Chapter 986 Fog Sea Islands

After flying thousands of miles away, Baiye Shengjun discovered that the enemy was not pursuing her. So she activated a secret technique to send a signal outward, so that her fellow disciples would move closer to her.

At this moment, she was still in shock. The demonic soul was formless and intangible, and when it caused harm to cultivators, it was a clash at the level of the soul dimension.

One of the lost demonic souls was one that could inflict soul damage on cultivators in the late Three Flowers Realm, and it was the one she valued most.

In past battles, unless the difference in their cultivation levels was extremely great, even if a demon soul was defeated in battle, it could retreat. Therefore, there has never been a case of a demon soul dying in actual combat.

What frightened her even more was that the escaped demonic souls told her that there was an unknown entity that could devour them.

The demon soul could not detect the existence of the stone turtle.

The Holy Lord of the White Night did not believe such an explanation; even the Star Lord of the Cave Heaven did not possess such means.

Such an experience made her afraid to continue fighting. The reason she has been able to get to where she is today is entirely due to her cautious nature; she rarely takes unnecessary risks.

Although losing three demon souls caused her heart to bleed, she understood even more how risky it was to fight an enemy with unknown methods.

Until she understands why the demon soul disappeared, she will try her best to avoid further conflict with the enemy.

If forced to fight, she will also use the strength of others to launch the first round of attacks.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Sage of the Stubborn Stone arrived.

"Senior Sister, since you changed the meeting point, why is there no trace of Junior Brother Cangming?"

The one who asked the question was a monk with a pointed chin, whose small eyes always seemed to be half-closed, and whose face was full of a sarcastic and mean-spirited expressions.

At that time, the message that the Holy Lord Cangming used a secret technique to transmit was a call for emergency support. The aura left by the other party was obviously not far from here, so in principle everyone should have rushed there.

The Holy Lord Baiye's expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice:

"I was the first to arrive at the agreed location. There were two cultivators at the agreed location, but I did not find Junior Brother Cangming. I could only detect his residual aura."

His aura existed within the power of lightning, and it was growing fainter, yet one could still sense lingering fear and resentment.

Because of the cultivation method, the disciples of the White Bone Sect have a special connection. The closer they are, the stronger the connection becomes. At the agreed location, they cannot sense any trace of their fellow disciples.

She recounted the details of her encounter with the enemy and continued:

"Although I don't know what happened here, I am certain that my junior brother has perished."

The enemy's strength exceeded her expectations, and it must have exceeded the expectations of her fellow disciples as well.

She had already reconstructed the situation in her mind. Because of a misjudgment, Junior Brother Cangming was still thinking of holding off the enemy while waiting for reinforcements.

As a result, destruction came before support arrived, and lives were wasted in vain.

Shock flashed in the eyes of the Stubborn Stone Saint Lord. Although the Cangming Saint Lord's strength was the weakest among them, he was only slightly stronger than the other party.

If the enemy who killed his fellow disciple could deal with his junior brother, he could certainly deal with him as well.

Battles between cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm are rarely decided in a short time, unless they encounter an enemy with overwhelming power.

Even the eldest sister is no match for the enemy now, and he is at a loss for what to do.

"Senior sister, what should we do next? Should we wait for Senior Brother Blood Moon to arrive before engaging the enemy?"

After a moment's thought, the White Night Saint King gently shook his head:

"Make a note of this, searching for resources is the priority."

Everyone can only stay in the Vast Ocean Realm for three and a half years. Although it seems like a long time, it is not particularly ample.

They have already lost one member, and if anyone else is injured in the battle, it will seriously affect their plans.

More importantly, she knew that killing cultivators of the same realm would not yield much benefit. The small worlds refined by the cultivators were currently in a state between reality and illusion, and the small worlds would collapse after the cultivators were killed.

Only after a cultivator breaks through to the Cave Heaven Realm will their small world be revealed upon their death.

The Sage of the Stubborn Stone breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying:

"I support my senior's decision."

There was a bond between the fellow disciples, but it hadn't reached the point where they would risk their lives to avenge their fellow disciples.

He knew very well that his junior brother Cangming had multiple substitute demon soldiers, yet they all perished here. Therefore, the enemy's strength should be overestimated as much as possible.

Before entering the Vast Ocean Realm, Ji An searched for a lot of information, but no map information about this world came out.

He understood that this was an obstacle set up by vested interests to reduce competitors.

This kind of secrecy is a very important bargaining chip, and he can't very well ask for it if his allies don't hand it over voluntarily.

Now that he has the map, he feels even more confident.

Ji An put away the jade slip and asked:

Where is our first destination?

The Vast Ocean Realm isn't a place where Tier 5 resources are everywhere; you need a detailed plan to search more areas.

