Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

"Pure Yin Spiritual Energy!" someone suddenly exclaimed in a loud voice.

As these words were spoken, the cabin erupted into commotion!

There are many kinds of nature's spiritual energy, and the more extreme the property of the spiritual energy, the rarer it is. The Five Elements Spiritual Energy of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth are the most common, followed by wind, thunder, and ice, but the rarest of all are the Yin Yang Spiritual Energy.

The reason why Yin Yang Spiritual Energy is so rare is that the conditions required for their emergence are extremely stringent in terms of timing and terrain; even a slight deviation can cause them to evolve into a different property or dissipate completely.

Following the simple principle that the rarer something is, the more precious it is, special regions that give birth to Yin Yang Spiritual Energy often hide treasures of comparable value.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As the Da Fu steadily moved forward, the surrounding concentration of Pure Yin Spiritual Energy grew more intense, and those pale blue flames became denser.

In the steersman's cabin of the Da Fu, Hai Lan'er had already stopped trying to capture the flames and stared ahead in shock. The usually cool Li Mu stood beside her, his mouth slightly agape, looking somewhat pale.

Looking through the crystal-clear window, one could see an endless sea of pale blue, slowly unveiling itself against the pitch-black backdrop to the awe of the three onlookers.

Countless pale blue flames rose from the sea and oscillated aimlessly within the waters.

Below this ocean, as far as the eye could see, were mountains of white bones, uncountable carcasses and skeletons layered and undulating, extending to the horizon before disappearing into the darkness.

The Da Fu "sailed" over this ocean of bones as if it had inadvertently entered a mysterious and eerie otherworld, silent and eerie yet incredibly grand.

After a while, Hai Lan'er broke the silence with a panicked expression, stuttering, "Wha... what is this?!"

Hai Dafu pondered for a moment before speaking solemnly, "This... I fear this is the legendary Ocean Graveyard. We've hit the jackpot this time!"

Li Mu, sensing his hesitation to proceed, immediately chimed in, "Boss, with such a dense concentration of Pure Yin Spiritual Energy, there must be a Pure Yin Spirit Vein nearby. We can't afford to miss this chance to strike it rich!"

Hai Dafu nodded slightly, "Don't worry, Talent does not blame one for taking advantage of it! Since we have come to a Treasure Land, naturally we cannot leave empty-handed."

Moments later, the spirit whale let out one final lament before its colossal body completely lost its life force and the carcass began to sink into the pale blue "ocean" below.

Seeing this, Hai Dafu's face beamed with joy, and he immediately altered the Formation to make the Da Fu ascend.

Boom! Boom!

As the Treasure Ship rose, the Whale Barrier Rope quickly tightened, dragging the huge whale carcass slowly toward the sea surface.

Midway through the ascent, Hai Lan'er suddenly slapped her father's arm and pointed towards the edge of the window, exclaiming in surprise, "Dad, look...?"

Huh!

Hai Dafu looked in response and let out a surprised huh.

Far off in the distance, about a dozen miles away and aided by the faint glow of the pale blue flames, a vast shadow suddenly became visible.

This shadow was roughly cylindrical in shape, about a mile in diameter, and it became thicker the deeper it went.

Curiosity piqued, Hai Dafu directed the Da Fu toward it.

As they drew closer, the shadow revealed its true form—it was an immense and towering grey-white coral reef that had accumulated and grown from the deep seafloor over countless millennia, eventually reaching its current monumental scale.

As they neared the coral reef, Li Mu could clearly sense that the Pure Yin Spiritual Energy was becoming even denser.

He was immediately overjoyed and quickly said, "Boss, do you feel it? This coral reef is highly likely the Coral of Gathered Spirits! The Spirit Vein must be right beneath it."

Upon hearing this, Hai Dafu was taken aback for a moment, but after briefly sensing it with his spirit, he burst into a hearty laugh and said, "Indeed, it is the Coral of Gathered Spirits. It's like finding what you searched so hard for without any effort at all!"

The Coral of Gathered Spirits, also known as Zhi Lingshan, has an affinity for spiritual energy and wherever it grows, a Spirit Vein is surely present.

After growing for tens of thousands of years, the coral breaches the sea surface, forming numerous coral islets that eventually evolve into spirit islands.

Many of the spirit islands in the Shattered Star Sea came from this.

Hai Lan'er was also very excited. If this coral reef had already broken through the sea surface and grown into an island,

it would mean that their Hai Family possessed a spirit island, and a rare Pure Yin Spirit Island at that.

With a spirit island, the Hai Family would have the foundation to establish their clan.

Thinking of the bright future, Hai Lan'er couldn't help but feel emotionally overwhelmed.

A quarter of an hour later, the Da Fu abruptly broke through the water, and its gigantic hull emerged on the surface.

No sooner had the treasure ship surfaced than Zhao Sheng and others hurriedly escaped from the cabin, rushing onto the deck to breathe in the fresh air.

Once everyone had calmed their nerves, Hai Dafu directed them to start salvaging the corpse of the spirit whale.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The water around the Da Fu was blood-red, attracting wave after wave of sharks and other ocean predators, only to be ruthlessly slain by Immortal Cultivators.

After three days and nights of dissection, only a massive skeleton of the spirit whale remained, lying close to the Da Fu.

Not only everyone's Storage Bag, but also the ship's warehouse was filled with spirit whale meat and spirit fat.

In the Shattered Star Sea, spirit whale meat was an ingredient rich in Spiritual Energy, very popular among Qi Refining Immortal Cultivators. Spirit fat had an even wider use, not only as an auxiliary material for Alchemy and Artifact Refining but also essential in refining special Fire Bombs.

A single spirit whale represented a huge fortune.

If it had been in the past, the people on the Da Fu would have been overjoyed by now.

But at this moment, there was no joyful atmosphere on the ship; instead, it was extremely gloomy.

In the captain's cabin, Hai Dafu, Hai Lan'er, Li Mu, and Chen Laoer sat together.

Hai Dafu stroked his red beard, his face grave as he asked, "Which one is it now?"

With a somber tone, Li Mu replied, "The fourth one, Shou Hou just jumped into the sea!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Chen Laoer exploded with curses, "Damn it! What's going on? The guy was fine yesterday, how could he suddenly jump into the sea and commit suicide today?"

Everybody was supposed to be getting rich, all smiles and laughter, reveling in the future just yesterday.

But the next day, without a word, this person plunged into the sea to take his own life.

An Immortal Cultivator committing suicide without any warning and choosing to die by suffocation.

It's simply a joke!

But when the joke repeats over and over, anyone would be terrified.

Hai Lan'er, being the most timid, tugged at Hai Dafu's sleeve in fear and said anxiously, "Father, let's leave quickly! This cursed place bodes ill. It will be too late if we don't leave now."

Hai Dafu was hesitant; beneath this area of the sea lay a hidden unknown treasure, and if they left now, it might not be easy to find this place again.

Li Mu suggested, "Captain, I think this place is very strange. Why don't we leave this sea area for now and see what happens later?"

Chen Laoer, remembering Little Tian's instructions before their departure, echoed, "Captain, beneath this sea lies the Ocean Graveyard, and I feel that Shou Hou's death is definitely related to it. It's best for us to leave for now."

"In that case, we——"