Acai's Sky

The bronze wall at the end of the shaft exploded!

Rusty copper chips burst out like golden rain, and moist water vapor carrying a strong aroma of wine hits your face.

The rich aroma seemed to be soaked in thousands of years, and it penetrated into the nasal cavity, making all the internal organs itch.

Acai swallowed subconsciously and carefully took out her deerskin boots.

"hiss!"

She jerked her foot back, as if it had touched a red-hot iron. Where was the brick floor beneath her feet?

A clear, transparent surface of water reflected the dome, like a giant jade bowl accidentally inverted by a god. Amidst the shimmering water, wine beads dangling from stalactites stretched amber-colored threads in mid-air, glistening alluringly in the dim light, each drop seemingly condensed with the essence of time.

"Is this wine... drinkable?"

The golden raccoon dog tiptoed forward, and a drop of water touched its trembling snow-white beard.

In an instant, its round body shook, its whole face turned into a ripe persimmon, and it fell into the wine lake with a "plop".

At the critical moment, Brahma let out a sharp cry, and his huge wings rolled up a hurricane, lifting everyone up suddenly.

The originally calm lake surface suddenly boiled, and thousands of red carp broke out of the water!

Their scales glowed with a cold metallic luster, and when their tails swung, they drew scarlet ripples in the void, like a flowing blood-colored painting.

The stone tablet on the lake's central island slowly rose, surrounded by a school of fish. Eight black iron chains pierced the carapace of the basalt relief, and dark red blood dripped along the lines of the chains.

Every time a drop fell into the lake, a red lotus about ten feet wide blossomed, and strange flames flickered in the wine.

The Beidou seal on Acai's wrist suddenly felt burning, as if a fire was burning under her skin.

The map of the twenty-eight constellations was then projected into the void, with starlight flickering, making everyone's faces appear bright and dim.

"The water patterns in the Kan position are different."

Xuantian slowly exhaled bubbles, and the constellation Kuixiu on the tortoise shell actually resonated with the stone tablet, making a low humming sound, as if ancient gods were whispering.

Ah Cai took a deep breath, and as soon as her fingertips touched the inscription, the entire inverted lake let out a deafening roar!

The sound was like a prehistoric beast awakening. Ripples appeared on the water surface beneath their feet, stalactites trembled, and the originally solidified amber wine suddenly turned into a torrential rain and poured down.

"careful!"

Jin Yuanbao excitedly opened his cheek pouches to catch the wine, but the falling wine arrow brushed past his nose.

The sharp wine arrow pierced into the rock wall with a "puff", and the splashing wine instantly corroded a charred hole.

The balls exploded into thorn balls that protected everyone's heads. The spikes collided with the wine arrows, causing dense metal clashing and sparks flying, drawing brilliant trajectories in the dim cave.

[Environmental Change: Inverted Wine Sea]

★ Gravity field disorder: All characters enter the "drunken walk" state (movement trajectory is randomly offset by 15°)

★ Wine Rain Erosion: Lose 1% of your maximum health per second (can be evaporated using fire skills)

★ Red Carp Blade: Generates 108 Blood Blades every 30 seconds to chase

"Feiyue! Bite off the chain in the northeast corner!"

Ah Cai stepped on Brahma's back and flew into the air, the silver bells in her hair jingling with her movements.

She swung her sword, and the sword energy spread out, shattering several bloody blades.

Feiyue pounced on the chains like an arrow, its fangs colliding with the black iron, and the sparks that flew out illuminated its scarlet eyes.

The moment the chain broke, the island in the middle of the lake tilted violently. The basalt statue pierced by the iron chain slowly opened its emerald pupils, indigo mist seeped out of the cracks in its carapace, and a pungent fishy smell instantly spread.

Brahma's fire feathers exploded into dazzling spots of light in the mist, illuminating the unusual protrusion on the dome - half a tear crystal-shaped jade pendant embedded in the rock wall, emitting a faint light, as if telling an ancient secret.

Just as Ah Cai was about to leap up and grab it, a sound like ice cracking suddenly came from beneath her feet. The previously upside-down lake surface began to spin wildly, forming a giant whirlpool with a diameter of thirty feet!

The lake surged and roared, as if it was going to swallow everything.

"Hold on to the tortoise shell!"

Xuantian suddenly expanded into a boat shape, and the star patterns on the thick tortoise shell flickered.

Everyone clung to the bulge, their nails practically digging into the tortoise shell. From the center of the vortex came a suction force like an invisible giant hand, and their clothes rustled in the wind.

Seventeen bronze coffins slowly emerged, and the ominous pattern of "Greedy Wolf Devouring the Moon" on the coffin lids glowed faintly.

The golden raccoon's tail accidentally came into contact with the black water that seeped out of the coffin. With a "hiss", its skin and flesh corroded instantly, revealing its white bones!

[Xuanwu Awakens: Limited Time Seal Battle]

★ Each coffin will release corpse poison miasma (area-wide continuous damage)

★ The pupil of the Black Tortoise emits a petrifying beam every 60 seconds

★ The vortex suction increases over time (remaining safe time 02:59)

The Scarlet Moon Man rose to his feet, his thunderous roar echoing through the cavern. With his front paws, he smashed the nearest coffin, sending a cloud of talisman paper gushing out, swirling through the air like white ghosts.

