An ancient jade lay in the mud at the bottom of the lake.
It was a ring-shaped dragon, blue-gray in color, with golden radiance within.
It lay there quietly, almost completely covered by mud and water weeds. Only that glimmer of golden light seeped through the gaps, answering the Dragon Pearl in Xiao He's hand from afar.
Song Yan casually beckoned, drawing it into his hand.
The jade was extremely ancient. The dragon patterns carved on it were simple yet full of spirit, entirely different from the decorative styles commonly seen in the Cultivation World today.
"What is this?" Xiao He leaned closer.
Song Yan had never seen it either. He turned it over and over for a while but found nothing of note.
Just then.
A sound came from above the lake.
"Grrr-"
Muffled by the lake water, the sound was dull, but Song Yan could distinguish it.
It was the Qilin's voice.
Song Yan's heart jolted, and he looked up.
A crimson glow now filtered down into the previously dim lake bottom.
Demon fire!
The lake's surface had become a blurry mirror, and on the other side of that mirror, an enormous creature was approaching.
There was no time to think. The ancient jade could not be stored in the Water Jade Ring, so he could only stuff it into his robes.
Then he took Xiao He and drove his Sword Qi upward.
He really was not fast in the water.
In the air, with the escape speed of Wandering the Great Void, he might have had room to maneuver against the Qilin.
But underwater-
If the Qilin cornered him here, he truly would have nowhere to flee.
The Void-Aspect Dharma Body moved almost instantaneously, leaping forward from the high ground.
All eight arms reached out together, the