Journey to the head

The opportunity to build a foundation has vanished?!

Lu Qian was taken aback and asked urgently, "What do you mean by 'disappeared'?"

Li Sheng was extremely bewildered. He checked again and said in a low voice, "The sense of opportunity that I had been feeling suddenly disappeared. I can no longer sense the existence of the Foundation Establishment Treasure Land."

This sounds like something that would only happen after the 21-day deadline.

But only five or six days have passed, how could the deadline have passed?

The opportunity disappeared even though it was still within the deadline. This was a phenomenon that Lu Qian had never heard of before. Among all the cultivation miscellaneous records he had read so far, there was no record of it before. It was extremely strange.

Lu Qian's heart stirred, and he reached out and put his hand on Li Sheng's shoulder, simultaneously channeling his spiritual power and mental power into him. Under his powerful perception and soul probing technique, there were no secrets about the state of Li Sheng's body and soul.

Especially during the chaos of the corpses, Ji Shu tricked Zhao Yunchang, planting the true seal of the Corpse Clan on his soul, causing a great calamity at Sleeping Dragon Mountain. After this incident, Lu Qian became increasingly sensitive to the state of the soul, but after a thorough examination, he still found nothing.

Li Sheng is perfectly normal, so why did his Foundation Establishment opportunity disappear into thin air?

Xiang Kong was also puzzled, but since things had come to this, he could only comfort him, saying, "If you don't succeed the first time, there will be a next time. Young friend Li is exceptionally talented, and I think your second opportunity to establish your foundation will come soon."

Li Sheng took a deep breath: "Thank you for your kind words, senior. I have the patience."

He turned to Lu Qian: "Master, now that the opportunity has passed, we don't need to waste any more time on Tianquan Continent, do we?"

Lu Qian pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No, we still need to make a trip to Tianquan Continent, to Zhanran Prefecture, Kuquan County, and Wanglin Mountain of the Yueling Sect."

Since Lu Qian had made his decision, the two of them naturally complied and continued to travel towards the Tianquan Continent aboard the treasure ship.

This treasure ship was smaller than the one Lu Qian had ridden on before, and it was escorted by two Nascent Soul cultivators and four Golden Core cultivators.

After spending a few days together, Lu Qian became familiar with the escorting cultivators.

Originally, Haiyuan Pavilion never pried into the privacy of its clients; as long as the money was right, anyone could enjoy all the services. However, Lu Qian was now renowned throughout Yuheng, bestowed the title of "Yuheng Spirit" by the golden words of the Peach Valley Immortal Lord of Taiyi Paradise. Moreover, this treasure ship had departed from Cangzhou, and the cultivators escorting it were also from nearby prefectures, who were very familiar with Lu Qian's deeds. Therefore, they were very friendly and did not hide anything while traveling through the Dragon Clan's waterways, even seeking Lu Qian's opinion on the route.

Now that they have traveled halfway, the treasure ship is located deep within the Starry Sea. Regarding this journey, Lu Qian suddenly noticed something amiss.

"We've traveled through the Dragon Clan's waterways and passed five water palaces, but why haven't we encountered any Dragon Clan commanders checking us?"

Lu Qian's question made one of the escorting Nascent Soul cultivators laugh: "Tian Yuanzi is overthinking it. Our Haiyuan Pavilion has its own agreement with the Dragon Clan's high-ranking officials. Seeing the Haiyuan Pavilion flag flying high on the treasure ship, these Dragon Lords of the Water Palace are well aware of the situation and will not obstruct it."

But another Nascent Soul cultivator thought for a moment and said, "That does seem a bit strange. Even if we're flying the Haiyuan Pavilion's flag, the Water Mansion commander should still check our credentials. I was checked several times when I traveled this waterway half a year ago, but this time I had a smooth journey and didn't even see the commanders."

He paused, then shook his head: "But this is naturally better. Dragons are greedy, and we have to make some concessions every time we encounter them. This time we've just managed to avoid them."

But Lu Qian still had doubts, feeling that it wasn't that simple. Just as he was about to ask again, the entire treasure ship suddenly shuddered, the magic array reversed, and it came to a sudden stop, with the cargo inside the hold crashing down from the shelves.

Before the two Nascent Soul guards could even yell and curse, the Golden Core cultivator piloting the treasure ship hurriedly shouted, "Look!"

Looking out through the ship's huge porthole, the group saw a shadowy area in the distance, which shimmered strangely under the light of the coral forests and giant pearls that filled the waters.

One of the experienced Nascent Soul cultivators, who often walked on the seabed, changed his expression.

"is blood!"

It was a massive amount of blood that, under the immense pressure of deep water, could not disperse quickly and accumulated in the sea, forming a sea of ​​blood. A large group of greedy sharks rolled around the sea of ​​blood, their thick fins emitting various phosphorescent lights.

As soon as the Nascent Soul finished speaking, Lu Qian's invisible cloud avatar had already moved towards the sea of ​​blood.

Before he could even notice anything unusual, Lu Qian's heart sank slightly.

