21 Dragon and Phoenix 10 (2/2)

Although Yin Mei wasn't sure about staying inside the tower for twenty years, the legacy was truly something good and even if they didn't obtain it, the rewards for completing each floor of the tower was also worth it. She wanted the demon king to try his hand at this no matter what. The best thing was, was that one's cultivation level wasn't important in these trials, which tested talent and potential instead of cultivation.

Yin Mei had also decided to bring her friends along. There wasn't any competition in terms of competing for the legacy in the completion of the trials, and Yin Mei also didn't mind sharing this boon with the others. She gathered up all those she had treasure hunted with last time, along with her two brothers, and of course Yang and the demon king, who both never left her side.

”I discovered a way into the tower, but we might not be able to leave it for several years.” Yin Mei bluntly said, and no one questioned her. These sorts of things people wouldn't usually question others, as they knew that they would have their own means that they prefer to keep secret.

”Several years? Do you mean that we'll probably have to wait until the entrance reopens twenty years later?” Hu Xi asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

”Probably,” Yin Mei said. Even the first trial had taken several months for the male and female lead, and the entrance to Talkan's Realm was only open for one month.

The group had to give pause for thought, but not for long. Actually, the only person who had responsibilities that could potentially keep him from going was Feng Hua's eldest brother Feng Tian, but even for him a twenty year absence wasn't a terribly big deal. Just treating it like going into closed seclusion for twenty years and there was no problem. Many members and heirs of the noble clans would constantly go into closed seclusion for decades at a time.

They all left for the forest after giving voice recording orbs to their clansmen in case they didn't come out in time to send to their parents and tell them not to worry.

Knowing that they would probably miss the closing of the entrance anyways, none of them were in a hurry, leisurely walking through the forest and heading toward the ocean, picking up anything that looked good along the way and teaming up to kill any powerful monsters they encountered. Yin Mei knew that the male and female lead shouldn't enter the underwater palace until near the end of the one month, so she didn't feel particularly rushed either.

”Is that a dragon bone sword? Pretty good workmanship,” Hu Rong commented when she saw the demon king wielding the sword that Yin Mei had obtained for him so long ago. Yin Mei felt nostalgic, as that was the result of her first treasure stealing trip.

”It's from the lower realm,” Yin Mei commented.

”Such a good thing was actually in the lower realm?” Hu Xi said, and the others were also very surprised. This was still a very good sword even in the upper realm, so for it to be something that had been in the lower realm was a shock. After all, it was widely acknowledged that the lower realm was inferior to the upper realm in all ways, be it the density of qi, the quality of treasures and craftsmanship, and the techniques they possessed... so one could not be surprised that they were astonished.

Feng Tian and Feng Liu were also surprised. They had initially thought that that sword was some treasure that their little sister had given the demon king, probably something she had found when she had gone to the ancient city. But who knew it was actually something from the lower realm?

The demon king didn't say anything, and the others didn't mind either. Although the demon king followed around Yin Mei all they time so it could be said that the group wasn't unfamiliar with him and vice versa, they couldn't be said to be familiar with each other either.

The group continued chit chatting and before long, they reached the ocean on the east side of the forest, the trees giving way to stones and then a sandy beach.

The sand was actually a fairy like pink color, just like the beaches in the Caribbean in Yin Mei's old world, while contrasting with the beautiful sea green ocean, it was a truly magical looking sight, deceiving to the eye as it hid all sorts of monsters underneath its calm surface.

”Y- here,” Yin Mei said, about to call our your majesty before she quickly changed her words and handed an underwater breathing pearl bracelet to the demon king. She wasn't able to get rid of this habit of calling him your majesty even though she was no longer his servant, but if the others actually heard her say that she wouldn't know how to explain it to them... what if they thought she had some weird fetish or something?

The group all took out their own underwater breathing pearls, and wore them on their body. With this, even if they didn't practice any special breathing techniques, they wouldn't need to worry as this would form a bubble of breathable air around their bodies.

”I'll go first,” Feng Tian said, walking forward.