Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 308 Return to Ruins
This sea area, rich in Sea Soul Crystals, appears to be a huge underwater whirlpool.

The surface of the sea, which stretches for thousands of miles, appears very calm, but the seawater a hundred meters below exhibits a slow, rotating pattern, with the squeezing force of this vortex increasing as you go deeper.

When Shen Chongming arrived at the sea area rich in Sea Soul Crystals in his flying boat in the vast ocean, he was completely stunned!

monk!

There are monks everywhere!

These cultivators either rode flying magical artifacts or commanded various exotic beasts, while some simply stood alone in the void, forming layers upon layers around the sea and void spanning thousands of miles.

These cultivators included both humans and demonic beasts; some traveled alone, while others gathered in small groups. After occupying an area, they would release their auras, seemingly warning other cultivators in the vicinity not to approach.

Shen Chongming stood on the outer edge of the flying boat, his brows furrowed as he looked at the densely packed cultivators in front of him and the streams of light constantly approaching from afar.

When he accepted the task, he thought it was just a simple treasure hunt. He believed that if he spent some time searching, he could easily find the Sea Soul Crystal formed by the soul of the Silver Scale Twin-Headed Serpent.

Who would have thought that Sea Soul Crystals would be so popular? In such a small sea area, the number of cultivators gathered is probably already in the tens of thousands.

"Are all these people here looking for Sea Soul Crystals?"

Shen Chongming murmured with a bitter smile.

A familiar voice rang out from the side: "This time, the opening of the Eye of Poseidon is much more lively than last time."

Hearing the sound, Shen Chongming turned his head in confusion and saw a colorful auspicious cloud carrying several figures coming from a distance and stopping not far from him.

Seeing the colorful auspicious clouds and the figure on them, Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes, a hint of killing intent rising in his heart!
"Are they following me?"

The figures on the auspicious cloud were none other than the middle-aged man from the Purple Mansion and his disciples whom he had encountered outside Jinchuan Island.

After witnessing firsthand at the Jinchuan Island Market that cultivators with special physiques or mutated spiritual roots could be sold as commodities, Shen Chongming realized that his own Yi Wood Divine Thunder spiritual root would bring him trouble.

The spirit of the Thunder Pool helped him conceal his spiritual root aura and also reminded him when he changed his appearance that the Purple Mansion cultivator riding the colorful auspicious clouds and his disciple had seen him use the Thunder Light Escape Technique.

At the time, Shen Chongming thought that he had just passed by the other party and that he would soon be leaving Jinchuan Island, so nothing should happen.

Who would have thought that just as he arrived at the Eye of the Sea, tens of thousands of miles away from Jinchuan Island, the other party would follow closely behind.

But he saw that the other party's auspicious cloud had stopped not far away from him. Although he deliberately kept his distance, it still aroused his vigilance.

The middle-aged man in the Purple Mansion on the auspicious cloud seemed to sense Shen Chongming's wariness as well. He turned his head and smiled, cupping his hands in greeting.

The aura of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder Spirit Root was concealed, and his appearance also changed. The other party did not recognize him, only thinking that Shen Chongming was a lone Golden Core Perfection Realm cultivator.

"Young friend, there's no need to be nervous. I'm just pausing here to find a good spot to wait for the Sea Soul Crystal to erupt."

The middle-aged man in the Purple Mansion seemed very easygoing. Even though he saw that Shen Chongming was only at the Golden Core stage, he did not show any aggressive attitude.

However, Shen Chongming did not let his guard down.

She glanced coldly at the arrogant young man beside the man who was looking at her, then turned away.

"Is this your first time visiting the Eye of the Sea God, fellow Daoist?"

"If there's a chance later, we should try to get closer."

Seeing that Shen Chongming ignored him, the middle-aged man assumed that Shen Chongming, a rogue cultivator, was too vigilant, and immediately spoke again.

This is also the way the Qionghai Sect, where the men reside, survives in the Snowdrift Sea.

Do not bully the weak, do not provoke powerful forces, cultivate good relationships, and try to befriend some capable independent cultivators in the surrounding seas.

While this move may not be enough to persuade independent cultivators and powerful forces to come to the aid of Qionghai Sect at crucial moments, maintaining this "good guy" image can at least ensure that Qionghai Sect cultivators will not be deliberately targeted when traveling outside.

Upon hearing the man's words, Shen Chongming frowned slightly.

He was unfamiliar with the survival strategies of the Qionghai Sect, and naturally did not understand the other party's talkative behavior.

However, he did have some questions in his mind, and the other party clearly did not recognize him.

