章節 17: Chapter Seventeen: Another Undersea Adventure
Several days later, within the cave at the foot of the mountain.
Lu Li sat cross-legged on the ground, slowly exhaling a murky breath, ending a day of cultivation.
"The Spiritual Energy from a second-stage Spirit Vein is indeed more abundant."
Feeling the slight increase in his Mana within his body brought him great satisfaction.
In recent days, aside from leaving some Secret Techniques with his clan, he had exchanged some Artifact Refining materials and Qi Cultivation later stage Medicine Pills at the Household Affairs Hall.
He even exchanged a few contribution points for that incomplete second-stage Array, and together with the Demon Path Secret Techniques, he had amassed over seven thousand contribution points.
These contribution points were quite substantial, as a Foundation Establishment Pill in his clan only required twenty thousand contribution points.
Apart from upgrading the Flying Sword and the Green Origin Cauldron for the elder, most of these points were spent on purchasing Medicine Pills and Artifact Refining materials.
Lu Li took out the Aminokaze, which hadn't changed much in appearance, only its aura was much sharper.
The blade radiated a faint green glow, like ripples of light flowing around it.
He reaffirmed his bond with it for a while before placing it back into the Storage Bag.
Then, he continued to refine a top-grade Defensive Magical Artifact for a while, mastering the handling of both Magic Artifacts.
After completing all this, Lu Li exited the cave, mounted his tunneling light and flew towards the coast of Mystic Moon Island.
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Golden Qilin Island, outside the Array at Sunset Peak.
"Haha… Daoist Lu Li, you've arrived quite quickly."
Wang Ping and another came out smiling.
Lu Li smiled back, "There haven't been any anomalies on the island recently, have there?"
"The two of us guarding here have experienced calm seas, with no further attacks from Demon Cultivators."
Wang Ping's expression was grave, clearly aware of the recent widespread attacks on many islands.
Lu Li nodded, handed over the Array control Token, and then they went their separate ways.
Arriving at the cave at the summit of Sunset Peak, he meditated for a while, then prepared to head out to sea again.
Time quickly passed, and by night, the bright moon hung high.
The glowing moonlight showered the sea surface, casting dim and multiple reflections.
Lu Li stood at the shore, enjoying the cool sea breeze—different, refreshingly comfortable.
With a leap, he dived into the sea and swam towards the depths, operating the Demon Beast pot to transform into a colossal sea turtle.
Soon, he arrived above the continental shelf of the seabed.
He maneuvered the Demon Beast body, slowly heading northeast.
Recently, he had always changed direction; within six hundred miles to the northwest, everything was almost fully explored.
This sea turtle, in the later stages of Qi Cultivation, was the one he had slain in a previous undersea journey.
Carefully observing his surroundings, Lu Li moved slowly forward.
The early spring seawater was bitterly cold; seaweed and rocks were everywhere, with much fewer fish and shrimp.
After a year of undersea exploration, he had uncovered many patterns.
Golden Qilin Island was situated at the outer edge of the sea, surrounded by rather barren waters.
Within five hundred miles north, there were only Demon Beasts below mid-stage Qi Cultivation.
Beyond five hundred miles, he occasionally encountered later-stage Qi Cultivation Demon Beasts—spiritual materials also became more valuable.
Previously, because his cultivation had not broken through, most of his time was spent wandering within five hundred miles of the nearby sea area.
This time, Lu Li prepared to explore deeper regions gradually.
Time slowly elapsed, and after several hours,
Lu Li released his Divine Sense, cautiously scanning the surrounding environment.
Since his breakthrough enhanced his Divine Sense, the range of exploration had grown larger.
Even under the pressure of the deep sea, he could barely manage over a hundred meters.
"We're nearing the five-hundred-mile marker ahead."
These last few hours, Lu Li had only slain a few early-stage Qi Cultivation Demon Beasts, yielding little gain.
He continued swimming forward, then dove deeper into the more profound reaches of the sea.
Before long, he sensed a trace of Demon Energy.
