Chapter 419: with translation of chapter title

After finishing his work, Yan Buji set out alone to seek the Primordial White Heavenly Qi; unlike his previous aimless drifting, this time he at least had a base.

Though he could break off anytime, Yan Buji plans not to return before attaining Nascent Soul; otherwise he may not retain control over the Dragon People.

"This place... should be near the Boundless Sea, right?"

Speaking of which, the Boundless Sea Trench seems to be inside the Boundless Sea, but the Boundless Sea Trench crosses the three great oceans of the Dongxing Sea Region, so the Frigid Winter Ocean also has an extension of the Boundless Sea Trench.

By the time Yan Buji arrived at the waters of the Boundless Sea, it was already two years later.

He originally wanted to slip through a mysterious current, but since no one knew of it, he could only fly straight through.

On the surface, Yan Buji still posed as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, fully concealing himself, wearing a thick anti-detection robe and a mask.

As for his tall stature, that's easily explained; it's normal for some exceptionally gifted humans to grow two or three meters.

"However, I'm not very familiar with the situation in the Boundless Sea, and I don't know whether there are any human cultivators inside it."

According to what Yan Buji knows, there are some human cultivator outposts inside the Boundless Sea, but few; because the weather in the Boundless Sea is harsh, with occasional tsunamis and storms, it's unsuitable for human habitation, and instead demon beasts abound.

But this place isn't the demon race's main base either; it's more like a lawless zone.

Thus the humans here aren't upstanding either; they're more like those who fled here after causing trouble in the Riptide Sea.

Along the way Yan Buji found traces of human cultivator activity; following them, he arrived at a large island.

The island had few structures, just huts built of wood or stone; the cultivators around all concealed their auras and wouldn't say more than a word to others unless needed.

Yan Buji, with plenty of funds, easily learned the situation here.

"There are many such gathering places, but our Little Phoenix Island also has a Nascent Soul True Lord holding down the fort; if you plan to stay here, you'll have to make offerings to that person."

"Really?" Yan Buji looked around and asked, "What about the others?"

"Actually, not long ago I did see some formidable people."

"Formidable people?" Yan Buji gave a strange look.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator before him whispered, "Supposedly they came from the Nan Ting Mountain Region."

"Huh?" Yan Buji exclaimed, "How did they get here?"

"Who knows; perhaps they triggered some ancient teleportation formation."

"Then how do you know they're cultivators from the Nan Ting Mountain Region?"

"It's not hard to tell; that whole set of witchcraft techniques is something only cultivators from the Nan Ting Mountain Region truly know."

"Gu cultivators from the Nan Ting Mountain Region?"

Yan Buji: "Their names are....."

Soon after, Yan Buji received news and set out again.

According to what he learned, not far from Little Phoenix Island, ten thousand li away, there is a human cultivator gathering place called True Yellow Island, the largest human cultivator hub in the Boundless Sea.

Yan Buji doesn't know the exact location of the sea trench he's seeking, but he's certain it won't be inside the Boundless Sea Trench.

So it could just be an ordinary sea trench, but the ocean is so vast that finding a sea trench is extremely difficult.

At least Yan Buji needs to settle the map issue first before proceeding.

During the flight.

Yan Buji saw several Foundation Establishment cultivators ahead locked in a fierce battle, their retreat blocked by a huge sea beast; he had intended to go around, but the beast lashed out with tentacles that tore through space, forcing Yan Buji to join the fight.

"Fellow Daoist, watch out for that octopus sea demon!" cried a female cultivator whose tentacles had ensnared her.

Yan Buji gripped his staff, channeling mana to create several rifts before him!

Snip!

Two spatial bee-stings instantly severed the incoming tentacles; the several cultivators who'd been trapped hadn't even reacted before feeling their bonds vanish.

It turned out Yan Buji also had a rift appear before the massive mouthparts of the underwater octopus sea demon, and the released bee-stings pierced the demon's crystal.

Though this demon beast is huge, its weakness is quite evident; there's no good place to put a demon crystal on such a large body, yet it insists on placing it at the edge of its mouthparts.

Fortunately, Yan Buji had dealt with this kind of demon beast before.

Seeing a few people approach, Yan Buji turned and left, not wanting to waste time with them.

Those few, seeing Yan Buji had no intention to talk, stayed where they were and only sighed after he departed:

"Impressive, that octopus sea demon was practically at Demon King realm, yet it was killed in one blow."

"Looks like another formidable figure has appeared, though we don't know what cultivation method they practice."

"By the way, you're not taking this demon beast, right?"

The few of them laughed as they divided the spoils.

After a while.

Cultivators arriving at True Yellow Island spent some Spiritual Stones to buy a temporary residence permit, having heard that the island is jointly controlled by two Nascent Soul True Lords and also has its own forces governing affairs on the island.

"Is it the Huang Feng True Lord and Yun Chang Fairy? Sounds like they're a dual cultivation pair."

Yan Buji walked the streets; it was clear this place differed from Little Phoenix Island, with many ships coming and going, indicating numerous forces nearby; otherwise, relying on ships for trade in such a dangerous sea would be extremely high-risk.

Yan Buji settled there, earning Spiritual Stones by selling pills on the side while also inquiring whether the Boundless Sea held any special secret realms or news of sea trenches containing Primordial White Heavenly Qi.

After two years passed like this, Yan Buji was considered a somewhat famous Alchemist on True Yellow Island.

After all, a third-rank Alchemist normally couldn't concoct pills for ordinary cultivators, but Yan Buji had no such restriction.

On the contrary, some cultivators, despite questionable backgrounds, would still bring their own prescriptions for him, thus letting Yan Buji encounter many novel formulas.

"Heavy Spirit Pill: a medicine that greatly boosts spiritual sense strength in a short time, possibly even allowing a minor realm advancement."

"Not a bad pill; it's the same category as the Bull Strength Pill I prepared earlier—both enhance basic strength and could trigger a qualitative change in battle, so naturally one should prepare more of such treasures."

Subsequently, Yan Buji went to the market to purchase a batch of Spiritual Materials.

"Isn't that Fellow Daoist Yan?"

"Boss Zhao, how's today's haul?" Yan Buji smiled at the Foundation Establishment cultivator before him, who specialized in the resale business.

Simply put, one can unload stolen goods here; although we don't know what backing he has, the fact that he can sit down steadily and maintain a decent reputation shows his identity is not simple.

This person had previously invited him to join their organization, but Yan Buji refused; he wouldn't stay here long, and would leave as soon as he got news.

"Speaking of which, I actually found some nice little things, Fellow Daoist Yan, could you help me appraise them?" Boss Zhao laughed.

"No problem at all."