Chapter 89

Xu Qing's eyes contained a ghostly glow.

He was no stranger to the organization called the Sea Ghost.

Previously, when he was at the Seven Blood Child, he was short of spirit stones and had killed multiple wanted criminals, among whom was Sun Sun Dewang of the Sea Ghost organization.

The other party had lost everything in the gambling den opened by Zhao Zhao Zhongheng, and after Xu Qing beheaded him, there was no other harvest except for the bounty on his head.

It was also at that time that Xu Qing learned that there were a large number of pirate organizations on this Forbidden Sea, and their members were often outcasts from various sects, various islands, and various clans.

Most of them were at the end of their rope and had joined pirate organizations, active on the Forbidden Sea.

There were multiple large pirate organizations among them, one of which was the Sea Ghost.

And at this moment, among the dozen or so figures walking down from the mountain, any one of them in terms of cultivation fluctuation was like Sun Sun Dewang, and there were even four who were clearly superior.

To Xu Qing, it felt like the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation.

Especially since they were all people who lived on the edge of a knife, their malevolent Qi was very thick, even stronger than those Xu Qing had seen in the scavenger camp.

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, gazing at the sixteen figures of the Sea Ghost organization, watching them approach rapidly. Until they arrived at the basin, a sense of deterrence emanated from all the cultivators in the surroundings.

Clearly, the reputation and ferocity of the Sea Ghost organization made everyone at this moment instinctively show a sense of rejection.

But for these cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization, they seemed not to care at all about the cultivators here. Most of them had cold expressions, and some even revealed malice and cold smiles that they didn't bother to hide.

Even toward Xu Qing and the old man Ban Ban Quanlu, they swept past with the same cold attitude.

It was as if everyone here was not worth their attention.

But they didn't take action immediately. Instead, after finding an area and sitting down cross-legged one after another, one of them raised his head, looked coldly at the surroundings, and spoke slowly.

"You can get lost. If you don't, then from now on, you can only watch the subsequent sea lizard skins, not snatch them. Otherwise... die."

The voice carried thick killing intent, permeating all directions, and everyone was silent.

This scene made Xu Qing thoughtful. From the others before, he had already had some guesses, and now combined with the arrival of the Sea Ghost, he had already realized that perhaps something special would happen on this Sea Lizard Island next.

"Should I leave first?"

Xu Qing pondered. After feeling the cultivation fluctuation in his body, he had a decision in his eyes. He stood up directly without the slightest pause and turned to leave.

His speed was so fast that he had almost reached the distance in an instant.

His departure made the surrounding cultivators look sideways, and the old man Ban Ban Quanlu was even more surprised.

"This kid really left?"

Many cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization also glanced at Xu Qing's back, but they didn't care.

Just like that, Xu Qing deployed his full speed down the mountain and stepped into the jungle without the slightest pause. Until half an hour later, his figure appeared on the beach by the shore.

At this place, Xu Qing's expression was calm. With a wave of his hand, the magic boat appeared and fell into the sea, and then his body leaped and stepped onto the magic boat.

The moment he landed on the magic boat, Xu Qing took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged. With both hands forming seals, the magic boat's barrier buzzed and emerged. As the sea surface rolled, the plesiosaur transformed by his magic also swam on the seabed, guarding all directions.

After doing all this, Xu Qing raised his head and glanced at Sea Lizard Island, a flash of brilliance passing through his eyes.

His vigilance and keenness did not decrease because of the smooth harvest on the island, nor did they weaken because of the improvement and strength of his cultivation base. His personality remained the same as always.

Therefore, when he was close to a breakthrough in his cultivation base, he did not arrogantly choose to stay on the island to advance.

Although doing so would likely be safe, and he had a lot of poison powder that could make those who approached bleed from their seven orifices and die, and he was very strong himself.

But this was unnecessary.

He had seen some similar things in the slums; there were too many examples of people giving others an opportunity due to momentary arrogance and negligence.

Just like his principle of eliminating all threats to his life around him, Xu Qing would not create opportunities for people to attack him.

This was the law of life in troubled times.

Some people would gradually forget this point because of their own strength, but Xu Qing's experience from childhood was engraved in his bones, so he wouldn't.

Now in a safe environment, Xu Qing closed his eyes, and the cultivation base in his body erupted, starting to break through.

At the same time, beside the mountain basin of Sea Lizard Island, with Xu Qing's departure, the poison here also decreased a little, making many cultivators feel a little relieved in their hearts.

But the words of the Sea Ghost organization when they arrived became a thick threat, making all the loose cultivators here feel suppressed. However, they seemed unwilling to leave, so everyone was hesitating and choosing.

There were also some who chose to leave after hesitation.

Soon, dusk arrived.

The moment the sunset fell, mist slowly appeared between the sea and the sky in the distance.

This mist was thin, permeating all directions, as if an invisible god was breathing its own aura, lingering over the Forbidden Sea, rolling and scattering.

For the Forbidden Sea, mist was not rare, so even if someone noticed it, they wouldn't pay too much attention to it, until a shocking fluctuation suddenly came from the sea surface in the direction of the coast, which made many cultivators raise their heads and look over quickly.

The moment they gazed into the distance, the spiritual energy there on the coast emitted a stronger fluctuation and erupted suddenly.

Endless spiritual energy rolled from all directions at this moment, surging toward a magic boat on the sea surface.

