Madam, please respect my profession.

Autumn of the fifty-first year of Jiayuan in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

On the day of the White Dew solar term, an autumn rain fell on the South China Sea. The sea surface was shrouded in mist, and the water and sky were faintly one color. The weather turned from hot to cool, and the autumn wind was bleak and cold.

The South China Sea has a long coastline and is located in a remote area with no human inhabitants. Most of the people living here are monsters.

After the monsters have achieved success in their cultivation, they are no longer afraid of the cold. However, as a species born and raised naturally, they have long been accustomed to growing more hair or scales in late autumn and lying on the beach to bask in the sun.

Deep in the sea thousands of miles away from the South China Sea Aquarium Palace, in a hall temporarily built with shells and corals, Xia Yousheng held a glass of warm sake and looked at the forbidden tiankeng area in the distance, his eyes somewhat resentful and melancholy.

It has been half a month since Lu Zhan entered the tiankeng, and there has been no news.

Xia Yousheng didn't have much affection for this new upstart in the court. Even if Lu Zhan really died in there, he wouldn't be sad and cry.

The problem is that if Lu Zhan can't come out, he will have to stay here.

As the general of the water tribe, the leader of the shrimp tribe, the most favored minister of Queen Haiyun, and one of the top three masters of the water tribe, he is a well-known figure in every way. Now he is being wasted here, which is not right no matter how you think about it.

But the forbidden area of ​​the tiankeng is really dangerous. The coral mountain alone is terrifying enough. He can't take the risk to explore it with his men. He can only wait here for instructions from his superiors. The more Xia Yousheng thought about it, the more depressed he felt.

After drinking two pots of wine, there was a sudden movement outside. The vanguard of the team, Qingxia, came running over and shouted before entering the hall:

"General, there's something unusual going on in the tiankeng. The coral mountain is shaking violently, smashing the nearby reefs into pieces. It looks like it's going crazy and is heading this way..."

"!"

Xia Yousheng was sobered up from the alcohol and stood up.

"Today is Bailu, and the temperature in the South China Sea has dropped sharply. Many marine creatures are not used to it... This coral looks powerful, but it cannot escape the changes of nature. Pass on my order to retreat a hundred miles!"

Qingxia had just entered the hall and stood firm, and before he had time to catch his breath, he was assigned a new task and had to run out again.

The maid of Shell Palace said:

"General, Lu Zhan has been in there for half a month and now Shan Hu has started to go crazy again. Will he..."

Xia Yousheng raised his hand to interrupt the maid, his face grim:

"Don't say that again. Lu Tongsi has his own ideas, and they may come out in a few days."

The maid hastily stepped aside.

Xia Yousheng walked out of the hall and looked towards the sinkhole. He saw the coral opening its bloody mouth as if it wanted to swallow the entire seabed.

That kind of momentum is frightening.

Xia Yousheng felt that Lu Zhan was in great danger. Otherwise, even if the Grand Master was not found, there should have been some news from him instead of being completely silent like now, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

Thinking of this, Xia Yousheng took out the blue conch and passed the message to Empress Haiyun.

Then he quickly withdrew his troops.

……

……

Inside the coral secret realm, in front of a mountain waterfall.

Chu Wantang was sitting cross-legged like an ice sculpture, but his soul had already soared into the sky and condensed into an ice phoenix, soaring into the sky, giving off a very oppressive feeling.

The surging power of ice swept over, freezing the waterfall behind him into an ice belt.

Lu Zhan quietly stood by, acting as a flower protector. With him as the center, a five-pointed star magic circle lit up to help Chu Wantang protect the law. After this period of hard work, Chu Wantang finally broke through today.

She was of Ice Phoenix bloodline and had received the true teachings of the old Ice Phoenix. Her breakthrough was so powerful that the entire Coral Secret Realm shook as she rampaged across the seabed.

Queque shook her wings, and all the hair on her body stood up, looking at the round ball. Her big eyes looked up into the sky, somewhat dissatisfied with Chu Wantang's display.

