It was deathly still here; there was no sun, and everything was shrouded in a gray haze.
Beneath my feet lay the hard, black earth, devoid of any sign of life.
The sky was overcast with dark clouds, and an unpleasant smell of sulfur permeated the air.
As far as the eye can see, there is a towering rocky mountain that reaches into the clouds, its entire body as black as ink, and not a blade of grass grows on it.
A jet-black waterfall cascades vertically down the rocky mountain, its source hidden in the dark clouds, as if falling from the sky.
Below the waterfall lies a deep pool.
The pool water was also pitch black, with wisps of black smoke constantly rising from it. Even before one got close, one could feel an extremely strong chill.
This icy pool is remarkably similar to the icy pool where Zhulong previously resided.
As soon as Zhulong arrived, he plunged into the icy pool, creating a huge wave several meters high before disappearing into the pool.
Seeing this, Li Yao had a guess.
There is some connection between this place and the cold pool where the Candle Dragon lives outside.
The Netherworld he just entered should just be a passage, a passage from the outside world to this place.
At this moment, Wanrenwang and Baihu also appeared here one after the other through the Netherworld Abyss.
The white tiger looked around in surprise and asked curiously, "Where is this place?"
Wanrenwang said excitedly, "This should be the place where the former sect leader, Senior Qiu Wangyu, obtained his opportunity."
The White Tiger was extremely excited and said, "Really? If that's true, wouldn't our Holy Church have hope for revival!"
Immediately, he frowned and said, "But I wonder where this opportunity lies?"
Wan Renwang looked at the now calm cold pool and murmured, "Could it be in this cold pool?"
"It should be there!"
Li Yao's gaze was fixed on the black waterfall.
"Fall?"
"Impossible, how could such an opportunity be hidden in a waterfall?"
The white tiger shook its head repeatedly.
Li Yao simply smiled, ignoring the white tiger, and charged towards the waterfall on his divine spear.
"Oh no! Something's strange behind the waterfall! Let's go check it out!"
Wan Renwang exclaimed in surprise and immediately activated his magic weapon, rushing over.
The white tiger also rushed over immediately.
Just as Li Yao had predicted, there was a great mystery behind the waterfall.
It turns out there was a cave hidden here.
The cave passageway was winding and extremely narrow; even Li Yao could not fly with his spear inside.
Therefore, Li Yao had no choice but to walk inside.
Wanrenwang and Baihu followed closely behind Li Yao, their hearts filled with unease.
They were very worried that Li Yao would snatch away the opportunity here.
If Li Yao really wanted to take it, they could only watch helplessly.
The cave is not very deep.
Soon, Li Yao and the other two arrived at a very large stone chamber.
In one corner of the stone chamber, there was a skeleton leaning against the stone wall.
Li Yao looked up at the stone wall where the skeleton was leaning and was surprised to find lines of text on the wall.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Demonic Cult's signature technique: the "Heavenly Demon Strategy"!
"So, the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy' really was hidden here!"
Li Yao smiled.
"Master, it's the long-lost 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'!"
The white tiger pointed at the stone wall, its face full of excitement.
"Indeed, it really is 'The Heavenly Demon Strategy'."
Wanrenwang was also very excited at this moment.
The "Heavenly Demon Strategy" has been lost for a long time. As far as he knows, the "Heavenly Demon Strategy" is much more powerful than the second volume of the "Heavenly Book" collected by the Ghost King Sect.
However, since the death of the former leader Qiu Wangyu, the complete version of "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" has been lost.
Nowadays, only an incomplete version of the "Heavenly Demon Strategy" circulates within the Demonic Sect, and its power is greatly reduced.
I never expected that there would be a complete copy of "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" here.
If they obtain the complete version of "The Heavenly Demon Strategy", the revival of their Holy Church will be within reach!
At this moment, Baihu saw Li Yao's right hand reaching towards the stone wall and was immediately terrified, crying out, "You... what are you going to do?"
