I had no idea what was going on, so I could only follow Zhao Qian onward. We eventually reached the seafloor, but Zhao Qian was still fingering her spell, seeming to mutter something under her breath. I knew she was reciting the incantation for the compass.
Before long, my Celestial Eye suddenly caught a faint wisp of purple qi rising from the compass. My heart jolted, and I knew this was the highest realm of the Huntian Compass—the purple qi came from the east! I immediately fell silent and followed her. After all, Zhao Qian was a treasure-hunting expert now. If I didn't believe her, who could I believe?
We wound around ship after ship and passed one seafloor mountain after another before finally stopping in a remote corner. I swept my gaze around, but apart from the dense, drifting immortal aura, I saw nothing. Zhao Qian reached down and stirred the silt with her hand, revealing a deep mud hole. She was even about to reach inside and feel around.
I immediately grabbed her hand. "Don't. A giant loach might bite you in a moment."
"You're the giant loach..." Zhao Qian shook off my hand. Then she reached in again. I saw her face flush, though I had no idea why. Even so, I sent out a substitute to search the hole. As expected, there were no sea snakes, loaches, or anything of the sort. Instead, it pulled out a transparent stone.
I immediately grew excited and shouted, "Voidbright Stone!" But Zhao Qian glanced at it, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "It's an immortal crystal. I thought I'd found something from hundreds of years ago in one go!"
I held the transparent stone. I had originally wanted to say that its immortal aura was overwhelming—if it wasn't a