The two looked at the teary-eyed, clinging Tianshui Beast cub, unable to make up their minds.

Qi Zhiheng tried to reach for the guide stone, but the Heavenly Water Beast wouldn't let go. Seeing Qi Zhiheng trying to snatch it, Ya immediately felt wronged and was about to cry.

Qi Zhiheng had no choice but to give up.

Yang Yitian took out a spirit fruit: "To coax a child? I'll give it a try!"

Yang Yitian moved closer and waved the spiritual fruit in his hand in front of it.

The cub of the Heavenly Water Beast followed the swaying of the spirit fruit.

efficient!

Yang Yitian carefully coaxed, "Little brat, don't you think these bright red fruits look pretty? Let me tell you, these fruits are not only pretty, they taste delicious too!"

Just when Qi Zhiheng thought Yang Yitian was going to exchange the fruit for the Heavenly Water Beast's Boundary Stone, Yang Yitian opened his mouth and took a bite out of the fruit with a "crunch".

Qi Zhiheng: "..."

"Roar—"

The Skywater Beast cub cried again, feeling wronged, after seeing the fruit being eaten.

Yang Yitian grinned mischievously, "Want some? I won't give it to you!" He then took another bite!

He ate the spiritual fruit in his hand in a few quick bites.

Looking at the wailing Skywater Beast, he smacked his lips with lingering satisfaction, "It tastes really good!"

Qi Zhiheng: "..." What kind of twisted sense of humor is this?

The cub of the Skywater Beast cried even louder.

Qi Zhiheng couldn't stand it anymore and nudged Yang Yitian: "Let's get down to business first!"

"I know, I know." Yang Yitian took out another spirit fruit from his storage ring and tempted, "Little brat, want some?"

The cub of the Heavenly Water Beast forgot to cry when it saw the spiritual fruit in front of it.

Yang Yitian took out another spirit fruit and said, "Two! How about I trade you for that inedible stone?" He pointed to the fragment of the guide stone in the Heavenly Water Beast's arms.

The little brat hesitated for a moment, then Yang Yitian took out another spirit fruit: "Three! Want to trade?"

The cub continued to hesitate, a sly glint in its eyes.

Seeing the little thing getting too greedy, Yang Yitian added another spirit fruit: "If you don't change it, I'm leaving. I'm really leaving."

The Heavenly Water Beast moved swiftly, quickly throwing the guide stone over, then flipping over to hide the spirit fruits under its belly.

Yang Yitian took the guide stone and presented it to Qi Zhiheng, saying, "How about it? My skills in coaxing the little one aren't bad, are they?"

Qi Zhiheng took the boundary stone: "You're quite good at coaxing the kid to cry."

"You flatter me, you flatter me." Yang Yitian shook his head and took out another fruit and took a bite.

I've got the Boundary Stone.

So now, how should he return this cub of the Heavenly Water Beast?

"Can't we just throw the cubs out?" Yang Yitian suggested.

Qi Zhiheng said, "Then let's give it a try."

Their gazes shifted to the Heavenly Water Beasts that were eating spirit fruits. The cubs of the Heavenly Water Beasts had a spirit fruit in their mouths, while the other three were carefully held in their arms and protected.

Since its own legs were really not good enough to hold them all, it simply turned some of its hands into water and firmly fixed the spirit fruits in the water.

Yang Yitian gave the Tianshui Beast cub a smile that resembled that of a human trafficker: "Little friend, do you want to come with uncle to find your mother?"

The Skywater Beast cub looked at him innocently.

Yang Yitian took out a spirit fruit and stuffed it into Qi Zhiheng's hand. Qi Zhiheng then handed the spirit fruit to the Heavenly Water Beast cub: "Want one?"

The Skywater Beast crawled forward two steps and stretched out a thick, round leg. Just as it touched the fruit in Qi Zhiheng's hand, Qi Zhiheng touched the leg with his other hand and sent it out of the space.

As soon as the cub of the Skywater Beast appeared, it was caught steadily by the Skywater Beast.

The two people who saw this breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, we can leave after they leave." Qi Zhiheng was fairly satisfied with the result. Although it had been a bit bumpy, it was fortunate that everything turned out alright and they got what they wanted.

The two continued to discuss returning to the outer perimeter. They had spent a lot of time in the inner perimeter, and if they didn't return soon, their ranking would drop.

"After they leave, we'll head towards the ice plains. We'll collect any quest items we encounter along the way. If we still have time after exploring the ice plains, we'll go to other places to see what other quest items we can find," Qi Zhiheng explained the next steps to Yang Yitian.

Yang Yitian nodded: "I understand, but when will those two Heavenly Water Beasts outside leave?"

Qi Zhiheng's attention returned to the outside of the space. The two Heavenly Water Beasts were still outside, and the larger Heavenly Water Beast had already collapsed to the ground, even appearing somewhat drowsy...

"Why haven't they left yet?" Qi Zhiheng asked the Moon Beast. "Senior Moon Goddess, do you know what this Heavenly Water Beast means?"

The moon beast glanced at the spirit fruit on the ground and said, "That cub said you took its spirit fruit, and it wants to wait for you to come out so it can capture you."

Qi Zhiheng picked up the fruit that had fallen after sending the Tianshui Beast away: "Just for this one fruit? Is it too late to send it away now?"

