nucmednet Chapter 5121 Infiltration
Chapter 5121 Infiltration
Chapter 5121 Infiltration
Just then, Luo Yunyou, who had been responsible for sensing the secrets of heaven, suddenly trembled. Her once clear pupils turned into a chaotic gray, and two lines of bloody tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.
"Stop! Stop it!"
Luo Yunyou's voice became hoarse and rapid, revealing a deep sense of apprehension, "I just used my Heavenly Eye and saw... the space ahead is blocked!"
"What's going on?" Su Bai took a step forward, came to her side, and injected a stream of boundless divine power to help her stabilize her soul.
Luo Yunyou gasped for breath, pointing ahead at the golden passage, her voice trembling as she said, "In that direction... on the ruins of the Central Heavenly Palace, there lies an extremely vast black aura! But I suspect it's not a trap for us, but rather... the Demon Empire has stationed a large force to guard it!"
"Although they don't know about the secret vault, they have occupied the Central Heavenly Palace! They are there... seemingly refining the fortune of the entire Ancient Heavenly Court!"
Upon hearing this, Su Bai's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Indeed... the most dangerous place is the safest place, but now, this safest place has become a den of dragons and tigers."
Just moments later, as the divine ship sailed out through the golden light passage, the golden light of the heroic spirits that had guided them all the way seemed to have exhausted its last bit of power. It flickered a few times in the void before finally turning into specks of starlight and completely dissipating.
Without the protection of the golden light, the divine ship was immediately exposed to the terrifying pressure of this core area.
Su Bai immediately activated the Void Cauldron, completely concealing the aura of the divine ship, transforming it into an inconspicuous meteorite floating in the void.
The view suddenly opened up, but the sight that came into view made everyone hold their breath.
Ahead lay a vast and boundless expanse of ruins.
In the center of these ruins stands an unimaginably magnificent, dilapidated heavenly palace.
The Central Heavenly Palace is surrounded by a black ocean.
That's not the sea, that's the army of the Demon Kingdom!
Thousands of black demonic ships, like ferocious steel behemoths, silently anchored on the floating continents surrounding the Heavenly Palace.
Each of the demonic ships was adorned with a massive black battle flag, exuding a chilling demonic aura.
On the ruins of the Heavenly Palace, countless demonic cultivators were stationed in densely packed formations.
They were busy setting up some kind of earth-shattering formation, trying to extract the ancient fortune and power of rules remaining in this ruin.
"This...this is the main force of the Demon Kingdom?"
Qian Duoduo hid behind the ship's railing, his teeth chattering. "How many people are there? And judging from their formation, they're clearly refining the Heavenly Palace! My benefactor, have we... have we come to the wrong place? The entrance to the secret vault is right under their butts?"
Jiuzhen's expression was also grave: "With this many, even if we force our way in, it would take three days and three nights to kill them. And..."
Jiuzhen looked towards the front of the Heavenly Palace, where a black altar made of countless white bones floated. At the top of the altar sat a blurry figure.
Although the figure was small and its aura was restrained, even a single glance at it would cause a stinging pain to one's soul.
"An Immortal Demon Emperor! And a powerful figure among the immortals!"
Luo Yunsheng's voice was somewhat low, "That person is suppressing the will of the Heavenly Palace. As long as we make the slightest move, he will discover it."
Su Bai activated his Limitless Divine Eye, his gaze sharp as lightning, sweeping across the entire battlefield, and calmly said:
"Don't panic. This is actually a good thing."
"Good news?" The crowd was puzzled.
“That’s right.” Su Bai’s lips curled into a cold smile. “The fact that they suppressed the Heavenly Palace with such fanfare shows that they were unaware of the existence of the ‘Thick Earth Palace’ and the ‘Human Emperor’s Secret Treasury.’ In their eyes, what lies beneath is just an abandoned foundation. This is what they call—the darkest place under the lamp.”
"As long as we don't trigger their grand formation or attract the attention of the powerful figures on the altar, we can quietly sneak down below and open the secret vault without anyone noticing."
"But... how do we sneak in?" Luo Yunsheng frowned. "It's blocked off from all sides; not even a fly could get in."
Su Bai turned to look at the little girl Amo on his shoulder: "Amo, you know this place best. Besides the main gate, are there any hidden passages that only people inside the Ancient Heavenly Court know about?"
Amo nodded vigorously, his pigtails swaying as he did so.
“Yes! I am the spirit of the herb garden, and I know of a ‘Heavenly River Secret Passage’ specifically used to water the Heavenly Palace’s herb garden! That waterway leads directly to the bottom of the Central Heavenly Palace, which is the location of the Thick Earth Hall! It is filled with spatial folds and mazes, and only I and the giant spirit uncle in charge of watering know about it!”
"Where's the token? How do I open it?" Su Bai pressed.
"It's that tattered battle flag 'Tianhe' that we got in the Time Swamp before!"
Amo said excitedly in a clear voice, "That's Marshal Tianhe's banner, it has a watermark from the underground river on it! Uncle Juling used to tease me with it all the time!"
"it is good!"
Su Bai made a decision instantly.
"Fortune favors the bold. Let's take this underground river!"
With a flick of his wrist, the tattered "Heavenly River" battle flag appeared in his hand. Although the flag was broken, it warmed slightly as it approached the area, emitting a soft, shimmering light.
"Conceal your aura, divine ship, enter silent mode! Guided by the Void Cauldron and this battle flag, we'll slip into that spatial rift!"
"Buzz!"
The array patterns on the surface of the divine ship "Dawn" flickered slightly. Under Qian Duoduo's control, the entire warship instantly entered an extreme "ethereal" state, as if it had merged into the surrounding darkness, without even a trace of spiritual energy escaping.
Like a silent fish, guided by Su Bai and Amo, it evaded the patrols of the outer demon army, gliding quietly along the shadows of the huge ruins towards the dark crack beneath the terrifying altar.
On the high altar of white bones, the seated figure seemed to sense something, his brows furrowed slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
In that instant, two blood-red beams of light pierced the void, like two blood moons, scanning the surroundings.
"Hmm? There seemed to be a slight spatial fluctuation just now... Was it just my imagination?"
The figure murmured softly, the voice hoarse and cold.
He scanned the area with his divine sense but found nothing unusual, assuming it was simply a spatial-temporal turbulence within the Boundary Sea itself.
"Hmph, are the remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court still resisting? Suppress them!"
He closed his eyes again, formed hand seals, and intensified the refining of the Central Heavenly Palace.
Little did he know that right under his nose, a divine ship had silently vanished.
.........
Under the dual protection of the Void Cauldron and the Heavenly River Battle Banner, the divine ship "Dawn" silently passed through the layers of blockade of the Demon Kingdom's army, like a shadowy figure detached from time and space.
The hidden passage beneath the altar, the Milky Way, was even more dangerous than Amo had described.