Xu Changqing barely regained consciousness and hurriedly asked, "Grain Lord, what's going on?"
Bamboo Grain Lord gazed into the distance with unusually profound eyes. Only after a long while did he answer, "For now, it appears to be related to the Azuretide Sea Region."
Xu Changqing muttered inwardly, Please, no. I finally secured a hundred years of fishing rights in the Spirit-Gathering Abyss. If it's gone, I won't even have a place to cry.
Huang Yue sternly demanded of Rong Long, "What exactly did you do?"
Yet Rong Long ignored him completely, laughing to himself. "Heh... hehehe..."
Su Wan furrowed her willow brows. "It seems we must apply to use the Soul-Seizing Art. He—or rather, they—must have done something in the Azuretide Sea Region!"
Huang Yue strongly agreed. He immediately looked to Bamboo Grain Lord and said gravely, "Bamboo Grain Lord, please leave at once. The Punishment Hall will be closed to outsiders for the time being."
Bamboo Grain Lord gave Rong Long a deep look, then called out, "Little Xu, let's go!"
Before leaving, Xu Changqing likewise glanced at Rong Long. To his surprise, Rong Long raised his eyelids and met his gaze across the distance, something hidden within his eyes.
This mournful cry lasted a full seven days and seven nights. At last, beneath everyone's watchful eyes, the golden band of light gradually scattered into heaven and earth.
From then on, Water Qi erupted for a time. More and more cultivators awakened Water Spirit Roots, and even those with Wood Spirit Roots cultivated faster.
"Old Xu, what's going on here?"
"I keep feeling that the Heavenly Origin Realm isn't at peace anymore!"
"You know so many core disciples. Your news channels must be well-informed, right?"
At the Inspiration Platform, Xu Changqing and the others chatted as