Three days later, the warship entered the deep-sea region. True Immortal Bowen began releasing his divine sense from time to time to survey the surroundings.
He used his divine sense with exquisite subtlety, so faint that even Qu Jianlei and Qinghu had to sense carefully to detect it.
That was only because the two of them were used to letting their divine sense wander about. Otherwise, it would have been even harder to notice.
After another three peaceful days, Qu Jianlei went to find Duan Bowen.
"Fellow Daoist, I've noticed you frequently using your divine sense. I assume you're on guard against something. Is there anything we can help with?"
According to the Duan Family, this journey would take at least three months. He was somewhat worried that Duan Bowen might not be able to endure it.
True Immortal Bowen said it was not a major problem. This was how he had always made the journey before.
However, since Ridge Lord Qu was willing to help, he was happy to have things easier. He took the initiative to explain what they needed to watch out for.
He first emphasized one point: when probing with divine sense, they had to be careful. If they accidentally alarmed a Sea Beast, the trouble would be immense.
His words carried a hint of doubt about their abilities, but Qu Jianlei did not mind. Instead, he demonstrated his own divine-sense technique.
"Is this enough?"
True Immortal Bowen gave him a thumbs-up, then nodded and continued with the other precautions.
He explained that Nascent Soul Realm Sea Beasts were not the only troublesome ones. Some Golden Core Realm Sea Beasts possessed exceptionally sharp senses as well.
All beasts were generally sensitive to auras, whether at sea or on land.
Moreover, Sea Beasts lived in the ocean