Half a Year on the Run, Dividing the Spoils!

The Abyss-Diving Boat on the seabed like an inconspicuous shadow, silently traversing the deep sea every day. It has been sailing in such darkness for nearly half a year.

This running continued for six months without any pause.

The atmosphere inside the cabin was so oppressive it felt like you could wring water out of it.

When their spiritual energy was exhausted, they would swallow pills; when they ran out of pills, they would gnaw on Spirit Stone. They worked tirelessly, without sleep, all for one word: escape!

Finally, on a certain day...

Yun Du, who had been in charge of steering the ship, let out a long breath.

There are reefs ahead; it must be an island.

Half an hour later.

The Abyss-Diving Boat broke through the sea and ran aground on an unnamed deserted island. The sea breeze blew, and the sunlight was blinding, as if it were another world...

Once Shi Jian landed on the island, the sense of urgency he felt during his life-or-death escape began to dissipate.

At the same time, he took a step forward and blocked True Person Qingshan's path. His purple-gold thunder eyes were filled with suppressed rage and murderous intent!

"Old man, is this what you meant by 'absolutely foolproof'?"

Shi Jian's voice was like a rumbling thunderclap from the heavens, causing True Person Qingshan's Qi and Blood to surge and his Elder Zhang to turn deathly pale.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, please calm down..."

"I never expected it would cause such a commotion..."

True Person Qingshan felt extremely guilty, retreating repeatedly and avoiding eye contact.

"Didn't expect that?"

"It was clearly your greed that drove you to want that Sea Ape demon corpse!"

Shi Jian sneered, his body crackling with electricity, clearly intending to kill him!

Boom!

A thunderous roar shook the earth, and the sandy ground within a radius of a hundred feet instantly collapsed, turning into a huge crater. The violent lightning melted the sand grains into glass.

"The purpose of this trip was to seize the third eye of the Sea Ape Beast, so why did you have to resort to such a cruel act and kill that ape demon!"

"Do you know, Non-Self hadn't run fast, we would probably be torn to shreds by those crazed sea monsters by now!"

"I'm risking my life to play with you, and you're telling me you didn't expect this?!"

"I'll f*** you!"

Shi Jian spoke bluntly, his questioning laced with insults. Although True Person Qingshan was furious, he couldn't refute him and couldn't offer any explanation.

In the past six months, they have encountered at least seven or eight waves of high-level sea beasts that have gone mad and chased after them. Among them are many level 5, 6, and 7 Demon General, each with unfathomable strength!

On several occasions, if Shi Jian hadn't been at the forefront, risking injury to fight his way out, the three of them would probably have perished long ago.

Neither in public nor in private was True Person Qingshan qualified to refute Shi Jian.

Yun Du stepped off the boat and stood between the two, trying to smooth things over:

"Fellow Daoist Shi, Fellow Qingshan did not mean this. Now that we have finally escaped, let's discuss how to distribute the spoils."

"Distribute?"

Shi Jian's face darkened, and he was too lazy to argue any further.

"I want that Sea Ape's Demon Core, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Du glanced at Qingshan, then at Shi Jian, quickly calculating in his mind. He sighed and offered his advice:

"Fellow Daoist Shi, could you lend me this Sea Ape Beast Demon Core? Consider it a favor I owe you. I will never refuse your request in the future."

"The reason for this, fellow Daoist, is something you can probably guess."

"This humble Daoist wishes to use the Heavenly One True Water Qi as a foundation, and then refine it with the Sea Ape Demon Core to create a precious treasure. By combining these two, I will fill another low-grade Blessed Land foundation for my sect, as a means of inheritance."

"In the future, all the profits from these ventures will be shared by the Sun Clan family's Beast Taming lineage, which you command, and my Yun Clan's lineage."

"As for the corpse of that Sea Ape Beast, it shall belong to you, fellow Daoist. What do you say?"

The corpse of the Sea Ape Beast is in no way inferior to a level-five Demon Core.