Yunmiao Sanren pondered for a moment and said:

"Based on the current situation in the area, we can confirm that this is the North Sea region of the Vast Ocean Realm. We need to fly south, which will take a maximum of two million miles."

The search for ternary heavy water will begin upon arrival in the Fog Sea Islands area, and is expected to take six months.

As its name suggests, the Fog Sea Islands are shrouded in dense fog year-round, and the fog can even absorb moonlight.

The seabed here is turbulent with undercurrents, and numerous whirlpools can be seen between the reefs.

The power of the vortex can draw mist into the seabed, where it gives birth to Tri-Element Heavy Water, the essence of water containing the power of Yin.

Xuan Shuang Sanren continued, "When we entered the Vast Sea Realm last time, we did not venture deep into the sea area we are in now."

Every 100,000 miles or so, it dives into the deep sea, perhaps discovering underwater currents. Many places where these currents converge often contain fifth-tier aquatic resources or ores.

The Vast Ocean Realm produces various water and metal resources. There are not many cultivators here; they are all human beings imprisoned by the Black Dragon of the Cave Heaven Realm back then.

There are not many powerful forces; the strongest forces are the various dragon and beast clans.

Dragons mate with various kinds of monsters, resulting in countless dragon-beast races.

At this moment, the setting sun dyed the sea red, creating a blood-red hue.

Yunmiao Sanren said gently, "Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, let's first find a region with a high-grade spiritual vein."

We'll take turns keeping watch later. You should use this time to recover your magic power, and we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning.

The opponent must have engaged in intense combat, and their mana must have been depleted considerably.

Nothing happened that night. Ji An listened to the sound of the waves as he absorbed spiritual energy from the top-grade spirit stone to restore his magic power.

This sea area was rather desolate, and when the Night Demon descended, they had not been able to find a suitable spiritual vein, so they could only spend the night on a fourth-tier low-grade island.

The spiritual energy here is insufficient to support the restoration of magical power through cultivation techniques; only top-grade spirit stones can be used as a substitute.

This was his first night in the Vast Ocean Realm, and he was unwilling to enter the Calabash World.

Since being accepted into the team, Ji An has spent over two hundred years accumulating resources to restore his magical power and has also amassed a large number of top-grade spirit stones.

He currently possesses over 60,000 top-grade spirit stones, enough to squander for a long time.

If resources are scarce, he will enter a small world to replenish his mana.

Golden-red clouds appeared in the sky, resembling several long dragons gathered together.

After identifying their direction, Ji An and the others flew south at a slow speed. Ten thousand miles seemed like a long distance, but for several cultivators at the mid-stage of the Three Flowers Realm or above, it would only take a few hours to reach their destination.

A golden sun leaps out of the sea, its light shimmering on the rippling blue waves. Large schools of flying fish leap out of the water, their blue backs and dark red pectoral fins creating a beautiful scene.

Wuyue Sanren suddenly landed and reached out to grab, gathering hundreds of flying fish together.

He froze the flying fish and stored it in the Void Stone, then flew to Ji An's side and laughed:

"The aquatic atmosphere here is rich, and although the fish are only of the second-tier mid-grade level, they should be very delicious."

While we rest, we can have Ayun and the others cook something for us to try.

Before Ji An could speak, the Recluse of the Crescent Moon nodded in agreement:

"The fish here is indeed delicious, and it tastes best when grilled."

After many cultivators abstain from grains, they rarely indulge in food and drink, and their daily diet mainly consists of spiritual wine and spiritual fruit.

The Recluse of the Crescent Moon enjoys wine, but he can't just drink it dry, so he also studies the art of cooking.

The group calculated the distance, and after flying for about 10,000 miles, they encountered an island.

After landing, Ji An said, "Let's try some grilled fish before diving into the sea to explore."

The two female cultivators, Yunmiao Sanren and Yunmiao Sanren, had no appetite for the second-tier grilled fish, but they didn't want to upset everyone.

"You all need to have a sense of urgency!"

Crescent Moon Hermit rubbed his hands together and said:

"Grilling fish doesn't take much time, and if the taste isn't good, it won't waste any more time."

Ji An summoned a puppet skilled in grilling fish from the gourd world; there was no need for A Yun to take action in the current situation.

The puppet brought out a complete set of tools, and also brought out two top-grade Tier 3 treasure dragonfish.

If the flying fish doesn't taste good, there are even better spirit fish, so as not to spoil everyone's fun.

The Hermit of Five Mountains handed over the frozen flying fish, and the puppet skillfully scraped off its scales and cleaned its entrails before lighting the spirit charcoal.

