Silencing the Witness

"Congratulations, Su Qing, on obtaining Heaven Gives Birth Water—"

Fang Wuchen put away the precious cauldron and stepped forward to offer his congratulations.

"If you hadn't held that water wraith back, I wouldn't have been able to obtain the spirit water so smoothly—"

Su Qing True Person smiled faintly. "But Dustless Master, you gained quite a bit as well. Though that water wraith was weak, merely comparable to a son and mother crossing the threshold, it still counted as a Purple Palace spirit creature. You of [Stomach Earth] are skilled at raising spirit creatures. Take it back and tame it—it will make an excellent guardian for your home. And if it cannot be tamed, killing it will likewise yield a [Wall Water] spirit item—"

"Indeed!"

A trace of a smile appeared on Fang Wuchen's face.

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He had originally thought this expedition would be extremely difficult, but he had not expected it to be so effortless—and the harvest had been plentiful.

"I have yet to fully explore this hidden realm. Let us go deeper and have a look—"

Su Qing True Person said with a smile. Fang Wuchen naturally had no objection.

The two crossed the great lake together and arrived at the depths of the hidden realm. Ahead, the path had already come to an end, blocked by a massive slab of pitch-black rock.

The surface of the black rock was incomparably smooth, yet it bore crisscrossing marks, making it resemble a stone stele.

Su Qing True Person narrowed her eyes, and the wooden sword in her hand slid half an inch from its sheath.

Screech!

An incomparably sharp stream of azure sword light instantly filled the chamber.

Fang Wuchen heard only a crisp ring. The surface of the black stone stele was utterly unscathed, and his heart chilled.