Xiao Yi Xian

After dealing with those fellows from the Hall of Souls, Long Xiao turned his gaze toward the entrance in the mountainside.

Even their combined strength had failed to break it open, which showed just how sturdy the entrance was. He wondered whether he could open it.

He raised his palm and struck the entrance.

Crack, crack...

With a series of cracking sounds, a fissure finally appeared in the entrance.

"Big brother, you actually broke it open?"

Xiao Huohuo stared into Long Xiao's deep eyes, unable to hold back his amazement.

Even the Iron Protector gaped, his eyes wide. Long Xiao had opened a narrow crack with a single palm strike!

"Is this... spiritual energy?"

After Long Xiao opened that crack, dense spiritual energy actually seeped out from within!

No wonder their Dou Qi could not open it. There was spiritual energy inside, so only spiritual power could break it open.

That meant this mountain's interior must have been constructed by a spiritual energy cultivator, quite possibly someone from beyond the Dou * Continent, just like him.

At that thought, his anticipation grew. Whose legacy lay inside? Anyone who possessed the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Isolating Array Diagram could hardly have been ordinary.

"Stand back. I'm going to open this entrance," Long Xiao told Xiao Huohuo and the others.

Xiao Huohuo and the others immediately retreated, leaving the open space to Long Xiao.

Long Xiao drew a deep breath and gathered his spiritual energy, then took out the Golden Light Wandering Dragon Cauldron and used it like a massive hammer, smashing it hard against the entrance!

Rumble!!!

A deafening crash rang out. The entire mountain seemed to shake as a powerful shock wave swept outward, sending everyone flying backward.

Xiao Huohuo and the others felt their ears buzzing and saw stars.

They hurriedly steadied their breathing, then gathered together again.

Boom, boom!

Long Xiao kept swinging the enormous cauldron into the entrance, hammering it again and again. Huge rocks shattered, deep craters formed, and fragments flew everywhere as the entire rock face shook violently.

Before long, Long Xiao finally smashed the entrance open.

"Let's go in."

Long Xiao put away the enormous cauldron and entered the cave first.

Xiao Huohuo and the others followed. The moment they entered, they were greeted by a wondrous sight.

An entire world lay within the mountain. The space inside was many times larger than the exterior!

Xiao Huohuo and the others were astonished.

Crystals emitting a soft glow covered the stone walls, illuminating every inch of the cave.

"This place is truly breathtaking."

Xiao Huohuo could not resist touching the glowing crystals, only to discover that traces of pure energy lay within them!

Long Xiao knew these were spirit stones, but with over a hundred billion spirit stones on him, he had no interest in them.

Elder Hai pointed toward a rather large opening ahead and said, "That should be the entrance leading farther in, right?"

Long Xiao nodded.

"Let's take a look inside first. We might find some treasures," Elder Hai said.

"Could there be danger?"

Xiao Huohuo looked at Long Xiao worriedly.

"It's fine," Long Xiao said calmly.

Xiao Huohuo hesitated, then decided to stay close to Long Xiao. After all, he had lost contact with Yao Lao, and his strength was the weakest. If danger arose, he would be the one dragging everyone down.

"Iron Protector, go down and take a look first."

Seeing Xiao Huohuo's concern, Long Xiao gave the Iron Protector an order.

The Iron Protector left, trembling with fear.

After a while, the Iron Protector returned.

Upon returning, the Iron Protector told Long Xiao, "Master, I didn't find any danger."

Long Xiao nodded and had the Iron Protector lead the way.

Xiao Huohuo and the others followed closely behind.

Just as they all entered, a huge boulder suddenly dropped over the opening, sealing it completely.

Long Xiao froze. He raised his palm and gave the stone blocking the entrance a tentative strike.

His spiritual power could not penetrate it at all, leaving only a shallow mark at the entrance.

Long Xiao frowned.

"Damn it! It looks like the mechanism here was set up to activate only after we all came inside."

"Then what do we do? Doesn't that mean we can't get out?" Xiao Huohuo asked anxiously.

"Probably not. We should find a way if we keep going."

Long Xiao was not too worried. He still had quite a few spatial treasures in his Storage Ring, but he was more interested in the secrets of this place.

The cave passage was long and winding, like a maze.

After walking all the way to the end, they reached another enormous stone chamber, but its entrance was closed.

Long Xiao extended his soul power to investigate and discovered the presence of life inside the stone chamber. In other words, there was a living being within!

He stepped forward and pushed open the stone door.

Boom!!

A cloud of purple poisonous mist surged out, forcing Long Xiao to retreat repeatedly.

Xiao Huohuo and the others were driven back as well. Even the hems of their clothes were corroded away!

Elder Hai swiftly released an icy mist to halt the advancing purple fog.

What potent poison!

Xiao Huohuo and the others were all inwardly shocked.

The mist contained deadly poison. If Elder Hai had not protected Xiao Huohuo, he would probably have already fallen victim to it!

Long Xiao frowned and flicked his fingers toward the others. Several streams of golden flame enveloped them, holding the purple poison at bay.

Only then did Xiao Huohuo and the others breathe a sigh of relief. The situation just now had truly been perilous.

Long Xiao entered the stone chamber, and Xiao Huohuo and the others followed.

To their shock, they discovered a white-haired woman sitting cross-legged inside. The poison was emanating from her!

She wore purple robes, her face pale, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her lips dry. She had clearly fallen into a deep sleep.

The woman was extraordinarily beautiful, but the purple poison surrounding her made her look eerie and terrifying.

"Xiao Yi Xian?!"

Once Xiao Huohuo saw the woman's face clearly, he cried out in shock, blurting out her name.

"Hm? You know her?"

Long Xiao and the others all turned to look at Xiao Huohuo.

Xiao Huohuo nodded emphatically.

"Her name is Xiao Yi Xian. She's also from the Jia Ma Empire, and she's a good friend of mine. After we parted in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, she headed to the Chu Yun Empire. I never imagined she would appear here! It's simply inconceivable."

"She's had a bitter life. She possesses the woeful poison body, and anyone who touches her will be afflicted with deadly poison. I'm her only friend."

Xiao Huohuo looked at Xiao Yi Xian with eyes full of pity. He had never imagined she would end up like this. She had once been so lovely and captivating.

After hearing Xiao Huohuo's account, Long Xiao and the others' expressions shifted.

"The woeful poison body is notorious across the continent. Every time it appears, living beings are plunged into devastation," the Iron Protector suddenly said.

Long Xiao, however, shook his head.

A poison body was a Dao physique too. As long as it was properly controlled, it could be immensely powerful.

Throughout the myriad heavens and worlds, there were all kinds of divine bodies, emperor bodies, and king bodies.

Those who possessed Dao physiques all had exceptional talent, such as his own divine body, the dragon god sacred body.

This girl named Xiao Yi Xian simply had not mastered her so-called woeful poison body.

This woeful poison body should have reached the caliber of a king body.