"The deeper you go into this sea, the higher the water temperature becomes. Is it because the Yansui Fire Vein is right below?" Shen Luo asked.
"That's right. Below the Huozhuo Sea is the Purgatory Sea, and at the bottom of the Purgatory Sea is the Yansui Fire Vein." Zhu Mangqi replied.
After hearing this, Shen Luo said no more and just followed Zhu Mangqi downstairs.
As one goes deeper into the seabed, more and more holes appear on the rocks of the tilted underwater continent, and from time to time a series of hot bubbles gurgle out of them.
The water temperature around was getting higher and higher, almost like boiling water.
Shen Luo also saw at this time that the color of the sea water in front of him had changed from light blue to slightly reddish orange, forming a very distinct layer with the upper sea water.
He guessed that this was the Huo Zhuo Hai that Zhu Mangqi mentioned.
After arriving at this sea area, Zhu Mangqi's diving speed slowed down significantly, and like those pearl divers, he began to search slowly among the rocks on the seabed.
There are countless holes in the rocks, and the criss-crossing cracks are extremely complicated and have no regular pattern at all. Searching for that tiny Water and Fire Pill is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Shen Luo relied on his excellent eyesight and searched the seabed for a long time, but found nothing. On the contrary, Zhu Mangqi had a small gain and actually found one.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu, do you have any exclusive secret method? Please teach me. It's too difficult to find it like this." Shen Luo said in a voice transmission.
"There is no other way, it's just a matter of practice." Zhu Mangqi replied without even looking at him.
Shen Luo was speechless and had to continue searching on the seabed.
As time passed, Shen Luo gradually calmed down his heart and began to release his spiritual power to search around. However, the Water and Fire Pill was not some special magical material and did not emit strong vibrations. Naturally, this was of little use.
At this moment, Shen Luo suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said to Zhu Mangqi, "We have been in the water for nearly an hour, including searching here, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the light emanating from the orb in his mouth suddenly began to shrink.
The sea water that was pushed back from all around suddenly pressed towards him. In desperation, Shen Luo quickly used the water-avoiding technique and wrapped himself up again.
Zhu Mangqi, who was not far away, saw this and rushed over. Seeing that he was fine, he felt relieved.
"I have always been alone in the past, and I was really careless this time. Fortunately, Brother Shen, you have a foundation in water magic, otherwise I would have almost harmed you." Zhu Mangqi said with some guilt.
Shen Luo's attention at this time was on the water-proof light curtain on Zhu Mangqi's body. The light blue water curtain did not disappear and still looked very stable.
"What's going on with you? Why don't you disappear?" Shen Luo couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mangqi stuck out his tongue. The round bead on the tip of his tongue was surprisingly different from his own. There were some fine lines of runes on it. If Shen Luo did not have excellent eyesight, he might not have been able to see it.
"Although my water-repellent beads are also imitations, they have an extra layer of refining. They can absorb my magic power as a supplement and provide me with protection for a longer period of time." Zhu Mangqi retracted his tongue and explained in a voice transmission.