"Even Brother Lu couldn't see through it. I doubt ordinary people could easily discover what's strange about this place." The Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast laughed heartily, then threw back its head and roared at the sky. Its eight hooves stamped through the air, forming enormous hoofprints that trampled toward the lotus pond.
Vast clusters of lotus leaves flew in every direction, and water droplets sprayed everywhere. The rush of water continued without end. Mud splashed up from the pond, and when the group looked down, they saw an enormous hoofprint where the mud had scattered.
More hoofprints appeared one after another, forming a complex yet profoundly mysterious pattern.
At last, they formed a picture of the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast treading on the moon.
"Demon Bull Treads on the Moon!" The Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast let out a long roar. The pattern rose from the pond and appeared in the hazy water vapor above it, as though a key had unlocked some mysterious door.
The hazy water vapor opened from the middle like a gigantic scroll. Several ancient seal-script characters danced like dragons and snakes, twisting together in midair. The sight made Lu Xiaotian and the others' hearts shudder.
"Ancient Moon Grotto!" These ancient seal-script characters seemed to carry a peculiar spiritual essence and Daoist meaning, drawing the mind irresistibly into their depths.
"Let's go!" the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast cried excitedly, rousing everyone. It led them toward the Ancient Moon Grotto, where pavilions and halls stood among a forest of green peaks, and flew into the hazy water vapor.
Lu Xiaotian's eyes lit up, and he followed close behind into the grotto's territory. Spiritual energy surged as the vapor parted, and the others streamed in after him.
The moment they entered the Ancient Moon Grotto, a deep, sonorous roar