"First, a precise nautical chart of the Guixu Demon Abyss."
Fang Mo slid the God Slaying Saber fully into its sheath, took his hand off the hilt, and walked two steps toward the center of the square, finding a clean spot between the three Old Ancestors and Qing Xuzi to stand.
"Including the distribution of reefs within three hundred li of the Demon Abyss's outer waters, the direction of deep currents, and the complete route from the East Sea ferry crossing to the Demon Abyss entrance."
Sea-Severing Old Ancestor did not speak immediately.
He belonged to Biyou Palace, which had always excelled in waterways. Of the Dao Sect Three Palaces, Biyou Palace possessed the most complete charts of the East Sea. He knew this, and Fang Mo clearly knew it too.
"The second item," Sea-Severing Old Ancestor asked, "a Water-Avoidance Pearl?"
Fang Mo glanced at him.
"You knew?"
"If you're going to the Guixu Demon Abyss, a Water-Avoidance Pearl is essential. Otherwise, once you enter its outer waters, the deep-water pressure and turbid power will tear you apart. Your whole body will fall to pieces before you find the entrance." Sea-Severing Old Ancestor spoke bluntly, without beating around the bush. "Biyou Palace has three in total, kept in turn by successive palace masters. The current one is on me."
From deep within his Daoist robe, he drew out a thumb-sized pearl. It was green throughout, with what seemed to be tiny points of light circulating inside. Resting on his palm, it cast a faint, watery halo over his entire hand.
Fang Mo held out his hand.
Sea-Severing Old Ancestor clenched the Water-Avoidance Pearl in his palm and did not release it immediately.
"That saber strike of yours just now-can the cracks in my fishing fork be removed?"
Fang Mo thought