After a moment's thought, he immediately turned around and cupped his hands: "Fellow Daoist has discerning eyes. I am Ge Chi, and this is indeed my first time in this sea area. I have heard that this place is rich in a treasure called Sea Soul Crystal, so I came here to try my luck."

"I am not very familiar with this Sea Soul Crystal. I wonder if you could explain it to me?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man rode the auspicious cloud beneath his feet closer, and said with a smile, "I am Zhao Tianhai of the Qionghai Sect, and these are my disciples."

Shen Chongming cupped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zhao."

After returning the greeting with a smile and a cupped-hand salute, Zhao Tianhai didn't keep anyone in suspense and said directly, "Sea Soul Crystal is a very unique natural treasure."

"Using this ingredient in pills can produce superior pills that repair the soul of cultivators."

"If one is added during the process of refining magical artifacts, there is a certain chance that the artifact's spiritual power will be greatly enhanced."

"It is said that a master craftsman once used Sea Soul Crystal to forge a divine weapon with a complete weapon spirit, allowing the magical weapon to break free from the cultivator's control and fight independently, which is quite remarkable."

"In addition, it is said that sea soul crystals can also be used to set up formations and activate the sea monster souls within them to form offensive methods."

"In short, this treasure is very popular among cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was quite surprised.

Since accepting this mission from Wuxiang Zen Temple, he didn't know exactly what the Sea Soul Crystal was used for, only that it had some special use, which was why someone would spend a lot of money to issue a mission.

Who would have thought that the tiny Sea Soul Crystal would be such an all-around treasure!

It can be used not only for alchemy and weapon crafting, but also for setting up formations...

"Then why are all these people waiting in the void, and no one is going down into the water to search?"

Shen Chongming suppressed his thoughts and asked again, cupping his hands in greeting.

His words drew a look of disdain from the arrogant young man beside Zhao Tianhai.

"This guy is really stupid, just like that Lei Xiu we met back then, both are country bumpkins..."

Shen Chongming didn't hear his mutterings, but Zhao Tianhai next to him glared at him fiercely, making Shen Chongming realize that the little guy was definitely not saying anything nice again.

After glaring at his son, Zhao Tianhai quickly smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but there is a very strange power beneath the Sea Soul Eye."

"Whether it is a human cultivator or a great sea demon, once they are sucked in, even those in the Nascent Soul stage will find it difficult to break free."

"At that time, let alone finding the Sea Soul Crystal, I'm afraid I'll die and become one of the many Sea Soul Crystals."

"Therefore, these fellow cultivators can only wait on the sea."

"The Eye of Poseidon below erupts several times at irregular intervals on specific days every thirty years."

"At that time, a large amount of Sea Soul Crystals will be sprayed out, which is our only chance to obtain Sea Soul Crystals."

Shen Chongming suddenly understood after hearing this.

No wonder those cultivators were all gathered in the air above this sea area, and they all had a strong sense of territory, trying to seize as much space as possible.

After listening to Zhao Tianhai's words and looking at the already overcrowded void, Shen Chongming shook his head with a wry smile.

There are too many wolves and too little meat.

The number of cultivators in front of us is probably greater than the number of Sea Soul Crystals ejected by the Eye of the Sea God.

"If you wish to be on the safe side, you may wait here."

"The Eye of Poseidon has a unique characteristic: the closer you are to the center, the greater the probability of it spewing out high-level Sea Soul Crystals."

“And occasionally, a small number of Sea Soul Crystals from the Qi Refining and Fetal Breathing stages will fly out from this outer area.”

"If you're lucky, you might even make a small fortune."

Zhao Tianhai seemed to have seen through his thoughts and reminded him again.

Shen Chongming nodded slightly, then asked, "So, fellow Daoist, are you planning to delve deeper?"

Zhao Tianhai glanced at the disciple beside him, a hint of doting on his face, and then sighed, "I naturally want to try and see if I can get a few Golden Core Realm Sea Soul Crystals to exchange for some spirit crystals to buy some handy magic weapons for the little brats."

"However, most of those eyeing the Golden Core Realm Sea Soul Crystal are Purple Mansion Realm cultivators. I can only try my luck. If it doesn't work, I'll have to give up."

Shen Chongming nodded, and the two chatted for a while longer.

During this period, Shen Chongming mostly asked questions, and Zhao Tianhai answered.

This man seemed to be a man of strong character, quite talkative, and patiently answered all of Shen Chongming's questions, as long as he knew the answers.

Half a day passed quickly.

To thank Zhao Tianhai for his generous answer, Shen Chongming also took out some spiritual fruits and wines he had obtained from the Ice God Palace from his storage bag and gave them to the group of juniors on the colorful auspicious cloud.

