The Boundless Sea was not Shi Lan's first time visiting. When she had undergone the Heavenly-Man Tribulation, she had even recuperated overseas for a period of time, so she had some understanding of the situation there.
She had even read many ancient texts from the Primordial Era and knew quite a few secrets.
In the offshore waters near the continent, there were almost no powerful sea-dwelling creatures.
For one thing, the sea near the continent no longer had any spirit veins. Most of them had been moved away by powerful martial artists using various methods, and heavenly treasures were exceedingly rare as well, making it impossible to sustain powerful creatures. For another, anything active in this region could easily fall prey to some martial artist's hunt.
Buzz—
Just as Shi Lan was pondering, soaring blood qi erupted from an island not far away. A dazzling blade light shot into the sky, swept across the void, and instantly tore the shadow leaping out of the sea into a rain of blood.
Many fluctuations of blood qi came from the island. Above it, an eye-catching royal banner bearing the character "Song" fluttered in the wind. Those who could use their surname as a royal banner were basically only the Aristocratic Clans of the Human Emperor.
Shi Lan had no interest in making contact with these people. She restrained her aura, raised a layer of true essence around herself, and plunged straight to the seafloor. The sea level had risen by several hundred zhang. From time to time, she could see seabed cities, vast stretches of towers and palaces, lying silent beneath the seawater, covered in moss and threaded through by schools of fish.
The scene gave Shi Lan a faint sense of familiarity. Back then, when she had encountered the Sword Emperor's