The Black Mist had expended a great deal of energy just now and was already looking listless. Because of the Pill Formation, he could not properly contact his main body in No-Shu City, so he could not stay outside much longer. "Perhaps. But don't push your luck. You won't be as fortunate as you were in the Bright Moon Secret Realm every time. Head for the coast. The pill fragrance is weakest there. If you run into a crisis you can't avoid, force your way across the sea."
"And into a Sea Beast's mouth?"
"What are you thinking? However powerful the pill fragrance is inside the formation, it's still just a formation. The sea isn't like dry land; the fragrance disperses easily there. Get far enough away and the formation will lose its hold. Then you'll be out."
They could send a Communication Talisman to call for help. Given these three youngsters' knack for survival, they could probably hold out until reinforcements from Yonglu Mountain arrived.
With that, the Black Mist slipped into the spirit sword. No matter how many times Bian Chunchou called for his second dad, he did not come out again. As for the most important matter—finding the body—he had not mentioned it at all.
Bian Chunchou could only put the spirit sword away. "So, shall we head to the coast first?"
"Yes. We can look for a fishing boat that returned to port this morning and see if it can take us out to investigate. Since the senior said as much, our first priority is getting out to send word. Finding the others in the city comes second."
Neither Bian Chunchou nor Chen Zui objected. At a time like this, they could leave the decisions to their external brain. All they needed to do was follow.