Progress Update

"Are you saying the captain lied to us?"

In the hall, an elder stood in front of Xiao Fan and asked cautiously.

"This is the Captain's Diary. If you don't believe me, look for yourselves."

Xiao Fan threw the captain's log onto the table.

"What are you saying, sir? How could we not believe you?"

Ever since Xiao Fan killed a Nether being, he has become almost a god in the eyes of everyone, and people have to be careful when speaking to him.

"I'd like to see how this Old Dog tries to fool us!"

These people said they believed it, but they still picked up the diary on the table.

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes. "A few pages later in the diary."

"Hehe, thank you very much."

The old man smiled awkwardly at Xiao Fan, then eagerly opened his diary and began to read. The more he read, the uglier his expression became.

"Brother Feng, how are you?"

A man nearby, seeing this, asked anxiously.

Bang!

The old man slammed his fist on the table, his face flushed with rage. "That Old Dog! This is outrageous! He should be thankful he's dead! Otherwise, I would have made him wish he were dead!"

After the old man finished speaking, he handed the diary to the others and bowed to Xiao Fan.

"Thank you for saving my life. When we return, our Feng Family will certainly present you with generous gifts."

Xiao Fan smirked; this guy was a shrewd old fox.

Now that they know the fog is dangerous, they say thank you on the surface, but actually they want him to take them back to shore.

Dream on! He has to go to Island of Light to follow the storyline.

This secret realm has a time limit!

If he fails to complete the story mission within the allotted time, he will have to give up on clearing the game and leave the secret realm. Otherwise, if he misses the closing time of the Myriad Phenomena Tower, he may be trapped in the secret realm forever.

He doesn't have much time to waste now.

After reading the diary, the others were furious and hurled insults.

If they had known it was a certain death trap, who would have gone to seek the Water of Life?

"My squire was probably bribed by the captain. He wanted to kill me to create panic and force you to turn back, but he was killed by the Nether instead. The Moonlight Powder in the wardrobe was probably what he prepared to hide from the Nether after he died, but it ended up saving my life." Elder Li said slowly.

Knowing that traversing the Mist Zone was the captain's way of making money, many people wanted to leave the Black Sea, but Xiao Fan insisted on traversing it to find Island of Light. The others dared not resist and could only follow him to the cockpit.

To Xiao Fan's surprise, Elder Li was overjoyed when he saw the Black Box and the Leather Book.

"Was the Black Box not switched? Was the Leather Book originally blank?"

Xiao Fan regretted it; he should have put the Leather Book away.

After a nerve-wracking journey at sea, the group finally broke through the Mist Zone.

Elder Li seemed very familiar with the route ahead, and under his guidance, they finally saw the legendary Island of Light.

"This..."

Xiao Fan stared in shock at the island not far away.

It was an island that seemed to be sculpted from light, completely transparent, unlike the island filled with death that Xiao Fan saw on the ninth floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower!

If this island is the Island of Light, then what about the Island of Light within the nine-story secret realm of the Myriad Phenomena Tower?

Everyone except Xiao Fan was extremely excited.

They finally found the legendary Island of Light!

The system notification appeared again the moment Island of Light appeared.

"Your current progress in exploring the storyline has reached 90%. Please keep up the good work!"

Xiao Fan: "6!"

The exploration level is increasing too fast! It jumped to 90 as soon as I arrived at Island of Light!

Xiao Fan finally felt relieved.

"It seems we're getting closer to completing the storyline of Island of Light."

Once the boat docked, everyone eagerly went ashore.

Holding the Rag Doll in his arms, Yi Kong said excitedly, "Qingqing, once you're resurrected, we'll leave that place, leave that couple, and your brother will always be with you."

Xiao Fan:... Terrified! A pervert is right next to me!

"This jerk is a sister-obsessed maniac! Is the rumor true?"

It is said that Yi Kong had an illicit affair with his younger sister, Yi Qing, which enraged the King and Queen when they discovered it.

Yi Kong is their chosen successor to the King; how could they possibly allow him to be with his own sister?

Therefore, the two decided to sacrifice their daughter. After luring Yi Kong away, they ordered the death of Princess Yi Qing.

When Yi Kong returned, his younger sister and lover had already died.

Xiao Fan guessed that he later used some kind of witchcraft to find his sister's soul and was searching for the Water of Life in an attempt to resurrect her.

However, these are other people's private matters. There's not much time left in the secret realm, and the most important thing is to complete the secret realm storyline.

"Elder Li, where is the Water of Life?" Yi Kong seemed very excited and asked impatiently.

Elder Li sat in his wheelchair, head bowed and eyes downcast.

Everyone was too busy getting excited to notice the fleeting glint in his eyes.

"There's a well beneath the waterfall in the center of the island; that's the Water of Life."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and find the Water of Life!"

At this moment, everyone was thinking only about the Water of Life, but some of the more rational people noticed something was wrong.

"Wasn't Island of Light supposed to have a kind island lord? Why haven't we seen him? We haven't seen anyone else either after we got to the island?"

"Who is the island lord? How could he possibly appear just because someone comes to the island? Besides, with the island lord gone, can't we get even more Water of Life?"

The speaker was the same old man from before; his face now wore an almost maniacal greed.

"Elder Li, please lead the way." The old man looked at Elder Li in the Analects.

Elder Li nodded. "The island lord may have something to attend to. Let's follow this path up the mountain first."

Upon reaching the center of Island of Light, the group finally saw the waterfall that Elder Li had mentioned, and indeed there was a well beneath it.

Upon arriving here, Xiao Fan felt a sense of familiarity, as the Island of Light in the ninth level of the Myriad Phenomena Tower also had waterfalls and wells.

The waterfall there was lifeless and had a boss, but the waterfall here was as beautiful as a painting.

"The Water of Life! We have finally found the Water of Life!"

A group of people excitedly gathered around.

"Don't worry, everyone. There's so much Water of Life; each of us can get plenty."

"Isn't Your Excellency Jiu Chen going to fetch water?" Elder Li asked, seeing Xiao Fan standing motionless behind him.

"I'm not in a hurry. There's so much Water of Life; they can't possibly take it all."

Xiao Fan actually wanted to snatch the Leather Book from Elder Li's hands.

"Mr. Jiu Chen, this bottle of Water of Life is for you."

Someone voluntarily filled a bottle with the Water of Life and gave it to Xiao Fan.

Although they were greedy, they also knew who was the most powerful here and who could lead them away from the Black Sea.

Xiao Fan didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the Water of Life from the man's hand. A system notification then appeared.

"Your current progress in exploring the storyline has reached 99%. Please keep up the good work!"

"What is 1% short?"