Chapter 1113: The True Nature of the Four Seas

Nezha: "What's hard about that? The Shangcheng has so many cultivation techniques. If you become a Jin Xian, even a Luo Jinxian, would any other Long Wang dare bother you?"

Dragon King of the East Sea: "N-Nezha? That Nezha?!"

Su Xiao: "It really is that Nezha—but not the Nezha from your world. Did the Dragon Clan of the East Sea get traumatized by him?"

Dragon King of the East Sea: "You tell me! My ancestor had his tendons ripped out by him. How could I not fear him?"

Dragon King of the East Sea: "Thankfully, it's not the same world."

Nezha: "Relax—I don't rip dragon tendons anymore. I'm good friends with the Long Wang of my world."

Dragon King of the East Sea: "Good friends?!"

Nezha: "Strange? The Long Wang of my world wants to break through too, so—I sold him the Shangcheng's techniques. With these techniques, how could our relationship not be—"

good?

Dragon King "963": "Gah—there are so many Luo Jinxian techniques here! Who in the heavens is in this chat group? Little dragon bows in apology—please forgive my ignorance."

Nezha: "Of course—it's my Lord Dao Jun."

Great Sage Equaling Heaven: "That's my master."

Dragon King of the East Sea: "So it's the Supreme Ultimate Tai Xuan Dao Jun. No wonder his title is so long—he truly wields boundless power."

Dragon King of the East Sea: "No more talk—I must go earn points."

Su Xiao: "Tai Xuan brother, if the East Sea's spring source dries up, is the only solution for the Little Dragon Girl to sacrifice herself and become the dragon spring?"

Zhang Taixuan: "What do you think a spring source is?"

Su Xiao: "Isn't it just a water source that spouts water outward?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Huh… haven't you ever thought—could one spring source possibly fill all four seas?"

Ye Hei: "That's exactly what confused me watching TV dramas. The East Sea is vast—just imagining it tells you that. How could one single spring source possibly supply such a massive ocean?"

at all.

Su Xiao: "Could this spring source not be as simple as it appears?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course. In all worlds, water originates from the Water Dao. When the Water Dao falters, heaven and earth fall out of balance—droughts, dried oceans—they're all normal consequences. The so-called spring source is merely the manifestation of the Water Dao. When the spring source dries, it's simply because the Water Dao has been damaged."

A normal question. What is called a spring source is merely the manifestation of the Water Dao. When the spring dries up, it is merely that the Water Dao has malfunctioned.

Su Xiao: "That's not right. I remember the East Sea's spring source failed because the West Sea and North Sea destroyed it—it wasn't a natural problem! Tai Xuan brother, didn't you miscalculate?"

Brother, didn't you miscalculate?

Zhang Taixuan: "The four seas have been at peace for countless years—why did the West Sea and North Sea only now destroy the East Sea's spring source?"

Su Xiao: "Isn't it because the West Sea and North Sea are blinded by greed?"

Dragon King of the East Sea: "Could there be some desperate reason behind the West Sea and North Sea destroying the East Sea's spring source?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Precisely. Among the four seas, there are three spring sources: one each for the South Sea and East Sea, and one shared by the West Sea and North Sea. When the Water Dao falters, the West Sea and North Sea are the first to collapse. They consulted a master, learned the truth, and found a solution."

The sea was the first to collapse. They consulted a master, learned the cause, and found a solution.

Dragon King of the East Sea: "That solution was to destroy the East Sea's spring source? What logic is that?"

Zhang Taixuan: "The reason is simple—I'll give you an analogy. Imagine the Water Dao as a great river. Its total volume is fixed. It divides itself into four parts: one part nourishes the land, the remaining three flow into the spring sources to nourish the four seas."

One part was distributed to the land, nourishing all things; the remaining three parts flowed into the spring sources, nourishing the Four Seas.

Zhang Taixuan: "Now, if the source—the Dao itself—is damaged, the river's volume decreases. Less water means less for the land and less for each spring source. There are only two ways to solve this—guess which two?"

