Invisible Security Guard-Chapter 2309 - 2328: Transcending the Mundane

After questioning the male rabbit spirit, the Golden Protectors still held his neck, while everyone else arrived at the three ancient pine trees.

Each of these three ancient pines stood thousands of feet tall. Standing beneath the pines provided shelter from wind and rain. Even in a torrential downpour, it’s likely that not a drop of rain would get through, as the pine trees were enormously tall and large, resembling three gigantic mushrooms. The vast quantities of pine resin dripped like oil occasionally.

Amber from heaven and earth was rarely seen, but under these three trees lay quite a bit. Even small birds, spiders, and rabbits had been naturally encased in the pine resin to form amber.

"I’ll open the door." Black Dragon volunteered, circling the three pines once on each side before suddenly exhaling a cold mist. She was a water-attribute Black Dragon, so the icy breath she expelled was extremely frigid.

As the cold mist emerged, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and a portal appeared, highly unstable, flickering constantly, merely a door of light and shadows, obscuring the interior.

Indeed, this was undoubtedly the Great Demon Mansion. The demon had hidden well; if you didn’t find the right method, you might never find or enter his mansion.

"Enter." Dominic Ruiz dared greatly, grabbing Karen Burch’s hand and rushing in first. Then Ayden Acme followed, followed by the Nation Lord, the Golden Protectors, Black Dragon, Porter Ray, and Yusuf Zuck.

As soon as the group entered, the door of light and shadows vanished instantly, as if it had never appeared.

However, everyone who entered the doorway stood stunned, as a vast lake lay before them, flanked by mountains. The lake water was a pale green, with occasional fish leaping across its surface.

"This is real," Dominic Ruiz smacked his lips; this was definitely not false.

"Yes, yes, this is the lake we saw, exactly this one!" the Golden Protectors repeatedly remarked.

"My master’s mansion is at the bottom of the lake." As soon as the male rabbit spirit mentioned this, he suddenly began to convulse, his eyes rolled upward, and foam bubbled at his mouth.

The Golden Protectors were startled and immediately let go, thinking they had choked him.

So everyone fixed their gaze on the rabbit spirit who continued to convulse for a full thirty seconds before suddenly snapping his eyes open. However, those eyes didn’t seem like his own, carrying a severe chill and hinting at malicious amusement.

"Welcome to my humble abode." It was a woman’s voice.

At this moment, the male rabbit spirit was possessed; the Great Demon had known of their arrival long ago.

The group quickly clustered together, glaring coldly at the transformed rabbit spirit, while Yusuf Zuck calmly said, "Senior, we mean no harm. We just want to know how our two friends are doing?"

"What do you think? If I said they were dead, what would you do?" The rabbit spirit sneered.

"Then I’ll make sure you accompany them in the grave," Yusuf Zuck gritted his teeth.

"Haha, let’s see if you have the skills then. Let us proceed!" As he spoke, the lake surface began to ripple, the water rolling to either side, forming a staircase of ice extending towards the center of the lake to a cave entrance at its bottom.

"Hmph." Yusuf Zuck snorted: "You all stay here, don’t go in. I’ll go in and meet them!"

"No, we’ll go together!" Porter Ray couldn’t allow his son-in-law to face danger alone.

Knowing that the small demons here were of the Eternal Life Ninth Layer, it’s imaginable that the Great Demon here could be of the Half-Step Creation or even higher realm. Thus, he would never let Yusuf Zuck go down alone!

"Exactly, if going, we go together. Otherwise, why did we come with you?" Dominic Ruiz jokingly said, "Don’t worry about us; we have our means of protection!"

"That’s right, strength in numbers, Yusuf Zuck, don’t act tough!" Ayden Acme also shook his head.

"What I say goes." Yusuf Zuck coldly replied: "Whether it’s Yosef Dale or my sister, they have no connection to you. There’s no need for you to risk yourselves to save those who mean nothing to you. Stay here, it’s safer. Also, don’t forget my true skills!"

"True skills?" Everyone was startled. This Yusuf Zuck possesses Monster Collecting skills, capable of instantly reverting demon cultivators to their ancestral state. Like Black Dragon, like the Golden Protectors, he could elevate them to new ranks, remaining fiercely loyal to him.

Thus, Yusuf Zuck did not fear demons.

"Hence, don’t follow me; this is my personal matter!"

"Then... can we at least enter the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky?" Porter Ray knew Yusuf was stubborn, so he suggested a compromise. They would enter the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky, and Yusuf could open the portal to let them see the outside situation. If Yusuf was in danger, he could swiftly release them!

Yusuf Zuck pondered briefly and then nodded, opening the Door of the Other Shore.

"Haha, you possess great courage; no wonder, no wonder, Yusuf Zuck, right?" The rabbit spirit still speaking in a woman’s voice, smiled at Yusuf Zuck.

"Hmph." Yusuf Zuck ignored him, sweeping his sleeve to collect the portal and then stepped onto the lake staircase. The staircase was chillingly cold, piercingly icy, yet Yusuf Zuck practiced Yang Spirit and Sin Flame, so he wasn’t afraid.

The rabbit spirit led the way forward, and soon the two reached the endpoint.

The endpoint was beneath the lake, where a cave entrance lay, a stone cave entrance flanked by couplets on both sides and above.

On the left side: White Mist Ice Cave.

On the right side: Non-Action Afterlife Heaven.

Horizontal scroll: Transcendence.

Yusuf Zuck stood at the cave entrance, reading through. This cave should be the White Mist Ice Cave, but what did Non-Action Afterlife Heaven mean? And what did Transcendence signify?

"I know," Ayden Acme suddenly said, "Long ago, there was a Non-Action Heart Sutra similar to my Great Self-Contained Divine Powers, seeking the essence of Dao, aspiring for non-action and afterlife, meaning to achieve nothing in this life, hoping for creation in the next. This Non-Action Afterlife Heaven likely refers to a separate small world!"

"As for Transcendence, it has many meanings, which I don’t know yet."

"You are talking nonsense. I know what it is." Dominic Ruiz immediately added: "It means to step out of the mundane world or intend to go into the mundane world."

As Dominic spoke, Yusuf Zuck had already entered the cave. Regardless of the meaning, he must go in and find out whether the deceased demon Yosef is alive or dead!

And once inside, sure enough, it was a new world. Yusuf Zuck felt like he stepped into a sea of flowers, as warm as spring.

Here, birds sang among flowers, pavilions and terraces, distant mountains stretches, occasionally, mountain palaces appeared faintly, with cranes flying slowly!

It was truly a celestial world!

"Welcome, esteemed guest!" As Yusuf Zuck surveyed the surroundings, two white-clad girls quickly approached, bowing before Yusuf Zuck.

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PS: It’s later; a gale at noon caused a power outage, thus the delay.