The entire floating island trembled as the giant elephant struggled to break free, like a dragon turning over, the feeling of upheaval was constant.
“Aang——!”
The giant elephant roared to the sky, its trunk whipping around in all directions, smashing the surrounding mountains, sending rocks flying like rain. The originally layered valleys were flattened in an instant, even cracking open with fissures.
It floated in the dark void, with only a great fog surrounding its base.
“This floating island is called the Divine Wood Palace, one of the five palaces in the Pure Yang Grotto. The one on the Heaven-Bearing Giant Elephant is the Heavenly Fire Palace, and the two opposite are called the Pure Water Palace and the Vajra Palace. And the most central palace, it is called both the Pure Yang True Palace and the Central Earth Palace. These five palaces form the Qiankun Wuji Inverted Five Elements Grand Array, the most top-tier formation among the hundred Immortal Sects.” Changyin spoke of the situation within the Pure Yang Grotto, explaining the state of these five palaces in detail. Judging by her confident appearance, she was probably very clear about the affairs within the Pure Yang Grotto.
Jiang Wen didn't ask her who she was anymore, after all, asking about this matter at this point was no longer necessary.
The giant elephant shook violently with each step, its feet cracking the void with thunderous sounds. Each step covered a distance of a hundred miles, its speed exceeding ordinary people's imagination.
This behemoth, hundreds of miles in size, was not slow when it moved. Even Jiang Wen's own flight through the air might not be as fast as this giant elephant.
Seeing the Divine Wood Palace getting closer and closer, the situation on its floating island became clearer and clearer. When the giant elephant set foot on this floating island, a violent tremor came again. The entire floating island tilted slightly, and then another violent tremor came.
“Aang——”
The giant elephant cried out, and Changyin took out a bronze bell. She gently shook it a few times, the crisp sound of the bell spreading throughout the entire floating island, and then the giant elephant quieted down.
“You just stay here and don't move around at will. After I'm done with these things, I'll come back to find you.” Changyin walked down the mountain, standing on the giant elephant's forehead and stroking its rough skin. The giant elephant's skin was as thick as a rock layer, with small gullies cracked within. In ordinary terms, Changyin's stroking would not be felt by the giant elephant.
But miraculously, the originally restless giant elephant really calmed down. It slowly knelt down, lying on the ground and closing its eyes to rest. The floating island quieted down, only sinking a little distance compared to when it first came up. After all, with this giant elephant of a hundred miles in size, no matter how load-bearing the floating island was, it could not withstand such weight.
“Let's go, let's retrieve the Divine Wood Pearl from this Divine Wood Palace, and then we can go to the Pure Water Palace.” Changyin jumped and sat on the tiger's back, letting the tiger descend from the giant elephant.
Seeing Tiger Brother's unwilling face, Jiang Wen couldn't help but smile wryly. The tiger immediately became angry and said indignantly: “I say, Brother Jiang, why don't you help me? This girl is riding on me so presumptuously, and you are still so indulgent to her.”
“You're still not happy that I'm sitting on you! Be careful, I'll expose all your embarrassing secrets.” Changyin smiled slyly.
“Forget it, I'm afraid of you! I won't fight with children.” The tiger snorted.
“Tiger Brother doesn't need to be angry. You see, Yin Yin has been staying on my shoulder, and I haven't disliked it either.” Jiang Wen pointed to the ginseng sprite on his shoulder.
“Yes, Big Brother doesn't dislike Yin Yin. Big Tiger is a big guy, so he gets angry.” The ginseng sprite echoed Jiang Wen's words, looking at the tiger with disdain.
Seeing this, the tiger knew that it couldn't fight this妖女, so it could only sigh and obediently be a mount. It sang folk songs while heading towards the Divine Wood Palace under Changyin's direction.
“The Divine Wood Palace is the Wood element root of the Qiankun Five Elements Grand Array. If we want to go to the Pure Yang True Palace, we need to break through the outer four palaces. Since the Heavenly Fire Palace was broken by you, this Divine Wood Palace will be much easier. You should be holding the Heavenly Fire Profound Spirit Pearl, this treasure is the key to restraining this Divine Wood Palace.” Changyin sat on the tiger's back and spoke slowly to Jiang Wen.
“You can break the Heavenly Fire Array, you must have obtained the True Water Pearl. You were able to find the True Water Pearl hidden in such a concealed place, you are indeed the person destined by fate as Pure Yang Zhenren said.”
Changyin exclaimed, praising Jiang Wen's luck. After all, if the luck was even slightly worse, he wouldn't be able to find the True Water Pearl and break the Heavenly Fire Array, then he wouldn't even think about breaking this Divine Wood Palace. It can only be said that the Qiankun Five Elements Grand Array is interlocked, and lacking one link would easily lead to death and the dissipation of one's Dao.
“Heavenly Fire Profound Spirit Pearl.” Jiang Wen took out the Fire Pearl and placed it in his hand, looking at the raging flames burning within the Fire Pearl, he was also quite curious about this treasure. He wondered where the original Pure Yang Zhenren found such a treasure, so that he could use the Five Elements Treasure Pearls to set up such a powerful formation.
This formation is probably not just for defending against external enemies, right? There must even be other uses, but this Changyin is unwilling to say. Jiang Wen thought in his heart.
“How should the three corpses of Pure Yang Zhenren in the Heavenly Fire Palace be dealt with?” Jiang Wen asked.
“Although that old ghost is arrogant, I have a way to deal with him. He is being refined by the Pure Yang True Fire in the Profound Fire Cauldron, and he won't be able to come out for a while. When we break through the Pure Yang True Palace and help me obtain the Pure Yang Jade Pearl, even if that old ghost comes out, he won't be a match for me.”
Seeing Changyin so confident, Jiang Wen temporarily believed her. After all, this little girl is so familiar with the Pure Yang Grotto, and she must have an inseparable relationship with this place. Since she has a way to deal with the strange person in the alchemy furnace, then he doesn't need to worry too much.
So the group ran towards the Divine Wood Palace, and after crossing a few mountain peaks, they saw a dense jungle. The tiger took the lead in walking into the jungle, and Changyin began to instruct: “This jungle is called the Divine Wood Forest, and it is a formation connected to the Divine Wood Palace. As long as we break through this illusionary jungle, we can enter the Divine Wood Palace.”
“You must listen to me, remember after entering this forest, do not harbor malice.” Changyin earnestly explained.
“Do not harbor malice?” Jiang Wen looked at this lush jungle with great interest, and seeing the tiger and Changyin walk in, he also followed. After taking a few steps into the jungle, the world before him changed.
This was a lush forest, with countless towering ancient trees.
Jiang Wen stood in the jungle, looking at the tree canopy that blocked out the sun above his head.
“It really is a good place for health and rest.”
Jiang Wen praised, and took the ginseng sprite into the depths of the jungle.
