Sea Ambush

The East China Sea is vast, its surface shimmering in the light reflected from the flames nearby, while endless waves of smoke stretch out in the distance.

The vast ancient sea stretches as far as the eye can see.

The ship was burning, accompanied by thick smoke.

"Thump!"

Amidst ripples of magical energy, ships shattered, cultivators fell into the water, and their corpses floated on the surface.

"Run! It's Qin Feng, the newly Longevity Realm Giants Lei Xiao Sect!"

"Thunder Law Profound Ice... Withered Cloud Beast..."

On the sea, martial artists with higher cultivation levels tread on clouds of magical energy, walking on the water and fighting their pursuers.

Screams, the sounds of burning, and the clash of swords filled the entire sea with a cacophony of noise and chaos.

Standing on a white sand ridge only a few dozen feet from the sea, Li Weiyi watched the carnage unfold as the wind whipped his robes around him.

"These are ships from the Rice Cult. They intend to withdraw from the three islands and join forces with the Dragon Gate, White Barbarians, Huai Barbarians, and Merfolk to defend the islands." Yang Qingxi observed carefully and recognized several aged figures at the Dao Seed Realm flying across the sea.

Li Weiyi was also observing.

It was discovered that most of those besieging the Daojiao ships were disciples of the Lei Xiao Sect, with a smaller number being experts from the Imperial Court's East Sea Camp.

It has to be said that in this battle in Lingxiao Shengjing, Lei Xiao Sect gained an enormous advantage.

The Zhu family of the Western Territory suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Demon Race army, nearly being wiped out. In the battle of Lingxiao City, more than half of the Imperial Court's experts were killed or wounded.

The Xue Jian Tang Ting is locked in a fierce battle with the Departed Spirit Army, while the Zuoqiu Courtyard is attacking the Underground Immortal Mansion; both are tough battles.

Now that the hard battle is over, the Lei Xiao Sect, which has preserved the most strength, has begun to reap the rewards and expand its territory. Although the Rice Sect's headquarters was breached, the fact that so many people escaped shows that the real resources and treasures are on these fugitives.

It is foreseeable that the entire seven states of the Eastern Territory will fall under the control of the Lei Xiao Sect. The Land of the Dead in the Southeast Nether Realm will also become an area covered by their power.

Next, the major human forces will inevitably launch a massive campaign to seize the resources and treasures of the thirty-one states of the Southeast Nether Realm. The Lei Xiao Sect has the advantage of geographical location and can gain the upper hand.

The opportunity is right in front of us. If Lei Xiao Sect has the ambition to make progress, and has subdued the Dragon Gate and the Three Island Barbarians in the East Sea and stabilized the rear, it is not impossible for them to become the master of Lingxiao Shengjing again.

"Strange, there are more than a dozen giant ships here, with a large number of martial artists and supplies, so why are there no Longevity Realm Giants from the Rice Cult here? That shouldn't be the case!" Li Weiyi was puzzled.

Yang Qingxi asked, "Your Highness, didn't Venerable Nan tell you the legends of Daozhou?"

"Daozhou?" Li Weiyi said.

Yang Qingxi said, "Legend has it that the Divine Sect possesses an imperial technique that can reverse the Netherworld into a living realm. They have cultivated a small living realm within the Netherworld of the Departed, specifically for growing Benevolent Rice. The so-called training that Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun supposedly conducted in the Netherworld of the Departed was very likely their work of cultivating this land."

"The Lord of the Heavenly Principle Hall is mysterious, and the Heavenly Principle Hall has consistently been able to produce soul seeds refined from powerful spirits. It's very likely that the Lord of the Heavenly Principle Hall is stationed there, and that he subdued the spirits during the pioneering work."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Rice Cult practitioners who went to the East Sea are expendable pawns, used to cover up their true intentions."

"The true elites and strongest members of the Rice Cult are all retreating to Daozhou, Daozhou is very likely located somewhere in that secluded realm behind us."

It's not surprising that the Dao Sect possesses nine pages of the <Bright Star Book>, enabling them to reverse Li Weiyi's fate in the Netherworld.

However, protecting a habitat in the secluded realm is no easy task.

Li Weiyi looked at Yang Qingchan.

"Don't look at me, I don't know the exact location of Daozhou. After I was captured, I was turned into a soul seed," she said.

