Sage Chang Gen's persistence had made Sun Heng change his plans.
Mei Chengyu had already been brought to the Ice Sea Testing Ground to wait. He saw a vast stretch of sea sealed in ice, yet felt not the slightest chill. Beneath the thick layer of ice, rushing seawater continued to surge.
Even the ground of the towering cross-shaped viewing platform was covered in a thick layer of frost.
Standing nearby, Chen Daozhi eagerly explained to Mei Chengyu, "The sea eyes sealed beneath the ice are all gathered from the surrounding waters. We collected the chaotic Sea Qi in the area, then spent day and night guiding and adjusting it before finally managing to create a perfect sea eye."
Mei Chengyu gazed at the frozen sea below and said expressionlessly, "If it can be sealed, can it really be called perfect?"
"Oh, we call it perfect because it brought us an unexpected surprise!" Chen Daozhi put their past grievances aside and once more draped an arm around Mei Chengyu's shoulders, giving him a hearty pat. "We used to know only that sea eyes could swallow everything. We never expected they could spit things out, too."
His eyes filled with anticipation as he prompted Mei Chengyu: Go on, guess what it spat out.
Mei Chengyu glanced sideways at him. "Can Sea Fire spit out your conscience after you betrayed your master and ancestors?"
Chen Daozhi burst out laughing. "Wrong! It spat out Sea Fire!"
He looked delighted, positively thrilled, his handsome young face breaking into an innocent smile. Mei Chengyu merely watched him in silence. Deep in his bright, dark eyes seemed to lurk a trace of mocking amusement.
When Chen Daozhi met that gaze, he, too, lost himself for a moment. Then he sighed. "Your eyes really do look a