Chapter 146: Mist Turning into Sea (Bonus chapter for 304 votes)

Immediately, the entire inn fell silent, and everyone's gaze landed on the old man in green. The old man held the youth in his hand and coldly scanned the room.

The four words, “eyes like lightning,” immediately appeared in the minds of all the Cultivators. A chilling sensation, as if their true nature had been seen through, instantly spread through every Cultivator's heart.

A Core Formation Early Stage Cultivator's wine cup immediately dropped to the ground. He quickly lowered his head, his eyes filled with horror, and he cursed inwardly, thinking, “This feeling… it must be a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator…”

The old man retracted his gaze and released his hand. A black bruise appeared on the youth's neck.

“Speak, what is all this about?” The old man poured himself a cup of wine, drank it, and then spoke slowly, his expression calm.

The youth didn't dare to breathe loudly. With his Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, it was difficult for him to discern the other party's true strength, but relying on years of experience, the youth guessed that the other party was at least Core Formation Middle Stage, and possibly even Late Stage.

“That person suddenly appeared half a month ago, killing ten Core Formation Cultivators from the Dou Xie Sect. Afterward, for some unknown reason, he was afflicted with the Ten Thousand Devils Hundred Day Kill Order…” The youth recounted everything he knew in detail.

The old man's eyes slightly closed, and with a casual wave of his right hand, the youth's eyes immediately bulged. With a bang, his body turned into a mist of blood. At this moment, a strange wind blew, and the blood mist instantly dissipated.

The Cultivators in the inn were all greatly shocked. They wanted to leave, but no one dared to be the first to step out.

The old man in green pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes and scanned the room again. He stared at the Core Formation Early Stage Cultivator and said calmly, “You, come here.”

The Core Formation Cultivator trembled, stood up shakily, and quickly came to about ten feet in front of the old man. With an extremely respectful attitude, he stammered, “Junior Xu Mu greets Senior. Senior, please ask anything you wish. Junior swears by my Golden Core that I will not speak a single lie, I only ask for Senior's mercy.”

The old man in green poured a cup of wine, drank it, and slowly said, “From the moment you entered the inn, your Spiritual Qi became chaotic when you heard talk of that person. You must have seen him with your own eyes, right?”

Xu Mu took a deep breath, a lingering fear showing on his face, and whispered, “Junior has indeed seen that Evil Star with my own eyes.”

“What is his cultivation?” A divine light flashed in the old man in green's eyes as he asked what he most wanted to know, and it was also the reason he had killed the youth earlier, because the youth had talked for a long time without getting to the point.

“Core Formation Early Stage!” Xu Mu was somewhat uncertain. After speaking, he quickly added, “Senior, this person appears to be Core Formation Early Stage, but he has two Magic Treasures…”

Hearing the words “Magic Treasure,” the old man in green's expression remained normal, but his heart stirred.

“One of them is a Flying Sword that can teleport…”

The old man felt a slight disappointment. He poured a cup of wine and drank it.

“And the other is… Junior can't quite explain it. I only saw a red light, and within the red light, there seemed to be an object. Anyone it pounced on immediately turned into a skeleton and died.” Xu Mu carefully observed the other party's expression and said nervously.

The old man pondered for a moment, then stood up, threw a Low-Grade Spirit Stone on the table, and with a sweep of his large hand, grabbed Xu Mu's body. The two immediately disappeared from their spot, instantly appearing a thousand miles away.

With his departure, the Cultivators in the inn all showed expressions of shock, and three words appeared in their hearts: “Nascent Soul Stage!”

Led by Xu Mu, the old man's body flickered in mid-air. In just half an hour, he arrived at the Dou Xie Sect. His powerful Divine Sense swept around, finding Shangguan Mo.

To Shangguan Mo's astonishment, the old man in green actually extracted another drop of Soul Blood from his glabella. Relying on the faint connection between the two drops of Soul Blood, he left Xu Mu and quickly flew southwest.

As for Wang Lin, he took Li Muwan and flew at an extremely fast speed. The Crystal Sword opened a path, and the thick mist of the Cultivation Devil Sea parted for them, creating an opening.

The Cultivation Devil Sea is perpetually shrouded in mist, and only for one month can the mist turn into seawater. Having lived in the Cultivation Devil Sea for so many years, Wang Lin had never personally witnessed the process of the mist turning into sea because he was in seclusion.

The month after he entered the Fourteen Valleys, the mist turned into seawater. For the next three years, it was the same every year. Now that he had come out, it was almost time for the month of the sea transformation again.

Li Muwan, however, was different. She had personally experienced almost every annual sea transformation. The protection of the grand Formation prevented the seawater from submerging it, but looking out through the Formation, all she could see was deep blue seawater, with inner sea Spirit Beasts, rarely seen before, swimming by.

In nearly four years, there were four sea transformations. Each time, Li Muwan was extremely nervous, personally presiding over the grand Formation, only relaxing after enduring the sea transformation period.

At this moment, the dampness in the mist was even thicker than when the two of them first arrived. In some places, the mist already showed signs of turning into sea.

As the two flew higher, the dampness of the mist became heavier, eventually feeling like they were swimming in water.