Overwhelmed with gratitude, Zhao Tianhai told him many interesting stories about the snowy cliffs and some local rumors.

As evening approached, the sun began to set in the west.

Several conflicts have erupted in the central area of ​​the sea where Poseidon's Eye is located due to territorial disputes.

Fortunately, those who made the move were aware that no one who dared to squeeze into the central area was weak, and they did not dare to be too reckless when they fought each other.

Often, after a few exchanges, the side that realizes it is no match will retreat in a sorry state and choose to give up its position.

As the afterglow of the setting sun bathed the entire sea surface, Zhao Tianhai took advantage of the commotion caused by the earlier conflict between two Grand Masters of the Purple Mansion Realm to squeeze into the thousand-mile sea area where the Eye of the Sea God was located.

His disciples, however, remained on the periphery and did not follow.

After some hesitation, Shen Chongming moved closer to that area, but ultimately did not choose to force his way into the area directly above the Eye of the Sea.

He was very clear-headed. He hadn't taken on this mission out of necessity; he just wanted to earn as many spirit crystals as possible so that he could find some good things for his family when he passed through some markets on his way home.

But the prerequisite is that you cannot expose yourself.

Shen Chongming's approach also alerted several Golden Core cultivators in the void ahead.

Three of the late-stage Golden Core cultivators, who were clearly part of a group, were very wary when they sensed his aura of a Great Perfection Golden Core cultivator.

In the cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and strength represents status.

The three of them had already stepped onto the very edge of the area directly above the Eye of Poseidon, occupying a considerable amount of space.

Suddenly, a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm appeared behind them, and the three were afraid that Shen Chongming would take a strong action and seize their territory.

However, Shen Chongming had no intention of clashing with them.

I stood quietly on the airship, gazing at the dark sea below.

The deepest water is black, and the so-called Eye of the Sea below is of unknown depth, with the slowly churning seawater being as black as ink.

With his keen senses, he could feel that there was an extremely hidden and terrifying power accumulating in the eyes of the sea god below, which could erupt at any moment.

At the same time, the group of Grand Cultivators at the Perfected Purple Mansion Realm in the central area of ​​the Sea God's Eye also sensed the abnormality of the Sea God's Eye and waited with excitement on their faces.

"I can sense that the energy accumulated in the Eye of the Sea God is much stronger than last time. I wonder if more Sea Soul Crystals from the depths will be ejected this time."

"If I can be lucky enough to obtain a Sea Soul Crystal of the Purple Mansion Realm, then this trip will not have been in vain."

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Yu has quite a good idea. If this Eye of the Sea God can really produce Sea Soul Crystals of the Purple Mansion Realm, would it still be our turn to occupy this central position?"

“Those old monsters in the Nascent Soul stage must have heard the news and rushed here to occupy this place.”

"That's right. I don't really want this Sea God's Eye to produce Purple Mansion Sea Soul Crystals. It's fine as it is, as long as it only produces Sea Soul Crystals for Golden Core cultivators and those below the Golden Core level."

"We might look down on those at the Nascent Soul stage, but we cultivators from smaller surrounding forces can still get a share."

"If a Purple Mansion Sea Soul Crystal really appears... the next moment it will probably be completely occupied by a Dao Source Secret Realm or some powerful small world, and then we won't even be able to get a taste of it."

The crowd started talking all at once, and the first old cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm chuckled dryly: "I was just saying it casually."

"However, the energy accumulated in this Poseidon's Eye is indeed stronger than last time, and we will all gain a lot this time."

As the old cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm spoke, smiles appeared on the faces of the other cultivators around him.

Clearly, this wasn't their first time mining Sea Soul Crystals; they were quite familiar with this Sea God's Eye.

As everyone was discussing this, a terrifying force suddenly surged up from the Eye of the Sea God below!
"coming!"

Feeling this power, someone shouted excitedly!

In an instant, all the cultivators in the surrounding thousand miles of void mobilized their spiritual power, ready to seize it at any moment!
Shen Chongming, who was guarding the perimeter, was also looking forward to the upcoming eruption of the Eye of Poseidon!
"Kid, I'm sensing a very strange power..."

Just as Shen Chongming was staring intently at the dark sea below, the spirit of the Thunder Pool in his dantian suddenly spoke.

"This power feels so familiar..."

"Kid, let me out!"

After a moment of murmuring, the spirit of the Thunder Pool suddenly shouted.

Shen Chongming frowned and tried to comfort him, saying, "Stop making a fuss."

"This is the outer sea area. Have you forgotten what happened that triggered the wrath of heaven earlier?"

