Please bring your best friends to practice immortality

Chapter 627 Bottom of the Lake
The two discussed it and decided to secretly go down to the lake to check.

"There should be a cultivator at least in the Nascent Soul stage in the cave at the bottom of the lake. Among the people in Tianyi Sect, except for the Supreme Elder Jin who is still sleeping in the coffin, no one can fight. Let's go down and take a look first..."

Pu Yanlan also nodded and said,
"However, I still have to tell Junior Brother Yan about this!"

Gu Shiyi nodded, and the two of them returned to the lake as if nothing had happened. They saw that the tents had already been set up. They had traveled a long distance, and even with the help of medicinal pills, they were tortured both physically and mentally. Now that they had arrived at the destination, it was natural for them to relax and fall asleep!

Yan Rufeng was still waiting by the lake with the two children, looking worried. When they saw Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan coming back, Wang Xueying was the first to rush over.
"Master, Master!"

Gu Shiyi laughed, stretched out his hand and lifted her collar, picking her up like a kitten or puppy, and pinched her little face with his other hand.
"Xiao Xueying, have you had dinner?"

Wang Xueying obediently let the master pinch and twist her, and nodded seriously.
"have eaten!"

Pu Yanlan was talking to Yan Rufeng on the side.
"Junior brother, I have something to tell you. Let's go in and talk about it in detail..."

Strict as the wind,

"Senior Sister, I also have something to discuss with you..."

The two of them entered the tent together, while Gu Shiyi was pulled by Wang Xuying into the tent next door.
"Master, look... this is the tent that my brother and I set up together!"

Gu Shiyi looked him up and down and laughed.

"Xiao Xueying and Qingchen are really capable. They set up the tent in such a short time..."

Xueying was praised by the master, and her face was full of joy and pride. Gu Shiyi couldn't help but pinch her face again, and took out an ant egg from his palm.

"Here's this..."

Wang Xuying had never seen this thing before. It looked like a translucent, round object with a curled-up insect egg inside.

"Master, what is this?"

"These are delicious ant eggs. Take them and roast them over the fire. They are very fragrant and good for your health. You can only eat two bites by yourself, and give the rest to your brother!"

Wang Xueying didn't practice any martial arts, or her mortal body couldn't stand such a strong tonic, but Su Qingchen didn't have to worry.

"it is good!"

Wang Xueying nodded and took it with both hands. She felt the egg in her hand was a little soft and heavy. She weighed it in her hand and turned to pull Su Qingchen.
"Brother, let's go and bake some eggs!"

Su Qingchen nodded, and the two of them walked out hand in hand. Gu Shiyi laughed and sat cross-legged in the tent. After waiting for a while, Pu Yanlan came in through the curtain.

"Eleven, let's go down to the lake to take a look at it at midnight!"

"it is good!"

Gu Shiyi nodded, and there was no conversation in the middle of the night. When everyone in Tianyi Sect had gone to bed, the two of them left the tent. Turning around, they saw Yan Rufeng coming out of a tent not far away. He bowed to the two of them and said,
"Senior Sister and Fellow Daoist Gu, be careful!"

The two nodded and walked to the lake together. They saw that near the small lake, the chaotic spiritual energy rolled up the snowflakes, forming small tornadoes, which kept spinning by the lake. The whistling sound from the eye of the wind was very shrill and creepy. Gu Shiyi looked up and saw that in the dark night, columnar white wind groups that connected the sky and the earth were passing quickly above the ground. Some were only as thick as an arm, while others were as big as a house. They were as fierce as a roaring snow dragon, sweeping all the way towards the distance...

Pu Yanlan said, "Fortunately, a defensive magic circle is set up near the camp every night. Otherwise... they would have a hard time tonight!"

With so much chaotic spiritual energy, every tornado that sweeps through is a torture to low-level cultivators!
Among the disciples of Tianyi Sect today, except for Supreme Elder Jin, the highest realm is only the late Jindan stage. Including Pu Yanlan, there are only five people. Most of the other disciples are only in the foundation-building stage. There are also several new disciples who are only in the Qi training stage. Not to mention such a spiritual energy storm, even the extremely cold weather can take their lives!

Pu Yanlan turned to Gu Shiyi and said,
"Eleven, we must find a way to seize that cave!"

Just now in the tent, Yan Rufeng expressed his concerns to her.
"Sister, although this Arctic land can help us avoid the Alliance's pursuit, it is such a harsh environment. Although we are fine, the low-level disciples simply cannot stand it. Even if we settle down in the future, how to practice will be a huge problem!"

It's not that there is no spiritual energy here, but it is too violent and chaotic. It's better for high-level cultivators who can find ways to sort out the spiritual energy and let it run smoothly in their bodies, but it's impossible for low-level disciples. If they are not careful, they will be killed by the violent spiritual energy. In a place of cultivation like this, let alone these twenty or so low-level disciples, even if there are ten times as many, the number who can successfully advance to the next level will only be more than a handful!
Pu Yanlan naturally thought of this, and after thinking about it, she told Yan Rufeng about the cave at the bottom of the lake.
"We just happened to know that there is a cave left by our ancestors at the bottom of the lake. We originally wanted to go into the cave to explore, which was fine, but now we have no choice but to go!"

