305: Chapter 305 Master Kongcheng, Spiritual Energy Vortex

Chu Sheng rode the Shark Demon and swam toward that small island.

The island was not large, spanning several miles in diameter, covered with coconut trees and shrubs. The beach was white, glistening under the sunlight.

Chu Sheng jumped off the Shark Demon's back and stepped onto the beach; the sand felt soft underfoot.

He looked back at the Shark Demon. It floated on the sea surface, its blood-red eyes fixed on him, as if waiting for his next command.

"Wait here. Don't run off," Chu Sheng said.

The Shark Demon wagged its tail, as if nodding.

Chu Sheng turned around and walked toward the interior of the island.

The spiritual plants on the island were quite dense, but they were all of low quality.

Chu Sheng passed through a patch of spiritual plants and saw a cave.

The entrance was not large, about the height of a person, and it was pitch black inside, making it impossible to see the depth.

A stone tablet stood beside the entrance; it was already dilapidated.

Chu Sheng crouched down, brushed away the moss, and carefully deciphered the handwriting on it.

The characters were carved deeply, but after thousands of years of erosion by wind and rain, some parts had become blurred.

Chu Sheng could barely make out most of it.

"I am Kong Cheng Shangren, Dao Completion Middle Stage, the founding Ancestral Master of the Kong Cheng Sect."

"Because I accidentally killed the Saint of a Middle Domain titan, I was wanted by the Middle Domain, my Sect was destroyed, and I fled to the Boundless Sea."

"Do I regret it? No. My life is more important than the Sect. If the Sect is gone, it can be rebuilt; if my life is gone, then everything is gone."

"But I am still not reconciled. The Sect I painstakingly managed for thousands of years vanished overnight. My children and grandchildren, my Elders, my Disciples, all died."

"I fled to the Boundless Sea, thinking I could survive in the world. But the dangers of the Boundless Sea far exceeded my imagination."

Seeing this, Chu Sheng sighed.

He thought to himself: This person is also a pitiful man.

To save his life, he abandoned his Sect, his Disciples, and his Dao Companion.

And the result? He still died in the Boundless Sea.

No one knows where his corpse is, leaving only this dilapidated stone tablet behind.

Chu Sheng continued reading.

"I drifted in the Boundless Sea for several years before discovering this island. The island is not large, but the Spiritual Qi is denser than elsewhere, barely enough to maintain my Cultivate."

"I settled down on the island and began to explore the surrounding sea area."

"Two thousand li to the south, there is a vortex. The vortex is not large, but Spiritual Qi gushes from the seabed, which can briefly restore spiritual power. I have been there three times, and each time I could recover quite a bit. But sea beasts occupy the vortex, and I did not dare to go deep."

Chu Sheng's eyes lit up.

A vortex with gushing Spiritual Qi that can restore spiritual power.

Spiritual power is what he lacks most right now.

His Dao Palace is cracked, and he needs a large amount of Spiritual Qi to repair it.

This vortex might be his only hope.

"Eight hundred li to the north, there are signs of shark beast activity. I have watched from afar several times and did not dare to approach. The weakest of those shark beasts are at the Spirit Sea Realm, and the strongest might be at the Dao Palace Realm, with a number of at least one hundred. Although I am not afraid, I do not want to cause trouble."

The corners of Chu Sheng's mouth curled up.

Shark beasts? He had just ridden a Yun Shen Realm Shark Demon.

If this Shark Demon could help him subdue those shark beasts, he would have an army of shark beasts.

In the Boundless Sea, an army of shark beasts is more useful than anything else.

"The east is very dangerous. I went there once and encountered a large group of Ghost-Faced Fish, dense and numerous, blotting out the sky and sun. Each of those Ghost-Faced Fish is not strong—the weak ones are at the Gathering Spirit Realm, the strongest can reach the Sea Opening Realm—but they travel in swarms, numbering in the tens of thousands. I almost died there."

Chu Sheng's expression grew a bit more serious.

Ghost-Faced Fish; he had once seen them in the Records of the Five Regions.

They are a type of gregarious sea beast. A single one is not to be feared, but when thousands or tens of thousands move together, even those with Divine Ability would not want to provoke them.

Their teeth can crush a heaven rank magic treasure, and their speed is faster than those at the Dao Palace Realm.

Chu Sheng did not want to provoke them.

"I have not yet explored the west. I plan to go another day."

The text on the stone tablet ended here.

It was not finished, as if the person carving the words had suddenly encountered some unforeseen event and left in a hurry.

Chu Sheng looked at the stone tablet and remained silent for a long time.

He thought: What happened in the west? Why didn't he return?

Did he encounter danger, or did he discover something?

He didn't know.

Furthermore, the words of this Cultivator could not be fully trusted.

Five thousand years have passed; the world has changed, and the Boundless Sea might look different again.

Is that vortex still there? Are those shark beasts still there? Have the Ghost-Faced Fish migrated? What exactly is in the west?

He could only go and explore it himself.

Chu Sheng stood up and brushed the dust off his body.

He glanced at the stone tablet and turned to walk toward the beach.

