At the same time, Qingyun True Monarch hurriedly extinguished the Tier Four Lower Grade Enchanting Demon Fragrance with a single swipe of his hand.

Although only a short time had passed since it was lit, this stick of Tier Four Lower Grade Enchanting Demon Fragrance had already burned away a third of its length.

But the remaining two-thirds still held significant value, so Qingyun True Monarch quickly stored it back in the previous Jade Box for safekeeping within his Spatial Artifact.

Following the extinguishing of the Tier Four Lower Grade Enchanting Demon Fragrance, the four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons, originally with crimson eyes in a state of temporary frenzy, suddenly paused. Their eyes seemed to clear up, revealing a trace of bewilderment, not yet comprehending what had happened.

Whoosh!

But taking advantage of their unresponsiveness, that thick mystical gray fog suddenly swept over them, encompassing the four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons, along with the large area of seawater they occupied.

Roar...

Roar...

Immediately, the four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons seemed to fall into some sort of Illusion Realm. Some were baring teeth and waving fins, some curled up and crouched, some were dazed and confused, and others wandered aimlessly, showing varied responses.

However, regardless of their actions, none could escape the area shrouded by the mystical gray fog.

Trapping these four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons in the gray mist, Qingyun True Monarch felt his mana depleting at a terrifying rate, sensing significant pressure. He immediately sat cross-legged in the seawater, eyes closed, hands forming seals, striving to maintain the Illusion Divine Techniques.

"Senior Brother Qingyun’s Illusion Divine Techniques are truly powerful..."

Qi Chuan, observing Qingyun True Monarch trap all four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons in the fog, couldn’t help but secretly marvel inwardly.

A typical Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator faced with such Divine Techniques might fall into an Illusion Realm, incapable of extricating themselves, directly slain within the illusion.

Even those at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, when slightly careless against such Divine Techniques, could easily fall victim, thus giving Qingyun True Monarch the opportunity to inflict serious harm.

Qi Chuan couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if he encountered such Divine Techniques.

He wasn’t just an ordinary Nascent Soul Early Stage; with his Tenth Sword Dao Divine Techniques and Transparent Sword Heart, his situation should be significantly better.

With just a glance, Qi Chuan withdrew his gaze.

Now wasn’t the time to waste time; he only had the duration of an incense stick.

Immediately, Qi Chuan opened his mouth, and the Cyan Pure Sword transformed into a fine beam of pure cyan light, shooting out and growing larger with the wind, becoming several feet long.

Subsequently, Qi Chuan formed seals with his hands, directly executing the Human-Sword Unity Divine Techniques.

The Cyan Pure Sword erupted with radiant light, enveloping both itself and Qi Chuan’s body. Moments later, as the light receded, only the several-foot-long gleaming Cyan Pure Sword remained in the seawater, with no sign of Qi Chuan.

Swish!

The Cyan Pure Sword gave a slight tremor, immediately turning into a phantom-like pure cyan sword light, piercing through the seawater with incredible speed, rushing rapidly towards the depths of the Sea Abyss below.

In the distance, the four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons remained trapped within the gray fog, oblivious to the Cyan Pure Sword’s movement.

After executing the Human-Sword Unity Divine Techniques, Qi Chuan’s speed became extremely fast.

Before long, he traversed a vast distance, arriving ten feet above the glowing Lingshan District at the bottom of the Thousand-meter Sea Abyss.

The Cyan Pure Sword lightly trembled, light bursting and then receding, revealing Qi Chuan holding the sword.

Qi Chuan casually glanced down at the Lingshan District, immediately noticing many spirit grass materials.

However, these common spirit grass materials were only of Tier Two and Tier Three levels, not Tier Four.

The effort Qi Chuan and Qingyun True Monarch expended to get here couldn’t possibly have been for such inconsequential Tier Two and Tier Three spirit grass materials.

So, Qi Chuan released his Divine Sense, thoroughly scanning the nearby Lingshan District.

