There are nine branches on a spiritual rice tree, and each branch is full of rice ears, hanging down heavily with full grains. After a round of harvest, Xue Huan uses them all as seeds and continues to plant.

Now there is already a large field of spiritual rice trees in the space.

The first plant grew the tallest and was as thick as a bowl.

This kind of rice is spiritual rice itself, real spiritual rice, not the rice grown with ordinary rice seeds in the space. The quality of those rice has become much better only because they are nourished by spiritual energy, but in fact the variety still does not deviate from the category of ordinary rice.

However, spiritual rice is essentially different from ordinary rice.

Now, after being grown in the abundant spiritual energy and spiritual soil in the space, the quality is even better.

The black and transparent rice grains were cooked until they bloomed. Even without adding anything else, the fragrance was enough to make people salivate.

If Zong Ying had not set up a barrier in time to isolate the smell of the spiritual rice, who knows how many creatures would have been attracted.

By then, this area will probably be crowded with all kinds of animals.

The desire for spiritual energy among all living beings in the world is deep-rooted.

After drinking the spiritual rice porridge, the three of them dived into the lake, because the location of the spiritual cave calculated by Zong Ying was somewhere at the bottom of the lake.

Originally, Pei Ji didn't want Xue Huan to enter the lake. After all, the water was cold. She was pregnant now, so she should be more careful to avoid the cold. But how could Xue Huan be willing?

She has integrated the talents and skills of the mermaids, and can barely be considered a pseudo-mermaid.

What fish is afraid of the cold water?

Compared to Pei Ji and Zong Lao, she is the strongest underwater person in the three-person team.

Zong Ying took out a dark-colored bead and handed it to her: "This is a water-repellent bead. With it, you can move freely underwater. Are you relieved now?"

The last sentence was directed at Pei Ji.

Xue Huan pulled Pei Ji's hand and shook it, acting like a spoiled child: "Once we're underwater, I won't leave your side. If anything happens, I'll hide behind you and never step out. My dear, just let me go."

How could Pei Ji withstand her like this? The cry of "husband" made his bones soften.

"That's what you said. If you can't do it, come to me and accept the punishment."

This is the promise.

Xue Huan leaned close to his face and kissed him, "Thank you, husband!"

Pei Ji's heart was pounding, and he wished he could grab her and give her a deep kiss, but there was Zong Ying as a light bulb, so he could only suppress the thoughts that were about to arise in his heart.

"Okay, stop being so annoying. I'm going down first." Zong Ying jumped into the water first. The moment he entered the water, a spiritual energy shield rose around him and he switched to internal breathing.

People who practice Taoism have greater control over their bodies. Their bodies form a self-contained system, and every cell can breathe, not necessarily limited to the mouth and nose.

Xue Huan and Pei Ji followed suit and entered the water, each forming a layer of spiritual energy shield outside their bodies. This was to guard against possible dangers at any time.

Xue Huan held the water-repellent beads, which formed a transparent bubble around her, isolating the water from her body.

This is completely different from the feeling of activating the mermaid skill and moving freely in the water.

The water-repellent beads are used to avoid water, while the mermaid skills allow her to blend into the water and become one with it. In comparison, the latter is naturally more advanced. However, since she has the water-repellent beads, Xue Huan is too lazy to use the mermaid skills anymore.

Zong Ying led the way in front, and Xue Huan and Pei Ji followed behind him. It was inconvenient to talk underwater, so they used the art of voice transmission if they wanted to communicate.

I don’t know how long I dived, the light became dimmer and dimmer, and I could only hear the sound of undercurrents and the slight sounds of big fish swimming by.

Xue Huan felt the pressure around her getting stronger and stronger.

Even though her physical strength is now far beyond that of ordinary people, she has not yet transcended the realm of mortals. The scientific principle that the deeper you dive, the greater the pressure still applies to her.

The two times she dived into the lake before, one was when she was led by the Five Elements Pearl, and the other was when she hid directly in the space. She had never felt the powerful oppressive force brought by the deep water, but this time she finally experienced it.

Xue Huan was now a person with two bodies, so she did not dare to be arrogant. She took out the Five Elements Bead from her palm and secretly held it in her hand. With the Five Elements Bead in her hand, the pressure around her disappeared instantly.

"Huanhuan, are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Pei Ji asked in a voice transmission.

Xue Huan directly held his hand, "A little, but it's still within the tolerable range."

The moment she held his hand, the water pressure around Pei Ji disappeared. He knew that she had taken out the Five Elements Bead, but he did not show any abnormality on his face.

We must always be on guard against others. Although Zong Ying has always acted very friendly, who can guarantee that he won't have bad intentions in front of a treasure like the Five Elements Beads?

It’s better to be cautious.

Xue Huan didn't mention the Five Elements Beads at all because of this consideration.

Pei Ji and she were in tune with each other, so he naturally understood.

Zong Ying said from the front: "Hold on a little longer, my compass shows it's just ahead."

When Xue Huan arrived at the place, she couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in her eyes. Isn't this the underwater palace she had visited before?

Before, she entered the underground palace directly under the guidance of the Five Elements Beads and did not go through the main entrance at all. Now standing in front of the tall bronze gate of the underground palace, she couldn't help but be shocked.

I don’t know how this underground palace was built and how it can stand so long underwater.

Judging from the relief style and text on the door, it seems to be from the Warring States Period, and it is amazing that it has survived to this day.

Zong Ying glanced at the compass and said with certainty, "Yes, this is it. The spirit cave is inside."

Xue Huan couldn't help but wonder. She had been inside the underground palace before, so why hadn't she discovered the spirit cave? However, since the five stars hadn't gathered before and the spirit cave hadn't opened, it was normal for her not to have discovered it.

The question now is, how do we get in?

If it was only Pei Ji, she would have used the Five Elements Beads to take him through the wall and the door, but now that Zong Ying was there, it wouldn't work.

The three of them looked around in front of the bronze gate, trying to find out if there was any mechanism.

I searched for a long time but to no avail.

Zong Ying sighed, sat down on the steps and leaned against the door.

With this push, the door actually opened.

"Squeak--" The door opened with a long, rotten sound.

All three of them were surprised.

After all, this bronze gate looks very heavy, and since the underground palace is built in such a secret place, the gate must be closed tightly. So when they first saw this door, they subconsciously felt that it could not be opened easily. Even if it could be opened, it must be opened with the help of a mechanism.

Who knew it would open like this.

It was really unexpected.

"Hey!" Zong Ying quickly stood up and held the door with one hand to prevent it from closing again, "Come in quickly."