The Shark Demon was still floating on the sea surface, waiting for him.

Chu Sheng jumped onto the Shark Demon's back and patted its head.

"Go. Head south."

The Shark Demon wagged its tail and swam toward the south.

The other few Shark Demons followed behind, like a small fleet.

Chu Sheng sat on the shark's back, the sea breeze blowing against his face, feeling cool.

He looked down at the sea surface; the seawater was crystal clear, and he could see the coral and schools of fish on the seabed.

The Boundless Sea is very beautiful, but there is murderous intent hidden within the beauty.

He dared not lower his guard.

The Shark Demon swam the distance of two thousand li in less than an hour.

A vortex appeared ahead.

It was not large, about a hundred zhang in diameter, and the seawater was spinning crazily in the vortex, emitting a low, rumbling sound.

In the center of the vortex was a pitch-black opening, like a giant mouth opened wide.

Spiritual Qi surged out from the opening, as thick as fog.

Chu Sheng took a deep breath and felt his Dantian cheering.

His Dao Palace was damaged, but as that surge of Spiritual Qi poured into his body, it still made him feel a long-lost comfort.

"This is it." Chu Sheng's eyes lit up.

But he did not rush to go down.

Kong Cheng Shangren had said that sea beasts occupied the vortex.

He did not know if those sea beasts were still there, nor did he know what their cultivation level was.

He did not dare to take the risk.

He patted the Shark Demon's head.

"Go down and take a look."

The Shark Demon hesitated for a moment, then dove headfirst into the vortex.

The vortex was large, and the seawater spun crazily, but the Shark Demon swam very steadily.

Its body swayed in the vortex, but it was not sucked in.

Chu Sheng lay on the shark's back, gripping its dorsal fin tightly.

The opening in the center of the vortex drew closer and closer, and the Spiritual Qi became thicker.

Chu Sheng felt his Dao Palace vibrating and his Dantian expanding.

His cultivation level was slowly recovering.

Although very slowly, at least it was not continuing to deteriorate.

The Shark Demon swam to the edge of the opening and stopped.

It did not dare to enter.

Chu Sheng felt its fear.

Inside the opening, something was sleeping.

That aura was very ancient and very powerful, at least at the Dao Completion Realm.

Chu Sheng's expression changed.

He did not want to provoke that thing.

"Back off." He patted the Shark Demon's head.

The Shark Demon, as if granted amnesty, turned and swam toward the sea surface.

Chu Sheng surfaced, looked at the vortex, and remained silent for a long time.

There was a sea beast occupying the seabed, with a cultivation level of the Dao Completion Realm.

In his current state, he could not defeat it.

But he also needed Spiritual Qi.

He thought for a moment, then summoned the sea-suppressing cauldron from his Dantian.

The cauldron enlarged, and bronze-colored light flowed over its body.

He aimed the mouth of the cauldron at the opening in the center of the vortex.

"Come out."

The sea-suppressing cauldron let out a low hum, and an invisible force surged from the cauldron, reaching into the opening.

A moment later, the opening churned.

A huge sea beast rushed out from the opening.

Its body was even larger than the Shark Demon's, pitch black all over, and covered with tentacles.

Its eyes were green, emitting a cold, eerie light.

Its cultivation level was Dao Completion Early Stage.

But it did not dare to approach.

The power of the sea-suppressing cauldron pressed down on it like an invisible mountain.

It could only float obediently on the sea surface, looking at Chu Sheng, its eyes filled with fear.

Chu Sheng looked at it, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up.

"Good. Take me to the seabed."

The sea beast nodded and swam toward the seabed.

Chu Sheng rode the Shark Demon and followed behind it.

The opening was very deep, extending hundreds of zhang downward.

The Spiritual Qi became thicker and thicker, and Chu Sheng's Dao Palace spun crazily, absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

His cultivation level was slowly recovering, the cracks in his Dao Palace were healing, and the fragments of his Dantian were reassembling.

Chu Sheng felt a long-lost power.

He clenched his fists.

He knew that he would soon be able to stand up.

The sea beast brought him to the bottom of the opening.

The bottom was an open space, hundreds of zhang in diameter.

The ground was covered with Spirit Stones and spiritual ores, emitting a rich Spiritual Qi.

In the center of the bottom was a pool of spring water.

The spring water was milky white, emitting a warm aura.

Chu Sheng jumped off the Shark Demon's back, walked to the edge of the spring water, crouched down, and cupped a handful of water to drink.

The spring water entered his throat, warm and moist, with a hint of sweetness.

After entering his throat, it turned into a stream of pure spiritual power and poured into his Dantian.

His Dao Palace vibrated, and the cracks healed a bit more.

Chu Sheng's eyes lit up.

"Good stuff."

He took off his Dao robe and jumped into the spring water.

The spring water was very warm, wrapping around his body like a mother's hand.

His Dao Palace spun crazily, and his spiritual power recovered rapidly.

He closed his eyes, feeling the changes in his body.

He thought: If he soaked here for a few days, his cultivation level would recover by more than half.

By then, he would be able to go and look for the way home.