Chapter 971: Elysium Boundary Marker and Dai Yikong

After getting rid of the ice arrow and shattering the power of the Elysium, the lake returned to its original calm.

It became so calm that not a ripple could be seen. The surface was so calm that the Heavenly Lake resembled a clear mirror.

Shang Xia stood on the surface of the lake and stared at the island with no obstruction in his way.

There was no doubt about it. The island was definitely an important presence in the Heavenly Lake Elysium. There had to be experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake on the island prepared to defend it. The appearance of the giant palm was evidence of their presence.

Shang Xia, who was staring the island down with a covetous gaze, maintained his silence. The experts on the island didn’t seem to be trying to get rid of him when he was so far away. Or perhaps, it was because they realized that they wouldn’t be able to do a thing even if they used the power of the Elysium. They could only defend passively against whatever Shang Xia threw against them!

The only question in Shang Xia’s mind at the moment was how the experts on the island were able to draw on the power of the Elysium.

Through his observation, Shang Xia could be sure that there wasn’t a single Martial Void Realm expert on the island! As such, the possibilities were extremely limited. It had to be certain mechanisms or skills the True Immortals of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake left behind, or it might have something to do with formations or talismans... The next second, a certain thought appeared in his mind.

What if... What if that island is where one of the 3 great treasures of the Elysium is located?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. The only question left was which of the 3 was it! Was it the Elysium Boundary Marker, the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar, or the Origin Holy Artifact?!

A deep rumble came from beneath him the next second as powerful ripples appeared on the surface of the water. Eventually, giant waves were created.

No matter how powerful the disturbance, it failed to affect how Shang Xia stood on the surface of the water.

A deep and dull rumble came from one of the massive waves that was created as it rushed at the island in the distance. The formless power of the Elysium was activated once again, and the wave was gradually suppressed as it traveled closer to the island.

Eventually, 2 figures emerged from the water with Lou Yi in the lead. The protective bronze-colored ring still surrounded them as it withstood the attacks of 4 Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake. They continued to rush towards the island.

One of the experts who was trying to stop Lou Yi and Huang Yu yelled suddenly, “Senior Sister Lu Qinhuan, the enemy has come and I hope you can make a move to stop them! We need to chase them out of the Elysium at all costs!”

It was a shame he received no answer.

The 4 experts didn’t fall into despair nor did they panic even though they didn’t receive a reply. Instead, they continued to bombard Lou Yi and Huang Yu in an attempt to stall them. They were unable to penetrate the protective bronze-colored ring, but they were able to push them away from the island.

When Lou Yu and Huang Yu burst out from the surface of the water earlier, Shang Xia had already run several miles out. He was hiding slightly more than 10 miles away from the island at the moment and he stared at everything going on. A sense of unease crept into his heart.

The problem wasn’t the fact that the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake were pushing Lou Yi and Huang Yu away from the island. Instead, the aura he felt when Lou Yi and Huang Yu emerged earlier was completely off! It was far too weak for what they were supposed to be!

It didn’t matter if Huang Yu was the only one who had a weak aura. He was in the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm in the first place and he was being suppressed by the Elysium. He would barely be able to maintain his original battle capabilities with his amazing rank five spear art.

However, something was definitely off with Lou Yi. As someone who had reached the large completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm, he was only missing his martial intent before taking the final step into the grand completion stage! He would also definitely be given great attention and care from the Emptiness Drifting Mountain. He also had the care of Martial Void Realm True Immortals, and there was no way he would be so weak!

When facing the 4 experts surrounding them, Lou Yi might be holding 3 of them off while Huang Yu was only dealing with 1. However, Shang Xia felt that it was far from enough. Lou Yi was definitely hiding his true strength!

The biggest question would be why Lou Yi was still hiding his strength at that point. What was he waiting for?

Shang Xia stared at the island in the center of the lake.

Is he afraid of the expert who can draw on the power of the Elysium?

Even though the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake were trying to push Lou Yi and Huang Yu away, they failed in their task as the battle approached thousands of feet away from the island.

The expert who yelled for help earlier screamed again, “Senior Sister Lu, what are you waiting for?!”

