“At that time… I felt something strange was drawing me in from the bottom of the lake, and it kept calling me down. I didn’t intend to take any risks, but my body couldn’t resist the urge to go into the lake… something was attracting me.”

As Bai Yu Zhenjun spoke, Niu Chuanchuan seemed to remember something, and he suddenly slapped his thigh, "Jimei! Do you think Jimie might not be dead?!"

In fact, Jia Xitong also had some doubts.

After all, this is a fantasy world where the dead can be resurrected, which makes no sense. Among all the demonic cultivators, only the Annihilation Demon can be called a great demon, worthy of being sealed under a giant rock for thousands of years.

"Jiemie isn't dead?"

Of all the people, Bai Yu Zhenjun was probably the most conflicted about this person, "Why do you say that?"

"Because there is a huge rock with talismans drawn on it at the bottom of the pool. Demonic cultivators lose their cultivation when they enter the pool, not because of the water, but because of the talismans."

Jia Xitong explained to him, "If there really are people below, and they have been suppressed for nearly a thousand years, we can't think of anyone more likely than Nirvana."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu Zhenjun paused for a moment, then asked, "So what are your plans now?"

As soon as he asked the question, the other two looked over. Clearly, Jia Xitong had become the one making the decisions among them.

"I... am a little conflicted."

Jia Xitong spoke frankly, "What if we open that stone seal and there really is someone inside, and we let them out?"

But if we don't open them, we can't guarantee that the demonic cultivators will never discover them, generation after generation. I have a feeling that these Imprisoned Shore Pools will become a hidden danger for us in the future.

So I'm really torn.

I feel that if I make the wrong choice, it will bring disaster.

The others also fell silent, because they, like Jia Xitong, were also undecided.

"How about... we toss some coins?"

Jia Xitong searched through a talisman in his pocket for a long time before finally finding a copper coin he had used before. "If it's heads, we'll open it; if it's tails, we won't. Let fate decide for us?"

"This...is a bit too frivolous."

Li Tuo quietly offered his opinion, and Niu Niu nodded in agreement beside him. He felt that the best solution was to contact Yan Qing using a communication talisman; the Venerable One was so intelligent, he would surely find out a solution.

"You can throw copper coins."

Bai Yu Zhenjun was the only one who supported Jia Xitong's choice.

"As the saying goes, there is a predetermined fate. Since we are unsure, we might as well leave it to the will of Heaven."

Bai Yu Zhenjun beckoned to her, "Before you throw it, I'll teach you a hand seal so you can use your spiritual power to unleash it."

As he spoke, he stretched out his somewhat pale hand, pinching his index and ring fingers together to form an arc, while the other three fingers stood upright, saying, "Heavenly Way and Earthly Storehouse, seek to choose folly."

"What kind of mnemonic is this?"

"These are prayers used by divination practitioners before fortune-telling, expressing their hope for guidance from Heaven," said Bai Yu Zhenjun slowly.

This...this...

Is this how you play with coin tosses?

Jia Xitong suddenly remembered that before it was revealed that Senior Bai Yu was the Child of Annihilation, he was an absolute scholar. Very few people could match his knowledge.

Jia Xitong recited the hand gestures he was taught, then grabbed the coin and tossed it into the air. The coin tumbled in the air and bounced twice on the ground.

After spinning it, the coin landed heads up.

"Get out of the way!"

Because of the courage given to her by Baiyu Zhenjun, Jia Xitong felt that she was speaking more decisively.

Bai Yu Zhenjun was still injured and couldn't go immediately. They rested at the inn for two days, and on the night of the third day, the four of them quietly left the inn and headed to Qiu'an Pool.

They chose to go at dusk to avoid being seen during the day.

The dense forest was pitch black at night.

There were no large magical beasts around, but the various insects were incredibly annoying.

At this moment, Jia Xitong silently took out a 20-centimeter-long branch of langmu wood and gave each person a piece to light. The bluish smoke, carrying a special fragrance, drifted away, and soon the insects around disappeared.

As expected, all the insects died.

Jia Xitong, holding the "Insect Killer," actually felt a bit like Xianlongfeng, and also thought of Tiedanhua, who pooped a lot every day and was always talking nonsense.

oh!

Those who are working hard away from home cannot miss their families.

Jia Xitong shook her head to clear the thought from her mind, and then led the remaining three through the woods.

At the same moment, above the Heavenly Palace

Shang Yanting was also awake. In front of him lay a complete map of the demonic cultivation territory. The map marked the locations of teleportation arrays between various cities, which were important towns for the demonic cultivators.

If he so desired, with a single command, at least half of the demonic cultivators' territory could be destroyed.

"Oh, young man, the destruction of the demonic cultivators is just around the corner. How much longer are you going to wait?"

Despite being relegated to the corner, Wan Zhi continued to assert his presence, saying, "Demonic cultivators, ugh, they're evil, fickle, and full of lies. They even tricked your woman away, and you can tolerate that?"

Wan Zhi said ominously from the side, "While the demonic cultivators haven't reacted yet, now's your chance to take half their lives. Otherwise, your raccoon princess will be tricked by that Son of Annihilation!"

He felt a chill when the topic of Princess Raccoon came up.

However, this did not stop him from using her to fuel the fire.

Unfortunately, no matter what he said or did, Shang Yanting kept his head buried in his desk, as if he hadn't heard anything, which made Wan Zhi, who used to be very good at stirring up trouble, feel extremely frustrated.

Meanwhile, Jia Xitong and his three companions had already arrived at the edge of Qiu'an Pool. It was late at night, and the area around Qiu'an Pool was deserted except for them.

This is the time!

“Senior Bai Yu, you stay outside and keep watch. We’ll go see how to move that boulder. Once we remove the talismans on it, you can go into the water.”

Although it sounds easy, moving this boulder is extremely difficult. It weighs a ton, and even three people working together couldn't move it.

And it wasn't just about removing the stone; they were also worried that someone might actually come out. If a peerless demon were released, they would be sinners for all time.

Jia Xitong kept her thumb and forefinger tightly gripping the Wuxiang Brush, constantly on guard against anything coming out of it—even though they hadn't moved the stone at all.

"Xitong, Fellow Daoist Li, you two step aside."

Niu Chuanchuan tried pushing with them for a while, but found it wasn't as effective as using it alone. Once the two separated, he could finally unleash his full potential.

He let out a sharp shout, and then his body swelled up. His clothes were torn apart by the explosion of his muscles, making the sorrowful patterns on his face even clearer—

This is a Kui Niu pattern.

The next second, Niu Chuanchuan grabbed the boulder with both hands.

A massive Kui ox appeared behind him to welcome him, and as he exerted his strength, the stones embedded in the pool were moved little by little!

The muffled sound emanating from the mountains spread in all directions. Jia Xitong stood in front of the boulder and secretly assumed a fighting stance.

After the roar, the boulder was finally moved...

---Aside---

Goodnight everyone~

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