Buried Wind Ocean.
The sky and earth darkened, and endless winds and thunder gathered here, transforming the entire ocean into a desolate wasteland along the terrifying tornadoes rising from the sea.
The [ Earth-Cleaving Ocean-Escaping Divine Shuttle ] released three layers of talismanic light and shadow, which transformed into three layers of golden light, surrounding the shuttle body from top to bottom and blocking the streams of Yin Lightning, white lightning, and evil wind that had been attracted outside.
The golden light collided with these three elements repeatedly, producing a dense roar, but it was suppressed by the boundless tremors of this world.
It is also constantly consuming the foundation of the shuttle body, as well as the massive spiritual resources that have long been accumulated within it.
Chen Shuangbai stood at the head of the shuttle, his gaze fixed solemnly on the vast sea ahead.
It has been more than half a month since we left Jing Kingdom, but the divine shuttle is still traveling on the outer edge of the Buried Wind Ocean.
Even so, as they delved deeper, the scenes became increasingly shocking.
The dense clouds resembled layers of black snowflakes piled up in the sky, with countless Yin Lightning transforming into dragons and snakes that roamed within them, striking down from time to time and illuminating the sea surface with crystal clarity.
Dozens of towering tornado columns moved slowly, swirling seawater into the sky to form columns connecting heaven and earth. These columns, carrying invisible, malevolent winds, resembled countless, invisible knives, constantly cutting into the protective shield of the divine shuttle, producing a series of ear-piercing friction sounds.
"Shull Spirit!"
Chen Shuangbai's Divine Sense was activated, and the voice of the shuttle spirit quickly rang in her ears.
"My lord, I am here."
"Based on the current rate of spiritual resource depletion, how long can it last?"
Soling remained silent for a while, seemingly pondering, before finally replying, "My lord, my own storage space is overflowing with spiritual resources; from the beginning, I aimed to last as long as possible."
"At the current rate of consumption, it should last for three years!"
Three years?
This timeframe far exceeded Chen Shuangbai's expectations.
However, none of this was prepared by him, but by Vast Sea Elder long ago. It is evident that the Jade Spring Sect had been preparing for this trip for many years, and had almost packed up all the spiritual resources from within and outside the sea.
He took out a jade tablet, immersed his Divine Sense into it, and a winding and tortuous flight path appeared in his sea of consciousness.
This is the route that Jade Spring High Person took when he escaped from the Eastern Radiance Continent.
Although it was very vague and only had a general outline, through careful deliberation by generations of masters, some things were actually deduced.
Although Jade Spring High Person was chased into the Buried Wind Ocean by his enemies, after realizing that he could only go down one path to the end, he did two things: first, he put himself into a deep sleep, and second, he had Vast Sea Elder record his route.
He was undoubtedly lucky. He traveled along the edge of the Buried Wind Ocean, overcoming numerous hardships, and finally arrived at the Celebrated Splendor Continent, where he passed on his lineage, which led to what happened later.
Before the divine shuttle was even formed, Vast Sea Elder had already imprinted that route into the shuttle spirit's memory.
Chen Shuangbai is now walking down this path.
Chen Shuangbai stood atop the shuttle's head, gazing at the scene before her, which resembled the end of the world, for a long time before returning to the shuttle's body.
Inside the shuttle, everything was transparent.
Shenyang sat cross-legged within, seemingly in a light sleep.
As if he heard a noise, he opened his eyes and asked, "Has something happened outside?"
Chen Shuangbai glared at him irritably and retorted, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. This divine shuttle was forged by Vast Sea Elder over several generations, accumulating spiritual resources and precious materials for hundreds of years. How could it possibly break so easily?"
Shenyang, having been thoroughly berated, dared not argue. He could only stand up and say with an embarrassed smile, "I'll go outside and keep watch for you."
After Shenyang left, Chen Shuangbai finally calmed down.
With a flash of purple light, he had already entered the self-contained space of Haoming Boy's true form.
A purple-gold light shimmered in the sky and earth, so even without the sun and moon, this space was still bright and radiant.
As soon as Chen Shuangbai entered, Feiguang over, asking, "My lord, what's happening outside?"
"It's alright."
Chen Shuangbai followed the Feiguang to a waterside pavilion.
Haoming Boy was listening to a storyteller in front of the small building, and the person in charge of teaching him was a Jade Essence Toad.
Upon seeing this, Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, "What is this?"
Upon seeing his master arrive, Changming hopped down, patted his chest with his short legs, and said with a grin, "Master! It's not that I'm having a teaching urge, it's just that Haoming Boy has been pestering me!"
Haoming Boy stepped forward, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly, and explained, "It's not that I can't read... it's just that the stories Changming about the martial arts world were a bit too captivating, and since I had nothing else to do, I thought I'd listen."
"You certainly know how to enjoy your leisure time. It's thundering and lightning outside, and you're listening to storytelling here," Chen Shuangbai said with a laugh.
Haoming Boy chuckled.
Chen Shuangbai sat down and looked around at everyone in the waterside pavilion. Zhanlu then slowly walked out of the pavilion, carrying a pot of jade dew and several exquisite small fruits.
"My lord, try my cooking."
Chen Shuangbai picked up a piece of crystal cake and put it in her mouth.
It was soft and sweet, not an ordinary food, but a spiritual dish, which was of some small help to Chen Shuangbai.
When did you learn the art of spiritual cuisine?
He was a little curious and asked.
Zhanlu sat down gracefully, poured herself and Chen Shuangbai each a cup of Jade Dew, and then smiled and said, "Guess?"
Chen Shuangbai, of course, didn't guess.
Zhanlu spends most of her time at the Jade Spring Sect. Besides cultivation and alchemy, she has a lot of free time, so it's not surprising that she would take some time to learn about spiritual cuisine.
As for whether it will interfere with her cultivation... her true form is Mystic Sea Spirit Embryo, with naturally high innate talent, so she naturally doesn't have this problem!
The original and its avatar chatted casually.
As they chatted, Chen Shuangbai seemed to remember something. He looked around and then his gaze fell on a nursery not far away. He raised his hand and grabbed a short, chubby child wearing a wide purple hat, pulling him out of the ground.
"Hey! Who's there? Who's pulling me!"
The child struggled and cried out, his voice thin and tender.
Upon seeing Chen Shuangbai's appearance clearly, he immediately deflated, did a somersault, landed on the ground, and respectfully said, " Gray Ball greets Master."
It was that mushroom demon, Gray Ball.
It was lucky, really.
Chen Shuangbai hardly needs it to fight against others or go into battle. The only thing it needs is to stay peacefully in the medicinal garden and spirit field it has cultivated on Jade Screen Peak, using its innate talent to diligently activate the earth's energy, enrich the soil, and nourish the spirit medicine.
Gray Ball's cultivation path can be described as extremely smooth.
From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, it simply lay dormant in the earth for about sixty years before passing through that period peacefully.
From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, it was simply buried in a different place. Chen Shuangbai threw it here and buried it for nearly a hundred years. Nourished by the rare and exotic plants grown here, it smoothly advanced to the Golden Core stage and then took human form.
Its short, chubby body is topped with a huge purple cap, like an oversized hat. Paired with its round, black bean-like eyes and a gray jacket, it looks rather endearing.
"Alright, stop pretending."
Chen Shuangbai waved his hand and said, "I estimate it will take several years to get through this perilous situation."
"Now that we've finally gathered them all, let's stay here and cultivate properly."
"Also... although the Buried Wind Ocean is a forbidden zone, if you can glean anything from it, it will be your good fortune."
"And diligently cultivate yourself, and every now and then go out to enjoy the scenery."