If the giant stone statue was here, we could just take a few quick steps over it. But now Xie Lian had left it in the imperial city to suppress the evil spirits, and the three mountain monsters had also transformed into swords, so it was better not to come.

Xie Lian asked, “Sanlang, can Silver Butterfly take us over there?”

Hua Cheng said: "The magma is so hot that I'm afraid Silver Butterfly will be melted halfway across the river."

It would not be a good sight to fall from the sky while crossing the river and plunge headfirst into the center of the lava flow. Hua Cheng then said, "But there is a ready-made passage."

Everyone followed his gaze. After a while, Xie Lian asked, "Why is there someone in the lava?"

It was absolutely true, he was definitely not mistaken. Just a moment ago, he saw a pale hand emerge from the lava and reach out to the sky. Looking carefully, Mu Qing said, "It really exists! And there is more than one?"

There were at least hundreds of people, many with bodies and heads floating on the river, some being swirled by the fiery current, and some even swimming upstream. Their bodies were all a strange white color, their faces blurred, and they were not living people.

Xie Lian understood: “It was those hollow people in Wuyong Imperial City… who were washed here by the lava.”

With their skills, it shouldn't be difficult to use these hollow monsters as stepping stones and fly over them. However, these undeads were struggling in the scorching heat, and they were about to be stepped on by them, which was quite miserable, but they couldn't care about that at the moment.

Mu Qing went over first, looked at the direction, and after a few jumps, he crossed the moat and stood on the other side of the river, looking back. Xie Lian said to the Imperial Master, "I'll take you over first."

After all, the national teacher is not a martial god, or even a martial artist, so he needs someone to lead him. He nodded and went forward. But Hua Cheng said, "Brother, let me do it."

Let it be, Xie Lian said, “Okay.”

Hua Cheng walked up to him, holding the Imperial Master's arm like he was supporting an elderly man, and said, "Imperial Master, please go ahead. Watch your step."

The Imperial Master turned around and saw that the person holding him up was not Xie Lian. He frowned and said, “Ah? Why is it you?”

Xie Lian couldn’t help but laugh, he coughed lightly and said, “San Lang sincerely said he wanted to help you, so I let him do it for you.”

The Imperial Master asked, "Why are you being so attentive when there is nothing to do?"

Hua Cheng smiled and said, "It doesn't make any difference whether it's me or your brother. Besides, I respect you very much, so of course I don't mind doing this little favor for you."

The Imperial Master was speechless for a moment, then said, "If you really respect me, please put away that fake smile on your face. It's too fake."

Hua Cheng stopped smiling immediately: "Oh." Without saying anything else, he took the Imperial Master and quickly moved to the other side.

His figure was so strange and fast that the Imperial Master stood beside Mu Qing before he could react, and was completely stunned. The empty shells that Hua Cheng's boots stepped on didn't even notice that they were stepped on. They looked up and saw nothing. They touched their heads in confusion and continued to swim in the magma. The Imperial Master finally came to his senses, glanced at Hua Cheng, and commented: "Your skills are not bad."

On this side, Xie Lian thought to himself, “This is too strict. How can this kind of skill be called just ‘okay’?” He shook his head and said, “I’ll pass too!”

Hua Cheng turned around and said, "Brother, stay over there first, I'll come pick you up."

But Xie Lian's actions were faster than his words. He had already started and leaped out, tapping the belly of a hollow monster lying on its back. He felt the hard body under his feet sink slightly, and he leaped out again, tapping the head of another hollow monster in front of him.

In this way, after stepping on five or six of them, he arrived at the center of the flame flow. Unexpectedly, just as Xie Lian was about to take off into the air again, his body suddenly sank and he almost lost his balance!

He stood firm with his extremely quick reaction and looked down - the strange man under his feet actually reached out and grabbed his boots!

Xie Lian thought, “Oh no! It’s happening again!”

His bad luck happened again. The people before him crossed the river safely, but when he crossed, he encountered a difficult monster, which grabbed his right ankle and prevented him from getting up!

