CHAPTER 1448: CHAPTER 1446: SEAHORSE

Based on various indications earlier, Lu Ye harbored some suspicion about one matter: that White Spirit... was very likely a Passage Order for some exclusive scene!

He activated his spirit force and poured it into the White Spirit, believing he had entered another main hall, but in reality, he was sent here.

If this is really the case, then this place is an exclusive scene!

It’s similar in nature to the ancient tomb he entered before.

It made him feel a bit amused because before the specter invited him, he had merely heard about exclusive scenes, but after accepting the specter’s invitation, he unexpectedly entered two different exclusive scenes in a short period. Is this good luck or bad?

Moreover, had he not gone to that ancient tomb with the specter, he wouldn’t have obtained those storage rings as spoils of war, nor acquired the White Spirit; it seems like a fortunate coincidence.

But as far as he knows, many exclusive scenes are treasure hunts. Take the ancient tomb, for example, which is strictly speaking a treasure hunt, only that to obtain the final treasure, one must first kill the Skeletal General.

Yet this main hall looks no different from the Constellation Palace halls Lu Ye visited before. What treasure could be here?

He searched carefully, not missing the slightest anomaly but found nothing.

Until Lu Ye reached the other end of the hall and saw a tightly closed door...

Things seemed a little off because the Constellation Palace halls he had been to were all sealed, and cultivators could only enter different competition fields through various portals; there were no such doors.

Leaving the Constellation Palace was just a thought, and the palace wouldn’t prevent it.

But this main hall actually has a door!

And it doesn’t have a number!

The closed door is the only valuable clue at present. Lu Ye estimated he must go through this door to enter the true exclusive scene; this hall might just be a transit.

If so, he could only go forward and investigate.

Lu Ye pondered, changed the Crimson Dragon Saber at his waist to the Boulder Mountain Saber, and assessed his own condition, ensuring he was unharmed before striding towards the door.

Bang... a sound suddenly echoed.

Lu Ye immediately halted, pressed the handle of the Boulder Mountain Saber, and stared at the thick door ahead!

The sound came from beyond, as if something heavy was hitting the door.

Bang bang bang...

The collisions became more intense, and with each strike, the massive door showed signs of slowly opening.

Lu Ye swiftly floated backward dozens of yards, ready and alert!

Finally, after another impact, the door slowly opened a slit, and a figure flashed through, rushing inside from the gap!

Lu Ye drew his saber, ready to face the approaching enemy.

However, the next moment, his actions abruptly stopped, because as he unsheathed the Boulder Mountain Saber, a great fear suddenly descended upon him. Mingming inspired a feeling that in this hall, he absolutely must not fight anyone, or he would face disaster.

The halls within the Constellation Palace also have rules disallowing cultivators to fight, and it seems this rule applies here too.

If so, it’s good for him. At least he wouldn’t have to worry about being attacked here.

He sheathed his saber again and finally had the chance to examine the figure that had barged in.

Upon seeing it, he was greatly amazed, because the thing looked like a seahorse.

Only it wasn’t quite the same as a normal seahorse; it had two horns on its head like dragon horns, and its tail was also like a dragon’s tail, covered in fine Scale Armor.

It lay about thirty yards away from Lu Ye, its belly slightly heaving, with a pool of bright red blood on the ground, seemingly injured.

It’s impossible to ignore that the aura emanating from this seahorse had reached the Constellation Late Stage!

It was injured, though the cause was unknown, with a piece of flesh missing from its back where the blood flowed.

When the seahorse rushed into the hall, it was unguarded until sensing Lu Ye’s presence, it suddenly lifted its head and looked towards him.

Suddenly, wide eyes met small eyes, a bewildered four-eyed stare!

Lu Ye couldn’t understand why a seahorse appeared here, and the seahorse was equally puzzled by what was before it...

For Lu Ye, however, since there was a no-fighting rule here, no matter the seahorse’s strength, it posed no threat.

He stepped forward for a closer look.

The seahorse struggled to rise, its tail touching the ground, warily watching Lu Ye. As Lu Ye approached step by step, the seahorse retreated little by little until it reached the door, unable to retreat further.

Lu Ye vaguely felt this creature was a star beast. He had encountered quite a few star beasts when exploring around the Nine Provinces; star beasts possessed some distinctive aura, making them easy to identify.

And given that star beasts were always peculiar in appearance, a seahorse star beast wasn’t too surprising.

After thinking about it, Lu Ye spoke, "Do you understand human speech?"

The seahorse stared at him, showing no reaction, seemingly not understanding. However, judging by the seahorse’s behavior, it seemed to possess substantial spiritual intelligence, unlike most star beasts. Most star beasts, regardless of their strength, were no different from demon beasts: muddle-headed, ignorant, and lacking intelligence.