Why are you so nervous?
Li Yao withdrew his right hand and smiled slightly.
He then looked around the stone chamber, found that there were no other passages, and turned around and left the chamber.
Chapter 386 A Triumphant Return
"He didn't even try to steal the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'!"
"And it didn't destroy the 'Heavenly Demon Strategy'!"
Wanrenwang and Baihu exchanged a glance as they watched Li Yao turn and leave, both feeling quite surprised.
The Heavenly Demon Strategy is the supreme technique of their Holy Sect.
Back then, their former leader, Qiu Wangyu, cultivated the complete version of the "Heavenly Demon Strategy," which greatly increased his cultivation level, and he subsequently unified the Holy Sect.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao turned a blind eye to this supreme technique.
However, upon further reflection, they realized that Li Yao's cultivation level was already terrifyingly high, and perhaps in his eyes, the "Heavenly Demon Strategy" was not worth mentioning at all.
They were unaware that the moment Li Yao touched the stone wall with his right hand, he had already obtained the "Heavenly Demon Strategy".
Regardless of how Li Yao disregarded the "Heavenly Demon Strategy," it was a powerful tool for the revival of their Holy Sect, and they certainly wouldn't miss it.
Therefore, Wanrenwang immediately waved his hand in the air at the stone wall, and a dark blue light covered the text on the stone wall, recording the text, intending to study it slowly when he got back.
Immediately, he and Baihu hurriedly left the place and chased after Li Yao.
Li Yao emerged from the cave and returned to the edge of the icy pool, his gaze fixed upon its surface.
He certainly hadn't given up on taking Zhulong with him.
When Wanrenwang and Baihu saw that Li Yao was staring at the cold pool, they knew that Li Yao was still after Zhulong.
However, Zhulong, who was severely injured by Li Yao, is now hiding deep in the cold pool and dares not easily emerge.
Moreover, through their divine senses, they discovered that the cold pool was bottomless and extremely cold.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to subdue the Candle Dragon from this bottomless, icy pool.
Although Li Yao had learned the "Divine Water Technique" in the world of Fengyun, which allowed him to stay in the water for a long time, he was not afraid of the cold.
However, he didn't want to dive into the icy pool and get completely soaked.
So, how do we get the Candle Dragon out of the icy pool?
Li Yao pondered for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.
It seems we'll have to find help!
When Wanrenwang and Baihu saw the smile on Li Yao's face, they were immediately filled with doubt and surprise.
Could it be that Li Yao has already figured out a way to subdue Zhulong?
They had been keeping a close eye on Li Yao, but before they could even see what he was doing, a huge, strange beast appeared on the surface of the icy pool.
"Kui Niu!!!"
Ten thousand people stared in disbelief and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The White Tiger had never seen a Kui Niu before, but he was also stunned when he heard Wan Renwang's exclamation.
The strange beast before them was none other than the Kui Niu, one of the Four Divine Beasts.
No one could figure out how Li Yao managed to bring out the Kui Niu!
In the world of Jade Dynasty, there are no spatial magical artifacts.
Therefore, Wanrenwang was unaware of the existence of spatial magic treasures.
He had no idea that the Kui Niu was summoned by Li Yao from the small ring on his finger.
"Xiao Kui, go down and get Zhulong out."
Li Yao issued a command to the Kui Niu.
The Kui Niu had long been subdued by him, and like the Yellow Bird, it obeyed his commands.
The Kui Niu roared and then plunged into the icy pool with a splash.
It was an excellent swimmer and quickly swam into the depths of the cold pool, whereupon the surface of the water returned to calm.
"Master, do you think the Kui Niu can force the Zhulong out?"
The white tiger asked, frowning.
"Zhulong has been severely injured and is probably no match for Kui Niu!"
Wanren sighed and said.
Sure enough, not long after, the surface of the cold pool began to churn, and black, chilling air continuously rose from the water.