Off I Go, Bye-Bye Now

Between the horizon.

A flying boat was rapidly approaching.

"That's... a flying boat of the Xiang Clan?"

Someone cast a glance, their expression subtly shifting.

"So much time has passed, have the Xiang Clan's future prodigies finally arrived?"

"It's much slower than I expected. But now that the younger generation of this Xiang Clan has arrived, doesn't that mean we won't have any usable Holy Water for long?"

"The restrictions have just been lifted. As long as you break through and activate the Holy Water at the core, you won't be blocked. But if there are too many people inside the core..."

"I hope a spot will clear up soon so I can go in and receive the Holy Water baptism; otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have the chance after a while."

The reactions varied, but all showed a heightened sense of anxiety.

The airship was very fast, and soon it arrived around the Winged Bird.

"Master."

At the head of the flying boat, a middle-aged man bowed and spoke.

Xiang Qing stood up and nodded, saying:

"It will probably take a while longer, so please wait here for now."

"Clear."

Xiang Qing didn't speak again, but instead waved his arm, condensing his power into a light screen that shielded the core area.

As for those on the flying boat, they were not descendants of the Xiang Clan, but powerful members of the Xiang Clan.

The Sea Race were unusually quiet; even as they absorbed the Holy Water's power, there was little reaction.

This situation was suspicious from the start.

Just to be on the safe side, we should summon some of the Xiang Clan's strongest members, so that we can respond if a conflict occurs.

Time passed little by little.

Finally, more and more cultivators tried every means to break through in the Holy Water, just to absorb more of Holy Water energy.

Thanks to their tireless efforts, the amount of Holy Water energy they could absorb has now been exhausted.

"That's about it."

Xiang Qing stood up and gestured to the other Xiang Clan experts:

Beware of Sea Race.

As he spoke, his figure descended towards the original core of the Holy Water.

The remaining Xiang Clan experts all followed.

At this point, after absorbing enough, the power of the Holy Water felt much weaker.

Xiang Qing didn't pay any attention to this.

Now, this Holy Water truly makes him feel much better.

At that moment, he raised his arm and waved it in the air.

Brush.

A force surged forth, engulfing the Holy Water and then sweeping up the entire core of the Holy Water, converging towards Xiang Qing.

"Um?"

Xiang Qing suddenly frowned.

This Holy Water is clearly in the sea, yet trying to retrieve it by force is like trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water.

What is being swept up now is just ordinary seawater.

The Holy Water remained in the seawater, completely unaffected and utterly undisturbed.

"Too."

Xiang Qing said softly, not too surprised.

If it were something that could be taken away at will, why would Long Miao have allowed the Holy Water to remain here?

If it is taken directly from the deep sea, there is no need to worry about interference from the Human Race.

"It seems we'll have to put in some effort."

Xiang Qing stepped into the Holy Water, his spiritual energy surging around him, isolating him from the Holy Water.

After that came various attempts.

But strangely, the energy of the Holy Water remained completely unaffected.

The energy of Holy Water seems to exist on a different level from that of heaven and earth.

No matter what methods are used, it's like trying to remove a shadow; it has no effect whatsoever.

At this moment, Xiang Qing clearly had a plan in mind.

No wonder Long Miao has been so quiet.

They're probably just waiting for me to make a move. If I can find a way to take away this Holy Water energy, they'll definitely take action.

However, the current situation is that even with the methods he has mastered, he feels somewhat helpless.

At this moment, Xiang Qing's expression suddenly changed, and he put aside his thoughts and looked at the Holy Water.

He keenly sensed a slight fluctuation in the Holy Water.

The next moment, the calm, unmoved energy suddenly began to fluctuate.

Once a fluctuation occurs, it moves extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, in Xiang Qing's vision, the energy of the Holy Water gathered in the seawater and transformed into a ball the size of a human head.

Brush.

Suddenly, two supports extended from the bottom of this ball of Holy Water energy, which glowed faintly, and roughly looked like two thin legs.

Thump, thump.

Two slender legs splashed through the water as they emerged from the sea and stepped into the higher void.

Xiang Qing snapped out of his daze and immediately activated his power to seal off the surroundings.

As the Saint Venerable made his move, in an instant, an invisible divider was created in the void before the Holy Water energy, splitting heaven and earth into two separate, unconnected segments.

At the same time, Xiang Qing grabbed out with one hand, and a sudden gust of wind rose up, transforming into a palm that landed on the ball of Holy Water energy.

However, this attempt still missed its mark, as if passing through a phantom.

The Holy Water's energy suddenly stopped.

At this moment, Xiang Qing heard a sound:

"See you later, bye-bye."

At the same time, the Holy Water energy leaped through the blockade of power with its two legs, accelerating and rushing into the sky until it disappeared completely.

Xiang Qing stared blankly at the location of the Holy Water below.

At this moment, it was clearly no different from ordinary seawater.

The Holy Water energy has indeed left.

However, the way he left was somewhat unbelievable to him.

"What exactly is this thing?"

The long-legged creature ran away and spoke human language; it must be a spirit, yet even I could not stop it in any way.

It's truly bizarre.

At this moment, Xiang Qing seemed to have thought of something, and his expression darkened slightly.

Now that the Holy Water energy has vanished, and despite waiting here for so long, putting in considerable effort, and even summoning some of the Xiang Clan's strongest members, all this has resulted in nothing?

To say that one's heart was completely unmoved would be a lie.

However, being Saint Venerable, he didn't dwell on the matter too much.

Taking a deep breath, Xiang Qing returned to the Winged Bird.

"Sir, what is this Holy Water?"

A voice asked.

The changes in the Holy Water were clearly visible; it seemed to have been completely drained in a short time, and now the sea surface showed no signs of abnormality.

"The long-term retiree has run away."

Xiang Qing spoke up.

The Xiang Clan members were all taken aback by the truth.

"Should we return to the Xiang Clan first and deal with this matter?"

They didn't believe the Holy Water had grown legs and run away; it was more likely that it had been successfully collected.

After all, what can't Saint Venerable accomplish?

"No."

Xiang Qing shook his head and said:

"Go to those Land of the Four Directions as originally planned."

After speaking, he looked at the Xiang Clan expert who had been summoned and said:

"You can decide for yourselves whether to stay or leave."

Upon hearing this, a voice emerged from among the Xiang Clan experts who had arrived by flying boat:

"Then let's go and see. The fact that Heavenly Treasure Pavilion has specially built a teleportation array for it suggests that they possess extraordinary abilities."

After reaching an agreement, the flying boat and the Winged Bird departed together.

A group of people, filled with regret, disappointment, and shock, were left behind, their brows furrowed as they gazed at the seawater, which had returned to normal.

"The Holy Water couldn't have disappeared so quickly, could it? Did the Xiang Clan take it all?"