He had never fought anyone in the depths of this ocean before, nor had he tried to use any of his supernatural abilities. Now, his invisibility and escape in the extremely high water pressure of the deep sea actually created shallow ripples, which was like a guiding light to any expert.

The surprise attack function of "Illusory Flower, Water Moon" is now useless!
But there was no time to think about that now. As soon as the avatar approached the sea of ​​blood, it felt waves suddenly rise, and many severed limbs were churning out of the blood.

At the same time, the sounds of fighting, wails, roars, and the clang of metal echoed through this sea of ​​blood.

Within this vast expanse of blood, a fierce battle is erupting!

Or rather, it was this very battle that created this sea of ​​blood.

The problem is, this is right in the Dragon Clan's waterway!
Lu Qian dispersed his cloud avatar and told the two Nascent Soul cultivators who were escorting him what he had discovered. The two of them were also very serious and ordered the treasure ship to turn around immediately and avoid this area first.

Just as the propulsion array of the treasure ship began to operate, a tremor came from the surrounding waters, and a rustling sound of friction emanated from the water as it passed.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged a glance and exclaimed in a low voice, "It's a wild beast!"

As soon as the words were spoken, fluorescent lights appeared in all directions, up, down, left, and right, like an endless starry sky shining in the deep, boundless seabed, enveloping the small treasure ship like a tiny mayfly suspended above the Milky Way.

But those countless stars were actually the eyes of countless wild beasts!

A dark, swarming tide of wild beasts is closing in on the treasure ship!

"This is clearly the Dragon Clan's waterway, how come there are so many wild beasts here?" The Nascent Soul guard angrily berated the Golden Core cultivator in charge of navigation, "You idiot, you've misread the sea chart?"

The waterway was a safe and unobstructed passageway maintained by the dragons and their sea creatures through long-term patrols, defenses, and warning markings, deterring wild beasts and sea monsters from approaching. With the dragons constantly patrolling and ruling this area, how could wild beasts possibly run rampant in the waterway?
The Golden Core cultivator, drenched in sweat, examined the sea chart and locator in his hand repeatedly: "There's no mistake. This is not only the Dragon Clan's waterway, but there's also a Dragon Clan's underwater palace right ahead. There should be a Nascent Soul Dragon Clan leader stationed here!" He pointed towards the underwater palace, where a vast sea of ​​blood was located!
Another Nascent Soul guard snatched the sea chart from his hand: "What are you looking at? Prepare for battle! The wild beasts are unintelligent and don't know how to cooperate, and their strength varies greatly. Let's launch a fierce attack on one side and break out!"

As they spoke, the dense horde of wild beasts drew near, swirling like dark clouds in the deep sea, enveloping the treasure ship. Each beast was different in appearance, but all were bizarre, ferocious, and terrifying. They brandished their long and short claws, thorns, and fins, and their pupils, large and small, gleamed with bloodlust. Their various roars shook the water.

The view stretched as far as the eye could see, swirling towards the treasure ship like a vortex, truly making one's heart tremble.

"Tian Yuanzi, please lend a hand!"

Before the words were even finished, five-colored rays of light shot up, and the Five Elements Qi Sea protected the treasure ship within. Above the treasure ship, a fierce Vajra rose up, its golden incantations shining brightly in the dark, gloomy deep sea where all light had been obscured by wild beasts.

Lu Qian and Xiang Kong joined forces!
Wild beasts existed since the creation of this world, initially widely distributed across the seven ancient continents and vast seas. This is a very peculiar race; individuals can have completely different appearances and abilities, but they truly belong to the same species and have no reproductive barriers.

In other words, a beast that resembles a whale but has bud-like tentacles and toad-like limbs can mate and reproduce without hindrance with another beast that resembles a sea turtle and has more than a dozen heads of various sizes protruding from the gaps in its shell.

The offspring of wild beasts inherit some characteristics from their parents, resulting in even more bizarre and grotesque appearances. As a result, all wild beasts grow into incomprehensible, distorted, and seemingly pieced-together shapes.

Some researchers have pointed out that this is how wild beasts evolve. Since they don't know which direction they will develop in, they simply inherit randomly; with more matching, powerful individuals will inevitably emerge.

Moreover, wild beasts are not only male and female, but can also freely switch between the two. In extreme environments, they can even be hermaphroditic, self-reproductive, and give birth at an astonishingly fast speed.

This formidable reproductive ability is a key reason why, from the ancient times when all races vied for dominance to the later period when humans fully occupied the continent and dragons ruled the rivers and seas, they could only suppress wild beasts but could not eradicate them completely.

Now that the treasure ship is under attack by the tide of wild beasts, everyone is in the same boat. Even without the great reputation of "Yuheng Spirit", Lu Qian would not hesitate to lend a helping hand.

Although the current beast tide is fierce, the overall strength is not high. A sweep of divine sense revealed only two or three Nascent Soul level beasts hidden among them, and there weren't many Golden Core level beasts either. However, the sheer number is astonishing, probably hundreds of thousands or even millions of beasts, representing countless wild beasts from tens of thousands of miles around gathered here.

