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The Sand Fruit King's confidants were terrified and flocked to him for protection.

But by this time, the Sand Fruit King had already become Li Yang.

Li Yang easily fooled them.

Her most frequent saying was, "Don't bother me! Once I advance to the Master Realm, none of this will matter!"

The Sand Fruit King's confidants could only retreat with unease.

Li Yang doesn't need to play the Sand Fruit King every day; she only needs to appear occasionally, so she has plenty of time to study the Deep Spring Water.

The Deep Spring Water is located deep within the Shattered Fruit Sea.

This was the first time Li Yang had ever seen the famous Shaguo Shattered Fruit Sea in the Sand Fruit Realm Domain.

The Shattered Fruit Sea is very beautiful.

This is indeed a vast ocean, occupying nearly 70% of the Sand Fruit Realm Domain.

If we consider the Sand Fruit Realm Domain as Earth, then the Shattered Fruit Sea is the ocean covering Earth's surface.

The color of the Shattered Fruit Sea is completely different from that of Earth's oceans; it's a dreamy pale green.

It looks a bit like the ethereal clouds in the sky, only the color is relatively darker and the luster is more lustrous and translucent.

The concentration of the Shattered Fruit Sea is very high, and the floating sea surface looks like a giant jelly, giving people a bouncy feeling.

Li Yang touched it; the texture was somewhere between a liquid and a solid, somewhat like a non-Newtonian fluid.

She exerted her strength suddenly, and the Shattered Fruit Sea became unusually hard, like a rock, blocking Li Yang's fist.

With Li Yang's current Physique Points, this punch could flatten a small mountain, let alone a rock.

However, this seemingly soft Shattered Fruit Sea had not a single crack.

"Is it truly a non-Newtonian fluid, becoming stronger when encountering strength and weaker when encountering weakness?" Li Yang gathered the Power of Starlight, opened his fist, and gently stroked the Shattered Fruit Sea.

The Shattered Fruit Sea, as expected, no longer resisted, but gently covered it, like a soft liquid.

When Li Yang tried to venture deeper into the Shattered Fruit Sea, he was stopped again.

Li Yang frowned and murmured, "How do we get deeper into the Shattered Fruit Sea?"

If you try to use force, you'll be stopped.

Without exerting force, it can only float on the sea surface.

The Deep Spring Water is located deep within the Shattered Fruit Sea; to retrieve it, one would certainly have to dive into the Shattered Fruit Sea.

Li Yang studied it for a long time, but still couldn't grasp the key point.

She simply returned to the Sand Fruit King and, using her status as the Sand Fruit King, browsed through the Sand Fruit Clan's database.

The database contains a large number of records about the Shattered Fruit Sea, but none of them are of any practical value.

It seems that since the moment the Sand Fruit Realm Domain gained sentience, no creature has ever successfully ventured into the depths of the Shattered Fruit Sea.

"How did the dead Sand Fruit Clan sink into the Shattered Fruit Sea?"

Li Yang also found some inspiration from the Sand Fruit Clan's database.

First, the corpses of the Sand Fruit Clan will sink into the Shattered Fruit Sea; second, once a living Sand Fruit Clan enters the Shattered Fruit Sea, they will be churned into pieces and sink to the bottom of the sea after death.

Could it be...?

A thought popped into Li Yang's mind, "Only death can allow one to dive into the Shattered Fruit Sea?"

That Deep Spring Water must be incredibly difficult to fetch!

They discovered this treasure, but were unable to retrieve it.

How could Li Yang accept this!

For three whole days, Li Yang was constantly bobbing up and down on the Shattered Fruit Sea.

Lianxin whispered, "Fellow Daoist, is it fun?"

Li Yang: "..."

She racked her brains and kept trying, but in Lianxin's eyes, she was just playing in the sea.

Unable to come up with a solution, Li Yang decided to chat with Lianxin to clear her head.

She said, "Would you like to come and have some fun?"

Lianxin: "!"

[Lifespan increased by 700 years.]

[Lifespan increased by 700 years.]

Li Yang smiled. Clearly, Lianxin had wanted to play for a long time, but had been holding back from speaking up.

She erected a mental barrier to ensure no one would accidentally enter before releasing Lianxin from the Noisy Pot.

Chen Ri shouted, "I want to play too!"

Li Yang's smile deepened as she said, "Alright, come out, all of you!"

Chaochao muttered something under their breath.

Li Yang treated everyone equally and asked, "Do you want to play too?"

Chaochao: "I don't want to play!"

He wouldn't deign to participate in such a childish activity; he was only slightly curious.

Li Yang already knew the sword spirit's personality very well.

A quintessential tsundere who says one thing but means another.

Li Yang turned on the Noisy Pot, so that whenever Chaochao wanted, he could come out and swim in the sea.

The little toy plopped down into the Shattered Fruit Sea.

The Mecha Doll crashed into the Shattered Fruit Sea, which was as hard as iron, with a bang.

Chen Ri immediately said, "It's not fun!"

Li Yang quickly scooped up the Mecha Doll, patted its little head, and said, "Be gentle, so it can blend into the sea."

