Meanwhile.
Deep within the Forbidden Sea!
A group of Mortal Cultivators rode a Flying Boat through the sea of clouds, flying toward the Forbidden Ancient City.
At this moment, their faces were alight with the joy of a fruitful harvest as they chatted merrily.
"Our luck was truly good on this voyage. We actually ran into a heavily wounded Human Origin Blood Demon Envoy and took it down without breaking a sweat."
"Wasn't it?"
"The key was that there were only two Desolate Beasts left in the wounded Human Origin Blood Demon Envoy's Blood River space!"
"Otherwise, even if we could have slain that Blood Demon, we would have had to pay a steep price!"
"Haha... that Blood Demon was simply stupid. It thought there were only two of us. Otherwise, that special Desolate Beast carrying the spatial marker would never have shown itself so easily.
"That let us pinpoint the node of the Blood River space and ultimately condense a portion of fourth-grade Divine Blood."
"This was all thanks to the captain's excellent planning. If we had all shown ourselves at once, that Blood Demon would very likely have tried to flee!"
"Exactly. The captain deserves all the credit this time!"
"You're joking, everyone. We were simply fortunate!"
"When luck comes knocking, nothing can stand in its way!"
"Haha... that's exactly right."
"Still, we went so deep into the Forbidden Sea this time and only encountered a single Blood Demon. If we want to find another one next time, we'll probably have to venture even farther."
"Isn't that so?"
"The Forbidden Ancient City has stood in the Forbidden Sea for countless years. It has long since cleared out nearly all the Blood Demons within hundreds of millions of li!
"Even if any fish slipped through the net, they would