Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Beneath the Heavy Water, Encounter the Array Spirit, Pick Up the Mysterious Bead!

Shang Xiu wasn’t a fool, and of course, she knew what Liu Ruyan was thinking.

She focused intently on the spot where Lu Chen fell, pretending not to hear Liu Ruyan’s shout.

It wasn’t until Lu Chen had plunged with a splash into the Spiritual Liquid that she suddenly snapped back to attention and said, "Senior Sister, what did you just say?"

Liu Ruyan’s silver teeth clenched in secret; she had missed the perfect opportunity!

"I only have one hand and it’s very inconvenient to go into the water, so I wanted you to go over there and kill him before he fell into the water! Now look what’s happened, we don’t even know if he’s alive or dead, so it wouldn’t necessarily be easy for us to go into the water either!"

Shang Xiu snorted inwardly, but her face showed annoyance, "Senior Sister, it’s my fault for wanting to see if the other party was injured!"

"It’s too late now," Liu Ruyan said bitterly, "I don’t believe that even if he wasn’t injured by the Phoenix Talisman, he wasn’t hurt by the Sword Light Talisman! How much of a storm could a beginner in Qi Refinement stir up?"

"Senior Sister, does this fellow really have that many tricks up his sleeve?"

After becoming a cultivator, defeating someone of a higher level wasn’t as simple as it was for a Martial Artist.

The higher the level of strength, the less likely such a possibility becomes.

But within the same realm, it was still possible.

Liu Ruyan had suffered a significant loss because of this and thus wanted Shang Xiu to go over there.

But she hadn’t expected Shang Xiu to miss her command!

"Of course he does; otherwise, would I have lost a hand?"

Liu Ruyan ground her teeth. Although Shang Xiu was wary inside, she was even more concerned with how she might take advantage of Liu Ruyan later, ideally having her and Lu Chen both end up heavily injured!

Afterward, she could have Qin Yaotiao make her move!

No matter how strong the boy was, could he really withstand an alliance between herself and Qin Yaotiao?

"So what do we do now, Senior Sister?"

Shang Xiu quickly came up with a plan, even as she asked the question.

"What else can we do but wait? Do you dare enter these waters?"

Liu Ruyan knew that these waters were Spiritual Liquid, but she did not know that it was the Spiritual Liquid Lu Chen had obtained from the Fire Marsh with his jade vial!

"Alright then, we’ll just wait for him to come up!"

Shang Xiu secretly rejoiced; Liu Ruyan’s arm was severed and could not recover in a short period, but the cultivator who had descended from the heavens could.

Although she pretended to be watching earlier, she had also vaguely noticed that there were no obvious external injuries on Lu Chen!

From this, it was evident that the cultivator not only had means but also a cunning mind!

With this thought, she couldn’t help but step back a few paces, positioning herself behind Liu Ruyan.

And Liu Ruyan was completely unaware that, while she was planning to use Shang Xiu, she was the one being manipulated even deeper!

Meanwhile.

Lu Chen was beneath the heavy waters, staring blankly at the array spirit.

"Blub blub blub..."

As he exhaled a string of bubbles, Lu Chen also felt quite helpless.

What was even stranger to him was that.

He had fallen into the Spiritual Liquid before he could react, but due to the force of his descent, he plunged straight into the heavy waters!

It was the strangeness of the two layers of liquid that had made him and the array spirit face each other without any hasty actions!

The array spirit had been quietly healing its wounds within the heavy waters.

But it hadn’t anticipated encountering Lu Chen!

This person who could wield fire also made it feel threatened!

The array spirit looked like a monkey, and it kept gesturing with its hands.

Lu Chen managed to understand somewhat; the array spirit was indicating that it meant him no harm.

Lu Chen continued to use the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique and noticed the injuries on its body.

Frowning, he realized in his heart that it must have been injured by Liu Ruyan!

Then...

If it was strong enough, could they join forces, two against two?

At the very least, the array spirit could serve as bait, while he attempted another sneak attack on Liu Ruyan!

As for Shang Xiu, Lu Chen didn’t know much about her, so naturally, he wouldn’t take the initiative to strike first!

Lu Chen could not speak, so he communicated with the array spirit through a series of gestures.

Man and beast actually reached a consensus beneath the heavy waters!

Heal first, then, once the injuries were largely recovered, stealthily ascend!

However, Lu Chen himself wasn’t injured; he turned to explore the environment beneath the heavy waters instead.

Sinking to the bottom, his pupils surveyed the surroundings, everything was clearly visible.

Soon, he discovered in one spot what appeared to be a fist-sized bead that blended extremely well with the color of the seabed!

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