One day later, above the sea outside Mount Putuo Island, Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu stood facing the wind, looking into each other's eyes.
"Caizhu, there's no need to see me off. I will be back in a few days." Shen Luo said, reaching out to smooth away a strand of hair that was covering Nie Caizhu's cheek.
"Although my cultivation has improved a lot before, my foundation was not solid. When I came back this time, my master found many hidden dangers after a careful inspection and forced me to go into seclusion to recuperate. Otherwise, I would have gone with you." Nie Caizhu said with some guilt.
"This is all my fault. I always ask you to do things for me, which causes you to break through in a hurry and you don't have time to consolidate your cultivation. This time you should take good care of yourself and go into seclusion for a while." Shen Luo said with even more guilt.
"This is the map of the Dahe water area that I collected from the sect. Take it with you and take care of yourself." Nie Caizhu reminded.
Shen Luo took a jade slip from his hand, responded with a smile, said goodbye, and then flew into the air on his sword and flew away.
Nie Caizhu looked at Shen Luo's departing back from afar. Just as she was about to turn around and go back, suddenly a green light rippled around her and the figure of the Qinglian Fairy appeared beside her.
"I was wrong about him at the beginning. His growth is indeed beyond our expectations." Fairy Qinglian said.
"Master has good taste and has chosen me. I also have good taste and have chosen him." Since Nie Caizhu and Shen Luo became husband and wife, she is no longer as shy as before. She is genuinely happy to hear Fairy Qinglian's approval of Shen Luo.
"I don't know what your uncle Yu Lin is thinking this time. He insists on asking him to collect the Water and Fire Pill?" Fairy Qinglian retracted her gaze and said.
"Will it be dangerous?" Nie Caizhu immediately became nervous when she heard that.
"With his current level of cultivation, there won't be any danger, but the process won't be easy." Fairy Qinglian shook her head and said.
Upon hearing this, Nie Caizhu lowered her head and said nothing more.
"Silly girl, the master has already said that there will be no danger, so don't worry. Who knows, when he completes his mission and comes back, you may still be in seclusion and unable to come out." Fairy Qinglian stroked her disciple's head and said.
"Well, disciple will meditate well and come out as soon as possible." Nie Caizhu nodded.
The master and disciple returned to Luojia Mountain together.
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Above the South China Sea, the waves are surging.
Shen Luo flew on his sword, high in the clouds, holding a jade slip in one hand to sense the location of the water.
The South China Sea is second only to the East China Sea in width, with mild waters and countless islands scattered across it. In terms of scenery, it is the most beautiful of the four seas.
Shen Luo flew southward for more than two thousand miles when he suddenly saw a large dark cloud hanging in the clear sky ahead. It was not like a towering city wall that covered half of the sky, but like a huge pot lid covering the front.
The closer it got, the larger and heavier the round cloud appeared, and there were faint sounds of thunder exploding inside, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"Why is it different from what is written on the jade slip given by Caizhu? This big ravine doesn't look like a good place?" Shen Luo was puzzled.
According to the records in the jade slip, this big ravine is actually a special circular island in the South China Sea.
The reason why it is special is that this string of circular islands is actually a whole chain of mountains, surrounded by a total of ten peaks above the sea.