After crossing the clear lake, the Spirit Shark Whale sprayed a massive amount of soul liquid towards the pitch-black opposite bank, like a torrential downpour, continuously washing away the black mist on the shore.
Qian Duoduo released his Golden Winged Bird to purify the black water that was being washed down.
The scenery on the bank gradually became clear; it was a tall mountain, with magnificent buildings at its base, halfway up, and at its summit.
Closest to them was a tall building at the foot of the mountain.
The building had a red roof and golden walls, and on the plaque in the center were the three characters, "Huazhen Hall."
When most of the black mist on the tall mountain had dispersed, the Spirit Shark Whale sent them ashore, then transformed into a robust young man with large limbs, wearing a white robe.
"Brother Qi, how have you been recently?" the Spirit Shark Whale asked loudly towards Huazhen Hall.
"There's no one there," the Dragon Head Treasure Eagle, who had good eyesight, whispered.
Once ashore, the five Mystic Sky Crocodiles were as docile and adorable as five little ducklings.
The Thorn Spirit Vine quietly told Qian Duoduo that a Qilin, an Immortal Beast, resided in Huazhen Hall.
"How is that possible? No one can harm Brother Qi, can they?"
The Spirit Shark Whale's brows furrowed tightly.
"Who said that? The one halfway up the mountain can, and also the Little Master..." the Thorn Spirit Vine retorted.
"Don't talk nonsense! The Little Master won't harm us."
The Spirit Shark Whale's muscles tensed, and he strode towards Huazhen Hall.
Upon reaching Huazhen Hall, Qian Duoduo pushed open the slightly ajar door and, activating his Purple Eyes, curiously peered inside, but saw no signs of life.
The Spirit Shark Whale's expression was extremely grim; he used lake water to thoroughly clean the hall inside and out, then respectfully retreated.
"Big guy, something's not right," the Thorn Spirit Vine looked towards the mountainside.
"Perhaps Brother Qi went up the mountain to see the Little Master," the Spirit Shark Whale was very persistent.
They ascended the mountain path, climbing thousands of steps, until they reached the buildings halfway up the mountain.
This place was Guiyi Temple.
Like the base of the mountain, it had a red roof and golden walls, and the Divine Beast, the Golden Dragon, that guarded this place was also gone.
Upon reaching this point, not to mention the Mystic Sky Crocodiles, even the Thorn Spirit Vine was extremely respectful, carefully lifting and placing its legs.
Under the pressure of the Divine Beast's dwelling, the Mystic Sky Crocodiles could no longer move their legs, so the Spirit Shark Whale told them to wait at the foot of the mountain.
Seeing that Qian Duoduo was completely unaffected, the Spirit Shark Whale couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect.
Little did he know that the Golden Winged Bird could even devour the Lightning Giant Dragon from the Soul Tribulation, let alone be afraid of the Divine Dragon here.
If the Divine Dragon were in Guiyi Temple, the Golden Winged Bird might even want to eat it.
The Spirit Shark Whale took out a jade bottle, poured out the lake water inside, and also cleaned Guiyi Temple until it was sparkling new.
His skilled movements and familiarity with Guiyi Temple made Qian Duoduo suspect that he had been responsible for cleaning this mountain all along.
It might be unimaginable for a Heavenly Beast to be a cleaner.
But in front of Immortal Beasts and Divine Beasts, this was perfectly reasonable; being a cleaner also required qualifications.
Gently closing the temple gate, the Spirit Shark Whale took a deep breath and walked in small steps up the mountain.
At the summit was a small palace-style building. On the plaque in the center of the palace, "Yuan Chu Palace" was inscribed.
However, the palace roof and walls were half black and half white, exuding an incredibly eerie and sinister aura.
"Was Yuan Chu Palace always like this?" Qian Duoduo's thigh twitched.
"It used to have a golden roof and golden walls," the Spirit Shark Whale's facial muscles also trembled slightly.
Qian Duoduo's head instantly swelled.
Their so-called Little Master had clearly been corrupted.
After the Divine Beast came the Sacred Beast.
A Sacred Beast could extinguish him with a single breath.
"Don't be afraid. The Little Master is quite good; he speaks very kindly," the Spirit Shark Whale stroked his face, comforting his uncontrollably twitching muscles.