Long-lasting silence.

At this moment, even someone as experienced as Ji Jue couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, finding it hard to believe.

Pure life essence, vortex essence extracted from the fetus!

Each bottle contains about thirty milliliters of alchemy material, with sixteen bottles totaling over five hundred milliliters...

Such a large amount of liquefied life, in the hands of a craftsman skilled in life science, can produce over ten life extension potions with no side effects, each capable of fetching a staggering price at auction.

All healing and recovery medicines, if they could add a touch, would undergo an incredible qualitative change, enhancing their effects to an unbelievably profound degree.

And if used in a blood sacrifice, even a single drop would be enough to imbue the most ordinary creation with spirituality.

And within the Ye Family's secret traditions, there is the secret ritual of 'Washing Sword' that can purify malice with the relevant materials, if used entirely for Pan Ying, could save Ji Jue five or six years of effort! Such exaggerated progress would be unattainable even for craftsmen who spend their entire lives trying.

Truly, its uses are limitless!

Then why is such a good thing not available on the market?

That's a question for the Punishment Team of the Taiyi Ring!

As early as hundreds of years ago, the association had fully banned the production of liquefied life. The infamous Punishment Team, which terrifies countless craftsmen, was originally created to eradicate its production.

Even a single vial of the liquefied life in this box likely consumed close to hundreds of embryos!

"This is indeed, a grand gift."

Ji Jue sighed softly, after glancing over once, his eyes lowered, fingers tapping on the tabletop.

For a long time.

Tu Sihai continued to smile throughout, filled with sincerity and anticipation.

Until he finally sighed softly: "Is such a heavy gift too hot to handle?"

"Rest assured, its origin is absolutely clean."

Tu Sihai pulled a stamped commission letter from his pocket: "This was contraband seized by the Seven Cities Federation during a crackdown on smuggling crime.

Only, handling such troublesome items locally was impossible, so we entrusted you with its disposal."

Just sign your name.

Then, this entire box of liquefied life could be destroyed in Ji Jue's workshop, and even if the Taiyi Ring investigates, they would have no grounds for complaint.

"Now we have a problem…"

Ji Jue chuckled, propped up on the table, slightly leaning forward to inquire: "I can't seem to find a reason or motive for gifting me such a grand present."

"To be honest, it's because I have a not-so-small request…"

Tu Sihai appropriately displayed a hint of shyness mixed with a trace of pleading and helplessness due to worldly circumstances: "Recently, the maritime situation has been quite turbulent, a multitude of events, even at sea, requires some respite and breathing space, and a bit of resource replenishment…"

He paused, staring at the current Master of New Spring, and pleaded:

"—Could we kindly ask you to grant us passage?"

Granting passage.

Sounds simple enough.

Just like a large truck passing through the countryside, encountering a parked vehicle blocking the road, the driver handing over a cigarette, just politely asking you to move aside.

But what exactly needs to pass through?

The nearshore area of the Federation Southeast Region is complex, bustling with hidden reefs, swirls, or fierce Disaster Beasts… Even the Chosen One would find it challenging to deal with those monsters lurking on the seafloor without the advantage of the terrain, with regular route-clearing already being about as much as they can do.

Anyway, the sea and the land are separate; fearing the deterrence from the Heavenly Governor's Law, those large Disaster Beasts wouldn't dare approach the Federation.

But humans are another story.

Moreover, during the rainy season, the sea level rises, submerging many hidden reefs or impediments, allowing large ships restricted by previous conditions to enter and exit freely.

Even advancing inland…

Yet the key point is that, even with flooding and rising sea levels, ships still need draft water, and can't sail through swampy mud. At this time, the complex waterways of Hai Province come into play, just like a highway, simple and convenient.

Regrettably, large enough and wide enough rivers have long been incorporated into the myriad boundaries of Central Cities, even heavily guarded.

So in such circumstances, are there any rivers that remain convenient for entry and exit, unattended and unnoticed?

The answer is yes.

And it's right beneath Ji Jue's current seat!

—Previously toppled for six or seven decades, Spring City!

Previously shrouded in Mutated aura, sealed inside and out, with occasional residual toxins spreading, but never posing a significant threat. If dangerous substances did emerge, everyone simply took a wide berth.

Things went on smoothly, almost forming a norm, and everyone long grown used to and accepted it, but now, annoyingly, some Heavenly Person couldn't let go of this issue even after all these years, went as far as gambling their life to reclaim Spring City.

Now resolved the collapse, but what about the route?

The route is gone!

Occupied by the newly established Xinquan by Coastal Industry!

The sea's various large and small fleets at this moment are as disgusted and angered as if they've swallowed a fly—they used to traverse freely, now gated by a checkpoint!

When entering is fine, but if forced to flee and trying to exit, blocked by a checkpoint…

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