Chapter 402: The Entrance

Taoist Hu Yan made a hand seal with one hand, and the flying car immediately descended, plunging into the sea surface below.

After entering the sea, the blue light emitted by the flying car instantly merged completely with the surrounding seawater. The already extremely concealed flying car now had its aura entirely suppressed, as if it had become part of the sea.

Immediately after, the spiritual patterns on the surface of the flying car flashed abruptly, and the entire car transformed into a streak of light, speeding forward.

“Brother Hu Yan’s flying car is truly marvelous. It seems the treasures of the Minghan Immortal Mansion are indeed unparalleled masterpieces,” Xu Yangzi praised, looking at the scenery flying past around them.

“Brother Xu Yang flatters me. If we can successfully enter the mansion this time, I trust everyone’s gains will be considerable,” Taoist Hu Yan said with a smile, once again forming hand seals.

“Hehe, ‘Waterborne Flying Car’—the name is indeed apt. I am increasingly looking forward to this journey,” Elder Zhen Yun remarked, his eyes lighting up as he nodded in approval.

“I hope everything goes smoothly, and that the mansion’s emergence truly is on that Crimson Moon Island,” Lu Lan said, her gaze flickering slightly.

Taoist Hu Yan smiled faintly without saying more, lightly tapping his foot, causing a flash of light beneath it.

The windmills at the front and rear of the flying car began to hum and spin, increasing the car’s speed once more.

If anyone could see the car from the side, they would notice a ghostly phantom traveling through the sea at a speed nearly imperceptible to the naked eye, yet without causing any ripples in the surroundings.

The fish and demon beasts in the sea remained completely unaware of the flying car’s presence, continuing to swim and forage as usual.

Han Li looked around and nodded inwardly.

This flying car was exquisitely designed; its maker clearly possessed exceptional refining skills and a masterful control over water-attribute law power. Riding this car in the sea was indeed very safe.

However, judging by the immortal spiritual power fluctuations emitted by the car, the consumption of immortal elemental stones must be considerable. It seemed Taoist Hu Yan was willing to invest heavily to secure the voluntary participation of these individuals.

As these thoughts turned in his mind, he found a corner, sat down cross-legged, and began to rest with his eyes closed.

After the initial excitement wore off, the other True Flame Sect True Immortal cultivators also found places to sit and occupied themselves.

The distance from Sea Banyan Island to Crimson Moon Island was not great, and with Taoist Hu Yan’s Waterborne Flying Car being extremely fast, they arrived in about two days.

The group did not land on the island; the blue flying car stopped in the sea several hundred li from Crimson Moon Island.

By then, Han Li and the others inside the car had all stood up, gazing at the massive island ahead without speaking.

“What a Crimson Moon Island! I never expected it to be so vast. Even if that rumor is true, finding the entrance to the immortal mansion within such an area will not be easy,” Taoist Hu Yan said, frowning as he looked at the island ahead.

Since the fragmentary map could not function, under these circumstances, they naturally could not use divine sense to probe without revealing their presence.

But using other techniques to investigate such a large island was no simple task.

Xu Yangzi and the others exchanged glances, clearly at a loss as well.

“Let’s first circle the island and take a look. Perhaps we might find something,” Yun Ni suggested.

“Alright,” Taoist Hu Yan agreed, unable to think of a better plan. He then steered the flying car to circle Crimson Moon Island.

Taoist Hu Yan, Yun Ni, and Xu Yangzi each employed subtle methods to probe the surrounding environment.

Han Li’s eyes blazed with blue light, emitting beams several feet long as he looked around.

“Youngster, with your meager cultivation, don’t recklessly use divine abilities. If someone detects you, can you bear the responsibility?” Xu Yangzi frowned and scolded coldly.

“Senior Xu Yangzi is right; my insignificant ability is hardly worth mentioning. However, this technique is a spiritual eye probing method that does not leak any aura. Please rest assured, seniors,” Han Li said with a smile.

“Brother Xu Yang, rest easy. I see that Tianyu’s spiritual eye technique is quite profound. Since he wishes to help, why not give him this chance?” Taoist Hu Yan said with a laugh.

Seeing Taoist Hu Yan speak, Xu Yangzi said no more.

Taoist Hu Yan nodded slightly at Han Li and continued driving the flying car forward.

With the blue flying car’s speed, they quickly circled half of Crimson Moon Island, yet it seemed they had found nothing.

Xu Yangzi’s expression darkened again, and the two True Flame Sect elders, Zhen Yun and Lu Lan, also looked displeased, with a hint of unease flickering in their eyes.

Just then, Han Li’s expression changed slightly, and he said urgently:

“Uncle, please stop the flying car.”

Hearing this, Taoist Hu Yan raised an eyebrow and immediately formed a hand seal, pointing, causing the blue flying car to halt instantly.

At the same time, a layer of blue light ripples appeared on its surface, undulating slightly.

The flying car completely merged with the surrounding seawater, becoming indistinguishable.