"With so many cultivators here, if we're exposed, we'll likely be hunted down by the entire Cangmin Realm..."

There were tens of thousands of cultivators in the surrounding void, many of whom were at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.

If the spirit of the Thunder Pool were to arouse the might of Heaven and be seen by these people...

He didn't have the ability to silence everyone present, and the outcome was predictable.

"No, I'll be careful this time!"

The Spirit of Thunder Pool spoke again: "Boy, I might have a way to infiltrate the Sea God's eye."

"Don't you want more Sea Soul Crystals?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was taken aback.

Zhao Tianhai has already explained the benefits of Sea Soul Crystal, so it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.

Such a versatile natural treasure, even if the Shen family doesn't need it, can be used to exchange for spirit crystals in the future to purchase various cultivation arts, techniques, and spells, thus quickly improving the strength of the Shen family's cultivators.

Are you really sure?

Shen Chongming was still somewhat uneasy and asked.

"That's not the case!"

"Trust me, sir!"

"But...but..."

"Strange, why did I forget what I was about to say?"

Shen Chongming's face darkened at Lei Chi Zhi Ling's words.

But he knew that the spirit of the Thunder Pool wouldn't joke with his life or his own, so after a moment's thought, he decided to let it out and give it a try.

"Get ready, I'm letting you out."

Shen Chongming spoke, interrupting the Thunder Pool Spirit's deep contemplation.

The next moment, Shen Chongming's mind stirred slightly, and the surrounding void distorted slightly.

The spirit of Thunder Pool, its form concealed, appeared in the void. After briefly sensing the surroundings, it transmitted its voice: "Wait for my good news!"

As soon as it finished speaking, its figure vanished instantly!
Just as the spirit of the Thunder Pool disappeared, the terrifying energy in the eyes of the Sea God below finally erupted!

boom!
A deafening, earth-shattering roar suddenly erupted!

The next moment, Shen Chongming witnessed a truly shocking scene!
The endless seawater surged into the sky, carried by that force!

A water column nearly a thousand miles in diameter, carrying overwhelming force, shot into the void!
Looking out, it's like a giant pillar rising from the sea, supporting the sky above!
Within the terrifying column of water that shot into the sky, one could clearly see mysterious crystals shimmering with different colors darting about!
These crystals are clearly Sea Soul Crystals!
These Sea Soul Crystals are different colors, and the aura they emit also varies significantly.

After observing briefly, Shen Chongming vaguely understood that the most numerous gray sea soul crystals were mostly from the Qi Refining Realm.

Most of the cultivators in the arena disdained this gray sea soul crystal. Only those cultivators who, like him, were guarding outside the water column would use nearby spells to collect the gray sea soul crystal in front of them.

The cyan crystals were the second most numerous after the gray sea soul crystals.

This cyan crystal is likely a Sea Soul Crystal of the Fetal Breathing Realm, and it is the object of contention among many Golden Core Realm cultivators, and even some early Purple Mansion Realm cultivators.

While maintaining their spiritual energy shield to withstand the impact of the towering water columns, they used spells to dart around and quickly snatch the sea soul crystals that glowed with a blue aura.

Occasionally, conflicts would break out between them over a single Sea Soul Crystal.

Fortunately, the number of Sea Soul Crystals spewed out by the Eye of the Sea God was indeed quite large. After a brief exchange of blows, the cultivators saw that the other party had already grasped the Sea Soul Crystals in their hands, so they did not waste time getting entangled.

After all, it takes the time to defeat an enemy of the same level, and you might be able to find more than one elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the cultivators in the late Purple Mansion stage to the Purple Mansion Perfection stage were targeting the relatively rare azure crystals.

Shen Chongming realized that this azure blue sea soul crystal should be the sea soul crystal of the Golden Core realm.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these cultivators, who were all chatting and laughing before the eruption of the Sea God's Eye, showed no mercy when facing these Golden Core Sea Soul Crystals.

Unlike the Sea Soul Crystals of the Fetal Breathing Realm, these Sea Soul Crystals of the Golden Core Realm are extremely rare.

Therefore, the struggle for each one is extremely fierce.

Shen Chongming had no intention of getting involved, and simply stood on the sidelines watching the chaotic battle within the water columns, like a spectator.

Occasionally, a few gray sea soul crystals would fly over from the turbulent currents, and he would catch them.

Feeling the strange energy contained within the Sea Soul Crystal, Shen Chongming found it very peculiar.

The eruption of the Eye of the Sea lasted only about fifteen minutes. As the towering water column began to recede, the cultivators who had been scrambling for the water gradually stopped.

