Chapter 158: Dao King Realm Tomb Grotto

"Hello, let's get to know each other, I'm Xia Yu." The woman named Xia Yu enthusiastically reached out her hand to Li Zhangsheng, as if making friends.

Her strength is not bad, but her gestures reveal a lack of worldly experience; she doesn't care whether Li Zhangsheng is good or bad, she immediately wants to befriend him, as if she lacks friends.

Li Zhangsheng glanced at Xia Yu and could tell that this woman is very kind.

Earlier she surely thought Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que couldn't handle that sea monster, fearing it would hurt them, so she shot that arrow first, which came breaking through the air and killed the sea monster!

In the cultivation world, such kind people are few!

However, what caught Li Zhangsheng's attention most about her was that she was barefoot, somewhat unconventional!

"Hello, Li Zhangsheng." Li Zhangsheng also extended his hand and lightly shook hers; this woman gave him a good impression, and he didn't mind getting to know her.

"Li Zhangsheng?" Xia Yu repeated his name, then sweetly smiled and said: "Good name!"

Li Zhangsheng's name is actually quite ordinary; it's clear she isn't very good at praising people!!

"Do you like being barefoot?" Li Zhangsheng looked at Xia Yu's snow-white feet.

This Xia Yu looks pure and sweet; fortunately her strength is decent, otherwise if she were weaker, this barefoot behavior would easily attract bad people's attention outside!!

"I sneaked out; at home I've never worn shoes." Xia Yu wiggled her feet, smiling a little embarrassedly.

Xia Yu is the daughter of the clan chief of the Xia clan, a major power in the Myriad Saints Sea.

Because of her noble status, her father also doted on her greatly; from birth she was well protected by the clan, her cultivation arranged by the clan, and she hardly ever left the Xia clan's territory.

Also because the clan protected her too well, she has longed for the outside world since childhood.

She fantasized about making a group of friends, killing sea monsters like other human cultivators, punishing evil and promoting good; just thinking about it is exciting!

Not long ago, she heard that cultivators had discovered the tomb of a powerful Dao King Realm expert in a certain sea area; the news spread, and many cultivators rushed to that sea area, making it lively.

Upon hearing this news, Xia Yu's heart, which longed for the outside world, began to stir.

Taking advantage of her master's absence, she grabbed her frequently used long bow and hurriedly left her manor.

Then she sneaked out, disguised, leaving the Xia clan's jurisdiction.

This journey went surprisingly smoothly; the clan members didn't notice her leaving the Xia clan's territory, and she was extremely satisfied with her stealth methods!

Immediately after, she entered the sea monsters' territory.

It's said that sea monsters are ferocious, brutal and bloodthirsty; upon seeing human cultivators they immediately strike a killing blow without hesitation!!

However, she wasn't afraid; instead she secretly felt some anticipation.

After all, she had never killed a sea monster; she heard that all the cultivators in her clan had killed sea monsters, and as a member of the Xia clan, not having killed a sea monster is shameful.

Many clan members weaker than her have records of killing several sea monsters!

She has also cultivated for many years, her cultivation reaching mid-stage Dao Lord Realm; in the clan she is a mid-to-high level expert, people call her Tian Zhi Jiao Nv, and she also wants to kill a few sea monsters to return and show off to her father!!

Along the way she killed several Dao Source Realm sea monsters.

Plus that one just now, she has killed a total of nine sea monsters, all with a single arrow.

She felt a little happy inside; sea monsters aren't actually that scary!

But what made her even happier was that in this sea area she encountered two human cultivators.

This is not easy; she has been in this dangerous sea area for two days after leaving the clan's territory, and finally she met human cultivators!

"Sneaked out?" Li Zhangsheng looked at Xia Yu and smiled, asking: "Aren't you afraid your family will worry?"

This woman is probably a young lady from some wealthy family who has always been protected and never experienced danger.

Li Zhangsheng thought so.

"Let them worry; anyway I'll return after I've had enough fun." Xia Yu said indifferently, though she was thinking that maybe her master is now searching the world for me, and I don't know if she'll beat me when I go back.

"By the way, are you also coming to this sea area to go to that Dao King Realm Tomb Grotto?" Xia Yu looked at Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que: "I heard that place is lively now; I also want to go there, why don't we go together?"

