"Hmm?
That looks about right!"
Two days later, a look of joy suddenly appeared on Ye Yunfei's face.
Ahead lay a region of rolling hills and beautiful scenery.
Ye Yunfei carefully compared the area with the map projected from the jade slip. Moments later, he confirmed it: this very zone was the location recorded on the map!
"That's the mountain!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze fell upon a relatively small mountain peak.
In the map left behind by Zhen Xuanzi, a small red dot had been specially marked on this particular peak.
This mountain was noticeably shorter than its neighbors. Its slopes were sparsely vegetated, the earth somewhat dark and dingy, giving off a strange, desolate feeling.
"This mountain definitely hides something within!"
Ye Yunfei muttered to himself as he hovered high in the air.
Having cultivated the Art of Geomancy, Ye Yunfei could perceive the Earthly Pulse currents beneath this vast land. Astonishingly, they all converged towards the location of this very mountain peak.
The peak appeared utterly desolate, yet it was the point of convergence for the Earthly Pulse. Undeniably, such topography was most peculiar.
The longer Ye Yunfei observed, the stranger it seemed.
A short while later, Ye Yunfei descended onto the mountain and began searching its slopes.
According to the annotation on the map left by Zhen Xuanzi, the Heavenly Dao Tower was hidden upon this very mountain!
However, the mountain was scarce in vegetation, lacking even a single tall tree, making the entire peak visible at a glance.
Ye Yunfei searched from top to bottom once over but found no spot suitable for concealing an object.
"Huh?
There seems to be a cave here!"
Finally, halfway up the mountainside, Ye Yunfei discovered a bluestone slab covered in a thick layer of dust.
Upon lifting the slab, a dark, gaping hole was revealed. It plunged deep below; at first glance, its bottom was invisible.
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he descended into the dark opening.
To his slight surprise, the hole was over two thousand meters deep!
The bottom was filled with rotten mud and withered leaves. It turned out this was actually an ancient well that had long since dried up.
Ye Yunfei carefully swept the bottom of the old well with his Soul Power but found nothing.
There was no trace of the Heavenly Dao Tower here.
"There's an underground river here though, dry now.
Huh?
Seems there are footprints. Looks like someone has been here before."
A thought stirred in Ye Yunfei's heart as his Soul Power detected a dried-up subterranean river.
Thus, Ye Yunfei proceeded to walk along this underground river.
"So dense!"
After traversing about a few Li, Ye Yunfei suddenly felt Spiritual Qi assault his senses. His spirit was clear, his mind refreshed, as if bathed in a spring breeze.
After another few Li, the underground river reached its end. Ye Yunfei found himself emerging into a world of breathtaking scenery.
Here, flowers bloomed everywhere, verdant grass spread like a carpet, and groves of all kinds of spiritual fruit trees could be seen in all directions.
What was even more astonishing was the density of the Spiritual Qi here. It had condensed into a fog, floating about like ribbons of milky white.
Ye Yunfei walked forward.
This was a tranquil and peaceful world. The ground itself emitted a faint golden light.
Walking within this world, Ye Yunfei heard nothing but the sound of his own footsteps.
"Huh?
What's that?"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's steps halted.
An ancient altar appeared ahead.
Upon that altar rested an enormous Crystal Coffin.
This Crystal Coffin was transparent!
One could clearly see an exceptionally beautiful girl lying quietly inside the coffin.
The girl looked to be around fifteen or sixteen, with an unparalleled beauty. Her eyes were tightly shut, her delicate hands crossed over her chest, as if she were merely sleeping.
Surrounding this Crystal Coffin sat eight middle-aged Daoist nuns, each maintaining an elegant demeanor.
These eight nuns sat cross-legged, their eyes also closed, impossible to tell whether they were dead or alive.
Besides the Crystal Coffin and the eight nuns, Ye Yunfei also spotted a small pagoda on one corner of the altar.
It was a nine-tiered golden pagoda.
"The Heavenly Dao Tower?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze fixed upon the small pagoda, his eyes involuntarily contracting.
This pagoda was highly likely the Heavenly Dao Tower that Zhen Xuanzi had hidden here!
However, Ye Yunfei stood at a distance, not daring to casually approach the altar.
Because a mysterious and utterly dangerous aura pervaded from it.
After observing the altar for a moment, Ye Yunfei gritted his teeth, released the oppressive might of his own spiritual energy to envelop his physical body, and then raised his foot to walk forward.
*Rumble...*
The moment Ye Yunfei moved, a terrifying and mysterious energy erupted from the altar like a volcano, crushing towards him.
Instantly, Ye Yunfei's movements stalled. It felt as if an invisible divine mountain had descended from the heavens, pressing down upon his body.
"My, so it's using the power of laws, a Law Formation has been set up here!"
Ye Yunfei understood at a glance.
To harness the laws of heaven and earth and weave them into a Law Formation, the one responsible must have possessed fearsome strength.
"Probably not even the most supreme experts of the Xuanhuang Star Domain and the neighboring few domains could have constructed such a Law Formation.
I wonder just what the identity and background of that girl in the coffin is."
Ye Yunfei found it rather odd.
"This Law Formation contains over a dozen different laws, all interwoven together, making it extremely powerful.
Luckily, I'm quite familiar with all the various laws under the heavens."
Ye Yunfei stood firm, focusing his study on the massive Law Formation that enveloped the altar.
One hour later.
*Boom! Boom!*
Ye Yunfei employed the Weapon Control Art, instantly summoning a hundred magical treasures and activating them simultaneously.
Among them were over a dozen Innate Treasures.
Shielded by this array of one hundred treasures, Ye Yunfei raised his foot once more and began moving closer to the altar.
*Rumble...*
Vast and mighty Law Power, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea, roared and raged as it pressed down upon Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei manipulated his hundred treasures, confronting this Law Power, taking one difficult step after another.
Each step Ye Yunfei took landed in a key position—precisely the point where the Law Power was at its thinnest.
Therefore, though the might of the Law Formation was terrifying, protected by his hundred treasures, Ye Yunfei was still barely able to advance.
However, his progress was agonizingly slow.
Later on, even after taking a single step, he had to stop, adjust, and rest; it took him nearly half an hour to barely manage the next step.
Thus, it took a full day before Ye Yunfei finally reached the altar.
"This Law Formation's power is too great!
If not for my familiarity with all the laws under heaven, it would be absolutely impossible for me to reach this altar!
Moreover, I'd wager that not even the most supreme experts of the Xuanhuang Star Domain could have approached this altar either."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
"Who comes!
Why disturb our peace!"
The moment Ye Yunfei stood before the altar, a voice suddenly rang out.