Chapter 271

"What are we going into the sea to do?"

Li Chen looked at True Person Qingxu, his expression very puzzled.

As everyone knows, Li Chen is not good at naval warfare, and he is also a relatively steady person.

In situations where it is not necessary, he is truly too lazy to go into the sea, which is why he has been staying in Chaoyin City all along.

"Your Majesty, a forbidden zone has appeared in the deep sea, and our human cultivators are unable to penetrate it, leading to slow progress in deep-sea exploration, so I intend to go down and take a look; it just so happens that there are a few old friends here, and as you know, I have never been in the water."

True Person Qingxu replied seriously, mostly because the sect disciples encountered obstacles when going into the water, and he wanted to go and pioneer.

He had already invited He Lan Xuan and Master Wanfeng, and now they were one short, so he thought of Li Chen.

There were also a few Sage Realms in the eastern May Tian Ce Dynasty; it wasn't that True Person Qingxu didn't want to invite them, but he really wasn't familiar with them.

He Lan Xuan and he had at least participated in the war together, and there was no need to mention Master Wanfeng; they were all their own people, and there was no worry about being backstabbed.

Hearing this, Li Chen felt like rolling his eyes: You've never been in the water, do you think I have?

You are older than me, and I have always been a homebody in the imperial capital; I know how to take a bath, but I have really never been into the sea.

Seeing the few people around him looking at him with expectant eyes, Li Chen also felt that since he was already here, it was time to get used to going into the sea; besides, this lineup was quite good, so he agreed.

However, before that, he still had to make preparations.

Without absolute certainty, Li Chen did not intend to go into the sea.

True Person Qingxu could also understand this point; after all, if they went into the sea, human cultivators would be unfamiliar with the environment, their strength would be greatly discounted, and it would be difficult to deal with attacks from Sea Clan powerhouses.

Moreover, this time they were going to a forbidden zone, so caution was paramount.

"Indeed, it was my lack of consideration; let us also make some preparations."

True Person Qingxu, as a Sage Realm, was also used to being powerful; he had many life-bound magic treasures on him, and coupled with the fact that Li Chen was in the team, he had overlooked many problems.

Now considering that they had to go into the sea, they still had to refine some props that they could use in the sea.

Props that were useful on land might not necessarily have an effect in the sea.

Many top cultivators had side jobs; for example, True Person Qingxu could write talismans, Master Wanfeng could refine elixirs, and He Lan Xuan could refine artifacts.

As for making magic treasures, top cultivators all knew a bit, it just depended on which one they specialized in.

The four of them agreed to meet here in three days.

In fact, the Sage Realms around them all wanted to outdo each other.

True Person Qingxu, Master Wanfeng, and He Lan Xuan all secretly thought that in three days, they must let everyone's eyes light up to demonstrate the power of their side jobs.

After all, in terms of cultivation, no one could compare to Li Chen, so they could only start from their side jobs.

In the temporary palace, after Li Chen sent the three of them away, he also began to look for materials to make the props he needed.

At noon three days later, nine layers of rosy clouds suddenly exploded over Chaoyin City, leaving countless cultivators tongue-tied.

Everyone was speculating that some treasure must have descended into the world.

Or perhaps some big shot was refining artifacts or elixirs, which could trigger such heavenly phenomena.

True Person Qingxu arrived stepping on auspicious energy, and in the cloud patterns surging at his cuffs, faint shadows of swimming dragons could be seen.

Every step taken by Master Wanfeng, who followed behind him, caused an ice crystal lotus platform to bloom under his feet, and the jade bottle held by the lotus heart was spitting out seven-colored elixir clouds.

He Lan Xuan, who appeared last, was even more exaggerated; his whole person was wrapped in deep blue sword light, and wherever he passed, the seawater automatically solidified into stairs.

The three of them smiled and came to Li Chen's palace in unison.

Today was the time the three of them had agreed to meet, and also to compete on whose side job was more superb.

Inside the palace, seeing Li Chen appear, True Person Qingxu walked up impatiently.

"Your Majesty, please look!"

