Lin Du and his group, familiar with the route, led Yue Han and Hou Cang down to the underground.

As soon as he entered, Lin Du sensed something was wrong.

"Someone else was here before us."

She looked at the ground. "It wasn't like this before we left."

Upon hearing this, Hou Cang took a step forward, drew his spirit sword, and looked around warily.

After a long pause, he turned around and said, "They're gone, aren't they? You're not mistaken, I didn't sense any outsider's presence."

He added, "There are no humans, demons, or monsters."

Lin Du lowered his eyes, smiled, and said, "Okay, get to work."

Yue Han exclaimed excitedly, "Me too! Are there man-made demons here?"

The group searched the simple underground palace for a while, but it was still the same familiar recipe and the same familiar process.

Jin Xuan led the way spontaneously, Yuan Ye watched over the mechanisms, Lin Du watched over the restrictions, and Mo Lin was in charge of the final violent explosion, all in an orderly manner.

With a loud crash, Mo Lin shattered the brick with a single palm strike, splashing seawater onto everyone's faces. A sea turtle, battered by the attack, poked its head out and met Mo Lin's gaze.

The sea turtle cursed loudly, "What are the higher-ups doing?!"

Lin Du remained silent, "..."

Is this reasonable?

Although it's on an island, is this reasonable?

Mo Lin apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Even if it's underground on an island, you can't just dig and find water, right? This is floating on the sea surface, won't it be washed away by the waves?" Yan Qing questioned.

Lin Du seemed to be deep in thought. "No, there's something fishy going on here."

The sea turtle was speechless, then continued speaking in human language, "I'm not saying you guys are crazy! Hitting me is one thing, but you... hey hey hey, what are you doing?!"

Yuan Ye deftly lifted the enormous sea turtle up, its shell wedged into the hole. "You mean, can we eat this?"

Sea turtle: ? ? ?

"I'm telling you, you human cultivators, don't go too far!"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Lin Du squatted down. "I have something to ask you, sir."

"What grandpa! I can be your great-great-great-great-great-grandpa!" The sea turtle said, turning its head to face Lin Du. Its cultivation level on her body paused for a moment, and its voice weakened a little. "Oh, grandpa it is then. What's up?"

Where did this little monster from among the human race come from? He's less than a fraction of his age, but his cultivation level is a fraction of this little monster's.

Lin Du nodded with a smile, "How long have you been in this area?"

"About...ten thousand years?"

Lin Du seemed to be deep in thought. "When did this island appear?"

"This is supposed to be an island? It's just a pile of rocks, and the bottom isn't even as big as my turtle shell. You humans filled it in, and it took you less time to get there than I've had a few naps."

Lin Du then asked, "How long do you sleep at a time?"

"About... a thousand or eight hundred years?" the sea turtle said slowly. "For us, sleeping is our form of cultivation."

Lin Du lowered his eyes, and Yan Qing also recalled the memories at this moment, "Indeed, this island was named after the stone tablet was erected."

"No wonder, this plate was made specifically for this dish." Lin Du remained noncommittal. "If it's man-made, then what's underneath?"

"Coffins? Your human customs are quite unique, hanging a string of coffins." The sea turtle shook its head.

It had seen the world before; it was one of the few sea creatures that could speak human language and had also experienced human customs.

But it really doesn't understand why people would build an island and tie coffins to the seabed, hanging them in a string like seashells on the beach.

Yuan Ye's eyes lit up. "A coffin!"

The six members of Paw Patrol stood up simultaneously, exchanged glances, and grinned. "A coffin!"

Hou Cang: ? Are they crazy? What's so funny about this?

"Thank you, sir. I meant no harm and am truly sorry. I'll make way for you and take you home." Lin Du said, striking a nearby brick and shattering it. "Come on, let's go down too!"

As Lin Du spoke, she took out a seashell. She remembered that when Wei Zhi made a deal with her before, he paid for a bunch of random gems, including a water-repelling pearl.

To everyone's surprise, when it was pulled out, the sea turtle was taken aback. "That's... a sea clam?"

"What's wrong?"

The sea turtle pondered for a moment, "There are only a handful of these things in the world. Even though only the shell is left, it's still rare. These things are not only hard to find, but also very rare. Even among our turtle clan, they are few and far between."

Lin Du just smiled when he heard this.

Wei Zhi killed a dragon, and naturally he also raided its lair. The dragon had a penchant for hoarding gems, and he casually used them to pay for them, so he probably didn't lack them.

Lin Du picked out the water-repelling beads and gave them to Xia Tianwu and Ni Jinxuan. He glanced at the remaining beads and asked, "What are you going to do with them?"

"I've fought demons in the sea before, I have some," Mo Lin said.

Hou Cang nodded, "Me too."

Sea Turtle: ? I mean, your silent, icy face doesn't seem quite right either.

Not a single one of these humans is normal; they're all little monsters.

It looked at the demon cultivator, oh, the one with flat hair, never mind.

Yuan Ye and Yan Qing pulled out water-repelling magical artifacts made by their master, "We can do it too!"

"And what about you, young master?" Yuan Ye looked at Yue Han.

"Me too!" Yue Han pulled out a Xuan Turtle Pill, "Ten thousand years old, water-repelling!"

Everyone: ...

The sea turtle closed its eyes and silently dived into the sea. This is the most abnormal thing that doesn't happen to humans, it said.

A group of people prepared their things and swiftly entered the water.

At first, I didn't think much of it, but after going down a distance, I saw the long stone pillar supporting the small island. A dilapidated iron coffin hung on it, seemingly wrapped with huge iron chains, looking like a ship that had been anchored.

Yuan Ye exclaimed, "This material is great! Yan Qing, why don't you stop blacksmithing and start making coffins too? Let's add a coffin material option."

Lin Du wanted to ask the sea turtle something more, but found that it had already darted away quite a distance, and its originally huge body looked much smaller, as if it were fleeing in panic.

A smile flashed in Lin Du's eyes as he waved to the person behind him.

Hou Cang finally couldn't hold back any longer, "I have a question."

Lin Du gestured for him to ask with his eyes.

"Aren't you afraid there's something terrible locked in there, and opening it could cause unpredictable consequences? It doesn't look like there's anything good in there at all."

Lin Du blinked. "Fu Sifang's specialty is the art of hiding, like a rabbit with three burrows."

"Since the incident at Fusifang, the main altar was raided, and the other branch altars gradually disintegrated and scattered. Apart from the apparent wealth, we found almost no treasures or spirit crystals. Is that all the wealth Fusifang has accumulated over five thousand years really?"

In the sea, Lin Du's eyes gleamed through the water. "I once thought that this place may look shabby on the surface, but the more shabby it is, the more likely it is to hide something more important, given the nature of Fusifang. It can hide things right under your nose, and it can hide things underwater."

Ni Jinxuan exclaimed, "That's really creative! Yuan Ye should take note!"

Yuan Ye was struggling to unlock it when he heard this, and he pulled the iron chains loudly. "We specialize in high-end customization. An iron coffin might not be what they like, and it wouldn't meet their requirements!"

With a click, the restriction was lifted by Lin Du, and the iron chains were also removed by Yuan Ye.

"Let's pull it up and take a look!"

Yue Han asked suspiciously, "Who would hide treasure in a coffin?"

Lin Du always had a set of excuses: "Then guess why there are so many ancestral mansions and sacred tombs? Why do we need to go in to find heritage and treasures? It makes perfect sense!"

Yue Han was convinced. "You're right!"

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