If communication is impossible, there’s no way to interact. Lu Ye glanced at the wound on its back, then took out a bottle of healing pills from his storage ring, poured one out, and handed it over in his palm.

This is his exclusive scene. When an injured seahorse appears before him, it can’t be killed, so it can only be saved.

It’s merely some healing medicine, nothing significant.

The seahorse looked at him, then at the healing pill in his hand, remaining indifferent, clearly full of caution.

Lu Ye didn’t insist; he raised his hand and tossed the healing pill toward it, then stood aside waiting.

After a moment of standstill, the seahorse seemed to realize Lu Ye had no ill intentions. It then lowered its head to look at the healing pill, slowly shifted its body, and sniffed at it. Its eyes noticeably brightened, and it swallowed the pill in one gulp.

Even if it had never seen a healing pill before and didn’t know what it was, as a star beast, especially one at the Constellation Late Stage, it naturally could discern what was beneficial to it.

Although the seahorse’s injury seemed serious, it wasn’t too affecting for it. In the Constellation Late Stage, it could already regenerate flesh and blood; it likely was just greatly consumed.

After taking the healing pill and resting for about an hour, the seahorse made a strange, rhythmic noise in its mouth.

Lu Ye had been watching it all along. Seeing it nodding towards him as if expressing gratitude, he nodded in response.

Then, the seahorse turned around and vanished through the crack in the door, its destination unknown.

That’s it?

Lu Ye was slightly taken aback. He initially thought that saving this seahorse would offer some assistance for his upcoming exploration, like the seahorse approaching him proactively and leading the way, but unexpectedly, the creature just ran off like that.

It didn’t matter much.

Lu Ye walked to the door and looked outside through the crack the seahorse had made.

He watched quietly for a moment, unemotionally raised his hand, and closed the door!

He felt he must have seen it wrong...

He gently took a breath, organized his thoughts, reopened a slit of the door, and looked outside once more.

In his sight, the sea was filled. A school of faintly glowing strange fish swam leisurely and joyfully from a distance.

Logically, with the door open, seawater should surge in, but there seemed to be an isolating force in the hall. The endless seawater outside couldn’t flood in even a drop; it was entirely blocked by an invisible power.

It’s unexpected to be underwater!

What shocked Lu Ye even more was that the seawater gave him an extraordinarily familiar feeling.

He reached out, put a hand into the seawater, and couldn’t help but twitch an eye corner.

Indeed, that feeling of familiarity was not an illusion. This seawater had the same nature as that of the All Phenomena Ocean, both being condensed from extremely pure and dense stellar space energy with strong corrosive power.

Because the Talent Tree had a very noticeable reaction, large swathes of gray mist rose up.

He withdrew his hand, falling into contemplation.

The reason he came here was that he activated the power of a treasure resembling a White Spirit he found in a storage ring. According to his previous speculation, that White Spirit was the Passage Order of the exclusive scene.

So, this is indeed his exclusive scene!

The hall is just a transit point; to enter the true exclusive scene, one must step through the door.

But why is it underwater? And why does the seawater match exactly with that of the All Phenomena Ocean?

Moreover, where else in this world has such seawater besides a place like the All Phenomena Ocean?

This place can’t possibly be the All Phenomena Ocean, right?

Pondering this, Lu Ye took out his audio talisman, wanting to verify things.

He found Tang Jun’s mark from the audio talisman and sent a message over.

After waiting for quite a while with no response, he sent another message to Cao Xiang, the manager of the All Phenomena Merchants Guild, but there was no reaction either.

He vaguely felt he might be overthinking it. Since it’s an exclusive scene, how could he end up in the All Phenomena Ocean?

But upon closer thought, if he were truly under the All Phenomena Ocean, the audio talisman might be ineffective, because the seawater of the All Phenomena Ocean can almost completely block Mental Consciousness; how could the audio talisman allow communication?

Needless speculation is meaningless; since he’s here, he can only go out and see.

If it were any other cultivator here, they’d likely only hide in the hall; leaving the hall would mean certain death. However, Lu Ye had no such concerns.

He had even cultivated underwater before.

Calming his mind and activating the power of the Talent Tree to envelop himself, he flashed out of the hall.

Upon stepping into the seawater, Lu Ye immediately felt a massive influx of pure energy surrounding him, despite not actively absorbing it. Fortunately, the Talent Tree promptly exerted its function, with the already fiercely burning tree body becoming even more luminous, as large areas of gray mist surged up.

The pressure was immense; Lu Ye felt as if he were carrying a mountain on his back, confirming one thing: this place was definitely the deep sea. Only the deep sea exerted such pressure. Previously, he had only cultivated in the shallow sea and never felt this weight before.