Vast green waves stretched to the horizon, and the sea breeze carried a salty stench.
Amid a flash of white light from Space Runes, a Youth in Green Robes with a longsword at his waist appeared in the sky.
Jiang Ding spread out his divine sense, calculating the surrounding human geography, environment, and coordinates, cross-referencing them with the information obtained from the Divine Guards' memories.
"This is west of the East Sea, known locally as the Star Sea. Its surface is like a mirror, with few waves. Mortals also call it the Dead Sea..."
"Yet cultivators' ships and flying vessels can pass through normally. Resources are abundant, and there are many exotic beasts and spiritual fish. Thousands of years ago, sects of all sizes and Demon Race tribes existed here. Later, they were all wiped out one by one by the divine army of the East Sea Sword Court..."
Without much effort, Jiang Ding locked onto the location of the East Sea Incense Sword Court, concealing himself as he flew toward his target.
He did not travel quickly. He remained at the peak state of his mana, neither hurried nor slow as he passed through space, occasionally looking down at the ocean below and the human towns scattered like stars across the islands.
In the ocean lived aquatic demons such as merfolk, shark demons, the Turtle Clan, and the Sea Snake Clan. Their numbers were great, and they flourished, firmly occupying their ecological niches in the sea.
Yet they were not the rulers of the ocean.
The true rulers were the various Incense Shrines built beneath the sea, and the faithful humans within them. As human Temple Priests and Guest Masters, they wielded the power of the gods, ordering around the sea races, beating and berating them at will, and