Reduced. Now, there are only two ways to solve this problem—can you guess which two?

Dragon King of the East Sea: "The first is to repair the Dao. The second is to reduce the number of spring sources. If there are fewer spring sources, the West Sea and North Sea each get more water."

Zhang Taixuan: "Correct. You know yourself—the water flowing from the spring sources isn't just water. It carries the vital essence of the Water Dao that nourishes all life. That's the crucial part. Even if the spring source ran dry, the East Sea wouldn't collapse immediately. But if that vital essence is cut off, aquatic life cannot reproduce—and will die swiftly."

Even if the spring sources run dry, the Eastern Sea won't immediately suffer. But once the spiritual momentum is severed, the aquatic life cannot reproduce—and will even... die rapidly.

Dragon King of the East Sea: "Dao Jun speaks truly."

Su Xiao: "So the spring source problem is this complicated?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course. How could a single small spring source possibly refill all four seas? It's the power of the Dao at work. What you see bubbling up is merely the surface."

Just an illusion.

Hu Yifei: "So the Little Dragon Girl becoming the spring source is restoring the Dao?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Yes."

Dragon King of the East Sea: "May I ask, Dao Jun—if I were to attempt to restore the Dao, is there any chance of success?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Is your dragon bloodline exceptionally pure? Was the Water Dao inherently favorable toward you from birth?"

Dragon King of the East Sea: "No."

Zhang Taixuan: "Then what dream are you having?!"

Eastern Sea Long Wang:

Ye Hei: "Wait—that doesn't make sense. Dao Jun, aren't we Xian Immortals already capable of comprehending many Daos, even reversing them? If someone mastered the Water Dao, wouldn't they be able to restore the spring source?"

Isn't that also enough to accomplish the feat of replenishing the spring sources?

Su Xiao: "Who would sacrifice themselves for the East Sea?"

Hu Yifei: "No, I suspect it's not that simple. There must be something crucial we haven't considered."

Dragon King of the East Sea: "Even a Xian Immortal's Dao probably won't suffice."

Zhang Taixuan: "You're thinking too simply. To restore the Dao, a Xian Immortal's meager grasp of Dao is nowhere near enough. Though Xian Immortals may play with Dao like flowers, compared to the cosmos, their Dao is still fragile."

The laws of a Celestial Immortal are still too fragile.

Zhang Taixuan: "Restoring the Dao is like mending heaven. You don't really think the myth of Nüwa mending heaven was about patching a hole, do you?"

Su Xiao: "Isn't it? Could mending heaven mean restoring a missing Dao?"

Zhang Taixuan: "What else could it mean? A mere hole—you could mend it with Void Dao. In honghuang novels, even saints or pseudo-saints who don't master Void Dao could patch a hole easily—so why must it be Nüwa?"

Fixing a single hole in the Dao shouldn't be hard—why must it be Nüwa who does it?

Su Xiao: "It seems so. But isn't Nüwa the weakest among the Saints?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Her combat power is unclear. But one thing is certain: Nüwa's comprehension is undoubtedly among the very best of the Saints. Remember, she created the human race before becoming a Saint."

"In the Way of Laws, she is no weaker than anyone—indeed, compared to other Saints who only focus on strengthening combat power, her mastery of the Laws is even greater, making her more suited to mend the sky."

Ye Hei: "That's true. As for combat power, Nüwa has never fought others, so it's unknown. But in terms of the Laws, her mastery is certainly unmatched."

Hu Yifei: "Then what do we do? If the Dao Jun's reasoning is correct, even if Long Wang grows stronger, he cannot change Little Dragon Girl's fate. Someone must ultimately mend the Water Law."

"Otherwise, the problems of the Four Seas will persist, and may even affect the Ten Thousand Races on land."

Su Xiao: "I'm not worried about this issue."

Dragon King: "May I ask, Immortal, what is your plan?"

Su Xiao: "Are you all fools? There's a Great Luo Immortal in the group. Is this even an issue? When it comes to the Laws, Brother Taixuan is an expert. Sister Yifei, are you confused too?"

Are you also confused?