Surging waves battered the reefs, splashing up countless crystalline droplets. In the moonlight, they looked like beads of white jade, dazzlingly brilliant.
Beside the reefs stretched a broad beach. The tide was rising, and seawater kept creeping farther onto the island.
Several spirit clams lay quietly on the beach, half exposed above the water and half buried in the sand.
Spiritual light rippled over them, painting a magnificent, dazzling scene upon the beach, peaceful and beautiful.
These were Moon Spirit Clams. If one listened closely, one could even hear faint sound waves.
Beside the clams lay quite a few grains of golden sand.
These grains were a special mineral sand, precious even in the Cultivation World.
After a long while, the waves seemed to grow more turbulent, washing those large Moon Spirit Clams farther up the shore.
Before long, tiny Moon Spirit Clams surfaced and hurried toward the golden mineral sand.
At first there were three or four, then dozens, hundreds, and even thousands.
Finally, several Moon Spirit Clams as large as the first ones appeared as well.
A vast swath of them floated across the sea, a magnificent sight.
Meanwhile, in an unnoticed spot in the distance, Ye Jingcheng stood with a pitch-black figure. A gauzy veil screened them, and a stone coffin hovered above their heads.
Compared with Golden Core cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators could draw out more of an ancient treasure's power. Thus, even outside the stone coffin, its concealment remained highly effective.
"I've seen that Moon Spirit Demon Emperor before. It's extremely cautious, and its illusion arts are formidable. I'm afraid you'll come away empty-handed, Master."
The figure behind Ye Jingcheng was the Sea-Subduing Demon Emperor. Unlike the other spirit beasts, which were accustomed to staying in the Grotto-Heaven, once it entered and sensed the Jade