Invincible Dad-Chapter 720: Stewing Soup Makes It More Fragrant_1
The other two fish clearly weren't real fish. They were the Snowflowers from the Third and Ninth Domains. Using a Snowflower to fish for Snowflowers…
Yan Chunfeng's mouth fell open in surprise. She wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out; she felt The Supreme Emperor's idea was actually worth a try.
So, the Snowflower from the Seventy-Seventh Domain was truly bound by Xu Lai's Divine Sense and thrown into the Boundless Sea.
The Snowflower was on the verge of tears. After all, it has lived for a hundred eons. It might not have been friends with every Great Emperor of the past, but it had at least met quite a few. Couldn't the Human Race's Emperor of this era show it some face, and a little respect for an elder? The more it thought about it, the more wronged it felt.
But it didn't shake its leaves to complain about Xu Lai; instead, it began to snow. This wasn't an attempt to attack Xu Lai or Yan Chunfeng, but an expression of pure grief. Its tears were those falling flakes of snow.
The snow of the Immortal Domain. Its tears.
"Cry again and I'll stew you," Xu Lai said expressionlessly.
The sparkling snowflakes in the air disappeared instantly.
As Xu Lai fished, he asked, "Where is the door recorded by the third character of the Cloud Water Rust?"
The Snowflower's leaves rustled. "RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
"The Supreme Emperor, it says it doesn't know…"
"Divine General Yan, go get a pot ready," Xu Lai said unhurriedly. "If we can't catch any fish, we'll just have to eat the bait. It will be just the thing to nourish our bodies."
Eat, eat, eat. That's all he ever thinks about.
The Snowflower didn't dare to express its dissatisfaction, deciding to try another way. Its two leaves stretched out, offering two Spiritual Fruits to Xu Lai and Yan Chunfeng. It swayed its leaves ingratiatingly. "RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
Without needing Divine General Yan's interpretation, Xu Lai knew what it meant. Please, The Supreme Emperor, have some fruit.
"I won't eat it."
"See? Didn't I tell you?" Yan Chunfeng said gently. "I've always said The Supreme Emperor is a good person. He already took your Essence Blood, so he won't take your Spiritual Fruits as well."
Is that really so? The Snowflower was bewildered. It felt that the Emperor Realm being it had just met today wasn't that kind of person.
And sure enough, Xu Lai then said leisurely, "Eating these fruits now would be such a waste. Perhaps they'll taste even better when stewed in a soup later."
"..."
Yan Chunfeng's face grew hot. She was at a loss as to how to save face, especially since she had just been praising The Supreme Emperor.
"I don't care how you do it, just bring the other two fish to me," Xu Lai spoke up.
To his surprise, the Snowflower spat out another drop of Essence Blood. The golden fluid turned into a swift stream of light in the Boundless Sea, racing into the distance.
One hour passed, then two, then three. In the blink of an eye, half the day was gone.
Xu Lai's eyebrows suddenly shot up. He had actually hooked a fish. According to his Divine Sense Perception, a familiar presence was swimming rapidly toward them from the bottom of the Boundless Sea, about thirty million miles away.
It was the Snowflower from the Third Domain!
"You got away last time, but you won't be so lucky this time," Xu Lai said with a nod. "Seventy-seven, I won't eat you tonight. Lure that fellow over here."
I'm not named Seventy-seven! And he wants me to seduce… myself? This feels so strange. But for some reason, the Snowflower also felt a tiny bit of anticipation. After all, it had been separated from its other two parts for far too long. If it could unify the three sections into one, it would finally escape the shackles of the Boundless Sea and be free to wander the vast world.
"RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
The Snowflower from the Seventy-Seventh Domain continuously shook its leaves, communicating with its other part across the vast distance. But the other party was extremely cautious. Sensing danger, it steadfastly refused to swim forward, instinctively maintaining a safe distance from Xu Lai.
Xu Lai was not in a hurry.
Yan Chunfeng lowered her voice and said, "The Supreme Emperor, they're discussing whether to reunite and leave the Boundless Sea."
