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"Could that teleportation array be beneath this pool of water?"

Li Shen returned to the pool with doubts.

Blood was floating on top, making it difficult to see the bottom with the naked eye.

His eyes gleamed with a blue light as he tried to probe with his divine sense, but he soon felt a powerful barrier.

"Isolation and restriction?"

Li Shen frowned slightly. After this investigation, his guesses were confirmed to be seven or eight parts correct.

Even if it's not a teleportation array, there must be some hidden secret.

"My current spiritual strength has surpassed that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator. It seems that this isolation barrier was set up by Luo Guanhai."

He must have been seriously injured when he teleported here, so he covered up the formation and then opened up a cave in a place with abundant spiritual energy nearby. However, his injuries were too severe to heal and he eventually died.

Then the cave collapsed, forming a waterfall that obscured it. Over time, the accumulated erosion created this pool, which also concealed the teleportation array.

Li Shen deduced in a low voice.

Although he was not good at swimming, for a cultivator, it was not difficult to briefly hold his breath and swim underwater as long as he circulated his spiritual power to protect his ears and nose.

However, Li Shen did not act immediately. Instead, he spread out his divine sense to investigate whether any people or monsters were approaching the area.

He didn't want to face the gaping maws of demonic beasts or ambushes from other cultivators when he arrived. The cultivators who could come to this place were not to be underestimated.

Sure enough, in an instant, Li Shen noticed three second-tier demonic beasts rapidly approaching this direction.

One is in the sky, and two are in the forest.

Li Shen's expression darkened. After scanning the area, he raised his hand and placed the array flags of the [Fire Rain Array] in several hidden corners nearby.

He then retreated back to the cave behind the waterfall, re-set up the [Lingbi Formation], and used a high-grade concealment talisman to hide and observe.

Half an incense stick later.

A screech flew overhead, followed by a shadow appearing on the surface of the pool.

It seems that the flying second-tier demon beast arrived first.

The enormous wings flapped, producing a whooshing sound.

It circled several times above the pool, its sharp gaze sweeping below, but it did not descend for a long time.

Clearly, the smell of blood alone, without seeing any corpses, created a sense of unease.

However, this vigilance was only temporary. Relying on its mid-stage second-tier strength, it had few rivals in this area and eventually fell.

It stopped at the spot where the serpent had died, its pale golden eyes searching around.

This is a golden crowned eagle with dark brown feathers all over its body. It gets its name from the ring of golden feathers on its head.

Not long after it landed, the two demonic beasts in the forest arrived one after the other.

A black giant bear at the mid-stage of Tier 2, and a white giant tiger at the mid-stage of Tier 2.

Three demonic beasts each occupied a different spot, facing each other in confrontation.

The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.

"The giant black bear, the white-maned tiger, and the golden-crowned eagle are all dangerous monsters marked on the Korean Won-hwa map."

Li Shen stood outside the cave, secretly rejoicing.

If he had plunged into the water, he would probably be trapped at the bottom of the pool by these three monsters, unable to move forward or backward.

"It would be best if they fought."

Having caught a glimpse of the deadly battle between the Xuan Turtle Crocodile and the Pupil Serpent, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

However, the three demonic beasts were clearly intelligent, and although they were wary of each other, none of them made the first move.

After a stalemate, the golden-crowned eagle seemed to be planning to retreat. Just as it was about to flap its wings, the black bear suddenly roared.

The white-maned tiger arched its back and let out a low growl!

In a moment of urgency, the black bear's paw suddenly slammed into the ground, then it lifted a huge rock and hurled it at the golden-crowned eagle without hesitation.

Upon seeing this, the golden-crowned eagle's eyes flashed with anger. It suddenly spread its wings and flapped them rapidly, creating a strong gust of wind that forcefully pushed the boulder back.

Just then, the white-maned tiger quietly appeared behind the golden-crowned eagle, preparing to strike with its claws to cripple its wings. However, the golden-crowned eagle dodged the sneak attack and successfully took flight.

It quickly rose into the air, its eyes filled with a hint of mockery as it looked at the two growling land monsters.

And it has no intention of flying away.

It swooped down from the sky, its sharp claws aimed straight for the giant black bear's eyes!

The black bear swung its paw to strike, but the golden crowned eagle nimbly dodged, leaving a bloody gash on its shoulder with its sharp claws.

The Golden Crown Eagle has rebounded.

I tried this several times.

The giant black bear roared in pain, flailing its paws wildly, but it couldn't touch the agile golden-crowned eagle at all.

The white-maned tiger, observing from the sidelines, lost interest in participating and began searching the area around the pool again.

Li Shen watched with great interest.

However, these three demonic beasts did not have any deep-seated hatred, and Li Shen guessed that they would probably just stop there.

Sure enough, after a short while, the golden-crowned eagle seemed to have gotten tired of playing, and after flapping its wings and taking off, it stopped diving.

It let out a series of mocking screechs and then flew away from that place.

Having failed to find what it wanted, the white-maned tiger had no desire to fight the giant black bear and quickly left the area.

Although the giant black bear had several bloody scratches, its thick skin meant it was not seriously injured.

Watching the direction the golden-crowned eagle had gone, it roared a few times as if venting its dissatisfaction, and then disappeared into the forest.

The area around the pond fell silent once more.

Li Shen waited another half hour to confirm that no more demonic beasts were approaching, then removed the Spirit Wall Formation and quietly appeared.

This time he didn't delay, went straight to the edge of the pool, circulated his spiritual power, and jumped in.

The pool was much deeper than I had imagined.

Li Shen circulated his spiritual power to protect himself. Before him was a murky blood-red scene, the residual blood of the Pupil Serpent still lingering, making visibility extremely low. He could only rely on his divine sense to navigate, cautiously descending the cave.

Ten zhang, twenty zhang, thirty zhang...

The water temperature dropped lower and lower, the water pressure increased, and the sound of flowing water echoed in my ears.

Fortunately, his spiritual energy was sufficient, and his toes finally touched the ground.

Li Shen steadied himself, his eyes gleaming with a blue light as he carefully observed through the murky water.

The bottom of the pool is covered with mud, sand, and gravel, and is overgrown with slippery algae.

He went against the current, parted the algae, and vigorously shook off the mud and sand deposited on the surface. Soon he discovered a large area of ​​stone slabs with the same material as the one in the corner of the rock wall.

Intricate patterns gradually appeared.

Although most of the patterns have been blurred by the passage of time and the presence of silt.

But it is undoubtedly a formation.

Li Shen suppressed his excitement and felt along the edge of the stone slab.

Soon, he discovered two grooves around the stone slab.

"Could this be the spirit stone slot where spirit stones are placed to activate the system?"

Li Shen thought to himself, "The essential texts left behind by the Array Dao Sect mentioned the knowledge of spirit stone troughs."

Used to activate a fixed array.

It seems that the spirit stones have been exhausted and the formation has fallen silent.

Li Shen did not rush to fill the spirit stones.

He first carefully examined the stone slab to make sure there were no hidden restrictions or traps before taking out four low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and trying to put them into the slot.

"Buzz!"

The moment the spirit stone was embedded, the patterns on the stone slab suddenly lit up, and a pale blue spiritual light bloomed on the bottom of the water, illuminating the surrounding murky water.

But the light lasted for less than a moment before quickly dimming.

"This formation still works!"

Seeing this, Li Shen was overjoyed, but then asked in confusion:

"I just wonder how many spirit stones are needed for one use?"