The moment you fell into the water, you felt that powerful pulling force, like an enormous pressure.
Of course, this pressure would not leave you completely unable to move, but if you wanted to accomplish the same things you could on the surface, you would need to expend far more strength.
This was another effect besides the suppression of all non-water-element Supernatural Powers and Techniques beneath the Boundary Abyss Sea: it intensified every kind of consumption, including the consumption of Immortal Essence and the sheer physical exertion of Body Cultivators.
Very soon, when you followed the Black Dragon Pendant's guidance and were able to sense the corresponding location, you were somewhat stunned. Floating there was a fragment of a Soul Boat. Though the fragment was not large, it was enough to serve as a temporary foothold.
After all, your current condition was far from ideal. Having somewhere to pause and recover for the time being could not have been better.
Only after recovering could you spare the energy to plan a search for the others. Though you did not expect the outcome to be particularly optimistic, based on your deductions, Lu Wushuang and the Snow Emperor had a much greater chance of surviving. If you could find those two, it would undoubtedly be another safeguard for your own safety.
To recover your condition, you spent nearly two days. During that time, you had the Gold-Swallowing Spirit Cat and the three giant turtles summoned by the Profound Yellow Same Origin Bead stand guard.
Your luck during those two days was neither particularly good nor terrible. Other Soul Boats passed by, but your senses were sharper, allowing you to detect them before they detected you. With the advantage of foresight, you proactively avoided them. Yet this also added another layer of