Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1939 Into the Mist
Tiannu had been staying at this sea, where not even a bird could land, for several days and was already impatient to make his move.

Li Shan looked at Liu Qinghuan, who said, "There is a teleportation array left by that Star Nirvana Ancestor on White Sand Island. After breaking the concealment array, we were able to find the teleportation array and destroy it as quickly as possible."

However, we need to wait until the black fog tide appears before making our move.

Tiannu asked in confusion, "Why wait for the black fog tide to appear?"

Li Shan said, "Now that the formation has been broken, the old clam spirit will still have time to get here, and we will be trapped."

His gaze shifted: "Why don't we just lure him here and attack together? What are our chances of winning?"

Everyone fell silent. Liu Qinghuan then asked, "Thirty percent?"

Songfeng said, "It's not that high, is it?"

Tian Nu retorted, "You've lost your mind!"

"Thinking about it won't kill me," Li Shan laughed. "Sigh, it seems there's no chance of getting the token. I'll have to force my way through the Black Mist Tide."

"Then how can you still laugh!" Tian Nu was speechless, and asked again, "When will the Black Mist Tide appear?"

"I don't know," Liu Qinghuan replied. "The timing of Xing Nie entering the Black Mist Tide is irregular; sometimes it's a few months apart, and sometimes it's a few years apart."

For cultivators, waiting for a secret realm to open for several years or even decades is commonplace, so Li Shan and his companions were not surprised by this.

But Liu Qinghuan had other matters to attend to. If it really took that long, he would have to return to Qingming halfway through to attend the disciples' marriage ceremony.

But this time, they didn't wait that long, and they didn't even have time to discuss how to deal with Ancestor Xing Nie.

The black fog appeared on the fourth night, when it was pitch black, the stars and moon were not shining, and it happened silently without any warning.

If Youyan hadn't flown out and wandered around at night, they would have been caught completely off guard.

Liu Qinghuan was meditating when a sudden phoenix cry in his mind pulled him out of his meditation.

"Master! Black mist tide! Black mist tide!"

Liu Qinghuan's heart tightened, and she quickly opened the door, saying to Li Shan, who was sitting outside, "The Black Mist Tide is here!"

Li Shan suddenly stood up: "I'll go call them!"

Liu Qinghuan had already opened the cabin door, and a fierce wind blew in her face. The distant sky and sea were completely shrouded in darkness.

Behind them, the other three rushed out, their expressions changing upon seeing this.

"Time is running out, proceed according to plan!" Liu Qinghuan said, taking off the beaded bracelet from her wrist and throwing it downwards!
With a series of loud bangs, the twenty-two Sea-Stabilizing Pearls fell down simultaneously, and a semi-transparent membrane suddenly appeared but shattered in the next instant.

On the otherwise empty sea, a small island, only a few miles in size, appeared. The island was covered with reefs and had a long beach.

Li Shan's sword, Tian Nu's tower, and Song Feng's thunder talisman fell in quick succession, almost blasting the entire island into the sky.

However, one section of reef remained intact. Liu Qinghuan flashed and, sure enough, found a teleportation array in a cave within the reef.

At that moment, the teleportation array suddenly emitted a faint light, indicating that it was activating...

Liu Qinghuan unleashed a sword strike, which struck the main array stone, causing the teleportation array to extinguish with a "hum"!

Liu Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went out, grabbing the little phoenix that pounced on her.

Looking up into the distance, they saw the vast black fog had moved much closer, almost obscuring half the sky. "Too fast!" Li Shan and the other two stood on the last remaining patch of beach and asked, "Are you all ready?"

Songfeng sat on the crane, put the pill bottles into his robes, and held the whisk sword in his hand: "No problem."

Tian Nu rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms: "So what if you can't use magic power? Although I haven't cultivated my body, my Dharma body has been tempered through countless trials. Come on!"

The group took out all the magical artifacts, elixirs, and other items they might need from their storage rings, and after preparing, they looked into the distance, ready for battle.

The sea was eerily still, with turbulent undercurrents. All the fish and beasts in the water had fled and dived, and there wasn't even a bird in the sky.

In just a few breaths, the black mist surged over, silent yet menacing, as if it wanted to devour the sky and the sea.

The Nether Phoenix reverted to its enormous true form, flapped its wings and a howling wind carried the four of them into the sky.

"Hold on tight!" Liu Qinghuan warned, and the next moment everything went black as she fell into the fog.

He suddenly felt his body become incredibly heavy, and the surging magical power in his body vanished almost instantly, disappearing without a trace.

A low gasp came from beside him, followed by Tian cursing angrily, "What the hell is this damn fog? I can't see anything!"

"Shh, it looks like something's coming!" Li Shan warned.

In the pitch-black darkness, they were very close together, yet only blurry figures could be seen.

The sound of rushing water came from the waves; something was cutting through the water and rapidly approaching!
Li Shan and the other two couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Even though they were all late-stage Mahayana cultivators, they still felt uneasy after suddenly losing their magic power.

As the sound of water drew closer, the phoenix suddenly soared upwards, its feathers and wings radiating a dark red flame.

In the sea, a huge black shadow had just revealed half of its head, its open mouth filled with menacing teeth, when a howling sound like a torrential rain was heard, and hellfire descended from the sky!

The people on the phoenix's back were almost thrown off, and they found that the feathers they were holding tightly had become extremely hot.

Because the hellfire was black with a hint of dark red, they still couldn't see what kind of sea beast had launched the sneak attack.

Just then, a shimmering white light suddenly appeared, dispelling the thick darkness and illuminating this small world.

Li Shan quickly turned around, surprised and delighted, "Brother Liu, you actually have such a treasure! Why didn't you take it out sooner? Wait, you've lost your magic power, how did you light this lamp?"

Liu Qinghuan, carrying the firefly lantern, explained, "This lantern can emit light on its own."

Moreover, he has not completely lost his magical power, because he has a golden vein in his body that is not affected by any restrictions or environment.

However, the gold vein was his ultimate secret for survival, and Liu Qinghuan was unwilling to reveal it at this time. Therefore, the firefly lamp was indeed illuminating its surroundings with its own light.

"So it's the Firefly Lamp!" Songfeng recognized it. "So this lamp ended up in your hands, fellow Daoist. Back when the Demon Clan invaded the human realm, many of us suffered greatly because of this lamp."

"Great! With the ever-burning firefly lamp, we won't have to wander around like blind people anymore!"

Liu Qinghuan smiled, then suddenly his expression hardened and he raised his hand!

A little imp, about half a person's height, was suddenly exposed to the light!
It was pitch black, skin and bones, and its body was not made up of legs, but rather of a long snake tail connected segment by segment.

To their astonishment, they discovered that there were countless little devils, silently wandering in the black mist, surrounding them!

Illuminated by the firelight, they realized they had been exposed. The little devils revealed vicious and wicked smiles on their skeletal faces, and leaped down from the air, thrusting their long, thin swords at the group!

(End of this chapter)