Xu Long knew that even after he had escaped, the Tuolong would not immediately come after Xu Long.
Because what it cares about is always that residual energy, it absolutely needs to check within the main vein.
This period presents Xu Long with an excellent opportunity to escape. With the currents at the bottom of the sea concealing his aura, it is extremely difficult to track Silk.
After escaping from the Tuolong's territory, Xu Long joined up with the armadillo on the outskirts.
The armadillo had clearly taken a lot of beatings from the Tuolong on the outskirts, and after seeing Xu Long, it started acting pitiful.
Xu Long had just escaped and was in no mood to comfort this fellow.
After pulling out a handful of Spirit Stone stones from his sleeve, he put the armadillo into his body.
After quickly determining a direction on the seabed, Xu Long set off with a nervous heart.
He transformed into a streak of light on the seabed and sped away, his figure instantly disappearing outside the territory of the Xu Long Tuolong.
He was in such a hurry because he needed to get to the place where the cultivators of Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge were gathering.
Although he was able to raise his cultivation level within the territory of the Tuolong.
However, Xu Long wasted a considerable amount of time fighting the Tuolong.
At this moment, at the confluence of the diluted waters in Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge, something unexpected happened.
Xu Long was preoccupied with his own thoughts and hurriedly activated his escape technique, seemingly unaware of what was happening.
A faint, putrid odor drifted and wafted from the water behind him...
At this moment, the Vast Sea had already been occupied by several groups of cultivators. As they sped along, they could still sense some powerful auras in some places.
It must be foreign cultivators battling ferocious aquatic beasts in the ocean.
Xu Long's willpower far surpasses that of ordinary people, so after sensing something unusual, he quickly avoided these energy fluctuations.
After speeding along, Xu Long finally began to approach the location that Kui Ox remembered.
Xu Long stopped before a body of water covered with vegetation and began to slowly examine it.
This body of water is quite different from the ones I've seen before; there are actually tall plants and trees rising from the seabed.
If Xu Long hadn't used his "Heavenly Eye" to examine the area underwater, he would have thought it was some kind of mirage.
But after carefully examining it with his Heavenly Eye, Xu Long was certain that it was indeed a patch of vegetation growing on the seabed.
Watching the lush vegetation grow on the seabed, Xu Long felt a unique sense of astonishment.
These are not seaweed-like plants, but rather a type of grass or shrub that resembles terrestrial vegetation.
The biggest difference between this body of water and the previous ones is that it covers an extremely vast area, creating an almost boundless scene on the seabed.
Within that expanse of vegetation and water, there are also continuous mountain ranges. The undulating mountains resemble a giant dragon lying prone on the seabed, quietly coiled in this area for countless years.
It has witnessed the rise and fall of history and ferocious beasts, and even now, a large number of these beasts still exist among them.
The fact that vegetation grows on the seabed is strange enough, but the fact that ferocious beasts also survive here—was this place once land?
However, after being submerged by the Vast Sea, some vegetation on land managed to survive.
Ten thousand years later, the vegetation adapted to the underwater environment, and nourished by spiritual energy, these terrestrial plants continued to survive...
Xu Long pondered these absurd thoughts, which had surfaced in his mind the moment he first saw the scene of this body of water.
As he looked at the crouching dragon before him, Xu Long suddenly remembered his Rotten Peach Mountain Dao Field.
Perhaps this place was once a Daoist temple, only it has survived in the Vast Sea...
The thought flashed through his mind, and Xu Long became even more certain of his guess. He had seen too many unusual things in this body of water.
These are not just towering plants, but also a rich spiritual energy.
That's right, there's even a rich spiritual energy here!
What exactly happened in these waters? Why does it resemble a spiritual vein in a land of vegetation?
And those ferocious beasts that survived in the mountains, were their ancestors also terrestrial ferocious beasts?
After seeing the Tuolong, Xia Lai began to doubt whether this so-called Vast Sea was actually created.
After all, it's rare to see such unique scenes in this area of water solely due to the wonders of nature.
Only by entering this mountain range can one find the answers to the questions in one's heart.
But at this moment, Xu Long asked himself a question: If it was truly created, then who created this Vast Sea in Lai Province?
What exactly is his purpose?
After that brief moment of understanding, an even greater doubt suddenly arose in Xu Long's heart.
