With a hiss, the lake surface parted, and a ball of light slowly flew out from within. After weighing it over and over, Lin Xuan had finally returned to the surface.
Right now, he had to find a Demon Core, and its grade could not be too poor. Since this was an ultra-long-distance teleportation, it had to come from at least a third-rank demon beast.
There were plenty in Cangming Mountain, and with Lin Xuan's cultivation, killing one would by no means be difficult. However, making a move here was clearly no wise choice. If he drew Peacock Fairy over, he would have no wings to fly away with.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Xuan decided to seek a Demon Core elsewhere. If worst came to worst, he could even go buy one at a market. Though it would cost him a little more time, it would be comparatively safer.
After making his decision, Lin Xuan left the lake bottom, then carefully concealed his tracks and headed down the mountain...
This departure lasted more than half a month.
Since he knew that Peacock Fairy here had already advanced to the middle stage of the Transformation Realm, Lin Xuan naturally did not dare cause trouble on her territory, lest branches sprout sideways. Thus, he ran several thousand li away, found a third-rank water-attribute demon bird, killed the demon, and took its core.
Everything went fairly smoothly.
Then Lin Xuan carefully returned to the place where the Ancient Teleportation Array was located, wrapped himself in a protective barrier, and sank to the bottom of the lake.
He took out the Water-Avoiding Bead and swept his divine sense over the surroundings. Suddenly, Lin Xuan's expression changed, and great vigilance rose within him.
Around the teleportation array, there were actually some inexplicable