214: Yaochi Forbidden Land, Fairy in Painting

At this moment, Gu Liangyuan slowly spoke to the Elder who had previously opposed him: "Elder Li, what were you trying to say just now?"

Elder Li, meeting Gu Liangyuan’s gaze, instinctively shivered and waved his hands repeatedly: "N-nothing… nothing, I wasn’t trying to say anything."

"Oh." Gu Liangyuan deliberately drew out his tone, nodding lightly: "Since everyone has no objections, shall we go take a look at the Jade Pond Forbidden Ground?"

Hearing Gu Liangyuan’s words, no one dared to voice any further objections.

The blood on the ground hadn't even been wiped clean yet!

Huh.

Why did the blood disappear?

This was naturally Gu Liangyuan’s doing; ever since he learned about things like Rebirth from a drop of blood, he made sure to clean up all bloodstains after every killing.

Lü Qingmei and Yang Qiong exchanged glances, both seeing the joy in each other’s eyes.

Things were going even smoother than they had imagined, and Gu Liangyuan was even more powerful than they had expected!

Just like that, with Yang Qiong leading the way, Gu Liangyuan and the Elders arrived at the edge of the Jade Pond.

The Jade Pond was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and within three zhang of its perimeter, no weeds grew, and no birds or beasts rested.

Looking down from above, clouds steamed, and purple Qi swirled.

As soon as everyone entered the Jade Pond area, they felt the surrounding Spiritual Qi was so dense it was almost viscous.

At the Realm of the people present, a simple increase in Spiritual Qi could no longer meet their Cultivation needs.

However, if a Disciple were to Cultivate here, their Cultivation speed would undoubtedly be hundreds of times faster than outside.

A golden light flashed between Gu Liangyuan’s eyebrows, and his Innate Divine Eyes activated, seeing through the Jade Pond.

At the bottom of the Jade Pond, a large Formation emitted a faint Fluorescence.

But what puzzled Gu Liangyuan was that, with the power of his Innate Divine Eyes, he still couldn't find any weak points in this Formation.

Seeing everyone's gaze turn towards him, Gu Liangyuan pondered for a moment, then spoke: "I'll go down and take a look."

With that, he took a step and arrived at the deepest part of the Jade Pond.

Looking at the large Formation below, before he even began to study it carefully, the Supreme whisk in his Primordial Spirit trembled slightly.

Gu Liangyuan’s thoughts stirred, and he took it out.

Holding the Supreme whisk, Gu Liangyuan felt his body sink, and he directly passed through this great Formation.

Seeing this, Yang Qiong and Lü Qingmei completely let go of their worries.

The Elders also smiled.

Countless predecessors of Jade Pond had tried to break this great Formation, but neither Great Masters of Formations nor Pseudo-Immortal powerhouses had been able to do anything about it.

It seemed Gu Liangyuan was the person from the prophecy!

Recalling Gu Liangyuan’s performance in the main hall earlier, and the line in the prophecy, "The one who breaks the Restriction will surely bring great prosperity to Jade Pond."

It filled most of the Elders' hearts with longing for the future.

It was also at this moment that they completely accepted the fact that Gu Liangyuan was the new master of Jade Pond.

Even those who harbored some reservations, recalling Gu Liangyuan's swift and decisive methods in killing the spy just now, dared not show it.

They had a premonition that if they went too far, they too could very likely become "spies."

Speaking of Gu Liangyuan, after entering the great Formation, he felt everything go dark before his eyes.

When he came to his senses, he was already standing in an open space.

Looking around, eight magnificent palaces stood tall.

Although slightly dilapidated, each palace exuded a profound aura that Gu Liangyuan dared not underestimate.

Gu Liangyuan scanned them one by one, and names like Qiongyao Palace, Tianyi Hall, and Profound Maiden Hall came into view.

Gu Liangyuan subconsciously used his detection skill to check, but only received one line:

"Residence of Ancient Immortals."

Gu Liangyuan looked at the System’s description, his expression changing.

