Chapter 168: Entering the Sea

The sound of thunder on the sea gradually grew quieter, and the giant waves that blotted out the sun and moon slowly fell.

The forty-eight people who joined the Fasting Ritual also withdrew their Dharma images one by one at True Person Chengchu's signal.

Cheng Xinzhan recited the spell silently. The Bingling Crown Prince Dharma image's body flashed with light, turning into a point of spiritual light and returning to Cheng Xinzhan's front.

This point of spiritual light was the "Supreme Heavenly Capital Register." He tried to collect the Dharma register into his orifice. Such divine objects should all be able to be collected into the orifice.

Sure enough, with a thought, the Dharma register entered the Inner Landscape world. He placed it in the Jianggong, and the Inner Landscape god Bingling Crown Prince automatically walked out of the Dharma register after entering the Inner Landscape small world and returned to the Spleen Mansion.

Besides this, Cheng Xinzhan could clearly perceive that there was earth-yellow evil water attached within the Dharma register.

He didn't know what kind of treasure material this Dharma register was refined from. It could entrust the Inner Landscape god, could be collected into the orifice, the register itself formed a small illusory world, could store Dharma power and spiritual energy, and could also store gang and evil.

It was truly extraordinary; he had truly had great luck.

Ji Hehe came to Cheng Xinzhan's side, his words revealing helplessness, but also a hint of pride,

"You child, how come you are everywhere, and you even formed a formation with a group of Golden Cores."

Cheng Xinzhan saw the Sect Master coming and hurriedly bowed,

"Greetings, Sect Master."

Ji Hehe nodded, "Have you refined the 'He Xin Tong' (Heart-to-Heart Connection)? How could the overseas demonic path suddenly attack?"

The "He Xin Tong" in Sect Master Ji's mouth is a relatively common type of supernatural power, belonging to the Heart Mansion supernatural power. After refining it, one can talk to people with heart sounds, which is more secretive and fast.

"He Xin Tong" is a collective term for this type of heart mansion transmission supernatural power. Each person's supernatural power refined according to the characteristics of their own opened heart mansion and cultivation lineage is a little different.

Cheng Xinzhan first knew about this kind of supernatural power at the Longhu Dharma Assembly. At that time, Zhu Jianrong used "Tong Xin Huo" (Heart-Connecting Fire) to tell him about the things about the Ancestral Tian Shi Mansion accepting disciples. At first, it gave Cheng Xinzhan a fright.

"He Xin Tong" is a relatively common supernatural power. Although heart sounds are not easily eavesdropped on and intercepted, there is also a drawback, that is, the two people talking with heart sounds cannot be too far apart. If they are far apart, they have to use another supernatural power, "Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission," which is a throat orifice supernatural power.

Besides this, there is another supernatural power called "One Thought Mutual Knowledge," which belongs to the Purple Palace supernatural power. A thought is transmitted, and the other party knows everything. When this supernatural power is used for Dharma transmission, there is another special name called "Di Hu Guan Ding" (Head-Pouring Enlightenment). But Purple Palace supernatural powers are so hard to come by; even those in the third realm find it extremely difficult to refine.

"Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission" and "One Thought Mutual Knowledge" are relatively difficult, and Cheng Xinzhan doesn't know them. But he first opened his heart mansion, so "He Xin Tong," this commonly used supernatural power, was naturally already refined. He refined the supernatural power with the method of pure yang intention fire, called "Heart Intention Clear Flame." The flame flickers, and the heart sound is transmitted. And because it is stained with the word "intention," it also has a bit of the flavor of "One Thought Mutual Knowledge."

He used heart sounds to tell the story of the demon corpse stealing the treasure and fleeing south, and by the way, he also said that he had obtained the register and the gas, and had taken advantage of it.

This long string of things was told with heart sounds, and it only took one or two breaths of time.

Ji Hehe nodded and replied with heart sounds,

"'Supreme Immortal Capital Register,' 'Yellow Extreme Zheng Wu Evil,' that is indeed accepting the favor of the Shangqing Sect. You don't have to worry about it. I know what to do. The ancestral court will naturally ask and reward the matter of Mount Siming. It is you, what do you want to do next? Return to the sect?"

