The sea was calm. Mo Junqian used his power to control the Sky Piercing Talisman, crossing the endless ocean. After traveling for a long time, he still hadn't seen any sign of the Boundless Mountain Realm, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

The sky was overcast, which made him feel uneasy for no reason. He wondered if something had happened to his senior sister.

The sea was vast and the waves were surging. The dark blue sea was turbulent, as if something was swimming around.

Before Mo Junqian could get a good look, a huge wave suddenly surged up, its spray rising for miles, and instantly swept Mo Junqian into the sea.

Before Mo Junqian could resist, he was dragged to the bottom of the sea by that thing. He struggled to open his eyes, but everything around him was blurry. The seawater was icy cold, and a chill ran down his spine.

He could feel the thing behind him, and he could even imagine it staring at him coldly with its huge eyes wide open, its blood-red mouth agape, ready to swallow him whole.

He slowly turned around, and sure enough, it was pretty much as he had imagined.

The monster was excessively large, its body like a mountain, its hard shell gleaming with a cold, eerie light in the deep sea. It wasn't without limbs, just a little shorter, like a turtle, or perhaps the legendary Xuanwu. However, unlike Xuanwu, it had enormous wings flapping on both sides of its body, and only one eye, located in the center of its face, coldly staring at him.

Mo Junqian instinctively stepped back, but unfortunately, being in the water greatly restricted his movements, so he had no choice but to stay where he was and quietly gripped the red sword at his waist.

The monster seemed to sense his movement, and in the next instant it roared and pounced on him.

The red sword was drawn, instantly radiating brilliant light and surging with fantastical energy from the seabed. Mo Junqian swung the sword fiercely, and as the sword energy slashed towards the monster, his figure shifted, attempting to leave the seawater and fly upwards.

Unfortunately, what makes a monster a monster is its difference from ordinary people. Suddenly, several tentacles extended from behind the monster. The tentacles resembled human hands, but were more agile. In a few moments, they wrapped around Mo Junqian's ankles and dragged him back.

A gaping maw opened before him, and just as he was about to become the monster's meal, the red sword suddenly blazed with red light, transforming into a giant dragon. With a flick of its tail, it swept Mo Junqian up, and its two lantern-like pupils stared directly at the monster.

A moment later, a deep voice rang out: "Chi Yuan, it's been a long time."

Upon hearing this, the monster called Chi Yuan retracted its tentacles, blinked, and moved towards the dragon: "You are, Xuan Du?"

Mo Junqian frowned. "Xiandu? Is it referring to Senior Jiaolong?"

"It's been so many years, I never expected to see an old friend here." The dragon turned its head, as if recalling the past.

The dragon looked him up and down. "You're still the same."

The dragon looked back at him and said, "You've gotten quite a bit smaller than before."

Jiaolong: "..."

The dragon-like creature's eyes darted around as it looked at Mo Junqian: "Who is that child? Why did you save him and stop me from eating?"

The dragon pushed Mo Junqian behind it, saying, "This person is my newly accepted disciple. You can't eat him."

"Disciple, what is that?" Chi Yuan tilted his head, having no idea what a disciple was.

Jiaolong knew that his old friend was a bit slow to react, probably because he had been sleeping for years and his brain had become dull, even his speech was halting.

He patiently said, "I'll explain to you later. In short, you can't touch this person. Also, we're going to Wuji Mountain on business now, so please don't stop us."

"What are we going to Wuji Mountain for?" Chi Yuan fiddled with its tentacles, having a great time. "That place is full of corpses and is a barren wasteland."

Before the dragon could speak, Mo Junqian walked around him and said in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"

The dragon-like creature slowly said, "I don't know what force triggered the beast tide, but now tens of thousands of magical beasts are heading towards Wuji Mountain. Before long, it will be razed to the ground."

"What!" Mo Junqian's face was anxious, and his heart was even more restless. He looked up at the dragon and said, "Senior, let's go to Wuji Mountain quickly to save Senior Sister and Senior Brother."

The dragon nodded, instantly transforming back into a red sword, which landed in Mo Junqian's palm.

The salamander found this scene amusing, its mouth concave into a circle, which looked strangely cute.

Before they had gone even a mile, they heard the dragon-like creature behind them say in a low voice, "I can take you there. It's been a while since we've had any activity. It's a good opportunity to go out and have a look around."

Seeing that he was acting slowly like an old man, Mo Junqian was about to refuse when he heard the dragon say, "With your help, that would be perfect. Even I would admit defeat when you can travel three thousand miles in one leap."

Upon hearing this, Mo Junqian looked at the Chi Yuan with new respect. He hadn't expected that this seemingly clumsy behemoth would possess the extraordinary ability to travel thousands of miles in an instant.

Riding on the back of the dragon, they traveled all the way and soon came to the Wuji Mountain boundary. There, they saw dark thunder rumbling in the sky above the mountain, and countless demonic beasts surrounded Wuji Mountain. Various kinds of demonic birds and beasts flew in the air, their cries echoing through the sky.

Looking into the distance, Mo Junqian could vaguely see several figures on the land, struggling against the encirclement of monsters.

...

The earth trembled, the sky and earth were turned upside down, and countless demonic beasts rushed to the battlefield like thousands of troops, enjoying a merciless slaughter.

Qinghe, Lijiang, Liu Yuntai, Mu Dong, and Shen Xun formed a circle, protecting the Liu family members in the center.

They stood with swords in hand, their faces cold, watching the monster rush towards them with resolute eyes.

Without the Divine Pearl, Shen Xun and Qing He alone would probably be no match for the beast tide. Even so, they did not retreat in the face of the battle, because they knew that if they fled, Wuji Mountain and the Liu family behind them would cease to exist in an instant.

The demonic beast charged in with terrifying pressure, and the lightning and thunder in the clouds became even more shocking. Qinghe held the Phoenix Sword in his right hand and touched the moon-white jade pendant in his arms with his left hand, his eyelashes trembling slightly.

The Heavenly King Cauldron was placed inside the jade pendant, and Qi Rong was healing inside it, but unfortunately, he could no longer hear her thoughts.

With a sigh, Qinghe looked up at Li Jiang and said, "Senior brother, if I die today, you must tell Master about my glorious deeds and ask him to build a shrine for me and provide me with good food and drink every day so that I won't go hungry in the afterlife."

A crack appeared on Li Jiang's cold face. "Don't say discouraging things at a time like this."

Qing insisted, "Promise me."

Li Jiang couldn't refuse her, so she had no choice but to say, "Okay, I promise you."

Qinghe nodded: "That's good, now I can leave in peace."

Shen Xun ruthlessly shattered her beautiful dream: "How do you know you're going to die today? Maybe a hero will descend from the sky to save us."

Qinghe said calmly, "Heroes are all liars. Besides, this calamity is my destiny. Whether I can get through it safely, no one knows."

Li Jiang didn't understand the deeper meaning behind her words, thinking she was just rambling on the spot to ease the atmosphere. Shen Xun, however, gave her a deep look, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.