"Dao King Realm Tomb Grotto?" Li Zhangsheng pondered slightly, then shook his head and smiled: "We've just arrived; we don't even know where this is."

"Huh?" Xia Yu looked dubiously at Li Zhangsheng and the two of them: "You two just came to the Myriad Saints Sea, right?"

It seems this boundless sea is called the Myriad Saints Sea.

Li Zhangsheng thought.

"Hmm." Li Zhangsheng nodded: "We just came from a lower plane!"

"Just came from a lower plane?" Xia Yu rubbed her chin.

She had also heard that cultivators from lower planes can come to Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu via the reincarnation channel, but those from lower planes are generally weaker in strength.

"No wonder, just now seeing you motionless before that sea monster, were you paralyzed by its pressure?" Xia Yu asked again.

Li Zhangsheng smiled without speaking; he was too lazy to explain that he had just been about to kill that sea monster, but you stole the kill.

"This sea area is very dangerous; you might step into the monsters' territory unexpectedly. Why not follow me? I'll protect you." Xia Yu said enthusiastically.

She is indeed quite bored alone; having two people beside her to chat with is also pretty good!!

"Aren't you afraid we might be bad people?" Li Zhangsheng asked with a smile.

Xia Yu's experience is as pale as a sheet of paper; she looks pure and sweet, but if I were a bad person, she'd be in trouble!!

"But you really don't look like a bad person at all." Xia Yu blinked her clear eyes: "In my impression, bad people all look fierce and evil."

And Li Zhangsheng, dressed in white, handsome and refined, who would think a bad person looks like that?

She finds it hard to associate bad people with Li Zhangsheng.

"Didn't your elders tell you not to trust strangers casually outside?" Li Zhangsheng teased; this Xia Yu is just like a child.

"No!" Xia Yu shook her head: "Because my family has never let me go out alone; this time I sneaked out!!"

"Alright." Li Zhangsheng shook his head and smiled.

"Do you want to come with me? You just came up from a lower plane; wandering around this sea area aimlessly is dangerous. Follow me, I'll protect you." Xia Yu said:

"Besides, I heard that inside the Dao King Realm Tomb Grotto I plan to go to, there are many opportunities; whoever grabs them gets them."

"Follow me, and if I snag those opportunities I'll give them to you; anyway I wouldn't use them myself."

She is simply bored and wants someone to keep her company!

"Dao Jun realm tomb cavern…" Huyan Que, who was beside him, heard it and his eyes lit up.

To him, the Dao Jun realm is the lofty elite.

Such a strongman's tomb cavern must be richly treasure‑filled, and if one could acquire a technique or secret art left behind, perhaps one could soar to the skies!

"Sounds pretty good," Li Zhangsheng said, his expression full of interest.

Since he doesn't know where to go now, he might as well follow Xia Yu to that Dao Jun realm tomb cavern for some excitement, and also get to know the world of Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu.

"Then it's settled!" Xia Yu clapped his hands. "Let's go; I'll lead you to the location of that tomb cavern. Before leaving home I already memorized its coordinates!"

"Just stay close to me; most sea demons in this region are Dao‑Yuan realm level, I can handle them easily, so you needn't worry about safety!"

Li Zhangsheng said in a teasing tone, "Then thanks for covering us."

"No problem, no problem, it's a trivial effort, and I'm bored alone anyway," Xia Yu said, waving his hand nonchalantly.

Then Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que followed behind Xia Yu, heading toward that Dao Jun realm tomb cavern!!

Just after Li Zhangsheng and the others left, a figure suddenly materialized out of thin air above the sea area they had been in.

It was a woman dressed in purple, carrying a sword, with a delicate oval face; her beauty was of the level that could bring disaster to a nation, yet she exuded an aura that kept others at a distance!!

The woman was named Bai Lianyue, and she is Xia Yu's master!

At that moment, the jade pendant at Bai Lianyue's waist trembled, and she lightly tapped it with a finger.

Immediately, the figure of a dignified middle‑aged man projected into view.

"Lianyue, have you found Xia Yu?" a note of anxiety showed on the middle‑aged man's face.

"Found him long ago," Bai Lianyue replied.

"Then why don't you bring her back quickly? I'm about to die of anxiety," the middle‑aged man exhaled, then asked in puzzlement.

