Chapter 255: Mi Hai Vortex

"Qin Xiaofeng! Do not go too far! This is the territory of my Demon Emperor!"

In the quiet stone palace, the Demon Emperor's angry voice finally rang out. Qin Xiaofeng, still holding the gorgeous woman in his arms, did not let go because of the Demon Emperor's fury.

"Is it worth it? The journey is boring; what is wrong with letting one of your juniors keep me entertained for a while?"

He reached out a hand and lightly brushed the chin of the woman in his arms. That woman had long since been scared out of her wits; how could she dare to resist!

"Hmph! The disciples I brought out from the Demon Mountain are all elites; I will not allow you to humiliate them like this! Remember this: we are already very far from the Tianyuan Continent, and the 'Master' cannot arrive here in an instant!"

With a cold snort, wisps of Demonic Qi overflowed from the Demon Emperor's five fingers, and the fierce glint in his eyes grew more intense; it looked as if he had truly developed a murderous intent.

"Haha! Why must you be angry, Lord Demon Emperor? It is not worth it for a woman! Fellow Daoist Qin, I think you should dismiss this thought! If it won't do, when we encounter other sects, how about I select a stunning female cultivator from among them for you?"

Seeing that the Demon Emperor was truly enraged, Jin Buhuan stepped forward to smooth things over. He had an old, cunning appearance, but his words were much more pleasant to the ear than Qin Xiaofeng's.

After more than two years of flying, Qin Xiaofeng had long been bored to death in the stone palace. At this moment, he discovered a rather gorgeous female cultivator among the Five Great Demon Mountains and developed a crooked idea. Who would have thought that this female cultivator knew Wu Xu of the Jinlan Demon Mountain? Even though Qin Xiaofeng used both threats and inducements, the woman simply would not submit.

In the end, Qin Xiaofeng also grew somewhat angry and wanted to use force in the great hall! He did not expect Wu Xu to come out and obstruct him, and the two nearly came to blows. This made the Demon Emperor very unhappy; Qin Xiaofeng did not take him seriously at all. In front of so many demonic cultivators, where was his face to be saved?

With the two sides at a stalemate, a single sentence from Jin Buhuan caused the gunpowder-filled atmosphere to soften somewhat! Qin Xiaofeng's arm loosened slightly, and he released the gorgeous woman.

"Fine! Since Fellow Daoist Jin has said so, I will give you some face!"

Turning his body, Qin Xiaofeng acted as if nothing had happened and walked toward a corner of the stone palace. He did not take the Demon Emperor seriously in the slightest; his final words nearly made the Demon Emperor attack and destroy him!

Suppressing the rage in his heart again and again, the Demon Emperor thought bitterly to himself:

"Qin Xiaofeng! You do not take this Demon Emperor seriously; I will make you pay later!"

Seeing that the Demon Emperor's residual anger had not yet dissipated, Jin Buhuan smiled lightly, the wrinkles on his aged face almost smoothing out!

"Lord Demon Emperor! Qin Xiaofeng is ignorant! This old man apologizes to you here! However, I ask that Lord Demon Emperor show mercy! Do not harbor murderous intent, because each of us has been left with a mark by the 'Master'. As long as one of us falls, the appearance of the killer will certainly be transmitted back to the 'Master'. I believe Lord Demon Emperor would not question this ability of the 'Great Underworld Mansion', would you?"

On the surface, Jin Buhuan appeared to be explaining and apologizing to the Demon Emperor! But in reality, he was warning the other party not to easily harbor murderous intent toward them!

With no expression on his face, the Demon Emperor's heart was deeply shaken. He did not doubt what Jin Buhuan said in the slightest. With the supernatural powers of the 'Great Underworld Mansion', they could absolutely achieve this! After all, when it came to the understanding of soul power, there was no one in the Human Realm stronger than the 'Great Underworld Mansion'!

"Do not try to scare this Demon Emperor with words! If you truly push me to the limit, I do not care about the consequences!"

After leaving behind a harsh threat, the Demon Emperor slowly closed his eyes and ignored Jin Buhuan! The old man smiled lightly and then turned and left.

The surrounding Wang Ji and the others were already so angry they could roll their eyes. The existence they viewed as a god was being bullied like this; it was truly infuriating! However, cowed by the Demon Emperor's lingering prestige, they did not dare to say anything more and had to swallow their anger.

The massive black stone palace flew above the Mist Sea, trails of Demonic Qi leaving long tails in mid-air. This stone palace was refined by the Demon Emperor at his peak, and its flight speed was extremely fast! It was just that with the Demon Emperor's current cultivation level, controlling this palace was slightly lacking!

After flying for a period of time, they had to stop to rest for a while! Along the way, they encountered attacks from demonic beasts. The cultivators of the 'Great Underworld Mansion' rarely took action; it was mainly the disciples of the Five Great Demon Mountains who stood out to fight, so after several rounds, the Demon Mountains had lost more than ten people.

Likewise, without any destination, the black stone palace could only keep flying forward! In order to restore his former glory, the Demon Emperor would stop at nothing, wanting only to find the Immortal Illusion Continent!

