Chapter 358 – Journey Through the Endless Sea, Dangers at Every Turn!

Chapter 358 – Journey Through the Endless Sea, Dangers at Every Turn!

【The Star-Moon Shuttle transformed into a streak of golden light, departing from Azure Cloud Realm and racing toward the Endless Sea.】

【Along the way, while pressing forward, you did not forget to travel through the various lesser chiliocosms of the Azure Origin Domain, improving your cultivation.】

【But your flight speed was incomparably faster than before. Bolstered by the Dao of Speed and the spatial Dao, the Star-Moon Shuttle could traverse hundreds of millions of li each day.】

【In merely one year, you passed through over thirty void nodes, each crossing saving you a tremendous amount of time.】

【You traveled day and night without rest, and aside from journeying and cultivating, you also sought out the many inheritances left behind by the Luotian Sect.】

【Each inheritance contained nearly ten million drops of spirit liquid, a million high-grade spirit stones, and countless cultivation techniques, supernatural arts, and treasure-crafting materials…】

【Though each individual inheritance’s treasures were merely icing on the cake for you, little by little they accumulated. Dozens of inheritances combined yielded enough spirit liquid and other resources to sustain your cultivation without worry for the entire journey.】

【And so, twenty years passed…】

【Year one hundred and sixty. You successfully arrived at Azure Mountain Realm.】

【This was the very realm where you had previously obtained the Star-Moon Shuttle. It was an important site of Luotian inheritance, and returning now, your harvest was bountiful.】

【After claiming every last Luotian inheritance within Azure Mountain Realm, you piloted the Star-Moon Shuttle and continued onward toward the South Sea Realm.】

【And so, another ten years passed…】

【Year one hundred and seventy. After over thirty years of travel, departing from Azure Cloud Realm, you finally arrived at the South Sea Realm.】

【This realm bordered the Endless Sea and was vast in territory. You stopped here, preparing to rest and adjust for a period before setting out into the Endless Sea.】

【Over these thirty-some years, you had found a total of forty inheritances left behind by the Luotian Sect.】

【In total, you obtained approximately five hundred million drops of high-grade spirit liquid, nearly one billion high-grade spirit stones, and countless supernatural arts and cultivation techniques.】

【Even the pills, spirit herbs, and magical treasures you acquired filled several storage artifacts to the brim…】

【Such an enormous fortune—let alone a Mystic Immortal, even most Golden Immortals could only dream of it…】

In the Real World, Su Xing looked at this and nodded with satisfaction.

“Departing from Azure Cloud Realm and arriving at the South Sea Realm in just over thirty years… that speed really is astonishing!”

Azure Cloud Realm was situated in the central region of the Azure Origin Domain, while South Sea Realm lay at its edge. Between the two realms stretched nearly half the entire Azure Origin Domain.

As for the vastness of the Azure Origin Domain—even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal probably couldn’t fathom its true extent.

If one truly compared it to the Milky Way from his previous life, the Azure Origin Domain was likely equivalent to tens of thousands of Milky Way galaxies in size…

If Su Xing relied solely on his own speed, he probably couldn’t traverse the entire Azure Origin Domain even if he spent his whole life trying.

This was precisely why all cultivators crossing through space had to pass through void nodes, one after another!

Each void node could span endless territories.

Su Xing sighed with emotion:

“Void nodes compress the space of hundreds of billions of li into a single point. Passing through one can cross anywhere from trillions to quadrillions of li…”

“If I relied solely on my own speed, the distance between two lesser chiliocosms—separated by quadrillions of li—would probably take me hundreds of years to cross…”

“But with void nodes, it takes no more than two or three days…”

The Three Thousand Worlds were so incomprehensibly vast that without void nodes, reaching other worlds was practically impossible.

Su Xing had once heard that the great masters of the Three Thousand Worlds, having comprehended the spatial Dao to extreme depths, could pass through over a hundred void nodes in the snap of a finger.

In less time than it took to drink a cup of tea, they could travel from Azure Cloud Realm to South Sea Realm.

Su Xing was still a far cry from that level.

“Ah, but my current flight speed is already terrifying enough…”

“Compared to before, when it took one or two hundred years to reach the South Sea Realm, now it only takes just over thirty years… and that’s with time spent collecting Luotian inheritances along the way…”

“If I traveled day and night without rest, I could probably save nearly half the time…”

After a pause, Su Xing continued:

“But the Luotian inheritances along the way absolutely had to be collected!”

“This simulation is preparing to cross the Endless Sea, which will likely take a great deal of time… Even after reaching the Celestial Secrets Realm, I’ll still need spirit liquid for cultivation…”

“After advancing to the True Immortal realm, the spirit liquid required for cultivation only grows more terrifying… Fortunately, there are Luotian inheritances. Otherwise, my cultivation speed would slow down dramatically.”