Cheng Xinzhan thought for a moment and said,

"As far as the disciple knows, the demonic path now has two true dragons, and a fourth-realm dragon corpse, and the Southern Wilderness and Three Corpse Island have taken root by the sea. It seems that the near sea will not be peaceful for a long time in the future."

"Not bad."

Ji Hehe replied, and said,

"Now in the Daoist gate, the two great sects of the east and west, Western Shu wants to stand on its own, and Longhu is stealing. Looking at the demonic path, there is the Blood Demon establishing a sect in the north, unfathomable, and in the southeast, there is collusion between the demonic path at home and abroad, adding true dragons."

"Heh! This Cosmic Realm seems to have been peaceful for a long time, and the righteous path is prosperous, but once awakened, looking around, it is already internal and external troubles!"

Cheng Xinzhan's heart was heavy, and he continued to say with heart sounds,

"The Sect Master is right. Now the demonic path at home and abroad is colluding, but the two sides have just started to collude, and there must be a lot of pulling together and dividing land and people. It is a time when fish and dragons are mixed. The disciple is now in a low realm and not eye-catching. I want to take this opportunity to go overseas to see, first to explore the reality of the demonic path, and second to see what the overseas is like."

Ji Hehe was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said okay. He pointed his finger at Cheng Xinzhan's brow, and two groups of spiritual light appeared in the latter's Purple Palace.

It was the method of "Head-Pouring Enlightenment."

"'Sea Scenery Record' must be read. This book has maps of overseas, introductions to various overseas ethnic groups, and the origins of various heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Of course, it also includes possible gang and evil. These are all summarized based on information sold overseas plus information from the records of sect disciples traveling."

"However, thinking about it now, it has been decades since the last update of this 'Sea Scenery Record.' It is time for someone in the sect to go into the sea to see. You go this time, and you must also update this book for the convenience of future generations."

"Secondly, you are only in the second realm. Overseas is dangerous, and it is far from the sect. I will pass you a void secret technique, 'Zhou Guang Tian Yu Step.' If you encounter danger, you should escape if you should, don't be brave, don't be entangled in battle."

Cheng Xinzhan thanked him.

"I will give you two more life-saving magic treasures. This is the 'Crimson Purple Life-Replacing Mirror.' With this magic treasure, it can save your life once, so you won't be suddenly killed by top-level Daoist techniques. Even if the flesh body is gone, this mirror can take your Jianggong and Purple Palace to escape. At that time, you can reshape the flesh body."

"There is also a 'Mysterious Machine No-Leak Talisman.' After all, you are going to the demon's nest. Use this with the transformation technique. As long as you don't run in front of the Fifth Realm and shake, it can ensure you won't be seen through."

After Ji Hehe finished speaking, Cheng Xinzhan felt that there were two more things in his bosom.

The elder was very thoughtful, and Cheng Xinzhan was very grateful in his heart and bowed.

Ji Hehe said again,

"If you want to go, go in a while. The demonic sect will inevitably control the coast in the future. Later, we will go to meet the old dragon, and you go around from the east."

Cheng Xinzhan said yes.

Looking into the distance at this time, the giant waves gradually subsided.

True Person Chengchu withdrew the Fasting Ritual formation map, and then she turned into a streak of light and flew into the East Sea.

Ji Hehe patted Cheng Xinzhan on the shoulder and also turned into a streak of light.

Not long after, brilliant Dharma light erupted on the East Sea, like the sun rising early. At the same time, in the Dharma light, there were continuous angry shouts and dragon roars. Both the sea and the shore gathered many onlookers.

It was in such a grand scene that Cheng Xinzhan took the opportunity to retreat, then traveled east on the land, during which he released several paper cranes and command arrows, passed messages, reported safety, and finally entered the sea near Mount Putuo, leaving no trace.

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The vast sea has countless islands and reefs. If it is only about the richness of materials, it is better than the land countless times.

