Discovery of Infinite Progress

On the Dragon Boat that was rapidly flying eastward, Long Xuan still habitually sat at the stern.

Soon a familiar fragrance wafted over, and Long Ziyan, who shared the same habit, sat to his right.

Then he sat there quietly reading, still flipping through those ancient theological books, only this time he had changed them.

Long Xuan, adhering to the principle that having more skills is never a burden, had long ago asked his ex to take the time to teach him Divine Script, so he could understand the contents of her book.

I lost interest after just a few glances. The book records history from a certain period of time, which is dry and boring. Stories from ancient times can sometimes be very useful, but most of them are useless.

Just then, another gust of wind swept by, Long Ruoxue sat down casually to his left, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at him, asking directly, "The array you designed is quite ingenious. It actually managed to trap a third-grade array master with just a basic array. Impressive. I still haven't figured out the pattern of that World Maze."

"This is the only large formation that has completely stumped me so far. Could you lend me the Formation Diagram? I can exchange it for a long-lost Formation Diagram."

Before Long Xuan could answer, Long Qian angrily retorted, "Nonsense! How dare you inquire about the Formation Diagram of someone's protective cave? Have you forgotten the unwritten rules of the Gu World?"

There is an unwritten rule in the Gu World: you cannot ask someone else for the Formation Diagram of their protective cave formation, no matter how familiar you are with it.

Because once the cave master gives you the Formation Diagram, you can freely enter and exit his protective array. If the Formation Diagram is circulated among you, then many more people will be able to enter this array.

Therefore, no cave master will hand over their cave protection Formation Diagram to someone else, no matter how familiar they are with that person.

Therefore, you'd better keep quiet. Asking the cave master about the secrets of the cave's protective formation would be a taboo, and wise guests would avoid mentioning it; it has become an unwritten rule.

Long Ruoxue was certainly aware of this rule, but she was simply too curious. She couldn't eat or sleep properly until she unraveled the secrets of that maze; she was a well-known maze fanatic.

Long Xuan smiled at her and said, "The Buddha said, 'It cannot be spoken! It cannot be spoken!'"

What a joke! How could he possibly hand over the Formation Diagram to her? Not even if she offered him something incredibly valuable in exchange. He didn't even give it to Di Xin when Di Xin asked for it, let alone her?

Two months later.

On the Dragon Boat, Long Qilin would occasionally peek down. It was his first time traveling so far, and he was in high spirits, making him one of the most active people on the boat.

"Why do we fly so low? And keep flying along the coastline? Flying along the coast must be a long way around, right?" Long Qilin asked doubtfully.

The Far Western Lands is a crescent-shaped peninsula on the map that connects to the Western Land, with the narrow section connecting to the Western Land covered by a forest.

This forest is the Hundred Thousand Mountains, which is home to countless ferocious spirit beasts. Traveling through the Hundred Thousand Mountains is extremely dangerous, and even the Gu King is not entirely confident.

If this road is impassable, then the only option is to travel by sea. However, to Long Qilin's surprise, they did not cross the ocean in a straight line, but instead flew low along the shore, which puzzled him greatly.

Long Qian walked over and explained with a smile, "It's simple. If we fly at high altitudes, we'll be too conspicuous and easily attacked by flying spirit beasts. So, in this place, we can only fly at low altitudes, and even then, there's still a considerable risk."

"The reason we don't cross the ocean in a straight line is because of many concerns. There are many ferocious spirit beasts in the deep ocean, which are even more troublesome than the spirit beasts on land."

"We're traveling in a small boat. Small boats have limited space, so the Artifact Inscription that can be carved on them are insufficient, making them vulnerable to damage even from a slight touch by a spirit beast."

"If the ship breaks down in the middle of the ocean, our fate is predictable; we'll simply perish at sea."

"Although top-grade boat-type Spirit Artifact in this world can fly, many aquatic spiritual beasts can also fly, such as dragon-type spiritual beasts. Small boats are slow, and if Sea Flood Dragon targets them, they will only face certain death."

"Therefore, small boats cannot enter the deep sea. Only large ships can sail in the deep sea. Large ships have enough Artifact Inscription Formation Inscription, and their defenses can withstand the attacks of sea monsters."

"The larger, more powerful ships are equipped with Killing Formation, capable of even capturing Sea Flood Dragon. Sea Flood Dragon are treasures from head to toe; dragging them ashore could fetch an astronomical price."

"This is also a way to make money; some forces amass enormous wealth by hunting Sea Flood Dragon in the deep sea."

"But large ships are not so easy to build; very few powers possess the technology to build them, and there is not a single power in the Western Land that has the technology to do so."

"This world is one-third land and nine-tenths ocean, divided into thousands of sea areas on a map."

"Each sea area has a different level of danger, and different requirements are placed on the funeral ship. Generally, the larger the ship, the more sea areas it can navigate."

"Only ninth-grade spirit ships can navigate the most dangerous seas. Tsk tsk, I wonder which force has the technology to build ninth-grade spirit ships."

"The larger the ship, the more resources it consumes. Heaven knows how many resources a ninth-grade spirit ship requires."

"However, the most dangerous sea areas are definitely those that humans can hardly reach, and the more inaccessible a place is to humans, the more treasures it is."

