Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 173 Sea Shell

Three hundred li southwest of Beilu Island, the sky was covered with dark clouds, where thunder rumbled within, as a thick spiritual energy vortex stood like a giant pillar on the sea surface, slowly rotating and triggering violent movements of spiritual energy within a radius of six hundred li.

Faced with the sudden celestial phenomena, a scene of chaos unfolded on Beilu Island. Ordinary folks stepped out of their homes, looking towards the extraordinary scene in the sky, expressions of panic and confusion on their faces.

And at that moment, the only pier of Beilu Island was also in a state of disarray. Some people were anxious to flee, while others did not want to miss this rare opportunity.

The plank road of the pier was crowded, and on the various vessels docked, several cultivators were shouting to the crowd:

"Come quickly! The ship will leave in half a quarter of an hour! It's only ten Spirit Stones to board. Today's opportunity is a once-in-a-century event; don't miss it!"

"Those who want to pick up leftovers, those who want to get rich, and those who aren't afraid of death, board the ship! Ten Spirit Stones for a spot on the boat!"

"Run for your lives! Disaster approaches, lifesaving is the most important thing! Spirit Stones are good, but not as precious as life. Not for one hundred and eight, only for eighty-eight, Old Liu will take you away from here!"

Amidst the crowd, a black-clad young man of ordinary appearance paid ten Spirit Stones as passage and boarded a sizeable suspicious ship,

The black-clad youth was Zhao Sheng, who used a Disguise Technique and an Illusion True Talisman to temporarily change his appearance in order to hide his identity.

Today, he had rarely left his retreat for a trip to the island's workshop, originally to exchange some Elixir Pills and Spirit Stones.

But after seeing the Golden Core Phenomenon, he was inspired to go and take a look.

In the world of cultivation, opportunities are not waited for, but fought for.

After boarding the ship, Zhao Sheng found a quiet corner to stay in, silently waiting for the ship to depart.

At this time, the atmosphere on the ship was tense yet intense, with other cultivators enthusiastically engaging in conversation, forming alliances while they had the chance.

From time to time, someone would approach Zhao Sheng, attempting to recruit him to join their group.

Regarding this, Zhao Sheng politely declined them all. To him, the cultivation levels of those on the ship were merely Qi Refinement, none having reached Foundation Establishment, likely to be a burden more than anything.

It wasn't long before the ships at the pier set sail away from Beilu Island one after another.

As tribulation thunder began to slash through the distant sky, the vessels carrying the cultivators braved the waves and surged towards that area of the sea.

The three hundred-li distance took a full four hours to reach even at the ships' full speed.

By the time Zhao Sheng and the others arrived, there were already seven or eight Treasure Ships of various sizes roaming and searching in this sea region.

By that time, the Heavenly Tribulation had long passed, and the dark clouds had dissipated. The spiritual energy vortex had mostly collapsed, and the concentration of spiritual energy on the sea surface had greatly increased, allowing spiritual energy to howl into the Dantian with just a slight operation of the Cultivation Technique.

However, the cultivators who dared to venture here were not after such trivial gains.

The celestial phenomenon might have dissipated, but remnants of the tribulation's essence still lingered between heaven and earth.

Seeing the calm sea surface with no waves or abnormalities, all the cultivators were invigorated, their eyes shining with greedy light.

Seeing this situation, it was highly likely that the Core Formation, whether it was a person or a demon beast, had failed!

Plop,

Plop!

As someone suddenly jumped into the sea, others no longer hesitated, following suit and diving in one after another, starting to search with all their might.

Zhao Sheng did not hurry to dive in.

He stood at the prow of the ship, looking up towards heaven and earth, his pupils shimmering with glittering blue light.

In the world, what was originally invisible and intangible traces of Heavenly Tribulation had manifested as faint strands of black qi in his eyes.

This black qi continuously rose and spread throughout heaven and earth, vanishing with alarming rapidity.

Watching the area where the black qi was most concentrated, a hint of a smile appeared on Zhao Sheng's face.

Plop!

The next second, Zhao Sheng jumped from the prow of the ship into the sea, swiftly swimming towards that part of the sea.

Due to the Heavenly Tribulation, the marine life had all been frightened away from this area, making Undersea empty and silent at this moment, with hardly any fish, shrimp, or sea beasts to be seen.

In just a dozen or so breaths, Zhao Sheng reached the area where the tribulation qi was most intense.

Without any hesitation, he flipped over, head down and feet up, pushed with both hands, and swiftly plunged deeper, diving at full speed into the unknown Undersea.

One hundred zhang,

Two hundred zhang,

...

This region of the sea was not deep, and when Zhao Sheng reached six hundred zhang Undersea, he found he had reached the seabed.

At the seabed, Zhao Sheng paused, looking down at the trench below, his expression showing a slight hesitation.

The trench was about twenty zhang wide, pitch-black below, with uneven walls on both sides, where rocks and sand were exposed, and seaweed grew wildly,

The trench extended to both sides of the seabed, like a massive crack in the earth, continuing to split open into the darkness beyond the range of vision.

Such a unique trench had clearly caught everyone's attention.

Zhao Sheng had only just arrived when he saw many cultivators, who could not wait any longer, diving into the trench, losing sight of them soon after.

After seeing this scene, Zhao Sheng's gaze flickered a few times, and with an agile twist of his body, he dived down into it.

Seven hundred zhang,

Eight hundred zhang,

...

Soon after diving into the trench, the surroundings had become so dark that one couldn't see their own hand.

Zhao Sheng took out a piece of Fluorite, which emitted a bright light, illuminating the surroundings within two zhang.

Dodging clusters of lush seaweed, he continued to dive further down with full attention.

One thousand two hundred zhang,

One thousand five hundred zhang,

...

Unexpectedly deep, this trench had seen him diving for more than three thousand zhang at his pace.

Yet, he still hadn't seen the bottom of the trench.

Under the sea at a depth of three thousand zhang, the water pressure was enormous. Even with Zhao Sheng's unique bloodline, he felt a twinge of pain in his internal organs, and his entire body had "shrunk" by two inches.