Su Xing understood that his current cultivation speed was built on a foundation of exceptional talent—but that was only the basics.

What mattered more was having sufficient cultivation resources.

Otherwise, there would be no way to sustain Su Xing’s terrifying rate of advancement…

One year of Su Xing’s cultivation was equivalent to over a hundred years for a cultivator of the same realm, and all of this was built upon the foundation of having enough resources.

“But at least I’ve reached the South Sea Realm again. My cultivation and spiritual power should be barely sufficient now.”

“And the Star-Moon Shuttle and the secret route map of the Endless Sea have both been gathered… Next comes the journey through the Endless Sea!”

“I hope I can safely cross the Endless Sea and reach the Heavenly Secrets Domain…”

Thinking this, Su Xing’s eyes brimmed with anticipation as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【In the South Sea Realm, you purchased various tools needed for navigating the Endless Sea.】

【For example, a spatial compass that could sense directions, and special medicinal dust that could ward off Strange Voidbeasts.】

【In the South Sea Realm, many cultivators made their living by “fishing.” Though they dared not venture deep into the Endless Sea, lingering at its edges still allowed them to capture some void beasts.】

【The vast Endless Sea was like a true ocean, and those Strange Voidbeasts were the “fish” swimming within it.】

【South Sea Realm cultivators hunted Strange Voidbeasts at the edges, earning resources for their cultivation.】

【Because of this, the cultivators of South Sea Realm had developed a comprehensive set of methods for ensuring safety within the Endless Sea.】

【For instance, the spatial compass for determining one’s bearing ensured that the route would not deviate, preventing one from falling into dangerous chaotic void currents.】

【And in the void, the roaming Strange Voidbeasts posed extreme danger to ordinary cultivators. Therefore, one needed to apply beast-repelling medicinal dust to the immortal vessel beforehand to avoid danger.】

【Beyond that, pills for rapidly restoring spiritual energy and immortal power were also essential supplies for the Endless Sea.】

【You purchased over a hundred types of such resources, spending tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones in total, ensuring the safety of your upcoming voyage.】

【The Celestial Secrets Realm was unknown to you, and the Endless Sea was even more dangerous and mysterious. You had no idea how long it would take to cross this expanse.】

【Therefore, you had to make thorough preparations…】

【Year one hundred and seventy. Your cultivation successfully advanced to the Peak of the third level of the True Immortal realm.】

【After much hesitation, you decided to wait until you broke through to the fourth level of the True Immortal realm, when your spiritual power would be more abundant, before attempting to cross the Endless Sea.】

【And so, thirty years passed in the blink of an eye…】

【Year two hundred. After decades of secluded cultivation, spending tens of millions of drops of high-grade spirit liquid and millions of drops of supreme-grade spirit liquid, you finally achieved a breakthrough through steady accumulation, advancing to the fourth level of the True Immortal realm!】

【Having successfully cultivated to the mid-stage of the True Immortal realm, your spiritual power was nearly fifty percent more abundant than before!】

【This increase in cultivation gave you thirty percent greater confidence in crossing the Endless Sea.】

【This year, you officially prepared to depart from the South Sea Realm.】

【You piloted the Star-Moon Shuttle, leaving the South Sea Realm and arriving at a transitional zone between the Endless Sea and the South Sea Realm.】

【This area of space was mostly occupied by cultivators preparing to “set sail,” resting and making final adjustments. Along the way, you encountered dozens of immortal vessels.】

【Most of these vessels could only travel short distances—they were “fishing boats” used to hunt Strange Voidbeasts.】

【You spent a week successfully passing through this transitional zone.】

【Upon passing through an invisible barrier of prohibitions, you felt the surrounding space change rapidly!】

【The already thin spiritual energy vanished entirely in mere moments. An eerie, terrifying aura began emanating through the space, making you feel deeply uncomfortable.】

【This sensation was somewhat similar to void travel, but far more dangerous.】

【Most notably, the complete absence of spiritual energy in the Endless Sea meant that Qi Refinement cultivators and immortals could not draw upon the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The power of their supernatural arts and techniques was reduced to a mere fraction.】

【However, Body Tempering cultivators, who needed no spiritual energy to exert their full combat strength, held an enormous advantage in the void.】

【This was precisely why you dared to cross the Endless Sea while still at the True Immortal realm.】

【Within the Endless Sea, no worlds could be seen whatsoever—not even shattered ones. This meant cultivators had absolutely nowhere to rest. Either cross the Endless Sea, or turn back the way you came.】

【The Endless Sea was utterly dark, devoid of any light source. The naked eye could not discern the surroundings; one could only rely on divine sense to perceive the situation around them.】

