Opening the Bitter Sea

Chen Yu, Ye Fan, and the others stepped out of the bronze coffin.

Looking around, they saw nine mountains of varying shapes and magnificent bearing standing silently. At the center lay a bottomless abyss.

"Nine divine mountains, nine Sacred Trees, and nine kinds of Sacred Fruit together make up the Nine Wonders Undying Divine Medicine. Unfortunately, we're too weak to reach the other divine mountains, so we can't obtain the other Sacred Fruits."

"Alright, stop sighing. Let's search this divine mountain for Sacred Fruits and Divine Spring Water."

"Be careful, everyone. Don't let any fierce birds or beasts spot us."

The group scattered to search for Sacred Fruits and Divine Spring Water. A major reason Xiao Yan and the others had come was for the Sacred Fruits and Divine Spring Water.

"The Sacred Fruits and Divine Spring Water are over there." Huang Rong's voice rang out, and everyone hurried over.

Following Huang Rong's gaze, they saw a pool of spring water several dozen meters away. Beside it stood more than a dozen small trees, each bearing bright red fruit.

"Go, go, go! Let's get over there!" Chen Yu said excitedly.

These were Sacred Fruits from the Shrouding the Heavens world, treasures that even great experts outside would dream of obtaining. Now that they were right before them, how could they not be excited?

The group quickly approached the Sacred Trees. Before they even reached them, they caught the rich fragrance of fruit, and everyone unconsciously swallowed. Even the aloof fairy Lu Xueqi was no exception.

When they arrived before the trees, the fragrance became even stronger.

Chen Yu took a deep breath of the rich scent and said, "I'll test whether they're poisonous for you first."

Before anyone could react, he swiftly plucked a bright red fruit and immediately bit into it.

No one had expected Chen Yu to be so shameless. Xiao Yan cursed outright, "You beast! How can you treat such a Sacred Fruit so crudely?"

Despite his words, his actions were no slower. He quickly picked a fruit and impatiently took a bite.

Chen Yu shot him an expressionless glance. "You're so noble, so impressive. You're not a beast, and yet your table manners aren't any better than mine. Hey, hey, hey, don't suck your fingers, you..."

Chen Yu stopped paying attention to Xiao Yan and turned to pick another fruit.

There were only thirteen Sacred Trees here, with just one fruit on each tree. There were seven of them in total, so they could not even get two each.

Chen Yu was not worried that Ye Fan would have no fruit to eat in the future. After all, Ye Fan and Pang Bo had picked them all clean too, and it had not affected Ye Fan.

In the end, only Xiao Yan ate one Sacred Fruit. Everyone else had two.

"Damn it, why are there only thirteen? Give us one more tree!"

Xiao Yan squatted on the ground, on the verge of tears. Had he not merely spent a little longer savoring the fruit's taste? Why did fate have to be so cruel to him?

Then he looked at Zhang Sanfeng nearby. Zhang Sanfeng no longer had white hair and beard; both had turned black, making him look decades younger at once.

"Don't be sad. There's still Divine Spring Water here. You can drink your fill."

Chen Yu controlled his expression, trying his best not to laugh.

He then turned to Ye Fan. "Ye Hei, now that your parents can cultivate, you should have some scriptures. Upload them to the Mall so we can buy them too."

"I uploaded them to the Mall long ago."

"Didn't I used to be searching for cultivators? After a year without results, I got restless and went traveling."

"At a dilapidated Daoist temple, I met an old Daoist. He was sorting through scriptures. The temple was too run-down to live in, so he was moving away."

"I was traveling to clear my head anyway, and I had nothing better to do, so I helped the old Daoist move the scriptures."

"In the end, the old Daoist gave me a scripture as thanks. He said it could be used for cultivation and told me to take it back and study it properly."

"At the time, I wanted to become his disciple, but no matter what I did, I couldn't bring myself to ask. I could only watch the old Daoist leave with tears in my eyes."

"I couldn't recognize many of the words in the scripture, but that wasn't a problem. The secret manuals bought from the Mall through the Chat Group could instill written knowledge."

"So I uploaded the Dao Scripture to the Mall, then bought it back to understand the scripture's meaning. After that, I taught it to my parents."

"The scripture is called the Sun and Moon Scripture. It can be cultivated up to the Four Extremes Realm, and it is a cultivation technique from a sect called the Sun and Moon Divine Sect."

The Sun and Moon Divine Sect?

What, was there going to be an Invincible East next?

Was the mighty Heavenly Emperor Ye really this lacking in luck?

Where was the Emperor Scripture?

Where were the Nine Secrets?

Chen Yu suppressed the urge to complain. He could not let his mouth get him into trouble again; he did not want to be toyed with once more.

