Chapter 1144

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Lu Yan stood at the porthole and watched for a while, then turned to go arrange the camp setup.

The Spirit Plant Division's star boats are not just one vessel.

Three logistics supply ships, two escort ships, one command ship.

Six star boats deployed in a plum blossom array formation, linked to each other by dharma arrays, quickly propping up a safe zone with a radius of several hundred li.

Once the camp was established, the cultivators on the star boats walked out one after another.

Some erected traveling palaces in the void.

Some set up pill furnaces and began refining pills.

Xu Zhangqing, bringing Zhang Zaizhi, Ruo Qunshuang, Qingyao, and Linglong, walked out the cabin door, stepping onto the void passage paved with spiritual energy.

Beneath everyone's feet was a semi-transparent passage; ahead lay the gray-white Chaos Sea.

Linglong tilted her face up, gazing at that boundless Chaos Mist Sea, her little mouth opening wide: "Daddy, will that big whale come out again?"

Xu Zhangqing said with a wry smile: "It probably will."

Linglong blinked, then asked: "What about that big shrimp?"

Qingyao stood to the side, heard this and shook her head: "Linglong, that's not a big shrimp, but the Ao Xia genus among Chaos Species.

It's said that a single one of its pincers can crush a mountain peak."

Along the way, she had specifically looked up information about the Chaos Sea.

Regarding the Chaos Species inside, not to say she understood all of them, but she recognized half.

Linglong, frightened, hid behind Ruo Qunshuang, then poked out half her head, asking nervously: "Then does it pinch children or not?"

Seeing this, Ruo Qunshuang subconsciously gathered Linglong into her embrace; when her gaze fell on the depths of the Chaos Sea, her expression turned solemn: "This place is truly too perilous."

Zhang Zaizhi stood with hands behind his back, gazing at the Chaos Sea, and said with emotion: "Old man has lived this long, and this is also the first time I've participated."

He paused, then looked toward Xu Zhangqing: "But every eruption flushes out a large batch of ancient ruins, primeval cave abodes; some items' grades even reach the Immortal Artifact level.

The top heaven's chosen of all major forces almost all come for these things."

The cosmic tide triggered by the Chaos Sea.

Represents both danger and opportunity.

As the saying goes, life and death are fated, wealth and honor are in heaven.

Good luck, achieved in a single step.

Bad luck, buried right here.

Regarding this, Xu Zhangqing did not speak.

His gaze pierced through the gray-white Chaos mist, landing on the deeper reaches.

The Seven-Colored Lotus, the Heaven and Earth Furnace, the Primordial Star Core — these three restless fellows were all telling him the same thing.

In the depths of the Chaos Sea, there is what they want.

"The body sizes of these Chaos Species are truly too large!"

"In the Tianyuan Realm, exceeding a hundred zhang is already rare, yet here they're seen everywhere!"

"Not just the Tianyuan Realm, even in the Beidou Star Domain, creatures of this body type are few and far between, and most are the spirit pets of Stewards and Elders!"

The group, while watching the Chaos Sea, conversed.

After a while, Xu Zhangqing withdrew his gaze, flipped his hand and took out the Fangcun Ring: "Earlier at the Qinglong Donglu Auction House, the Chief Steward sent a batch of finale-grade apology gifts; I haven't had time to sort through them..."

As he spoke, he took out several magic treasures from the storage ring: "Eight Desolations Mountain-Suppressing Shield, a defensive magic treasure.

Infuse it with magic power to activate mountain-peak body protection; it can block even a Void Refining cultivator's attack.

Elder Zhang, you have wood and earth dual spirit roots; holding it is just right."

Zhang Zaizhi took it over and flipped through it a couple of times, his expression shifting slightly: "This mountain-and-river relief carving technique seems to be the Zhen Yue Pattern of the ancient Ba Huang Zong; it has long been lost."

Next, Xu Zhangqing took out a long sword.