Just break through, why freeze me?

The Fire Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix have been fighting each other since ancient times. Queque is not very smart and doesn't understand all these twists and turns, but after all, she is the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix King, so she instinctively feels a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that Chu Wantang had completely broken through, Que Que no longer had any scruples. He suddenly opened his mouth and spit into the air twice:

"Tui! Tui!"

Two fireballs whizzed out and transformed into phantoms of fire phoenixes, submerging the ice phoenix in the air.

The two phantoms collided, and the entire coral mountain shook violently. The surrounding icy air quickly receded and was filled with the heat of the divine fire. Most of the waterfall evaporated in an instant.

"..."

Lu Zhan's eyelids twitched, and he quickly cast a spell to stabilize Coral Mountain. He grabbed Que Que and said:

"What are you doing? Do you want to destroy this secret place?"

Queque shrank his head, struggled with his round body for a few times, and said with a guilty conscience:

"It was too cold just now, and Que Que didn't like it, so she just wanted to warm everyone up. Anyway, she has already broken through, so it doesn't matter..."

Lu Zhan rarely saw the little guy so guilty, so he flicked his head with his hand and turned to look at Xiao Chu:

"Are you OK?"

Xiao Chu has successfully broken through and is now in the early stage of the Creation Realm. She has a restrained aura, as if she were made of frost, with icy skin and jade-like bones, and a peerless appearance.

Just because of the impact of the fireball, the "ice sculpture" on her body was melted and she was soaked all over.

The snow-white dress was clinging to her body, and you could vaguely see her delicate skin and raised red bean. Her black hair was wet and fell behind her, and water drops were falling on her pink cheeks. Combined with her otherworldly smell, she looked quite alluring.

"..."

Chu Wantang silently wiped the water drops from her face, her chest rising and falling, her peach blossom eyes looking at Queque, but her words were to Lu Zhan:

"Did you instruct her to do this?"

? !

Lu Zhan was just about to admire the wet beauty, but ended up being wrongly accused for no reason. He couldn't help but say:

"What does this have to do with me? She is a Fire Phoenix, she doesn't like cold air, and she's not smart, that's why she did this."

Chu Wantang bit her teeth with a creaking sound:

"If it has nothing to do with you, why is it that half of the waterfall has evaporated, but my clothes are still wet? How could she have such a brain?"

Xiao Chu looked ashamed and angry, but she wasn't really angry in her heart. Although she was offended, this kind of offense was still within her tolerance.

But Lu Zhan's eyes were too burning, as if he could see through her clothes. According to her understanding of Lu Zhan, if she was ashamed and angry at this moment, Lu Zhan would be even more excited.

Chu Wantang then pretended to be calm and took the initiative to show that he was calm.

Lu Zhan helplessly spread his hands:

"It really has nothing to do with me. If I want to see it, I can just tell you directly. How can you refuse me? Why do you need to command Queque?"

Queque chimed in:

"That's right... If Xiao Lu had ordered me to do that, I would have just burned all your clothes. That would have been much easier..."

"?!"

Chu Wantang's face flushed, he snorted heavily and said:

"Who said I won't reject you? There's nothing much to say to a pervert like you. I'm going to take a shower."

The so-called cultivation is actually the process of transformation of the body and spirit. As the realm continues to improve, the body will gradually break away from the control of nature and become longer and stronger.

Every time you break through a realm, it is a powerful improvement for your body. During this process, your body will expel impurities and become purer.

These impurities can be removed with true Qi.

Chu Wantang had some mysophobia and was soaked all over, feeling uncomfortable, so he used his true Qi to dry his clothes, then stood up and walked towards the waterfall.

Behind the waterfall is the Shell Palace, where the great master practiced meditation in the past. There is a natural spring in the palace, which is indeed a good place to bathe and purify oneself.

Lu Zhan had been helping to protect the law for several days and was really bored. Upon hearing this, he said:

"Do you need my help? My bath-scrubbing skills are pretty good."

"?!"