"Try them?" Yang Yitian took out two more. "Give me two more, so I won't keep eyeing them."

Qi Zhiheng gave away the three spiritual fruits.

Upon seeing the spirit fruit, the Skywater Beast cub excitedly accepted it.

But the two beasts didn't seem to be leaving yet.

Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian both looked at the Moon Beast.

The moon beast translated, "The celestial water beast cub said that you have so many spirit fruits in your hands, there must be more."

"What does this mean? Are they trying to pin this on us?" Yang Yitian said indignantly.

Qi Zhiheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go out and see if I can negotiate. If not, I'll run away."

"Wait!" Yang Yitian gave him some more spiritual fruits and instructed, "Take more fruits with you. You can throw them to save your life if necessary!"

Qi Zhiheng didn't hesitate and collected all the fruit. Then he went outside.

Both pairs of eyes turned to look at him.

The Skywater Beast, in particular, was enormous, and its two eyes were terrifying.

Qi Zhiheng took out a large bag of spiritual fruits as toll money and said, "Let's discuss this. Can I leave?"

He put down the fruit and tried to walk in another direction, but soon he was caught by a stream of water.

—That's too little.

Qi Zhiheng suddenly heard a voice in his mind. He turned to look at the Heavenly Water Beast. Was it the Heavenly Water Beast that was speaking?

"That's all I have right now." Qi Zhiheng was also helpless. The Heavenly Water Beast was so big that no matter how many spiritual fruits he had, it wouldn't be enough to fill its teeth.

—There are many spiritual fruits there, let's go and take a look.

The moon beast's voice rang out: "Let it in."

Qi Zhiheng transmitted his voice, "Is there no problem?"

The moon beast scoffed, "I can't go outside. If it goes inside, do you think I can't control it?"

Qi Zhiheng thought about it and agreed. Although he didn't know the Moon Beast's cultivation level, it could transform into human form, so its cultivation level must be at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

Thinking this through, Qi Zhiheng decided to do as they said. How could a mere Qi Refining cultivator like himself resist?

After discussing it with the Heavenly Water Beast, Qi Zhiheng touched the Moon Beast's body.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous creature vanished from its spot.

Qi Zhiheng also returned to the space.

The Skywater Beast showed no intention of causing trouble here, so the Moon Beast watched without making a move.

The little water beast pointed to the lake in the distance, then flew up and jumped into the lake, creating a huge wave.

The two people standing not far away were splashed by the lake water, but fortunately, they were protected by spiritual energy and did not get completely wet.

—Could we plant some fruit trees by the lake?

The Heavenly Water Beast had already spotted the spiritual fruits planted in the distance.

Qi Zhiheng pieced together some meaning from these words: Was this guy planning to stay here?

Qi Zhiheng advised, "Isn't it a bad idea for you to live here? The spiritual energy here is thin, and there are no other demonic beasts. Wouldn't it be very boring for you to live here?"

—It's alright, I can accept either quiet or lively.

After conveying its meaning, the Skywater Beast swam a few more times in the water, seemingly having completely accepted the location.

Qi Zhiheng really couldn't understand why the spiritual energy density inside the space was not as high as outside. Could it be that these few fruits really attracted the Heavenly Water Beast?

“You don’t need to worry about it,” the Moon Beast explained. “In the secret realm, there are rules that suppress its power, so its cultivation can only reach the level of Spirit Venerable. It’s impossible for it to go any further. But in this space, there are no laws that limit it. Even if the spiritual energy is thinner, it is still possible to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.”

Qi Zhiheng hadn't considered this aspect: "So there's this factor too." Indeed, one shouldn't have too much hope for these spiritual fruits in the space.

The Moon Beast asked Qi Zhiheng to return to its residence again, as it needed to move.

Qi Zhiheng followed the moon beast's instructions and went to its original dwelling place.

Upon arrival, the Heavenly Water Beast appeared again. After a sudden change, a large water sphere containing countless fish and shellfish was thrown towards Qi Zhiheng's face!

Qi Zhiheng: !!!

Qi Zhiheng considered taking two steps back and extending one hand. Just as the water sphere was about to hit him, it was pulled into his spatial dimension and fell directly into the lake within.

The bait scattered and disappeared into the lake.

Qi Zhiheng was speechless. The Heavenly Water Beast said it was moving, but it ended up moving a whole bunch of fish instead?

This should be food for the Skywater Beast.

The Skywater Beast then moved some moss-covered stones and some algae.

Just when Qi Zhiheng thought the move was almost over, the Heavenly Water Beast drained the water from the pool.

Yang Yitian watched from the side, his mouth slightly agape, and said, "No way, they're even moving the water?"

Qi Zhiheng originally thought so too, but the Heavenly Water Beast quickly shattered his idea.

The Heavenly Water Beast made Qi Zhiheng come down.

Once the water stopped flowing, there was another deep pit, tens of meters deep, which Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian went down into.

Yang Yitian thought to himself, "Why do you think he wants us to go down there? Could it be that he has too many treasures and wants us to go down and move them?"

“You’re dreaming,” Qi Zhiheng shattered his unrealistic fantasy. “Look at the fish, stones, and algae that it treasures. I guess they’re probably similar things.”

Yang Yitian rubbed his nose: "Hey, you still have to have dreams, what if you see a ghost one day?" Then he remembered that he had already seen a ghost, although there was no treasure, but at least he had a husband.