89: Chapter 89

Qi Yue turned her head to look at the horizon outside the flying boat, thought for a moment, and said, "There should still be ten years left."

Chen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he wasn't afraid of the Xuanyin Jellyfish, he didn't know its current Realm. If it was the Fourth Level of Soul Out-of-Body Stage or the fifth level, Chen Xuan could kill it by crossing Realms. But if it was the Soul Emergence Late Stage or even the Deity Transformation Realm.

Chen Xuan didn't want to waste an item card on a mere beast.

"What about the other type?" Chen Xuan continued to ask.

"The other type is the 'Bone-Corroding Shark Swarm'. Individually, their Realms aren't high, mostly hovering around the First and Second Layer of Golden Core Stage, but they always appear in groups of thousands, sweeping across the sea."

"If the flying boat's defenses have even the slightest flaw, they will chew out dense holes, and no matter how strong your Spiritual Qi is, you cannot withstand this endless consumption."

Qi Yue's voice fell!

Mu Wanqing shouted from the deck, "Junior Sister, what is that patch of white mist ahead?"

Chen Xuan said in a deep voice, "Wanqing, hurry up and come up for class."

"Ah? Oh!" Mu Wanqing glanced up at Revered Master, then dragged Xiao Lingxian along to the pavilion.

It was still necessary for the Disciples to understand the survival rules of the Sea of Dead Silence. This way, if they needed to go out for training in the future, they wouldn't suffer an unexpected defeat.

The two women, with their differing personalities, sat obediently beside Chen Xuan, like two door gods.

Chen Xuan continued to ask, "Then how do we avoid this 'Bone-Corroding Shark Swarm'?"

Qi Yue gave a wry smile: "We can only rely on Luck. The appearance of the 'Bone-Corroding Shark Swarm' is completely without warning. However, I do know how to attract them out."

"The shark fins of these Yao Beasts are excellent Materials for Alchemy. Many powerful individuals in the Central Region specifically hunt down lone Bone-Corroding Sharks, just so Alchemists can refine a Medicinal Pill for them."

Rely on Luck?

Chen Xuan couldn't help but recall his lottery experience and glanced at the Advanced Realm Hint Card.

My Luck shouldn't be too bad, right?

No wonder this sea area is called the Sea of Dead Silence. After all, a Nascent Soul Cultivator could easily meet disaster here if careless, let alone those Golden Core stage cannon fodder.

While they were talking, the flying boat had already entered the area of the soul devouring mist.

Mu Wanqing looked around. Her vision could only reach thirty meters out; everything else was a blanket of white. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly reached out a jade hand to hold her head.

She felt a little dizzy.

"Revered Master, I feel..." She swayed unsteadily, and her delicate body fell towards Chen Xuan.

The moment Mu Wanqing touched Chen Xuan, her mind instantly cleared up, and the previous dizziness vanished.

"Revered Master, what... what happened to me?"

Chen Xuan clicked his tongue twice: "Your Aptitude is too dull, you were rejected by this sea area."

Mu Wanqing immediately protested with soft cries.

In contrast, Xiao Lingxian next to her was much better off, at least she could stand up and walk normally.

Chen Xuan was slightly surprised. While rubbing Mu Wanqing's head, he asked for the reason. Xiao Lingxian thought for a moment and said, "It should be because we Cultivated at the divine soul stele previously in the Spirit Void Secret Realm."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly and instructed, "Help your Senior Sister into the cabin to rest."

After the two left, Chen Xuan gently took a breath, feeling nothing at all. Having a high Realm was also a bit troublesome; the Cultivation experience wasn't comprehensive enough.

"Tell me about the distribution of powers in the Central Region!"

Qi Yue softly hummed in acknowledgment, then began to brew tea while recounting the details to Chen Xuan.

After traveling for about another hour, Chen Xuan and the others successfully passed through the soul devouring mist. Their Luck was quite good; they hadn't encountered the Bone-Corroding Shark Swarm.

From Qi Yue's account, he also learned about the power distribution in the Central Region. Simply put, besides the mysterious Heavenly Secret Pavilion, the Ten Great Sacred Lands were the main powers.

The other small sects and families were not worth mentioning.

These Ten Great Sacred Lands have long Legacies and deep foundations. The candidates for the Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony, held every thirty years, basically all originate from these Ten Great Sacred Lands.

If Chen Xuan wanted to recruit a Child of Destiny, the Prodigies of these Ten Great Sacred Lands were the most likely candidates.

