Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 458 Mr. Zhang went to a strange place again.
Inside the tree hole.

Grandma Anya clearly felt the joy of the sacred tree, the joy of having her hidden ailment removed and her injuries healed.

Grandma Anya smiled with relief and prepared to pull Zhang Ze back from the depths of the sea.

only……

When the mother-in-law looked at the bracelet on her wrist, which was exactly the same as the one she had given to Zhang Ze, her expression froze.

broken.

The safety rope connecting Zhang Ze to the real world snapped.

"What's wrong?" Sister Wang asked.

As a demon, she dared not sense the Earth Sea, but she dared to sense Granny Anya. She clearly felt that Granny Anya had just panicked.

“It’s broken.” After a moment of silence, Anya’s grandmother answered, having tried to salvage the situation but failed.

The area remained empty, like a kite with a broken string.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Sister Wang, "Broken? What do you mean broken? Anya, explain yourself clearly, the young master is still down there?"

Sister Wang was in a hurry, so for a moment, the tree hole was filled with demonic energy and murderous intent.

Before Grandma Anya could explain, the golden door was kicked open from the outside.

Dizhuomala and her junior sister burst in, seemingly with urgent news to report.

The two women were instantly brought to their knees by the demonic energy emanating from the tree hollow. However, due to the momentum, they slid down to Sister Wang's side, where they were suppressed by the demonic energy, their bodies trembling and unable to utter a single word.

I wonder what they're up to?
Fortunately, Xiangxiang, who didn't need to breathe, was also there. Unaffected by Sister Wang, Xiangxiang regained her White Emperor demeanor and stopped Sister Wang from going crazy.

"Don't hurt Grandma Anya. This has nothing to do with her. Zhang Ze is also fine for now."

"I didn't..." Sister Wang was about to make a fuss when Xiangxiang retorted.

"You're practically baring your teeth, and you still say you're not angry? Weren't you like this when you were trying to tear the house apart?"

Sister Wang shook her head, retracted her true form, retracted her tail, and also withdrew the demonic energy that had solidified into a tangible form in the tree hole.

"What exactly happened?" she asked patiently.

Finally able to catch her breath, the junior sister helped Dizhuomala get up from the ground and then hurriedly explained.

"My senior brother said he fell into the bottom and is currently in another place. He's safe and sound. He'll come back once he finds Ah Li and Lin Feng."

As she spoke, she took a floor tile from Fucheng out of her sleeve.

The words were carved crookedly on it.

There's a cave beneath the Earth's Sea; I'm there. It has nothing to do with Grandma. I'll come back once I find Ah Lin.

"Who is Alin?" Sister Wang asked, puzzled.

"Ah Li and Lin Feng, I guess the senior brother thought their names had too many strokes and was too troublesome, so he didn't write them in full."

Master Zhang's junior sister explained.

Before Sister Wang could ask any more questions, the junior sister took out another item from her bosom.

One acquired Dao pill.

"My senior brother used this to send me a message."

After comprehending the innate Dao body, Zhang Ze was able to mass-produce acquired Dao pills, acquired Dao ropes, and other unorthodox items.

These things naturally come in different grades; there's a big difference between something that's rubbed casually and something that's rubbed with care.

The one in the junior sister's hand is a masterpiece made with Zhang Ze's heart.

Besides being a basic aid in cultivating the acquired Dao body, it can also be remotely controlled by Zhang Ze.

In previous tests, whether in outer space or deep in the shallow sea, Zhang Ze was able to control the vibration and movement of the small ball for a short period of time.

Make it bounce, vibrate, and roll around on the ground to write.

Therefore, just in case, Zhang Ze placed the item in his junior sister's hand before diving, to prevent any accidents or unnecessary misunderstandings.

Zhang Ze's concerns were not unfounded, and an accident did indeed occur during the dive.

That's how this emergency contact came about.

As the ball started to vibrate, bounce, and begin writing on the ground, Xiangxiang happened to go looking for it.

Upon seeing the message sent back by Zhang Ze, Xiangxiang, a self-proclaimed expert, immediately realized that Sister Wang would definitely get angry.

That's why she brought the two of them here without stopping.

To avoid further misunderstandings.

After everything was explained, Sister Wang asked, "Can we use this little ball to contact the young master?"

"No, this thing is one-way, I can't control it." The junior sister shook her head in frustration.

Sister Wang: "So all we can do is wait?"

Junior sister: "Yes."

Seeing that the atmosphere had become somewhat somber again, Xiangxiang spoke up, "The Sacred Tree has a deep connection with Zhang Ze, so it probably won't harm him. There's no need to be too anxious. Once he makes any new discoveries, he'll definitely contact us again using the little ball."

