626: No Man's Land

Finally, three hours later, they finally saw the place.

The sky was dark and gloomy, and rumbling thunder transformed into streaks of lightning, flickering in and out of sight within the dark clouds.

A damaged warship floated on the Black Sea; the original eight-story ship now looked as if it had been forcibly cut down by a giant blade, five stories removed, revealing large sections of broken walls and ruins.

Of the Fu Tu Demon Sect’s black ships, only one large and one small remained intact, though they too were heavily damaged.

Duan Kong’s iron warship also had a pitted surface, like half a walnut…

The warships were far apart, and strong cultivators who had arrived here floated in mid-air.

A Blue-Eyed Youth, dressed in luxurious blue-gold robes embroidered with three Golden Dragons, stood with his hands behind his back, floating in mid-air. He scanned the area with a cold gaze and spoke indifferently.

“No wonder after one of the Seventy-Two Heavenly Pillars collapsed and the Ascension Tide appeared, the information that came back was ambiguous. All those in the know were probably controlled by you at that time, right?”

“Young Master, you are mistaken. There is nothing ambiguous here.” On the other side, a kind-faced, fair-skinned Little Devil Buddha in black robes, with downcast eyes, slowly stated a fact.

“Hehe…” Unrestrained laughter rang out.

On the other side, a half-human, half-corpse, gaunt, ten-foot-tall Ku Xue Dao Soldier had a petite young girl sitting on its shoulder. The girl wore a long-sleeved robe and was quite delicate and pretty, but her brows were filled with malevolence, her eyes gleamed with cold light, and her laughter was sharp and piercing, her voice like blades scraping together, making people extremely uncomfortable.

“Little Devil Buddha never lies.”

“That’s true. This place looks like a land of great danger no matter how you slice it.” Duan Kong nodded thoughtfully.

“Exactly. Even the Headless Lanterns are gone from this place, and the Headless Undeads have just disappeared. Who knows when they will reappear. This Young Master from the Great Wilderness, you have a noble status, so it’s best not to take risks here.” The Lantern Sect Sect Master chimed in with a smile.

As soon as Shen Bei arrived, he heard these people spouting nonsense without batting an eye.

They seemed very wary of the Blue-Eyed Youth, and no matter what their individual goals were, they all wanted him to leave quickly.

“Hehe…” The Blue-Eyed Youth let out a faint, cold laugh.

“This place was merely affected by the Qi of an peerless strong cultivator, transforming into its current dangerous state. Even this barrier is influenced by it. At least a titled Dao Lord must be buried here for such a change to occur, and such great danger must be from a Demonic Path strong cultivator.”

Speaking, the Blue-Eyed Youth glanced at the Little Devil Buddha and the Blood Depletion Dao Consort, and continued.

“Counting the fallen Demonic Path strong cultivators, there are eight titled Demonic Path Dao Lords whose news you might have received, but whose tombs have never been found. And that headless inauspicious entity just now, the Divine Ability it used was the famous Blood Moon Reflection from thousands of years ago, belonging to the Blood Moon Death Servant, the most trusted attendant of the Burial Sea Secret Lord.”

“So, this is the entrance to the Burial Sea Secret Lord’s tomb, isn’t it?”

In an instant, the Little Devil Buddha lowered his eyes and softly chanted a demonic epithet: “Demons deliver all beings.”

The Blood Depletion Dao Consort’s eyes flashed with malevolence, and her smile froze on her face.

Duan Kong’s eyes flickered, quite shocked.

The Lantern Sect trio frowned, seemingly unaware of this…

“The new Ghost Ship Captain, I’m not wrong, am I?” The Blue-Eyed Youth turned his head to look at Shen Bei, who was playing a minor role in the distance.

“Don’t ask me, I’m just watching. Just ignore me.” Shen Bei’s heart tightened, and he replied casually, cursing inwardly. “I’m just here to watch the show, waiting for you all to open up new territory.”

“What does it have to do with me now?”

The Blue-Eyed Youth nodded noncommittally.

“If you want to open the tomb, you’d better hurry. When the Blood Moon Death Servant reappears, you might all die. Well, in fact, the next time he appears, I won’t be his match either.”

“But using this dangerous place to help me nurture the malevolence of a Magic Treasure is acceptable. I don’t care about anything else; you can also ignore me.”

After the Blue-Eyed Youth finished speaking, he went into the Black Sea, diving deep into its depths, seemingly truly preparing to use this dangerous place to nurture a trace of malevolence within his Magic Treasure.

And he no longer cared about anything else.