The hollow shell monster could float on the surface of the magma because it was hollow, but it couldn't bear much weight. The burning steam made Xie Lian sweat all over, and a corner of his sleeve actually caught fire.

If you stay any longer, you will either sink into the lava with your stepping stone, or be burned to death!

At the critical moment, Xie Lian was quick-witted. Ruo Xie flew out and pulled over another hollow monster three feet away in front of him, and stepped on the monster's back with his left foot. In this way, the two stone shells shared his weight, and the buoyancy increased, and he would not sink for a while. In response to the emergency, Xie Lian pulled out his heart and cut off the arm that grabbed his boot. Just as he was about to jump out again, a red shadow flashed to his side. Xie Lian said, "Sanlang? I'm fine now, you don't have to come over."

Hua Cheng blew up the hollow monster that was holding Xie Lian from a distance with a palm strike and said, “Let’s talk about it after we get ashore.”

The two of them came to the shore together. Xie Lian extinguished the fire on his sleeves and said, “I’m sorry to have made you worry.”

Hua Cheng said: "My fault. I should have told you to wait for me to come back and pick you up before I went there."

The Imperial Master said, "Alright, alright, stop it. Your Highness is not that delicate. He can handle it even if you don't go over. What are you waiting for? Let's go! This way."

Several people got ashore and walked for a while before arriving in front of the Wuyong Palace.

Half of the palace was buried underground. After a few people entered, they found that the road was inclined, leading all the way to deep underground.

Leaving the ground, the scorching air gradually cooled down. The entire underground palace was empty, and the slightest sound would emit a buzzing echo.

Several people lit up their palm flames, illuminating the surroundings. Although the palace had been sealed for a long time, it was still magnificent. The flames reflected many golden patterns, carved beams and painted buildings. However, it was empty and lifeless, like a huge ancient tomb.

The Imperial Master said, "This is where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grew up."

Mu Qing asked: "Will he really be here?"

The Imperial Master said, "What do you think? This is where his magic power is the strongest. Be careful."

At this moment, Xie Lian suddenly discovered something.

At Hua Cheng's waist, the silver eye on the handle of the Evil Sword was spinning wildly, looking extremely anxious.

Hua Cheng, however, had a cold expression on his face and ignored him completely. Xie Lian couldn't help but reach out and touch it, and Er Ming finally felt a little relieved. Hua Cheng lowered his head slightly and saw that his hand was still on the hilt of the knife. He smiled slightly and was about to speak when a burst of "hehehe" laughter came from the corner of the hall.

It was the voice of a middle-aged man. It sounded cunning and sly, as if he had ill intentions. Xie Lian felt the hairs on his back stand on end. Moreover, he had heard this voice before.

It’s the voice of the fetal spirit!

Mu Qing shouted, "There!" A flame shot out, illuminating the sky. On the top corner of the palace, there was a white thing clinging like a gecko. It was the fetal spirit!

Its long red tongue licked its back, as if it was tickling itself. Seeing the flames coming, it chuckled and vomited something like vomit at Mu Qing, who dodged it with a disgusted expression. The Imperial Master looked at the sticky thing on the ground, then at the fetal spirit on it, and said with difficulty: "Is this really the son of Feng Xin???"

Xie Lian hurriedly said, “Wait! Cuocuo! Your name is Cuocuo, right?”

When the fetus heard his name, it paused and turned to look at him. Xie Lian said, “No, no, we are here to look for… to look for… to look for your father. Do you know where he is?”

When the fetus heard the words "your father", it sneered, used all four legs, and crawled away. Xie Lian said, "Wrong? Go find it!"

Everyone lit the fire higher and searched around. Suddenly, Mu Qing said, "This way!"

Xie Lian asked, “Which way?”

Mu Qing pointed to a road and said, "I just saw it enter here."

The road he was pointing to was on the side of a palace. It was a long corridor and it was eerie. Even if one didn't know where the end was, one knew it would definitely not lead to any good place.

Hua Cheng suddenly asked: "Did you really see it come in here?"

Mu Qing probably felt that he was being targeted, and said with a bit of disgust: "What's the benefit of me lying to you?"

