding his Cold Moon Blade, swiftly dug through the rock, revealing a man-made secret chamber.
The secret chamber was small, only about half a foot in length and width.
Inside, the Abyssal Magic Vine's roots had completely taken over, and the spiritual energy fluctuation of the Five Colored Gold came from within these roots.
The appearance of this secret chamber also proved that the Abyssal Magic Vine hadn't originally grown here but had been transplanted.
Using the Five Colored Gold to cultivate the Abyssal Magic Vine was undoubtedly a big move.
This sparked Song Wen's intense curiosity about the relics behind the cave.
The Abyssal Magic Vine's roots were not as tough as its vines, and with a few strikes from Song Wen's blade, they were all severed.
This revealed four fist-sized ores, their surfaces uneven, as if they had been parasitized by the Abyssal Magic Vine for a long time, absorbing some of its essence.
The surfaces of these ores displayed red, yellow, blue, white, and black colors, constantly shifting and flowing, which was the reason they were called the Five Colored Gold.
After confirming that there were no other Five Colored Golds in the secret chamber, Song Wen used his Cold Moon Blade to destroy it before heading into the cave.
The cave was narrow and winding. After walking for several miles, Song Wen finally saw Zhu Yin and the others.
The space in front widened a bit, revealing a cave that was about a hundred feet in size.
They were blocked by a stone door.
The stone door was about two feet high and intricately carved with a beautiful pattern depicting an immortal figure, stepping on auspicious clouds and flying upwards.
It was clear that this was a tomb.
(End of the Chapter)
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