Thirty-six golden patterns lit up at True Person Qingxu's fingertips, and eighty-one Hunyuan Water-Avoiding Talismans floated into a ring. The glaze liquid on the talisman paper suddenly refracted thousands of phantoms, and the entire palace was instantly shrouded in a mirage.

He stroked his long beard and laughed: "This is the glaze liquid I refined for three days and three nights in the Southern Bright Separation Fire using a rare thousand-year mirage pearl; the water-avoiding talisman written with this glaze liquid can support a ten-mile water-avoiding barrier."

As a talisman master, the talisman he refined made everyone at the scene nod one after another as soon as it appeared.

"Brother Qingxu's is not bad, but this treasure of mine is also wonderful."

Before the words fell, Master Wanfeng suddenly shook open his jade bottle.

The elixir energy gushing from the bottle's mouth turned into the phantom of a flood dragon, which circled three times before sinking into his palm, forming several Sea-Suppressing Qiankun Pills.

Dense scale patterns appeared on the surface of the elixirs, and the pressure they emitted caused the seawater outside the palace to roll back three hundred zhang.

According to him, it was made from more than seventy rare materials such as flood dragon bone powder, and after taking it, one could increase their adaptability to the sea and improve their combat power.

He held the elixir pill reservedly, but the corner of his eye was secretly peeking at Li Chen's expression, very much looking forward to Li Chen praising him.

His daughter had said that Li Chen was a hidden alchemy master, and being able to get Li Chen's praise was simply an honor.

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Next, He Lan Xuan also began to show off his operations.

When he drew that deep blue long sword, the temperature in the palace plummeted.

The moment the sword edge cut through the air, the sound of ten thousand acres of waves rang in everyone's ears.

He slashed a sword toward the sea outside the palace, and the seawater was neatly cut open like cloth, revealing a hundred-zhang-deep sea trench!

Looking at He Lan Xuan's precious sword, the sharp-eyed True Person Qingxu immediately saw the material and praised: "Ten-thousand-year mysterious iron is indeed extraordinary; I didn't expect Brother He Lan to actually have such a treasure."

"Where, where, Brother Qingxu's thousand-year mirage pearl is priceless, and combined with the refining of the Southern Bright Separation Fire, it is even more superb."

"No, no, Brother Wanfeng's alchemy technique has improved quite a bit; being able to refine such high-quality elixirs in three days is the true demeanor of a master."

"Dare not, dare not; in the alchemy world, I just have a higher proficiency, I really don't dare to be called a master; the two of you are the top of the era."

The three of them blew each other's horns for a while; they were all acquaintances and had no conflicts.

If True Person Chiyuan came over, he would definitely belittle Master Wanfeng; no matter what elixir Master Wanfeng refined, in his eyes, it would just be no good.

However, one must say, Master Wanfeng's alchemy technique was truly admirable.

The chief alchemist of the central May Tian Ce Dynasty certainly lived up to his reputation.

After the three of them finished performing, they were full of expectation for what treasure Li Chen would produce.

Li Chen had always been a very mysterious Sage Realm, and everyone had heard rumors about his various deeds; now that they could see it with their own eyes, they were all very excited.

Under the urging of the three Sage Realms, Li Chen slowly took out an oil-paper bag from his sleeve.

"This is my water-avoiding talisman."

He shook open a piece of crumpled yellow paper, and within the crooked cinnabar patterns on the talisman, the trajectories of stars were actually flowing.

After True Person Qingxu took it, his pupils shrank violently; that talisman paper was clearly ordinary straw paper, but when he injected spiritual power, the seawater around the talisman suddenly stopped.

It was not avoiding water, but all water elements were bowing to the talisman paper!

The Hunyuan Water-Avoiding Talisman that True Person Qingxu was holding in his other hand for comparison suddenly self-ignited, turning into ashes and falling down with a rustle.

"This elixir is called the Returning Sea Pill."

Li Chen took out another black pill stained with salt grains.

Master Wanfeng's nostrils flared, seemingly judging the ingredients inside this elixir.

But after smelling it for a long time, he was left completely confused and unable to judge at all.

After obtaining Li Chen's consent, Master Wanfeng ate one and felt that he could integrate into the sea; it was simply wonderful.

And it was even a bit delicious!

(End of chapter)