Chapter 1294 - 654: Where Exactly Is the Inner Palace?
Yuan Hou carefully observed the Chi Wen for a while, seeing that it indeed didn’t move, he confidently dived into the water and swam towards its belly.
Ning Xiaoxian curiously asked, "What is he doing?"
Changtian stared unblinkingly at his actions, deep in thought for a long time, and then replied, "Searching for clues related to the underground palace, such as the entrance." With his eyesight, he could naturally see Yuan Hou swimming back and forth in the fish’s belly, sometimes pondering intensely, sometimes gesturing with his hands, as if encountering some problem.
Entra...? Was she being too mischievous, why did she instantly have such scary associations? She stifled a laugh and said, "The Chi Wen is so huge, shouldn’t its...flower position be quite obvious?"
"Flower?" Changtian was evidently fully focused on the other party, repeating her words before realizing, then pinching her tender cheek forcefully, "You’ve got the nerve to say anything now, huh?"
She pouted and said, "What exactly is this person looking for?"
His eyes flashed, then his expression returned to indifference: "Naturally, it’s an entrance to some place under the underground palace. Just now when the Chi Wen came out of the water, what did you see on its belly?"
"This big guy’s belly seems to be engraved with an array, and it looks brightly colored." Ning Xiaoxian said curiously, "I’ve never seen an array with such complex patterns before, it’s dizzying to look at." When capturing Aji, the Chi Wen had leapt halfway out of the water, and the abnormality on its belly had been seen by Ning Xiaoxian. Needless to say, the array didn’t escape her magical sight, and naturally, it was also seen by Changtian.
In Changtian’s eyes, Yuan Hou had simply stopped, adopting a posture of deep contemplation, clearly indicating that he was facing a significant issue. This person always appeared composed and confident, and now showing such an expression indicated that the trouble he faced was not small.
While he lingered leisurely there, the golden light in Changtian’s eyes flickered uncontrollably, and he wanted to step out of the God Demon Prison several times but was held back by her, "Don’t go out, don’t you want to know why he’s come to the underground palace?"
"We can catch him and force him to talk." Changtian said coldly.
Ning Xiaoxian said seriously, "Who knows how much of what he says is true, wouldn’t it be better to watch what he does. Besides, I’m genuinely curious about where the next entrance to the underground palace is." This guy clearly knew more inside information than them, it’s best to let him open the way.
While they were speaking, Yuan Hou suddenly moved.
His actions were extremely bizarre, suddenly swimming to the side of the Chi Wen, prying open a gap with force, and then—
He squeezed through.
Even though Ning Xiaoxian considered herself to have remarkable stability, she couldn’t help but get goosebumps. That terrifying big mouth had consecutively swallowed five humans and countless "Yabala" within this hour, yet this person dared to go inside on his own! However, he wouldn’t go in just to die in vain, so Ning Xiaoxian and Changtian exchanged a glance, deciding to see what this person would come up with.
Twenty breaths passed.
Fifty breaths passed.
...
Yuan Hou still didn’t come out.
Changtian frowned and suddenly grabbed her, "Let’s go." With one step, he stepped out of the God Demon Prison and headed towards the Chi Wen in the lake.
Wherever he went, the lake’s water parted automatically, revealing a path on the lakebed wide enough for two people to walk side by side. He took Ning Xiaoxian’s hand and leisurely walked beneath the Chi Wen’s belly, then looked upwards.
The Chi Wen’s body was enormous, and its belly was extremely wide, yet it was densely engraved with a complex array, not even leaving a sliver of space. The lines of this array were numerous and fine, crisscrossing meticulously, with an estimated number exceeding one hundred thousand. A few breaths’ gaze with the human eye would induce dizziness and nausea.
Looking at the whole, the array resembled the distribution of meridians and blood vessels in a human body. It seemed to be transporting vital substances necessary for life every second, with each line appearing alive and full of vibrant life force. Yet, the paint used to draw this array was a blood-red color, so fresh that it hadn’t faded even after being soaked in water for many years.
"This is the long-lost ’Seventy-two Earth Evil Spirit Gathering Array,’ painted with the refined essence blood of the Chi Wen itself. The essence blood of a Dragon Child is always especially effective..." Changtian rubbed his forehead, "You’re familiar with Spirit Gathering Arrays, right? Each Immortal Sect’s Cave Heaven Blessed Land inscribes large Spirit Gathering Arrays to gather nature’s spiritual energy and accelerate cultivation speed. This Spirit Gathering Array is derived from the Earth Evil Gathering Spirit Array."
She blinked and urged him with her expression to continue, "This kind of array was originally invented by a great power among the Barbarians to gather Evil Qi. Its effectiveness is incomparable to today’s Spirit Gathering Arrays. Now appearing in the underground palace, what can you deduce?"