Wait a minute, where is my master?

By the East Sea shore.

The ancestor of Kunlun Immortal Palace who had used great divine powers to arrive quickly at this location—Chi Dao.

After silently waiting for a quarter of an hour, he still was unable to wait for Jin Xu the Taoist.

His fingers continuously worked through the divination of this matter's fortune and misfortune while sending a message to the current headmaster. He requested that the headmaster disseminate through Tingfeng Building the news of a major calamity befalling the Nine Provinces.

Beyond this, he also ordered the current headmaster to immediately contact the person in charge of the Four Great Immortal Sects.

He urged them to bring the keys that could unlock the ancient array and to convene at Kunlun promptly.

After completing these tasks, Chi Dao turned and looked in the direction of Great Xia, seeing no one coming towards this place.

He let out a light sigh, then employed an escape technique and sped off above the East Sea.

"Strange, strange... Just now, I was able to divine that this matter might affect the many living creatures of the Nine Provinces, so why has the divination sign suddenly changed?"

While flying, this ancestor of Kunlun Immortal Palace who kept forming divinatory hand signs suddenly started talking to himself in confusion.

However, he didn't stop his movements due to the change in the divination sign; instead, he increased the speed of his escape technique even more.

Years of cultivation life told Chi Dao that when something abnormal happens, there must be demons at play.

Above this vast, boundless sea, who knows what might have happened!

...

In Youren Island, inside the hall.

The lobster cultivator, after answering Jin Xu's questions, took the initiative to explain the causes and consequences.

The reason Grandma Yu took a group of people to the Deep Sea Abyss was to gather medicinal herbs.

Previously, without authorization, the Four Island Green Turtle clan had slightly damaged the seal of the Nine Provinces Sea Eye. Although the contamination seeping through the sealing point wasn't very strong and was promptly resealed by the Shui Clan Elder using the Green Turtle clan's lives,

Some of the Shui Clan still suffered assaults and their bodies underwent extremely bizarre mutations.

For example, members of the merfolk suddenly turned human from the waist down, with the upper half remaining fish.

The Black Squid clan lost all eight of their tentacles, leaving only their heads.

The claws of the Deep Sea Fire Crab clan unexpectedly all turned into pincers.

And so on and so forth...

As the Shui Clan Elder and an alchemy grandmaster, Grandma Yu felt responsible to heal these victims, especially since most of them were at the frontlines resisting the Four Island Green Turtle clan when this disaster struck.

However, ordinary Detoxification Pills and Purification Pills were useless against this kind of assault. Even Grandma Yu used the highest level of Purification Pills, but they were still unable to completely eliminate the mutations in these people's bodies.

Thus, this highly responsible Elder began to search through the clan's ancient and rare texts.

Ultimately, she found a useful piece of information.

The Deep Sea Abyss, located to the east of the East Sea.

According to legend, it was once the entrance to the Nine Provinces Sea Eye's seal, but was later abandoned for unknown reasons.

However, because it was rumored to have been tainted by contamination, over the countless years and the passing of time, it caused a type of Spirit Grass known as "Purging the World" to grow at the bottom of the abyss.

If harvested and consumed within three breaths, it could directly remove the taint.

After that, it would be ineffective.

"The Elder said back then that like many poisons have an antidote within five steps, the Spirit Grass called Purification at the bottom of the Deep Sea Abyss might also truly exist,"

"So she led those from the Shui Clan who were tainted, as well as a group of able-bodied individuals, and set out for the Deep Sea Abyss.

"Moreover, after arriving, we indeed found that Spirit Grass. Our brothers were all cured.

"At that time, a brother from the merfolk lamented that if it weren't for the fact that this herb had to be consumed within three breaths of being picked to be effective, he would have taken a few back no matter what."

But just when we were returning, a group of female human cultivators suddenly blocked our path..."

The lobster cultivator was speaking when he suddenly collapsed onto the ground.

Seeing this scene, Shiqi exclaimed in shock, "Dead!?"

