Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 1285 The Mermaid: Her Beauty Shine Like the Tide (21)

Shen Ci touched the wine flask hanging at his waist, his voice tinged with emotion:

"Yes, the Merfolk live in the deep sea. They live in groups, and the area outside the state is not suitable for them to survive. According to legend, the Golden Feather Secret Realm is scattered with fragments of ancient battlefields, and Falling Star Lake is one of those fragments. That place was once the burial ground of the ancient Merfolk."

As he said this, a fleeting, almost imperceptible, complexity flashed in his eyes, so quick it was like an illusion.

Just as Li Guang was about to ask another question, she heard a Golden Core cultivator shout loudly, "Countdown to the opening of the secret realm! All token holders, prepare!"

The gate of light suddenly expanded, and a torrent of colorful light surged out.

Disciples from sects like Su Muyan were the first to enter.

Shen Ci patted her shoulder and said, "Take care once you go inside. If we meet again, I'll treat you to my 'Forget-Me-Not Wine'."

Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed towards the portal with the crowd. His gray shirt flashed in the colorful light and then disappeared.

Li Guang first glanced at his shoulder to make sure he hadn't sprinkled any beast-attracting powder or anything like that, then stared thoughtfully in the direction he had disappeared.

Shen Ci seemed casual, but his words contained crucial information, which was too much of a coincidence.

But there was no time to think further. Li Guang took a deep breath, gripped the jade token tightly, and stepped into that dazzling sea of ​​light.

The dizziness from passing through the portal quickly subsided, and once her feet were firmly planted, she found herself standing in a charred stone forest.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur, and faint animal roars could be heard in the distance. None of these places had anything to do with the Misty Bamboo Plain or Falling Star Lake that Shen Ci had mentioned.

"It seems it's not in the east or west." Li Guang frowned, just about to figure out the direction, when she heard a faint sound coming from the crack in the stone beside her.

She dodged to the side, and a dark shadow darted out from the crevice in the rock. It was a scorpion the size of a palm, its stinger glowing with a ghostly blue, clearly highly venomous.

Li Guang conjured ice spikes from her fingertips and attacked the scorpion. After encountering several waves of attacks, Li Guang finally confirmed her location: near Falling Phoenix Mountain in the northern part of the secret realm.

Luofeng Mountain is a volcano. It is said that a thousand years ago, a dying fire phoenix tore through space and entered the secret realm from the outside world. It fell to the top of the mountain and turned into a volcano.

Those who have entered secret realms throughout history have all harbored the wish of obtaining the inheritance of a powerful being. However, some cultivators actually believed the rumors about Falling Phoenix Mountain because the summit of Falling Phoenix Mountain is extremely hot all year round, and looking down from the cave entrance, one can see raging flames burning inside. Ordinary magical treasures simply cannot support cultivators sneaking into the cave from the mountaintop entrance.

The rumors about the phoenix may not be true, but there really is a volcano nearby.

She could see the outline of the distant mountains when she looked up.

As Li Guang walked along, she occasionally fought with demonic beasts and collected a lot of spiritual herbs.

Curiosity about the rumors led her to climb to the top of Luofeng Mountain when she passed by.

She believed that phoenixes did not exist; if phoenixes truly existed, she could feel their imposing presence.

However, the higher she climbed, the stronger the heat became. Ordinary robes could not withstand the heat, so she had to change into a top-grade robe and hold the Ice Soul Pearl in her hand again.

Looking down from the cave entrance, it was indeed ablaze inside!

She took out a small flame, wrapped it in ice, but couldn't extinguish it. This fire would be fine for refining elixirs.

She suspected there was a strange fire inside, but her element was water, so if it was the heart fire left behind by the phoenix after its death, it probably wouldn't be very useful to her. Strange fires are usually stored in the dantian, and if it were an icy flame, it would be more convenient for her to use.

Just as she was about to leave, a beastly cry echoed from within, resounding through the sky. Then, a phantom of a phoenix appeared in the air; such a grand spectacle was truly eye-catching.

Because she was a demon, she actually understood that the cry was calling out to her: "Don't go! Mermaid, help me!"

Li Guang extended her divine sense and confirmed that there were no cultivators nearby. The nearest cultivator was fifty miles away and was rushing towards them.

After using an invisibility talisman, she asked, "Who are you? What do I need your help with? What's in it for me?"