Theft!

Deep within the Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh, undercurrents surge.

Shu Baoshan Shu Baoshan at the Profound Root Water Spring spring, where mercury-like spiritual liquid churned and the extremely rich water-attribute Spiritual Qi intoxicated him.

"This is an excellent spiritual item for forging the foundation of a secret realm. Even if it's not used to forge a secret realm, it would be Higher Vehicle for enhancing the foundation of the demon realm."

Shu Baoshan licked his lips, but did not rush forward.

He subtly activated his Divine Sense and carefully investigated.

As expected, the spring was surrounded by intricate dragon-patterned restrictions, which were closely connected to the earth's veins throughout the swamp.

This approach is similar to that of Purple Firmament Peak in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

It could even be said that it is comparable to a top-tier Blessed Land.

However, the Purple Firmament Peak's foundation had been accumulated over many years, nurtured for hundreds of years, and through the continuous self-sacrifice of the Lightning Bear Line, the Purple Firmament Lightning Spirit had fused with...

This is how the name "Purple Firmament Blessed Land" came about!

This Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh, however, has not been established for very long, probably only a hundred years. It's still a long way from achieving anything significant.

However, this Profound Root Water Spring is also a matter of great importance, and if it is forcibly taken, it will instantly alarm the Dragon Lord of the Flood Dragon Domain.

"This Dragon Race's formation is a bit crude, but its advantage lies in its direct and simple defense, making it difficult to counter."

Shu Baoshan pondered to himself, then opened his mouth and exhaled a burst of dazzling golden energy.

The golden energy transformed into hundreds of fine, thread-like golden needles, which silently pierced the surrounding mud and precisely cut into the nodes of the dragon-patterned restriction.

"My principles are based on mutual generation and restraint. Metal restrains wood, earth restrains water, and today I'm going to give you a clever trick."

Shu Baoshan's claws pierced into the silt, and the golden needles rapidly liquefied within the restricted nodes, transforming into a thin golden film that forcibly severed the connection between the Profound Root Water Spring and the Earth Vein for a mere moment.

It's this very moment!

Shu Baoshan Mountain moved with lightning speed, suddenly pouncing forward.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the fist-sized Profound Root Water Spring, along with the surrounding spiritual liquid beads, directly into his stomach and sealed it into his abdominal space.

Once the water eye was lost, the balance of Spiritual Qi at the bottom of the great swamp was instantly shattered.

Boom!

The entire surface of the Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh began to churn violently, churning up towering waves hundreds of feet high; the dragon-patterned barrier at the bottom of the lake suddenly erupted, its blinding blue light Tongming the waters within a hundred miles.

"Get out of here when the wind gets strong!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shu Baoshan instantly shrank to the size of a fingernail, its golden light receding as it transformed into a black-shelled beetle. It plunged headfirst into the depths of the mud, frantically fleeing outwards with the undercurrent.

Less than half an incense stick's time.

Above the sky, dark clouds pressed down, and a black-gold Flood Dragon hundreds of feet long tore through the clouds, carrying a terrifying Nascent Soul aura, and crashed into the Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh.

Who is it?!

Ao Hai transformed into a burly man in black armor, standing atop a dried-up spring, his eyes bloodshot, his dragon might surging; all the aquatic Demon Beast within a thousand miles were forced to prostrate themselves on the ground, trembling under the pressure of this might.

"My Profound Root Water Spring!"

"It'll be cultivated to the fourth tier soon! Who is it?!"

Ao Hai was furious. This Profound Root Water Spring was a top-tier spiritual object that he had carefully cultivated, intended for the future creation of the Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh.

He established a superior Blessed Land by the Water Dao, which would become his future cave abode and dragon palace.

Now look what's happened, it's vanished without a trace!

His immense Divine Sense poured out, instantly enveloping the entire Auspicious Dragon Great Marsh, even penetrating hundreds of feet into the silt at the bottom of the lake, scouring it inch by inch.

Deep in the silt, a black-shelled beetle was slowly paddling along with the current.

Ao Hai's Divine Sense swept over it, lingering for half a breath. The water beetle showed no abnormalities, with only a faint trace of mortal life force within its body.

His Divine Sense swept across the area and continued to probe into the distance.

Shu Baoshan was perfectly stable, its Daoist essence contained within its body, its ability to conceal itself completely isolating it from Spiritual Qi and Daoist energy.

Ao Hai searched repeatedly, but to no avail, and became increasingly furious:

"Who is it?!"

While Long Jun was enraged, Shu Baoshan had already fled along the underground river.

For the next three months, the Flood Dragon Domain was in complete chaos.

In the eastern part of the Jade Wave Pool, a thousand-year-old water lingzhi mushroom has vanished without a trace.

In the southern Shipwreck Trench, several pieces of top-grade deep-sea cold iron were looted, and many other spiritual items were also stolen...

On Spirit Pearl Island in the west, another dragon king's most beloved Water-Controlling Treasure Pearl was stolen overnight.

The modus operandi was identical: the formation was broken silently, and the treasure vanished instantly, leaving not a trace.

The Dragon Kings of the Flood Dragon Domain were furious and personally led several searches, but they couldn't even find a trace of the thieves, causing uproar and unrest throughout the Flood Dragon Domain.

Even more so, the water demons complained bitterly, cursing that heartless scoundrel every day!

On the border of the Flood Dragon Domain, in a small lake.

Shu Baoshan reverted to its rat form, crossed its legs, and took out various spiritual objects radiating precious light from its large stomach, piling them up into a Xiaoshan.

"Profound Root Water Spring, Deep Sea Cold Iron, Thousand-Year-Old Water Spirit Mushroom, Water-Controlling Treasure Pearl... The Flood Dragon Domain's resources are indeed abundant."

Shu Baoshan's beady eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, "However, while we've almost gathered all the water and metal materials, the main material for the Space Dao is still only a single piece of Mirage Sea Realm Stone, which is still a bit lacking."

He stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"Those old mudfish from the Flood Dragon Domain have gone too far. A dignified Shapeshifting Demon King personally getting involved—they're truly shameless."

"Well, if you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet."

Greed is the nature of the Treasure-Seeking Rat, but self-control is the secret to its survival in Shu Baoshan and its rise to the rank of Golden Core Demon General.

"Let's go, time to move on to the next stop."

Shu Baoshan put away the treasures and turned his gaze eastward.

Clear Blue Kingdom, Supreme Purity Sect.

"I've heard that the Supreme Purity Sect has a ' Void Pavilion,' which not only contains the complete lineage of the Space Dao, but also stores the Space Dao spiritual treasures accumulated by the Supreme Purity Sect over the generations."

"That's the real big deal!"

Shu Baoshan licked his lips, his figure flickered, transforming into a barely perceptible golden thread, merging into the river water, and silently leaving the Flood Dragon Domain.