As the Blue-Eyed Youth revealed the truth, the atmosphere here became quite strange.

Shen Bei glanced at the youth beneath the Black Sea, his eyes flashing with divine light.

“What’s his background?”

“He did it on purpose, didn’t he?”

Shen Bei’s heart was very conflicted.

Whether to strangle that seemingly knowledgeable show-off or thank him for directly revealing the truth, Shen Bei was no longer sure.

The atmosphere was a bit strange.

The scoundrels of the Fu Tu Demon Sect, on the other hand, wanted to beat the Blue-Eyed Youth to death.

After all, most of the people who came here were just to explore a new barrier.

Those who could come here were all strong cultivators.

And now, they suddenly learned that this might be the entrance to a titled Dao Lord’s tomb, and one that had never been discovered before.

Then… what barrier were they exploring?!

As long as they could enter the Burial Sea Secret Lord’s tomb and grab any treasures, it would be a huge profit.

After all, a once-famous titled Dao Lord’s leg hair would be thicker than all their waists combined!

The Blue-Eyed Youth hid beneath the Black Sea, searching back and forth for the spot where the spiritual essence of this dangerous land intertwined.

After finding a node, he immediately sat cross-legged, holding his hands over his lower abdomen, with a ball of spiritual light in his palms.

Looking up at the group of people outside, the Blue-Eyed Youth smiled slightly, slowly closed his eyes, and no longer cared.

He had already clearly stated that he had no interest in the Burial Sea Secret Lord’s tomb; he was just using this place to nurture the spiritual essence of his Magic Treasure, preparing for the birth of its primordial spirit.

And no one else would be so foolish as to drag an unfathomably powerful individual into the ranks of those entering the tomb.

This was also why the two members of the Fu Tu Demon Sect were furious and wanted to strangle the Blue-Eyed Youth, but still held back and didn’t say a single harsh word.

The Little Devil Buddha remained silent with downcast eyes, continually twirling a string of human bone prayer beads, his speed increasing.

The Blood Depletion Dao Consort stood on the shoulder of the Ku Xue Dao Soldier, her eyes flashing with cold light as she scanned the others.

“Little Devil Buddha, let’s put our competition aside for now. Let’s get rid of these annoying guys, all of them.”

As soon as her voice fell, two more gaunt, half-human, half-corpse Ku Xue Dao Soldiers immediately appeared behind the Blood Depletion Dao Consort. Their chilling aura stirred up a fierce wind, which spread outwards with a rustling sound.

Duan Kong, with the people from Duan Kong Island, exchanged glances with the Lantern Sect trio and tacitly moved closer together.

The remaining few strong cultivators, still immersed in shock, who were just along for the ride, also silently gathered together.

Only Shen Bei was left, floating alone in mid-air.

“Let’s kill this Body Cultivator first. The Qi and blood power on him is too abundant…” The Blood Depletion Dao Consort licked her lips, staring at Shen Bei, her eyes gleaming.

Shen Bei, with his arms crossed, glanced at the motionless Little Devil Buddha and sneered.

“Then you try it. King Wei is standing behind me!”

“What kind of ghost is King Wei?!” The Blood Depletion Dao Consort snorted, “The sea domain is a lawless zone!”

The Blood Depletion Dao Consort’s brows furrowed, and killing intent burst from her eyes, turning into illusory lightning that flashed continuously. A metal-masked Ku Xue Dao Soldier behind her flickered and suddenly disappeared.

But in just an instant, the Little Devil Buddha appeared beside the Blood Depletion Dao Consort, one hand gripping the Ku Xue Dao Soldier’s arm.

“Ku Xue, that’s enough.”

The Little Devil Buddha’s eyes were slightly closed, his expression calm. He tilted his head slightly, glanced at Shen Bei, and then swept his gaze over the others.

“The Burial Sea Secret Lord is an ancestor of my Fu Tu Demon Sect. His tomb is not for outsiders to enter. Even if we have a token, we may not be safe. If you rashly enter, you will surely die. Why not, like that Young Master, seek the Opportunity of this barrier?”

“Why waste so many words on them?” The Blood Depletion Dao Consort’s expression was not good.

“I can already feel that the Blood Moon Death Servant is about to appear. He is close to finding his head, and then we will surely die.”

The Little Devil Buddha calmly explained, meaning that if she continued to delay, none of them would be able to enter.

“Heh…” The Blood Depletion Dao Consort swept her cold gaze around, sneered, and said no more.

Then let these people live a little longer. Anyway, when the entrance opens, if these people are not sensible, it won’t be too late to kill them then.