"So their hiding place is in the sea. What a great place!" Zhang Pu stepped out of the room and watched Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan plunge into the sea without hesitation. He immediately understood that their hideout was somewhere on the seabed.

There's a small village nearby, but the winds and waves are strong here, making it a poor harbor. No wonder this village, located by the sea, hasn't been developed.

Without hesitation, Zhang Guodong also fell into the sea. He had grown up playing in the Yellow River, but in the sea, he felt somewhat insignificant and afraid.

Only after the life force of the demon was transformed did the fear dissipate.

With a "splash," he plunged into the water. His life force circulated, impervious to the seawater, but his vision was severely impaired. The surroundings were shrouded in darkness. His spiritual power, cultivated through physical cultivation, proved invaluable; though compressed, it still extended to a distance of two thousand meters. In water only a few meters deep, that was a considerable distance.

The spiritual consciousness generated from the life force of the demon is only a dozen meters away! And it consumes too much of the life force of the demon.

Fearing he would lose them, Zhang Guodong immediately dived down. He didn't touch solid ground until he was dozens of meters deep. But the pressure was much greater here, and the consumption of his life force increased several times over. His mental detection range was also less than a thousand meters.

Zhang Guodong was also frustrated. It was only a few dozen meters deep, yet his mental energy was being compressed so severely!

Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan were quite familiar with the underwater world, moving very quickly. At the same time, they took out several mid-grade crystals in case their life force was depleted.

They had traveled approximately two thousand meters into the deep sea. As the depth increased, the two figures suddenly turned and passed over a large coral reef. They circled around and then miraculously returned in the same direction.

The speed of the fish is greatly reduced on land, but in the water, it is much faster than sharks. Many schools of fish scrambled to avoid it.

"Huh, what are these two up to?" Zhang Guodong wondered. Although the direction they were heading back wasn't the starting point, it was just a line. Why go into the deep sea first and then turn back? Sensing something was amiss, Zhang Guodong quickly hid behind a rocky cave.

Very effective!

This was indeed Liao Tian's thought.

The sea is not a paradise for plant cultivators. Their combat power is significantly reduced in the sea. However, he was extremely cautious. Although they had shaken off the powerful black dragon and his group of cultivators, there was no guarantee that someone else might be following them. Therefore, the two of them decided to take a detour. At depths of tens of meters underwater, the consumption of life force and demonic energy is considerable. Without preparation, if the journey takes too long, their strength will be significantly diminished.

Just as I thought!

Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan actually circled back! Not far from where Zhang Guodong was hiding, the two stopped and cautiously surveyed their surroundings.

“Senior brother, aren’t you overthinking this? We’ve been traveling for three days already. If anyone had been following us, we would have shaken them off by now! Even a level 40 plant cultivator’s spiritual sense can only penetrate 30 to 40 meters!” Liu Zhengyuan said.

The sound was transmitted through energy, but Liao Tian remained silent. After a long while, Liao Tian nodded. The two continued their journey back the way they came.

Their hideout wasn't underwater, but on a cliff!

It's a place that's usually completely unnoticed. It's more than twenty meters above the sea, but you can enter from the seabed and wind your way upwards. There's a cave at the bottom of this sea cliff, but it's submerged in the sea.

But for cultivators like Liao Tian, ​​this was nothing.

"boom!"

Just as Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan approached the underwater cave, and Zhang Guodong was about to make his move, a roaring sound came from the sea, churning the surface of the water within a hundred meters into a chaotic mess.

The immense force of the vortex descended, instantly killing any fish it encountered, staining the seawater in that area crimson with blood.

Zhang Guodong's expression changed drastically. The enormous impact made him extremely uncomfortable, and he felt suffocated and unable to exhale for a moment.

"Oh no! Someone's attacking!"

"escape!"

Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan looked shocked. Without hesitation, suppressing their pain, they changed their route and sped off in another direction. They were as fast as they could get away from there.

Who is this?! How can an attack from the surface of the sea be able to injure people underwater?! And this is tens of meters deep!

A true master!

This is the only explanation; otherwise, even a level 40 expert couldn't have done this. In an instant, it injured the level 30-something, nearly level 40 plant cultivators in the seabed.

Let's talk about Zhang Guodong.

The impact would have injured even a level 30 plant cultivator, but he only felt a jolt and felt short of breath for a while. He suffered no internal injuries. This was thanks to his physical strength—level 30 body cultivator power! That was no joke.

Although Zhang Guodong was unharmed, he faced a crucial choice: escape or risk entering the cave?

Only a few small fish were going in and out of the cave entrance, making it difficult for an ordinary person to spot unless they got close. However, Zhang Guodong deduced that the place Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan had just gone was that underwater cave!

"I'll risk it all!" Zhang Guodong made the decision instantly. This time, he used all his strength, moving like a swordfish, several times faster than before. Liao Tian and the others couldn't catch up at all. He was traversing using pure physical strength.

A loud laugh echoed from the sea, reverberating even from the seabed.

"Little fish, trying to escape?"

A huge figure appeared to corrode from the sky. With a wave of his hand, the force was like a giant depth charge, which actually hurled towards the direction where Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan had fled, while the figure watched leisurely.

Those eagle-like eyes seemed to see through the seabed, and could see the panicked Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan coming; they were incredibly deep!

"Huh, a trace of energy has actually disappeared?" The man's expression suddenly changed slightly. He glanced at the spot where Zhang Guodong had just been and was immediately surprised. "Interesting!"

"Heh heh, old Bamboo Emperor!" Just then, a loud voice rang out. A large, fat figure appeared in front of the gaunt old man in the blink of an eye, also standing in mid-air.

The newcomer turned out to be a huge, fat man, a veritable heap of flesh. His face was so obscured by the clumps of fat.

This person is actually a top expert?!

The ability to stand in mid-air is a hallmark of a master!

"Fat Maitreya!" The old man from the Bamboo Clan's expression changed, and he immediately looked displeased. "What are you doing here?"

"Haha, you're allowed to come here, old man? But I can't? Those two little fish are quite interesting. Don't be so foolish as to jump into the sea. You should know that no plant cultivator has ever drowned in the sea!" The pile of flesh couldn't reveal its face, but its voice was very clear, teasing Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan. The voice was captivating, seemingly possessing a magical, soothing quality.

But if someone gets lost in this sound, then he is not far from death.

Clearly, this powerful expert, Fat Maitreya, had also discovered Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan's escape underwater. But their speed, in their eyes, was clumsy and slow, like that of a child!

Defense: I tried to code a bit today.