The terrifying seawater, no longer supported by the power emanating from the Eye of the Sea, poured down instantly!
Shen Chongming quickly erected a spiritual energy shield to avoid being soaked to the bone.

Just as he was wondering whether the Spirit of Thunder Pool had already entered the Eye of the Sea God, he caught a glimpse of a blue color appearing in the seawater falling from above. Judging from the intensity of the blue color, it seemed to be a Sea Soul Crystal formed from the soul of a sea monster at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming's lips curled up slightly.

This is truly a case of good stuff being thrown in your face.

He immediately unleashed a stream of spiritual energy, attempting to capture the Sea Soul Crystal within the water curtain.

However, at this moment, one of the three late-stage Golden Core cultivators who had previously occupied the space in front of him also noticed the Sea Soul Crystal.

Seeing that Shen Chongming had already made his move, the man hesitated for only a moment before unleashing a dark longsword and slashing a sharp blade at Shen Chongming's body!
At this moment, another cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm beside him also seized the opportunity, using his spiritual power to transform into a giant hand and grab at the Sea Soul Crystal.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming sneered inwardly.

These three are truly courting death. If I wanted to kill them, I only needed to give them a look.

However, in order not to reveal his identity, he did not choose to take action.

Using the spiritual energy shield on his body to withstand the opponent's blade light, the spiritual energy stream quickly pulled the sea soul crystal back before the huge spiritual energy hand arrived!

boom!
The domineering blade light caused his spiritual energy shield to shake, but ultimately failed to break through it.

The three of them were annoyed to see that the Sea Soul Crystal had fallen into Shen Chongming's hands.

However, the Eye of Poseidon will continue to erupt, and the three of them obviously do not want to fight Shen Chongming to the death for a single Sea Soul Crystal.

After obtaining the cyan sea soul crystal, Shen Chongming carefully examined it and discovered that it was indeed the soul of a sea monster in the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm.

Through the cyan surface, one can vaguely see a miniature sea serpent inside the Sea Soul Crystal.

"good."

Shen Chongming flipped his hand and put all the Sea Soul Crystals he had obtained into his storage bag, then continued to wait.

Night fell quickly, and when the moon was high in the sky, he once again felt the energy rapidly accumulating in the eyes of the sea god below. A moment later, that power surged upwards!
The second eruption of Poseidon's Eye is about to begin!

The surrounding cultivators didn't have to wait long before the terrifying water column shot into the sky once again!

"Ok?"

"How come almost all of these are Qi Refining stage Sea Soul Crystals this time?!"

"There aren't even many at the Nascent Soul stage!?"

Within the towering water column, the cultivators above the Purple Mansion Realm were all prepared to scramble for it, only to suddenly discover that there was no azure halo at all, and even the cyan halo was pitifully scarce!
"Could it be that the Sea Soul Crystals accumulated in the eye of the Sea God have already been fully released?"

"Only these Qi Refining Realm cultivators are left?"

A cultivator at the Perfected Purple Mansion Realm frowned and spoke.

The others around them exchanged bewildered glances, their faces grim.

If that's the case, they'll lose one less way to make money in the future.

Amidst their confusion, some late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators had no choice but to settle for second best and turn their attention to the few Nascent Soul Crystals within the water column.

However, this has caused great suffering to those cultivators below the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Originally, the people in the middle ate the meat and gnawed on the bones, while those on the outside drank the soup.

Now that the meat is gone, the powerful beings haven't even spared the bones; they can only drink the soup.

As for the lower-level cultivators on the outskirts, they can only drink the leftover water from hot pot now.

The second eruption of Eye of Neptune ended quickly.

As the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) approached, the eastern sky began to lighten, and the Eye of the Sea God below once again spewed out a terrifying column of water.

However, this eruption was even more pitiful than the last one.

There wasn't even a trace of blue in the entire water column; only a large amount of gray sea soul crystals were swirling around with the water flow!

If the second eruption had not produced any Golden Core realm Sea Soul Crystals, the Purple Mansion cultivators in the arena could still have a glimmer of hope, thinking it was just bad luck that the Sea God happened to have a pile of Qi Refining Sea Soul Crystals.

This third eruption almost completely extinguished their hopes.

"Alas! It seems the Eye of Poseidon here is truly about to dry up..."

"Without such a valuable resource-producing area, what will we do in the future?!"

"Why is this the case? I've heard that the Eye of the Sea God on the west side of Jinchuan Island has existed for even longer than this one, and I've never heard of it ever drying up..."

"Wait a little longer! I refuse to believe that the Eye of the Sea God will run dry!"

