Master of Strange Dao

"If we go, the Yin Family Patriarch will surely agree."

"That's even more reason we should not go, at least not until the Yin Family has completely stabilized and recovered. We can't bring this matter up just yet."

"Who knows if the Yin Family still has any hidden dangers that haven't been rooted out."

"Additionally, with Yin Busi going on a killing spree, I estimate there are quite a few dissatisfied people. Without the Yin Family Patriarch present, then..."

"Brother Qing is right, no need to rush things." King Xiang quickly interjected, given that even a family member was saying so.

Feng Buju nodded his head.

"That's true, now really isn't a good time."

He and Yin Busan were indeed quite busy.

This time coming to the Southern Sea was also out of necessity, and they took the opportunity to handle other matters as well.

If it wasn't for coming together, he alone truly wouldn't have been able to deal with Old Emperor Zhen's sealing, and Freedom Heaven would have definitely escaped.

Now that Old Emperor Zhen's sealing was resolved, there was only one last Sealed Item left, which he needed to check and then relocate to suppress elsewhere.

Heading east from the depths of the Southern Sea to the border region between the Southern Sea and the East Sea, after confirming the location, Feng Buju plunged into the deep sea.

A moment later, King Xiang looked down beneath the surface of the sea.

"There's quite a disturbance down below, want to go take a look?"

"Right."

The two descended into the ocean, made their way to the seabed, and discovered a huge fissure from which a large number of bubbles were continuously rising.

Within that fissure, threads of scorching power steamed out.

As the two arrived at the site, they saw Magma River peacefully flowing beneath the seabed. Feng Buju furrowed his brows, controlling a constantly vibrating ice coffin, pulling it out from the magma.

"How can I help?" asked King Xiang.

"Cut off the magma flow, the sealing here has problems too."

Without a second word, King Xiang stretched out his hand that transformed into a blade and with one strike, severed the converging flow of the Magma River, redirecting it elsewhere.

Gradually, the magma near the ice coffin began to solidify, turning into obsidian.

The ice coffin, which had stubbornly remained in the magma, was now extracted by Feng Buju, who reapplied the sealing, turning it into a white orb that fell into a metal box.

"Thank you," Feng Buju bowed in thanks.

"No need for courtesy."

The two did not inquire about the ice coffin, yet Feng Buju took the initiative to speak.

"There's no issue speaking about this object; I presume King Xiang has heard about it."

"I have?" King Xiang pondered, unable to recall what the object was that necessitated using the ice coffin for sealing and suppressing at the intersection of the currents between the East Sea and the Southern Sea.

"The Ba from over a thousand years ago."

"Oh, now I remember. It was the Feng Family Master who sealed it."

"I was the one who sealed it, but it seems that someone has already discovered that this thing was sealed here."

Feng Buju's gaze swept over the magma surging out from the seabed fissure.

The Ba was an exceptionally rare alien species, its existence a mystery even in terms of years, its physical body extremely strong, scarcely inferior to that of a Ninth Tier Demon God.

This matter was also somewhat related to the Dragon Clan. Years ago, a member of the Dragon Clan physically battled the Ba, the fight lasting over a month without conclusive victory for either side.

In the end, they resorted to summoning Heavenly Fire to scorch it, but unexpectedly, this brought forth torrential rain that fell continuously for three months, flooding many places.

Ultimately having no choice, they sought out the Feng family to apply the Sealing and suppress it.

Feng Buju initially wanted to suppress it in Silver Lake, which was indeed the most suitable place.

However, the living beings within Silver Lake were unhappy and refused to allow Feng Buju to suppress such an alien species as the Ba there.

Having this entity that conflicted with Silver Lake's forces might bring unpredictable changes.

Having no other recourse, Feng Buju could only suppress it at the intersection between the East Sea and the Southern Sea.

This place was seldom visited by human, and with the perpetual storms of the Southern Sea, it was a fitting spot to suppress the Ba.

But now that the Southern Sea had regained its calm, this boundary area between the East Sea and the Southern Sea was bound to become the most vital place.

As vitality converged, naturally more living beings would gather, and with them, much more blood would be spilled.

It might just give the Ba a chance to break free from its bonds.

But that was a concern for the future.

For now, it seemed someone had already found this site, drawing volcanic magma from beneath the earth, into which they placed an ice coffin.

The intention must be to use the power of Heaven and Earth, to slowly destroy the sealing, melting away the ice coffin over time.

Feng Buju investigated the area for a moment, examining the residual traces, pondering who could have such grand means.

Yu Ziqing arrived at the place where the Magma River flowed ceaselessly, extending a hand into the magma, carefully sensing for a moment, also somewhat shocked.

Below seemed to be a well, with a smooth break, plunging into the earth for ten miles, clearly someone had the ability to penetrate the sea bottom in one strike, connecting directly to the underground magma.

Feng Buju's brow furrowed tightly as he examined it closely.

"This has been here for some time, and it wasn't here when I came to investigate ten years ago.

Ten years ago, someone followed me here and did this.

If it weren't for the anomaly in the Southern Sea, I might not have returned for another twenty years.

Thirty years' time is probably enough for that Ba to escape its confines.

The question is, who would do such a thing? if the Ba escapes, it won't bode well for anyone."

"Big Brother Feng, do you know who could accomplish this?" Yu Ziqing pointed at the Magma well.

"Such exquisite control of strength, it's very likely a Sword Cultivator, and among them, there are actually quite a few who could do this." Feng Buju shook his head, clueless: "Let's leave it for now, let's go, we can talk more about it later."

Feng Buju and King Xiang surfaced, and with Yu Ziqing's hand once again extended into the magma for a detailed sensing of the traces, he too followed them up.

Indeed, it had been a time of many troubles lately, with two of the Feng family's Sealed Items encountering issues, yet the cause seemed unrelated to the changes in the Southern Sea.

Instead, it was due to the changes in the Southern Sea that he was able to discover the problems early.

Yu Ziqing had wanted to suggest that perhaps someone was targeting the Feng family, maybe that elusive force that had been around for many years.

After all, if the Ba were to break free, the first one it would likely target would be the Feng family.

Moreover, someone had managed to track Feng Buju without raising his awareness; such a person could not stay too close.

Later, tampering with the Sealing Land without being noticed, while keeping a low profile yet accomplishing these tasks, implied significant strength.

Yu Ziqing thought for a moment and then held his tongue.

Because he felt that perhaps Feng Buju already knew who was behind this, he just wasn't saying.

And this matter, probably had nothing to do with the recent incidents.

Yu Ziqing didn't ask further and followed the others as they left the Southern Sea.

King Xiang, who had been acting as a mere tool throughout, said farewell and left—he had completed what he had come to do.

Moreover, he sensed that Feng Buju had more to say, which was perhaps why he didn't speak up in his presence.

Since it wasn't about his father, King Xiang simply didn't care and took his leave.

Once King Xiang had gone, and as Yu Ziqing and Feng Buju were walking back, Feng Buju heaved a sigh.

"You don't need to guess anymore, this matter definitely has nothing to do with those people, and I have a rough idea who did it."

"Is it okay to talk about it?"

"I have no problem telling you, it's just not appropriate for King Xiang to know about it."

"If it's unrelated to the recent events, Big Brother, you'd better not tell me, I feel like knowing too much isn't good."

Yu Ziqing didn't particularly want to know.

He could tell the matter was surely complicated.

And since it wasn't convenient to let King Xiang know, it must involve the affairs of the Three Divine Dynasties.