Volume One, Chapter 212
Mei Lingshui smiled. "Let's keep going!"
The group continued flying onward.
Countless bamboo leaves gathered once more on the wind, forming two bamboo-leaf unicorns. After spending some time dealing with them, the group arrived before a green curtain of light.
This curtain of light offered three directions: forward, left, and right. Going forward led deeper into the Southern Ridge Ruins, while the paths to either side led elsewhere.
E Bai looked at Zhao Fu. "Which way do we go next?"
The direction of the lost Eightfold Water World was to the left. Zhao Fu said, "Left!"
Mei Lingshui asked with a smile, "What are you looking for? Do you need our help?"
E Bai said bluntly, "No!" She did not want Mei Lingshui to learn of the Eightfold Water World. It was even rarer than the Nine-Ring Immortal Herb.
Mei Lingshui smiled at E Bai. Though E Bai had not said anything, she knew it had to be something extremely precious.
E Bai said to Zhao Fu, "Let's go!"
Zhao Fu nodded and followed her.
Mei Lingshui said with a smile, "Then we'll wait for you here."
E Bai and Zhao Fu entered the curtain of light and flew toward the left. They arrived amid a range of mountains, where the trees stood tall, the vegetation grew lush, and beasts roared. The place looked equally primitive and wild.
E Bai asked, "Now that we're in, where is the approximate location of the Eightfold Water World?"
Zhao Fu took out a jade slip and confirmed, "Head southeast!"
The two flew southeast once more.
Caw, caw, caw...
A flock of huge birds resembling ducks, with birdlike heads and bodies covered in azure feathers, spread their wings and flew toward Zhao Fu and E Bai. Every one of them