After briefly circulating his Elemental Power to recover a bit, Lin Xuan didn't immediately head into the palace. Instead, he turned to face the membrane in front of him. Reaching out, he found his hand could easily pass through and touch the lake water on the other side.
When he pulled it back, his palm was dripping wet, proof that he had touched the water outside. The only problem was, he couldn't leave. The Cyan-Scaled Python was lying in wait, and the moment he emerged, it would pounce. It would be certain death!
He had only two options. The first was to consume the Spirit-Breaking Pill, break through to the Spirit Refining Stage, and gain enough power to fight the Cyan-Scaled Python! This was, of course, assuming the battle took place on the surface of the lake, not in it. The difficulty of fighting underwater was too high; even with the Cyan Cloud Step, he couldn't match the python's agility in its natural element.
