A small loach, seemingly without a spark of intelligence, let out a sneer and was tossed back into the charcoal basket.

Gu Can at the time was expressionless.

Later, when Gu Can left his hometown, he did not bring the charcoal basket with him. Instead, he asked Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye to deliver it to a Mountain God’s Manor located north of the Great Li capital.

His mother tried to persuade Gu Can to personally make a trip to the north, saying, “Your father is now a Mountain God Lord with a very high rank. That Mountain God temple was formerly the immortal residence of the Great Yue Mountain Lord of the old Great Li. It has also just been promoted to the Heir Apparent of Northern Peak Piercing Cloud Mountain, which is equivalent to a promotion in the officialdom. In the Great Li court, he should be considered a Lord Vice Minister at least. How can he be compared to a Prefect or a Supervisor? No wonder your father doesn’t come home to see you. His responsibilities are heavy, and he cannot leave his post without permission. Moreover, there are too many strange taboos on the mountain, like water and mountains clashing. Therefore, as his son, you should visit him both to see family and offer congratulations. You should definitely go.”

Gu Can remained silent, refusing to nod his head.

The woman secretly sobbed and didn’t want to persuade him any further. While sadly wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she secretly glanced at her son’s face. The woman really didn’t dare to persuade him anymore.

On the edge of the vast sea, that person appeared.

Chai Bofu’s heart tightened, and he didn’t dare to even breathe loudly.

Liu Chicheng was also unwilling to get too close.

Senior Brother is a divine being; it’s best to admire him from afar.

Gu Can alone rode the wind towards that side and discovered the White Emperor City Lord squatting by the sea, scooping up a handful of water.

Gu Can asked with confusion, “This is…?”

The man said, “Measuring the sea with a dipper.”

Gu Can further inquired, “What is the significance?”

The man laughed and said, “Does it necessarily need to have significance?”

He released his hand and stood up.

A moment later, Gu Can faintly saw a lone white horse suddenly appear on the boundless sea. It trod on the waves, galloping like lightning, dragging behind it an extremely long trail of flowing, iridescent light.

Upon the horse’s back was a set of scarlet armor, undulating with the horse’s movements. Within the armor, however, there was no human form.

This lone rider came towards the island, suddenly halting its hooves. When the lone rider stood still, it seemed as if the seawater had frozen along with it.

Liu Chicheng held himself back before finally coming to his Senior Brother and Gu Can’s side, smiling slightly. “Good fortune indeed, to be able to encounter a Lone Rider of the Southern Sea in the vast ocean. This matter is no different from finding a needle in the sea.”

Gu Can had never heard of any Lone Rider of the Southern Sea.

He saw that the rider had materialized a golden spear, the tip of which pointed directly at the island, seemingly inquiring about their origins.

Then, in an instant, the Lone Rider of the Southern Sea sheathed the spear, turned the horse’s head, and galloped away.

Gu Can discovered that the man beside him had vanished.

Liu Chicheng laughed. “That great demon of Green Water Pit is going to be miserable. The Fire Dragon True Man couldn’t forcefully break the restriction, but if it were Senior Brother, he could go straight in.”

Gu Can asked, “Does Master have a feud with that great demon of Green Water Pit? Or is slaying the great demon purely to accumulate merit?”

Liu Chicheng said, “Don’t go guessing wildly. Senior Brother does things as he pleases.”

Gu Can frowned and remained silent.

Liu Chicheng gloated. “Your state of mind is being suppressed too much by Chen Pingan’s doctrines. Be careful not to anger my Senior Brother.”

Gu Can ignored him.

The three of them rested briefly on the island. Chai Bofu had finally accumulated a bit of spiritual energy, and he began to travel with the two again.

Back when he was in the Nascent Soul realm, the orifices in his body were like a grand mansion, and spiritual energy was like a hall full of gold and jade, inexhaustible and inexhaustible, able to be squandered wantonly. Now that he had a small household, he couldn’t be extravagant.

The waterway stretched endlessly. Passing through a certain place, Liu Chicheng was overjoyed. “Gu Can, ah, Gu Can, you really are a fortunate fellow. Following you around, one never lacks for opportunities. First, we saw the Lone Rider of the Southern Sea, and now we’re seeing this place.”

Chai Bofu felt as if he was drifting in the clouds. As far as he could see, the sea was vast and empty, with no mystery at all.

After Liu Chicheng waved his hand and broke the illusion, Gu Can saw an island, barren and rocky.

Liu Chicheng smiled. “It’s a Resting Dragon Stone. It migrates with the water and is not rooted. In the ancient years, there were four. One was shattered, one was refined. Outside the Crane Tower of the Year’s End Palace in the Azure Sky World, in the middle of a great river, there is also one that is stabilized with secret methods. This is the only one left in the Vast World. It’s too big and too heavy. Even immortals can’t move it.”