Staring at the protection screen at the end of the tunnel, Shang Ke and Gu Shou forced the water away with their inner qi. They cleared out a path for one of the rank three formation masters of the Tongyou Institution, Chu Jia. 

“Are we really going to lay down a formation here?!” Chu Jia grumbled, “There’s no need to rush things. From what I see, the protection formation probably ran into some problems. It should open after some time. We can enter when that happens. If I lay down a formation here, I’ll waste a lot of resources!” 

Gu Yuan looked at the expressionless Shang Ke and chuckled. “Just do it. Since we already discovered this place, we should go in and take a look. This might be the key to breaking the stalemate in the Coral Forest!” 

“Alright…” 

Chu Jia sighed dispiritedly and took out an Embroidered Cloud Case. She walked over to the protection screen and observed it carefully. When she looked...