No sooner had Taoist Hu Yan done this than a streak of light shot over from the distance to the left front, heading straight into the depths of the sea without stopping, disappearing in an instant.

“Tianyu, your spiritual eye technique is quite impressive,” Taoist Hu Yan said, clapping his hands with a smile.

“Uncle flatters me; it was merely a chance discovery,” Han Li said modestly.

Xu Yangzi’s face twitched, looking somewhat uncomfortable, but like the others, he turned his gaze toward the direction the streak of light had gone.

“Could the entrance be down there… Tianyu, try again,” Yun Ni couldn’t help but say.

Han Li took a deep breath, his eyes flickering with blue light as he strained to activate his Clear Insight Spirit Eyes.

Unfortunately, the depth below was too great; even with the Clear Insight Spirit Eyes, he could not see the bottom, and he could only shake his head helplessly at Hu Yan and Yun Ni.

"Since we've come this far, some risk is unavoidable. We might as well go down and investigate," Hu Yan said after a moment's deliberation.

Yun Ni nodded, and Han Li naturally had no objection.

"Fellow Daoist Xuyangzi, what do you think?" Hu Yan looked at Xuyangzi and the other two.

"Agreed. As they say, fortune favors the bold!" After a brief silence, the three nodded in assent.

Hu Yan made a hand seal, and the blue flying carriage slightly adjusted its direction, shooting downward toward where the earlier遁光 had gone.

The seabed here was extremely deep; the blue flying carriage flew for quite a while without reaching the bottom.

Moreover, the seabed was riddled with deep trenches and ravines, resembling a连绵 mountain range, with very complex terrain.

A hesitant look appeared on Hu Yan's face as he glanced around, but he slowed the flying carriage.

Having pursued this far, he could no longer sense where the blue light had gone.

After a brief deliberation, Hu Yan first exchanged a glance with Yun Ni; both shook their heads. Then he turned to Xuyangzi and the others, a questioning look on his face.

The three looked somewhat embarrassed; they too could not sense where the遁光 had gone.

"Uncle, follow that trench," Han Li pointed to a large, deep,幽暗 trench not far away.

"Eh! What kind of spirit eye is your blue eye, to be so powerful as to detect things at such a distance?" Hu Yan said with delight.

As he spoke, he made a hand seal.

The blue flying carriage immediately shot out and dove into the trench Han Li had indicated.

"You flatter me, Uncle. My spirit eye is not capable of seeing so far; it is merely adept at detecting fluctuations in spiritual power, and I found some traces left by that person after he flew by," Han Li said with a smile, noncommittally.

With his greatly increased cultivation, the power of his Clear Insight Spirit Eyes had also soared; he could now see these faint traces of spiritual power without combining them with his Destruction Eye.

"Being able to detect such faint spiritual traces is indeed an impressive spirit eye ability," Yun Ni praised.

Hearing this, Xuyangzi and the others showed some surprise and looked Han Li up and down again.

Han Li merely smiled slightly at them.

During their conversation, the flying carriage had already flown deep into the trench.

The terrain here was also extremely complex, like another hidden world, with numerous passages branching off in all directions, extending to unknown places.

These trench passages did not appear to be man-made but rather naturally formed.

How such a peculiar sight came to be was unknown.

Seeing this, a strange look flickered in Han Li's eyes.

During his last mission to Red Moon Island, he had only operated on the island's surface; he never imagined that beneath it there seemed to be another world.

He and Hu Yan now had no time for conversation; each tacitly began to施展 their abilities to search together.

Han Li used his Clear Insight Spirit Eyes to find traces of the遁光, while Hu Yan操控 the flying carriage to follow the trail. Some places were quite narrow, only a few feet wide.

Fortunately, everyone was a True Immortal cultivator, and the blue flying carriage could change size; such minor difficulties did not hinder them, and they proceeded smoothly without stopping.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. The blue flying carriage advanced slowly through an underground passage.

The rocks in this passage were tinged with a light blue, resembling ice crystals, and emitted faint spiritual energy; the material was already similar to some spiritual ores.

This passage had already penetrated deep into the seabed; the light was extremely dim, and the rocks gave off a faint blue glow, illuminating the way.

Han Li's expression was serious; blue light flickered in his eyes, emitting rings of blue light waves.

Here, besides the blue遁光 from earlier, he could also detect many other traces of spiritual power, as if many people had been here.

He did not conceal anything and reported what he saw to Hu Yan and the others.

Hearing this, everyone was both surprised and delighted.

With so many people gathered here, it seemed very likely that the entrance to the immortal mansion was ahead.

Hu Yan was not impatient; he操控 the flying carriage to advance slowly.

After flying a bit further, a faint rumbling sound came from ahead, as if there was a fight.

Seeing this, everyone showed a hint of joy.

"It should be just ahead!"

"It seems this information has some merit."

"Before we confirm, we must not let our guard down, lest we fall into someone's trap."

Amid the chatter, Hu Yan murmured incantations, made a hand seal, and the blue flying carriage sped up slightly, advancing swiftly.