Chu Zhiyuan and Huang Zhengyang floated outward, sensing beneath the water the entire time as they moved.
That strange object kept changing positions, elusive and unpredictable.
He was intensely curious, yet he did not rush to investigate. He could return later; the Mysterious Beast would not run away after having been suppressed here for so many years.
The harvest from this trip was already great enough.
Though he had failed to obtain more Indestructible Golden Essence, he had acquired the essential method for it.
He had already skimmed through that booklet once. It explained the method of refining Indestructible Golden Essence with complete clarity.
It was far more ingenious than his own refining method.
Had he obtained this method earlier, the Golden Sword would have advanced another step by now.
Huang Zhengyang chuckled. "Brother Chu, this trip was worth it, wasn't it?"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "Thank you, Brother Huang!"
"Don't be so polite between us!" Huang Zhengyang waved a hand with a smile. "With this Longevity Pill, I can finally rest easy."
He had been struggling and hesitating all along.
He had to obtain the Longevity Pill offered as a reward by the Imperial Court to prolong his mother's life.
Yet Chu Zhiyuan had been even more likely to claim that Longevity Pill.
Had Chu Zhiyuan not helped him afterward, he would have obtained the Longevity Pill even against his conscience.
But Chu Zhiyuan had helped him time and again afterward, making him feel increasingly miserable and guilty.
Now, this knot in his heart had finally been untied. Everyone was happy.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "The Imperial Court should have quite a few Longevity Pills, shouldn't it?"
"Very few." Huang Zhengyang sighed. "If I were the Division Chief, I might have had a chance to obtain one. I can only blame