He gazed at a mountain in front of him, where lush vegetation swayed gently in the flowing water.
The swaying vegetation obscured the towering mountains, and no one knew what lay behind it.
Xu Long stood before the mountain for a long time, feeling as if he had fallen into a huge whirlpool.
Despite his continuous spiraling upwards, the enormous vortex kept pushing him down.
After countless struggles, there was finally a brief pause.
A series of thoughts flashed through Xu Long's mind, and his brows furrowed instantly.
Such causal forces are not something one should get too involved with, but if they have already formed in one's heart, then there is no need to worry too much.
Suppressing his doubts, Xu Long finally appeared in a flash, disappearing into the vegetation among the mountains.
Only after entering the undulating mountain range did Xu Long realize just how vast it was.
The undulating mountains seem to have been sitting on the seabed for thousands of years without ever changing.
No matter how many changes have occurred, it has accumulated countless silt and sand here, stabilizing these towering mountains in the water flow, never changing itself in the slightest due to any unusual phenomena.
After entering the mountain range, Xu Long even felt as if he had entered a sacred grotto or a sacred site.
That vast and undulating momentum is displayed without reservation in this body of water.
Previously, a residual energy was discovered inside the Tuolong's lair. When that residual energy fluctuated, it could be clearly felt even on the outskirts of the territory.
Inside the mountain, Xu Long could constantly sense a rich spiritual energy.
Even in the Boundless Wilderness, spiritual energy can dissipate from the Daoist temples, but in the Vast Sea, this spiritual energy rarely dissipates.
Even the flowing water couldn't carry away the spiritual energy within the mountains.
These ferocious beasts have lived among the grass and trees for countless years.
There are a few high-level ferocious beasts among them, but the majority are low-level ferocious beasts.
Seeing the density of spiritual energy between the mountains, Xu Long knew that this was a body of water guarded by Beast King.
As for why the cultivators of Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge discovered some precious spiritual essences in this body of water, there is now a reasonable explanation.
The Beast King residing in this body of water must have consumed the spiritual essence of heaven and earth produced within the water to advance from a high-level ferocious beast to Beast King.
The Beast King in this body of water doesn't usually appear casually, which gives other outside cultivators the opportunity to spy on it.
Ferocious beasts can digest spiritual essence using only their cheek pouches, but cultivators need to obtain spiritual essence from heaven and earth before they can refine pills that allow them to break through their cultivation level.
This body of water has not only attracted the attention of cultivators, but the ferocious beasts within it will also surely regard the spirit of the advanced Beast King as their own.
This time, in the water, they will face cultivators from Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge and Luo River Valley, as well as high-level ferocious beasts hidden within the mountains.
There is also a high possibility that there are ferocious beasts with the strength of Half-Step Golden Immortal among them.
The previous Tuolong had already rendered Xu Long powerless, and now he was facing the aura of the Beast King in this water.
Xu Long's desire to improve his cultivation level became more urgent.
Other cultivators were exploring this mountain area, and Xu Long concealed his aura after entering.
Once detected by outsiders, even the smallest amount of vital energy will be locked onto by the keen senses of the aquatic beasts.
Xu Long entered this body of water that contained precious spiritual essence.
However, he did not know where the cultivators of Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge gathered in the water.
After a moment's thought, Xu Long released the armadillo to search ahead.
Although this guy is a bit unreliable, last time in the Tuolong's lair, he almost sent Xu Long away because he misjudged the Tuolong's strength.
But they are quite good at searching for treasures.
After being released onto the seabed, the armadillo floated around Xu Long once.
Xu Long communicated with it using his will for a while, and the armadillo transformed its body into a black shadow, circling around the mountain range.
In this peculiar body of water, the armadillos moved with noticeably greater speed and ease.
It was originally a terrestrial Desolate Beast, especially adept at finding spiritual objects on land, but it was somewhat slow in the sea.
But at this moment, amidst these mountains, the armadillo seemed to have regained its previous agility.
Following the dark figure, Xu Long slowly disappeared into the mountainside.
Once inside the mountain, Xu Long's eyes suddenly opened up.
After the surrounding vegetation was cleared away, a completely different world was revealed inside.
Not only is the spiritual energy much richer, but the number of living beings within the mountain range is also much greater.