“It's going to turn into sea soon…” Li Muwan whispered.

Wang Lin did not reply, but suddenly stopped. After looking back for a moment, he focused on observing the surrounding mist. He saw that the originally slowly moving mist was now slightly faster, pushing forward. Even some creatures in the mist in the distance were swimming in all directions, but none were moving forward.

“What's wrong, Senior Brother?” Li Muwan saw Wang Lin's serious expression and immediately asked softly.

“Nothing.” After Wang Lin finished speaking, he flew forward even faster. He felt a slight unease in his heart. From the speed at which the mist was moving, someone must be approaching from behind at an extremely fast speed. The cultivation of the pursuer must be very strong, otherwise, it would be impossible for the mist to be pushed.

Moreover, the creatures in the mist were scattering in all directions, but none were moving forward, which made Wang Lin even more certain that someone was pursuing him from behind.

This is actually easy to explain. For example, if a group of small fish are in a pond, and a sword is thrust into the water at extreme speed, the fish will immediately scatter. They will scatter in all directions, but they will not move forward.

When Wang Lin was young, he often played with his village companions by the mountain stream, and he understood such things well. After a brief analysis, he noticed the abnormality.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed with cold light. He pulled out a Spiritual Liquid, took a fierce gulp, and his Golden Core immediately spun rapidly, quickly absorbing the Spiritual Qi from the Spiritual Liquid and erupting with even more vigorous spiritual power. Wang Lin's speed increased by another notch.

Li Muwan also deeply felt Wang Lin's tension. After a brief thought, she pulled out some simple Formation Materials from her Storage Pouch, made them into a simple Formation, activated it, and threw it behind them.

Wang Lin glanced at it, his eyes showing approval, and Li Muwan immediately felt a sweetness in her heart. Unfortunately, she had expended too much mental energy earlier, and now she felt a sense of powerlessness. Seeing Wang Lin's speed increase significantly after taking the Spiritual Liquid, she hesitated for a moment, then carefully took out the jade bottle of Spiritual Liquid he had given her. After drinking a few drops, she immediately felt a surge of energy and looked at the liquid in the bottle with surprise. She quickly put it away and continued to create small Formations.

The two flew on, and the higher they went, the more an invisible resistance gradually appeared. This was the unique sea might of the Cultivation Devil Sea; anyone attempting to break out would be affected by it.

Seventy thousand miles away from Wang Lin, the old man in green patted his Storage Pouch, and a verdant Gourd flew out. The Gourd grew with the wind, immediately expanding a hundredfold. He unhurriedly sat upon it, and the Gourd immediately flew forward, its speed more than double his previous teleportation.

As Wang Lin traveled, he felt the pushing force of the surrounding mist growing stronger. Although some of this was due to his own rapid movement, it was clear that the speed of the pursuer behind him was increasing at an extremely fast rate.

At this moment, the mist in the Cultivation Devil Sea was gradually thinning, and from top to bottom, water vapor slowly appeared. If one were to look down from above the Cultivation Devil Sea, they would find that the mist throughout the entire Cultivation Devil Sea had thinned to the point where visibility was possible.

Under the moonlight from outside, the sea surface shimmered with ripples, already forming a layer of water. The depth of this water surface quickly spread and expanded with the passage of time. Gradually, waves appeared from time to time, making rumbling sounds as they crashed.

The old man in green sat on the Gourd, his brows tightly furrowed. In front of him, one Formation after another had already been activated. These Formations were all exquisitely crafted. Although he didn't pay them much mind, colliding with each one would certainly impede his speed.

With a soft snort, the old man flicked his sleeve and fiercely slapped the Gourd. In an instant, the mouth of the Gourd immediately opened, and a massive surge of impact force erupted from within.

At the mouth of the Gourd, ripples appeared in circles. These ripples were rapidly pushed forward, forming concentric waves. Any Formation Restrictions they encountered were immediately shattered, and even the mist and seawater were forcefully opened into a passage.

The old man sat on the Gourd and suddenly rushed into the passage.

Wang Lin's entire body was already soaked with water vapor. He took another gulp of Spiritual Liquid, then suddenly shot far away, directly plunging into the seawater that was spreading downwards.

He held Li Muwan, pushed forward with his body, and swiftly swam forward like a fish. In a blink of an eye, the sea surface was within sight. He looked back, his eyes flashing with cold light, and pointed his Crystal Flying Sword forward. The Flying Sword immediately disappeared from its original spot.

Then, Wang Lin pulled Li Muwan, like a sharp sword shooting straight from the bottom of the sea into the sky, and rushed out of the Cultivation Devil Sea. The moment they broke through the sea surface, the two of them transformed into a long rainbow and disappeared into the horizon.

Beneath the sea surface, the Crystal Flying Sword flickered, undulating with the waves, waiting for the moment to strike.

Half an hour later, a giant Vortex appeared on the sea surface. This Vortex was a hundred zhang long, majestically stirring up countless huge waves, rapidly rotating in one direction.

At the center of the Vortex, a pitch-black passage connected to the bottom of the Cultivation Devil Sea. Gradually, a giant verdant Gourd slowly emerged from there.

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