Ahead, within a hundred meters, there appeared a dark black Crab Demon, its cultivation only in mid-stage Qi Cultivation, with scales shining black, and its two pincers looking fiercely powerful.
Lu Li's face lit up with joy, it seemed that the resources in the deeper parts of the ocean were indeed more abundant.
He swiftly swam towards the Crab Demon, and before the creature could react, he suddenly unleashed a Flying Sword.
The sword, glowing dazzlingly, slashed towards the torso of the Crab Demon.
"Roar…"
As a tragic scream erupted, the Crab Demon was instantly bisected, its red and white fluids staining the surrounding sea water.
The Aminokaze, having been upgraded to a high-quality Magic Artifact, indeed had greatly increased in power.
Under the same operation of Mana, it was many times stronger than before, which surprised him.
After collecting the Demon Beast's corpse, he continued swimming forward.
In just one hour, he encountered two mid-Qi Cultivation sea snakes and several Ice Spirit Fruits.
This further confirmed his speculation.
Lu Li quietly began to explore along the seabed riverbed.
The algae and small fish and shrimps in front of him gradually increased, and the seabed rocks also grew much larger, forming small hills.
Even the undercurrents surrounding him grew much more turbulent, making a "whooshing" sound.
Lu Li maneuvered through the underwater hills, careful to observe his surroundings.
He then explored for several more hours but surprisingly found nothing.
"This isn't right!"
He felt some doubt in his mind.
Just as he thought today was over and began to prepare for the return journey, suddenly a huge current noise came from the side.
Lu Li turned his head and felt a chill run down his spine.
He saw that a few hundred meters ahead, four huge whale Barbaric Beasts were charging forward with an unmatched oppressive force.
"Tiger-head whales and in a group too, no wonder there are no Demon Beasts around."
Lu Li didn't have time to think as he immediately fled towards the nearby reefs.
With his previous experiences, he dared not stay where he was; these Barbaric Beasts had very strong senses.
The four tiger-head whales sensed the presence of prey and chased after Lu Li frantically.
Even some of the seabed rocks in front of them were smashed to smithereens, showing extreme brute force.
Lu Li didn't dare stop and madly fled forward, his body weaving through the rocks, hoping to slow down the pursuit of these Barbaric Beasts.
Even so, the four tiger-head whales were still gradually closing in, as if they wouldn't rest until they caught their prey.
Lu Li sensed the four Barbaric Beasts getting closer and felt very anxious.
These few beasts were all above the ninth level of Qi Cultivation; if it were just one, he might have managed to fight it off, but against four, he could only temporarily avoid their edge.
Just when he was somewhat panicking and not watching where he was going, suddenly a dark cave entrance appeared in the deep riverbed in front of him.
He was overjoyed and dived headfirst into the cave.
"Boom…"
As soon as he entered the cave, he felt a huge impact coming from the riverbed outside.
"These Barbaric Beasts really won't rest until they get what they want, but thankfully this tunnel is sturdy."
Lu Li felt helpless and quickly dove towards the depths of the cave, leaving several Barbaric Beasts swimming unwillingly at the entrance.
He carefully looked around; it was a very long and narrow passageway.
The width was only about several meters, pitch black inside, the walls covered with various seaweeds.
Lu Li slowly explored, and after swimming several miles, his Divine Sense finally reached the end of the passageway.
He swam out of the passageway and immediately felt a sense of openness.
He found himself in a huge underwater cave.
The cave was three hundred meters in diameter, the seabed very flat, with plants but no other Demon Beasts.
"Is there actually fresh water here?"
He tasted a faint sweetness in his mouth, along with a hint of Spiritual Energy, and was shocked.
It was a few thousand meters under the sea, unusually presenting fresh water.
Lu Li carefully observed his surroundings, searching for the source of the fresh water, feeling very intrigued.
Soon, he locked his gaze on a spring in the center of the cave.
The spring was continuously bubbling forth, pushing the surrounding seawater away.
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