East Sea

Soon, Ma Feifei entered the sea and continued to explore the seabed. Along the way, he encountered all kinds of marine creatures of various shapes and sizes, which amazed the cultivators outside. Many of these creatures were things they had never heard of or seen before.

However, there are also many strange and unusual spirit beasts on the Azure Dragon Continent, so although the creatures in the underwater world are strange, they are still within everyone's acceptable range, and no one expressed any surprise. Everyone calmed down and watched the projection.

Ma Feifei in the projection was also in a real bind. Although the Water Splitting Technique didn't consume much Dharma Power, Ma Feifei's strength was only at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Spirit Emperor, so the Dharma Power he converted was naturally also at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Spirit Emperor. Even if a supernatural Dharma Power Divine Abilities and Spells was weak, it was still of a higher grade than those cultivation techniques or martial arts skills. In addition, he hadn't stopped using the Water Splitting Technique along the way, and most of the Dharma Power converted from Ma Feifei's body had already been consumed. If it weren't for the Innate Purple Qi that enhanced him, his Dharma Power might have been completely exhausted by now.

"As expected, only immortals can use such Divine Abilities and Spells at will. The magical Dharma Power contained in a mortal's body simply cannot sustain it for long." Ma Feifei sighed inwardly, but he wasn't too worried about it. With the 'Book Spirit Protects Master' skill, he could have books continuously provide him with Dharma Power, as long as he had the money.

Ma Feifei was worried that the East Sea was too vast, and he was afraid that he would wander around for a long time without finding the Dragon Palace, which would be embarrassing.

"Weren't there supposed to be Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals patrolling? How come I haven't seen a single one?" Ma Feifei looked at the scene in the sea with a puzzled expression. There were marine creatures, but no monsters or spirits!

This isn't a fantasy novel! Shouldn't it feature those kinds of weird water spirits and monsters?

Didn't Zhuangzi say that there is a fish in the Northern Darkness, named Kun? Kun is so big that no one knows how Norman it is? If all else fails, it would be fine if Ma Feifei encountered a Kun! Anyway, Ma Feifei also wants to try whether a Kun can be stewed in one pot.

"Huh?" Just as Ma Feifei was lost in thought, he suddenly sensed a faint energy fluctuation in front of him. It was so subtle that it would be difficult to detect without careful sensing.

"Could this be the entrance to the Dragon Palace?" Ma Feifei was overjoyed and sped up towards his destination. The closer he got, the stronger the energy became. He stopped when Ma Feifei felt the energy was right in front of him and reached out to touch it.

'Buzz~'

Faint ripples appeared, revealing the shape of the light shield.

'Gurgle gurgle~'

Many tiny bubbles were released from it.

"This is it." Ma Feifei withdrew his Water Splitting Technique, his entire body shimmering with golden light. Then, he took a sudden step forward, passing directly through the light barrier.

'Pfft~'

At that moment, the sea began to close in, and the overwhelming roar of the waves crashed against the spot where Ma Feifei had just been, engulfing everything.

The scene had already switched to inside the light shield as Ma Feifei had moved on.

It was still the ocean, but Ma Feifei no longer needed to use the Water Splitting Technique because he could breathe freely inside and was completely unaffected by the seawater.

All around, strange and wonderful creatures could be seen everywhere, such as a seashell woman carrying a seashell, a giant lobster and crab that looked like a human, and a mermaid with a human head and a fish body. Most importantly, not far away, there was a crystal-clear palace shining Illuminate. Ma Feifei looked closely and saw that the words "Dragon Palace" were written on the plaque above the main gate of the palace. Obviously, this was the East Sea Dragon Palace.

"My God! There's actually a palace beneath the sea!" Outside the projection, some people were also astonished by this scene. Those water demons and monsters were nothing special to them. There were too many creatures on the Azure Dragon Continent, even Stone Man whose origins were unclear. Naturally, the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals in the projection were nothing unusual.

What surprised them most was the existence of a palace beneath the sea, which overturned everyone's preconceived notions. Although the Azure Dragon Continent did not have a sea, it had many rivers, and naturally, cultivators had explored the seabed and retrieved broken spiritual artifacts, bones, spatial bags, and so on, but they had never encountered any buildings beneath the sea.

In their minds, how could buildings possibly appear beneath a river?

"It's a world within a book... it's understandable that buildings could appear underwater," one cultivator said, not particularly concerned.

Although people can enter the world of the book, for them, the book is just a book, not reality, so anything that appears in it is acceptable.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, patiently continuing to watch the projection.

At this moment, Ma Feifei in the projection has begun to follow the plot route, because he has been discovered by a sea patrol Yaksha who comes forward to question him.

"Who is that person who brought the water? Explain clearly so we can inform them and welcome you."

This question was originally meant for Sun Wukong, but since it's Ma Feifei who's come down now, it naturally becomes a question for him.

According to the original story, Sun Wukong used his cleverness to claim that he was a born saint, which intimidated the East Sea Dragon King. He continued to act arrogantly, and the East Sea Dragon King, fearing Sun Wukong's strength, he was finally forced to join forces with other Dragon King to report to the Jade Emperor in Heavenly Court, thus starting the feud between Heavenly Court and Sun Wukong.

With the original work as a benchmark, Ma Feifei naturally wouldn't mess around. He just needed to get the Great Sage Set and leave. It wouldn't matter if the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas reported to the Heavenly Court. As for his strength, there was no need to worry. With the system, his strength was hidden, and even Dragon King with a celestial position wouldn't be able to see it.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei replied, mimicking Sun Wukong's words from the original story. "I am Ma Feifei, a born saint from Flower-Fruit Mountain, and your neighbor, Old Dragon King. Why don't you recognize me?"

Upon hearing that the person was a born saint, Yaksha had no doubts. He quickly took Ma Feifei to the Dragon Palace, told him to wait outside, and then went to report to the Dragon King.

Upon hearing that the person was a born sage, the East Sea Dragon King was overjoyed! He hurriedly led his Dragon Prince, Dragon Grandson, Shrimp Soldier, and crab generals out of the palace to greet him, busily saying, "Venerable Immortal, please come in, please come in."

Ma Feifei wasn't intimidated at all. Head held high, he entered the Dragon Palace under the Dragon King's guidance.

The cultivators outside, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but start discussing it.

"The shopkeeper just said he's a born saint? What's a saint? Is he very powerful?"

"What is the Dragon King? Could it be the Frost Giant Dragon, one of the ten ancient Divine Beast?"

"And what about the Dragon King's 'Venerable Immortal'? Could it be an honorific title for immortals? Could it be that the shopkeeper has already entered the Immortal Realm?"

These few words sparked a great deal of imagination, with dragons, immortals, and saints becoming key terms that spread among hundreds of thousands of cultivators.

Especially those Spirit Saint figures in mid-air observed carefully, silently noting down these keywords. Compared to the cultivators below with slightly lower cultivation levels, the powerful figures in mid-air were thinking more deeply. Since this Legendary-grade quality book was higher than the Epic-grade quality book, the characters and their cultivation levels inside should also be a notch higher.

Based on this calculation, it is very likely that the world inside is a mythological world, similar to the world in the book "Lotus Lantern," and it is definitely of a higher level than the world in "Lotus Lantern."