After politely declining the kind offer from the three-legged toad and the snow-footed red sable, Lu Xiaotian and Whale Yihun also left the domain of the Fallen Thunder Heavy Water.
The road that followed was relatively peaceful. Though they encountered a few demons and monsters blocking their way, none caused Lu Xiaotian and his companion much trouble.
Several months later, a vast, murky space appeared before Whale Yihun and Lu Xiaotian. For once, a hint of joy showed on Whale Yihun's face. "Fellow Daoist Azure Dragon, this is the place. The two of us need only join forces to open this exit, and we'll reach the outside world. Beyond the passage lies the Eastern Sea of the Immortal Realm."
After traveling such a long way, Whale Yihun felt all the more keenly how hard it had been to reach this place. In all his years of cultivation, he had never faced such dangers. Yuan Gang had already perished in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. If Whale Yihun had been just a little less fortunate—or if he hadn't joined forces with Lu Xiaotian—his fate wouldn't have been much better than Yuan Gang's. The only difference would have been that one had fallen earlier, and the other later.
The Immortal-Demon Battlefield had struck fear into countless immortals. There was no exaggeration in its fearsome reputation.
"Can we open the passage with brute force alone?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"Of course not. We also need this Xuan Chi Sea Token. Only with it can we open the way." Whale Yihun smiled at his question and held out his hand, revealing a blue-black token.
Lu Xiaotian easily sensed that the Xuan Chi Sea Token was completely attuned to the aura of the murky barrier before them. It even stirred a faint resonance with the dragon essence inside