#601 - Chapter 601: Secretly Harbouring an Ambition

On逍遥 Peak, Ye Xiaoyao, Mu Qianqian, Ye Qingjun, and Ye Hongxue stood in a row by the Sea of Bitterness.

They only ran to the side when the spirit boat descended.

"Master, you're back?"

Ye Qingjun was the first to run up and ask.

Ye Kong nodded and said, "I'm back. Have you been practicing diligently these past few days?"

The group hesitated for a moment, remaining silent.

Seeing this scene, Ye Kong immediately understood.

It seemed that in his absence, these disciples had once again been slacking off.

"You must practice diligently; learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you retreat," Ye Kong said.

"Master, have Eldest Senior Sister and the others not returned yet?"

Mu Qianqian was more concerned about whether Lin Yaoyao had returned; if Lin Yaoyao hadn't, they could enjoy a few more days of fun.

Their master wouldn't do anything to them, but Eldest Senior Sister would.

"Xiao Bai has returned; your Eldest and Second Senior Sisters will be back soon as well."

Just as Ye Kong finished speaking, Er Ha descended from the spirit boat carrying Xiao Bai, who was still sound asleep.

"Alright, all of you go practice; I will be testing each of you later," Ye Kong said.

Ye Kong glanced at the sleeping Xiao Bai, thinking to himself: 'I'll take advantage of his sleep to soak him in the Sea of Bitterness and dispel some of the water vapor.'

Hearing Ye Kong's words, the others dared not hesitate and quickly ran off.

Only then did Ye Kong pick up Xiao Bai from Er Ha's back and slowly place him into the Sea of Bitterness.

He estimated it would take about half an hour.

Ye Kong didn't go far; he took out his fishing rod and sat beside Xiao Bai, waiting and fishing.

Xiao Bai, who had been placed in the Sea of Bitterness, didn't immediately wake up.

Previously, he had felt pain in every limb and even every pore of his body; after being placed in the Sea of Bitterness by Ye Kong, he felt the pain in his body being relieved.

The stinging pain in his body disappeared, and his brow unfurled in his sleep.

Xiao Bai had a dream in which he arrived at a manor filled with demonic energy, which he frantically absorbed.

During the absorption process, his cultivation soared without any bottlenecks.

His cultivation continued to rise, and he was about to reach the Emperor Realm.

Just as he was feeling pleased and proud, Lin Yaoyao suddenly appeared and scattered the demonic energy in the manor with a wave of her hand.

Because the demonic energy was scattered, his cultivation plummeted all the way back to the Foundation Establishment stage.

She had already arrived at the place where the Water Mountain had disappeared.

"Huh, wasn't there supposed to be a Water Mountain here? Why is it gone?"

Lin Yaoyao had bought a map on her way here, afraid of getting lost.

The map indicated that in the middle of the Fire and Water Domains, there was a largest Water Mountain.

This Water Mountain was very peculiar; the outside was solid water, the inside was solid fire, and the innermost layer was soil.

Every year during the spring equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox, and winter solstice, the Water Mountain would appear half water and half fire.

It was an exceptionally strange and beautiful sight.

Just now, Lin Yaoyao had been following the direction of this Water Mountain.

But when she arrived, she found that the Water Mountain was gone.

The disappearance of the Water Mountain had left a very large pit on the surface.

The water in the pit was all murky and gave off a foul stench.

"Who did this? Such a grand scale?" Lin Yaoyao covered her nose and stepped back, her face filled with disbelief.

On her way here, she had also heard many stories about the Water Mountain.

Every Water Mountain had a water beast beneath it; the larger the Water Mountain, the larger the water beast it nurtured.

Generally, if the Water Mountain was gone but the water beast remained, the Water Mountain would rise again within a year.

But if a Water Mountain disappeared along with its water beast, then the Water Mountain was considered to have lost its spiritual veins and had no hope of recovery.

This Water Mountain was the tallest in the entire Otherworld, and the water beast it nurtured was at the Demon Emperor level.

Coupled with the Water Mountain's own power, its strength was close to that of ten Demon Emperors.

Who could solve ten Demon Emperors at once, and without any movement except for a loud sound?

The more Lin Yaoyao thought about it, the more terrified she became, and she dared not stay any longer.

Her junior brothers and sisters must be related to this Water Mountain.

Rather than making wild guesses here, it would be better to ask someone and rescue Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing as soon as possible.

Having made up her mind, Lin Yaoyao set off from the spot and hurried towards the Water Domain Royal Palace.

She had met the Water Domain's ruler, Miao An, in the ancient ruins last time.

Miao An, who had a baby face, didn't look very old, and she had a good impression of him; going to ask him would be better than blindly searching herself.

Having made up her mind, Lin Yaoyao flew even faster.

But she had overlooked the fact that although Miao An was small, he had lived for nearly a hundred thousand years.

Would someone who had lived for a hundred thousand years be simple and as simple as he appeared on the surface? Moreover, he was also a ruler.

In the Water Domain, one couldn't become a ruler without any means.

In the Water Domain Royal Palace, Miao An rubbed his shoulders and instructed his servants, "Bring me a bowl of calming tea."

The servants dared not disobey and quickly brought a bowl of calming tea.

Miao An was having a headache at this time; the largest Water Mountain on the border had suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason.

This Water Mountain was revered as a sacred mountain by the people of their Water Domain and was also known as the Luo Goddess Mountain.

In the hundred thousand years that the Luo Goddess Mountain had been under the control of their Water Domain, it had brought countless value to their Water Domain.

Not only did it bring economic benefits to the ordinary people on the border, but it also played a certain role in resisting foreign enemies militarily.

Now that the Luo Goddess Mountain had disappeared, it had left a very large gap in the place where the Luo Goddess Mountain used to be.

Other countries would definitely send people in through the gap to make trouble when they saw it.

And for the time being, they couldn't find a replacement as powerful as the Luo Goddess Mountain.

Just as Miao An was in a state of anxiety, someone suddenly came in to report.

"Your Majesty, someone wants to see you!"

Miao An raised his head, rubbed his temples, and said, "Who is it? Have you asked clearly?"

The servant replied, "Your Majesty, it is a woman with outstanding looks, calling herself Lin Yaoyao."

"Lin Yaoyao?" Miao An was stunned when he heard this; the name sounded so familiar.

"Did she say what she came for?" Miao An narrowed his eyes and asked immediately.

"She seems to want to ask something," the servant continued.

"Alright, I know. Go tell her to wait a moment."

The servant nodded and went out, and the old prime minister turned out from a hidden place.

"Your Majesty, what should we do about this?"

Miao An pondered for a moment and whispered a few words in the old prime minister's ear.

The old prime minister understood instantly and left from the other side of the hall.

Only then did Miao An tidy up his clothes and rise from his seat.

"Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar? Quick, invite her in!"

Hearing the ruler say this, the servants, who had been very negligent before, instantly changed their attitude 360 degrees and respectfully invited Lin Yaoyao to drink tea.

"Someone, quickly serve tea! And bring up some desserts and fruits," Miao An said enthusiastically.

Lin Yaoyao felt a little strange to receive such a warm reception and became more alert.