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Good heavens, what's the difference between this and suicide!
It wasn't until Li Yang explained that the South China Sea Ruins were not a sea eye that could devour everything.
It was actually a huge mine shaft left behind by the Kingdom of Hatred!
The entire civilization of the Kingdom of Hatred has sunk into the mines!
Only by delving deep into the Ruins of Guixu can we unravel the mystery and find the truth!
Subsequently.
Ruan Hei and Gu Cai went diving many times to retrieve the Moon Pearl from a giant clam on the seabed!
Knowing that there was no danger underwater, Lei Xianming didn't mention his age. He put on a heavy-duty diving suit that could withstand water pressure and began frantically collecting pearls.
Even Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang couldn't resist the temptation and put on diving suits to go underwater to collect pearls.
Three hours later.
The sharks, the boat-devouring monsters, and the serpent awoke from their dazed state and fled frantically into the distance without making a ripple.
Li Yang stunned them not only with Conqueror's Haki, but also with the power of the Soul Gem!
Deep within the souls of these monstrous fish, Li Yang had implanted a fear of this sea area!
on the deck.
Everyone's face was beaming with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
In just three hours, they reaped a great harvest!
Because those giant sea clams were also stunned by Li Yang's Conqueror's Haki, their hard shells were half-open, completely defenseless. Just by reaching in and feeling around, you could definitely pull out a pearl the size of a ping-pong ball!
"Alright, everyone has found the pearl. Now we have two choices."
Li Yang looked at everyone and said, "First, you should return here. Next, I will go inside the Ruins of Return to investigate and find the Ruins of Return Mirror!"
"Secondly, you will come with me to the Ruins of Return!"
Lei Xianming was very tempted by option one. After all, his goal for this trip was to harvest pearls. Now that he had the pearls, he was ready to make a fortune and naturally did not want to risk his life again.
Before he could even speak, Fatty Wang immediately said:
"The tomb raiders, united they live, divided they die!"
"How could we possibly let you risk your life alone? That would be too inhuman of us. We've gotten such a huge advantage by following you, but when danger comes, we'd just cower like turtles!"
"Anyone who quits is a spineless woman!"
"Um, Miss Yang, I wasn't talking about you, you're a true heroine~々!"
With just a few words, Lei Xianming was instantly shut down.
Hu Bayi laughed and said, "Fatty, although what you said was a bit rough, the principle is sound. We can't get the benefits for nothing and leave the danger to Li Yang alone!"
Most others shared the same attitude.
Li Yang nodded. "In that case, you should all hide inside the cabin. Don't come out unless I call you!"
"Next, I will take the Trident with me to infiltrate the Ruins!"
Li Yang planned to store the salvage ship in his personal blessed land after everyone returned to the cabin.
Once he enters the Ruins of Return, the salvage ship will be released.
Trusting Li Yang, everyone obediently hid in the cabin.
Li Yang stored the Trident in his personal blessed land and transformed it into lightning, speeding across the sea.
The net of the heart is spread wide!
soon.
Li Yang discovered an island.
This island is the Ghost Island from the original storyline. When the tide rises, the island is submerged underwater, and when the tide recedes, it reappears on the surface of the sea.
The ancient ruins of the Hentian Clan in Guixu are located directly below Ghost Island!
In the center of the island is a hole that looks like a skylight, and below it is one of the legendary sacred trees—the Jianmu!
The ancestors of the Hentian clan used Jianmu wood to create a giant flying device, hoping to ride it to ascend their souls to the moon palace!
"This can be considered an entrance. If we can't find the real entrance to the Ruins of Return, we can just go in from here!"
Then, Li Yang continued flying eastward for a while, and his mental network sensed a huge hole appearing in the underwater mountain range.
This is the legendary location of the Sea Eye!
Li Yang plunged into the sea and swam swiftly towards the entrance of Guixu.
Soon, he felt a scorching current of air.
This layer of scorching air current is located right at the edge of the entrance to the Ruins of Return, which can isolate the seawater.
Further down lies a huge, empty cavern!
There's even air inside that you can breathe!
There is also a sea in the Ruins of Return, only its color is a deeper shade.
Li Yang took the Trident from his personal blessed land and placed it on the sea.
"Everyone, you can come out now!"
soon.
Hu Bayi and Zhang Qiling were the first to appear on the deck, followed by the others who filed out and looked around at their surroundings.
"Holy crap, where am I?"
"Could this be the Ruins of Return?"
"So Guixu is just a huge underground cave!"
"Look up at what's above us!"
Everyone looked up, their expressions one of utter disbelief.
"Holy crap, it's seawater up there?"
"It feels like I'm in an aquarium!"
Why doesn't the seawater recede?