If they could seize the cave and make it a home for the Tianyi Sect, the disciples could practice in seclusion here in the future. Given the current war in the Central Plains, even the Zhengyuan Sect would not be able to spare the manpower to look for them in a short while!
Of course, they can also open up a cave themselves, but the spiritual energy here is chaotic. Even if Pu Yanlan wants to use spiritual power to move mountains and open a cave, it will be a big project. Why not use a ready-made one?
Gu Shiyi laughed and said,

"That's great. If that's the case, then let's go down and take a look at what the cave at the bottom of the lake looks like!"

The two of them went into the water. The water was warm. Although it was artificially formed, it was warmer than the previous ones. The fish in the water were also bigger. Since there were few people, they gathered around curiously when they saw the two of them go into the water. They stared at the two huge creatures with blank eyes.

"Wow..."

An undercurrent surged, and the two looked back, only to see the dragon soul appear in the water, its looming body swimming gracefully in the lake. The spiritual storm above was too fierce just now, so even he didn't dare to show his head, and could only attach himself to the demon-subduing pestle on Gu Shiyi's waist. Now, the demon-subduing pestle was empty because Monk Shijie had left, and the dragon soul stayed in it for a while, and when they entered the water, it couldn't wait to show up.

Since the note clearly stated that it was at the bottom of the lake, the two of them swam all the way to the bottom of the lake. This small lake was formed by a volcanic eruption in ancient times. It didn't look noticeable from the outside, but it was very deep inside. The two of them swam all the way down, and it took them three incense sticks of time before they reached the inky black bottom of the lake.

This volcano should not be very big at that time, and the area of ​​the lake bottom is only ten feet square. With such a deep water, even the fish living here will not come down. The bottom of the lake is dead silent except for the water. The dragon soul circled the bottom of the lake and called the two to come over.

"here!"

The two of them looked over and indeed felt a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy. Gu Shiyi gestured towards Pu Yanlan.
"How to get in?"

Pu Yanlan made a downward throwing gesture at her. The note recorded that the owner of this cave was worried that his bones would not be able to return to his hometown after his death. He wanted to ask his old friend to come and take his bones back when the opportunity came. So he wrote down the method of entering. The method was simple. One only had to use spiritual power to impact the entry formation three times, one long, one short, and then one long.
She went over and pressed her palm on the place where the spiritual energy was fluctuating, and acted according to the instructions. Sure enough, the ground shook, and a series of bubbles emerged from the ground. The underground lake water fluctuated, and the dark bottom of the lake suddenly shone brightly. The spiritual energy was released, and the lake water was pushed to the left and right by two invisible barriers, revealing a large door underground.

"boom……"

The door shook slightly and moved to the left and right, revealing a series of stone steps leading straight down. Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan looked at each other and before they could move, Dragon Soul took the lead and swam in. The two followed closely behind. After they stepped onto the stone steps, their bodies dropped down and fell onto them. When they looked up again, they saw sparkling water above their heads. The tens of millions of tons of water at the bottom of the lake had been isolated outside by the magic circle.

"Come on!"

At the end of the stone steps, the dragon soul was calling the two. They looked at each other and stepped down. The two doors above their heads slowly closed, and soft lights immediately shone on both sides of the stone steps. Pu Yanlan looked around and saw that there were carved stone walls on both sides of the stone steps. On the stone walls, there was an ancient oil lamp at intervals. However, there was no wick in the oil lamp, but a piece of crystal stone emitting a soft light.

Pu Yanlan flipped her palm and took out two pills.

"Take the detoxification pill first, just in case!"

Although the note asked an old friend to come and collect the body, in order to prevent people from accidentally trespassing, who knows if there will be any traps or ambushes set up, or poisonous fog and miasma, it is better to be prepared!
The two of them walked down the stone steps, and in front of them was a small open space with a round pond in the middle. In the middle of the pond was a lotus carved out of jade. From the seven holes in the center of the lotus, there were streams of clear water flowing out, making a gurgling sound. There were also several small holes drilled on the edge of the pond to prevent the water from overflowing. Seeing this, Gu Shiyi praised,

"Tsk tsk! It seems that this senior is quite an elegant person!"

Pu Yanlan nodded, looked at the lotus and said,
"This is a small water-gathering formation. It doesn't consume much spiritual energy. As long as the spiritual stone in the center of the formation still has spiritual energy, the water in the pool can continue to flow like this for a thousand years..."

Gu Shiyi nodded, and the two of them walked around the lotus pond and came to three jade-carved arch bridges. There was a stream flowing slowly under the bridge, and there was even a jade boat parked on the shore not far away. After crossing the jade bridge, they would reach the real entrance to the cave!