"Look! There are some experts lurking on the ship!" Yang Qingxi exclaimed.

"Splash!"

At sea, from inside a burning giant ship, a small magical boat several meters long flew out, disappearing into the distance like a streak of light.

On the small magical boat stood a straight figure. His magical energy was of extremely high quality, and the boat beneath his feet moved at an alarming speed.

The figure on the boat, after a simple disguise, was dressed in a yellow Monk's Robe that resembled Buddha's Crossing Bandits, and wore a bamboo hat.

It was none other than Fu Wenyan, a prodigy of the Du'e Temple, Young Son of Heaven of the highest order.

The Du'e Temple teaches without discrimination; martial arts practitioners from Various Life Realms in Southern Yingzhou, as long as their aptitude is high enough, can go there to participate in the apprenticeship assessment.

Demon Child and Xie Chucai from the Demon Kingdom faction are both exceptionally talented and backed by powerful forces.

The two of them joined the Du'e Temple because the Demon Kingdom Du'e Temple to demonize and subtly control it, and also because they wanted to compete for the position of the true successor of the Du'e Temple, using the reputation of the Martial Path Son of Heaven as protection to travel the world.

The true disciples of the Du'e Temple and several other ancient sects in Southern Yingzhou are not the True Disciple, but rather the successors of the Martial Path Son of Heaven.

Becoming Ancient Sect True Disciple means inheriting the mantle of the Martial Path Son of Heaven. Overnight, one can become famous throughout the prosperous Southern Yingzhou and become a highly sought-after figure in Various Life Realms.

It's like they have an invincible body protecting them. Any powerful elder who wants to harm them must think carefully before deciding whether they've lived long enough.

Fu Wenyan was from the "Fu Family" of the Saints Learning Sea. He became a Du'e Temple, also wanting to compete for the position of "True Transmission of Du'e".

Despite the fact that Madam Ye, the Old Ancestor of the Fu Family, is already a top expert among the transcendents, her status is vastly inferior to that of the Abbot of the Du'e Temple.

The step of Martial Path Son of Heaven has blocked countless Outstanding Person and outstanding figures, including Kirin Zhuang, the Demon Country Crown Prince, Yu Yaozi, Lord Lan, and many more. They have been stuck at the level below the Emperor for thousands of years.

Now that Madam Ye has died in Lingxiao City and the strongest member of the Fu Family has fallen, the position of "True Disciple of Calamity" is even more important to Fu Wenyan.

The Young Son of Heaven's talent was merely a threshold for competing for the Ancient Sect True Disciple.

It's like a group of princes vying for the position of crown prince.

However, for Fu Wenyan at present, the most important thing is to escape Lingxiao Shengjing and return to Du'e Temple or Saints Learning Sea. Not only are the Imperial Court's experts searching for him everywhere, wanting to eliminate him completely.

There are also some powerful individuals of unknown identity who want to kill him and seize the opportunities he possesses.

Those who become Young Son of Heaven all possess extraordinary opportunities.

If a prodigy at the Inheritor-level seizes his opportunity, they might be able to advance to the Young Son of Heaven. At the very least, they could still rise to the level of a top-tier inheritor.

With such allure, which ambitious martial artist wouldn't want to take the risk?

Just like Huangxu and Kongxu, it was Li Weiyi pursuit.

Fu Wenyan had previously gone to Qiuzhou to seek refuge with the Du'e Temple Immortal Master Zhuang Shiyan the Du'e Temple.

However, the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Dao Sect fought fiercely in Fuzhou and Qiuzhou, resulting in mountains of corpses and Sea of Blood. He was targeted by an unknown powerful figure and fled all the way, concealing his identity and hiding in the Dao Sect's defeated army, where he was taken to the East Sea.

He no longer pinned his hopes on others and planned to risk crossing the East China Sea to escape the Lingxiao Shengjing.

Suddenly.

A giant whirlpool appeared on the sea surface.

Fu Wenyan looked around, and all he could see were swirling ripples.

He and his magical boat had sunk below the sea level.

An extremely terrifying aura emanated from the center of the vortex.

"It's him again."

Fu Wenyan felt tense and angry. He had been targeted by that person in Fuzhou and had narrowly escaped death several times. He only survived thanks to the life-saving methods carried by his clan.

