Yang Che's heart tightened.
However, he saw that the Long-bearded Old Man, as thin as a skeleton, was not pointing his twig-like finger at him.
"Still not coming out?"
The old man sneered coldly, then suddenly pointed with two fingers.
A skeleton Yin Soldier immediately shot towards the coral reef.
A loud 'bang' erupted, the reef cluster shattered, and a mature female figure was forced to reveal herself.
Yang Che's eyes narrowed as he recognized the woman as Yao Heng.
"Yao Heng?"
The Long-bearded Old Man, Old Monster Yin, and Luo Jian both stared with wide eyes, their initial surprise quickly turning into ecstatic joy.
Yang Che noticed that Yao Heng's expression was vastly different from before.
There wasn't a trace of panic or fear on her face; instead, she was eerily and frighteningly calm.
Just as the Long-bearded Old Man and Luo Jian were about to make a move to seize 'Yao Heng,' Yao Heng suddenly moved.
She activated a spiritual talisman and threw it forcefully into the water.
With a 'boom,' a blinding flash of light erupted, and the water surface churned with monstrous waves.
Immediately after, an incredibly hideous, giant Shrimp Demon head slowly emerged from the water.
When the Shrimp Demon fully surfaced, Yang Che's pupils sharply contracted.
The Long-bearded Old Man, Old Monster Yin, and Luo Jian also both had drastic changes in expression.
This Shrimp Demon was, astonishingly, a Level 5 Yao Beast comparable to the Early Golden Core Stage!
"Old Monster Yin, run!"
Luo Jian, enveloped in black mist, fled without almost any hesitation.
The skeleton-thin Old Monster Yin, however, trembled like a sieve, as if frozen, completely motionless.
At this moment, the Shrimp Demon attacked.
The Shrimp Demon pulled a long spear made of beast bone from its back, and with a simple throw, Luo Jian plunged into the water with a splash, his fate unknown.
At the same time, where the Shrimp Demon had just surfaced, the water suddenly surged, slowly forming an increasingly large Vortex.
The Vortex continuously expanded outwards, and everything in its path, whether coral reefs or sea plants, was swept into the Vortex.
Yang Che was not spared either.
This Vortex seemed to possess a strange gravitational pull, making it impossible for Yang Che to stand up.
The moment he was swallowed by the Vortex, he saw that Yao Heng was also swept into it.
Underwater, the formed Water Dragon Pillar rotated rapidly.
Yang Che was forced to follow the Water Dragon Pillar, being pulled towards the deep sea.
The incredibly uncomfortable dizziness and crushing sensation lasted for an unknown period before Yang Che suddenly felt his head lighten, and then he emerged from the water.
He gasped for fresh air, looking around, and found himself floating alone on a hazy sea surface.
Thick mist surrounded him.
He couldn't see the sky above, and at this moment, he had no idea where he was.
His Divine Sense instinctively tried to spread out, but to his horror, he discovered that his Divine Sense could not leave his Physical Body.
Then, he found that the Qi in his body seemed to be confined by some mysterious force; not a single trace could be mobilized.
A wave of coldness and weakness washed over his entire body, and Yang Che quickly struggled to paddle rapidly in one direction.
After aimlessly swimming for a while, Yang Che actually discovered a blurry figure floating not far on the sea surface.
Upon closer inspection, he vaguely recognized it as Yao Heng, but the sky was dim, so Yang Che couldn't clearly see her face.
After some thought, Yang Che decided to swim over and grab her.
Yao Heng seemed unable to swim and had already drowned and fallen unconscious.
Yang Che dragged her, swimming for a full half an hour, before finally seeing a Sea Island that resembled a castle.
After laboriously dragging Yao Heng onto the island, Yang Che was finally exhausted and collapsed onto the beach.
He panted heavily, and after a brief rest, he turned his head to look at Yao Heng.
This glance immediately startled Yang Che.
Because at this moment, Yao Heng seemed to have changed her face.
Previously, her appearance was ordinary.
But now, what kind of exquisitely beautiful face was revealed before Yang Che?
Yang Che's mind went blank; he could hardly find any words to describe her beauty.
After a long while, he could only think of one word: flawless perfection.
Apparently, Yao Heng had previously concealed her appearance, and after being swept into the Vortex and falling unconscious in the sea, she had somehow restored her true appearance at this moment.
After staring blankly at Yao Heng for a long time, Yang Che suddenly realized that since her clothes were completely soaked, they now clung tightly to her body, accentuating her curvaceous figure even more, inviting imaginative thoughts.
Yang Che was a genuine virgin, and in the prime of his youth, he felt his body immediately react, his mouth dry, and for a moment, he even wanted to pounce on her and 'act like a beast.'
However, although Yang Che prided himself on not being a good person, he was definitely not a 'beast' without a bottom line.
After satisfying his eyes for a good while, Yang Che forced himself to avert his gaze and began to carefully examine the castle before him.
The castle exuded an ancient and solemn aura, with a unique and distinctive design.
After a few glances, Yang Che felt his head become somewhat hazy.
He vigorously shook his head, feeling a little anxious.
His main purpose in coming to Mist Hidden Sea was to find the 'Treasure Trove' indicated by the Treasure Map.
But at this moment, looking around, all he saw was misty seawater, and he had no idea where he was.
Furthermore, his Divine Sense couldn't be released, and his Qi couldn't be mobilized at all; these strange occurrences made Yang Che very uneasy.
After some thought, he decided to let Yao Heng wake up first; after all, having one more person would mean one more idea.
However, when he turned back, he found that Yao Heng had already woken up at some point and had already stood up.
"Fellow Daoist Yao, you're awake?"
Yang Che happily greeted Yao Heng.
However, Yao Heng didn't even glance at Yang Che, exuding an incredibly cold aura.
Her eyes were fixed on the castle, and then she walked towards it step by step.
Yao Heng's 'abnormality' made Yang Che even more surprised and apprehensive.
He vaguely felt that there was something incredibly terrifying existing within this castle.
But he had nowhere else to go, so he could only bite the bullet and follow behind Yao Heng, walking step by step into the castle.
Inside the castle, a chilling cold pervaded, an icy, bone-piercing coolness that made Yang Che shiver involuntarily.
Fortunately, having Cultivated the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art, his Physical Body was already far beyond that of ordinary people, so even though he couldn't mobilize his Qi at this moment, he could barely resist the cold that ordinary people could not withstand at all.
The interior of the castle was very simple, completely devoid of the complex layout and furnishings Yang Che had imagined.
Aside from the high dome, it was an empty space.
Following Yao Heng to the very center, their feet suddenly sank.
Then, the two of them seemed to have fallen into the castle's basement.
It was still an empty space here.
But in the middle of this suspected basement, there was, astonishingly, a solitary transparent crystal coffin.
A beautiful young girl lay in the coffin.
When Yang Che clearly saw the girl's appearance, his heart suddenly trembled for no reason, and a chill abruptly surged to his core.
He looked at Yao Heng, then at the girl in the crystal coffin, hardly daring to believe what he was seeing.
The girl and Yao Heng looked exactly alike!
Yao Heng's eyes showed a moment of confusion, then gradually cleared.
She walked to the crystal coffin and opened it directly.
Then, the sleeping girl in the coffin suddenly opened her deep, beautiful, gem-like eyes.