On the flying ship where the Nanxuan Sect and the others were, Zhang Nuo and Xiao Zhengxing were discussing some matters regarding Body Refining. After more than two years of getting along, Xiao Zhengxing had come to understand Zhang Nuo's character, so he did not hide too many things and explained the matters of Body Refining to him in detail.

Xiao Zhengxing was, after all, a practitioner of Body Refining, and his Golden Core Late Stage cultivation allowed him to have a deeper understanding of it. After several days of long talks, Zhang Nuo felt enlightened, having a sense of sudden clarity.

"Many thanks for your guidance, Senior Xiao!"

Although he was in the same realm as Xiao Zhengxing, Zhang Nuo still addressed him this way!

"You are welcome. Back when we were at the Wuji Sect, Liang mentioned you more than once!"

Smiling lightly, Xiao Zhengxing was very appreciative of Zhang Nuo's humble behavior! A young person should not let their tail go up to the sky just because they had achieved a small success!

Just at this moment, a disciple's shout came from the deck, as if some strange thing had appeared ahead! The crowd filed out from the flying ship and looked down toward the front.

They saw a seawater vortex at least a hundred miles wide, spinning rapidly. The endless seawater in the surroundings was being continuously rolled into the vortex. The 'whoosh-whoosh' sound of the water was like ten thousand horses galloping. Occasionally, a small demonic beast would be swept into the vortex and disappear in the blink of an eye!

"What a terrifying vortex!"

Even those with the cultivation of Zhuge An and the others were shocked by the massive seawater vortex before them! If one were truly sucked in, it would likely not be so easy to get out!

"This is a Mi Hai Vortex. It is rumored that within the Mist Sea, there are no fewer than a thousand such vortexes, and some are several times larger than this one. As for where these vortexes lead, no one has ever known!"

Nanxuan Laozu stroked his beard and explained slowly.

"Old Ancestor, is there really no way to get out if one is swept into a 'Mi Hai Vortex'?"

Zhang Nuo had always been very curious about such things.

"Even with my cultivation, once swept into the vortex, there is absolutely no possibility of coming out! Around the vortex, there exists an invisible force; only those who have felt it know how terrifying that power is!"

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Nanxuan Laozu said helplessly. Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned ugly all at once, and they secretly made a note to stay far away if they encountered a 'Mi Hai Vortex' in the future.

The flying ship did not stay long at the 'Mi Hai Vortex' and continued to fly forward. Time flew like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, another four years passed. In the vast Mist Sea, the group from the Nanxuan Sect had been flying for nearly seven years in total.

During these seven years, there had been several life-threatening dangers, and certain parts of the flying ship were severely damaged, causing its flight speed to drop significantly.

Nanxuan Laozu's expression remained the same as it was before they set out—neither angry nor surprised, as if all of this was within his expectations.

"Land! It's land!"

On the deck, a disciple shouted excitedly. Upon hearing this, the people inside the flying ship felt their spirits lift. Having flown for so long, there was finally news of land! Could it be that the Immortal Illusion Continent had been found?

'Swish! Swish!' sounds rang out continuously as everyone rushed out of the flying ship in a swarm. After seeing the 'land' ahead clearly, their expressions withered one by one.

The so-called land was nothing more than a small island. This island was a hundred miles in circumference, bare on top, without even a blade of grass growing on it—a scene of total desolation!

Having flown for seven years, this was the first time everyone had seen a place to land. With Nanxuan Laozu's consent, the flying ship slowly descended onto the small island.

Although it was not the Immortal Illusion Continent, when everyone's feet touched solid ground, they all felt a sense of stability in their hearts!

"Take advantage of the time resting on this island to repair the flying ship!"

Nanxuan Laozu said indifferently to the few disciples beside him. The few people agreed, took some tools from inside the flying ship, and went to repair the damaged parts.

Zhang Nuo walked on the small island for a while and found that apart from some loose rocks, there was nothing else there; he did not even see a single living creature.

He reached out and grabbed a large stone on the ground. With a 'whoosh', the stone was pulled into his hand. Under the slight force of his five fingers, the large stone turned into powder in the blink of an eye!

The sea breeze blew gently, and the fragments flew from between Zhang Nuo's fingers!

"It seems this island is not soaked in seawater all year round!"

Through his observation of the stone, Zhang Nuo could conclude that this small island did not appear by chance, but had stood in the Mist Sea for years on end.

Since it did not appear by chance, they could have a good rest on it! Turning his body back, he saw several streams of light flying toward the perimeter of the island. A moment later, the disciples who went to scout the path returned and said one after another that this small island was an isolated island, and there were no demonic beasts present!

Having scouted the surroundings clearly, Nanxuan Laozu nodded slightly. With a flip of his hand, he took out an Array Disk. Following that, he cast several Dharma incantations, and several array flags of different colors flashed out from the surface of the Array Disk, sinking into the surroundings of the small island one after another, simply setting up a small Dharma Array.

"Rest here for a few days first, then we will set off again!"

With the protection of the Nanxuan Laozu Restriction, even if a demonic beast were to attack, they would be able to know in advance; at this time, everyone was truly exhausted, so they all sat cross-legged on the small island and began to practice breathing exercises!