"Even if a ninth-grade spirit ship is incredibly expensive to build, it's easy to recoup the cost by going to the most dangerous seas."

Long Qian revealed a look of longing. Building large ships also requires the use of formations, which is one of the areas he studies. He is determined to develop large ship technology for his Lineage and open up a path to wealth for the Lineage, so that he can leave his name in the family history.

Upon hearing his words, Long Xuan instinctively thought of researching large ship technology. He envisioned moving the Five-Element Reversal Grand Formation onto an aircraft carrier and sailing freely across the seas.

However, it was just a subconscious thought. He didn't need the big ship now, so what was the point of building it? But in the future, the big ship would definitely be included in the self-creation plan.

"Alright, enough of that. We've been traveling for so long, let's stop and rest for a bit. Anyone who needs to use the restroom, hurry up. I'm not going to stop just for anyone who has an urgent need to go later."

With that, Long Qian steered the Dragon Boat towards a small island below.

Long Lie laughed loudly, "Haha, you should have stopped a long time ago. I was about to burst. If it weren't for the girls on the boat, I would have been standing up to pee."

"Aren't you afraid of getting pee in my face?"

Long Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. He kept taking sips of wine every now and then, how could he not pee a lot? It was a miracle his bladder hadn't burst.

Before long, the Dragon Boat landed. Before the boat even touched down, everyone eagerly jumped off. Sitting on a boat for too long is a very uncomfortable thing.

Long Lie ran the fastest; he looked like he was really itching to run away.

"You guys start the fire, I'll go hunt some game. I'm getting so bored of being on the ship."

The Long Qilin was the second to rush into the depths of the island, intending to hunt some spirit beasts to bring back for roasting.

The rest of the crew on the ship were not idle either; they all headed deeper into the island, hoping to find some rare spirit medicine or treasures, and perhaps hunt some prey along the way.

Long Ruoxue remained seated on the boat, continuing to study the messy map in her hand, as if she were possessed, determined not to give up until she solved the Rubik's Cube Grand Formation.

"You can take care of starting the fire; I'm going to catch some fish."

Long Xuan didn't want to be idle either, so after taking off most of his clothes, he jumped directly into the sea.

At this point, only Long Ziyan Long Ziyan remained who could start a fire, so she had no choice but to put down her book and go find some wood.

After jumping into the water, Long Xuan ordered his other clones to fish, while he himself swam directly to the deepest part of the sea with a clear objective.

Water Bear Gu Insect, their various abilities become even more exaggerated.

He was fully capable of surviving in the deep sea environment. He swam deeper and deeper, taking advantage of the fact that Starstep could ignore water resistance, and his swimming speed was terrifying. In the blink of an eye, he had already swum to an unknown depth.

If Long Qian knew the depth he had already descended, he would be utterly shocked. Diving to such a depth in the deep sea, one wonders how long one would have to hold their breath for oxygen, and how much water pressure one would have to endure. Even the Gu King would not be able to venture to that depth.

Long Xuan didn't know how long he had been submerged or how many meters he had descended into the sea. His Heavenly Dream Soul Armor was emitting a dark light due to the terrifying pressure it was bearing.

Finally, as he hesitated about whether to continue diving, he touched the seabed.

He touched the soil beneath his feet and fell into deep thought.

The reason he dived into the bottomless trench was because he saw progress there, represented by the symbol ∞, which signifies infinity.

The appearance of this symbol signifies the presence of an extraordinary treasure here. Although he doesn't know what the treasure is, it is undoubtedly a valuable item, worth his effort to obtain.

It was precisely because of this thing below that he used telepathy to tell Long Qian that he needed to use the restroom; otherwise, how could the ship have stopped at this exact spot by such a coincidence?

However, it now appears that the extraordinary treasure is not located on the seabed, but rather buried beneath it, which makes things somewhat complicated.

Digging in the terrifying pressure of the seabed is an extremely difficult task, and there is no light there, so who knows what dangers might lurk.

Even if he had his clone do it, it would take a tremendous amount of time, and the people on the ship obviously wouldn't wait that long for him.

He scanned the seabed around him and found many stones buried deep in various locations.

Long Xuan suddenly looked surprised. Could this be a large ancient tomb buried below?

Although he couldn't see exactly what was buried below, it couldn't possibly be a mineral vein; a mineral vein would be densely packed with minerals.

If the treasures are scattered below, then the possibility of it being an ancient tomb is extremely high. Long Xuan's breathing quickened, and his eyes revealed excitement.

After his last tomb raiding experience, he felt that his abilities were born for tomb raiding. Even the Gu King couldn't take away the treasures, but he could easily take them with his abilities. He's now addicted to tomb raiding.

There's no way around it; tomb raiding is just too lucrative. Discovering even one tomb is enough to make him incredibly wealthy.

Moreover, the world's most treasured artifacts are rarely seen even at auctions, but they can be easily obtained in tombs. He is now genuinely curious about what the treasure displaying the symbol of infinity is and can't wait to dig it out.

But now he was truly in a dilemma. If he dug a tunnel here, the seawater would inevitably flood in, and everything in the tomb could be destroyed, making it even more difficult to obtain anything.