Where Water Is Not Deep, a Dragon Makes It Spiritually Alive

Gurgle! Gurgle!

As the wisp of green smoke rolled and churned, it formed a patch of bubbles around itself, continuously floating upward. Those bubbles revealed all manner of artistic conceptions: restlessness, vanity, greed, ignorance, fame, fortune, rank, and wealth...

All around was an unbroken succession of currents and undercurrents—water everywhere.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Ahead, a rapid whirlpool began to turn. A gigantic shadow swiftly drew near, bringing with it an intense sense of oppression. Yet it was not moving especially fast; it would still take several breaths to reach the green smoke.

But strangely, faced with that howling pressure, Qiu Yan was not anxious at all. Nor did he urge the green smoke to flee. Instead, he remained quietly where he was, slowly sensing the currents and undercurrents that flowed around him.

"The Sea of Learning in this Scholar Forest World truly is marvelous. Last time, because I was carrying the Emperor's soul, time was pressing, and I had little chance to investigate it properly. What a pity. Later, I also had to avoid entering and leaving Scholar Forest too often, lest I draw attention. So although the network connects to the Scholar Forest World, I still could not easily step inside. Now that the Blood Sea has stirred again, I finally have this opportunity."

Previously, the Human Emperor Li Kun had fallen victim to a scheme. His soul was forcibly extracted and cast into the Blood Purgatory Land, one of the Ten Heavens and Ten Earths. There, he suffered untold hardship. Fortunately, Qiu Yan aided him, protecting him in the form of a divine being. In the end, he guided him back to the East Flower Continent, resolving a crisis of the Human Path. Qiu Yan himself also benefited from this; the Human Emperor remembered his kindness, which led