Shi Feiyang sent out four god-demons, who turned into demonic light and sank to the bottom of the spring, descending nine thousand feet underground to locate the Jade-Cutting Hook.
The Jade-Cutting Hook had long since developed spiritual awareness. It unleashed fierce arcs of hook-light to fight back, first cutting Fan Najiayin Er and Kayin Shabu in half at the waist. The two demons howled in pain. Their severed bodies had barely rejoined when Wei Fengniang's head and Zhong Ang's legs were sliced off.
The four demons each wielded their supernatural powers, surrounding and blocking it from the positions Shi Feiyang had calculated beforehand.
Driven into a corner, the Jade-Cutting Hook tried to pierce the earth's crust and swim into the earth lung. The four demons had intended to shirk their work, but Shi Feiyang remained linked to their minds from above and knew everything happening below. Through the All-Heavens Esoteric Demon Great Method, he spurred them on from afar, forcing them to press forward with all their strength.
The struggle continued into the next day, until the paired Jade-Cutting Hooks were gradually forced away from the Water Eye and began to rise.
From above, Shi Feiyang released Two Poles magnetic primordial true qi, drawing them upward to speed their ascent toward the surface.
These Jade-Cutting Hooks were supreme water-dividing treasures forged by the ancient water god of the Gonggong Clan. An unseen attraction linked them to the moisture around them. The closer they came to the surface, the stronger that connection became, and the more heavily they drew upon the spring below.
Shi Feiyang ordered the four Gods-demons below to push with all their might while he used the Disc Mechanism to shoot out magnetic primordial true qi and pull upward. At first, they rose quickly, but their progress grew