Sea Silk Forest

A jade box, about a foot tall, suddenly appeared in Yuan Qing's hand.

The jade box was opened, revealing a black lotus flower.

"Extreme Yin, I can give you the Ksitigarbha Lotus first, but don't forget our agreement."

Song Wen was like a hungry wolf seeing a lamb, his eyes fixed on the black lotus, and he couldn't wait to reach out and take the jade box.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, I will certainly not break my promise."

Yuan Qing placed the jade box into Song Wen's hand.

"Fellow Daoist, please keep this safe. It is priceless; losing it would be disastrous."

Song Wen put the jade box into his storage ring.

"It's in a storage ring, how could it be lost?"

A cold glint flashed in Yuan Qing's eyes as he looked at Song Wen with a hint of mockery, as if he were looking at prey that had fallen into a trap without realizing it.

He waved his hand to remove the soundproof barrier, leaned against a large rock, and sat down with his eyes closed.

Song Wen came to a large tree and sat cross-legged in meditation.

The moment he received the Ksitigarbha Lotus, he noticed that it had been marked with a tracking mark.

Clearly, Yuan Qing harbored ill intentions; after using Song Wen, it was time to Song Wen. In Yuan Qing's view, the Ksitigarbha Lotus was only temporarily possessed by Song Wen.

However, Song Wen was not afraid of Yuan Qing. Although his cultivation and strength were inferior to Yuan Qing's, Yuan Qing was definitely not capable of killing him.

With the Ksitigarbha Lotus in hand, all that's missing to refine my Life-Bound Treasure, the 'Blood Sea Seal,' is the Five-Colored Gold.

Fifteen minutes later, Si Xi arrived by air. After greeting everyone, he also sat down to meditate under a large tree.

Zhu Yin, however, did not appear. The agreed meeting time had passed, and she still hadn't shown up.

"Why hasn't Fellow Zhu Yin arrived yet?" Si Xi asked.

Yuan Qing also looked puzzled. "Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe something has happened that's holding us back."

After waiting for more than an hour, Zhu Yin finally arrived in a hurry.

"Everyone, I apologize. My master summoned me suddenly and entrusted me with some matters, so I was late for our agreed meeting."

Yuan Qing laughed and said, "Since it's a summons from the Devil Master, it must be something important. We can wait a little while; it won't hurt. Everyone's here now, how about we set off immediately?"

Si Xi said, "That's exactly right."

Yuan Qing summoned a spaceship. "Everyone, please board the ship."

The four of them leaped into the air and landed on the spaceship.

The spaceship suddenly accelerated and sped off towards the distant horizon.

After traveling for half a month, the spaceship arrived at a vast sea. This sea was extremely desolate, with no islands in sight.

The Rebirth Valley is located on the seabed in this area.

The four disembarked from the spaceship. Yuan Qing put it away and took the lead in diving into the azure sea, followed by the other three.

After descending for about a hundred miles, the four of them were close to the seabed, where an underwater trench appeared below them.

Green miasma filled the valley, turning the seawater a deep green.

The seawater inside seemed to be imprisoned by some force, not spreading outwards, like a stagnant pool.

The four landed on the edge of the Rebirth Valley.

With a flick of his finger, Zhu Yin sent a blur of light shooting into the poisonous miasma.

It was a leaf-shaped object, about the size of a palm, entirely emerald green, exuding a vibrant sense of life.

The moment the green leaves touched the poisonous miasma, they gradually began to wither and change color. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they turned from emerald green to scorched yellow, and then to dark brown.

Immediately, the leaves began to rot rapidly, turning into black dust that drifted in the dark green seawater.

Zhu Yin said, "This is the Toxic-Testing Leaf of the Two Forms Sect. Judging from the test results, although the poisonous miasma has weakened, it is still not suitable for us Golden Core cultivators to enter. It seems that we will have to wait here for a while."

Yuan Qing said, "Then let's wait a bit. The poisonous miasma weakens faster as we progress. It shouldn't be long before the miasma is no longer enough to stop us."

The four men sat cross-legged on the edge of the ravine.

As time passed, the poisonous miasma gradually began to weaken. The deep green waters of the Rebirth Valley slowly faded in color.

Strangely, the poisonous miasma at the edge of the Rebirth Valley dissipates significantly faster than that at the center of the valley.

Two days later.

The poisonous miasma at the edge of the ravine had become much less concentrated, turning a ghastly green.

Zhu Yin shot out another Toxic-Testing Leaf. Unlike the last one, this Toxic-Testing Leaf did not rot quickly. Instead, it persisted for an hour before completely decaying into black dust.

"We can enter the valley now, but we shouldn't go too fast. The poisonous miasma in the heart of the valley is still very dense, and it will probably take some time for it to weaken to a level that we Golden Core cultivators can enter. Let's explore the outer perimeter first."

"The Earth Dragon Ganoderma is located in the core area of Rebirth Valley, which is inaccessible at the moment. Let's go and retrieve the Cold Marrow Wood for Si Xi first," Yuan Qing said.

"That's the only way," Zhu Yin said.

After each of the four took an antidote pill, Zhu Yin took the lead and walked into the valley.

Yuan Qing and Si Xi entered the poisonous miasma at the same time.

Song Wen walked at the very back. He tried to touch the poisonous miasma with his hand and found that the concentration of the miasma at the edge of the Rebirth Valley posed no threat to him.

The Rebirth Valley is like a basin in a plain, with its edges sloping downwards. After descending for more than forty miles, the group arrived at the bottom of the valley.

Yuan Qing took out a map, which was drawn very roughly. It was probably drawn by the cultivators who had entered the Rebirth Valley in the past.

After roughly determining the direction, Yuan Qing pointed to the east and said.

"The Cold Marrow Wood is a companion spirit medicine to the Sea Silk, and there is a Sea Silk Forest about 800 li away in this direction."

The four of them flew eastward across the pale green sea.

Gradually, Song Wen discovered that plants had appeared in the seabed.

The seabed is rugged and uneven, with jagged rocks.

Scattered on these strange rocks are various types of algae.

After traveling another hundred miles or so, the vegetation became lush and abundant.

Strip-shaped brown plants grow from the seabed, floating straight in the seawater like soft ribbons, resembling large trees without branches.

These plants are called 'Sea Silk', and they are algae unique to the Rebirth Valley.

The Sea Silk grows extremely densely, and when you look at it, it looks like an underwater forest.

"Be careful of those Sea Silk; there might be Demon Beast hiding inside," Yuan Qing warned.

The four people dived down and landed on the seabed.

The seabed here is no longer rocky, but sandy.

As soon as the four landed, countless grains of sand were swept away by the trembling seawater.

Suddenly.

A huge black shadow burst out of the fine sand and pounced on the four of them.

The shadowy figure was several dozen feet long, shaped like a fish, and extremely ugly.

Its body is flat, its mouth is wide, and its body is covered with tumors. Behind its lower jaw, it also has a pair of short legs.

It had just used its short legs to suddenly leap out of the fine sand, catching everyone off guard.