The sword body was entirely blue-green; a phantom Chi dragon roamed unsettled along the sword ridge; the sword edge, still sheathed, already emitted a faint dragon might.

The water spiritual energy in the air automatically gathered toward the sword body, condensing into fine dense water droplets hanging on the sword blade.

"This is the Green Chi Water-Dividing Sword."

He handed the long sword to Ruo Qunshuang: "Water-attribute flying sword; a wisp of Chi dragon essence is sealed inside; a water spirit root cultivator wielding it can borrow dragon might to amplify damage."

Ruo Qunshuang took it; her fingertips had just touched the hilt when that Chi dragon phantom seemed to sense something, extended half its length from the sword body, coiled around her wrist once, and let out a low dragon chant.

Afterward, Xu Zhangqing took out two more items.

One was a glazed lamp.

On the lamp wick burned a cluster of glazed-colored flame; though only the size of a bean, it emitted a strand of purely extreme incinerating force.

The surrounding Chaos mist, illuminated by this firelight, actually shrank back slightly.

He fastened the glazed lamp at Linglong's waist, then struck a restriction so the lamp would not easily fall off, and instructed: "This is the Glazed Pure Fire Lamp; the pure fire of the wick never extinguishes; it can burn demonic evil, can break illusions.

You wear it; if you encounter danger, just tap the lamp base, and the pure fire will automatically protect its master."

Linglong looked at the glazed lamp at her waist, appeared especially fond of it, immediately tiptoed and kissed Xu Zhangqing on the face: "Thank you, Daddy!"

Then, Xu Zhangqing handed a wristband to Qingyao: "Yao Er, this is a Spirit-Locking Bracelet; seventy-two restrictions are engraved on the bracelet body.

Once activated, it can transform into a Spirit-Locking Domain.

As long as you stay inside, safety can be guaranteed."

The wristband was no more than two fingers wide, its surface densely engraved with seventy-two miniature restrictions.

Each restriction flickered with faint light, linking together into an invisible net of restrictions.

Qingyao took the Soul-Locking Band, revealing a sweet smile: "Thank you, Master!"

Ruo Qunshuang asked in puzzlement: "Qing Ge, what are you doing?"

Xu Zhangqing said in a deep voice: "There is a matter I must make clear to you in advance.

Should I venture deep into the Chaos Sea, the three of you are to stay by Elder Zhang's side.

Either remain in the camp, or wander the outer perimeter.

Remember, it is best not to leave the camp's defense range."

Once these words were spoken, the air fell quiet for an instant.

Ruo Qunshuang's expression changed slightly; she opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end swallowed the words back.

She knew clearly in her heart that the more it was a time like this, the more she should offer unconditional support and trust.

In truth, Xu Zhangqing's thinking was also very simple.

He wanted to borrow this Chaos Sea opportunity to push his cultivation from the Late Stage of Spirit Transformation to the Void Refinement stage.

Judging from the current situation, a mere Spirit Transformation cultivator was simply not enough.

The title of Ninth Direct Disciple of the Beidou Xianfu could awe people for a moment outside, but could not awe them for a lifetime.

In a place like the Chaos Sea, those who come are all top-tier proud sons of heaven from the major star domains; a Spirit Transformation cultivator inside would find even self-preservation extremely difficult.

What's more, whether it was the Dao Venerate's arrangement or the Lord of Creation paving the way.

No matter who was pushing from behind, Xu Zhangqing did not wish to be manipulated at will by others.

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Time passed bit by bit.

The universe tides still erupted; every so often a giant wave would crash down, then scatter radiant light across the vast sky.

Before long, Lu Yan found Xu Zhangqing: "Xu Direct Disciple, a message has just been received."

Xu Zhangqing asked curiously: "What message?"

Lu Yan said seriously: "Zhen Yuanzi's direct disciple has already brought your eldest son Xu Ping'an and charged into the Chaos Sea!"