When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 115 Everyone Wakes Up

Two months later, Zhu Chongjiu slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the stone wall above the cave, I sighed inwardly, "More than twenty years have passed, and I am completely different now than when I was first born into this cave."

After recalling all the hardships he had endured along the way, he cursed, "Damn it, since we're still alive, we have to keep going!"

After saying this, Zhu Chongjiu sensed his own condition and found that his body had fully recovered. Not only had he recovered completely, but his strength had also improved considerably.

Standing up, I discovered that the pool, which had been full before I fainted, was now dry, and the little white flower had disappeared.

Zhu Chongjiu knew that his recovery from his injuries was thanks to the newly blooming white flower and the pool of water.

The cave, now devoid of the small fire, was pitch black. Zhu Chongjiu used his understanding of the fire element to create a new flame within the cave, which floated in mid-air, replacing the original small fire and illuminating the dark cave with unparalleled brightness.

After doing all this, Zhu Chongjiu looked at the great sword lying quietly by the pool and the fireball floating in the cave. Zhu Chongjiu couldn't help but think of his hometown, which he didn't know was somewhere.

Time flies, and sentimentality must eventually pass; we must face the present and the future. Zhu Chongjiu cleared his mind, adjusted his composure, and said, "Let's get started!"

Based on Zhu Chongjiu's previous deductions, the source of this water should be deep at the bottom of this pool, or if it is not, it should be inextricably linked to this pool.

Zhu Chongjiu concentrated his mind, releasing all his powerful divine sense and internal energy, carefully exploring the mysterious pool before him. He was completely focused, not missing a single detail.

After a meticulous investigation, Zhu Chongjiu was astonished to discover extremely fine cracks at the bottom of the pool. These cracks, like a spider web, extended deep into the earth, seemingly leading to an unknown world. Even more surprisingly, clear spring water was continuously gushing from these cracks, gathering in the pool and keeping it constantly full.

Zhu Chongjiu remained relentless, intensifying his spiritual sense and internal energy to try and trace the source of the problem. With each effort, he followed the minute cracks deeper, unknowingly exploring nearly ten thousand meters. However, at that moment, the situation abruptly changed—the previously clearly visible cracks vanished without a trace, along with the hard rock that had enveloped them. In their place lay a strange, boundless, and ethereal space, giving it an unfathomable and mysterious feel.

Faced with such a bizarre scene, Zhu Chongjiu did not panic. Instead, he calmly and persistently sensed the changes in his surroundings. After a long period of tireless effort, he finally noticed a clue: within this void-like space, a faint, almost imperceptible aura of the law of the void permeated the air. This aura of the law was extremely weak, yet undeniably real, making it elusive and difficult to grasp.

Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "Since it involves such unfathomable power as the Void Law, it seems that no matter how hard I try to explore, it will be in vain." Therefore, he decided to temporarily abandon further exploration of this space to avoid falling into unnecessary danger.

However, during this exploration, Zhu Chongjiu unexpectedly discovered another unbelievable phenomenon. According to the geographical conditions of the Ice and Snow Continent, the ground beneath their feet should be a bottomless layer of ice, but this rock cave seemed to have grown out of that void, leading directly to the surface.

After some investigation, Zhu Chongjiu found no trace of the source of the water.

Helpless, Zhu Chongjiu scooped up the water that had been seeping out of the crack with both hands, took a sip, and carefully sensed it.

As his strength and understanding of the Five Elements deepened, after tasting the water once more, Zhu Chongjiu became certain that the water contained an even stronger aura of the source of water.

However, although this pool of water possesses the aura of the source of water, it is not the source of water at all, as if it has been diluted. The other end of that space must be the place where the source of water exists.

But where is the other end of this space? Logically speaking, it's impossible to leave this icy continent!

After continuous analysis and deduction, Zhu Chongjiu finally came to a conclusion: "The entire vast ice mountain snowfield is covered in ice and snow, but the source of water will not be frozen. Therefore, there are only two places on this continent that are not frozen. One is the southernmost part of the continent, the Water City. The other is the depths of this endless sea, the Land of Return to Nothingness."

Since there is a pool of water here that can seep out from the source of water, then the Guixu in the depths of the endless sea is the most reasonable explanation.

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at the pool of water that was still slowly gushing out, and thought to himself, "The source of water can't possibly be millions of miles away, connected at the southernmost and northernmost points of a continent, can it?"

Sigh! Never mind, we can't go far afield, let's go to the water city to find the source of the water first.

After setting his goal, Zhu Chongjiu began to plan a simple route to the Endless Sea.

Even at his fastest current speed, the shortest straight-line distance would take him seven or eight days to reach. That celestial official named Qi, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is undoubtedly searching frantically for him outside.

It's possible that Elder Qi's anger has reached its peak. If he finds out that I'm going out, he might really risk his life to kill me. All my previous efforts would then be in vain!

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was at his wit's end, his body suddenly changed. First, the flame tattoo on his back began to vibrate and slowly detached from Zhu Chongjiu's body, becoming the small ball of fire that had appeared at the beginning. Then, the small piece of wood on his chest, the small piece of gold on his wrist, and finally the small piece of earth that had transformed into a robe, detached from Zhu Chongjiu's body one after another, transforming into the form of elemental spirits.

Upon seeing this, Zhu exclaimed happily, "Are you all alright? I thought it would take you some time to fully recover."

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Xiao Mu was the first to speak, saying, "Hey, Xiao Jiu, don't you have any common sense?"

What are we?

To put it bluntly, we are elemental spirits; to put it more grandly, we are products born from the laws of heaven and earth. Do you think some random cat or dog can reduce us to our original form?

We were just overexerted, so we're simply taking a short nap in your body to recover.

When Xiao Mu finished speaking, Xiao Jin interjected, "That's right! There are probably very few people in this universe who can completely shatter us with pure strength."

Even if it exists, it will only slowly deplete us, exhausting our source of laws.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu asked in confusion, "Since you are so powerful, what is the story behind that Young Master Zhurong saying he would capture you and absorb you to help him advance to the rank of Heavenly Official?"

Xiao Jin looked at Zhu Chongjiu with a completely idiotic expression and said, "I only said that we shouldn't be easily scattered or obliterated, I didn't say that we can't be absorbed, did I?"

Let me explain. My older sister has told me similar things. After saying that, Xiao Mu said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Some powerful people can use powerful formations to refine us into the most primitive elemental spirits, and then combine us with these rare and precious materials to integrate us into their own bodies."

However, the risks of doing so are also very high. After all, we are products of the laws of heaven and earth. If we are not careful during the refining process, and one of us does not completely destroy our intelligence, then he will explode and die on the spot when he absorbs it. No one can help him or save him.

The reason why a celestial official could easily capture us is because we are just nascent elemental spirits, lacking any offensive capabilities, only possessing some inherent abilities.

If that celestial official stood in front of my eldest sister, let him try; a single breath could blow him away.

"What if we cultivate for millions or tens of millions of years, then you try it?"

After saying this, Xiao Mu glanced at the little fire floating in mid-air and continued, "As for me, Huo Di, in a fit of rage, I can burn a hole through this universe."

Exactly, exactly! We're practically infants right now! And you, Xiao Jiu, if you were any stronger, you wouldn't even need profound understanding of the laws. As long as you have a constant supply of internal energy, you could roam freely in this universe.

Seeing Xiao Jin's disdain for him, Zhu Chongjiu awkwardly replied, "Alright, alright, you're all amazing, okay? I have cannons and shells, but I don't have the strength to launch you all, okay?"

Let's put that aside for now and talk about the immediate problem. Let's see if you brave warriors have any good ideas to help us escape from this place.