Everyone bought the Dao Scripture from the Mall and planned to sit beside the Divine Spring Water to cultivate.

Cultivating the Shrouding the Heavens Technique was their ultimate goal in coming here. Now they had eaten the Sacred Fruits, obtained cultivation scriptures, and had Divine Spring Water right beside them. Furthermore, this was the Ancient Forbidden Land, where no one would come to disturb them. It was the perfect time to cultivate.

The Shrouding the Heavens Technique cultivated the self, continuously developing the body's own potential. The first step was cultivating the Sea of Bitterness Realm: finding the Wheel of Life and opening the Bitter Sea. Chen Yu possessed spiritual power and could inspect his body internally, so he easily sensed the Wheel of Life.

Chen Yu had already purchased the Sun and Moon Scripture, so he naturally knew how to guide the vital essence within the Wheel of Life to strike at the Bitter Sea.

Once he sensed the Wheel of Life, he began mobilizing its vital essence to assault the Bitter Sea. Naturally, he failed.

Again.

This time, Chen Yu first drank a drop of Divine Spring Water. Boundless vital essence surged wildly through his body, startling him into immediately circulating the Sun and Moon Scripture to suppress and guide the immense vital essence toward the Bitter Sea.

Chen Yu sat quietly in meditation, guiding the vital essence to strike the Bitter Sea over and over again.

After an unknown amount of time, endless dark divine radiance erupted from Chen Yu's Bitter Sea. Black light burst out of his body, making him seem like a Black Hole that devoured everything around him.

The others were either sensing their Wheel of Life or attempting to break open their Bitter Seas, so naturally no one noticed the phenomenon around him.

The Bitter Sea had formed!

Chen Yu opened his eyes, and a flash of black light vanished from them.

Yet he felt no joy at successfully opening his Bitter Sea, because his Bitter Sea was pitch-black, the most ordinary kind.

"Forget it. An ordinary body it is. An ordinary body can still defy the heavens."

Chen Yu quickly adjusted his mindset and stopped dwelling on special physiques.

Just as Chen Yu planned to cultivate again, violet light suddenly erupted from Lu Xueqi across from him. He could even clearly hear the rumble of thunder.

As soon as the phenomenon from Lu Xueqi opening her Bitter Sea appeared, light also burst forth from Zhang Sanfeng. Two rays of light appeared around him, one black and one white, while a massive Taiji Diagram manifested behind him.

The others who had not succeeded were all startled by the phenomena around the two of them and opened their eyes.

After a while, the phenomena around Lu Xueqi and Zhang Sanfeng finally faded.

The others were also greatly stimulated and worked even harder to open their Bitter Seas.

Chen Yu was envious. He wanted a special physique too. How nice would it be to have some special color? Red, white, or blue would all be fine. He was not picky.

Chen Yu silently looked at his pitch-black Bitter Sea, unable to voice his bitterness. A black turtle, a black bow, and now a black Bitter Sea.

Chen Yu shook his head, stopped thinking about it, drank another drop of Divine Spring Water, and continued opening his Bitter Sea.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yu was awakened by deafening sounds of crashing waves.

Ye Fan beside him was covered in golden light, and the sound of the waves came from the phenomenon accompanying his Bitter Sea.

Damn it, another special physique. Although he had long known that Ye Fan possessed a special physique, he felt incredibly upset at this moment. Extremely upset.

He wondered whether Xiao Yan, Huang Rong, and Yan Lingji also had special physiques.

As the saying went, what one feared most would come to pass. Xiao Yan was already walking over with a broad smile on his face.

Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat. This guy could not possibly be bringing good news.

"Brother Chen, what color is your Bitter Sea? Mine has a faint, intermittent red hue."

Sure enough, this guy had come to show off.

"Black." Chen Yu spat out the two words expressionlessly.

Xiao Yan froze, then chuckled. "Brother Chen, when it comes to cultivation, I finally have something I'm better at than you. I'm nearly jealous to death of that Little Turtle of yours."

"No matter what, I have a special physique."

That felt good. It finally felt good. Xiao Yan left refreshed and invigorated, leaving behind Chen Yu, whose face had completely darkened.

Sigh, only Yan Lingji and Huang Rong remained. He might as well ask. Maybe he could find someone in the same boat.

"Sister Rong, Sister Yan Lingji, what color are your Bitter Seas?"

Huang Rong and Yan Lingji exchanged glances. They had heard Chen Yu and Xiao Yan's conversation just now and truly could not bear to deal Chen Yu another blow.

Seeing their expressions, what was there left for Chen Yu not to understand? He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Don't tell me."