The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 705 - 213 As You Wish

The cultivator who was pulled underwater by a fish, Zhen Li was surely the first of her kind.

Fortunately, she wasn’t incompetent in the water; it was just a bit embarrassing to suddenly fall in. Once submerged, she didn’t let go of the fishing rod.

This was the rod she had gone to great lengths to barter for with spiritual medicine from the villagers nearby. If she lost it, she would have no means to fish thereafter.

Moreover, as a cultivator, what was there to fear from a fish underwater!

Under the water, Zhen Li could clearly see what was dragging her down— it was a large Green Snake, enormous in size but without any fluctuations of spiritual energy. It appeared to be an ordinary fish, just exceptionally robust.

"I can’t defeat others, but I certainly won’t be bullied by a fish."

With that thought, Zhen Li tightened her grip on the fishing rod and began to wrestle with the Green Snake. Had she been on the shore, she might have been able to pull it out, but in the water, without anything to leverage, she could only cling to the rod, being dragged along by the big fish.

The Green Snake also realized it had gotten into trouble and was now struggling desperately to escape.

Zhen Li’s only loss in this struggle would be missing out on a fish. If the Green Snake lost, it would be its life at stake.

Facing a life-or-death crisis, the Green Snake exerted its strength to the fullest, leaving Zhen Li in a passive position for the moment.

Zhen Li mobilized her spiritual power, gathering it in the water. She knew a bit of the Five Spirits Spell, and with just one spell, the fish would naturally be within her grasp.

However, just as she was about to make her move, Zhen Li, watching the Green Snake’s struggles, suddenly felt her heart softening.

The fish ate her bait to fill its stomach, whereas she was catching fish for Lin Yun, not for sustenance.

They had both reached the cultivation level where they could abstain from food, as spiritual energy was sufficient. It was simply that Lin Yun had a particular fondness for fine food, which was why she wanted to cook.

Zhen Li was truly looking forward to tasting Lin Yun’s culinary creations; food had become more than just sustenance to her.

But to kill a living being for her selfish desires, Zhen Li found herself unable to go through with it.

"Going back empty-handed, I’m afraid, he might be displeased."

Zhen Li was torn inside, not wanting to take life on one hand, and on the other, concerned about upsetting Lin Yun.

While she agonized, the Green Snake gave a fierce swish of its tail and finally snapped the fishing line.

This fishing gear was merely a mundane object. Having lasted this long, it could be considered good quality. With its breaking, it made the decision for Zhen Li.

The line was broken, so she might as well head back.

Although it might disappoint Lin Yun somewhat, perhaps she could compensate in other ways.

For instance, letting Lin Yun punish her?

Thinking of Lin Yun’s methods of punishment, Zhen Li felt her face warming once again.

She patted her cheeks, telling herself not to indulge in wild thoughts, and was about to swim to shore when suddenly, a beautiful five-colored light refracted from somewhere on the lakebed.

"What is that?"

Zhen Li was curious.

Having come this far, and it not being far off, Zhen Li swam towards the source of light. On closer inspection, she found it to be a very pretty stone, with just a corner peeking out of the silt, its full size hidden underneath.

The more Zhen Li looked at it, the more she found the stone’s colors appealing. It also seemed to contain abundant Five Elements spiritual power within.

Zhen Li wasn’t short on spirit stones but had a particular liking for pretty objects and casually decided to dig the stone out.

As she dug, she discovered the stone continued to grow larger.

What had started as a mere visible corner was growing increasingly larger, and it was unclear when it would end. The deeper she went, the more spiritual power the colorful large stone seemed to contain.

Zhen Li had never seen such a thing, but she intuitively felt it could be a valuable treasure.

It was a shame that it was so large.

Should she mark the spot and then call Lin Yun over for help?

"Forget it, he’s also busy right now, I’ll handle it myself!"

If Lin Yun were to call for Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake, the digging would be much faster.

"If only this stone were a bit smaller."

Zhen Li sighed inwardly, and before she knew it, whether it was a trick of the light or something else, the Five-Colored Stone seemed to have shrunk a bit.

Zhen Li gasped and quickly placed her hand on the stone, "Smaller still?"

The large stone visibly decreased in size, and with Zhen Li’s hand on it, she could feel the change.

"This is actually a treasure!"

At first, Zhen Li had merely regarded it as an attractive and spiritually-rich stone without giving it much thought. Now she realized this unexpected bounty.

Now she wouldn’t have to dig slowly downward; she just needed to make the stone smaller and it would eventually come into her hands.

"Smaller, smaller, smaller..."

Zhen Li incessantly repeated in her mind, and the stone continued to diminish in size.

But as the stone shrank, it didn’t simply become thinner; it settled in tiers, sinking down under Zhen Li’s command and gradually forming a pit.

As the stone got smaller, the area it had formerly occupied did not collapse due to the water balance, because on the lakebed, water quickly filled any gaps.

The pit slowly became a water hole, and Zhen Li, holding onto the stone, descended gradually with it. Her internal spiritual power circulated without ceasing, preventing her from suffocating, and after depleting her spiritual power, the Five-Colored Stone swiftly replenished it completely.