"Xia Xuan Zhou, do you really intend to keep your daughter under your wing for her whole life? Is that truly good for her growth?"

"Do you know that your daughter's experiences have become as pale as a sheet of paper now?"

"Just now, she met two cultivators and, without thinking, asked them to accompany her," Bai Lianyue said coldly.

"What do you mean?" Xia Xuan Zhou frowned, looking puzzled.

"Use this chance to give her some trials," Bai Lianyue said. "She has been under your protection for far too long and knows nothing of the jungle rules outside; thus she cannot fully mature."

"Moreover, you should understand that you cannot protect her for a lifetime."

"How could I not know this principle, but she…" Xia Xuan Zhou began, but Bai Lianyue cut him off.

"Enough, I am her master; this matter is settled. No need to worry, I will protect her from the shadows!" Bai Lianyue finished, lightly tapped the jade pendant with her finger, and ended the conversation with Xia Xuan Zhou.

"Strange, cultivators from a lower plane—one is a late Dao‑Yuan realm, and the other I can't even see through?" Bai Lianyue muttered to herself.

Immediately, Bai Lianyue's figure vanished on the spot, continuing to follow them covertly!

…

It says that Li Zhangsheng and the other followed Xia Yu, traversing according to the coordinates Xia Yu recorded!!

The sea surface grew windier, the deep blue water roiling with dark vortices!

Occasionally, fierce sea‑demon auras swept by, but Xia Yu simply drew a bow and shot them dead with a single arrow!!

The longbow in Xia Yu's hand is a peculiar treasure; she needs no arrows—just drawing the string causes a flaming arrow to form automatically, and when she releases it, the arrow whistles out!!

Thus, Li Zhangsheng and the other followed Xia Yu all the way through!

Xia Yu walked ahead, barefoot in mid‑air, her snow‑white feet glowing with a slick light, the longbow slung across her back, hopping along the way.

She occasionally turned her head to explain to Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que some of the structures and forces of the Ten Thousand Saints Sea!

In this way, the three of them traversed for a full three days…

Not far ahead, the sea surface suddenly sank, forming a massive bottomless sea eye; water rushed in wildly, yet a strange vacuum zone formed at its center!

An ancient, vast aura of endless majesty rose slowly from the depths of the sea eye, pressing the surrounding air to near‑solidification!

Not far away, a cultivator's figure sped toward the massive sea eye below!

This tomb cavern has evidently been opened by someone for some time; they indeed arrived late!

"This is it! The Dao Jun realm tomb cavern lies beneath this sea eye; we've finally arrived, hehe!" Xia Yu's eyes lit up as she pointed at the huge sea eye below, her tone full of excitement, "Many have already entered; let's hurry, or the valuable treasures will be taken by them!"

As soon as the words fell, Xia Yu couldn't wait, leapt forward, diving first toward the depths of the sea eye; her skirt fluttered in the wind like a soaring white butterfly.

Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que paused briefly, gazing at the massive sea eye, then leapt up to follow!!

In the next instant, the scene before them changed dramatically!

It was an independent world, boundless!

Above, the heavens and sun and moon swirled with rosy light!

Below, vast land stretched, with ley lines criss‑crossing, mountains and rivers all present!

In the distance, ancient towering forests shrouded in mist; nearby, celestial flowers and strange herbs grew everywhere.

There were also ancient simple palaces floating among the sea of clouds, faint treasure light spilling out!!

All around, many cultivators flickered about, and even a few sea‑demon silhouettes appeared!

Some flew low, surveying the terrain!

Some paused to comprehend the fundamental laws of heaven and earth!

Although cultivators were numerous, Li Zhangsheng and his companions saw no fighting or conflict!

Everyone was just busy with their own matters!!

Of course, this must be only the outer area of the tomb cavern, with no significant treasures to spark a battle among cultivators!

"So this is the tomb cavern of a Dao Jun realm strongman? It feels as large as an entire lower plane," Huyan Que couldn't help but exclaim.

Xia Yu, eyes full of wonder, barefoot on the soft spirit grass, turned to Li Zhangsheng and smiled, "This place is huge."

"Let's go, let's quickly look for anything good, before they snatch everything!"

She actually didn't care about the treasures; she just wanted to experience the fun of searching for them…