I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Chapter 495 Tower Guardian Golem

"What a magnificent building! I can't imagine how many years ago this masterpiece was built. It's such a pity it's been destroyed..."

Yang Siyue sighed.

Ye Kang also stepped forward and gently touched the water tower with his palm.

It felt cool to the touch, but otherwise, it was nothing special.

"At least 100,000 years ago," Ye Kang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Siyue immediately covered her mouth.

One hundred thousand years!

"I never imagined there was such a place within the secret realm. The Yang family has lived here for thousands of years and never discovered it. Senior is truly amazing!"

"Thanks to this guy."

Ye Kang patted the head of the carp god.

They are born with good fortune and the ability to avoid misfortune is truly extraordinary.

I just tripped and fell, and somehow this huge secret came to light.

The carp god seemed to sense Ye Kang's praise, and looked up at him. Although it didn't say anything, there was still a hint of pride in its eyes.

Ye Kang turned to look at the water tower, wanting to fly up and take a look, but found that his body was unable to take off at all.

Moreover, even the simplest jump can only be made about two or three zhang high here.

Compared to the height of the Luofu Water Tower, this distance is too great to even cross the first layer of brick wall.

"How is this going?"

Ye Kang was startled.

The next second, a somewhat awkward voice suddenly rang out.

"This is a no-fly zone of the Holy Sect. No matter who you are, stop flying immediately, or the tower-guarding puppets will activate indiscriminate killing mode."

Ye Kang's eyes widened. Without hesitation, he drew his Azure Blade and turned to assume a defensive stance.

There are actually people in this godforsaken place!

He looked behind him and saw a wooden puppet staring at them.

Ye Kang was completely stunned.

"puppet?"

At this moment, the wooden figure opened its mouth, and the mechanical voice sounded again.

"The tower guard golem has activated its defensive mode. Please put down your weapons immediately."

Upon hearing this, Ye Kang silently sheathed his Azure Blade.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask where this place is?" he asked tentatively.

"This place is the hub of the Holy Sect's water tower. The tower-guarding puppets are responsible for protecting the safety of the water tower. All living things are prohibited from flying here."

Unexpectedly, the puppet actually answered. Ye Kang continued, "The Holy Sect has already perished, why are you still here guarding the tower?"

"The tower-guarding golems are only responsible for protecting the water tower; all living things are prohibited from flying in this area."

"How are we going to get out?"

"No flying is permitted for any living creature in this area."

"..."

Apart from the very first sentence, no matter how Ye Kang asked, the puppet only repeated the same sentence.

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, Ye Kang lost interest in it and turned around, saying, "This place is strange. The water tower is destroyed, but the surrounding wetlands are still there. Let's split up and search around."

"Okay senior!"

Yang Siyue nodded immediately, then chose a direction and headed towards the wetland.

Ye Kang also walked to the other side.

Amazingly, even after hundreds of thousands of years, water continues to seep out from the cracks at the top of the water tower.

It seems as if the water contained within is inexhaustible.

After these fresh spiritual waters flow out, they flow into the wetlands, nourishing the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees.

Ye Kang released his divine sense and searched carefully. Soon, he found a piece of green lotus root that was radiating spiritual energy.

Unlike the jade lotus root, this green lotus root contains a purer spiritual energy, and Ye Kang tried eating a piece of it.

Instantly, a gentle spiritual energy flowed through his body, making him feel a sense of nourishment.

It's clearly not a rare or precious plant, or even a precious plant at all. It just grows in wetlands irrigated with spiritual water, yet it has such effects. It's truly miraculous.

Ye Kang was overjoyed and, disregarding his image, immediately transformed into a lotus root gatherer, collecting lotus roots everywhere.

Soon, he ate piles and piles of lotus roots.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and this time, Ye Kang truly felt the improvement.

The meridians are tighter, the blood and qi are thicker, and the physical strength has increased significantly.

Although it's not much, it's a risk-free opportunity—an improvement you can get without taking any risks!

Ye Kang was overjoyed and plowed the land all the way. Soon, there wasn't a single mature lotus root left in the surrounding wetlands.

All that was left were small, pitiful lotus roots.

Based on the belief in sustainable development and the principle of not exploiting resources to the point of exhaustion, Ye Kang stopped harvesting.

Who knows, next time I come, there might be a whole patch of big green lotus roots growing, that would be awesome.

Just as he was feeling happy, a cry of surprise rang out.

"Senior, look!"

Ye Kang immediately ran over.

Yang Siyue was seen crawling out of a wetland waterway, covered in mud.

He was also dragging a skeleton in his hand.

The bones were covered in mud, but the clothes were still intact.

Ye Kang took the skeleton and examined its clothes to confirm its identity.

"It seems the legends in your village are true; this guy is the one who accidentally fell in back then."

"It's really him!"

Yang Siyue disregarded the mud on her body and quickly rummaged through the skeleton's clothes to confirm that they were indeed the clothing of the Yang family.

She couldn't help but break into an excited smile: "The legend was true! I actually found it!"

Ye Kang couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you manage to climb up there?"

Yang Siyue scratched her head sheepishly: "I was trying to find my way back. Since the spiritual water in the village flows out from here, there must be an exit. So I looked underground and found a hidden cave entrance, but it was blocked by this skeleton."

Ye Kang pondered for a moment and said, "The skeleton has no scars and does not have the bone structure of a young adult. It must have died of natural causes. This guy must have spent many years trying to find a way out, and finally died here."

Ye Kang sighed. This poor Yang family member was really unlucky.

I inexplicably fell in and can't get out.

This also brought him bad news: they might end up like this poor man, trapped and dying here.

"Let's go down and have a look."

With a thought, Ye Kang caused the demon pillar to rise, and the Azure Water Totem to flash before materializing and falling to the ground.

"See my Lord!"

"Go."

"As ordered!"

Bishui, being a demonic toad, is most adept at burrowing into these dark water caves.

Sure enough, to Yang Siyue's astonishment, Bishui's body grew larger, and with a flick of its webbed feet, it tore a large hole in the waterway.

He then continued deeper and quickly widened the waterway, creating a temporary passage.

Bishui, on the other hand, stuck out its tongue and used its body to firmly block the passage, ensuring that it would not collapse.

"Let's go."

Ye Kang walked in first, his hands behind his back.

The waterway continued downwards, soon leading to a dark cave.

The cave is quite spacious, especially in terms of depth, forming a huge, low-lying pool.

Most importantly, in the pool, a fish the size of a small mountain lay quietly on its back.

Ye Kang and Yang Siyue were stunned, while the Carp God's mouth opened wide and saliva flowed freely.