System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

"A palace in the clouds!"

"This place is more like a heavenly palace on the clouds than Changbai Mountain!"

Everyone was shocked when they saw the palace in the clouds, marveling at the ingenuity of the ancients in finding such a place to build their tomb.

From a distance, it looks like it's floating in the clouds, shrouded in mist like a fairyland. No wonder there are rumors that this is a tomb of immortals.

"Look! What's behind the waterfall!"

With a gasp from the fat man, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to the hidden walkway behind the waterfall.

The plank road is a miracle of the ingenious combination of nature and man-made technology. It clings to the slippery cliff and is cleverly hidden behind the rushing waterfall. If you don't look carefully, you will hardly notice its existence.

The steps, paved with bluestone, have withstood the erosion of wind and rain, yet remain as sturdy as ever, leading them toward the palace shrouded in mist, seemingly floating atop the clouds.

"The plank road is slippery and difficult to climb. Let's rest for a while and regain our strength before going up to see the palace."

Seeing that Wu Tianzhen and the fat man were panting and looked exhausted, Zhang Hao suggested that they take a break.

Upon hearing this, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. They had exhausted themselves from expending too much energy in the underground river.

Before Zhang Hao could finish speaking, the two of them plopped down on the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao went around to a secluded spot behind a nearby waterfall and took out the shattered corpse of the Undying Worm from his storage space.

He commanded the system, "System, fuse with the Undying Worm!"

[Ding, congratulations host, 107th fusion completed. Fusion item: Undying Worm.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on fusing with the rare item Undying Worm. You have gained the item's characteristic: Life Force Condensation (Condenses surrounding life force within a certain range; in case of danger, you can use this life force to quickly recover).]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for fusing a rare item. Qilin bloodline evolution progress +10.]

As expected, fusing a rare item yielded 10 points of Qilin bloodline evolution progress and 10 points of evolution experience, bringing me one step closer to bloodline advancement and system level upgrade.

Zhang Hao glanced at the increased attributes and then took out a blue toad from his storage space to prepare for fusion.

"System, fuse with the Blue Toad!"

[Ding! The Blue Toad is the key item. Only the Blue Toad can locate the Phoenix Feather and make it appear. Host, do you wish to continue the fusion?]

"Uh……"

Zhang Hao never expected that the blue toad would have such a special function, and naturally, it could not be fused with in order to find the phoenix feather.

If there are any remaining Phoenix Feathers after finding them, they can be fused together. However, they must not be wasted before that, in case the Phoenix Feathers cannot be found.

Zhang Hao put the blue toad into his storage space and then came out from behind the waterfall.

By this time, Wu Tianzhen and Fatty had recovered their strength.

So Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and Zhang Qilin climbed up the boardwalk behind the waterfall toward the palace in the clouds.

The waterfall's droplets splashed onto them from time to time, bringing a slight coolness, but also further fueling their enthusiasm for exploration.

As the altitude gradually increases, the surrounding scenery becomes more and more spectacular.

The valley beneath our feet gradually shrank, transforming into a delicate painting, while the clouds overhead grew thicker and thicker, seemingly within reach.

Finally, they passed through the waterfall's barrier and reached the top of the cliff.

Suddenly, a magnificent palace appeared before them.

The palace gates were tightly closed, adorned with dazzling gems that shimmered with a mysterious light.

The four stood before the palace, their hearts filled with shock. The palace was even more breathtaking up close than from afar.