Hua Cheng snorted, and although he didn't show any emotion, he didn't look friendly. The Imperial Master said, "Why are you arguing at this hour? Don't miss any suspicious places, you can go in and take a look."

The corridor was very narrow. It must have been wider originally, but it seemed to have been squeezed and now only one person could pass through. Perhaps he was annoyed by the doubt in Hua Cheng's words, Mu Qing was the first to go in. Hua Cheng naturally wanted to walk in front of Xie Lian to clear the way, but Xie Lian found that the Evil Eyeball on his waist began to spin wildly again. He suddenly pulled him behind. Hua Cheng asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Lian coughed lightly and said, “I said I would protect you…Stand behind me.”

After a moment, Hua Cheng laughed softly.

The four of them entered the corridor. The further they walked in, the more uncomfortable Xie Lian felt.

His intuition about dangerous things was extremely accurate. The thing that made him uncomfortable was coming from the front. Xie Lian said, "Master, do you remember where this road leads to? The more I walk, the more I feel that there is something heavy ahead..."

murderous look.

And it was not a living murderous aura, but a cold murderous aura. The deeper he went, the more tense he became.

However, the Imperial Master did not answer him. Xie Lian’s heart skipped a beat and he raised his voice to ask again, “Imperial Master?”

Still no answer. Xie Lian turned around suddenly and saw that there was no one behind him at any time!

The reason why he didn't notice it was because the lights released by Huacheng and the National Master were still floating in the air, following him quietly, illuminating the way forward for their masters who had disappeared.

Mu Qing also turned around and was surprised when he saw him: "Where is Xueyu Tanhua?!"

Xie Lian walked back without saying anything. Mu Qing grabbed him and said, "What are you doing? We are almost there! And do you really think he will walk back?"

“…” Xie Lian said, “No.”

It’s scary because Huacheng would never walk back alone without saying a word!

Xie Lian suddenly remembered that Hua Cheng had left something on him, and quickly raised his hand to look. He saw that the red line on the third finger was still there, still bright and beautiful, indicating that Hua Cheng was fine, and Xie Lian was relieved. But when he thought of the dot that Hua Cheng had thrown before he came over, his brows jumped even more.

Mu Qing added, "You probably won't find it if you go back now, so why not keep going forward and see what's inside. Otherwise, if you go back and find nothing, you'll have to come back again, isn't that a waste of time?"

Just as Xie Lian was about to speak, he suddenly held his breath and said, “Shh. Listen, what’s that sound?”

Mu Qing also listened attentively.

It was the sound of a man's low breathing.

It came from the front!

The two men were extremely alert, each secretly holding their weapons and walking forward.

They finally walked out of the corridor and came to a hall. Mu Qing carefully groped around in the hall, and Xie Lian flicked his fingers, and a little flame flew forward, illuminating a figure lying on the ground.

As soon as he saw the man’s back, Xie Lian recognized him and went up to him and asked, “Feng Xin?!”

Turning him over, it was indeed Feng Xin. His body was covered with burns and sword wounds, but his life was not in danger. Xie Lian carefully patted him for a long time before he slowly woke up. As soon as he woke up, he cursed a few words, but when he saw that it was Xie Lian in front of him, he immediately stopped cursing: "Your Highness?? Why are you here?"

Xie Lian sighed and said, “Why don’t you tell me where this place is first?”

Feng Xin sat up, looked around, and asked, "Where is this?"

As expected, Feng Xin didn’t know either, so it was useless to ask. Xie Lian shook his head and held out his hand, saying, “Get up first. I’ve found you, and now I have to look for San Lang.”

Feng Xin said, "Are you talking about Xueyu Tanhua? What happened to him? He's not next to you?"

Xie Lian said, “That’s right, let’s do it together…”

Before he finished speaking, Feng Xin suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait! Who is that person behind you?!"

Xie Lian turned around and saw a dark figure immersed in the shadows, motionless. He said, “That’s Mu Qing. What’s wrong?”

Feng Xin's pupils shrank instantly, and he said, "Catch him quickly!"