Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

Ying Zheng was surprised to hear Huo Ling'er say that there was still a lot of Xuanbing Dao Water here.

“I have a friend who needs Xuanbing Dao Water to reshape his Dao body.”

"And the friend I'm looking for disappeared while searching for the Xuanbing Dao Water," Ying Zheng explained.

Upon hearing this, Huo Ling'er immediately understood why Ying Zheng's friend had gone missing. After all, the journey to obtain the Xuanbing Dao Water was indeed fraught with danger.

"Then I roughly know where your friend might be. He's likely trapped in the place where the Xuanbing Dao Water is stored."

Upon hearing that there was news about Kong Xuan, Ying Zheng hurriedly asked.

"Do you know where he is? Then take me there quickly, I need to find him right away."

Seeing Ying Zheng's eagerness, Huo Ling'er put on an arrogant demeanor.

"Then you have to promise me that you'll help me kill another three hundred demonic beasts, otherwise I won't take you with me."

Seeing the girl throwing a tantrum, Ying Zheng agreed without much thought. After all, Kong Xuan's safety was the most important thing.

Seeing that Ying Zheng agreed so readily, Huo Ling'er thought about it and felt it was normal.

After all, it was only a small favor for Ying Zheng to help her kill those few hundred demonic beasts. Huo Ling'er even regretted saying that she hadn't mentioned a large number of demonic beasts.

"Alright then, I'll take you there after I've packed up," Huo Ling'er said to Ying Zheng.

Seeing that Huo Ling'er had agreed, Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Huo Ling'er was familiar with the terrain; if he had gone to find her himself, Kong Xuan would likely have been in mortal danger. Time was too precious.

Huo Ling'er told Ying Zheng to wait at the entrance of her palace.

An hour later, Huo Ling'er came out, having removed her heavy armor and changed into light clothes.

"Why aren't you wearing armor anymore?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Isn't it because you're here? With you here, any danger can be solved, so why would I need to wear armor?" Huo Ling'er said matter-of-factly.

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's lips curled up slightly. Although this girl could be a bit annoying at times, these words were quite to his liking.

"Alright, let's get going without delay. I'm not responsible if your friend's life is in danger."

Huo Ling'er said to Ying Zheng.

As soon as she finished speaking, Huo Ling'er led Ying Zheng out of the palace.

Upon hearing from Huo Ling'er that Kong Xuan might be in mortal danger, Ying Zheng urged Huo Ling'er to speed up and rush towards Kong Xuan's location.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered a few demonic beasts, which Ying Zheng quickly dealt with. Huo Ling'er then repeated her previous actions, extracting the demonic cores from the beasts' bodies.

"Ying Zheng, don't be in such a hurry. Why are you walking so fast? Do you even know where Kong Xuan is?"

Huo Ling'er watched Ying Zheng walk forward without looking back and couldn't help but speak up.

"If your friend's life were in danger, could you still sit still?"

Ying Zheng turned to Huo Ling'er and said.

Upon hearing this, Huo Ling'er reluctantly quickened her pace and led Ying Zheng toward where Kong Xuan was.

The two didn't talk much along the way, continuing their journey in silence.

Huo Ling'er stopped in front of a volcano crater.

“Your friend is down there, because the Xuanbing Dao Water is right down there.”

Huo Ling'er said to Ying Zheng.

Looking at the volcano crater before him, Ying Zheng asked Huo Ling'er:
"How do we get down? Do we jump straight down, or is there another way?"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Huo Ling'er thought for a moment and said:

"Let's jump right down from here! Taking another route might waste a lot of time."

Before Huo Ling'er could finish speaking, Ying Zheng jumped off the volcano.

Huo Ling'er looked on in disbelief. Did Ying Zheng really just jump down like that?
Actually, there were other paths she could take. She had only meant to joke with Ying Zheng, but she hadn't expected him to actually jump.

Unlike Ying Zheng, Huo Ling'er did not jump down directly, but took another path and headed towards the bottom of the volcano.

After jumping off the volcano, Ying Zheng plunged directly into the magma, constantly using his own Dao power to resist the onslaught of the surrounding magma.

After an unknown amount of time, Ying Zheng felt his feet touch something, as if he had reached the bottom of the volcano.

Ying Zheng looked closely and found himself standing on the back of an enormous monster.

The beast was entirely red, with scales that looked like pieces of armor clinging to its body, making Ying Zheng, who stood atop it, appear incredibly small.

After Ying Zheng jumped off the monster, he discovered that there was a hidden world here, and there seemed to be a thin membrane above, blocking the magma above.

