Chapter 118 - 118: Opportunity
After all, the Turtle Shell Talisman was a top-tier defensive talisman. Fang Hong carried twenty such talismans, greatly increasing his safety when he went to Demon Island to hunt demonic beasts.
Even if he accidentally encountered a Grade 8 Demon Beast during his hunt, with the Wood Escape Talisman, he could safely escape even if he couldn't win.
Fang Hong got up and went to another Cultivation room to check on Little Rainbow's cultivation progress.
Little Rainbow was sitting cross-legged in the Fire Gathering Formation, enveloped by a faint demonic flame. These demonic flames were slowly absorbed and refined by it, and its aura was stable and continuously strengthening.
After a year of growth, Little Rainbow's appearance hadn't changed much; it still maintained its small, palm-sized figure.
Fang Hong sometimes even wondered if it could only grow this big, though its fur was becoming more vibrant.
Although its size and appearance hadn't changed much, Little Rainbow's strength had been continuously increasing.
Now, Little Rainbow even had a certain chance of winning if it faced a grade 7 Demon Beast alone. Its rapid increase in strength made even Fang Hong feel ashamed.
Rumble.
Just as Fang Hong was observing Little Rainbow, suddenly, his entire Immortal Cave began to shake violently.
Cracks began to appear on the surrounding walls, as if they could completely collapse at any moment.
Fang Hong's expression suddenly changed, and a strong sense of alarm rose in his heart.
He didn't know what had happened yet, so he quickly cast a golden light at the Immortal Cave wall, using a solidification spell to stabilize the Immortal Cave and prevent it from collapsing.
At the same time, Little Rainbow was also startled awake by the sudden tremor, leaping up from the Fire Gathering Formation, its body flashing with a faint fire, appearing extremely alert.
Seeing this, Fang Hong quickly put it back into his Spiritual Beast bag, then, with a solemn expression, hurried out of the Cultivation room and headed straight for the outside of the Immortal Cave.
Such a violent tremor was probably not as simple as an earthquake; he even suspected if some high-grade demonic beast had discovered his Immortal Cave?
Fang Hong arrived outside the Immortal Cave, and the intense shaking had not yet stopped. He immediately spread his Divine Sense to sense the surrounding aura.
But strangely, within a radius of several miles, he didn't detect any demonic beast aura, which made him even more puzzled.
Fang Hong leaped up, transforming into a streak of escape light that shot into the sky, instantly flying to the high altitude above the small island.
But when he fixed his gaze on the sea ahead, a look of shock suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his pupils contracted sharply.
"This! What is this thing?" Fang Hong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
In the sea area in front of the small island, a colossal object was slowly rising from the seabed.
Its enormous form was like a mountain, towering into the clouds, its material unclear, but it vaguely gave a sense of a building's outline.
Boom!
As the giant object continuously surfaced, towering waves rose around the sea, and between the surging waves, they quickly rushed towards the small island where Fang Hong was located.
Fang Hong retracted the Hidden Mountain Formation outside his Immortal Cave, transformed into a streak of escape light, and quickly flew away from that small island.
Not long after he flew out, the small island was shattered by the giant waves and submerged in the sea.
Fang Hong stood in the air not far away, watching all of this. Fortunately, there were no valuable items in his Immortal Cave; if it was gone, it was gone.
And at this moment, the giant object finally completely surfaced.
The moment Fang Hong clearly saw its true appearance, his heart couldn't help but tremble fiercely, and he involuntarily gasped, his expression filled with shock.
This giant object was actually a huge blue palace, grand and magnificent, estimated to be nearly ten miles wide and high, with a majestic aura.
Looking from afar, it was like a giant mountain floating on the sea.
The palace was also enveloped by a layer of faint golden light, and the spiritual energy fluctuations were very strong, obviously an extremely clever restriction.
"Could this be an Immortal Cave left behind by an ancient cultivator?" Fang Hong stood in the air, staring blankly at the sea palace.
It was too unusual for such a palace to suddenly emerge from the sea.
Fang Hong dared not get too close, because he sensed that the golden light barrier was an extremely strong restriction, and if he approached rashly, there was a high possibility of danger.
Therefore, Fang Hong quickly flew to a distant, relatively safe small island, only daring to observe the mysterious palace from afar.
Suddenly, Fang Hong sensed a movement from something in his storage bag.
He quickly checked and found that it was the mysterious golden key that was sparkling.
Fang Hong looked surprised; why would this key, which was perfectly fine, suddenly glow?
After taking out the key, the golden light flashed even more frequently, and the end of the key was pointing towards the mysterious palace!
"Could this key be connected to the palace on the sea?" Fang Hong felt a shock in his heart.
This key was obtained by Fang Hong next to the White Desert Mountain teleportation array. At that time, it was held in the hand of the withered skeleton, who refused to give it up even in death. It must have been something valuable, which Fang Hong had kept until now.
And now, with the appearance of the mysterious palace, it actually began to react on its own. Could it be that he had stumbled upon some opportunity?
To understand the secret of the golden key, Fang Hong decided to observe here for a period of time to see what changes would occur to the sea palace.
Fang Hong came to a higher peak on a distant small island, sat cross-legged in an inconspicuous corner, and quietly watched the huge palace floating on the sea.
Two days later, the palace still had no changes, and the outer golden light barrier occasionally flickered.
Fang Hong was even more convinced of his guess: this must be the relic of an ancient cultivator.
It was just that the opening time had not yet arrived. Once the outer restriction was lifted, he could enter to seek opportunity.
Although the palace had not changed, quite a few cultivators had gathered in the surrounding sea area.
Most of these cultivators were Core Formation cultivators. As soon as they arrived and saw the palace, they all showed great joy, as if they had seen some kind of treasure.
Fang Hong ignored these cultivators, just quietly sat on the mountaintop, keeping a low profile and patiently waiting.
After another three days, more and more cultivators gathered around the palace, estimated to be fifty Core Formation cultivators.
Boom!
Just as the surrounding cultivators were patiently waiting, a powerful pressure suddenly descended upon the surroundings.
A dark cloud was seen rapidly drifting from the distant sky, with a menacing aura, and in an instant, it stopped not far from the palace.
After the dark cloud dispersed, three figures slowly appeared: one old and two young, all dressed in black.
"Nascent Soul Cultivator." Fang Hong's gaze narrowed, and he was secretly alarmed.
The aura of the black-clothed old man was very powerful; there was no doubt he was a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and that pressure just now came from him.
And the two young men beside him were also not weak, both at the Late stage of Golden Core of Cultivation.
This palace was indeed extraordinary, even attracting a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Fang Hong secretly guessed that the black-clothed old man was likely a powerful expert from a major force in the Inner Sea.
When the surrounding cultivators saw the black-clothed old man, they all showed respectful expressions and involuntarily moved away a little, so as not to be noticed by this powerful expert and invite trouble.
The black-clothed old man's gaze was cold and stern, completely ignoring the surrounding cultivators, only staring at the blue palace in the distance.
