Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Hai Dafu's speech was cut off by a sudden panic-stricken voice, "Captain, it's terrible, Chen Jinsui is dead! Come take a look quickly!"

Bang!

Hearing this bad news, Hai Dafu's face turned ashen. He kicked away his stool and swiftly swept out of the room.

Moments later, a full circle of people gathered around the mast on the deck, and in the middle of the crowd lay a stiff corpse, its face wearing a ghastly smile.

At this point, everyone present felt anxious and uneasy, with expressions of panic, gloom, and trepidation varying from one to another.

After a thorough examination of the body, Hai Dafu's complexion became even more grim.

With his more than a hundred years of experience, he concluded that the Chen brothers must have severed their own heart channels by their own volition; it couldn't be homicide.

Another... suicide!

Hai Dafu stood up and asked the crowd, "Did Chen Jinsui show any abnormalities before he died?"

Immediately, a burly man said in panic, "Before this, Jinsui wanted to jump into the sea, but after I stopped him, he... he suddenly laughed, in a chilling manner, then severed his own heart channel."

At that moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Boss, let's get out of this cursed place fast!"

"Yes! If we stay here any longer, we'll all be dead."

"Captain, please give us a definite answer!"

Facing everyone's pleas, Hai Dafu did not hesitate to say, "Pull up the Spirit Whale Skeleton onto the deck; then we'll leave here at once."

"Alright!"

After a cheer, the crew immediately began to salvage the spiritual bone.

An hour later, The Da Fu, carrying the Spirit Whale Skeleton, quickly set sail from this area.

However, death seemed to have its eyes on The Da Fu.

Even after leaving the area, the suicides continued to occur.

Facing the unknown strange events, the Cultivators seemed to become helpless mortals, dying one after the other without any warning.

The number of crew on The Da Fu rapidly decreased,Nôv(el)B\\jnn

In just one day, the thirty-six member crew of The Da Fu had dwindled to twelve.

Faced with such a dire situation, Chen Laoer had reported the odd properties of the blue flame to Hai Dafu two days prior, and the "secret" of Little Tian's astonishing spiritual sense could not be kept hidden anymore.

Hai Dafu immediately called over Zhao Sheng to inquire about it.

Zhao Sheng immediately shared his speculation with the captain that everyone who had contact with the flame would commit suicide.

Once this "paper window" was punctured, the "truth" immediately became clear to all, "The blue flame is the culprit!"

After questioning all the survivors, Hai Dafu breathed a sigh of relief; none of the remaining people had touched the flame.

This was a piece of good fortune amidst the misfortune.

However, as the old saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly!

Soon, The Da Fu encountered another bizarre incident.

Night fell, and a thick fog suddenly rose over the sea.

The fog was so dense that you couldn't see the sea surface two yards away.

To avoid getting lost, The Da Fu immediately stopped to wait for the fog to clear.

The next day, as the sun rose, the fog quickly dispersed, and The Da Fu resumed its homeward journey.

However, in the evening, the thick fog suddenly engulfed The Da Fu again.

This... was unusual, but encountering thick fog while at sea can also be considered normal.

On the third day, the fog cleared with the sunrise. But by evening, as if on cue, the thick fog returned.

On the fourth day,

On the fifth day,

...

For seven consecutive days, the situation remained the same, and even the most insensible among them started to notice the oddity.

Calculating the distance, after seven days, The Da Fu should have traveled over three thousand nautical miles.

Logically, they should have escaped the Foggy Sea Area by now, but peculiarly...

Hai Dafu gathered all the survivors, including Zhao Sheng, Chen Laoer, Hai Lan'er, and Li Mu.

Looking at the crowd, he asked seriously, "What do you think is going on now?"

The crowd looked at each other, but no one spoke up first.

Seeing this, Hai Dafu directly called on one of them, "Li Mu, you speak."