Lava flowed continuously above Ying Zheng's head, while the demonic beasts slumbered. Realizing they hadn't reached the true bottom of the volcano, Ying Zheng continued downwards.

Just as Ying Zheng continued walking down, he sensed a trace of Kong Xuan's presence.

Ying Zheng then realized that Huo Ling'er had not lied to him, and that Kong Xuan was very likely here.

He didn't stop, and continued flying downwards.

……

When Ying Zheng reached the bottom, he noticed a person standing not far away. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Huo Ling'er.

Ying Zheng was just wondering why Huo Ling'er hadn't followed, but he didn't expect that she had already reached the bottom first.

"Where did you come from? Why didn't you jump down with me?"

Ying Zheng walked to Huo Ling'er's side and asked.

Huo Ling'er wasn't surprised to see Ying Zheng suddenly appear beside her. With Ying Zheng's strength, getting down was more than enough for him.

"You jumped before I could finish speaking. Actually, there was another way, and that's the way I took. Didn't expect that, did you!"

After saying that, Huo Ling'er made a face at Ying Zheng.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng was speechless. It was all his fault for being too eager to find Kong Xuan and not listening to the rest of what Kong Xuan said.

Ying Zheng suddenly sensed something was amiss and asked Huo Ling'er:

“I remember before I jumped, you said that taking other routes seemed a bit far, but why did you get down faster than me?”

Huo Ling'er thought that Ying Zheng hadn't heard what she said after that while she was up there, so she smiled awkwardly.

"No, no, you must have misheard me. I meant that taking another route would be faster."

Seeing Huo Ling'er's appearance, Ying Zheng immediately realized that she had been lying to him.

"Alright, I'll take you to find Kong Xuan! Be careful, we might run out of time later."

Huo Ling'er said to Ying Zheng.

In front of Ying Zheng and Huo Ling'er were several caves, each leading to a different place.

"With so many caves, how are we supposed to know which way to go? Should we each take a separate path and search separately?"

Ying Zheng said to Huo Ling'er.

Huo Ling'er took out a small cage and released a little mouse.

"This is called the Gold-Swallowing Rat. There is Xuanbing Dao Water here, and it will lead us to it."

Huo Ling'er explained to Ying Zheng.

The gold-devouring rat stood up, sniffed the surroundings, and then walked straight toward a cave.

Huo Ling'er and Ying Zheng then followed the Gold-Swallowing Rat to find Xuanbing Daoshui and Kong Xuan.

The passage they walked through became wider and wider, until they finally arrived at a vast space.

Huo Ling'er put away the Gold-Devouring Rat and continued walking forward with Ying Zheng. "Why don't we continue letting it lead us to the Mystic Ice Dao Water?"

Ying Zheng asked Huo Ling'er.

Huo Ling'er, who was walking in front, turned around and looked at Ying Zheng:

“I’ve been here many times, but I just couldn’t tell which cave it was. Now that I’m here, I know exactly where it is, and I don’t need to eat the gold rat anymore.”

After saying that, Huo Ling'er stopped looking at Ying Zheng and walked straight ahead.

The deeper they went, the stronger the fire elemental energy permeated the space became. Ying Zheng also sensed that Kong Xuan's aura was growing stronger.

Ying Zheng knew he had come to the right place and continued to follow behind Huo Ling'er.

After a while, Huo Ling'er, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

Ying Zheng looked at Huo Ling'er with a puzzled expression:
"Why did you stop here? Why did you stop?"

Huo Ling'er turned around and looked at Ying Zheng, saying:

"The place where the Xuanbing Dao Water is located is just ahead. There is a demon beast in there. We usually come here to collect the Xuanbing Dao Water when it is asleep."

"But now that this monster has awakened, we might be in some danger."

Upon hearing Huo Ling'er's explanation, Ying Zheng immediately understood.

There is a demon beast that guards the Xuanbing Daoshui year-round, but it will periodically fall into a deep sleep, and this time it just so happens to be the time when it awakens.

Ying Zheng also sensed that the remaining aura of Kong Xuan was growing stronger, and he firmly believed that Kong Xuan was here and was not in any danger.

"So what do you think we should do now?"

Ying Zheng asked Huo Ling'er.

After all, Huo Ling'er is more familiar with this place, while Ying Zheng is here for the first time. It would be better to ask Huo Ling'er first.

Huo Ling'er thought for a moment and said to Ying Zheng:

"It's okay. You're so strong anyway, just go and fight it head-on. Don't worry, I'm sure it can't beat you."