The charcoal fire glowed red-hot without smoke, and emitted a faint bamboo fragrance.

While waiting, everyone started chatting, and Ji An spoke up:

"Judging from the abundance of spiritual energy near the island, the spiritual veins here are only of the third-grade lower level. The spiritual veins we encounter when we dive into the deep sea will not be of a higher level either."

So, diving into the deep sea doesn't really make any sense.

Yunmiao Sanren smiled slightly and explained:

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the conditions in the deep sea are very different from those on the surface."

Even if the surface is a first- or second-tier spiritual vein, if the seawater in this area is deep enough, it is possible for a higher-tier micro-spiritual vein to be formed underneath.

In addition, our purpose in diving into the deep sea is to search for signs of ocean currents converging here.

The water in the deep sea is also slowly circulating, and some Tier 5 aquatic resources are brought over by the ocean currents.

Where ocean currents converge, high-grade resources are concentrated.

We don't have time to study the changes in ocean currents, so we can only make judgments by constantly observing them.

Yesterday, while you were recovering your magical power, my fellow Daoist Xuan Shuang and I dived into the ocean to check the currents. If we missed a possible convergence of currents, we would need to turn back.

The purpose of coming to the Vast Ocean Realm is to acquire more resources. As long as there is potential for gain, everyone is willing to go back the way they came.

The grilled fish was ready quickly, and the Recluse of the Crescent Moon took out a black wine jar the size of an earthenware pot and several small wine cups:

"How can there be fish without wine? Everyone, please have a taste. This is a top-grade fourth-level spiritual wine that I brewed."

Ji An drank the spirit wine and politely praised it:

"Good wine."

Crescent Moon Hermit shook his head, "I could gladly accept praise from others, but your words, fellow Daoist, seem..."

He stopped speaking after only saying half of what he had said, because having tasted Ji An's spirit wine before, he knew that its quality was inferior to that of pine nut and mulberry wine, and the other party's praise seemed more like a consolation.

Ji An smiled, took a bite of the grilled flying fish, and nodded slightly.

"It's definitely delicious."

Others who tasted the Treasure Arowana also praised it highly.

After eating the fish and drinking the wine, the group dived into the deep sea and actually found a few drops of fifth-grade low-level Ren water essence on the seabed.

After ten days of flight, the group arrived at the edge of the Fog Sea Islands. The waves crashed against the rocks, splashing up pieces of jade, and the booming sound was deafening.

Yunmiao Sanren glanced at the position of the sun and said:

"It is estimated that there will be about half an hour before night falls, at which time we will be able to see the spectacular sight of the sea of ​​fog surging and shimmering with silver light."

This is the territory of the Thunder Sea Serpent clan in the Vast Ocean Realm. Everyone must remain vigilant when diving into the deep sea.

The Thunder Sea Serpent is a type of dragon beast with black scales and a single horn on its head, which is usually light blue or silver.

The sea python population is large, including many individuals at the fifth level, and even a few that appear to be at the perfect level of the Three Flowers Realm.

Xuan Shuang Sanren looked solemn and said:

"The danger here comes not only from the Thunder Sea Serpent, but also from a humanoid species called the Walrus People. They are named for their heads, which resemble those of a walrus. They have a strange symbiotic relationship with the Thunder Sea Serpent and live in the deep sea, rarely coming to the surface."

The walrus people are extremely violent and will attack any creature that dares to set foot in these waters.

The 3,600-year wait is a cycle of reincarnation. Powerful walrus-men individuals will form hunting squads specifically to kill cultivators.

Crescent Moon Hermit coughed lightly and added:

"The underwater spiritual veins of the Fog Sea Islands are of a high grade. They are the confluence of three ocean currents and are rich in resources, which will attract many cultivators from our world."

But regardless of their background, they are all competitors; if a fight breaks out, don't hold back.

Ji An nodded, a fierce glint in his eyes:

"I never show mercy to the enemy."

Whether they are sea creatures or walrus people, they are all resources in his eyes.

He was hoping to encounter more enemies at the Three Flowers Realm level, but he only managed to hunt down one octopus-like sea beast at the mid-Three Flowers Realm level along the way.

As the sun set, a thick fog quickly rose over the sea.

Moments later, the bright moon rose, reflecting the mist with a marble-like luster, which was then drawn into the sea by countless whirlpools.

Ji An's gaze pierced through the thick fog, revealing countless winding streaks of light in the seawater. These were wisps of fog being drawn in, and the light illuminated the entire sea area.

After confirming that everything was ready, Yunmiao Sanren said:

"Everyone, let's go. Remember to keep your balance and don't fall with the current."

Each person should not be more than fifty zhang apart, ensuring they remain within their teammates' line of sight.

(End of this chapter)