Many cultivators refused to believe that the Eye of the Sea God would truly run dry, and patiently waited until the sun was high in the sky, when the Eye of the Sea God erupted for the fourth time.

Just like the third time, the number of Sea Soul Crystals in the Qi Refining Realm did not decrease, but there were no Sea Soul Crystals in the Fetal Breathing or Golden Core Realm.

For a moment, most of the cultivators were in despair!
Many cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm chose to leave after the fourth eruption ended.

This gave those cultivators with lower cultivation levels on the periphery the opportunity to enter the central area.

"Fellow Daoist Gechi is unlucky; he encountered the depletion of the Sea God's Eye on his first visit."

"I'm afraid we won't get anything this time."

Zhao Tianhai, who had previously struggled to squeeze to the front, also rushed back at this time.

But Shen Chongming's figure hardly moved, still in the same place, and he greeted him with a smile.

Shen Chongming shook his head with a wry smile and remained silent.

Zhao Tianhai returned to the colorful auspicious cloud, sighed softly, and asked, "What are your plans next, fellow Daoist?"

"Do you want to continue waiting?"

Shen Chongming nodded and said, "I don't have anything urgent to attend to, so I'm prepared to wait a bit longer."

"Fellow Daoist Zhao is going back?"

Zhao Tianhai glanced at his disciple beside him and replied, "It's time to go back. I originally planned to make some gains this time and buy them some magical artifacts and robes, but now I'm just unlucky and have run into this mess."

"We can only go back and look for other opportunities."

"Fellow Daoist, until we meet again."

Zhao Tianhai cupped his hands in greeting and then manipulated the colorful auspicious clouds to fly north.

Watching the colorful auspicious clouds disappear from sight, Shen Chongming frowned slightly and murmured, "I misunderstood him."

He had initially thought Zhao Tianhai had followed him, but now that he saw Zhao Tianhai leaving so decisively, it was clear that the other party was only there to collect Sea Soul Crystals.

Just as he was pondering this, the space around him rippled.

"Kid, I'm back, hurry up and run!"

Upon hearing the voice of the Thunder Pool Spirit, Shen Chongming snapped out of his daze and quickly stored it in his dantian.

"uproar!"

As soon as it returned to the Thunder Pool in its dantian, the Thunder Pool Spirit, which had been stretched to its fullness, could no longer hold back. It opened its mouth and instantly spat out a large number of crystals of various colors and sizes!
Among this pile of crystals, the most numerous are the blue-colored Sea Soul Crystals of the Fetal Breathing Realm. Shen Chongming estimated that there must be tens of thousands of them!
There must be over a thousand of those azure blue Golden Core Realm Sea Soul Crystals!

Besides the cyan and azure blue ones, Shen Chongming also discovered two red sea soul crystals!

Judging from their aura, these two are clearly from the Purple Mansion Realm!

"You didn't actually empty all the Sea Soul Crystals above the Nascent Soul Realm in this Sea God's Eye, did you?"

Shocked, Shen Chongming quickly asked.

When everyone was discussing the depletion of the Sea God's Eye, he realized that it must be the spirit of the Thunder Pool who was behind it.

Seeing that it had brought out so many Sea Soul Crystals, Shen Chongming was really afraid that it had hollowed out the entire Eye of the Sea God.

After spitting out all the Sea Soul Crystals it had swallowed, the Spirit of Thunder Pool lay sprawled out in the Purple Mansion Palace, panting heavily.

"How can it be!"

"What I brought out is not even one ten-thousandth of the number of Sea Soul Crystals in the Sea Eye."

After a pause, it suddenly sat up and said, "Kid, I have a vague feeling that there is a great cause and effect on this Sea Soul Crystal."

"You'd better not use them; exchange them all for spirit crystals."

Is there a great cause and effect behind the Sea Soul Crystal?
Shen Chongming was puzzled: "The sea monsters that turned into Sea Soul Crystals died of natural causes, not because we killed them. So what cause and effect is there?"

After hearing this, the Spirit of Thunder Pool still said with a solemn expression, "You don't understand. This cause and effect is the cause and effect of heaven and earth. There is a great secret hidden behind the Sea Soul Crystal. Although I haven't figured it out yet, you have to believe me."

"Don't touch this."

Shen Chongming remained silent.

He had already learned from Zhao Tianhai about the many uses of Sea Soul Crystals. Now that he had so many, it would be the least valuable use to exchange them all for Spirit Crystals.

But the spirit of Leichi wouldn't joke about something like this.

"Kid, have you ever heard of Guixu?"

The spirit of Thunder Pool pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

Return to the Ruins?