This underwater land stretches to the horizon, lush with greenery and abundant vegetation.
It was truly a different world from the desolation and loneliness Xu Long had experienced in the trench.
This land seems to be teeming with life, with countless fish swimming among the mountains and valleys.
Countless coral reefs dot the artificial hill and fishpond, with layers of hidden peaks nestled beyond the vegetation, and bustling fish swimming among the flowing water.
Rays of light shone down from above, creating shimmering brilliance as they flowed across the water, reflecting both inside and outside the water.
This allows the waters to be illuminated year-round, creating a dreamlike scene on the seabed closest to the coast.
In this somewhat intoxicating scene, Xu Long watched as the armadillos mimicked the movements of fish swimming and seaweed dancing among the mountains.
The vitality within these waters wasn't just felt by Xu Long; even this fellow could sense its vibrant life force.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a body of water that produces precious spiritual essence; just look at its vibrant life force and you'll know it's amazing.
After communicating with the armadillo in his mind, the armadillo, which had been imitating the fish's movements, finally started to get down to business.
Meanwhile, after Xu Long entered this body of water, the two groups of cultivators within it had already met up somewhere.
" Senior Brother Li, why hasn't He Ning arrived yet? We're waiting for his Kui Ox to use its sonic waves to intimidate the low-level ferocious beasts!"
"Well, He Ning is always very composed, and besides, he has the Kui Ox to help him. He shouldn't encounter any difficulties in the Vast Sea. As for why he didn't come, I don't know either..."
"Alas! It's all because Senior Brother He collected everyone's life tablets in his hands. Now that the appointed time has arrived, there are still no fewer people. We've been lingering here for too long; I'm afraid the cultivators from Luo River Valley have already discovered us."
"The life token is not in our hands, He Ning has been absent for so long. We don't know why. Whether he is alive or dead is another matter. Let us go in first!"
After speaking, the blue-robed monk's gaze suddenly hardened.
His face was gloomy, and upon closer inspection, he bore a striking resemblance to the He Huaibao.
The cultivators beside him all beamed with joy, and then nodded slightly to the blue-robed cultivator, indicating their agreement with the decision.
After a brief discussion, the five blue-robed monks brushed their fingers across their respective bronze rings.
When those large joints protrude, they appear slightly ferocious.
After a surge of water, dark shadows appeared one after another in front of the group.
As their respective copper rings flipped up, the dark figure determined its location ahead before heading into the depths of the water.
This group of cultivators was clearly well-prepared. Even with the ferocious beasts leading the way, they didn't make a sound when they entered the depths of the water.
Each of them frowned, not daring to casually extend their True Spirit to search aimlessly within the water.
As a fragrant aroma wafted from the depths of the water, everyone behind the shadows felt a sense of relief, and a look of joy appeared in their eyes.
Finally found it here!
At this moment, everyone quickened their pace as they encountered a precious spiritual essence that could elevate one's cultivation to the Twofold Immortal.
This information wasn't only known to them; the cultivators of Luo River Valley also possessed unique methods for finding spirit essences.
Moreover, countless low-level ferocious beasts roam the depths of these waters.
Although they are not afraid of these low-level ferocious beasts, it is still quite troublesome for them to stand upright.
The reason we insisted on waiting for He Ning to join us was to use the Kui Ox's sonic waves to subdue these low-level ferocious beasts deep in the water.
This allowed them to quickly cross this waterway teeming with low-level ferocious beasts.
But now that He Ning has not arrived at the appointed time, they are getting impatient.
Faced with that faint fragrance, the group looked at each other in bewilderment and decided to force their way in.
This would undoubtedly disturb those high-level ferocious beasts, and even the Beast King in the water would notice that outsiders had entered the water.
But faced with this precious essence of heaven and earth, everyone was extremely eager.
Ferocious beasts blocked their path ahead, while cultivators from Luo River Valley vied for control of the area behind.
The blue-robed cultivator glanced around for a moment, then made arrangements for the people behind him.
His eyes were fixed on the water behind him, where the clues had been left by He Huaibao during his earlier exploration of the water.
There is a spirit plant there that has been growing for over a thousand years.
The Beast King in this body of water was able to advance from the strength of Half-Step Sword Immortal to become Beast King after devouring and refining this precious spiritual essence a thousand years ago.