Many ants can kill an elephant; breaking through is not easy.

Moreover, once the treasure ship's protective array was outside, Lu Qian immediately sensed something different upon making his move.

Extremely strong water pressure was everywhere, and the viscous and powerful pressure enveloped him completely. If it weren't for his strong spiritual power supporting his body, he would probably have been crushed into mincemeat in an instant.

Even so, it's like throwing punches and kicks in a swamp, with the spiritual energy consumption for each move increasing dramatically!
However, since telekinesis is not bound by matter, the various spells it creates are unaffected.

On the other hand, the ocean is a natural water elemental realm!

Fire-based spells are significantly weakened, even becoming difficult to use in the deep sea. The powers of metal and earth elements remain largely unaffected, while the powers of water, wood, and their extensions are significantly enhanced.

These are all issues that require serious attention and resolution. At this moment, Lu Qian was even quite grateful that he had walked in the sea this time. Although he had some guesses and preparations beforehand, he had never experienced it firsthand and did not expect it to have such a great impact.

It seems we need to expedite the refining of the "Water-Repelling Pearl." I wonder how Tao Boliang's research is progressing, and what materials he's still missing.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Qian unleashed his full power. His nascent soul opened its eyes, a white light like a sword emanating from between its brows. The Five Elements Realm burst open the deep ocean, and the Five Elements Array began to rotate with a roar. In an instant, the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder roared like a dragon, exploding into a vast ocean of lightning amidst the wild beasts.

The divine thunder belongs to the element of wood, and its power is indeed amplified in this ocean.

At the same time, the light from the Mirror of Truth swept across, and the Spirit-Suppressing Tower crashed down with a deafening roar. Within the five-colored light, white psychic energy rippled, and various spells were unleashed, instantly dissolving several layers of wild beasts.

Then, a fierce shout rang out, and Vajra, with a stern and majestic appearance, spread his ten arms and seized the Demon-Slaying Sword, the Demon-Binding Rope, the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, as well as the Treasure Bottle, the Treasure Mirror, the Treasure Pearl, the Treasure Fan, the Treasure Umbrella, and the Treasure Wheel. With a thunderous roar, he churned up the seawater and crashed into the tide of wild beasts.

The layers upon layers of wild beasts trembled, screams filled the air, and those who touched them died instantly, those who brushed against them perished. Wherever the golden light passed, severed limbs flew, and filthy blood instantly stained and spread red.

Amidst the blur, the Ten-Armed Vajra roared, its Demon-Binding Rope piercing through the seawater and grabbing a Nascent Soul-level wild beast. Then, the Demon-Suppressing Tower crashed down, making escape impossible. It could only roar and charge forward, only to be met with a barrage of attacks from the other eight arms wielding various magical artifacts. Instantly, mud and sand splashed wildly, and water surged, as if an earthquake had struck.

The two Nascent Soul guards and several Golden Core cultivators were invigorated by their power and each used their own methods, wielding their natal treasures and unleashing their most powerful abilities.

During this time, several Nascent Soul level demonic beasts that surrounded them were killed by Lu Qian and the others working together. The group cooperated and were unstoppable, carrying the treasure ship and charging straight ahead, finding a direction and rushing outwards.

However, after a short while, the wild beasts before them seemed endless, impossible to kill completely. One wave after another was crushed, and they kept coming in to fill the gaps, making it difficult to break free from the beast tide.

The group was exhausted, and if this continued, they would likely be unable to sustain themselves and would eventually be worn down by the beast tide.

"This won't do. We can't kill them all. We have to slow down their advance!" Lu Qian said in a deep voice. "Then we can take the opportunity to break out!"

The Nascent Soul Guardian quickly summoned a bright yellow jade bead, its light spreading like a veil across the sea, causing the wild beasts to slow down.

He looked at everyone with satisfaction: "Tian Yuanzi is right. I have the Earth-Covering Pearl, which is just what I need. Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the enormous Vajra giant charged forward, clasped his hands together, and a golden light slowly rose from behind his head.

The Second Supernatural Power: Compassion!

Wherever the golden light passed, all the wild beasts that were illuminated froze in mid-air, their strength suddenly released, and their eyes, which were originally filled with killing intent and chaos, instantly lost their murderous intent and became gentle.

Compassion is a supernatural power that can directly cause weak enemies to lose their will to fight, and cause powerful enemies to lose their fighting spirit and have their strength greatly weakened in all aspects.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone rushed forward, following closely behind Xiang Kong. The wild beasts, touched by compassion, became a barrier for their breakout, making it difficult for the beasts behind them to advance.

The wild beasts behind them went berserk and launched an attack on their own kind, causing chaos in an instant.

Just as everyone was about to break through the encirclement in the chaos, Xiang Kong's golden light of supernatural power shrank smaller and smaller, and his spiritual power was about to be exhausted!
Layer upon layer of wild beasts are surging back. (End of Chapter)