Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 182 - 95: The Vast Sea, Feixing Island

The ocean stretches vast and boundless.

Breathing across ten thousand miles, inhaling and exhaling the tide of spiritual energy.

This phrase is perfectly fitting to describe the ocean.

After leaving Blue Sea City, Su Yu did not rush on his journey but instead flew along the sea surface, occasionally summoning two Flying Swords to dive into the sea.

There was no need to hurry now. His second brother couldn’t leave Jinjiao Island, and the Sword Palace had been standing there for goodness knows how many years and wasn’t going anywhere.

It was a rare trip to the East Sea, so he needed to fully appreciate the ocean’s scenery and its peculiarities.

Casually battling along the way, he found the sea monsters levels here were much higher than those on land, even near Blue Sea City, where the surfaced ones were already at levels fifty or sixty, and those undersea could easily reach levels seventy or eighty.

Moreover, the sea creatures were generally enormous, with those of the same level being a size bigger than ones in rivers and lakes, having higher health, attack, and defense, making leveling more challenging.

Yet the experience provided by sea monsters was somewhat more than that from rivers and lakes.

Once Ao Run entered the ocean, she moved like a dragon in the sea, more vibrant than on islands or in rivers, frequently diving to the sea bottom and staying for a while, making him worried she might get in trouble below.

There was no helping it; the ocean is unlike inland rivers, where formidable beasts lie hidden; while two-hundred-level great demons were rare on land, they were common enough in the ocean’s depths.

Though Ao Run’s strength was decent, in the ocean, it wasn’t much. If unlucky and encountering a big one, she could be in big trouble.

Thankfully, while she seemed carefree, she knew her limits and wouldn’t provoke something she couldn’t handle.

Flying and grinding for half a day, Su Yu noticed more players in the ocean than he had expected.

Constantly seeing Flying Ships carrying players pass by, occasionally witnessing massive warships afloat with players onboard, while the Divine Thunder Tower ceaselessly gathered mana to strike the sea for leveling up.

The warships that could navigate the ocean were at least Tier Five Furious Whale Ships or tower ships; Tier Four Wave-piercing Giant Ships could only sail in inland lakes and rivers, as ocean waves of several dozen to a hundred meters could easily overturn them.

Thus, the Tier Six Giant Wood Divine Ship, Poison Dragon Battleship, etc., which were absolute mainstay guild warships inland, were conventional warships in the ocean.

In the ocean, the top-tier warships were Tier Seven warships.

Nonetheless, they are extremely rare, and most guilds didn’t possess them.

Su Yu advanced while battling, after ten days slowly leaving coastal areas and entering deeper waters.

Here, the number of players significantly decreased, but their quality increased, sometimes seeing long streaks of Sword Qi or Escape Light across the sky. Occasionally, there’d be Sword Qi traced by Loose Immortal-level experts cutting through the horizon, its rainbow of sword energy stretching several hundred meters, awe-inspiring.

The creatures here were yet another notch higher, those on the surface at levels seventy or eighty, and those undersea at level ninety or above, occasionally meeting ones over level one hundred.

Hundred-level creatures sometimes granted one or two points of Dao proficiency, exactly what Su Yu lacked, so he took Ao Run undersea, specifically hunting these hundred-level creatures.

Not only did they grant Dao proficiency and ample experience, but even the mishmash of dropped materials had higher value.

One man and one dragon grinding in the sea bottom, his Mana exceeding seventy thousand, granting him almost endless endurance, days passing without needing to surface.

"Clang!"

While grinding in the sea, the duo suddenly heard a muffled bell sound from afar, causing Su Yu to pause and look toward the source.

"What sound is that?"

A moment later, another muffled sound occurred in that direction, resembling the chime of a Magical Treasure bell.

After pondering briefly, Su Yu instructed Ao Run:

"Stay here, don’t wander off, I’ll go check it out."

With that, he transformed into a Celestial Ghost, becoming a wisp of smoke gliding toward the sound.

Half a minute later, he halted, seeing not far ahead, three people besieging a two-hundred-meter-long dark green sea serpent.

The sea serpent was level 122, elite template, covered in dark green, its back lined with glistening green poisonous spikes, a hard bump on its head. It opened its serpent-like maw, constantly spraying jets of toxic water, its massive body moving through water dexterously.

Its adversaries were only three, two men and one woman.

The beautiful woman wielded a blue Treasure Pearl overhead, casting blue light as protection, and was casting a large net over hundreds of acres range, trapping the sea serpent in the area.

The middle-aged man had a silver treasure tower hovering above him, lowering strands of silver light to shield his whole body. With one hand, he unfurled a blue banner, repeatedly waving it, unleashing blue Sword Qi through the water, piercing towards the sea serpent.

In the other hand, he held a large bell, ringing it whenever the sea serpent attempted to breach the light net, causing a clear chime to resonate, resulting in the serpent momentarily dazed, falling again into the net.

The last was a young maiden, resembling them somewhat, likely a family of three.

The girl’s cultivation was clearly inferior, also wielding a Treasure Pearl for protection, then unleashing two Flying Swords encircling the sea serpent for cuts.

Arriving, Su Yu saw the serpent already covered in injuries; killing it seemed only a matter of time.

At that moment, the middle-aged man, sensing something, glanced over, directly transmitting his voice: 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Who are you?"

"Such strong power!"

Su Yu clicked his tongue, knowing he’d been discovered, candidly dispelling his transformation, reverting to his true self, clasping his fists:

"I am Su Yu. I heard the bell while leveling and came to look; I mean no harm."