Li Yang explained, "At the entrance of Guixu Cave, there is a chaotic, rising air current that is extremely hot. It can hold up the weight of the seawater and prevent it from falling!"
"However, every now and then, this rising thermal current weakens, and seawater falls back down, filling the underground cave!"
"A huge whirlpool will appear on the sea surface, frantically swallowing the seawater!"
"If a ship happens to be passing by at this time, it will also be swallowed up and fall here!"
"Queen Mary Senus should be here!"
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Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then looked around at their surroundings with curiosity.
At this time, the water level in Guixu was not high, and a large area of ancient city ruins was exposed on the water surface. That should be the ruins of the Kingdom of Hatred!
In addition, there are countless shipwrecks, stone pillars, bronze figures, and other bronze artifacts!
In the distance, a hazy mountain silhouette appears, with ancient palaces built against the mountainside faintly visible, like a mirage, dreamlike and fantastical!
Ruan Hei took the helm, and the Trident sailed forward according to Li Yang's guidance.
Soon, a shipwreck graveyard came into view.
The Mary Senu lay buried amidst the ruins, its hull tilted, its stern rammed into the cabin of an ancient wooden ship.
In the original storyline, Hu Bayi and his group needed to dive into the water to find the Mary Shannu cruise ship because they were sucked into the Guixu by a whirlpool, which was when the water level in this underground cave was at its highest!
And now.
Li Yang led them into the Ruins ahead of time. There was still some time before the Ruins began to absorb water, and it was the time when the water level was at its lowest!
Based on the information provided by Professor Sun, the group quickly found three sandalwood boxes in the cabin where the final items were stored.
One of the wooden boxes contained a set of gold and jade jewelry, inlaid with all kinds of jewels, which shimmered and sparkled when illuminated!
Lei Xianming gently stroked Bao Yi, his expression excited, as if he were caressing a young girl's skin.
"A priceless treasure! This is a priceless treasure!"
"This kind of gold and jade jeweled robe is used in some Buddhist areas of Southeast Asia to adorn and enshrine the golden Buddha statues in temples!"
"Only on important holidays, when princes and ministers come to worship Buddha, will eminent monks dress the golden Buddha in this precious gold and jade robe!"
The second box, when opened, contained an ordinary gold watch.
Others disagreed, but Gu Cai really liked the gold watch and wanted to put it on his senior sister, Duo Ling.
Li Yang patted Gu Cai's head.
"You can't just carry things with you that you don't know where they came from!"
talking.
He then snatched the gold watch from Gu Cai's hand.
Gu Cai thought he had angered Li Yang and was immediately at a loss.
Just as Ruan Hei was about to plead for Gu Cai, he heard Li Yang speak:
"Merchants and sailors who spend their days on the sea will use witchcraft and curses on their belongings to prevent theft or robbery, and to retaliate against pirates or fishermen who are notorious for their thievery."
Li Yang held the gold watch, and everyone heard a faint howl coming from it. A wisp of black energy emerged, which was instantly purified by Li Yang's aura.
Then, Li Yang handed the gold watch to Gu Cai.
"You can wear it now."
Gu Cai held the gold watch awkwardly, his eyes filled with reverence as he looked at Li Yang.
He thought for a moment, then immediately began rummaging through his backpack, finding a pearl the size of a ping-pong ball. The pearl was perfectly round, almost a perfect sphere, and quite valuable.
Gu Cai handed the pearl to Li Yang with both hands.
Li Yang was somewhat surprised and laughed, "Are you sure you want to give me this pearl? This pearl is worth enough to buy five gold watches!"
Gu Cai continued to extend his hand towards Li Yang.
Li Yang nodded, "Then I'll accept it!"
Subsequently.
The last wooden box was opened.
Instantly, a chilling aura burst forth from the box!
The chilling aura made everyone tremble, as if someone had suddenly poured a bucket of ice water over their heads on a sweltering summer day!
Li Yang was completely unaffected, and Zhang Qiling beside him was also unharmed.
Everyone looked at the wooden box, inside which lay an ancient mirror!
The mirror is quite worn and blurry. There are bronze-cast fish and dragon patterns around it, and on the bottom left is a four-legged fish that is said to only exist in the East China Sea.
The four-legged fish, resembling a human with an ugly face, holds up an ancient mirror in the sea.
The bronze mirror is not symmetrical in shape, but it has a kind of divine beauty that is the work of a master craftsman.
"Is this the Guixu Hexagram Mirror?"
Hu Bayi looked at the four-legged fish pattern, which should be the fish talisman that Li Yang had mentioned before, and then looked at the three missing corners!
That's where the other three bronze symbols are located!
Li Yang looked at one of the missing corners and compared it with the dragon talisman he remembered seeing on the grassland.
Perfect fit!
This is indeed undoubtedly the Guixu hexagram mirror!