"A deep connection? What do you mean?" asked Dizhuomala.

Although she said she would let it go, she was still quite bothered by the fact that her responsibilities had been taken away from her.

"Here's what happened..." Since it wasn't a particularly secret, and everyone here was involved, Xiangxiang told them about what she had just discovered in the Qiling Cave.

Upon hearing this, Sister Wang suddenly realized, and thought to herself, "So that's how it is."

The junior sister remained noncommittal, probably because she was already used to it.

Only Miss Detmara and Grandma Anya, two people involved, had very strange expressions.

Lao Di had a "See, I told you I was right" expression on his face.

Anya's mother-in-law remained silent, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"What's going on?" The junior sister nudged Dizhuomala with her elbow.

Dizhuomala replied softly.

"When I answered this question during the trial that year, I said it was a true story, and then my mother-in-law gave me a zero, saying that I was naive but lacked understanding."

"My mother-in-law was a reading comprehension champion back then. She wrote a book about it, which became an internal classic. It was kept very secret, and only candidates like me and other high-ranking wizards could read it."

Junior sister, “…”

It's hard to comment on the junior sister, but I can only say that the mother-in-law is indeed a senior, able to remain calm and composed even in the face of such a situation, with only a slight change in expression at most.

If it were her, she probably would have dug a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground with her feet and then rolled away from this place.

This old story from long ago eased the tense atmosphere. However, everyone was at a loss for what to do and could only stare at the ball, waiting for news from Zhang Zexin.

If there is any good news, it is that after the sacred tree's pain disappeared, it seemed to remember Granny Anya. The sacred tree's power, which had been lodged in Granny Anya and nearly assimilated her, has been withdrawn.

With nothing to do and lacking in self-cultivation skills, the junior sister and Di Zhuomala, feeling bored, obtained Lily No. 1 from Xiangxiang, intending to study it as a way to relieve their boredom.

But as soon as this broken thing was turned on, that noisy sound similar to Lily's started up again, and the old stories were rebroadcast.

The naked priest...

Well, it's boring, but a diplomatic incident is about to happen.

……

Zhang Ze's side.

After delivering the message, Zhang Ze looked around in a daze.

"Where the hell am I...?"

The surrounding vegetation is lush and full of spiritual energy, with distant mountains rising one after another, and strange peaks and steep cliffs, making it look like a sacred place of immortals.

only……

Zhang Ze looked up at the sky.

There was no sky, no stars or moon; all that could be seen was a vast, undulating sea.

That is a tangible representation of the Earth Sea.

Looking at the sea, Zhang Ze raised his hand and summoned an exquisite magical artifact.

After flying around in mid-air, the magical artifact returned to Zhang Ze's hand. This secret realm appraisal device developed by Longhu Mountain had yielded results.

After examination, it was determined that this was not another world, but a secret realm beneath the Earth's Sea.

However, this secret realm is excessively large.

This has exceeded the maximum range of the Secret Realm Appraisal Device.

He put away the testing equipment, turned around and looked behind him, thinking about how to deal with the arm.

The arm was also swept off, but this time it didn't stick to the ground; instead, it slammed horizontally across the ground, creating a large crater.

Lin Feng and A Li were not in the pit. Zhang Ze suspected that they were likely sent to this secret realm the moment they were stabbed into the sea of ​​earth, which was why they escaped the erosion of the sea of ​​earth and the sacred tree.

Strangely, no matter how Zhang Ze called out to them, neither of them responded.

Although Zhang Ze could still clearly sense that Ah Li was alive, and even quite healthy.

"Let's put this piece of junk away first."

Zhang Ze raised his hand and summoned the treasure bag. He put his arm into it and then discovered that there seemed to be something pressing down on his arm.

"Hey?"

Upon entering the pit, Zhang Ze saw the ruins of a small temple nestled among the earth, rocks, and broken wood.

Zhang Ze bent down and picked up the small statue that was only half left on the ground. Looking at the robe on the lower half of the statue, Zhang Ze was somewhat surprised.

Is anyone here?

Zhang Ze flicked his finger and left a mark on the lower half of the statue, then used his artifact-finding technique to try and restore it.

However, when the statue was restored, Zhang Ze frowned.

What a strange statue.

The statue is naked from the waist up, with exquisite carving and clear muscle lines, but the face is blurry and cannot be seen clearly. The statue depicts a person with a clenched fist in the left hand and a book in the right hand.

Book Title: Lunyu (抡语)

Feeling something was amiss, Zhang Ze quickly restored the small temple using the same method. Looking at the inscription on the temple's plaque, Zhang Ze felt even more strongly that the place was seriously ill.

Temple Name: Temple of Fear

"What the hell is this place?"

(End of this chapter)