"Hm? This pot?"
True Person Le Shui put away the four Purple Mansion scrolls and looked at the Jun Heaven Pot in Sangji's hand. His eyes flickered.
Since entering the East Sea Blessed Land, this ordinary Dao Foundation Spirit Artifact had been wreathed in a faint glow of [Winnowing Basket Water].
Though faint, it was like a torch, its wavering flame pointing in a certain direction.
"Blessed World-Honored One, a [Winnowing Basket Water] bloodline has been sacrificed into this Spirit Artifact..."
Sangji had only just noticed it himself, and he could not help sounding surprised.
"Perhaps a Golden Core immortal descendant? I've long heard that humans and demons interbreed over in your Monster Demon Way. It might be the bloodline of some Great Sage of the Demon Race..."
True Person Le Shui made the joke just as Sangji released the Jun Heaven Pot, letting it fly off on its own.
The True Persons followed the Jun Heaven Pot and soon reached a stretch of sea.
The sea was flat as a mirror, an expanse of azure.
"Nothing seems... amiss."
True Person Leshan had barely said this to True Person Le Shui when their surroundings changed in an instant.
Rain and mist blurred the air. At some point, a fine drizzle had begun to fall, and sea fog had risen.
Before they knew it, everything around them had changed. They stood on damp land, surrounded by broken walls and ruins.
Drops of water clung to the shattered walls, gathering into dew that carried an ominous air.
"Is this... a Grotto-Heaven?"
True Person Le Shui's expression changed. "There's a Grotto-Heaven hidden inside the East Sea Blessed Land? Impossible... A mere Purple Mansion cultivator could never manage that... Unless, unless..."
"Unless they were a Great Cultivator at Perfected Purple Mansion..."
The void flickered,