What a treasure!

Zhen Li could be considered as fearless as a novice, whereas Lin Yun would have had to weigh her own strength.

Of course, he might still go treasure hunting.

Zhen Li didn’t know how deep she had dived; the stones became larger the deeper she went, which naturally meant that the space they occupied expanded as well. She had no idea when she would reach the end.

Zhen Li felt that the underwater treasures of Cloud Dream Marsh seemed quite abundant. Last time, she had picked up a Jade Ruyi, and this time, she encountered something else that caught her fancy. These two items were somewhat alike; maybe there was some connection between them!

"I’ll take the item back and have Lin Yun take a look later."

As Zhen Li contemplated this, she realized that the five-colored stone had stopped shrinking—apparently having reached its limit—and thus, she was able to see its full form.

It was a perfectly shaped tetrahedron; even at its smallest, the base edges were still thirty zhang in length, and it was approximately one hundred zhang tall. In front of Zhen Li, it still resembled a small mountain.

Such a massive treasure; she certainly couldn’t take it back with her.

Zhen Li looked around. The colorful mountain continued to glow, preventing the area from being completely dark. At a glance, the end was still not in sight.

"This place isn’t far from that ship. With the stone being so large, could their bases be interconnected?"

Zhen Li thought of the place where the large ship was found and grew even more curious about what lay beneath her.

She touched the Jade Ruyi in her bosom, and her confidence increased.

After seeing her, Lin Yun had taken the opportunity to return the Jade Ruyi. The item hadn’t served the purpose they had imagined, but Lin Yun had still expressed his gratitude to Zhen Li.

Now that Zhen Li had the Jade Ruyi in hand, she wasn’t so afraid anymore.

Unable to discern directions underwater, she didn’t know which way the large ship was. But since there were only four directions, she could simply explore them one by one.

Zhen Li randomly chose a direction and swam in it. Even if her Spiritual Power was exhausted, she could return and replenish it at the small glowing mountain.

She had initially thought it was just a stone; it turned out to be a mountain.

Subject to one’s will—could it also be called Ruyi Mountain?

As Zhen Li mused about these random thoughts, she swam from the illuminated area into a region of darkness.

As soon as she entered the dark region, Zhen Li felt something was off.

The temperature of the water dropped significantly, which was not right.

The water here should be flowing down from above, slowly filling the area underneath. It hadn’t been long, so the water should not have cooled so rapidly, but this place was unusually chilly, almost to the degree of ice water.

Clearly, something was abnormal.

While Zhen Li explored underwater, the three people on the boat also felt a bit of shaking.

When people move, the boat moves, and once it starts moving, you don’t feel it anymore.

This is called relative stillness.

Lin Yu and Fang Yu, who were setting up the trapping formation, noticed something. At first, they didn’t pay much attention to it until they realized the water level had inexplicably dropped. Lin Yu paid attention to the direction of the water flow and discovered a large pit not far away. The water was flowing into it.

"There’s a situation!"

Those who’ve spent time with Dongfang Hongyue grow cautious, even a brash Swordsman like Lin Yu had learned the necessary prudence.

Since there was an abnormal situation, an investigation was naturally warranted.

However, she still needed to finish the formation, and Fang Yu was free, so it might be best for her to inform Lin Yun.

After all, the feud between Flower Fairy and Jiang Chenyu shouldn’t be too difficult to mediate.

Lin Yu understood Flower Fairy and had a faint idea about Jiang Chenyu; neither were bad people, and some grudges could be resolved. Moreover, Jiang Chenyu had been bullied severely by Lin Yun, and Flower Fairy was completely submissive to him. By now, Lin Yun had probably settled things.

Fang Yu didn’t think much of it and flew towards the ship, only to see it shaking from afar. Were the waves really that strong?

It seemed a thorough investigation was indeed necessary.

Being impulsive, she directly opened the cabin door and entered: "Lin Yun, something’s wrong with Cloud Dream Marsh..."

Fang Yu hadn’t finished her sentence when the scene inside the cabin stunned her.

This... This...

They were actually this bold!

Fang Yu’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Especially seeing her close friend Jiang Chenyu like this, she couldn’t believe her eyes.

In public, Jiang Chenyu was the Guanghan Palace Master, a figure of saintly purity; no one would have thought that behind closed doors, she could be so seductive.

Looking at Flower Fairy, she too came from the Saintess of Guanghan Palace, previously known for her cold and pure image, but now she was in no better state than Jiang Chenyu.

If it had been just one of them, it might have been different, but both of them together!

Fang Yu was stunned, as were Lin Yun and the others.

Jiang Chenyu and Flower Fairy were at a loss, their hearts pounding to a stop, and Lin Yun knew this was a disaster.

His plan had just begun and was going fairly well so far; who could have expected Fang Yu to barge in like this?

Seeing her shocked expression, it would be difficult to make a move against her in the future.

At this thought, Lin Yun steeled his heart.

If he was going to do something, he might as well go all out.

While Fang Yu was still in shock, Lin Yun gave an order: "Catch her, don’t let her escape!"