The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

With a "plop," the icy spring water splashed high into the air.

A series of bubbles rose from the surface of the icy spring.

The emperor's red robes rippled brightly in the water.

However, everyone could clearly feel that the heat emanating from the Emperor's body was blocked by the ice spring water.

Before long, the chilling air from the icy spring disappeared.

Rong Xuan took out a strange stone from his sleeve that could change color with temperature and used his spiritual power to hold it on the water's surface.

When Wu Wang arrived in a hurry carrying a handful of spiritual herbs, he happened to hear Rong Xuan say happily, "The temperature has dropped. Fellow Daoist Di Zhao's body temperature is decreasing."

"This ice spring is useful."

Wu Wang breathed a sigh of relief and slowed his pace: "That's good."

"If anything were to happen to him, I would have no face to see his parents."

Now that the imperial edict was out of danger, everyone turned their attention back to the alligator demon cultivator and the snake man.

"What exactly is going on?"

The alligator demon cultivator said in surprise, "We didn't know there were so many good things on the divine tree."

Mu Yunjian said, "Take your time and speak slowly, one at a time."

Through the accounts of the alligator demon cultivator and Mu Yunjian to the snake-man, everyone finally understood what had happened.

It turns out that when the Crocodile Clan moved to Xishui Bay, life was peaceful and idyllic.

Until one day, a crack suddenly appeared at the bottom of Xishui Bay.

This crack is precisely the fissure in the space that was created without cause.

Meanwhile, the snake egg that Wuwang forgot in the space had already hatched and grown.

Lake water poured in through the cracks, nourishing the five-colored soil and, by a twist of fate, the sacred wutong tree came to life.

At first, the alligator dragon clan did not discover the existence of the divine parasol tree until its growth opened up a spatial rift.

The timid alligator dragons dared not approach and even prepared to seek help from the Jiao clan.

Little did they know that before they set off, a demon cultivator from the Endless Sea came to visit the strange tree in their territory.

That demon cultivator was extremely powerful. Not only did he reseal Shenwu at the bottom of the lake, but he also opened a teleportation tunnel for them to settle in the Endless Sea.

However, the dragons' bodies cannot live without fresh water, so they use this tunnel to travel between the two sides.

Aside from returning to give birth to offspring, they have consistently sent people to patrol the area.

It was both to lull the dragon clan into a false sense of security and to guard the sacred tree for that great man, so that it would not be discovered by the proud dragons.

According to the snake-man, he lived in the space before the divine tree opened the spatial rift.

Later, he stumbled upon another space in the tree canopy.

He then brought the remaining spiritual herbs and other items into this space.

Because he lived at the base of the Divine Wutong tree and rarely rose to the canopy except to retrieve spiritual herbs, the timid alligator dragon demon cultivator, who dared not approach to investigate, did not discover his presence.

Until today, when they descended from the sky, he was captured by Yun Yici while hiding in the tree trunk to observe the alligator dragon.

The alligator dragon demon cultivators said sheepishly, "We weren't planning on running away, but that dragon was too fierce and terrifying."

"We thought the sacred tree had been discovered, so we wanted to hurry back and inform the adults."

The good-natured Wu Wang glared at them: "Who do you think this tree belongs to?"

"How dare a mere demon presume to claim you are superior and covet the Divine Phoenix Tree?"

The alligator demon cultivators spoke with great respect for that person, yet dared not utter a sound in the face of this unwarranted threat.

They timidly reminded him, "But the Dragon Abyss Clan Chief has already fallen. The Lord will definitely come after receiving the news."

Wu Wang said, "Come on then, I want to see which junior is so unruly!"

While everyone was pondering, the imperial edict suddenly leaped out of the ice spring.

His dark hair, damp and tangled around his handsome profile, and his red robes spread open, revealing a large expanse of skin on his neck.

The commotion caused by the imperial edict being released immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Yun Yici asked anxiously, "How are you feeling?"

The state of the imperial edict just now was truly terrifying.

They originally thought that the Divine Bath Fruit could alleviate the flames of Nirvana, but instead it accelerated the Emperor's path to Nirvana.

The emperor wiped the water droplets still dripping from his face and stared at everyone for a while before regaining his composure.

He asked blankly, "Where are we?"

He had been burned unconscious and had no idea how he ended up here.

After Yun Yici finished recounting what had happened, she added, "Senior Wuwang carried you all the way, and later, when we arrived inside Shenwu, it was Senior Shen who carried you."

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Huaichuan.

The other person was standing on the shore, and this angle made Shen Huaichuan's figure appear taller and more imposing.

The emperor wanted to go ashore, but with so many people watching, he was too embarrassed to just go up.

He felt a little itchy, but still whispered, "Thank you, Senior Wuwang, thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen."

Wu Wang said with satisfaction, "This place is nice. I see that the spiritual herbs and plants are growing well. Why don't we stay here for a while?"

Since the main Shenwu couldn't be taken away, leaving it here would benefit other demon cultivators.

In Wu Wang's view, a treasure that has been lost and then found must be put to good use.

Wu Wang completely disregarded the threat posed by the alligator demon cultivator.

Let's just wait here and see who comes, and then settle the territory while we're at it.