txolops Chapter 121 The Outer Sea: An Ancient Demon Cultivator's Treasure Map!
Chapter 121 The Outer Sea: An Ancient Demon Cultivator's Treasure Map!
A flash of white light.
Lin Chuan, his avatar, and the other five people appeared in a simple stone house.
The room was extremely simply furnished, and apart from a Star Palace cultivator sitting cross-legged in the corner, there was no one else there.
The cultivator was dressed in his signature white robes, with a cold expression, and looked to be only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
He noticed the movement of the teleportation array, but merely glanced at the crowd before closing his eyes again, as if those who had entered were nothing more than a group of insignificant ants.
This is the arrogance of the Star Palace cultivators.
Born into the most powerful force in the Chaotic Star Sea, his sense of superiority was deeply ingrained. While ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators would at least rise to greet or bow to a Core Formation senior, most Star Palace cultivators wouldn't. Moreover, this person had been stationed at the teleportation array on Demon Beast Island for years, accustomed to the comings and goings of late-stage Foundation Establishment and even Core Formation cultivators, and was naturally uninterested in dealing with these "outsiders."
Lin Chuan didn't mind and, together with his avatar, prepared to walk out of the stone house.
"Fellow Daoists, hunting demons in the outer seas is much safer if you team up. Would you two be willing to team up with us?" The cultivator in the early Core Formation stage among the five invited, with a friendly smile on his face.
"No."
Lin Chuan refused outright, his tone calm yet leaving no room for argument.
With his own strength, he can hunt demons quickly and basically doesn't need anyone's help. Teaming up would easily lead to conflicts when dividing the loot, adding unnecessary trouble.
Seeing that he refused so readily, the Core Formation cultivator didn't press the matter, nodded, and said no more.
Lin Chuan pushed open the door of the stone house.
A simple, almost shabby little street came into view.
It's called a "street," but it's really just a bunch of buildings haphazardly built within a radius of several dozen feet around the stone house.
There was a general store made of rough stones, a purchasing agency pieced together with wooden strips, and a shaky talisman shop.
Inside each shop sat a lazy shopkeeper, some dozing off, others fiddling with their items, paying little attention to the passing cultivators.
Lin Chuan had anticipated this.
He knew that these monster islands in the outer sea were not prosperous places.
This market is merely a supply station for passing cultivators; the truly valuable items can only fetch a good price when sold in the Inner Sea.
He was not in a hurry to go to sea.
Instead, together with his avatar, they casually found a flat rock slab and sat down cross-legged.
No cave dwelling is needed.
On this island of monsters in the outer sea, private duels are forbidden in the Star Palace.
As long as they remain on the island, the Star Palace is obligated to protect the safety of every cultivator who is teleported here.
But once you leave this island and venture into the sea to hunt demons, your fate is left to chance.
Every year, countless cultivators perish in the bellies of demons because they lack the strength to hunt them.
……
The divination results were updated early the next morning.
Today's divination result: Very auspicious.
[The divination text reads: Today, you left the island and, three thousand li south of Niushou Island, discovered a treasure map hidden among underwater reefs.]
"Hmm? Great news, a treasure map?"
A glint of light flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes.
Since the map indicates great fortune, the opportunity presented by this treasure map must be extraordinary.
He immediately got up and took his avatar out to sea.
……
The seas are not calm.
Every now and then, level three or four demonic beasts would surface, spewing water jets in an attempt to attack. But Lin Chuan had no interest in demonic beasts of this strength.
He piloted his gray-winged boat, maintaining high-speed flight, too lazy to bother with these small fish and shrimp.
However, after flying more than a thousand miles—
"boom!"
A thick column of water suddenly shot up from beneath the sea, heading straight for the Graywing Boat! The wildly popular online novel, "Living in Yellow Maple Valley, A Daily Divination for Steady Immortality!", is a heartfelt work by the author, who updates daily with 100,000 words, available exclusively on Cola Novels.
Lin Chuan frowned, and Gray Wing Boat nimbly dodged to the side.
He looked down and saw a huge black shadow rising rapidly from the sea.
A moment later, a giant python, over twenty feet long, entirely emerald green, and with a single horn on its head, burst out of the water, opened its blood-red maw, and spewed an even thicker jet of water at the two of them!
Level 5 Monster - Azure Water Python!
"court death."
With a thought, Lin Chuan sent out a yellowish-brown tortoise shell from his storage bag. It grew to several feet in size as it was carried by the wind, blocking the two of them.
This tortoise shell magic treasure was obtained from the cave of an ancient cultivator in Tiannan years ago, and had never been used until now. Now that he has reached the early stage of Core Formation, he is finally able to activate this magic treasure.
"boom!"
The water jet slammed into the tortoise shell, creating a deafening roar. The tortoise shell flashed with light, firmly blocking the attack without sustaining any damage.
At the same time, the transformed soul also moved.
He suddenly hurled the ancient silver spear in his hand, which transformed into a streak of silver light, aiming straight for the Azure Water Python's vital spot! Lin Chuan was not to be outdone. The ancient silver fork appeared in his hand, and he infused it with magic power. The fork flew out of his hand, also transforming into a streak of silver light, aiming straight for the Azure Water Python's head!
Both ancient treasures activated simultaneously!
The Azure Water Python was terrified and desperately twisted its body to try to dodge, but the Ancient Treasure was incredibly fast.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!"
Two muffled thuds, like sharp weapons piercing flesh, rang out almost simultaneously.
A silver spear pierced the seven-inch mark of the Azure Water Python, and a silver fork pierced its head!
The enormous body of the Azure Water Python convulsed violently a few times before collapsing helplessly onto the sea surface, its blood staining the waters for dozens of feet around it.
Lin Chuan stepped forward and deftly took out the demon core.
A level-five demon core costs only one to two thousand spirit stones in the Chaotic Star Sea. It's not particularly precious, but it's better than nothing.
After putting away the demon core, the two continued their journey.
……
Finally, Lin Chuan arrived at the sea area indicated by the divination.
But finding things in the ocean is not so easy.
Although the divination indicated a general area, finding a small reef in the vast ocean was like finding a needle in a haystack.
Lin Chuan and his avatar dived into the sea and began searching inch by inch.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
As night fell, he finally found the rolled-up animal skin book in a secluded crevice among the rocks.
The animal hide book was sealed in a special jade box, which still bore faint traces of a binding seal, clearly indicating that whoever placed it there did not want it to be easily discovered. Lin Chuan opened the jade box, took out the animal hide book, and unfolded it—it was a treasure map.
Unfortunately, Lin Chuan had never seen many of the terrain features on this map before. The outlines of the mountains, rivers, and islands did not match any of the nautical charts he knew.
"To identify it clearly, in-depth research is needed."
Lin Chuan put the animal skin book into his storage bag and was about to leave when his gaze suddenly sharpened.
what!
This bull's head-shaped symbol!
He looked at it more closely and saw a small bull's head mark on the edge of the map. Although it was simple, its outline was clearly discernible.
"This is... Niushou Island?"
Lin Chuan's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't Bull Head Island the same Demon Beast Island where he was currently located?
He took out the nautical chart he carried with him and carefully compared it with the treasure map.
Sure enough, the location of the bull's head mark on the treasure map perfectly matched that of Bull's Head Island.
A winding route extends from the bull's head marker, pointing to a location marked in red deep within the map.
That place is about 300,000 nautical miles from Niushou Island.