Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Can you at least finish saying what happened before fainting like this? Are we in some melodramatic movie?"

Jin Xu looked at the cultivator, who seemed to resemble a sort of prawn turned spirit, lying unconscious in the hall, and silently complained in his mind.

Then, he extended his Spiritual Sense outside the hall.

At that moment on Youren Island,

a massive fissure running across the island had split it into two halves.

The buildings on the island had been damaged by the recent tremors, with most of them partially collapsed, and a few appeared externally unscathed.

Some unlucky ones, constructed right on top of the crack, were now torn down to just their foundations.

As for the island's residents, some were buried under rubble, while others were flying in the sky, managing escape vehicles, accompanied by family and friends.

Due to the shaking, numerous ships at the dock collided and were damaged; some of the vessels with not-so-strong protective formations were already slowly sinking into the water.

Overall, the current situation on Youren Island indeed matched the description of "something's happened..."

The Taoist withdrew his Spiritual Sense, frowned, and whispered to himself, "Is this an earthquake? But do earthquakes in the Cultivation World have such force? I see traces of formations on many of the collapsed buildings."

Contemplating, he looked again at the unconscious cultivator and noticed in the messy hall that two cultivators, who seemed skilled in healing techniques, were already attempting to treat him.

Jin Xu stood up, intending to see if he could be of any help.

But as he stood up, he felt a force tugging at his robe.

At the same time, a slightly trembling voice spoke into his ear,

"Young Master, grandmother has replied to my message."

Jin Xu looked down to his left and saw Little Fish Demon holding his robe with her greasy claws, and in her other hand, she held a jade token. Panic was evident in her usually clear, large eyes.

"What did grandmother say?"

Noticing that Yu Yaoer was off, he halted his steps to help and asked gently.

The Husky gnawing at a lamb leg also stopped its chewing and looked over. Her sensitive nose instinctively sniffed the air, her expression showing a trace of confusion. She smelled a hint of fear from her companion Little Fish, similar to the scent prey emits when it is about to be killed.

"Grandmother... she told me to run, to escape to the mainland!"

Little Fish Demon glanced at the people in the hall with her frantic eyes, quickly suppressed her emotions, and then chose to telepathically communicate with the Taoist.

At the moment, everyone in the hall was focused on the unconscious person, fortunately not noticing anything unusual about Yu Yaoer.

"Escape to the mainland?"

Hearing the telepathic message, Jin Xu was somewhat surprised.

Although he had never met or interacted with Little Fish's grandmother, he knew from the usual snippets of conversation that she was the Shui Clan Elder, the actual leader of this formidable force.

Given his current understanding, the strength of the Shui Clan was by no means weak among the Cultivation Forces of the Nine Provinces Realm; he even felt it could overpower the Four Great Immortal Sects.

Just looking at the people in this hall made that clear.

Among the dozens present, not a single one was below the Void Refinement Realm, and there were even two from the Divinity Transformation Realm.

And these were merely a portion of the Shui Clan's cultivators.

Yet now, the leader of this formidable force was telling her granddaughter to run, to escape to the mainland.

"It seems like it's probably not just Youren Island that's had an earthquake, but the entire Shui Clan,"

Jin Xu thought to himself.

Then, he saw Yu Yaoer, with her finger joints slightly pale, handing over a jade token smeared with some oil to him.

The Taoist quickly took it, his Spiritual Power diving inside, only to find a single sentence... no, half a sentence.

"Little Yao, escape! Run to the land quickly! Go..."

Clearly, the person sending the message had encountered some emergency. They could not even finish their message before hastily sending it over.

"Little Yu, don't panic first. Tell me, what is your grandmother's cultivation level, what was she doing before, and are there any factions within the Shui Clan that do not support your grandmother's leadership?"

After checking the content in the jade token, Jin Xu, who remained composed, asked Yu Yaoer, who was still clutching the corner of his Taoist robe.

The ancients said, "Know the enemy, know yourself, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles."

With just this bit of information, Jin Xu could not discern much; he still needed to gather more information.

"My lord, let me think.

"... My grandmother should still be in the Tribulation Crossing Realm, but in underwater combat, she is no weaker than any Mahayana of this era.

As for her whereabouts, I just asked Uncle Wu what grandma has been busy with lately, but he said he has been solely focused on cultivating martial skills recently and didn't know. So, I didn't inquire further from others.""As for the factional disputes within the Shui Clan... from what I remember, everyone seems quite convinced by my grandmother.

"After all, the sea covers a vast area, rich in cultivation resources, completely lacking any consciousness for battling over territories."

"Besides her strength suppressing others, she also possesses a masterful Alchemy Technique, which is highly renowned throughout the Nine Provinces Realm. Other clans are too busy praising her to even think of provoking her. Even if some did, they wouldn't need to wait for grandma to act, as those desiring pills would have dealt with them long before."

Yu Yaoer collected her thoughts and answered all her young lord's questions in turn.

At this moment, holding onto the young Taoist's robe, she managed to suppress some of her anxiety.

Yet, she was still deeply worried about her grandmother's safety.

Little Fish Demon had no clear idea of her grandmother's strength when she first gained memory, only knowing of her status as a Shui Clan Elder.

However, as she grew older, through conversations with various uncles, aunts, and elders within the water, she learned that her grandmother held a notable reputation across the Four Seas and the Nine Provinces on land.

Her strength was indeed among the top tier of cultivators in this realm.

On major issues, her grandmother made regular rounds to pacify excited, rogue demon beasts in the Four Seas and improve the business environment among the islands at sea. She suppressed conflicts among different water tribes, unifying everyone to work together for growth and strength, among other measures.

In daily life, grandmother had not neglected her upbringing either.

She took time to travel with her to various places and passed on her most researched Alchemy Skills. In the aspect of cultivation technique, she had sourced the most elite techniques within the Shui Clan.

Furthermore, fearing that Yu Yaoer was too rigid and might break easily, she even taught her the "Water Clan Spirit Guide," a divine technique for survival.

Aside from not liking the meals she cooked, and somewhat opposing her learning culinary skills,

Yu Yaoer felt that her grandmother was simply the best elder one could have under the heavens.

Yet, such a person had suddenly sent her half a sentence, urging her to escape quickly, especially in a place like the East Sea, a stronghold for their clan. To be frank, the first moment Yu Yaoer received the message, she even thought her grandmother was joking with her.

Because the sensation was just too surreal.

Just like when she was studying a new recipe inside the Water Mansion.

Uh-huh!?

Being caught by a seemingly exiled young Taoist.

But the message in the jade token was clearly tangible.

And since she received the message and sent dozens hurriedly to her grandmother without any response,

it clearly reminded her that this was no joke.

The grandmother who had sheltered her from all hardships and commanded the wind and the sea.

Now, indeed, faced unknown dangers.