Chapter 1671: Chapter 1671: This commotion can’t go unnoticed!
Carson Flores and his two companions flew along the lake, with occasional glances falling on them from the islands around.
Carson seemed oblivious, strolling leisurely over the vast expanse of the lake.
This journey lasted half a day.
Suddenly, Carson halted and pulled out the map he had hidden in his clothes.
The black map, made of an unknown material, began to glow with faint golden light along its lines.
There’s a reaction!
The cave mansion must be nearby!
Carson surveyed his surroundings; the water’s surface was calm, with no anomalies, not even a single island—nothing that stood out.
Carson circled the water, then hovered in mid-air, taking out a Water-Repelling Pearl he obtained from the Crystal Palace in the East Sea.
"Let’s go!"
The two followed Carson into the water, and the Water-Repelling Pearl instantly created a large light sphere, enveloping the three of them.
Carson spread out the map in his hand; the glowing lines on the map were much brighter than before.
The three continued to dive, and the light on the map got increasingly brighter.
The lake bottom was unexpectedly deep; they had descended hundreds of meters and still hadn’t reached the bottom.
Suddenly, the map in Carson’s hand began to float on its own, as if pulled by an invisible force, heading deeper into the dark water.
The trio closely followed the map, continuing their descent.
From beneath the seemingly bottomless lake’s silt, strands of light began to emit through the sludge. At the same time, the previously calm waters started to move, gradually forming a massive whirlpool.
The whirlpool swept through the lakebed, instantly clearing away all the accumulated silt, revealing a solid stone chamber that was hidden underneath, with runes on the chamber walls flashing brightly.
The whirlpool resembled an underwater tornado, vast in scale, stretching up to the water’s surface, forming enormous waves and gradually creating a giant whirlpool—an awe-inspiring sight.
Carson, sensing all this, let out a wry smile.
This commotion, it’s impossible not to alert others.
This likely won’t just attract those adventurers; even the disciples stationed here from the Mountain Ridge Monarchy Sect will be completely alarmed, given the formation they have set up here.
As Carson had predicted, the huge disturbance on the lake’s surface was immediately noticed by the Mountain Ridge Monarchy Sect members on the central island in the water region.
They had set up a detection formation throughout the area, so such a large spiritual energy fluctuation triggered the formation instantly.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
From the Mountain Ridge Monarchy Sect, dozens of figures rose at once, rushing swiftly toward the whirlpool.
The commotion from the Mountain Ridge Monarchy Sect disciples startled most cultivators in the area, as figures flew out from the islands and lakebed, following the sect members.
Underground, the faint light above the stone chamber grew exceptionally intense, and the map flew directly onto the stone chamber, landing in one of the formations.
In an instant, a tremendous aura pillar rose to the sky, propelling a massive water column toward the lake surface.
"Boom"
The lake surface exploded, and an immense surge of spiritual energy gushed out, creating towering waves—an astonishing spectacle.
With this event, cultivators within hundreds of miles all sensed it and hurried to the scene.
Watching this explosive event unfold, Carson was at a loss for words.
Even if the cave mansion were opening, couldn’t it be done quietly? Such a big show—were they afraid too few people would know about it?
Carson frowned, feeling something was off about the situation.
A section inside the stone chamber suddenly ejected, revealing a concave slot, the shape of which immediately reminded Carson of the token in his hand.
With so much commotion already caused, Carson had no way to stop now.
He flew forward and inserted the token into the slot.
A perfect fit!
After inserting, the token emitted golden light, and the raised section immediately retracted, taking the token with it and disappearing into the stone chamber.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Inside the stone chamber, the sound of moving stone walls echoed; simultaneously, several walls slowly descended, eventually stabilizing to form a staircase leading downward.
At the end of the stone stairs was a stone gate several meters high, runes on it flashing and pushing all the lake water aside. The gate exuded a milky white glow, forming a Light Gate.
Mona exclaimed with delight, "A passage has appeared!"
Looking up, Carson saw hundreds of light-enveloped figures, like torpedoes, plunging vertically from above at astonishing speed to approach the position.
Carson sighed; although he opened the cave mansion, it seemed entering it quietly and easily obtaining what’s inside was impossible.
Astrid Graham probably hadn’t anticipated the cave mansion would be like this when she gave him the map and token.
Time allowed no more thought; now that the cave mansion’s passage was open, Carson hesitated no longer and commanded softly, "Enter!"