Just as Chen Xuan was about to ask which Holy Land the woman in front of him came from, he suddenly detected slight Spiritual Qi fluctuations on the sea surface below.

Qi Yue paused for a moment, having clearly noticed it too.

Chen Xuan looked down, only to see a wretched figure struggling amidst the gray-black waves, being chased desperately by two silver shadows.

That Cultivator wore tattered clothes, his chest stained with dark red bloodstains, and his Spiritual Qi circulation was unstable, clearly having reached the point of exhaustion.

Two Bone-Corroding Sharks broke through the water in pursuit, their fins slicing the sea surface like curved knives, each pounce carrying fierce momentum. The Cultivator could only desperately unleash a few bursts of Sword Qi to prolong his life.

Chen Xuan withdrew his gaze, choosing to respect the destiny of others, believing that less trouble was better.

Qi Yue frowned, her gaze shifting back and forth between the struggling Cultivator and the surging shark school. After a moment of hesitation, she finally chose to speak: "Sect Master, that person has some Karma entanglement with your subordinate. May I save his life?"

Chen Xuan nodded: "You may!"

Having received permission, Qi Yue flashed down from the flying boat, her fair hand lightly tapping the Void Realm. Three inches of green light instantly condensed on her fingertip. With a soft "puchi" sound, the green light pierced the shark's eyeball like a sharp blade, and the Vicious Beast struggled a few times before falling silent.

Seeing this, the other Bone-Corroding Shark immediately turned around without hesitation, abandoning its companion, and fled far away.

Qi Yue's fingertip drew a cold arc, and a burst of Sword Qi accurately struck the base of the shark's dorsal fin. The fin bone, hard as profound iron, snapped instantly. Fortunately, they were just two lone Bone-Corroding Sharks, easily slain.

The Cultivator Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and immediately turned to cup his hands in salute toward the woman above: "Junior Xiao Yun thanks Senior... wait, Fairy Qiyue?"

"Weren't you undergoing life-and-death seclusion at the Profound Moon Holy Land?"

Hearing this, Qi Yue's expression turned cold: "So that is what Profound Moon Palace is spreading externally."

She looked at the somewhat disheveled Xiao Yun, took a fifth-grade elixir, the blood marrow pill, from her storage ring, and tossed it to him.

"Why are you not Cultivating in the Zixia Holy Land, but instead here on the Sea of Dead Silence, and having provoked these two beasts?"

"Wait... why has your Realm fallen so much."

Earlier on the flying boat, Qi Yue had only assumed Xiao Yun was being chased by the two Bone-Corroding Sharks because he was severely injured, but now it seemed that was not the case.

After Xiao Yun took the Medicinal Pill, he let out a bitter laugh, and while removing the fins from the two Bone-Corroding Sharks, he said, "This matter is a long story!"

Just then, a flying boat slowly approached the two of them!

Qi Yue said in a deep voice, "Follow me onto the boat first. Be careful how you speak when you meet my Sect Master later."

Sect Master? The Sect Master of Profound Moon Palace is here too? Xiao Yun was brought onto the flying boat by Qi Yue, looking completely bewildered.

"Sect Master!" Upon seeing Chen Xuan, Qi Yue respectfully saluted.

Xiao Yun froze for a moment, but quickly recovered. He cupped his hands and said, "Junior Xiao Yun greets Senior, and thanks Senior for saving my life."

Chen Xuan glanced over the person.

[Name: Xiao Yun]

[cultivation base: Second Layer of Golden Core Stage]

[Spiritual Root: High Grade Earth Spiritual Root]

[Physique: None]

[Aptitude: The kind are often bullied]

Hmm???

What the heck is 'The kind are often bullied'?

This was the first time Chen Xuan had seen the Aptitude display such a rating.

He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Saving you was Qi Yue's doing. You only need to thank Qi Yue."

Xiao Yun indeed thanked Qi Yue once more.

Chen Xuan sat back down in his spot and smiled, "A guest is a guest. Fellow Daoist, please sit and have some tea."

"This..."

Xiao Yun felt somewhat awkward. After glancing at Qi Yue's expression out of the corner of his eye, he found a seat and sat down.

After he sat down, Qi Yue poured him a cup of Purple Mansion Spirit Bud Tea, which made Xiao Yun feel overwhelmed by the favor. He nearly failed to hold the teacup steady.

Chen Xuan asked calmly, "Fellow Daoist, why were you being chased by two Yao Beasts over this sea area?"