Ah Cai bit her fingertip, and as blood dripped, the blood-stained yellow talisman transformed into a fire phoenix, swooping down towards the corpse poison miasma, leaving behind a brilliant fire mark in the air.

When the seventh coffin exploded, the back armor of the Xuanwu statue burst open, revealing the core of the internal gear mechanism.

The creaking sound of the rotation was like the approaching footsteps of death. "Kan three, Dui seven, Zhen Palace returns to its position!" Ah Cai shouted, pouring realgar wine on the star map.

Twenty-eight star rays shot out from Xuantian's carapace, forming a net at the center of the vortex. When the last star pierced Xuanwu's brow, the entire statue exploded!

Bronze fragments fell like a meteor shower, and the water splashing on the lake was ten feet high!

A bronze coffin half a person's height rolled out from the belly of the collapsed statue. Feiyue waved her sharp claws and the coffin lid flew off.

Thick wine wrapped in tear crystal-shaped gems flowed out, and in the soft light, Xuanjizi's wine gourd also floated out.

Ah Cai was quick to grab the gourd, and saw glaring cinnabar writing on the inner wall: "Jiuquan Biluo is nothing but a scam"!

【System Warning】The secret realm structure collapsed!

The dome began to collapse, and huge stalactites fell like meteorites, mixing with the wine waterfall to form a torrent of destruction. The roar of doomsday.

The golden raccoon suddenly screamed and pounced on the collapsed stone base - half a scroll of "Treasure Atlas" was pressed under the rubble. The pages were blurred by the wine, but the exquisite patterns and mysterious words were still faintly visible.

"Don't want to die?!"

Ah Cai threw out the silk ribbon, wrapped it around the golden raccoon dog, and pulled it hard.

The silk ribbon made it cry out, but its claws clung to the fragments tightly. As soon as they leaped onto Brahma's back, the tortoise shell beneath their feet was swallowed up by a hundred-foot-high wave of wine.

Jin Yuanbao held the tear crystal in his arms and saw a horrifying scene through his drunken eyes: the bronze coffin that sank into the whirlpool turned into countless pale arms with long and sharp nails, grabbing towards them!

(Remaining evacuation time: 05 seconds)

Brahma flapped his wings hard, and the strong wind stirred up by his wings fought against the suction of the vortex.

Ah Cai looked at the wine gourd and the fragmented pages in her arms, filled with confusion. What exactly did Xuanjizi mean by this? What secrets did the "Wanbao Tulu" hold?

Can they really escape from this desperate situation?

Suddenly, the Big Dipper seal burst out with dazzling light, and the twenty-eight constellations map appeared again.

The stars twinkled, as if guiding the way. Ah Cai's mind moved, and she aimed the tear crystal gem at the star map—"Boom!" A beam of light shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire cave.

Above the dome, a huge star map slowly appeared, perfectly echoing the star map on her wrist!

“Maybe this is the key!”

Ah Cai stared at the star map, her heart beating faster. Golden Raccoon also came over and unfolded the remaining page.

The pattern matches the lines of the astrological map perfectly!

As time passed, the suction of the vortex became stronger and stronger, and Brahma's movements became noticeably slower.

Ah Cai gritted her teeth and followed the instructions on the torn page to embed the tear crystal gem into a specific position on the star map.

The secret realm shook violently, and the falling stalactites and wine waterfalls were instantly frozen.

After a brief calm, a loud noise was heard!

Countless rays of light shot out from the astrological map, striking the vortex. The vortex spun rapidly, transforming into a massive black hole.

"Brahma, charge over!" Acai shouted.

Brahma roared and rushed towards the black hole with all his strength.

At the moment of being swallowed by the light, Ah Cai looked back at the upside-down secret realm—the red lotus was still burning on the lake, the white bone arm was still clawing at the void, and the remains of the black tortoise statue sank into the depths of the vortex...

The light faded, and everyone was greeted by an unfamiliar scene. Fluorescent vines crawled across the damp rock walls, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard in the distance.

A Cai opened her palms and saw that the wine gourd and the broken pages were intact, except for a tiny crack on the surface of the tear crystal gem.

"Where...are we?" Jin Yuanbao's voice trembled.

Ah Cai stroked the cinnabar characters on the gourd, his eyes falling on the small pattern in the corner of the torn page - it was half a lotus, exactly the same as the red lotus in the inverted secret realm.

She suddenly remembered that when she touched the inscription, the image of the Beidou curse seal flashed by seemed to have the same lotus mark...

"No matter where we are," Ah Cai gripped her sword tightly, "we must first find a way out. We will get to the bottom of Xuanjizi's secret, the 'Treasure Map', and this inexplicable scam."

From deep within the cave, a low roar of some creature was heard.

Brahma raised his feathers in alarm, and Feiyue bared his fangs. The group exploded into a ball of thorns. They exchanged glances, gripped their weapons, and headed toward the unknown.

Behind them, a faint lotus shadow slowly dissipated with the fluctuations in the air...