Alchemy Room

Deep within the Sea Emperor's cave residence, the passageways twisted and turned, branching in every direction like a spiderweb.

Lu Changsheng's group wound through the maze-like passages, turning left and right. After walking for more than half a shichen, they still had not found any way out. The walls on either side were covered in all manner of sea beast reliefs—some bared their fangs and brandished their claws, while others lay tamely prone. They were lifelike, but looking at too many of them made one's eyes swim.

"Damn it, this place is like a maze. I'm dizzy from all this circling around." Shi Jingtian walked at the front with the Mountain Shaker Staff over his shoulder, grumbling and swearing. "The Sea Emperor really went overboard. Why build so many forks into a cave residence? Wasn't that a pain in the ass?"

"What do you know?" Tu Jiao shot him a sidelong glance, her tone cool. "Making a cave residence like a maze is precisely to guard against thieves like you who barge in everywhere. If just anyone could find the core area, would it still be the Sea Emperor's cave residence?"

"Heh, you mannish woman, how do you talk?" Shi Jingtian protested. "How did I become a thief? I'm openly and honorably searching for treasure!"

"You're sneaking around. How is that any different from stealing?"

Tu Jiao raised a brow.

"Of course it's different!"

Shi Jingtian craned his neck,

"Treasure has no owner; whoever has the fate gets it. That's called picking it up, not stealing!"

The two traded barbs once more, launching into their usual bickering.

Lu Changsheng walked at the very front, his expression steady as his gaze constantly swept the surroundings. He could sense that the deeper they went into the cave residence, the denser the water-element