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The colossal and ponderous Dragon Whale King slowly revived. Its eyes, emitting a thick platinum glow, began to rotate.

ROAR—

The next instant.

The Dragon Whale King let out a soul-stirring long cry. The sound, like thunder, pierced the Nine Heavens, shaking the clouds and scattering the birds in the sky.

The giant ship slowly left the port. Its movement was sluggish yet possessed an irresistible force. The waves it stirred were like a collapsing mountain or a tsunami, towering into the clouds—high enough to cover an entire city.

Thankfully, the port’s numerous restriction formations activated in time. They shone brilliantly as a series of resplendent divine lights rose like a heavenly curtain, holding back the surging waves outside the port.

Qi Xiu stood on the deck at the ship’s rail, silently watching the incredibly vast ancient ship. Bathed in platinum light, it slowly moved into the Guixu Sea.

「Guixu Sea.」

This sea, which occupies nearly one-third of the Tianyuan Main Realm, is profound, ancient, mysterious, and dangerous.

Rumor had it that in the past, the Tianyuan Main Realm did not possess just the Guixu Sea. Instead, there were four great seas: East, West, South, and North.

However, a war during the Primordial Era caused the Haiyan of the North Sea to collapse. This unleashed a devastating flood that nearly swept across the entire Tianyuan Main Realm.

After countless years, the Haiyan stabilized, but the geography of the Tianyuan Main Realm had already undergone immense changes.

The original four seas—East, South, West, and North—merged into one, forming the present-day Guixu Sea.

"What are you looking at?" Daoist Yunxiong approached Qi Xiu. Seeing his young disciple gazing, entranced, at the vast sea, he asked.

"Master, although the Guixu Sea is vast and boundless, it’s not much different from land for cultivators like us. Why don’t we travel directly using an Escape Skill? Riding this giant ship will surely waste a lot of time," Qi Xiu said.

Actually, this question had crossed Qi Xiu’s mind the moment he boarded the ship. This wasn’t just true for them, the Dao Experts. Even an ordinary Blood-Stained Realm great cultivator was capable of flying tirelessly for several days and nights. Furthermore, even the most common Blood-Stained Escape Skill could easily cover hundreds of miles in a single breath. In his view, traveling with an Escape Skill had to be quicker and more convenient than riding this giant ship. However, since their superiors had chosen to travel by ship, and all the Dao Experts seemed to find it perfectly normal, he had refrained from speaking out. There had to be reasons he didn’t know.

Daoist Yunxiong smiled, looking at his disciple. Qi Xiu’s feat of devouring all the unique records and texts in the Scripture Pavilion within twenty years was a record that remained unbroken to this day. Seeing Qi Xiu express his doubts, Daoist Yunxiong immediately asked, "You’ve read so many books in the Scripture Pavilion; haven’t you come across any records about the Guixu Sea?"

"The sect’s records on the Guixu Sea are scarce. Only a few words are mentioned in the ’Ancient Historical Records.’ It seems the sect is deliberately concealing information about it. They probably don’t want the disciples to learn about this sea, presumably to prevent them from venturing there. This Guixu Sea must harbor dangers beyond our imagination..." Qi Xiu said.

His eyes flickered. Qi Xiu had actually long been somewhat curious about the Guixu Sea’s existence. A place that even an ancient major sect like the Shenxiao Sect deliberately concealed information about must hold dangers beyond common estimation.

’Listen to advice, and you’ll eat your fill,’ as the saying goes.

Given his naturally cautious temperament, Qi Xiu’s curiosity about such an extremely dangerous place was considerably dampened.

"Mm, your guess isn’t wrong. In fact, the entire Guixu Sea can be considered an extremely dangerous forbidden zone. Don’t be fooled by all the ships and treasure vessels you see at the Yunpu Main Port. In reality, the sea regions they frequent are merely the very tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Guixu Sea. The Southern Ming Wasteland, our destination, lies in the deepest part of the Guixu Sea. It’s a place that even Primordial Spirit True Honors must approach with caution.

Our current location is considered the shallow sea region of the Guixu Sea. But once we pass the shallow region and enter the deep sea, the entire surface of the Guixu Sea emits an immense suction force. This force doesn’t just act on the sea’s surface; its coverage extends to the entire airspace above the waters. Furthermore, the deeper one ventures into the Guixu Sea, the stronger this suction force becomes. Unless one is a Primordial Spirit True Honor, even True Monarchs of the Dao Body like us cannot withstand this force to journey into the Guixu Sea’s depths.

And if one is dragged into the sea by this suction force... Not even Primordial Spirit True Honors can be certain how many terrifying entities exist within this boundless sea, a sea that has been here since Ancient Times. Falling into the sea is tantamount to delivering oneself to the mouths of these terrifying entities.

Now do you understand why we must take a ship instead of flying directly?"

After listening to Daoist Yunxiong’s explanation, Qi Xiu’s brow unfurrowed slightly, but he wasn’t entirely convinced. "If it’s truly so dangerous, why not just state it plainly? Why go to such lengths to conceal it?"

"Because danger is often intertwined with opportunity. This Guixu Sea was formed from the merging of the former Four Seas, and the Four Seas... once belonged to the True Dragon Clan. After the Four Seas merged, numerous True Dragon Ruins, treasures, and even inheritances were scattered throughout this endless ocean. Before the secrets of the Guixu Sea were suppressed, the number of cultivators who recklessly ventured deep into this sea and ultimately perished each year was greater than those killed in battles against Demonic Evil Cultivators. Later, the Dao Alliance intervened, ordering all Sect Aristocracies of the Human Race to destroy and erase all records concerning the treasures of the Guixu Sea. Only then was this trend gradually curbed."

"’True Dragon Ruins? No wonder...’ Qi Xiu muttered.