His words barely left his lips when the power of the Elysium was drawn upon again. Several palms emerged from the lake but it didn’t reach for Lou Yi or Huang Yu. Instead, they went for the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake.

“What?!”

“You’re going for the wrong target!”

“Senior Sister Lu, what are you doing?!”

“Wait... Lu Qinhuan, You... Who the hell are you?! Argh...”

The sudden attack caught the 4 experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Peak off guard. 2 of them managed to forcefully shake off the restraints of the giant palms, but their combat strength was still greatly suppressed. The other 2 were weaker to begin with and with the appearance of the giant palms, they couldn’t move at all. One of them failed to split off a Fate Dipper Clone in time and Lou Yi took the chance to shatter his fate dippers with a strong punch that also destroyed his opponent’s heart.

The expert managed to split off a clone and freed himself for a second. However, he discovered that his true body was still stuck in the restraints of the giant palm.

Huang Yu sent the clone flying with a swing of his spear. Soon after, he stabbed the spear straight into the other party’s chest and his dipper qi shattered the organs completely.

Seeing as the situation was going south, the 2 stronger experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake couldn’t be bothered with what was happening on the island. They started to fly to other parts of the Heavenly Lake Elysium. Lou Yi tossed his brass bracelet and trapped one of them before they could fly out of reach.

Huang Yu wanted to stop the other, but the expert was just far too nimble. He was also stronger than Huang Yu and after using a protective treasure, he managed to shake Huang Yu off. He flew out of the range of the expert on the island before running out of the Heavenly Lake Elysium.

After stopping one of the experts, Lou Yi didn’t immediately head for the island with Huang Yu. Instead, he stood his ground and growled cautiously, “Senior Brother Dai Yikong, is that you?”

Only then did Huang Yu realize that Lou Yi already knew the identity of their spy in the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake. However, he didn’t know why the spy wasn’t willing to show himself and why Lou Yi refused to talk about it.

A moment later, a cold and solemn voice came from the island. “The 2 of you can head to the middle palace on the island for a chat with me!”

Huang Yu glanced at Lou Yi and saw that he wasn’t planning to head over.

“I guess we won’t head over for now. There’s something I don’t understand and I would need Senior Brother Dai to enlighten me on something. Which of the 3 treasures does the middle palace contain?” Lou Yi asked.

The frosty voice came again. “Relax. The Elysium Boundary Marker is contained in the middle palace.”

“Since that’s the case, I guess I won’t be heading to the island for now. I won’t disturb Senior Brother Dai from gaining better control over the Elysium. However, I hope you can point out the palace that contains the Holy Artifact.” Lou Yi muttered.

“Since you’re not willing to come over, so be it!” The voice rang through the air. It paused for a short time before it continued, “The Origin Holy Artifact is located at the bottom of the lake 50 miles away from this island. That’s the true core of the Elysium and now, it’s where the Origin Holy Artifact is connected to the World Origin Source.”

“Many thanks for Senior Brother Dai’s guidance!” Lou Yi cupped his fists in the direction of the island before preparing to leave.

“You can’t blame me for not reminding you.” The voice came again when Huang Yu and Lou Yi were preparing to leave. “You guys aren’t the only ones who entered the Heavenly Lake Elysium. Before you arrived, a hidden expert already attempted to rush to the island. If not for Lu Qinhuan giving it her all to stop him, I wouldn’t have been able to find an opportunity to kill her...”

Huang Yu immediately thought of Shang Xia, but the look of shock on his face didn’t show the slightest flaw.

Lou Yi turned to stare at the island and asked, “Senior Brother Dai, do you know the identity of the mysterious cultivator? Did you see his appearance?”

“Nope. His ability to conceal himself is brilliant and back then the Elysium Boundary Maker was controlled by Lu Qinhuan. I was unable to discover his presence at all.”

“What about now?” Lou Yi pushed for an answer.

“That person has already left. The Elysium Boundary Market might allow me to control what happens in the Elysium, but only a True Immortal would be able to make full use of it. Moreover, I just gained control over the treasure and I am far from comparable to Lu Qinhuan when it comes to using it...”