What were those people up above breaking through the formation for? Wasn't it precisely to enter this lake?
And he had been fortunate enough to get down here. That was his own chance encounter.
Huang Xiao carefully controlled his body as he continued toward the lakebed.
"What's this?" As he approached the bottom, Huang Xiao finally saw what the red glow really was.
It was boiling, scarlet lava. He had never expected an outlet for lava at the bottom of this lake. Could it erupt here too?
The thought flashed through Huang Xiao's mind, but his attention was quickly drawn to the things floating above the lava.
He felt his breathing quicken, and even somewhat forgot the injuries he carried.
"Jade slips!" Huang Xiao had already spotted nine jade slips.
Without the slightest hesitation, Huang Xiao quickened his descent toward the lakebed.
"A formation?" Huang Xiao suddenly felt himself pass through a formation. Then the pressure of the surrounding lake water vanished, and his feet landed on the rocky lakebed.
Huang Xiao looked up. Lake water still surrounded the space above him, but he now stood in an open area roughly ten zhang across and three zhang high, without a single drop of water inside it.
A colorless, transparent formation kept all the water out. Although he could not see the formation, judging by the shape of the waterless space it created, its boundaries should form an inverted hemisphere.
"Minghong?" At that moment, Huang Xiao felt the Minghong Saber tremble again, and a surge of delighted surprise came from its blade.
Huang Xiao calmed the Minghong Saber's excitement a little. He dared not let his guard down now. This was where the Longevity Pill Manual lay, and he did not know whether any other dangers remained.
The streak of scarlet