Ying Zheng helplessly shrugged, summoned the Breaking Dao Spear, and charged directly at the demonic beast.

The demon beast suddenly sensed a danger, turned its head and saw Ying Zheng charging towards it with the Breaking Dao Spear. It hurriedly released a fire-shaped barrier.

When Ying Zheng saw that his casual attack had been blocked by the monster, he immediately realized that this monster was not simple.

At Ying Zheng's current level, even a casual strike is something that ordinary monsters cannot withstand.

This monster was enormous, and Ying Zheng deliberately targeted its weak points, which greatly angered the monster.

Just as Ying Zheng stopped after launching an attack, the monster neither dodged nor avoided it, and charged directly at him.

Seeing that the monster was no longer dodging his attacks but instead charging towards him, Ying Zheng revealed a playful smile:
"Looks like you've got quite a temper. But temper doesn't equal ability, so show me your true skills!"

Ying Zheng spoke to the demon beast, though he didn't know if the beast could understand him.

He did not use his full strength to attack the monster, after all, every life deserves respect.

Moreover, since he had started this whole thing, Ying Zheng didn't kill the monster.

Otherwise, given Ying Zheng's strength, this monster would have died within a few rounds.

Huo Ling'er, standing to the side, watched as the demon beast and Ying Zheng fought back and forth.

However, the monsters kept getting new wounds, while Ying Zheng remained unharmed.

During the fight between Ying Zheng and the monster, he suddenly discovered that the monster had been protecting a certain place all along.

Not far behind the monster, there was an egg-like object, into which fire-attribute power was constantly flowing.

Ying Zheng guessed that these might be the offspring of this monster.

Wanting to verify his guess, he rushed straight toward the egg.

When the monster saw Ying Zheng heading straight for the egg, it flew into a rage and launched a frenzied attack on him.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng became even more certain that his guess was correct, and he quickened his pace to stand in front of the egg.

He had no grudge against the monster and had no intention of harming the egg.

Ying Zheng wanted to try to communicate with the monster, since it was quite powerful and should be able to understand him.

“I have no intention of hurting you or your child. I just came in to find my friend.”

Seeing that Ying Zheng was merely standing in front of the egg and had not harmed it, the monster stopped its attack.

"I'm warning you, don't touch that egg! Otherwise, even if it means death, I won't let you go."

The demonic beast spoke to Ying Zheng.

Seeing that the monster could understand him and was even warning him, Ying Zheng felt that he could find out Kong Xuan's whereabouts.

"Don't worry, as long as you tell me where my friend is, I won't harm the egg."

Ying Zheng spoke to the demon beast.

Seeing that Ying Zheng indeed had no interest in the egg, the demonic beast breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then you have to describe what your friend looks like, right? Otherwise, how can I help you find her?"

Upon hearing what the monster said, Ying Zheng described Kong Xuan's appearance, wanting to see if the monster had seen him before.

The monster raised its claw and pointed it at Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng was puzzled by the monster's actions:

"I asked you to help me find where my friend is, what are you asking me to do?"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but say.

The monster pointed at Ying Zheng again. Seeing the monster repeat the same action, Ying Zheng felt extremely helpless.

"Why are you pointing fingers at me for no reason? I really wouldn't hurt that egg. If you know where my friend is, just tell me. Why keep pointing fingers at me?"

Ying Zheng spoke to the demon beast.

"How could you be so stupid! What I mean is, your friend is inside this egg! I'm protecting your friend."

The demonic beast spoke to Ying Zheng.

Just as Ying Zheng was describing Kong Xuan, the demon beast already knew that the person he was looking for was the one inside this egg.

So it kept pointing at the egg behind Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng didn't understand what it meant.

Ying Zheng was extremely surprised to hear from the monster that Kong Xuan was inside the egg.

"Next time you try to lie to me, can you come up with a plausible excuse? How am I supposed to believe you?"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but say.

He didn't believe Kong Xuan would turn into an egg.

Seeing that Ying Zheng did not believe what he said, the demon beast felt extremely angry:

"Really! Why would I lie to you? Kong Xuan has been absorbing this fire-attribute energy since he arrived here, trying to break through his own limits. I really am protecting him!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng turned around and looked at the egg behind him.

The egg was about the same height as Ying Zheng. He reached out and touched the eggshell.

Upon sensing Kong Xuan's presence, Ying Zheng was utterly astonished.

"You're absolutely right, Kong Xuan really is inside. I misunderstood you." (End of Chapter)