Upon hearing that the Emperor Bone Mountain was to be divided, Gu Yu immediately declared, "What's mine is Master's!"
Without hesitation, Xiangxiang asked, "What's this thing for? Big brother, you can have mine!"
The Imperial Evil Lord yawned lazily. "This thing is useless to me, I don't need it."
Nether Dao said, "Brother Xie Feng, you can take all the defensive items if you want. To be honest, I don't really care for them!"
Upon hearing this, before Xie Feng could speak, Gu Yu exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! It's all Master's!"
Xie Feng glanced at him.
You unfilial disciple, how could you reveal your master's true feelings!
How embarrassing!
So in the end, apart from the portion taken by the bird-headed dwarf, the entire Emperor Bone Mountain ended up in Xie Feng's spatial ring.
Emperor Bone Mountain was originally very majestic, and it served as a stabilizing force within the volcano. After it was moved, the volcano suddenly felt hollowed out, and with lava constantly surging into the sky, it began to teeter on the brink of collapse.
"Brother, hurry up and leave! This volcano is about to collapse!" Nether Dao said urgently.
"Let's go!" Xie Feng said calmly.
The group quickly headed towards the crater, but after only a few steps, Xie Feng felt the scroll in his hand burning hot!
He unrolled the scroll, and saw that the points of light on it were flashing wildly, as if they were mysteriously responding to something.
As the lights flickered, surging energy poured out from the scroll, stirring up space and accelerating the collapse of the volcano.
Pebbles rained down like raindrops.
Everyone was eager to leave, but the violent turmoil made it impossible to move an inch. This was no ordinary turmoil, but rather a tremendous force emanating from the scroll!
Rumble!
Countless storms formed inside the volcano, and amidst the chaos, a huge, illusory key phantom appeared in mid-air. The key was entirely blue and shimmered with iridescent light. As soon as it appeared, a mysterious, eerie, and overwhelming aura swept over.
Xie Feng stared at the scroll. He could sense that the blue key that had suddenly appeared in front of him was the Qilin King Secret Key Diagram from his hand!
His heart was pounding!
Perhaps behind this key lies the treasure recorded in the scroll!
He had unwittingly opened the door to a treasure trove!
As he was thinking this, a burst of intense light suddenly shot out from the blue key, drawing everyone present into it!
Xie Feng felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was surrounded by darkness. Looking down, he saw that he was standing on a black lake, and a chilling aura spread from his feet upwards.
Xie Feng looked around and saw only endless blackness, with only the lake surface shimmering with light.
The lake water never freezes, but its chill seeps into the soul.
Xie Feng unfurled the scroll again, his eyes gleaming. " Xiangxiang and I got separated, perhaps scattered in different spaces... The light spots on it have disappeared, and the black route has vanished. Does this mean I've come to the right place? This... is the treasure trove depicted on the scroll!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a deep voice rang out—"Treasure? In the land of darkness, where would treasure come from?"
Opposite Xie Feng appeared a man in white. His gaze was calm and his expression was composed. His gray hair was loose and he walked steadily on the lake.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Xie Feng frowned slightly, because the white-clad man was not a physical entity, but an illusion, and his reflection in the lake was unusually faint.
"I am but a phantom, young man, don't be nervous," the man in white said with a smile.
"Senior, I don't think I'm that nervous! I've seen plenty of illusions."
Xie Feng smiled. Because the man was very mysterious, Xie Feng could not sense any aura or pressure from him. To show humility, he respectfully addressed him as "senior".
After all, he always presents himself as a gentleman in public, and he can't afford to ruin that image.
The man didn't take it to heart, but simply sighed, "For many years, I've lived in this dark and gloomy place, never imagining that one day I would be disturbed... Young man, do you know who I am?"
Xie Feng smiled, "I don't know, but I can make a guess."
The man in white became interested. "Guess who I am?"
Xie Feng held up the scroll in his hand and said confidently, "This scroll is called the Qilin King Secret Key Diagram.' I came in because of the blue key inside this scroll. So I guessed that you must be related to the scroll! Let me be even more certain... You are the Qilin King who created the Key Map!"
"Clever!" the man in white laughed.
"Mainly because it's not difficult at all." Xie Feng shrugged.
"My name is Qilin King. My physical body has long since perished; what you see now is merely a remnant of my spirit. By the way, young man, where is this? After my demise, my remnant spirit also fell into slumber. When I regained consciousness, I was already here. The past is unknown, both distant and recent..."
A touch of emotion welled up in the Qilin King's eyes. He didn't look at Xie Feng, but Xie Feng could feel his gaze scrutinizing him from all angles.
Xie Feng said calmly, "This is a volcano in the Fourth Universe."
Qilin King slowly nodded. " The Fourth Universe... I've never been to such a place in my time. I never imagined that my lingering spirit would reside here after my death."
Xie Feng said, "A big shot like you would never normally take the Fourth Universe seriously."
Qilin King was slightly surprised, as this seemed to contradict his guess. "Could it be that you are not from a higher-dimensional universe?"
Xie Feng raised an eyebrow. "How do you know I come from a higher-dimensional universe? Is it because of my otherworldly aura?"
"What, aren't you one?"
"To be honest, I come from the Third Universe!"
Xie Feng could have easily told him that he came from the First Universe, but how could he be so foolish as to explain his origins to a stranger without the other person saying a word? Only an ignorant fool would be so naive!
While traveling, he didn't spout nonsense and maintained a certain level of honesty, which is already very sincere!
Qilin King seemed somewhat surprised, and he couldn't help but look at it again and again, "Impossible..."
Xie Feng frowned. "From the moment we met until now, you've been scrutinizing me, both openly and subtly. Of course, I don't think you're interested in me; I just feel this behavior is inappropriate."
The Qilin King stared at him and said in a steady voice, "I'm just confirming... Do you know why you were able to see me?"
Xie Feng shook his head.
The Qilin King raised his eyes, his gaze filled with deep longing. " The Qilin King Secret Key Diagram in your hand was created by me before my death. It was originally a wisp of energy I left for my younger brother, hoping it could save him in a moment of crisis. Later, we lost contact, and after my death, I slumbered here. When I awoke, I was unable to leave. Until today, I once again sensed the aura of that time—the scroll in your hand! And it is because of this that I sensed the familiar energy, which is why I appear before you."
Xie Feng listened in silence, when suddenly the Qilin King asked him with burning eyes, "I sensed the Chaos Power within you, and you have the ability to open the scroll. You... you are a descendant of the Chaos Clan?!"