Especially for Demon Cultivator like Shi Jian, flesh and blood are a great tonic, and bones and fur are top-grade materials for refining Law Treasure.

Shi Jian stared at Yun Du and remained silent for a moment.

The Demon Core was a great tonic for him, but the Sea Ape Beast's corpse was also quite valuable. Considering future benefits, after weighing the options, Shi Jian didn't want to make things difficult for Yun Du.

Ultimately, he and Yun Du are now in the same boat.

There's no need to undermine our own people.

"Can."

Shi Jian withdrew his demonic aura and turned his gaze to True Person Qingshan, saying, "But this old thing needs some more added!"

The bear's paw pointed at True Person Qingshan.

True Person Qingshan shuddered and instinctively protected his Storage Bag.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, this old man... this old man truly has nothing left..."

"I don't want your things."

"Once you refine the Three-Transformation Longevity Pill, give one to me and one to Fellow Yun Du. Only in this way can we make up for our loss."

"This..."

"Alright, once it's successfully refined, if there are two extra, we'll give them to you two."

"I must also tell you two that each person can only take this Three-Transformation Longevity Pill once, and one pill can extend one's lifespan by sixty years."

"Multiple uses have had no effect."

True Person Qingshan accepted the condition without hesitation.

With his skills as a third-tier alchemy master, this batch should yield at least four or five pills, so giving away two wouldn't be a problem.

If there are still a few Longevity Pill left, one or two more, they can be resold to the Nascent Soul factions in the Wei, Jin, and Liang kingdoms...

To put it simply, everything he sacrificed on this trip could be earned back with just one or two Longevity Pill!

Especially those Nascent Soul stage cultivators, they certainly wouldn't let go of the opportunity to extend their lives by sixty years. A single Longevity Pill wouldn't be a problem even if it were exchanged for three strands of Heaven and Earth Qi...

Although he seemed to have no way out, True Person Qingshan calculated the situation very clearly.

He was willing to go to sea with Shi Jian and Yun Du to plot their scheme.

Firstly, their strength wouldn't surpass his by too much, lest they be abandoned after using him; secondly, their interests would be even more closely intertwined.

Therefore, this collaboration ultimately came about.

The spoils have now been divided.

The Sea Ape's eye will return to Qingshan, its Demon Core core to Yun Du, its corpse to Shi Jian, plus the promise of two longevity pills in the future.

A life-or-death crisis has temporarily come to an end through a naked exchange of interests.

The following days.

The two humans and the bear remained on this deserted island, licking their wounds and recovering their strength.

Shi Jian directly dismembered the six-zhang-tall Sea Ape Beast's corpse into eight pieces, set up a firework display, and began to eat it on the spot.

For him, this was the fastest and most direct way to recover.

Every bite of flesh and blood he ingested transformed into a vast amount of pure energy, repairing his injuries and even subtly enhancing his Demon Power.

Yun Du's eyes twitched as he looked at his raw, unrefined manner.

He then chose a low-lying spot, silently swallowed and refined the pills to restore his vitality.

True Person Qingshan carefully sealed away the single eye, beaming with joy; he was completely satisfied with his trip.

With the Longevity Pill, he could live for at least another hundred years, and if his cultivation advanced further, he could extend his lifespan even more.

Several days later, the two people and the bear had recovered about 70-80% of their strength.

"We can't go back to the North Sea."

Yun Du looked at the sea chart, his brow furrowed. "We've probably stirred up a hornet's nest by killing that Sea Ape Beast."

"Now, all the sea monsters in the entire North Sea probably recognize our presence."

"Then we'll take a detour."

Shi Jian, gnawing on a roasted ape arm, mumbled, "This sea is so vast, there's bound to be a way back to the mainland."

They had no other choice.

The road ahead was longer and more perilous than imagined.

To avoid the territory of the North Sea Demon Beast, they had no choice but to head west, venturing into the deeper and more unknown ocean.