The Endless Sea.
The Star-Treading Wheel's silvery trail tore a fleeting rift through the deep-sea night, then vanished completely.
Ji Yuan appeared in midair. Below him stretched the boundless sea, black as an abyss and heaving with waves.
He had slain three Nascent Soul Cultivators in succession and activated an Unusual Treasure like the Star-Treading Wheel.
Even someone as powerful as Ji Yuan was struggling to bear it.
He forced himself to stay alert, sending his Divine Sense surging outward like a tide.
Within a hundred miles, there were only a few barren black-rock islands with sparse vegetation, flickering in and out of view amid the raging waves, and a few low-level sea beasts drifting aimlessly in the depths. There was no other sign of life or spiritual energy.
"I headed east the whole way. I must have left the Desolate Ancient Continent behind. This remote stretch of sea is thin in spiritual energy—the perfect place to hide for now."
Ji Yuan fixed his Divine Sense on the largest island a hundred miles away, shaped like a crouching turtle.
At its center was a distinct volcanic depression that would provide a natural barrier.
Without further hesitation, Ji Yuan suppressed his discomfort and drew in every trace of his aura. He became a faint streak of light that almost blended into the night and landed silently at the depression's edge.
A little murky rainwater had pooled at the bottom. Steep rock walls rose all around it, making the hollow sheltered and concealed.
As soon as he arrived, Ji Yuan slipped into Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain. This time, he went straight into the Spirit Vein, took out two Jade Marrow Restoration Pills, swallowed them, and closed his eyes to recover with all his strength.
The pills dissolved. Their pure, gentle medicinal power flowed