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"Ruins? I'm well aware of that."

Li Fan was a frequent visitor to the depths of the Cong Yunhai.

He was familiar with the ruins scattered throughout the seabed of the Cong Yunhai.

"Are you implying that these ruins are remnants of that lost civilization?" Li Fan asked.

Zhao Er Bao shook his head. "No, no, no. These ruins belong to the local area of the Cong Yunhai."

"That's not right..."

Zhao Er Bao scratched his head, gesturing in a circle with his hands. "The Cong Yunhai used to be a piece of land. But one day..."

"It was suddenly submerged by seawater."

"The ruins on the seabed of the Cong Yunhai belong to the civilizations that once existed on the original land."

"Submerged by seawater..." scenes of the underwater world Li Fan had witnessed flashed in his mind.

The exit of the Great Mystery was an abyss in the seabed.

The entrance to the realm was a well in the underwater ruins.

Creating a clone, searching for Tianjing Spirit Sand, all took place in a large-scale underwater ruin.

...

He had witnessed these underwater ruins scattered everywhere many times, and he had also witnessed the scene of the Cong Yunhai drying up.

Since this place could change from sea to mountain, was it possible that this sea was once not a sea?

In theory, he should have easily raised such a question.

However...

Something was disturbing his thoughts.

Causing him to intentionally ignore this point.

He even actively found other reasons for the formation of the underwater ruins, such as considering them as islands destroyed by natural disasters.

Now looking back, these widespread underwater ruins did not look at all like the aftermath of sunken islands.

"This kind of disturbing method is quite similar to that of the Eternal Heavenly Sovereign. But compared to that, it's slightly weaker. Once you wake up to it, you won't be affected anymore."

"Above the Dao, below the Eternal Life..."

In an instant, several thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.

But Zhao Er Bao continued to speak eloquently.

"And the ancient relics I've collected all belong to a completely different civilization."

"It's like they fell from the sky, suddenly appearing."

"Like..."

Li Fan suddenly spoke, "Like this Cong Yunhai?"

Zhao Er Bao slapped his thigh excitedly, "Exactly!"

"Back then, with this doubt in mind, I searched the seabed of the Cong Yunhai and dug everywhere."

"After studying the faults in the seabeds everywhere, I made an amazing discovery."

"Mind you, the changing of mountains and rivers is common. Perhaps one day, this vast Cong Yunhai will turn back into land."

"But!"

Zhao Er Bao raised his voice, repeating, "But!"

"When this place changed from land to sea, it only took an instant!"

Zhao Er Bao became more and more excited. He walked to the miniature model of the Cong Yunhai in the room.

Pointing his finger, the sea in the model gathered into a ball and flew into Zhao Er Bao's palm.

The deeply concave model slowly returned to its original state.

"Just like this!"

He held a ball of seawater in his hand and then slammed it down.

"Boom!"

With a slap, the earth sank deeply, and seawater surged out from between his fingers, instantly filling the entire depression.

Land turned into sea in just one palm!

Li Fan couldn't help but think of the topographic map he had seen around the Cong Yunhai before.

It turned out not to be "as if" but was indeed a gap forcefully carved out on the mainland!

"This palm, this palm..."

Li Fan daydreamed about the scene at that time, feeling dizzy and out of control.

Zhao Er Bao also retracted his palm, staring at the reshaped model of the Cong Yunhai, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long silence, Zhao Er Bao spoke slowly again, "The ancient relics I collected should be brought here by this boundless seawater."

Li Fan suddenly remembered the two human skeletons he had seen at Yin Shangren's place.

"They are not the same kind of people."

"So that's how it is."

Although the powerful beings above the Dao could distort people's thoughts and conceal their traces.

In the world, there were various geniuses who could perceive the things that had happened in the world through various clues.

His spiritual sense became calmer. It seemed that Zhao Er Bao should not be lying.

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan spoke again, "So the attachments on these relics are related to that palm?"

Zhao Er Bao hesitated for a moment but ultimately confessed, "The power of that palm that formed the Cong Yunhai was almost Dao-like."

"These objects carried along by it inevitably became tainted with a trace of Dao resonance."

"Buried deep in the seabed, even after thousands of years, this Dao resonance still lingers on them."

"Only one object, the Dao resonance is weak and imperceptible."

"But as the quantity of collected items increases, under the resonance of these remaining Dao resonances, it becomes more and more obvious."

"If it reaches a certain quantity, it might be possible to reproduce the complete Dao resonance."

"A glimpse of the magnificence of that palm in the past."

Hearing this, Li Fan's spiritual sense finally dissipated slowly.

"So, this is where my opportunity lies."

"The palm that covered the sea..."

Zhao Er Bao saw that Li Fan had been silent for a long time and cautiously continued, "That's why I didn't use a storage ring to transfer these relics. The remaining Dao resonance is extremely fragile."

"If they are put in and taken out, it's likely to destroy the remaining Dao resonance on them."

"So I had to do it myself."

Li Fan nodded slightly, acknowledging this explanation.

"Let's go, take me to see the Dao resonance of the palm that covered the sea!"

Zhao Er Bao dared not refuse, leading Li Fan down the stairs along the rock pillar, coming to the largest storage room.

Inside, there were hundreds of items of various styles.

There were porcelain bottles, porcelain bowls, small bronze tripods, and even ordinary household items like iron pots and shovels.

Li Fan closed his eyes to comprehend.

Indeed, there was a peculiar rhythm flowing slowly in this storage room.

However, it was still very weak, making it difficult to comprehend any divine abilities.

"How many more items are needed to strengthen this strand of Dao resonance to a level that can be sensed?" Li Fan asked.

Zhao Er Bao was somewhat embarrassed. "It's hard to say. At least it needs to be several times more than the current quantity I've collected."

"These relics are scattered all over the seabed, and it's extremely difficult to collect them with personal strength alone."

"But," he paused, looked at Li Fan, and said, "If that girl with the spirit-communicating body helps, it will definitely be much easier."

Li Fan smiled inexplicably.

"Well, you two better hurry. You don't have much time left."

He pointed at Zhao Er Bao's forehead.

"From now on, you will work for me."

(End of this chapter)