This conversation dragged on for another half a day. Xu Lai remained very patient and didn't rush them. While the two Snowflowers were communicating, he had quietly created an avatar to block the retreat of the Snowflower from the Third Domain.
Xu Lai had underestimated its desire for freedom—its desire to leave the Boundless Sea. Not only had it swum over, but it also actively brought intelligence regarding Yousu Qinghuan.
"RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
"RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
Divine General Yan translated, "The Supreme Emperor, it says— a Quasi-Emperor of the Eighth Heaven, wielding an Emperor Artifact and a Sky-Shrouding Formation that conceals heavenly secrets, attacked her. Because you have some past acquaintance with the Nine-Tailed Fox's ancestors, it blocked that Quasi-Emperor for a moment on her behalf…"
"And then?" Xu Lai's voice was flat.
"RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
After their conversation, Xu Lai finally understood why the life tokens of Yousu Qinghuan and the other Immortal Venerables had become useless. It was not only because of the hundred-thousand-li forbidden area but also due to the Sky-Shrouding Formation. However, that Eighth-Heaven Quasi-Emperor had also been injured in the forbidden area. He chose to flee rather than continue his pursuit of Yousu Qinghuan.
As for Yousu Qinghuan, she had delved deep into the Boundless Sea a month ago, seemingly in search of something.
At the same time, Xu Lai also learned about the 'door' recorded in the third character of the Cloud Water Rust. It was not in the Third Domain, nor the Ninth, nor the Seventy-Seventh. That door was in the deepest part of the Boundless Sea.
But the Snowflower added that the Boundless Sea was unfathomably deep. Even they dared not venture too far down, their limit being a depth of ten thousand zhang. This was the diving limit of the Snowflower from the Third Domain.
"Ten thousand zhang and still no bottom in sight… just how deep is it?" Xu Lai gazed at the Boundless Sea. The water was so clear and transparent it seemed one could see to the very bottom with a single glance.
The door was at the bottom of the sea. Yousu Qinghuan had also gone to the bottom of the sea.
"The Supreme Emperor!" Yan Chunfeng's expression grew uncharacteristically serious. "Please, reconsider. The Boundless Sea is extremely dangerous. Even for someone in the Emperor Realm, your life could be at risk."
The Boundless Sea coexisted with the Southern Immortal Domain. There was no Spiritual Energy within its waters, and it completely blocked the absorption of external Spiritual Energy. This meant that once a cultivator's Spiritual Energy was depleted in the sea, they could only await death. Even with Immortal-grade Spirit Stones and Elixirs, they would be unable to absorb them. For this reason, many talented individuals and prodigies in the Southern Immortal Domain would enter the Boundless Sea to train their control over their Spiritual Energy. Thus, while the sea appeared clear, many had died within it.
The most peculiar point was that the higher a Cultivator's Boundary, the faster their Spiritual Energy was consumed within the Boundless Sea. A Quasi-Emperor of the Third Heaven had once conducted an experiment; he could only stay at a depth of one hundred zhang for ten days. In contrast, a Golden Core Realm cultivator could stay in the same place for twenty days—twice the limit of the Quasi-Emperor Realm!
This was not to mention that the time an Emperor Realm expert could stay would be even shorter than that of a Quasi-Emperor. And Xu Lai intended to dive to the very deepest part of the Boundless Sea, searching for a door whose existence wasn't even certain, which would undoubtedly be far deeper than ten thousand zhang. Therefore, Yan Chunfeng urged Xu Lai to reconsider his decision carefully.
"Divine General Yan, say no more. My mind is made up."
"The Supreme Emperor!" Yan Chunfeng's expression shifted.
"RUSTLE. RUSTLE."
The two Snowflowers continuously shook their leaves, each offering a Spiritual Fruit.
Yan Chunfeng bit her lip, translating with extreme reluctance, "They say the Spiritual Fruits can help The Supreme Emperor stay at the bottom of the sea a little longer."