Li Mu pondered for a moment, his expression grave, and said, "Boss, I fear we might be lost at sea!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's heart sank deeply.

Just then, Zhao Sheng shook his head and said in a low voice, "I think it's not just that we're lost; for seven days, we've been circling within the same area."

Hai Dafu's expression became solemn upon hearing this, "Little Tian, do you have any evidence for what you're saying?"

Zhao Sheng pointed toward the sea surface, "The evidence lies undersea."

...

An hour later, Hai Dafu emerged from the water with an extremely grim expression on his face.

He brought back a terrible piece of news: the Ocean Graveyard was right beneath their feet.

In other words, the Da Fu had been going around in circles for seven days and ended up back where it started.

That night, the Da Fu disregarded the fog and fled at full speed.

After a night passed, the Sun rose and the fog dissipated, and Hai Dafu once again dived into the sea, then surfaced with an even darker expression.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and the Da Fu was still trapped in this sea area.

That day, Hai Dafu gathered everyone and announced something.

"I'm going to explore that Pure Yin Spirit Vein. Who wants to come with me?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than people immediately stood up.

"I'm in!"

"Count me in!"

"We should have gone earlier. Heh, the bold ones die of gluttony, the timid of starvation!"

After some declarations, as many as eight out of twelve people were willing to go.

However, Zhao Sheng wasn't among them.

Zhao Sheng had his own plans; after all, cultivation was the same everywhere.

Now, with a boat full of spirit whale meat and no lack of cultivation resources, his main priority was to elevate his cultivation; other matters could wait.

While Zhao Sheng remained silent, Hai Dafu glanced at his daughter sternly and said in a deep voice, "Lan'er, you're not allowed to go!"

Hai Lan'er said with indignation, "Dad, I want to go."

Hai Dafu unhesitatingly said, "I said no means no!"

Hai Lan'er wanted to argue more, but her father silenced her with a wave of his hand.

After some consideration, Hai Dafu decided to leave half of the people on board, while the others, who weren't afraid to die, would follow him.

Splash, splash!

The water rippled in waves as the figures of Hai Dafu and his six men quickly vanished beneath the sea.

Hai Lan'er watched longingly as the group dived down into the depths.

At that moment, Li Mu walked up behind her and consoled, "Lan'er, you don't need to worry! The boss will be back soon."

Hai Lan'er's face was full of hope, "Uncle Mu, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, don't forget your father is a Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer Cultivator."

However, a day passed and there was no return of Hai Dafu and the others.

Two days,

Three days,

Four days later, there was still no word from Hai Dafu and his men.

Now, Li Mu's face also turned somber.

According to the earlier agreement, regardless of whether they discovered anything new, they would send a message back in a timely manner.

But now... this situation of being lost without a trace, what was it all about?

Another day passed, and when the sun once again rose from the horizon, Hai Lan'er could no longer wait.

On the deck, Hai Lan'er, her face streaked with tears, cried out with a sobbing voice, "Uncle Mu, let go of me! I have to find my father!"

She struggled several times trying to dive into the sea, but could not break free from Li Mu's iron grip.

Li Mu said coldly, "Going now will be of no help. All we can do now is to wait."

"Let me go! Let me go!"

As they spoke, Zhao Sheng came out of the cabin and saw the struggle between the two.

Despite not wanting to admit it, he feared in his heart that Hai Dafu and the others were more likely unfortunate than not.

Zhao Sheng stepped forward and chopped at the back of Hai Lan'er's neck, knocking her unconscious.

Zhao Sheng caught her collapsing body smoothly and turned to Li Mu, saying, "Old Man, I'll take her down to rest."

Li Mu looked approvingly and instructed, "Take good care of her for me, make sure she doesn't do anything foolish."

Zhao Sheng nodded and then suddenly asked, "Old Man, what should we do if the captain doesn't come back?"

"What to do? We'll take it one step at a time!" Li Mu turned his head towards the sparkling sea and spoke with a forlorn expression.