After Dancheng left, we set off once more for the center of the sea. This time, I intended to investigate the ancient city beneath the sea. After all, the surrounding islands all had Daoist sects from Zhan Jade Island and the Jade Treasure Pavilion helping search for information, which spared me the trouble of investigating it myself.
The natives of this sea region were bound to know the area better than an outsider like me. They would see more and see more clearly. If I got involved, I might instead arouse the surrounding islands' suspicions and cause conflict.
"Brother Xia, are we really going to the ancient city beneath the sea? It's a forbidden zone jointly designated by several large islands in this sea region. No one is allowed in." Zou Wei asked worriedly.
"We're only going to take a look, not fight over some false godhood. If my senior brother and disciples aren't down there, we'll naturally leave. The innocent have nothing to fear." I explained.
"The ancient city... I've actually yearned to go there for a long time. I've never been down there before. I only heard in recent years that an immortal existed inside. After I had just reached the ninth level of Immortal, I even wanted to meet that old immortal, but as soon as I approached, cultivators from several islands stopped me." Zou Wei spoke hesitantly.
"Oh? None of you local cultivators have gone in?" I immediately asked. I hadn't expected anyone to be guarding this ancient city.
"Before, there weren't many cultivators guarding it. It was just an abandoned sunken city, nothing especially unusual. Everyone knew there were only ruins inside, so their curiosity wasn't very strong either. My cultivation was insufficient back then, and the seabed was extremely dangerous, so I never thought