Immortal mountains on the sea have been famous since ancient times, and there are even more Yingzhou, Fangzhang, and Penglai, three mountains that are famous in the world, which are spiritual mountains not inferior to the Five Sacred Mountains and Five Towns, and have been the residence of immortals since ancient times.

And in ancient legends, in a certain sea area of the East Sea, there are immortal mountain islands, which are the dojo of the Lingbao Lingbao Lingbao Tianzun among the Three Pure Saints and his disciples. In the heyday, countless immortal families came here to listen to the lecture when the Lingbao Lingbao Lingbao Tianzun lectured, known as ten thousand immortals coming to court.

However, such an immortal mansion resort has gradually declined since the near ancient times. There are many reasons.

The oldest and most important reason is that after the Conferred God quantity calamity, the Hunyuan Saints, together with all the Daluo disciples, all hid from the world, and the East Sea no longer saw the traces of saints.

And the remaining ancient immortals were mostly enfeoffed on the land to become gods, enjoying human incense, and did not easily come overseas.

Since then, there have been many fewer traces of immortals overseas.

Later, various Dharma lineages blossomed and bore fruit on the land, and a hundred schools of thought contended, but no top-tier Daoist Dharma lineage emerged overseas. With the growth of one and the decline of the other, more sects and loose cultivators went to the land.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I don't know why a second wave of hiding from the world of ancient gods and true immortals emerged. This time, whether in heaven or on earth, almost all the Golden Immortals in the world hid from the world, and no one knew where they went, and they didn't leave a word.

The ones on the land were still okay, with orderly inheritance, and the days passed as usual. But the Dharma lineages overseas were originally few. With the sudden hiding of the backbone that sat in the town, it immediately caused panic, and they scrambled to go to the land.

At that time, there was a saying called "Three Seas Returning to the Flow."

This time, it almost moved the immortal Dharma lineages overseas.

Besides this, the four seas Ao family also hid from the world in the two waves, and there was no trace, leaving only some useless dragon sons and grandsons.

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These useless dragon sons and grandsons had no restraint, naturally stirring up wind every day and making waves every night, making the sea a mess. So those who were reluctant to leave their homeland and had always been unwilling to leave also went to the land one after another.

After the first hiding of immortals, the dragon race was out of control. The Ancestral Tian Shi Xu, who couldn't stand it, took his sword overseas and didn't know how many dragon sons and grandsons he killed. The blue sea was dyed blood-red, which stifled this foul atmosphere.

By the time of the second hiding of immortals, Ancestral Tian Shi Xu also left. The remaining dragon race returned to their old ways. So there was Ancestral Tian Shi Sa who went overseas and killed another batch. The purple light illuminated the sea and sky, almost breaking the backbone of the dragon race.

Two Ancestral Tian Shi dragon-slayings, there was almost no Ao family bloodline left on the sea, but the immortal Dharma lineages on the sea were all moved away.

Since then, there has been no orthodox immortal family on the sea, and the three mountains on the sea and the saint's dojo have been forbidden by themselves, and have gradually hidden in the sea waves and mist. Even if later generations deliberately look for them, they can't find them.

Even without the immortal mountain resort, the sea is still rich. Once the immortals leave, the demonic path naturally comes to occupy it. Most of the demonic path here are creatures in the sea, various flood dragon species, water pythons, shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and there are also demons who are shouted and beaten by everyone on the land and have nowhere to stay.

These demons take the evil dragon remnants who escaped from the hands of the two Ancestral Tian Shi as their respect, calling themselves the overseas demonic sect, and they are mutually supported and communicated with the Northern Demonic Sect and the Southern Demonic Sect on the land, and they are the largest force in the Cosmic Realm.

However, the overseas demonic sect has a large territory and many people, but it is very chaotic. Even without the Zhen Tao Tower, the overseas demonic sect rarely forms a momentum to attack the land. Its internal strife and competition for resources are serious, which is even worse than the sects on the land.

At present, the sea is still full of evil wind and evil Qi, but since Ancestral Tian Shi Sa ascended, there has been no third Ancestral Tian Shi to go overseas to cleanse the demonic atmosphere.

