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nWhile the Source Sand was changing into its button form, it looked as though it was housing a potato.

nLin Yuan could not help but wonder if this was what people were referring to when they said even the humblest objects carried a certain amount of majesty.

nSince there was not much time left, Lin Yuan left the Spirit Lock spatial zone and returned to his tent.

nThe faint aroma of seafood porridge drifted into the tent. He realized that Big Brother Liu must have started on breakfast.

nLin Yuan stretched and strolled out of his tent.

nWhen he walked out of the tent, Lin Yuan noticed that the Mother of Bloodbath had also woken up. It was standing next to Liu Jie, who was cooking a huge pot of seafood porridge.

nEvery now and then, it would toss a few pieces of shelled prawns, dried scallops, and abalone pieces into the bubbling pot.

nThe Mother of Bloodbath kept adding ingredients, and it did not look like it was going to stop anytime soon.

nThe more ingredients the Mother of Bloodbath threw in, the more vigorously Liu Jie’s eyelids twitched, especially when it added the abalone pieces.

nLiu Jie finally had to stop it.

n“If you add more abalone pieces, the porridge will be too thick!”

nThe Mother of Bloodbath stopped adding the seafood and asked, “This is my first time cooking. What if Lin Yuan, Listen, and the rest don’t like the taste because there are too few ingredients?”

nLiu Jie pulled out a crystal bottle of salt and handed it to the Mother of Bloodbath.

n“The seafood was bought first thing this morning. You also added some Platinum abalone liver juices. There’s no way it won’t taste delicious. All we need to do now is to add some salt to bring out the porridge’s freshness. About four shakes of this crystal bottle should be enough.”

nLin Yuan’s eyebrow jumped when he heard that the Mother of Bloodbath was the chef behind this morning’s breakfast.

nBut he saw how attentively Liu Jie was guiding it, even giving specific instructions on how much salt to add, so the food might as well have been cooked by Liu Jie himself.

nThe Mother of Bloodbath was more like a sous chef.

nThe blazing sun set the entire sky alight, and foamy waves crashed softly on the shores. The ocean spray was completely devoid of life.

nThe Sea Burial Lotus Flower had utterly removed all traces of energy from the coastal seas, essentially leaving it barren.

nIt could very well take more than 100 years for the area to recover.

nWithout feys in the shores, there should be no danger as long as a water world dimensional rift did not open up here, making the area suitable for a holiday location.

nLin Yuan reveled in the abundant variety of ingredients, specifically the Mother of Bloodbath’s mouth-watering seafood porridge.

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nUnfortunately for the Zheng family, they were not having a gleeful time.

nA middle-aged man with three scars on his face was pushing a wheelchair along a narrow path that cut through an expansive yard.

nThe dawn air was still pregnant with night chill. The skinny youth in the wheelchair had a thick blanket draped over him and was dressed in a set of white wool robes.

nThe scarred middle-aged man pulled the blanket tighter around the youth as he bowed and said, “Third Young Master, you’ve been out twice as long as usual. How about we return after walking through this alley?”

nThe skinny youth in the wheelchair was in a good mood as he replied, “No rush. I want to visit the cherry blossom forest after we’re done walking around here. It’s a pity that it doesn’t snow in Indigo Azure City. The red cherry blossoms aren’t as vibrant when they’re not viewed against the blank white canvas of snow.”

nThe scarred middle-aged man knew that the Third Young Master’s mood could not simply be described as good. He knew why the Third Young Master’s had such a bright and spirited demeanor.

n“Third Young Master, there was a blizzard at sea last night, but it only lasted for a short while,” said the scarred middle-aged man.

nThe skinny youth chuckled.

n“The snow might have stopped above the sea, but it must have moved to another area. It wouldn’t just end so abruptly. If only my legs were strong. I could have enjoyed the ocean view last night.”

nThe skinny youth suddenly asked, “Uncle Fu, you said that even Nightmare VI disappeared. How’s Second Brother taking it?”

nThe scarred middle-aged man did not respond because he knew that the Third Young Master was only engaging in soliloquy. He was actually detached from reality at the moment.

nDisturbing him while he was in such a state would only spell trouble.

nSuddenly, the Third Young Master heaved a sigh.

n“Well, Second Brother’s legs are still working. At least, he’ll be able to do something about it. If he was like me, he’d truly be crippled by helplessness.”

nThe middle-aged man suddenly felt the initially exceptionally pleasant weather shift as a cold wind kicked up.

nA figure surreptitiously appeared beside the skinny youth’s wheelchair.

nHe was dressed in black robes and had a figure which would tower over the average person, giving his black robe a wide and voluminous appearance.

nThe black figure whispered into the skinny youth’s ear, “Third Young Master, I’ve confirmed that Nightmare VI is dead. I’ve also sent the item as per your orders.”

nThe skinny youth in the wheelchair stretched contentedly, and his fingers rapped on the wheelchair’s armrest. His mood had apparently improved.

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nLin Yuan emerged from the ocean, having just checked on the Ethereal Jellyfish’s progress of collecting the Floating Silver.

nHe realized that the Ethereal Jellyfish was collecting the Floating Silver Strands much faster than he had anticipated.

nIt had already collected 1

/3 of the Floating Silver Strands from the ocean floor in just one night. This meant that all of the Floating Silver Strands would be collected at the same time tomorrow.

nZhou Luo’s Lava Dragon Lizard was instrumental in this result.

nAfter spending a day in the ocean, Lin Yuan felt that spirit qi professionals had stringent criteria when picking their contracted feys.

nThe majority of feys could only control one of the three realms—the sea, the land, and the skies.

nThere were very few feys that could control two or even three.

nDifferent feys could use different abilities in different environments.

nFor example, no matter how strong Liu Jie’s Insect Queen became, it could only rely on its Lightning Gathering Moths and Hurricane Owlet Moths to fight against enemies from the sea surface.

nWhen it came to enemies that were submerged underwater, Liu Jie would be helpless.

nLin Yuan felt it was necessary for him to contract a real aquatic fey in the future besides Red Thorn that could fight underwater.

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