A moment later.
Lu Xuan was already inside the stone house.
A young monk was sitting opposite him.
I just learned this from the conversation!
This person's name is Wutu, and he is at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
He is a cultivator born and raised in this sea area.
He is also the resident cultivator of Lishui Island.
Every so often, large numbers of monsters emerge from the deep sea and attack the people and houses on the island.
Lu Xuan also learned that islands like Lishui Island are guarded by cultivators.
Seeing that Lu Xuan was a cultivator, Wu Tu chatted with him for a while before asking, "May I ask your name, fellow Daoist? You and I are both so young yet have cultivated to the seventh level of the late Qi Refining stage. You must also come from a cultivation family?"
It turned out that Lu Xuan's injuries were quite severe, and most of the magical power in his dantian was automatically healing himself. However, Lu Xuan could only display the aura of a Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivator at the moment.
This made Wutu on the other side think that Lu Xuan was a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Hearing that Wutu assumed he was a cultivator from a powerful family, Lu Xuan denied it.
“Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I am just a wandering cultivator with no fixed abode. I was caught in a huge tsunami before, which even my Qi Refining stage cultivation could not stop. I was stranded here by accident, so I came to find you to inquire about the situation of this island and the surrounding waters. If I have disturbed you, please forgive me.”
Lu Xuan made up a story at random.
Nawutu believed it.
"Not at all, not at all. Fellow Daoist Lu, you're too kind. I've been stuck in this godforsaken place for seven or eight years. It's a rare treat to have a cultivator like you as a guest. I, Wutu, am overjoyed!"
Having said that, Wutu brought out some spiritual tea and a unique fruit, a specialty of Lishui Island, and invited Lu Xuan to taste them. Wutu's expression shifted, and he asked again:
"Then, Fellow Daoist Lu, what are your plans? Will you stay here, or continue your journey outside...?"
Hearing what Utu said.
Lu Xuan also began to ponder:
"I wonder if there are any places or markets nearby that sell antidotes?"
During this period, he could clearly feel that the strange Gu worm in his dantian was getting closer and closer to his primordial spirit. It was likely that in a month or two at most, that hateful Gu worm would threaten his life.
This Gu worm is simply too vicious and mysterious. It's not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can handle.
Lu Xuan had previously consulted many ancient books, but had not found any record of this kind of Gu worm.
The only option is to try visiting some markets and neighborhoods.
I wonder if there are any markets or neighborhoods near Lishui Island.
All that could be heard was Wutu smiling and speaking earnestly to Lu Xuan:
"There is a market, but it's not on our small Lishui Island. It's on Jiuli Island, thousands of miles away! There's a Foundation Establishment cultivator from our Jiuli Sect there, and there's a small market! Maybe they have antidote pills there."
Upon hearing what Wu Tu said, Lu Xuan hurriedly asked:
"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Wutu. I am new here and do not know where this Jiuli Sea is located in the Boundless Sea? How far is it from the cultivation world of the East Sea or the cultivation world of the Yunmeng Mountains?"
"The cultivation world of the East Sea? The Yunmeng Mountains?" Wutu looked completely bewildered when he heard Lu Xuan's question.
After a moment, Utu shook his head after thinking it over again and said:
"Please forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of either of those places. Here, I have a spare map of part of the Boundless Sea; perhaps it can help you find where you're looking!"
I took the map.
Lu Xuan couldn't wait to check it out.
Jiuli Sea Area?
It turns out that this sea area can only be considered a small sea area, like a leaf in the vast ocean.
There are dozens of other sea areas of similar size nearby, and this is only a small part of the known part of the Boundless Sea.
Other areas are not marked on the map.
Just now, according to Utu.
He lived in the Jiuli Sea for more than 30 years and never left the Jiuli Sea.
This boundless sea is truly vast.
No wonder Wutu had never heard of the Yunmeng Mountains or the cultivation world of the East Sea.
"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wutu. I won't stand on ceremony. This is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it." Lu Xuan took out several bottles of high-grade pills for the late stage of Qi Refining from his storage bag. These were no longer of use to him, so he might as well give them to Wutu as a favor.
I wouldn't feel comfortable taking the other person's map for free.
"Fellow Daoist Lu is too kind." Wutu was overjoyed upon seeing the aura of Lu Xuan's medicinal pills.
"A late-stage Qi Refining pill, and a top-grade one at that! One bottle must cost over a hundred spirit stones!"
"It's nothing... Fellow Daoist Wutu, there's no need to be so polite. I'll take my leave now..."
A moment later.
Under Wutu's gaze, Lu Xuan summoned his flying sword and prepared to leave Lishui Island.
Suddenly, the distant sea surged with endless waves, and countless large and small monsters crawled out from it, including fish, shrimp, turtles, and giant whales. The leader was a three-headed giant water serpent, which was huge, at least three zhang in size, and had reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
This is simply not something a Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivator like Wutu can handle.
"A three-headed serpent at the peak of Qi Refining! This is bad!" Na Wutu exclaimed in alarm.
Lu Xuan originally intended to leave.
However, their path was blocked by the many sea monsters that appeared.
It's no longer appropriate to stand idly by.
At this moment, the three-headed giant serpent leading the charge had already forced Wutu into a retreating defeat, and it seemed that Wutu was about to die in the mouth of the three-headed giant serpent.
"Go!" Lu Xuan summoned his flying sword, and with a whoosh, he pierced through the three-headed serpent. Then he chopped the three-headed demon serpent into hundreds of pieces, and a demon core fell out with a splash.
Wutu, who had nearly died at the hands of a demonic beast, was still somewhat shaken. He quickly picked up the demonic core and presented it to Lu Xuan.
"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Lu's intervention, otherwise I would have perished at the hands of this demonic beast today. This is its demon core, worth at least thirty spirit stones. It can be used to refine pills, or you can sell it in the market!"
"Is that so? Never mind, Fellow Daoist Wutu, you can keep him. I'll deal with the remaining demonic beasts, and of course, you can join in the fight too!"
Utu quickly replied, "Of course."
Soon, the two dealt with most of the monsters.
The rest fled back into the sea.
Lu Xuan was about to leave.
Nawutu quickly explained:
"Fellow Daoist Lu, please wait. It seems that a small-scale sea monster tide has already occurred nearby! There may even be quite a few Foundation Establishment stage monsters in the vicinity. It would be safer for you to stay on our Lishui Island and leave after this monster tide has passed."
Lu Xuan nodded upon hearing Wu Tu's advice and looked at Wu Tu:
"So, does that mean these monstrous sea monster tides happen frequently?"
“That’s right.” Wutu invited Lu Xuan back into the cave.
Next, Lu Xuan learned from Wu Tu.
The Boundless Sea is quite special.
Sea monster tides frequently occur in each sea area, attacking cultivators and mortals, houses, and spiritual fields on various islands.
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