txolops Chapter 179 Boundless Sea, Obtaining the Peak! Level 9 Great Demon!
Chapter 179 Boundless Sea, Obtaining the Peak! Level 9 Great Demon!
Half a month later.
Lin Chuan appeared in the sky above a certain area of the Boundless Sea.
The sky here is much darker than on land, and the sea is turbulent, with sea creatures leaping out of the water from time to time, splashing up large waves.
Lin Chuan spread his divine sense, sensing all the movements within hundreds of miles around him.
At dawn, the divination results were updated.
Today's divination result: Very auspicious.
[The divination reads: Today, fly northwest. At noon, you will encounter an island shaped like a long snake. Hidden within the mountain peak at the center of the island are the ruins of an ancient cultivator. The restrictions on the ruins have weakened, allowing easy entry. Great treasures are hidden within; this journey will be very auspicious.]
"Great luck!"
Lin Chuan's spirits lifted.
During his travels in southern China over the years, most of the divination results he received were "minorly auspicious" or "moderately auspicious".
The number of times the word "great fortune" appears is very small.
Each appearance signifies a great opportunity.
Without further hesitation, he changed direction and flew swiftly northwest.
……
Noon is approaching.
Sure enough, an island shaped like a long snake appeared on the sea ahead.
The island is winding and twisting, about a hundred miles long, and its narrowest point is only a few miles wide.
From a distance, it really looks like a giant snake lying on the sea. The island is covered with lush vegetation and rugged rocks, and looks quite unremarkable.
Lin Chuan descended in a beam of light and landed on the island.
He scanned the entire island with his divine sense.
They quickly discovered the clues.
From an inconspicuous mountain peak in the center of the island, faint fluctuations of spiritual energy could be heard.
The fluctuation was extremely weak; if his divine sense hadn't far surpassed that of others of the same level, he wouldn't have been able to detect it at all.
"This is it."
Lin Chuan arrived at the foot of the mountain and carefully examined it.
After a while.
He discovered a stone gate sealed off by a barrier on a mountainside covered by vines.
The restriction was ancient and its light was dim, indicating that its power had weakened considerably. Lin Chuan broke it without much effort.
"Boom!"
The stone door slowly opened, revealing a deep passage behind it.
Lin Chuan stepped inside.
The stone walls on both sides of the passage are covered with ancient murals depicting scenes of ancient cultivators fighting against demonic beasts.
He had no time to look closely and walked quickly forward.
The end of the passage.
It was a large stone chamber.
Lin Chuan stepped into the stone chamber, his gaze sweeping across the entire room.
The stone chamber was small, about ten feet square, and its furnishings were extremely simple—besides a stone platform and a futon, there was nothing else.
On the stone platform were three ancient treasures, a jade talisman, and a jade slip.
In the corner of the stone chamber, a skeleton, long since turned to white bones, sat cross-legged. The robes on its body had long since decayed into ash, leaving only a skeleton.
The skeleton remained seated, as if it were still cultivating with its eyes closed in its final moments before death.
Lin Chuan approached, the gentle breeze stirred by his footsteps brushing past.
The skeleton—silently turned into a pile of grayish-white powder, scattered on the ground.
Ten thousand years is but a fleeting moment.
Lin Chuan looked at the pile of powder, remained silent for a moment, and then slightly cupped his hands in greeting.
"I accept your legacy, senior."
He turned around, picked up the jade slip, and probed it with his divine sense.
The contents recorded in the jade slip were quite complex—it contained the cultivation method this person practiced, his lifelong cultivation experience, and some records of his observations about the Boundless Sea.
This person called himself "Xuanji Sanren" and was an ascetic from overseas, dating back countless millennia.
He devoted his life to spiritual cultivation, traveled the boundless sea, and finally passed away on this island.
His cultivation technique is called the "Mysterious Heart Sutra," which is quite exquisite, but Lin Chuan has no intention of switching to it.
His practice of the "Azure Origin Sword Technique" and the "Great Evolution Technique" has formed a complete system.
Rushing to switch to repairs would be counterproductive.
His attention was focused on the three ancient treasures.
The first item was a metal mountain about the size of a palm, dark blue-black in color, heavy and extremely heavy in the hand.
Lin Chuan examined it carefully and found that the surface of the mountain was covered with dense runes, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it.
The second item was a blood-red longsword.
The sword was three feet long, with a dark red blade that looked as if it were stained with blood, exuding a sharp killing intent.
Lin Chuan infused a wisp of magic power into it, and the sword hummed softly. A beam of blood-red light shot out from the tip of the sword, carving a deep groove in the stone wall.
"A fine sword."
Lin Chuan's gaze narrowed slightly. The sharpness of this sword was no less than that of his Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword, which was infused with Geng essence!
The third item was a simple, ancient-style suit of armor.
The armor was entirely black, with layers upon layers of plates, and the workmanship was extremely exquisite.
Lin Chuan put it on and infused it with his magic power. A layer of black aura emerged from the armor, enveloping his entire body.
Black Rhinoceros Armor—its name is recorded in the jade slip.
Lin Chuan tried to slash with the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword. With a loud "clang", the armor did not budge and did not even leave a white mark.
He was overjoyed—this armor was the most defensive treasure he had ever acquired.
With his current cultivation level at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would absolutely not be able to break through his defenses in a short period of time.
As for the jade talisman, it was light gold in color, about the size of a palm, and its surface was covered with densely packed runes.
Lin Chuan examined it for a moment and guessed that it was similar to the jade talisman given to him by his senior brother Linghu—a fine product crafted by ancient cultivators, whose supernatural powers could only be mastered through slow study.
He put the three ancient treasures and the jade talisman into his storage bag, searched the stone chamber again to make sure nothing else was missed, and then turned and left.
……
After leaving the cave, Lin Chuan arrived above the island.
He took out the ancient treasure shaped like a small mountain, held it in his palm, and infused it with his magical power—
The ancient treasure suddenly expanded!
In the blink of an eye, a metal mountain hundreds of feet high appeared above his head, blocking out the sky and exuding a majestic aura!
Lin Chuan felt his magical power gushing out like a flood, consuming far more quickly than ordinary ancient treasures.
"go!"
He gave a low shout, and the giant mountain crashed down!
"boom--!!!"
The sea surface was smashed into a huge crater, and waves shot into the sky, creating giant waves tens of meters high!
The islands below trembled a few times, and rocks rolled down.
Lin Chuan retrieved the ancient treasure and looked at the huge whirlpool on the sea that could not be calmed for a long time, feeling a sense of emotion.
"This treasure truly lives up to the name of Thousand-Foot Peak."
If it were to hit an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, who would dare to take it head-on?
Even those powerful, transformed demons would probably be smashed into mincemeat.
……
In the days that followed, Lin Chuan continued to fly deeper into the boundless sea.
The Boundless Sea is vast and boundless. The deeper you go, the higher the level of the monsters and the more ferocious they become.
Lin Chuan has daily divination guidance, which always helps him avoid overly dangerous situations, but he can't help but encounter some uninvited guests.
One day, six months later.
Lin Chuan flew into a murky sea area. The seawater was dark yellow, visibility was extremely low, and there was a faint fishy smell in the air.
He had just slowed down when the sea below suddenly exploded!
A huge yellow figure burst out of the water, its blood-red maw wide open, and lunged at him!