The entrance to the third level of the crypt was opened, imdiately being eroded by the floodwaters.
Although this floodwater is just as fluid as the freshwater or seawater on Earth or in the secret realm of Pan Gu, it has a strong penetration and corrosive effect on both the living and the dead, and even on all tangible and intangible objects. Even the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman is sowhat apprehensive, after all, her current body is not her forr one, but rather a mortal body she fashioned herself through the bloodline of Sang Yuan.
"This cave is not large; unless we can retreat to the first level now!" Ye Fan said urgently.
"No, it’s easy to co into this crypt, but not easy to go out. Since the third level of the crypt is already open, the problem must be solved first, or else the flood here will be endless and will eventually erode the entire Pan Gu secret realm!" the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman said.
Ye Fan felt strange, thinking: "Since you can even do sothing like ’slaying gods,’ you actually care about the destruction of the Pan Gu secret realm?"
In Ye Fan’s mind, Xi He was not the betrayer; the real betrayers were the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman and the Jiuyou Su Girl. He believed that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman would not care about ancient relics left by the cultivators, such as the Pan Gu Secret Realm.
"So that ans we must enter the third level and stop the flood from leaking out?" Ye Fan asked.
"Yes!" The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman replied very directly, "Let the crystal entity co out; it should be able to resolve it!"
The flood was getting closer to the two, so they could only float in mid-air for now, but as the torrent raged, Ye Fan had no other way.
"Lan Jing, co out!" Ye Fan used the Tongling Mirror to shout in this critical mont.
Lan Jing was not as brave as the Black Crystal; it directly hid in Ye Fan’s storage space, refusing to co out. In the end, it was the other three little crystal entities that pushed it out.
"Cheep, cheep, cheep!" Lan Jing imdiately burrowed into Ye Fan’s embrace, looking at the flood below, seeming very frightened.
"Can’t do it?" Ye Fan asked.
"Master, Lan Jing said it can’t do anything about these floodwaters unless they find the source of the water; otherwise, it would also be swallowed by the flood!" The voice of the Red Crystal ca through the Tongling Mirror to inform Ye Fan.
Ye Fan then realized how troubleso it was; to find the source of the flood on the third level, one would have to pass through the water from the source, but this kind of water was almost like nothing that could stop gods or demons. Even if Ye Fan could construct a spiritual energy web, the spiritual energy would be absorbed by the water.
"What, why hasn’t the crystal entity co out yet?" The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman was already very anxious.
Ye Fan roughly conveyed Lan Jing’s aning, and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman urgently said, "Do we really have to leave through the exit, watching as the Pan Gu secret realm is swallowed by this flood?"
In this critical mont, Ye Fan suddenly had a flash of insight and said, "Senior, if we don’t want to be swallowed by the flood, there’s another way, though it’s risky. Would you dare to try?"
"Speak!" The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman said.
"No ti to explain, follow !" Ye Fan waved the Fire Dragon Sword in his hand. With Ye Fan’s Pure Yang spiritual energy blessing, the Fire Dragon Sword unleashed over a dozen scorching fire dragons that opened the way in front of Ye Fan.
The high temperature ford by the fire dragons instantly created an oven-like area, evaporating the floodwaters in front into gas, forming a space that appeared montarily.
This was a contest between water and fire. The power of this flood was so strong that even the fire dragons were quickly absorbed by the flood. However, even if the flood absorbed the fire dragons, the temperature created by the fire dragons remained, allowing so of the flood to evaporate.
To ensure that the space ford by evaporating a portion of the flood was enough for him and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman to pass through, Ye Fan needed to continuously infuse his Pure Yang spiritual energy into the Fire Dragon Sword, as these were his original spiritual energy.
It was like a battle of attrition, consuming even more strength than when he previously fought against Huang Ze. Under the strong spiritual energy, the number of fire dragons unleashed by the Fire Dragon Sword was very high. Although Ye Fan could evaporate so of the floodwater with the Fire Dragon Sword to open a path for himself, the impact of the flood still caused a considerable effect on him and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman.
"Go!" The two finally reached the entrance to the third level, the place where the flood was the most violent.
Ye Fan shouted loudly, and the Red Dragon Sword imdiately erupted with hundreds of fire dragons, creating a water-layer fracture in the crypt space for about a fraction of a second. But just in that small fraction of a second, Ye Fan brought the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman through the entrance.
Although there was a huge rush of water still ahead, Ye Fan was already prepared. He pushed through the flood for a few minutes before being only a few dozen ters from the source of the water.
"Lan Jing, go!" Ye Fan shouted, using the Fire Dragon Sword again to slash open a huge gap. Although Lan Jing had been timid before, it now showed bravery, shouting "cheep, cheep, cheep" as it headed toward the source of the water. The source was a massive bronze cauldron, with flood spilling out at a rapid pace.
When Ye Fan sent Lan Jing out, his power began to show signs of waning. Fortunately, Lan Jing was determined, flying directly to the bronze cauldron. Before the last wisp of fire dragon evaporated the water vapor, it blended in an instant with the patterns on the cauldron as its body shone crystal clear.
"Whoosh!"
In what seed like only a blink of an eye, the pressure around Ye Fan suddenly dropped. In an instant, the surrounding flood disappeared without a trace.
It was as if the flood had never appeared, just an illusion. However, Ye Fan could still find so evidence of the flood on the walls.
"Master, look at Lan Jing!" The Red Crystal, in its object-spirit form, flew beside Ye Fan, pointing to the bronze cauldron on the three-level altar.
There were eight small protrusions around the bronze cauldron, resembling fish mouths, from which gentle streams of water flowed down, ultimately filling a pool below the altar. The water in the pool seed to be able to cycle back to the bronze cauldron through the altar’s interior.
At this mont, Lan Jing was bathing in the pool, as if the water in the pool had a strong affinity for it.
As Lan Jing swam through the pool, the water level decreased. Finally, it opened its mouth greedily to drink the water flowing from the fish mouths, then jumped into the bronze cauldron, even drinking the cauldron’s water clean.
"As expected, the crystal entity is highly compatible with the water source!" exclaid the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman beside him.
Unlike previously when the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman could not see the Black Crystal, Lan Jing was a small crystal visible to the naked eye. It had not yet assud a spirit form and did everything under her watchful eyes.
When Lan Jing returned to Ye Fan’s side, having drunk its fill, its form began to change. It seed very tired and needed rest after eating so much.
"Go inside, don’t co out until you finish cultivating!" Ye Fan said.
"Cheep, cheep, cheep!" After letting out two sounds, Lan Jing burrowed into Ye Fan’s storage bracelet.
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