From within the ancestral field, a bronze paintbrush flew out, transforming into a seven-foot-long brush, and drew a line across the sea.

"Whoosh!"

More than eight thousand scriptures emerged, and the paintbrush tore open the whirlpool and parted the seawater.

After breaking through the opponent's Dao technique, Fu Wenyan abandoned the ship, his figure soaring into the air, and fled swiftly on the black mist bridge. He knew very well that the opponent was a Longevity Realm Giants, and he was no match for him.

"Boom!"

A dark shadow shot out from the water like an arrow, chasing after Fu Wenyan.

The figure was completely shrouded in Black Robe, not daring to release his Dao Heart Manifestation to imprison Fu Wenyan, for fear that the experts from the Lei Xiao Sect and the East Sea Camp would discover his identity.

A Longevity Realm Giants killed Young Son of Heaven from the Dao Seed Realm of the Du'e Temple, seizing his opportunities and Dao Fruit. If this is exposed, will the Du'e Temple and the Fu Family let it go unpunished?

It was precisely because of the need to act cautiously and to be constantly restrained that Fu Wenyan was repeatedly able to escape.

Yang Qingchan frowned. "That figure in black looks so familiar."

"It's Yao Qian! He's using the Sui Sect's Whirlwind Robe Technique underwater," Yang Qingxi said.

"Damn memory lingering."

The spirit within Yang Qingchan was very annoyed.

Li Weiyi didn't know who Yao Qian was chasing, but she had a guess.

The only person who could possess the cultivation of the Dao Seed Realm cultivator, wield an eighth-grade Thousand Character Artifact, and belong to the Confucian and Daoist lineage, is the Young Son of Heaven of the Du'e Temple.

"Let's go quickly."

Li Weiyi sensed a powerful force coming from the sea and landing on her.

It's unclear who it is.

If it were Yao Qian's will, he would probably immediately turn around and attack him.

Li Weiyi enveloped Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan with his magical energy, affixed Divine Speed Talisman, and swiftly fled through the White Desert, quickly escaping the opponent's range of perception.

He looked at Yang Qingchan: "Did we go the wrong way before?"

Li Weiyi remembered that on the map of the Netherworld of the Departed, Shazhou and Haizhou were close to the East China Sea coast. Yuzhou, where the Phoenix Blood Tree was located, was inland, further east of Haizhou, thousands of miles away from the coast.

Yang Qingchan said, "I deliberately led the way this way to avoid the Water Ferret Immortal. The direction the Water Ferret Immortal went is the direction to Yuzhou. If we had followed the direction it fled in, we might have run right into it."

Li Weiyi asked curiously, "What would a beaver living in the Huangjiang River do, crossing the desert and going through all that trouble to get to Yuzhou?"

"According to it, it was going to deliver a message to a sea monster named Princess Dengfeng, a sea monster from the Jellyfish Tribe," Yang Qingxi said.

Li Weiyi said, "Yuzhou is inland, how come jellyfish have come ashore?"

"The Phoenix Blood Tree, along with many resources controlled by the departed spirits, is attractive to cultivators of any race. Aren't the East Sea Demon Race and the Netherworld of the Departed mutually restraining and competing with each other? Otherwise, why has the Lingxiao Shengjing been able to remain stable for a thousand years?"

Yang Qingxi continued, "The news that Lord Lan has fallen, the Departed Spirit Army has been defeated, and they have retreated with the Rice Sect to the Huangjiang Riverside City is now confirmed. Naturally, the Water Ferret Immortal must report the news immediately, and the sea monsters stationed in Yuzhou will no longer have any concerns."

Li Weiyi suddenly realized.

That makes sense, considering that the territory ruled by Lord Lan is even larger than the Lingxiao Shengjing.

With his demise, the great war to divide the Lingxiao Shengjing transformed into the plundering of the Southeast Nether Realm by surrounding regions. What an immense amount of resources and wealth this involved!

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes. "Doesn't that mean if we're late, we won't be able to pick up a single leaf from the Phoenix Blood Tree? How do we get there now?"

Having a map doesn't mean you can do whatever you want; many areas are off-limits.

We still need to question Yang Qingchan, this "local".

Yang Qingchan said, "If we go around the coast, it will add another eight thousand li to our journey. Just as he said, it's better not to go at all than to go too late."