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This day was clear for ten thousand li, the sun was shining brightly, and the blue waves were ten thousand hectares.

"Coo coo—"

A group of gray-blue seagulls screamed and fled in the air, as if something was chasing them from behind.

Looking further back, it was not some fierce bird, nor some sea demon. The one jumping and chasing in the air was actually a three-colored flower cat.

"Alright Third Sister, don't chase, forget it."

Above the blue sea, a red cloud floated against the sea surface, following closely behind the flower cat.

When the flower cat heard this, it grabbed another seagull nearby, scratched off a few feathers, and then let go of the group of seagulls.

These stupid birds actually sprinkled that kind of thing on themselves and the master, which is really unreasonable!

The flower cat returned to the red cloud angrily.

On the red cloud sat a thin, ordinary-looking man in black. He picked up the flower cat, put it in his bosom, and stroked it slowly.

Fortunately, I brought Third Sister out this time, otherwise it would be too boring on the sea.

Cheng Xinzhan, who had changed his appearance, thought so in his heart.

It has been nearly a month since he went to sea, and so far, he is quite used to it, and the aftermath of that day has already spread to the sea.

First is the Green-Robed Old Ancestor in the Southern Wilderness, who turned into a Fifth Realm true dragon. The three thousand li sea area along the coast of the Southern Wilderness, including Qiongzhou Island, was all included under the Green-Robed Old Ancestor, and it had a formal name called "Qiongzhou Sea."

After this sea area was divided to the Green-Robed Old Ancestor, the demons living here had to pay tribute to the Green-Robed Old Ancestor every year.

However, the overseas demonic sect naturally wouldn't suffer a loss. After agreeing to divide this sea area to the Green-Robed Old Ancestor, people from the overseas demonic sect could also go to the land from this place, and the Green-Robed Old Ancestor would cover for them, so they didn't have to worry about being killed by righteous cultivators along the coast.

The Three Corpse Island also stood firm on the edge of the East Sea. After that night, many overseas demons, especially those who attained the Dao as corpse ghosts, went to the Three Corpse Island under the instruction of the Sea Dragon King.

With the blessing of many corpse ghosts, plus further connecting the earth veins and sea veins, its mountain-protecting formation "Profound Yin Zheng Wu Water and Earth Formation" was more stable. The Red Body Sect Master Gu Chen claimed that even if an immortal descended, don't even think about breaking the formation again.

However, Gu Chen didn't know that before his "Profound Yin Zheng Wu Water and Earth Formation" was completed, an insect corpse followed his ten thousand walking corpses and fell into the island.

The two thousand li sea area near the Three Corpse Island was divided to the Three Corpses by the overseas demonic sect, so it also had a name called "Wan Wan Shi Hai."

Two thousand li away from the Three Corpse Island, it happened to be Mount Putuo. There was a Wan Wan Shi Hai at the door of the Buddhist holy land. The high monks of Mount Putuo were naturally dissatisfied. It is said that the two families are fighting every day now.

To be honest, Cheng Xinzhan went to sea from the "Wan Wan Shi Hai" area, but at that time it didn't have that name.

After entering the sea for the first time, he wandered in the "Wan Wan Shi Hai" area for a long time, disguised as a demonic path person who defected from the land, inquired about the situation in the sea from some demons on the sea, and after checking against the "Sea Scenery Record" given by the Sect Master, he dared to continue walking into the depths.

Now he is in the sea area two thousand li southeast of the "Wan Wan Shi Hai." This piece of land is called "Big Belly Sea."

The owner of this sea area is a Fourth Realm Tuo Dragon. It is said that because this Tuo Dragon was born with a huge belly, it was called the Big Belly Tuo King, so this sea area got this name.

Some people say that the Big Belly Tuo King's belly is not born, but because he practiced a demonic secret technique called "Stomach Tripod Transforming Heaven Skill," it became like this.

It is said that the Big Belly Tuo King's cultivation is either eating or sleeping. Every time he wakes up from sleep, he has to eat ten thousand catties of blood food, among which human flesh is the top grade, and Daoist disciples who practice spiritual clear orthodox methods are the best.

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