Chapter 1032: Wind and Rain Lake, Endless Golden Thunder

The memory vision ended abruptly.

The sounds of battle once again surged from all directions, and Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He took a few deep breaths, his face slightly pale. Clearly, the ruthlessness of Grand Elder Wan Zu's scheme had greatly startled him.

"Thank you," Zhou Yuan murmured to the Heavenly Fire Tree King on his shoulder. The information the latter had given him was extremely important; otherwise, by the time the opponent destroyed the Heaven Abyss Domain, they might not even know why.

Zhou Yuan glanced at the messy battlefield around him, ignoring the cleanup efforts. Instead, he crushed a jade token given to him by Xi Jing without hesitation. As the jade token shattered, the space in front of Zhou Yuan rippled, revealing two graceful figures: Xi Jing and Elder Mu Ni.

"Zhou Yuan, you've rendered a great service this time," Xi Jing said, a smile of approval appearing on her face when she saw him. If Zhou Yuan hadn't infiltrated the enemy camp and stolen the Heavenly Fire Tree King, it would be hard to say what the outcome of today's battle would have been. At the very least, she probably wouldn't have had the chance to severely wound Old Demon Dragon Gu.

Elder Mu Ni, with curiosity in her eyes, looked at the crystalline little tree on Zhou Yuan's shoulder. "So this is the Heavenly Fire Tree King? What immense power it possesses!" she exclaimed. With her perception, she naturally detected the vast and pure Origin Qi the Heavenly Fire Tree King possessed. Moreover, that Origin Qi was filled with life energy, though its very abundance of life energy made it lack offensive capabilities.

Zhou Yuan's expression turned serious. "Something big has happened," he said. He recounted in full the memory vision he had seen earlier and Grand Elder Wan Zu's scheme. When he finished speaking, Xi Jing and Mu Ni's expressions also changed drastically, with shock appearing in their eyes.

"The Heaven Abyss Domain actually holds such a secret?" Xi Jing couldn't help but exclaim.

Mu Ni also bit her lip slightly. "That old fellow is truly annoying! He didn't even give us a hint about such an important matter!" she said.

Xi Jing's expression was unusually grave. With a wave of her hand, the surrounding space rippled, and three more figures emerged: Xuan Kun and the other three Elders.

"Why call us here?"

Sect Master Xuan Kun glanced at Zhou Yuan and said indifferently, "I know he performed a great service, but there's no need to gather all of us just to commend him, is there?" He thought Xi Jing was going to use this opportunity to mock him.

Xi Jing ignored him and instead looked at the Heavenly Fire Tree King. "Can you show us that memory vision as well?" she asked.

The Heavenly Fire Tree King didn't refuse. Its branches extended, reaching towards the five Elders. Sect Master Xuan Kun and the others frowned, not understanding what Xi Jing was doing, but they ultimately didn't resist, allowing the branches to touch their foreheads. After all, with their strength, they weren't worried about the Heavenly Fire Tree King playing tricks on them.

As the branches made contact, all five closed their eyes slightly. A dozen seconds later, they opened their eyes, their expressions all extremely grim, their gazes filled with shock.

"What a cruel Grand Elder Wan Zu!" Bian Chang said in a low voice.

"So, the opponent was actually targeting the Heaven Abyss Domain..." Sect Master Xuan Kun's face also turned ashen.

Bai Ye nodded, but then immediately stared at the Heavenly Fire Tree King with a hint of suspicion. "Are these memory visions truly accurate? Is it possible this entity is deliberately misleading us?" Sensing Bai Ye's gaze, the Heavenly Fire Tree King immediately flinched back.

Zhou Yuan shook his head. "For something this serious, it's better to believe it than not. If something truly goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it then."

Bai Ye glanced at Zhou Yuan. In the past, he wouldn't have cared about anything the latter said, but now that Zhou Yuan was a direct disciple of a Grand Elder, he couldn't easily dismiss him, so he said nothing more.

"This is an 'Origin Guiding Array,' built upon three wondrous artifacts," Xi Jing said, taking a deep breath. "The Heaven and Earth Origin Qi flowing into the Heaven Abyss Domain, after being refined by it, becomes even purer. This is likely the most important reason why the Heaven Abyss Domain can be considered a cultivation treasure ground."