Qi Chuan’s Divine Soul had reached the Nascent Soul Early Stage Divine Soul Level well before achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

After breaking through, the strength of his Divine Soul further increased, far surpassing an ordinary Nascent Soul Early Stage level. Hence, his Divine Sense range and scanning ability far exceeded normal Nascent Soul Early Stage capabilities.

Moreover, to find those Tier Four Spirit Grass Materials faster and better, Qi Chuan imbued some Sword Intent and Sword Heart into his Divine Sense, greatly enhancing its perception abilities. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Thus, when Qi Chuan’s Divine Sense spread out, he immediately discovered many Tier Four Spirit Grass Materials.

"Seems there really are quite a number of High Tier Spirit Grass Materials here."

Qi Chuan mused inwardly.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Qi Chuan uttered in surprise, as if he had discovered something completely unexpected.

"There are even Tier Four Metal Materials here? What a pleasant surprise..."

Under Qi Chuan’s Divine Sense perception, beneath a piece of Pink Jade Sea Fan not far away, there lay a spiritual ore. From within it faint Tier Four Metal fluctuations emerged, making Qi Chuan very pleased.

His current flying sword needed some Tier Four Metal to ascend to a Tier Four Lower Grade Flying Sword.

Initially, he planned to mention this to Qingyun True Monarch upon returning to the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect after this trip, as the latter might have some Tier Four Metal Materials.

Unexpectedly, he directly discovered traces of Tier Four Metal Materials in this Lingshan District, and they seemed to be in sufficient quantity, eliminating this matter entirely.

Immediately, Qi Chuan began moving around this vast Lingshan District, collecting the Tier Four Spirit Grass Materials and the Tier Four Metal within the spiritual ore, even going so far as to use Sword Dao to enhance his speed for faster collection.

If he only collected those High Tier Spirit Materials, the duration of an incense stick would have sufficed.

But now, with the addition of some Tier Four Metal Materials, time became somewhat constrained.

Qi Chuan could only hurry, speeding up the collection.

Time flew by quickly.

The duration of an incense stick was almost up.

At the top of the Sea Abyss, the gray fog drifted in the seawater, trapping the four Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons, making strange movements, unable to escape the Illusion Realm’s control.

Qingyun True Monarch sat cross-legged on the gray fog, eyes closed, his face showing a hint of pallor.

"Why hasn’t he come up yet."

Qingyun True Monarch opened his eyes, looking towards the depths of the Sea Abyss below, muttering under his breath.

He and Qi Chuan had agreed upon the duration of an incense stick, and it was nearly over.

His Dantian’s Nascent Soul essence had already been heavily depleted, and maintaining the Nightmare Realm Illusion Divine Techniques grew increasingly difficult.

Yet, with Qi Chuan still absent, Qingyun True Monarch could only persist.

Finally, the duration of an incense stick completely elapsed.

Qi Chuan’s figure had yet to appear.

"Damn it, did something happen to Qi Chuan?" Qingyun True Monarch grit his teeth, a tinge of anxiety creeping into his heart.

After all, with Qi Chuan’s character, unless something unexpected happened, he wouldn’t likely break the agreed-upon timeframe.

Swish!

However, just as Qingyun True Monarch’s heart grew slightly anxious, a faint sound of something piercing the air came from the depths of the Sea Abyss below. Following that, a pure cyan sword light shot upwards with astonishing speed.

Seeing this scene, Qingyun True Monarch’s heart settled. As long as nothing happened to Qi Chuan, everything else could be discussed.

"Hurry!" Qingyun True Monarch exclaimed, sweating along his forehead, evidently nearing his limit.

With his words falling, the pure cyan sword light that Qi Chuan turned into had to desperately speed up once more.

Roar...

Yet at that moment, a violent roar of a beast emanated from within the gray fog. One of the Tier Four Lower Grade Sea Demons’ eyes had regained a trace of clarity, showing signs of breaking free from the Illusion Divine Techniques.

"Not good..." Seeing this scene, Qingyun True Monarch’s face involuntarily changed slightly.