Chen Ri tried it once, then gave up. "It won't be light enough. I just want to cleave this damned sea in two."

Looking at the little doll, its snow-white clothes were spread out, and half of its body was buried in the Shattered Fruit Sea, like a beautiful snow lotus growing on a pale green ocean, which was quite beautiful.

Lianxin: "Fellow Daoist, the seawater is very cool, and there is a faint mist below."

Li Yang asked curiously, "Can you sense it?"

"Yes!" Lianxin said, "The water below is much clearer, but it's difficult for me to go deeper."

Chen Ri and Lianxin represent opposites: one is hard, the other soft.

The attitude of the Shattered Fruit Sea towards them was completely different.

Chen Ri and he didn't want to play anymore; Lianxin, on the other hand, felt like she was sleeping on a giant, bouncy jelly bed and found it very fun.

However, the Lianxin seed could not penetrate deep into the Shattered Fruit Sea.

Then, Chaochao, who had just floated out, curiously landed on the Shattered Fruit Sea.

Li Yang was deep in thought and didn't pay much attention to the Chaochao.

The sword spirit has no physical form, only a faint, ethereal soul. Even if it could infiltrate the Shattered Fruit Sea...

Etc!

Li Yang's eyes widened in astonishment, and she exclaimed, "Chaochao, you can go deep into the sea?"

The ethereal spirit vanished from the sea surface, only to spring back up with a whoosh.

Chaochao complained, "What's so fun about this? It's not fun at all! This shabby sea, all green and moldy, and they call it 'Shattered Fruit Sea'? They might as well call it 'Moldy Sea'!"

Chaochao continued to Chaochao and curse as always.

He no longer dares to curse others, but only mutters to himself in front of the Shattered Fruit Sea.

However, while he was cursing and swearing, he was also having a great time.

The awkward sword spirit prophet suddenly appeared and then disappeared back into the water.

He darted through the Shattered Fruit Sea with the agility of a ghost fish.

Li Yang grabbed him.

Chaochao was startled and exclaimed, "I didn't curse you, I was just cursing this damn sea, you..."

Li Yang stared at him intently and asked, "You can dive to the bottom of the sea?"

Chaochao: "Sure."

"Did you see the special water source at the bottom of the Shattered Fruit Sea?"

You mean those waters that look like stars?

Li Yang had never seen Deep Spring Water, but after listening to Chaochao's description, he had a general idea.

"That's right, it's this water that looks like stars!"

"I saw it! I'm not blind. There were huge patches of it, how could I not see it!"

"Can you take it out?"

"Huh?" Chaochao asked blankly, "How do we get it? Do we bring it out?"

Li Yang had a sudden inspiration and said, "Try taking the Noisy Pot down and filling it up."

Chaochao found it troublesome and immediately wanted to curse.

However, a single glance from Lianxin made him immediately quiet down, muttering softly, "I can't lift the Noisy Pot..."

That's true, Chaochao can't handle Noisy Pot.

Moreover, the Noisy Pot is a physical object and cannot pass through this Shattered Fruit Sea.

Li Yang thought for a moment and said, "Chaochao, you first cross the Shattered Fruit Sea, then soak in that star-like water and see if you can bring that water out through your body."

Chaochao: "No way! Soaking in water makes my body feel awful, all wet and sweaty..."

Lianxin gave him another look.

Chaochao shut up and said obediently, "I'll give it a try."

Chaochao felt utterly aggrieved. He was quite happy when he crossed the Shattered Fruit Sea, but when he saw the water that looked like stars, he didn't show his disgust as he had said. Instead, he was eager to try it out.

Is it really safe to soak in it?

Chaochao muttered softly, "I was forced, I was forced..."

Then he jumped in and soaked himself in it with great relish!

Chaochao felt as if countless water sources filled his body, a sensation that was not unpleasant at all, but rather comfortable and fun.

Of course, Chaochao will never admit it!

He definitely wouldn't like that wet feeling!

Chaochao soaked for quite a long time, and when it came out, its originally grayish-white soul body faintly shimmered with stars.

Although Chaochao has no physical form, Li Yang can easily capture him with his mental power.

She grabbed the little sword spirit in her hand and squeezed it hard.

Then, the Deep Spring Water, like stars, began to drip down.

Li Yang quickly used his Qiankun Bag to catch it, filling it with about ten pounds.

Chaochao, squeezed dry, said pitifully, "You rough woman, you're too strong! You don't know how to be gentle with a woman!"

Li Yang, not bothering to listen to what he was saying, quickly asked Sister Longevity for confirmation, "Is this Deep Spring Water?"

[Do I need to consume 100 years of my lifespan to perform this query?]

"Query!"

[Yes.]

Li Yang was pleasantly surprised—she never expected that Xiao Chaochao had this ability!

Unfortunately, as a sword spirit, he could only carry a maximum of ten catties of Deep Spring Water.

If we want to use it on a large scale...

Li Yang blinked, her voice becoming very gentle. "Chaochao, how are you, your Sword Spirit Clan, these days?"