The range was so large that it covered a full sixty zhang in the blink of an eye, and it was still expanding, reaching eighty-nine zhang in an instant.

It didn't end. Because of the sudden influx of spiritual energy, a huge vortex formed directly on the sea surface with Xu Qing's magic boat as the center.

The vortex rumbled, and the seawater rolled, like a bright lamp in the dark night, attracting the attention of everyone in the many mountains on Sea Lizard Island.

Gazes gathered one after another, and the sound of gasping appeared in every mountain.

"Actually breaking through here?"

"This feeling of breaking through... a bit strong!"

As for the cultivators in the basin, whether they were loose cultivators or Sea Ghosts, they were all surprised at this moment, staring at the vortex on the distant sea surface, their hearts shaking.

"It's that Seven Blood Child disciple who left earlier!"

"He's actually breaking through his cultivation base!"

Xu Qing could not hear the discussion of the cultivators. At this moment, on the magic boat in the vortex, his whole body was shaking, and the spiritual sea in his body was the same as the outside world, both eighty-nine zhang.

It was as if there was another layer of world in his body, appearing to overlap with the world outside his body at this moment.

Under this overlap, Xu Qing's body shook more violently, his whole body emitted dazzling purple light, and his breathing became rapid. As his cultivation base circulated, the moment the spiritual sea in his body broke through the last zhang and reached ninety zhang, the vortex outside also expanded suddenly, reaching ninety zhang.

The inner sea and the outer sea synchronized at this moment, turning into rumbling thunder, constantly erupting in Xu Qing's mind.

Boom, boom, boom!

The eighth layer of the Sea-Transforming Scripture broke through, stepping into the ninth layer!

It didn't end!

Under this eruption, the vortex spiritual sea he formed around him expanded again, and the range expanded once more: ninety-one zhang, ninety-two zhang, ninety-three zhang...

The expansion of the outside world pulled the spiritual sea in his body, spreading out along with it, and also improving.

This scene was something Xu Qing had not encountered when he was cultivating before. This was because his breakthrough at this moment was in the Forbidden Sea, different from the bay before, where the spiritual energy was richer.

At this moment, the range was still expanding.

Ninety-four zhang, ninety-five zhang, ninety-six zhang...

Until the vortex outside reached a range of ninety-seven zhang, the spiritual sea in Xu Qing's body also erupted, synchronizing to the range of ninety-seven zhang. In an instant, a fluctuation of the ninth layer of Qi Condensation erupted thoroughly on his body.

The sea surface within a range of ninety-seven zhang around him was affected, rolling instantly and lifting high.

Looking from afar, it was shocking.

Xu Qing's eyes also opened suddenly at this moment.

The purple light in his pupils lasted for a few breaths. Just as it was about to dim, a stronger fluctuation erupted from Xu Qing again.

The Demon Shadow behind him materialized, roaring toward the sky like a fierce ghost with violence and cruelty, causing the nearly hundred-zhang sea surface that was rolling violently around him to show signs of burning in an instant.

It turned into a sea of fire.

When this roar spread to all directions, the Demon Shadow behind Xu Qing took a deep breath like a whale swallowing, and suddenly this ninety-seven-zhang vortex sea of fire rushed toward the Demon Shadow's big mouth.

In an instant, it was all swallowed into its mouth.

And as it was swallowed, the Demon Shadow's body trembled violently, and red light shone under its cracked skin, constantly deepening, as if it were filled with magma, which was shocking.

Finally, the light scattered, forming a dazzling brilliance. While covering the surroundings, a thick flame power also rose from outside Xu Qing's body!

This was not a strange transformation of water and fire, but a strange fusion of water and fire, because within this flame, there was also a water flow formed by the aura of the Forbidden Sea!

Only until this moment did Xu Qing's breakthrough truly complete.

The purple light in his eyes disappeared, and his figure slowly stood up, standing on the magic boat. The strength of his aura and the sharpness of his gaze made everyone on Sea Lizard Island who saw this moment feel their hearts shake violently.

Especially the cultivators around the mountain basin on the island, they were all like this, breathing rapidly, as if facing a great enemy.

It was really because Xu Qing's breakthrough was too shocking, which put great pressure on them, especially those cultivators who had seen Xu Qing take action before, their inner horror was even stronger.

You must know that Xu Qing was already very fierce originally, and now after the breakthrough, they could imagine that with such a person existing, everyone's harvest this time would probably become very little.

The old man Ban Ban Quanlu also widened his eyes, stayed for a while, and suddenly whispered to the big snake beside him.

"Why don't you go and seduce this kid? I feel that this kid is not simple. How can the ninth layer of Qi Condensation feel more fierce to me than Foundation Establishment!"

Just as everyone was gazing, their breathing stopped instantly, because... they saw Xu Qing on the distant sea, at this moment leaping up, stepping onto the island again, his speed exceeding before, his whole person turning into a long rainbow, returning again!

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xu Qing's figure appeared outside the basin with a violent aura.

He ignored everyone, returned to the tree crown he had been in before with an expressionless face, and sat down cross-legged just like before.

But this time, his figure attracted the high attention of all the cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization. Their expressions became heavy one after another, and there was a faint sense of dread growing in their eyes.

The manifestation of strength, although it had advantages and disadvantages, in the current environment, the advantages were clearly greater than the disadvantages.

Xu Qing was using action to tell the Sea Ghost, don't come and provoke me.

The words you said about forbidding others to snatch sea lizard skin are... invalid to me.