564: Chapter 74 Making the Act Complete

Half an hour later, in the space where Dripping Blood Cave was located.

"Is this the lowest level of the underground palace?" Hovering in mid-air on her sword, Zeng Shushu looked around. Seeing not only waterfalls but also a massive island surrounded by floating rocks, she felt shocked and couldn't help but exclaim, "It truly is a world of its own!"

Hearing this, Lin Jingyu and Kuong A Xiang nodded in agreement.

Lu Xueqi and Tian Linger were equally astonished.

They had originally thought that as the lowest level of the underground palace, named after a cave, it would be dark and gloomy, if not cramped, damp, and filthy. However, the scene before them was bright, spacious, and even magnificent, which was truly unexpected.

Meng Li spoke up at the right moment, "If the person who broke the Seal reached this place, they are most likely on that island. Let's head over and take a look."

After saying this, he flew toward the floating island first.

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and Zeng Shushu recovered from their shock and followed, each piloting their own Magic Treasure.

Soon, the group approached the island.

Meng Li did not land on the island immediately but instead flew around it twice.

Tian Linger and the others were confused at first, but they quickly realized he was searching for traces of the person who had broken the Seal, so they couldn't help but join in.

A moment later, having found nothing, the group landed on the island.

Lin Jingyu frowned and said, "There are absolutely no traces of anyone having been here. Either no one has come, or they have already gone inside."

As he spoke, he pointed to the two tightly closed stone doors.

Just then, red liquid happened to drip down, and Tian Linger immediately pointed at it in surprise, "It's dripping blood over there."

Meng Li went over, touched a bit of the liquid with his hand, and explained, "It's water, not blood. It just looks like blood because of the light and the reflection of the gems. This situation fits the name 'Dripping Blood' of the Dripping Blood Cave. If nothing goes wrong, this is indeed the Dripping Blood Cave."

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others followed over to take a closer look, discovered it was indeed the case, and nodded in unison.

Then, Zeng Shushu looked at the gems embedded in the stone doors and said, "Look, the gems on the doors are flashing one after another. There seems to be a certain pattern to the order in which they flash. This should be the key to opening the stone doors."

Hearing this, the others quickly observed carefully and found it was indeed so.

However, Lu Xueqi, Lin Jingyu, and Kuong A Xiang had almost no experience with mechanisms and Restrictions, so even though they saw the flashing pattern, they didn't know how to crack it.

Zeng Shushu, however, had some knowledge of such things; after all, her father, Zeng Shuchang, was skilled in Magic Treasure Restrictions.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, she knew how to crack it and immediately said, "Let me try, you all step back."

Meng Li and the others complied.

Subsequently, Zeng Shushu formed a hand Seal and sent several beams of light into the gems on the stone doors.

Once she finished, the stone doors made a muffled clicking sound and actually opened.

Kuong A Xiang gave a thumbs up and said, "Shushu, impressive!"

Meng Li also smiled and said, "Senior Brother has quite profound attainments in the way of Restrictions and mechanisms."

The look in Lu Xueqi's eyes as she gazed at Zeng Shushu also changed.

In truth, the Restriction on the stone doors being so easily cracked was indeed due to Zeng Shushu's solid skills, but it was also partly because the Black-Hearted Old Man hadn't put much thought into it.

If one were to compare the entire underground palace to a house, the Wanfu Ancient Cave would be the entrance to the residential complex, with the blood-sucking bats acting as security guards. The Dead Spirit Abyss would be the door to the apartment building, the Bubble Illusion and the Ruthless Sea would be the security doors and windows of the house, and this final stone door would be the bedroom door.

For a place like a bedroom that one enters and exits frequently, even if a lock is installed, few people would make it too complicated.

Regarding this stone door, Meng Li had heard Jin Ling mention that there were two ways to open it.

One was to use the blood-devouring pearl to open it, which was like using a key.

The second was to crack the Restriction and mechanism on the stone doors like Zeng Shushu did, which was like entering a password.

Given the typical mindset people have toward their bedrooms, the Restriction that the Black-Hearted Old Man placed on the stone doors naturally wouldn't be too complicated.

Seeing that she had succeeded in cracking it and won praise, and even seeing a change in the way Lu Xueqi looked at her, Zeng Shushu was overjoyed, but on the surface, she still feigned modesty and waved her hand, "Just some minor techniques, not worth mentioning. The door is already open, let's go inside and see what the situation is."

As she spoke, she drew her sword and walked inside first.

Seeing this, Meng Li knew she was getting a bit carried away; otherwise, she wouldn't be so reckless.

After all, the situation inside was unknown.

However, Meng Li was not worried.

Because he had already rearranged the inside, there was no danger, and there wouldn't be anything to discover.

Thinking this, Meng Li stepped forward to follow along with Tian Linger and the others.

Before long, the group arrived at the Dripping Blood Cave. After scanning the area vigilantly, they saw only a scene of ruin and desolation.

A moment later, Tian Linger frowned and said, "Looking at this, no one should have been here before us, right?"

Lu Xueqi reached out and touched the dust on a stone pillar, then nodded, "Indeed, there are no traces of anyone having been here."

Lin Jingyu added, "And there are no remains. Isn't it said that the Black-Hearted Old Man and Madam Jin Ling were buried together in the Dripping Blood Cave?"

Kuong A Xiang said, "Either this is not the real Dripping Blood Cave, or the rumors are wrong."

Zeng Shushu took over, "It should be that the rumors are wrong. After all, the blood-sucking bats of the Wanfu Ancient Cave, the Dead Spirit Abyss, the Bubble Illusion, and the Blackwater Xuan Snake—these are all things we have genuinely experienced and seen with our own eyes."

"Besides, the person who broke the Seal probably didn't come in. Otherwise, it's impossible that we haven't encountered them by now."

Kuong A Xiang nodded and then puzzled, "That's strange. Forcibly breaking the Seal and making such a huge commotion, yet not coming in."

"What does the person who broke the Seal hope to gain?"

Tian Linger smiled, "Perhaps they didn't not want to come in, but were wary of the Seventh Junior Brother and didn't dare to come in."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zeng Shushu, Kuong A Xiang, and the others were slightly stunned, then felt it made some sense.

The Taiqing Realm, a Realm that even the Black-Hearted Old Man who built this underground palace didn't reach at his Peak—it was only natural for people of the Demonic Path to be wary of it.

Meng Li laughed, "It is rumored that many ferocious Demonic Path Magic Treasures and evil arts are hidden here, and even the Heavenly Book. Although it looks like this rumor is most likely false, just in case, we should still search carefully to see if there are any mechanisms or secret chambers."

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others nodded slightly and proceeded to search more carefully.

Zeng Shushu noticed the crystal stele inscribed with "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs" at a glance and immediately went over to look and touch it from left to right.

Before long, she really did discover some clues and started fiddling with it.

Shortly after, the circular stone platform in the middle made a clicking sound and split apart to the sides, revealing the stairs leading to the storage room.