103: Imperial Treasure Ship, Entering the Secret Realm

The next morning, a magnificent treasure ship, thirty feet long, crafted entirely from expensive ironwood, and engraved with golden scale patterns, slowly ascended into the sky.

It carried Lin Feng and four other Foundation Establishment Cultivators, along with Zhao Yu and several Merchant Guild deacons, swiftly heading towards Jin Sui Island.

The treasure ship was incredibly fast and remarkably stable, with complete facilities in its cabin, even a simple Spirit Gathering Formation.

Lin Feng chose a quiet cabin, set up a simple Restriction, and began to meditate and recuperate, ignoring everything outside.

The voyage of several days was peaceful.

However, Liu Yan of the Kuangsha Sect seemed somewhat displeased with Lin Feng's indifference, occasionally casting provocative glances when they met, but Lin Feng simply ignored her.

Hou Ming tried to subtly inquire about Lin Feng's background and methods, but Lin Feng brushed him off with a few words.

Mo Ying always stayed in the shadows, as if nonexistent.

Master Ku Zhu often gazed at the sea of clouds from the deck, silently reciting scriptures.

On this particular day, the treasure ship was traversing through the clouds when suddenly, there was a violent jolt, as if it had collided with an invisible barrier, and the defensive light shield flickered erratically!

"Enemy attack?!" "What's happening?"

Lu Meng, Hou Ming, and others instantly rushed out of their cabins, as if facing a formidable foe.

Lin Feng also opened his eyes, his Divine Sense sweeping out instantly.

Ahead of the treasure ship, a large expanse of black clouds, thick as ink, had appeared at some point, with lightning and thunder flashing within, emanating an astonishing Demonic Qi!

CountlessStrange birds, the size of a fist, pitch-black, and with sharp mouthparts, were surging out of the black clouds like a tide, frantically crashing into the treasure ship's defensive light shield!

They made a grating "thump, thump" sound.

"It's the 'Spirit-Eating Demonic Crows'! They can devour spiritual power! Quickly strengthen the defenses!" Zhao Yu's anxious voice came, and the Merchant Guild Cultivators on the ship hurriedly injected Spirit Stones into the core of the Formation.

"Hmph! Mere feathered beasts dare to block our way! Watch me cleave them!" Lu Meng roared, brandishing the giant axe from his back, about to rush out of the light shield.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, wait!" Hou Ming quickly stopped him, "There are too many Demonic Crows; rushing out is too dangerous!"

Liu Yan also waved her feather fan, sending out several wind blades that cut down a few approaching Demonic Crows, but with little effect.

From within his cabin, Lin Feng saw everything clearly with his Divine Sense.

If he were to act, the Demon Slayer passive greatly countered these demonic creatures, and combined with his sword techniques, he could quickly clear an area.

However, he did not want to expose too much of his strength and attract unnecessary attention.

Just as he was hesitating.

"Amitabha." Master Ku Zhu softly intoned a Buddhist chant and slowly walked to the bow of the ship.

He took out an ancient wooden fish and gently tapped it.

Thump...

A clear, melodious sound from the wooden fish, not loud, yet it seemed to carry a strange rhythm, penetrating the shrieks and impacts of the Demonic Crows, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

As the sound of the wooden fish rang out, a circle of soft golden Buddhist light slowly spread out, centered on Master Ku Zhu.

Where the Buddhist light shone, the frenzied and ferocious Spirit-Eating Demonic Crows suddenly paused in their movements, the red light in their eyes dimmed, and they became somewhat agitated and restless, as if they had encountered a natural predator, and their attacking momentum instantly greatly diminished!

"Disperse them; do not create too much killing karma," Master Ku Zhu's peaceful voice came.

Zhao Yu was overjoyed at the sight, seizing the opportunity to control the treasure ship, accelerating sharply, and forcefully breaking through the encirclement of the Demonic Crows, escaping from the strange black cloud area.

With the crisis resolved, everyone looked at Master Ku Zhu with a touch of reverence.

Lin Feng also secretly nodded; this monk's Buddhist Dharma indeed had some profoundness.

After this incident, the ship became much quieter.

Several days later, the treasure ship finally slowly lowered its altitude.

Below, was an incredibly desolate sea area, the seawater a dead, dark blue.

A colossal, barren island, seemingly composed entirely of various metal Ores, stood like a cold giant, silently between the sea and sky.

Not a blade of grass grew on the island; there were only rugged, strangely shaped rocks gleaming with metallic cold light, and whistling, sharp gales carrying metallic debris!

This was Jin Sui Island! The Secret Realm entrance was at the center of the island!

The treasure ship landed in a relatively flat area.

Many people had already gathered here, belonging to different factions, clearly distinct from each other, and the atmosphere was tense and murderous.

On the Golden Scale Merchant Guild's side, two Elders with profound Qi, clearly at the Golden Core Stage, were already present.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, one of the Golden Robe Elders spoke in a deep voice: "The time has come; each relies on their own means, and each accepts their fate! Open the Secret Realm!"

Several Golden Core Elders simultaneously acted, injecting immense spiritual power into a huge Formation that had already been set up in the center of the island!

Buzz—!!!

The Formation instantly lit up with blinding white light!

Countless incredibly complex runes seemed to come alive, intertwining and rotating in the air, causing the surrounding space to twist and hum under the strain!

A powerful spatial fluctuation spread out!

Lin Feng's pupils slightly contracted as he stared intently at the operating Formation.

With his current understanding of Formations, he could faintly discern some of its principles!

"Heaven and Earth positioning, Five Elements reversal, with metal as the guide, breaking the void to reveal the truth... This is actually a simplified 'Small Void-Breaking Teleportation Formation'! And it's driven by extremely pure Golden Sha Qi as energy...

The person who set up this Formation must be a Great Master at least at the Soul Transformation stage, whose understanding of Space Law and Metal Law has reached Transcendent!"

His heart was stirred by a tumultuous wave, and he increasingly felt that this Secret Realm was unfathomable.

At his current level, understanding a mere fraction was his limit; attempting to set it up would be like a fool's dream.

Boom!

With a loud bang! The space in the center of the Formation was forcefully torn open, revealing a ten-foot-high, constantly twisting and rotating silver light gate!

Inside the gate was a blurry, shimmering scene with a metallic luster, and violent Golden Sha Qi spewed out from it!

"The entrance is open! Enter quickly! This gate can only be maintained for one hour!" The Golden Robe Elder shouted.

The Cultivators who had been waiting for a long time immediately transformed into streaks of light, vying with each other to rush into the silver light gate, instantly disappearing.

"Go!" Lu Meng roared, leading Hou Ming and Liu Yan inside.

Mo Ying transformed into a shadow, silently blending in.

Master Ku Zhu nodded to Lin Feng and also stepped in.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, his eyes becoming sharp and resolute.

With his spiritual power circulating, he took a step, and his figure merged into the swirling silver light.

A strong sense of spatial tearing came, and before his eyes was a bizarre and distorted scene.

A moment later, his feet touched solid ground, and the dizziness suddenly disappeared.

Lin Feng steadied himself and immediately vigilantly surveyed his surroundings.

As far as his eyes could see, it was an incredibly desolate, murderous, yet extraordinarily magnificent metal world!