Episode 13 Easter Egg

  A hundred poisons, cold light, and a barrier of blue light blocked out the river water. Occasionally, aquatic spirits would approach, but upon sensing the intense toxic aura, they would retreat in haste. My diving speed was extremely fast, even the most ferocious and formidable spirits couldn't keep up with my extraordinary speed.

  In the blink of an eye, I arrived at the bottom of Minjiang River and searched for the entrance to the Blue Dragon Cave Mansion according to my memory. The silt at the river bottom was like a vast plain, with countless water plants swaying back and forth, and groups of 80-90 level aquatic monsters gathered together. As an unwelcome guest, I was apparently very welcome. Immediately, a group of giant-mouthed fish took on the task of welcoming me, each spitting out pure yin inner dan like pearls, firing at me like fireworks.

  "If it weren't for my current speed, I wouldn't dare to take this risk!" In sync with the acceleration of the Nameless Sword Dao, I dodged left and right, eager to shake off the entanglement of these giant-mouthed fish monsters. However, 80-90 level big monsters are indeed not ordinary in terms of speed. Just like a ghost following closely behind me. To find that water eye, I couldn't possibly accelerate and run away, so I had no choice but to play hide-and-seek with this group of giant-mouthed fish monsters.

  The defensive power of Shu Mountain's treasure will gradually decrease with each attack, and once it drops to zero, it loses its effect. My Hundred Toxins Cold Light Barrier has a very high defense, but when the inner dan of these giant mouth fish rubbed against it, the defense also dropped by tens or even hundreds.

  I hastily infused magic power and activated the repair function of the Hundred Toxins Cold Light Barrier, but no matter how much magic power I input, the repair speed couldn't keep up with the dropping defense.

  "Damn it! The legendary 9th and 10th tier treasures have ridiculously strong defense. If I could get my hands on one, I'd be able to wipe out this group of trash fish! Unfortunately, this Hundred Toxin Frost Light Barrier is only a 7th tier treasure and hasn't fully evolved yet!"

  As the giant mouth fish attacked, the defensive circle of the Hundred Toxins Cold Light Barrier gradually shrank. Cough! Actually, shrinking is better, spreading to a diameter of over 100 meters made it hard for me to hide.

  Always in a state of high-speed movement, I had no way to carefully search the bottom of the river. After spending more than half an hour, I turned over all the places in my memory three times, and finally found the water eye at the entrance of the Blue Dragon Cave Mansion.

  "Old man, I won't play with you today!" The Hundred Toxin Cold Light Barrier was withdrawn, and I dove head-first into the underwater spring. This underwater spring was very small, last time I had to transform into a Seven-Colored Water Crystal Insect to get in, now that I've transformed into the Heavenly Ghost, ignoring all physical barriers, it's much easier than last time.

  Down here is just like the last time I came, the space under the spring eye is still very spacious. This time there was no blue dragon chasing after my butt, I strolled with ease and elegance, a far cry from the desperation of last time.

  "That group of giant fish-like creatures had enormous bodies, and it seemed that they didn't have the divine power of the blue dragon to freely shrink or enlarge their bodies, so they definitely wouldn't be able to follow us in. This time when I came down, I finally had a chance to observe the terrain here. The space under the spring was huge, with a scale of about four or five football fields. The spaciousness above and below was not inferior to any sports stadium in the world. On the stone walls all around, there were countless holes and caves."

  I only caught a glimpse of Jing Ke last time, and now I've completely forgotten which one is the lair of the Blue Scorpion. But I have a stupid method that works very well - I just go into any big enough place to take a look around, and after searching for 17 or 18 places, I finally heard the system's "ding" sound, indicating that this is indeed the lair of the Blue Scorpion.

  Seeing that cauldron which almost turned me into a bug, I still have lingering fears. Rushing around here for a circle, I finally saw a stone wall that was somewhat different from the others. On it was painted a faint rectangle, with the central part of the stone being warm and fine to the touch, completely different from the surrounding area.

  I randomly knocked on it, and only heard a clear and crisp sound. With a burst of strength from my five fingers, I fiercely scratched downwards. The power of the Heavenly Ghost was indeed astonishing. This hard stone wall was actually dug out by me with bare hands, revealing a large hole. That unusual rectangular stone wall had a hard object attached to it behind. After I forcibly pulled it out, it turned out to be a long, jade box.

  "Congratulations to player Drunken Green Cow for completing the mission of entering Minjiang Water Palace. You have become the master of this place!"

  I also only saw the introduction of how to obtain the cave authority on the forum. The official documents are always vague, hoping that players can explore the fun by themselves. This time, I personally experienced the process of obtaining the cave authority.

  "Originally, getting the task item was considered completion of occupation... I'm finally in the village with my Drunken Cow!" With a burst of energy, I slapped the long, jade box twice. This thing is incredibly sturdy; even with my current Tengoku transformation strength, I couldn't budge it.

  Up and down, left and right, front and back, I carefully felt around! After great difficulty, I found a tiny, almost imperceptible bulge in an inconspicuous corner. When I pressed it hard, the lid of the jade box suddenly opened, and a huge ghost face suddenly popped out in front of me, letting out a loud, eerie laugh.

  Suddenly receiving this fright, I was immediately horrified and flung the jade box out with a flick of my hand...

  "Congratulations to player Drunken Green Cow, who has inherited the ancient and nameless Water Fairy Taoist tradition. From now on, you can cultivate the Heavenly Way in secret at the Minjiang Water Palace, until you ascend to the Ninth Heaven Immortal Realm! The ghost face just now was a small Easter egg from our Shu Mountain designers. If you were frightened into a daze, please contact customer service for compensation matters. If your little heart is still racing wildly, please accept the consolation gift we have prepared!"

  "Damn it! Ma Fei Ke, Xue Te! Shu Shan designers, I'm going to make all of your families, and every employee at Huanxiang International... die a terrible death!"

  The thick smoke condensed into a ghostly face, which has now gradually dispersed. At that time, I was busy and forgot to summon the camera spirit to record the video. Without evidence, even if I go to complain, what's the use? This group of Shu Mountain designers is obviously playing with players.

  After scolding for a while, I took a look at the "reward" I got.

  Inside the jade box, there was only one Taoist book, an iron plaque, and a white paper with two lines of numbers written on it. The cover of the Taoist book read "Essentials for Building a Cave Abode", which was actually just a menu for building and expanding the cave abode in the future, not something that could be used for cultivation. The shape of the iron plaque was somewhat strange, about 1.5 meters long, as wide as a palm, and as thick as a finger. It was wider at the front and narrower at the back, with a dragon-shaped guard on the back that formed a handle as thick as an arm. The four sides were flat and without edges, with eight holes on top. With a wave of the hand, it produced a whirring sound like a knife or sword...

  PS: Thanks to Zhongyuan Yidianhong friends for helping build the group, group number 19609127.