Xu Yuehuai looked in the direction Yan Zhisuo had reassured her. The once calm sea suddenly surged into towering waves, some over ten meters high, casting a shadow. Everyone who saw this began to flee, shouting, "Help!"
Cries for help rang out intermittently, but no one paid any attention. Everyone was trying to save their own lives, and Yan Zhi, her eyes filled with fanaticism, did not leave. Some of the Guo family members also remained. Dean Guo was also a member of the Guo family, and Xu Yuehuai, as his apprentice, felt she should trust the girl before her, so she stood there resolutely, as steady as a mountain.
Yan Zhi noticed her actions and was quite surprised that this young girl wasn't afraid. She walked up to Xu Yuehuai, looked her up and down, and then said, "Are you Xu Yuehuai, Dean Guo's apprentice?"
Xu Yuehuai hadn't expected her reputation to be so widespread, that the girl would recognize her so easily. She didn't bother to hide her identity and admitted it. Yan Zhi's face lit up with a friendly smile. "I was wondering why you weren't scared. Did Dean Guo tell you beforehand?"
"No." Xu Yuehuai shook her head. Dean Guo seemed unaware that the Guo family would participate in the competition, but even so, Xu Yuehuai felt no resentment. She simply said, "I believe in my master's family, and you are very cute."
Caught off guard by the praise, Yan Zhicuo blushed slightly. "You...you stay close, don't get lost later."
Clearly, after Xu Yuehuai praised her, Yan Zhi's voice became gentler, even a little shy.
Several Guo family members nearby were discussing the scene with great interest. "Does that girl not know that Yan Zhi is attractive to both men and women? With her flirting like this, Yan Zhi will fall for her sooner or later."
The group spoke in hushed tones to ensure no one could hear them, but Xu Yuehuai was no ordinary person; her hearing was far superior to others. Upon hearing these words, the smile on her face instantly froze.
Yan Zhi didn't say much to Xu Yuehuai. After a few words, the two looked back at the giant wave. Yan Zhi held a compass in one hand and a magical artifact that Xu Yuehuai couldn't name in the other.
After some calculations, Yan Zhi said to the few people who stayed behind, "Let's go. Stay close to me and don't get lost. If you get lost, you really won't come back."
Yan Zhi and the Guo family members cooperate well, so the chances of them getting lost are slim. However, just to be on the safe side, Yan Zhi always gives repeated instructions before doing such things. Moreover, there is also an apprentice of an elder of the Guo family in the group today. This is the first time she has accompanied him on an operation, so she needs to take good care of this young apprentice.
Thinking this, Yan Zhi walked first. The moment her feet stepped into the sea, the surrounding seawater suddenly dispersed, leaving a passage in the middle.
The Guo family was worried that Xu Yuehuai would get lost, so they naturally arranged for her to sit in the middle, and Xu Yuehuai did not feel uncomfortable at all.
After they went in, many of the people who had run away came back. When they saw Yan Zhi and the others go into the sea and that the surrounding waters did not swallow them, he shouted to the people behind him, "Everyone come quick! The sea has opened up a channel!"
Hearing the sound, others, whether out of curiosity or a desire to quickly obtain the flag, peered out and approached the shore. Some, however, were intimidated by the towering sea and dared not get close.
A few daring individuals took a few steps to the passageway and were about to step inside when, in the next second, the giant wave that had been stable began to move. In a short while, it crashed down, sweeping those who were trying to take advantage of the situation into the wave.
Some people were secretly pleased to see this, thankful they hadn't tried to take advantage of it, but those who were bolder weren't so lucky.
Xu Yuehuai followed Yan Zhi's steps and found that each step she took was very meaningful. Those behind did not need to follow her steps exactly, but they just needed to make sure they did not lose sight of the person in front or go astray.
So, just to be on the safe side, everyone's eyes were all on Yan Zhi, rather than on the person in front of them.
They walked for a short while and then reached the seabed.
Only then did everyone notice some bubble-like things on the seabed. Yan Zhi pointed to those things and said, "The flag is inside these bubbles. Don't leave this bubble area. I'll put a flag here, and everyone will meet here after an incense stick has burned. I'll lead you up."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
This small area of sea has quite a few bubbles at the bottom.
Not all bubbles contain a flag; it depends on luck. Some people find flags in several bubbles in a row, while others don't see a single flag.
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Those watching from the outside, seeing that Yan Zhi actually possessed such a skill, and that there were indeed so many flags underwater, some elders felt indignant on behalf of their disciples. "This challenge is unfair! Very few disciples can perform divination. Among the more than two hundred disciples participating this time, only Yan Zhi can. Isn't this specially prepared for her?! What about the other disciples?"
The elder, seeing their arrogant attitude, had wanted to complain for a long time, but he didn't have the courage. Now that he had stood up to speak, everyone was naturally happy.
Elder Yan snorted and said, "You people from the lower realm are indeed short-sighted. Not even a single family has a diviner. In another lower realm, every family has a diviner. So who can you blame? You can only blame your lack of strength. Besides, this secret realm is not the only place where you can gather flags."
Although Elder Yan usually looked down on these people from the lower realms, he was still a reasonable person.
The elder was speechless. Dean Zhong felt he had embarrassed himself and scolded him, "What kind of behavior is this? Sit down and watch the game properly."
He never expected that an elder from his own academy would ask such a brainless question.
The elder sat down awkwardly, touching his nose, feeling somewhat guilty.
Dean Guo was fairly satisfied with what he had seen, but he was somewhat annoyed by the behavior of those ordinary inner disciples who wanted to gain without effort but lacked the ability.
Dean Guo and Dean Fu Jia kept their eyes on Xu Yuehuai, fearing that something might happen to her.
As for Ji Yuanchi, Dean Guo doesn't need to worry about her. She ran into the Pu family as soon as she entered the secret realm. As a young lady of the Pu family, those people naturally surrounded her to protect her.
They were all swirling around her; there was no need for Dean Guo to worry about her at all.
At this moment, Ji Yuanchi was sitting in the desert, lying on a deck chair, unaware that live footage was being broadcast outside.
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