Tang San's cultivation deviation (don't stockpile, folks-4k-word chapters pushing for premium!)

Hearing Electrolux say this, Chen Ping immediately scratched his head in agitation.

Electrolux was certainly right, but getting this far really hadn't been easy!

They had found the Ocean Sacred Pillar hidden in Clear Sky Castle, and Da Ming and Er Ming had both happened to be away on business.

The method for activating the dormant Sacred Pillar had happened to be recorded in the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Electrolux had also used the residual Sea God divine power inside the pillar to etch a Heart of the Ocean capable of activating it.

Every one of these things had truly been an unlikely event that could only happen when the timing, circumstances, and people all aligned.

Chen Ping even suspected that this sudden, unexpected incident might have used up all the fortune he had mooched off the Auspicious Beast!

If, in the end, he fell just one step short of getting the pillar to drop some lovely gold coins and could only return empty-handed from a mountain of treasure, Chen Ping reckoned he wouldn't sleep for the next month. Every time he closed his eyes, he would remember activating the Sea God Pillar and not getting so much as a feather out of it.

Fortunately, even so, Chen Ping still knew what mattered most. Unconsciously clenching his fist, he said, "Elder Yi, if it really won't work, we can just find another opportunity next time. Safety comes first."

"Getting a complete Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud this time is already a considerable gain. If we can't find a back door into this Sacred Pillar's usable functions, we can take our time working on it later."

Electrolux fell silent for a moment, seemingly unwilling to give up as he sensed for a back door in the Sacred Pillar that they