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Water splashed all over him.

He shook the water off his hands.

The top of the stone platform is now empty.

The deep blue Heaven-Mending Stone sat quietly on its base, now unguarded.

Su Zhan climbed the last few steps.

Up close, this stone is even more beautiful than it appears from below. Its deep blue surface seems to breathe, as if it's alive. The ebb and flow of the light patterns resemble the tides—rising and falling every six breaths.

Su Zhan reached out and picked it up.

The moment I got it--

A surge of powerful, primordial energy of the water Principle flowed from the stone into his body.

It's not an attack. It's a recognition of one's master.

The energy traveled along the meridians, circled around the Dantian, and then—was detected by all six Cultivation Method simultaneously.

[All Cultivation Method]:!!

My Sea of Consciousness exploded.

Six voices shouted at the same time.

[Blazing Dragon Venerate]: Give this to me—the balance of water and fire will make my True Fire even purer!

[Nine Heavens Divine Lightning]: The water element's Principle can optimize my lightning arc guiding efficiency.

[The Myriad Poisons Divine Farmer's Canon]: Water is the best carrier of venom.

[Immovable Wisdom King Wall]: The water element Principle can enhance my flexible defense.

[Ancient Life Tree]: Water is the source of Life Element; I need it.

[Shadow Thousand Silk Lock]: The fluidity of water is very similar to the control principle of my silk threads.

I want to eat all six of them.

Su Zhan held the stone in his hand, stood on top of the stone platform, and looked down at the deep blue stone in his hand.

"Quiet."

The Sea of Consciousness quieted down.

"This stone isn't for you to eat."

[Blazing Dragon Venerate]: Huh?

"Used to repair the Sealing Formation. If you don't have four stones, it's all over. Can't be eaten."

Six mournful cries emanated from within his Sea of Consciousness.

Su Zhan carefully put away the Heaven-Mending Stone.

He turned and walked down the stone platform.

A large amount of residual Principle Water was scattered on the eighty-one steps—some of it had been evaporated by the Dragon Lord, but the lower levels still had some.

Su Zhan bent down and used the Myriad Poisons Divine Farmer's Canon to recover all the remaining energy of the Principle.

Although they are not the Heaven-Mending Stone, the fragments of the water elemental Principle within these water guardians are still valuable items.

Recycling complete.

Su Zhan walked out of the passage and returned to the black seawater.

The stone gate closed automatically after he left.

He went upstream.

The depth of eight hundred zhang was not a problem for the Wisdom King Armor Skin.

The moment he burst forth from the black sea—sunlight shone on his face. Su Zhan squinted.

He hovered above the Azure Billows Sea, looking down at the black surface of the sea one last time.

I got the first one.

There are four pieces left.

The Su Zhan turned its attention to the West.

Next target – the Western Domain Withered Bone Desert.

But before he could take a step, the voice of the Shadow Thousand Silk Lock echoed in his Sea of Consciousness.

[Shadow Thousand Silk Lock]: Boss, something's up.

"What's wrong?"

[Shadow Thousand Silk Lock]: The threads I left in the Mustard Seed Grotto-Heaven have just sent back a signal.

Su Zhan stopped moving.

What signal?

[Shadow Thousand Silk Lock]: The third probe of the Sealing Formation layer—the largest probe that we dared not touch—moved on its own.

Su Zhan clenched his fists.

How did it move?

[Shadow Thousand Silk Lock]: It is growing. The speed is not fast, but it is expanding continuously. At the current rate, it will break through the boundary of the second layer of the Sealing Formation in about seventy-two hours - that is, three days.

Three days.

Su Zhan's speed was three times faster than when he arrived.

The Purple-Gold Lightning left a long trail as it flew madly toward the Mustard Seed Grotto-Heaven Teleportation Array.

Su Zhan returned to the reef where the Teleportation Array was located in less than two hours.

At full speed, the flight speed of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Third Dragon Rank has far exceeded that of when it arrived—the efficiency boost after absorbing the Thunder Pearl is no joke.

When he landed on the rocks, half of his trouser leg was torn by the shockwave. He didn't care about that; he pressed his right hand onto the Teleportation Array Rune, and golden light enveloped his body, causing space to flip.

Core Space.

Yuan Ji was not there. Su Zhan's senses swept around—the old man was on the Altar platform above.

Su Zhan rushed up the spiral staircase in three quick steps and found Yuan Ji on the platform.

The old man was hunched over the edge of the groove, his hands pressed against the Runes, sweat beading on his forehead. Yuan Chou stood beside him, his face also pale.

"I already know about the probe." Su Zhan didn't say a word of nonsense. "To what extent exactly?"

Yuan Ji raised his head. His face was filled with anxiety.