In other words, Xu Yi still needed the protection of that cocoon. He couldn't be sure whether the mark embedded in it would erupt violently if he dissolved the cocoon.
He could only pin his hopes on time, slowly wearing away the mark within the cocoon.
Once he had dissolved the mark, he could flood it with water at his leisure.
Besides, Black Wish Beads were precious. If he wanted to flood it, he would need an enormous number of them.
So far, he had obtained only four. He still had a long way to go before he had enough.
Suddenly, the Purple Domain Space began to shake. Xu Yi grabbed the sleeping Chiwu Worm and stuffed it into a jade box.
A moment later, he was ejected from the Purple Domain Space. He snatched up the Four-Colored Seal, finding himself surrounded by darkness and an ever-present, foul stench.
Xu Yi hurriedly waved his hand, and a thread of dim light broke through the gloom ahead.
With a flicker, Xu Yi darted out. Behind him, a massive Green-Mouthed Golden-Scaled Water Lion nearly five zhang long gaped its bloody maw, its eyes filled with terror and confusion.
"Go on. Thanks for the effort."
Xu Yi flicked a wish bead into the Water Lion's mouth, then soared upward and surfaced.
After slaying the three Qiongqi demons and seizing the Bixiu Sword, Xu Yi had realized that he had been marked by some kind of tracking restriction. He had used a Teleportation Talisman to hurry to a great river, plunged into the water, and fallen back on his old trick: luring a giant beast from the depths, then, at the instant it snapped its jaws shut, activating the light gate and slipping into the Purple Domain Space, where he stored the Four-Colored Seal