Shen Chongming's spiritual body shook his head.

What is "Guixu"?

The Spirit of Thunder Pool stood up, reached out and picked up the red Purple Mansion Sea Soul Crystal in front of him. A look of confusion flashed in his eyes as he murmured, "If the Ruins of Return had not collapsed, preventing the souls of the dead from entering the Netherworld, how could the souls of these sea monsters have formed such strange things?"

"There was indeed an aura of the power of the Void in the sea god's eyes..."

"It's chaos, everything's in chaos..."

"What exactly happened? Why has everything completely fallen into chaos?"

"The heavens... are dead, the underworld has vanished, yet this world continues to operate in such a bizarre way..."

The spirit of Leichi seemed to be insane, muttering in the Purple Mansion Palace. Unbeknownst to him, the hand holding the Purple Mansion Sea Soul Crystal was flashing with azure lightning.

Shen Chongming was carefully pondering the meaning of his strange mutterings.

A loud bang suddenly rang out in the Purple Mansion Dao Palace of the Dantian!
The next moment, the spirit of the Thunder Pool suddenly cried out, "Oh no!"

Shen Chongming came to his senses and was shocked to find that this guy had somehow managed to crush the red Purple Mansion Sea Soul Crystal!
A large amount of rich divine soul power permeated the Purple Mansion Dao Palace. Inside the Sea Soul Crystal, a sea turtle the size of a palm floated quietly among many bright red divine soul powers.

The palm-sized sea turtle looked bewildered for a moment, then suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed all the bright red divine soul power around it like a whale!
As the crimson divine soul power was devoured, its body also increased in size tens of thousands of times!
In just a few breaths, Shen Chongming's Purple Mansion Dao Palace was occupied by a terrifying giant tortoise, and his divine consciousness and Thunder Pool spirit were squeezed aside!
The giant tortoise's soul exuded a terrifying aura, its fierce eyes fixed on Shen Chongming and the spirit of the Thunder Pool!
Roar!
A moment later, the giant tortoise let out a roar that shook the very soul, and then charged towards them!
While dodging, Shen Chongming also manipulated the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to form chains of laws, attempting to trap the raging giant tortoise soul.

However, this giant tortoise's cultivation level in its lifetime must have reached the peak of the Purple Mansion realm. Moreover, tortoises have a long lifespan, and with the passage of time, their divine soul has become exceptionally powerful and resilient!

Although the chains of law derived from the Purple Mansion Dao Palace successfully bound it, with the giant tortoise struggling, the chains of law showed faint signs of breaking.

Startled, Shen Chongming quickly released him.

The chains of law represent his own understanding of the laws. If this giant tortoise were to break them, it would at least damage his soul, and at worst, render all his years of effort futile.

"You did a good job!"

Seeing the Thunder Pool Spirit running rampant throughout the Purple Mansion Palace, Shen Chongming couldn't help but scold it.

The spirit of Leichi also looked aggrieved.

"How could I have known that the Sea Soul Crystal would be so fragile, shattering with the slightest touch?"

"And there's this troublesome thing hidden inside..."

"Stop talking nonsense and think of a solution quickly." Shen Chongming said helplessly, "If this beast continues to cause trouble, it will tear my Purple Mansion Dao Palace apart."

"You won't have anywhere to stay then..."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the Thunder Pool was clearly unable to accept that the house it had finally waited for had been destroyed by a beast. In a flash, it plunged directly into the Thunder Pool.

"Kid, give me a hand and get this beast out of here!"

The voice of the spirit of the Thunder Pool emanated from the Thunder Pool, and bolts of lightning suddenly shot out, forming chains of lightning that bound the ferocious giant tortoise!
The paralyzing effect of the lightning caused the giant tortoise's soul to tremble, and its roars continued incessantly.

The next moment, Shen Chongming also realized what was happening and immediately manipulated the law chains of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace to help.

Together, the two slowly dragged the giant tortoise's soul out of the Purple Mansion Palace.

However, his dantian is right outside the Purple Mansion Palace, so we can't let this guy mess around in his own dantian, can we?

Just as Shen Chongming was fretting, a supreme aura suddenly emanated from the Thunder Pool within the Purple Mansion Palace!

Immediately afterwards, under the astonished gaze of Shen Chongming's divine consciousness, a transcendent figure, so illusory as to be almost invisible, appeared above the Thunder Pool.

In a daze, Shen Chongming only saw that the man was wearing a purple robe with gold patterns, a turban on his head, a sword in his right hand, and a golden imperial edict token in his left hand.

A beam of golden light suddenly shot out from the golden edict token.

