Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

Four years passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Xiaobai, who was underwater, almost forgot about time.

He lived a very regular life, condensing the One Yuan Heavy Water and integrating it into the 'Heaven-Turning Seal (Imitation)' to enhance its power.

At noon, he ate several spirit fish to cultivate the "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique." The "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique" restored and strengthened his spirit and body, giving him enough spirit and magic power to continue condensing the Primal Heavy Water for another day.

On this day, he was condensing primordial heavy water when he suddenly sensed a living being approaching.

He looked up and saw that it was the Dragon King of the East Sea.

This is the first time the Dragon King of the East Sea has come here in four years. It means that the East Sea estuary is beneficial for Zhou Xiaobai to cultivate the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts". Otherwise, Zhou Xiaobai would have given up long ago.

He suspected that the Dragon King of the East Sea had finally managed to capture someone to take the brunt of the storm and had him trapped here.

"You've worked hard. You can finish suppressing Haikou today!" The Dragon King of the East Sea said to Zhou Xiaobai with a smile.

"Could it be that His Majesty is personally suppressing this place?" Zhou Xiaobai asked, seeing that no other dragons had come.

We can't just give up suppressing the East China Sea; otherwise, the dragon race's karma would be impossible to wash away under the turmoil of the sea.

"I recently made a trip to the Heavenly Court and borrowed a treasure from them. I will use this treasure to suppress the sea mouth from now on!" The Dragon King of the East Sea said, taking out an object.

Zhou Xiaobai saw that the Dragon King of the East Sea was holding a needle, but for a moment he couldn't see anything special about it.

However, the arrival of the Dragon King of the East Sea disrupted his state of mind and made him lose his desire to go into seclusion.

He waved his hand and put away the "Heaven-Turning Seal (Imitation)". He used the four years that the "Heaven-Turning Seal (Imitation)" had been used to suppress the East China Sea to accelerate his refining of the "Heaven-Turning Seal (Imitation)".

He now controls the "Turning Heaven Seal (Imitation)" with complete ease, showing no signs of awkwardness.

Without the suppression of the "Heaven-Turning Seal (Imitation)," the East China Sea estuary suddenly became violent, with terrifying water jets swirling and spraying out.

The Dragon King of the East Sea tossed the small needle in his hand downwards, and the needle quickly grew larger, falling straight towards the mouth of the East Sea.

Strangely enough, as Xiaozhen approached the mouth of the East China Sea, the black whirlpool inside the mouth slowed down and its oppressive force weakened.

In the end, the small needle transformed into an iron rod with golden hoops at both ends, making it look increasingly familiar to Zhou Xiaobai.

"The Ruyi Jingu Bang!" When the iron rod grew to a certain size, he saw the words written on it, radiating golden light, and couldn't help but read them aloud.

So that's how the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) arrived in the East China Sea. He felt like he was witnessing history.

"It truly is a treasure for suppressing water veins. From now on, the mouth of the East Sea will be safe and sound!" The Dragon King of the East Sea said happily upon seeing that the mouth of the East Sea had been successfully suppressed.

He couldn't help but be happy, as the East Sea Dragon Palace was already short of people and needed to send a direct descendant of the dragon clan to suppress the sea mouth for many years.

More importantly, if things go wrong, suppressing Haikou will not only not be a merit, but will instead create new karma.

The Dragon King of the East Sea did not intend to forget Zhou Xiaobai. After sending Zhou Xiaobai to the mouth of the East Sea, he immediately went to the Heavenly Court.

After meeting the Jade Emperor, he asked the Jade Emperor to bestow a treasure to replace the replica of the "Heaven-Turning Seal" because the East Sea was temporarily suppressed by the replica of the "Heaven-Turning Seal" made by the Immortal Taiyi.

The Jade Emperor was well aware that the Chan Sect would participate in the Great Tribulation, and that the Heavenly Court would be the biggest beneficiary of this tribulation.

Who knows if the appearance of the replica of the "Heaven-Turning Seal" by Taiyi Zhenren was a preparation for dealing with a great calamity, which is why he only made the Dragon King of the East Sea wait in the Heavenly Court for three days before bestowing upon him the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel).

A day in heaven is equivalent to a year on earth, so four years had passed for Zhou Xiaobai.

"You should return to the Dragon Palace to rest. The Dragon Palace will reward you for your achievements over the past four years!" the Dragon King of the East Sea said to Zhou Xiaobai.

Zhou Xiaobai, still in his dragon form, nodded to the Dragon King of the East Sea and swam upwards.

Upon entering the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, he reverted to human form.

Although I've been living right next to the East Sea Dragon Palace for four years, this is the first time I've returned there in four years.

Upon arriving at her own palace, Caiyi was overjoyed to see him return.

In the Dragon Palace, only palace maids with masters had status, and these four years had caused her a lot of worry.

"Your Highness, this servant greets you. You've returned!" Caiyi bowed and said.

"Has anything major happened in the past few years?" Zhou Xiaobai looked around the palace but didn't find anything unusual, so he asked casually.

"Nothing serious has happened. Your Highness's annual cultivation resources have been delivered, and the cultivation spiritual items that Your Highness requested to be exchanged are also stored in the storeroom. It's just that we don't know where Your Highness is, so we can't deliver them to Your Highness in time, which has delayed Your Highness's cultivation!" Caiyi said apologetically.

"This has nothing to do with you. You handled it very well. Go and send all the resources and spiritual items over!" Zhou Xiaobai waved his hand and ordered.

Upon entering the hall, Caiyi arrived shortly afterward with several clam maidens who brought the items.

Zhou Xiaobai glanced at the items and saw that there were two hundred Heavenly Dragon Pills, two hundred drops of Ten Thousand Year Yin Soul Water, and even more gilded beads, as well as various spiritual herbs that he had exchanged for.

Seeing so many resources, he couldn't help but regret not returning to the Dragon Palace to retrieve some resources in the previous four years.

With these resources, especially the two hundred Heavenly Dragon Pills, the Demon Child's cultivation speed will be greatly improved.

Only then did he realize that it wasn't just that he had forgotten to retrieve the resources; for the past four years, due to his excessive focus, he hadn't even taken the step of sharing cultivation with the demon child.

Of course, there's nothing to worry about. The cultivation level is there and can be shared at any time. There will be no loss because of a period of non-sharing.

"Caiyi, I need to go into seclusion for a while. You may leave now!" Zhou Xiaobai said, waving his hand.

After Caiyi left, he went into the cultivation room and deactivated the restrictions.

Then, in a flash, he appeared inside the 'Exquisite Pagoda' in the Imprint Space, beside the Demon Child.

Four years have passed, and the demon child still looks like a seven-year-old child, without any change.

This is not surprising. As long as the original body does not die, the clones created by the Wisdom Lamp Dharma Body can maintain their original appearance.

The demon child is no longer an independent being, but rather a vassal that depends on Zhou Xiaobai, the original being.

"Huh!" He sensed the powerful aura emanating from the Demon Child as soon as he saw him.

The demon child's magical cultivation has reached the "Returning to Emptiness and Merging with the Dao" realm, which is the last realm before becoming an immortal. This realm is not divided into initial, middle, and late stages, nor into a perfect level.

The "Returning to Emptiness and Uniting with the Dao" realm is a process of accumulating magical power. Once enough power is accumulated, one can attempt to break through to the "Earth Immortal" realm.

Zhou Xiaobai also discovered that this world has extremely high endurance, which means that there are no heavenly tribulations before one becomes an Earth Immortal.

Therefore, as long as one has talent, resources, and excellent cultivation techniques, a being can cultivate until the limit of their talent is reached.