He wanted to use the teleportation Formation to summon Zhang Yang, but found that the teleportation Formation was completely out of order.

He cursed himself for being careless.

Knowing he had to break a Restriction, why didn't he bring Zhang Yang, the treasure-hunting mouse?

However, it was too late to say anything now.

Gu Liangyuan’s mind was connected to the Pseudo-Immortal Strike; if the situation changed, he could react immediately.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the mysterious mechanism gourd and hung it at his waist.

Still feeling it wasn't secure enough, he suspended the Soul-Seizing Bell above his head.

Then he took out the Hunqing Lotus Platform and sat cross-legged on it.

Finally, he took out the double dragon jade carriage and placed himself and the Hunqing Lotus Platform inside it.

After all this, Gu Liangyuan eyed the open palace gates and then chose the Profound Maiden Hall, entering it.

Upon entering the Profound Maiden Hall, the scenery before Gu Liangyuan’s eyes changed again.

The Profound Maiden Hall didn't look very large from the outside, but it actually contained a hidden Small World.

One Profound Maiden Hall was a Small World.

Gu Liangyuan’s Divine Sense, spanning over ten thousand li, couldn't even reach its boundaries.

Moreover, what was strange was that although this place had green mountains and clear waters, there was no sign of any living creatures.

Gu Liangyuan carefully urged the double dragon jade carriage, slowly driving forward.

In less than half a day, Gu Liangyuan arrived at the very center of this world.

At the center, a tall mountain pierced the clouds.

On the mountainside, dozens of palaces of various sizes were situated.

Gu Liangyuan arrived in front of a palace, carefully sensed it with his Divine Sense, and after confirming there was no danger, he put away the double dragon jade carriage and entered, riding the Hunqing Lotus Platform.

Upon entering the hall, he found it empty.

The surrounding structures were also badly decayed; Gu Liangyuan could push them down with a little force.

However, when he saw the floor beneath his feet, Gu Liangyuan’s eyes lit up.

It turned out that the floor was paved with immortal jade.

Although due to the passage of time, the Immortal Qi within the immortal jade was less than one-tenth of its original amount, and some had even turned directly into Waste Jade, he couldn't resist the sheer quantity!

Therefore, Gu Liangyuan began to dig three feet deep, excavating all the immortal jade.

As the last piece of immortal jade was pried loose by Gu Liangyuan, the main hall collapsed with a roar.

Gu Liangyuan did not stop there; instead, he moved to another palace and began his grand project of digging for jade.

A quarter of an hour later, except for the central grand hall, all these palaces had been excavated by Gu Liangyuan.

Feeling the small mountain-like pile of immortal jade in his Storage Pouch, Gu Liangyuan exclaimed that he had struck it rich.

If these immortal jade were cut into the size of ordinary immortal jade, there would be forty thousand pieces.

Although the Immortal Qi within them was weak, all these immortal jade combined could still be worth three hundred normal immortal jade!

Looking at the last grand hall, Gu Liangyuan entered with anticipation.

To Gu Liangyuan’s disappointment, however, the floor Material in this grand hall was not immortal jade, but a precious wood.

Although its value was above immortal jade, it had not withstood the erosion of time, and simply turned into powder from the slight breeze stirred by the Hunqing Lotus Platform.

Gu Liangyuan flicked his sleeve, casually performed a Wind Manipulation spell, and after dispersing the powder, he saw the situation inside the grand hall clearly.

The other items were similar to those in the other palaces, but a scroll hung in this palace.

The scroll depicted a female Immortal, clad in armor, holding a precious sword, looking heroic and valiant.

In terms of appearance, she was no less beautiful than Song Xianer.

Moreover, the painting looked as if it had just been painted; Gu Liangyuan leaned closer and sniffed, even detecting a faint scent of ink.

Gu Liangyuan didn't think it was something someone had just painted; this world had existed for countless years, and even Ore like immortal jade was almost depleted, yet this scroll was as good as new, so it was certainly not an ordinary item.

Therefore, he threw a detection skill at it:

Name: Xuan Nv Diagram

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