The underground cave was very dark, so dark it weighed heavily on one’s heart. Looking up towards the direction of the exit, the exit gradually shrank from the size of a carriage to that of a manhole cover.
Moreover, due to the constant increase in humidity in the air, the torch in his hand began to dim, even dangerously flickering as if the dense moisture could extinguish it at any moment.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen quickly used a skill, sweeping away all the moisture within ten meters around him, allowing the torch to regain its previous brightness.
Yet Zhang Chen was not afraid; with skills in hand, he naturally wouldn’t be scared by mere darkness, especially since he was here for the Dragon Seed.
A rune flickered in Zhang Chen’s palm, as Fox Fairy Nannan had already reached the bottom of the well before Zhang Chen, calling out to the descending Zhang Chen: "This bottom is a hundred meters from the exit, the cave is indeed deep! And the underground is all river water, a vast underground river indeed worthy of being called the land of Transformed Dragon and Walking Flood Dragon, it could already be called a lake here."
An underground lake emerging, what kind of magnificent creation is this? Simply incredible.
Zhang Chen stood on top of the river water, which froze into ice beneath his feet, transforming into a small boat that supported Zhang Chen.
"This underground water is really deep, at least fifty meters deep!" Zhang Chen sensed and remarked.
Why say at least? Because the range he could sense was only fifty meters.
Fifty meters is the limit of his perception, but certainly not the limit of the underground river’s depth.
Looking at the rope tied to his body, Zhang Chen extended his hand toward the water, which transformed into a razor-sharp ice blade that severed the rope in one stroke.
Then, holding the torch, Zhang Chen navigated the ice boat through the underground river. The underground was completely dark, as if he had entered an underground world, with the cave ceiling twenty meters above and the depth of the dark river lake below unknown.
"How deep is the underground river?" Zhang Chen furrowed his brows, looking at the endless water. The Crystal Coffin’s whereabouts were unknown, and he was momentarily at a loss for where to start.
"I’ve already explored, this underground river is an underground lake with a radius of three thousand meters. I don’t know its depth, but its width is definitely three thousand meters." Fox Spirit appeared in front of Zhang Chen.
"How can there be such a vast underground lake? I’m afraid even West Lake is not like this." Zhang Chen clicked his tongue in amazement.
Imagine an underground cave, with an underground lake inside it—what kind of experience must that be?
The most crucial part is, West Lake’s deepest point is only about five meters, but this underground lake is fifty meters deep without reaching the bottom; it’s simply astounding to hear about.
Though, considering that this is a strange world, Zhang Chen could accept it.
"We’ve got big trouble now; the Crystal Coffin has sunk into the lake water. Finding it will be tough." Zhang Chen complained to Fox Spirit.
Finding the Crystal Coffin in a place deeper and larger than West Lake is actually not easy.
"Have you noticed? There’s a strange power in this cave that suppresses my power." At this moment, Fox Fairy Nannan turned to look at Zhang Chen.
Startled by her words, Zhang Chen quickly checked the energy within his body. The next moment, his face changed slightly as his usually unstoppable Light of the True God slowed down upon arriving here, seemingly suppressed by some mysterious power.
Then Zhang Chen opened his Dharma Eye, with a flash of Golden Light at the bottom of his eye, and the entire lake world transformed, becoming a dazzling golden world in his view.
A golden world appeared in front of him; the water surface and the top of the cave were bathed in golden light, especially at the center of the lake, where a stone emitted a dazzling golden light, causing tears to flow from Zhang Chen’s eyes.
The light was too glaring! The golden curtain was so bright that he couldn’t keep his eyes open, forcing him to close his Dharma Eye, and the golden gleaming world vanished and the lake surface returned to darkness.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen now had a target and directly propelled the ice boat toward the stone emitting the dazzling golden light.
"That’s Dragon Qi! I’ve never seen such pure, highly concentrated Dragon Qi! That stone must be extraordinary." Zhang Chen propelled the ice boat all the way to the stone, which extended five meters from the water, with five large gold-foiled characters engraved on it.
As the torch approached, the five large characters reflected rays of golden light. The font was extremely intricate, as if numerous water veins and rivers flowed within it. Each stroke represented a water vein of the world, as if transforming into a roaring great river.
Looking at the five gold-foiled characters, Zhang Chen’s eyes showed curiosity, pondering their meaning. Suddenly, the True Dragon Destiny in his soul trembled slightly, and Zhang Chen inexplicably understood the text engraved on the stone: Spring Court Lake Dragon Palace.
Dragon Palace?
Zhang Chen looked at the five gold-foiled characters in shock: ’Is there really a Dragon Palace in this world?’
But then he thought, this world even has True Dragons; a Dragon Palace wouldn’t be that surprising, would it?
"There’s a Feng Shui Grand Array here; the entire underground lake is covered by it, we must be careful!" Fox Fairy Nannan’s voice came from afar.
"Feng Shui Grand Array?" Zhang Chen mulled over this, thinking that if this place was indeed a Dragon Palace, having a Feng Shui Grand Array would be reasonable.