The moment the golden light flew out of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, it directly entered the giant tortoise soul body that was struggling violently outside the Dao Palace.

The giant tortoise let out a shrill scream, then seemed to regain its senses, prostrating itself outside the Dao Palace, extremely humble and fearful.

Shen Chongming stared in astonishment at this scene, unsure of what to do next, when the voice of the Thunder Pool Spirit reminded him: "Boy, place the Purple Mansion Dao Palace on it!"

Shen Chongming was taken aback. Although he was still somewhat puzzled, he chose to believe the words of the Thunder Pool Spirit.

The next moment, with a slight thought, the Purple Mansion Dao Palace in his dantian instantly moved to the back of the giant tortoise!
Click!

Click!

Several bolts of lightning, transformed into azure chains, emerged from the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, tightly binding the giant tortoise's body and firmly tying the Dao Palace to it.

With the anomaly resolved, Shen Chongming asked somewhat bewilderedly, "What's going on now?"

He found himself going further and further down this unorthodox path of spiritual practice.

The Golden Core is represented by a strange Thunder Pool, and the Purple Mansion Dao Palace is currently sitting on the back of a giant tortoise.

Which cultivator's dantian would have such a strange situation?

The spirit of the Thunder Pool emerged from the Thunder Pool, looked around, and finding nothing unusual, waved its hand and said, "Don't dwell on these things. Just tell me how you feel now?"

Feel?

Shen Chongming carefully examined himself and found that his body, soul, and cultivation seemed to be fine.

The spirit of Thunder Pool chuckled strangely, "If it doesn't have any impact, then it's fine, isn't it?"

"Besides, the being that manifested above the Thunder Pool just now was an extraordinary being. He enlightened this giant tortoise for you, which can only benefit you and not harm you."

Shen Chongming really wanted to ask the spirit of the Thunder Pool who the figure that had just appeared above the Thunder Pool was.

But I imagine his response will either be that he doesn't know or that he'll tell me later.

Having experienced the wrath of the heavens last time, and with this trip to the Eye of the Sea God, they sensed that the spirit of the Thunder Pool seemed to have remembered many secrets.

But these secrets are either too complex to fully comprehend, or they themselves haven't figured them out.

It did not proactively inform Shen Chongming.

Shen Chongming did not pursue the matter further, as he knew very well that knowing certain things was not a good thing.

"Alright, stop messing around. We need to leave quickly, find a secluded place, take out these Sea Soul Crystals, and put them into our storage bags."

Shen Chongming spoke.

He was genuinely afraid that if the spirit of the Thunder Pool became unruly again, it might crush a few Sea Soul Crystals, and then his dantian would be in for a real mess.

After patting its chest and assuring the spirit of the Thunder Pool that it wouldn't do anything reckless, the spirit directly entered the Thunder Pool.

Shen Chongming's consciousness also returned to his original body.

Only then did he realize that almost all the cultivators in the surrounding sea area had left.

Within their perception range, only a dozen or so scattered cultivators were still searching around, seemingly trying to see if any Sea Soul Crystals had been missed.

Shen Chongming wasted no time and immediately maneuvered the flying boat to fly into the distance.

Just as the flying boat had flown a thousand miles, he sensed a faint, stealthy presence following him from behind.

The divine sense of the Purple Mansion Realm expert swept over the area, and a murderous intent suddenly appeared on his face!
"You really don't know how to live or die!"

In his perception, there was indeed a flying artifact, its aura concealed, following him from afar in the void hundreds of miles behind him.

The figures on the flying artifact were none other than the three late-stage Golden Core cultivators who had previously competed with him for the Fetal Breath Sea Soul Crystal.

Clearly, the "depletion" of the Sea God's Eye greatly reduced the three's gains, and now they have their eyes on the Sea Soul Crystal of the Fetal Breath Realm in Shen Chongming's possession.

Shen Chongming also understood that the root cause of the three men's evil intentions was that he had not chosen to seize their territory. When one of them attacked him, he did not retaliate but instead chose to endure it.

In the eyes of the three, this was a sign of weakness.

The three believed that with their combined strength at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, they could deal with him, a rogue cultivator at the "Perfect Golden Core Realm".

Sensing the presence of the three, Shen Chongming pondered for a moment. His divine sense, at the Purple Mansion Realm, immediately swept across the sea within a thousand miles. Confirming that there were no other cultivators besides the three, he slowly reduced the speed of the flying boat.

"You three have been following me for so long, shouldn't you show yourselves?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the void a hundred miles away suddenly distorted, and a strange awning boat slowly materialized.

(End of this chapter)