"Cough, it's time for Mr. Zhuang to awaken. Perhaps it's because of the immense pressure you, young Taoist, released just now that affected his awakening time, shortening it significantly,"

The Divinity Transformation female cultivator walked to the lobster cultivator's side. While leaning down and removing the Golden Needles from his head, she explained to everyone.

Jin Xu, upon hearing it was due to him, touched his nose with a somewhat embarrassed gesture.

However, now that they knew the whereabouts of Yu Yaoer's grandmother, other matters seemed less important.

As for the identity of the group of female cultivators blocking the way, they would find out once they got there.

"Little Yu, let's go and bring Grandma and those brothers from the Shui Clan back," said Jin Xu, getting up and walking towards the hall exit.

Hearing this, a flicker of emotion crossed Yu Yaoer's clear eyes.

She felt that at this moment, the figure of her young master from the back even surpassed the handsomeness of his usual frontal appearance!

The husky beside her, hearing the Taoist's words, eagerly grabbed Little Fish Demon's hand and rushed out of the hall.

She had only heard half of the story and was now extremely curious about the identity of the female cultivators who were blocking the way!

The three of them came out of the hall, and after Yu Yaoer roughly pointed Jin Xu in a direction,

The Taoist extended his Spiritual Sense over a thousand miles, enveloping everyone in golden spiritual power, and shot straight into the sky towards the direction of the Deep Sea Abyss.

At this moment, the four in the hall who could move followed suit, gazing up at the golden spec that had almost vanished on the horizon.

"Folks, what should we do now?" asked Water Monkey Uncle, looking up at the sky and addressing the remaining three.

"Just wait, if this person makes a move, the safety of the Shui Clan Elder is certainly not a problem. As for that so-called filthy invasion, pfft, it's right up this Daoist's alley," Hai Laosi said confidently, holding a Profound Iron Abacus in his hand.

"Mr. Hai, the magic that the little Daoist just used did indeed feel overwhelming, and that Golden Thunderbolt seems to be particularly effective against dark, filthy beings. But just based on that, you seem to have a lot of confidence in him," the Divinity Transformation male cultivator, who had always been reticent, suddenly said.

"Senior Bai, do you know who he is?"

"Who?"

"He is none other than Jin Xu, the royal uncle of the flourishing Great Xia Dynasty, currently dominating the Nine Provinces land!"

"Sss!"

The Divinity Transformation male cultivator gasped sharply after learning Jin Xu's identity.

An incredibly surprised look spread across his honest and straightforward face, which was mirrored by the expression of his companion beside him.

After a long moment,

The male cultivator finally calmed his emotions and said with feeling, "If this little Daoist is indeed the royal uncle of Great Xia, then it's clear why Mr. Hai, you have such faith in him."

The Divinity Transformation female cultivator nodded seriously at his side.

Hai Laosi also showed a smile laced with pride on his face.

However, at this moment, a dissonant voice suddenly interrupted.

"Ahem, folks, if I remember correctly, the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty is just a Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator—certainly not as impressive as Daoist Jin Xu.

What particular significance does this title of 'Great Xia's royal uncle' carry?" asked Water Monkey Uncle, looking puzzled and rubbing his hand on his head.

Hai Laosi was taken aback by the question.

After a moment, he frowned and asked, "Elder Wu, how long has it been since you paid attention to the outside world?"

"Uh... I usually check the news of the Cultivation World once every ten years, you know how it is with us cultivators – we measure time in years, especially someone like me, with Wuzhiqi bloodline, my lifespan..."

Wu Youren, sensing the disdain in his old friend's words, tried to salvage his dignity forcefully.

"You better catch up on what's been happening in the Nine Provinces over the past year!"

Hai Laosi said, pulling out a stack of newspapers and a Recording Ball from his storage artifact, and tossed them disdainfully at Water Monkey Uncle.

Wu Youren caught the items tossed over with a bemused scratch of his head.

What's wrong with being a Void Refinement Realm great demon who prefers staying at home and isn't fond of outside information?