Chu Wantang staggered slightly and said angrily, "No need! You are not allowed to come in!"

Lu Zhan felt a little regretful: "Okay, okay... I'll be waiting outside, call me if you need anything."

……

After Xiao Chu went in, Lu Zhan sat on the reef, took out the voice transmission bell, and checked Ji Mengli's message.

The deep sea knows no time, but the outside world is already in a hurry.

In a blink of an eye, they had been in the deep sea for half a month.

Over the past half month, Black Mountain and Peacock Mountain have joined forces to continuously use the method of reshaping to break the confinement of the Stoneman Tribe in the South China Sea. Although they have not done anything on the surface, they are obviously ambitious.

But the Gu God was too cautious and hadn’t contacted Heishan for half a month.

However, Elder Caiyun of the Taishou tribe seemed to have discovered Heishan's plan and was trying every means to stop it.

The second most important part of the plan is -

Feng Nangong has already rushed to Bian Jing in person, working day and night. He is estimated to return to Jianghu Pavilion in the next two days to personally handle the matter and spread the news of the Grand Master.

"all the best……"

After Lu Zhan finished reading Ji Mengli's message, he began to give Ji Mengli new orders.

At present, the goal is to lure out the Gu God, and the "rebellion" of the Stoneman and Water Tribes is not worth mentioning. If Elder Caiyun pursues too quickly, it will easily destroy his plan.

Lu Zhan asked Ji Mengli to find a way to stop Elder Caiyun and give Heishan enough room for development.

Secondly, Lu Zhan sent a message to Aunt Mingyu.

Once Fengnan Palace spreads the news, the Demon Suppression Division may be in chaos on the surface, but it must not be in chaos inside. Now that he and the chief division master are not in Bianjing, compared with the twelve demon suppression divisions, Aunt Mingyu has the most say.

After doing all this, Lu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention to the cave.

“Wow~~”

The sound of water could be heard, mixed with rustling noises. Lu Zhan's ears moved slightly, and he could clearly hear the sound of his palms hitting skin.

Seeing that Lu Zhan had finished his work but ignored her, Que Que thought that he was angry, so she stretched out her little claws to poke Lu Zhan's shoulder and asked in a low voice:

"Xiao Lu, did I do something wrong just now?"

Lu Zhan came back to his senses, stroked his head, and praised: "Well done!"

Queque immediately smiled and stretched out her hand towards Lu Zhan, asking for a reward.

Lu Zhan had no shortage of spiritual herbs, so he casually took out a few to reward Que Que. Just as he was about to praise her a few more times, he suddenly heard a noise coming from behind the waterfall:

"thump!"

"Rustle, rustle~~"

Lu Zhan's ears twitched slightly, and he heard the sound of splashing water, as if something heavy had fallen into the water. He subconsciously thought that something had happened to Xiao Chu, and without thinking, he rushed into the waterfall and asked:

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"..."

Quiet.

The palace was so quiet that one could almost hear each other's heartbeats. Xiao Chu sat in the pool, staring at Lu Zhan who rushed in, his eyes wide open.

Eyes facing each other.

(○o○)! ! !

Lu Zhan's eyes suddenly widened.

The light in the palace was dim, with only the night pearl shining brightly and the spiritual spring water shrouded in mist, making it a little hazy.

The delicate and slender Fairy Chu leaned against the wall of the pool, the clear spring water barely covering half of her chest.

Lu Zhan lowered his gaze and could clearly see the slender waist. Below the waist, a pair of white legs were lazily crossed. The hill was slightly bulging, and the outline of the mountain valley could be vaguely seen.

? !

Lu Zhan's pupils contracted, and for a moment he didn't know whether to look at Mantou or Yu Tuaner, and his eyes could only linger on them.

"Lu Zhan!"

Chu Wantang had never expected Lu Zhan to rush in. She turned pale and after a brief moment of daze, she shouted angrily. She quickly raised her arms and hugged her chest tightly, and quickly pulled her legs up, kneeling down, trying to cover her sudden exposure.