"Before, I used to wonder why the Heaven Abyss Domain was filled with life energy, not only beneficial for cultivation but also accelerating the recovery of severely injured individuals who recuperated there," Sect Master Xuan Kun sighed. "Now it seems this was the Grand Elder's doing."

Bian Chang said in a deep voice, "Talking about this now is useless. Our top priority is to find the other two wondrous artifacts and protect them. Otherwise, if they fall into the enemy's hands, it will be a catastrophic disaster for our Heaven Abyss Territory." If the Heaven Abyss Domain were destroyed, the Heaven Abyss Territory would likely lose all its cohesion and prestige.

Xi Jing mused, "From the Heavenly Fire Tree King's memories, those two wondrous artifacts should possess water and lightning attributes... And across the eight borders of the Heaven Abyss Territory, there are quite a few unique places with these two attributes."

With a raised hand, her Origin Qi formed a colossal map before them. Numerous large and small light points appeared on it, marking locations that matched both water and lightning attributes.

Mu Ni stared at the map, then flicked her finger, making some light points vanish quickly. "Since these are two wondrous artifacts comparable to the Heavenly Fire Tree King, their locations shouldn't be inferior to the Ancient Heavenly Fire Forest. These places don't fit."

Sect Master Xuan Kun, Bai Ye, and Bian Chang also consecutively flicked their fingers, eliminating some impossible locations. Very quickly, only a few light points remained on the map.

Finally, all five Elders fixed their gaze on the only two remaining light points. These two points, one in the south and one in the north, formed a triangle with the location of the Ancient Heavenly Fire Forest, encompassing the entire Heaven Abyss Territory.

"Wind and Rain Lake."

"Golden Thunder Abyssal Rift."

These two locations were the result of the five Elders' deduction, using their discernment to analyze various directions, inherent attributes, scale, and finally correlating them with the position of the Ancient Heavenly Fire Forest. This should be where the other two wondrous artifacts are located.

"There's no time to lose," Xi Jing said without hesitation. "Elder Bian Chang and I will go to Wind and Rain Lake. Sect Master Xuan Kun and Elder Bai Ye will go to the Golden Thunder Abyssal Rift. Elder Mu Ni, please guard the Ancient Heavenly Fire Forest."

The others all nodded. Xi Jing glanced at Zhou Yuan, gave him a slight nod, and then her figure vanished into thin air. The other three Law Domain experts also departed.

Zhou Yuan watched the spot where they had disappeared, letting out a deep breath. He hoped they would make it in time.

Northern border of the Heaven Abyss Territory. Here lay an immense lake, its surface like a mirror, reflecting light so dazzling that even Heavenly Sun experts dared not gaze directly for too long. Furthermore, this area was constantly subjected to torrential rain and raging winds. This was Wind and Rain Lake.

The void rippled, and Xi Jing and Elder Bian Chang appeared.

"Seems quiet?" Elder Bian Chang scanned the surroundings, exhaling in relief.

Xi Jing nodded slightly. Just as she was about to speak, her gaze suddenly narrowed. She saw a figure by the distant lakeside, whose Origin Qi fluctuations indicated only a Heavenly Sun expert, and moreover, not someone from their Heaven Abyss Territory.

Bian Chang's eyes were cold. Appearing here at such a time, whether intentionally or not, they should be eliminated. However, just as he was about to unleash his thought and erase the small ant-like figure, the person seemed to look up and smile in their direction. Then, he bowed slightly towards the nearby void.

"Respectfully awaiting the decree."

The void slowly tore open, and Xi Jing and Bian Chang's pupils constricted as they watched a golden scroll, radiating infinite power, slowly drift out from within. The power emanating from the golden scroll made Xi Jing clench her teeth, and a voice filled with extreme hatred escaped her, word by word.

"Wan! Zu! Grand! Elder!"

At the same time, at the southern border of the Heaven Abyss Territory. Above the boundless abyss filled with golden lightning, Sect Master Xuan Kun and Elder Bai Ye also watched with ashen faces as a distant Heavenly Sun expert, appearing like an ant, smiled and bowed.

"Respectfully awaiting the decree."

The void shattered, and a golden scroll slowly drifted out.