【Darkness was never the most terrifying thing in the Endless Sea. If one saw light within the Endless Sea, that demanded even greater vigilance.】

【Because within the Endless Sea, only powerful “hunters” could emit light to lure prey.】

【Those Strange Voidbeasts known as hunters—even you would need to exercise extreme caution against them.】

【The most terrifying thing about the Endless Sea was the long years of voyage, and the fear of the unknown…】

【Upon first entering the Endless Sea, that terrifying darkness accompanied you. Initially it was not too dangerous—only a few scattered Strange Voidbeasts appeared, posing no threat to you.】

【What you needed to watch out for more were the chaotic void currents within the Endless Sea. The currents here were far more dangerous than normal, their patterns nearly impossible to discern, requiring even you to navigate them with great care.】

【Following the route map you had previously obtained, you sailed smoothly through the Endless Sea. In the blink of an eye, ten years flew by.】

【At first, all you had to contend with were chaotic void currents. But as you ventured deeper into the Endless Sea, you began encountering more and more of those terrifying killers—Strange Voidbeasts!】

【If encountering Strange Voidbeasts in the normal void was exceedingly rare, then in the Endless Sea, they appeared frequently.】

【Only here, Strange Voidbeasts were no longer prey, but true predators!】

【They would deliberately seek out immortal vessels, destroy them, and devour the cultivators aboard along with their cargo, feasting to their fill.】

【Even following the route map and avoiding the vast majority of dangers, you still encountered certain perils.】

【Initially, you only encountered Strange Voidbeasts at the Celestial Immortal or True Immortal level. Against hunters of this caliber, the Star-Moon Shuttle left them far behind, and you had nothing to worry about.】

【But as you ventured deeper, the level of the Strange Voidbeasts increased as well.】

【By the tenth year, you encountered a full three Strange Voidbeasts approaching the Golden Immortal realm!】

【These beasts were as massive as planets, radiating such terrifying pressure that even you could only flee thousands of li in the opposite direction.】

【Year two hundred and twenty. After nearly twenty years of navigation, you had already traveled far beyond the bounds of the ordinary cultivation world. In the vast Endless Sea, you were like a lone leaf adrift on a small boat, sailing toward the far shore.】

In the Real World, Su Xing gazed at the simulation text before him with deep emotion.

“In the great expanse of the Three Thousand Worlds, there aren’t many places that can be called forbidden zones… but the danger of those forbidden zones is absolutely not to be underestimated!”

“There are even rumors that certain forbidden zones are places where even Grand Luo Golden Immortals wouldn’t dare tread lightly…”

“Comparatively speaking, a forbidden zone like the Endless Sea is actually much safer!”

After a pause, Su Xing continued:

“And this is with a route map… This route, refined through countless years of exploration, avoids over ninety percent of the dangers. Otherwise, even Golden Immortals probably wouldn’t dare cross the Endless Sea so easily.”

“But even so, the Endless Sea is still extremely dangerous.”

“I wonder how many years it will take me to cross the Endless Sea…”

Su Xing pondered for a moment.

He had already been sailing for over twenty years. Even at a conservative pace of tens of millions of li per day, he had long since covered an immeasurable distance, yet the edge of the Endless Sea was still nowhere in sight.

“But at this rate, I should be approaching the first void node soon, right?”

Su Xing’s eyes held a hint of anticipation.

The Endless Sea also contained void nodes, though they were few in number and extremely well hidden.

The secret route map Su Xing had obtained recorded three void nodes.

Each void node crossed could save him hundreds of years of travel time…

“Once I cross those three void nodes, I’ll be close to the Heavenly Secrets Domain.”

“At this pace, I should be able to reach the Heavenly Secrets Domain within a hundred years, right?”

Su Xing thought this as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【After more than twenty years of void navigation, you finally arrived at the first void node.】

【In the darkness of the Endless Sea, this void node emitted a faint glow.】

【Sensing the void node’s location, joy surged in your heart. But just as you prepared to cross through it, a sharp pain suddenly stabbed at the center of your brow!】

【Your talent Blessed by Fortune sent you a warning!】

【Upon sensing this warning, your heart lurched. Could the danger be coming from within the void node?】

【But after carefully divining the situation, you discovered that the danger did not originate from the void node itself, but rather from a Strange Voidbeast lurking in the vicinity of this node!】

【It was a late-stage Mystic Immortal realm Strange Voidbeast…】

【Under normal circumstances, an opponent of this level would pose no danger to you. But here in the Endless Sea, your strength was severely diminished, and if you were injured in battle, it could even affect the rest of your journey…】

【You considered circumventing this Strange Voidbeast, but it was clearly hiding here specifically to ambush prey that came to use the node.】

【Thus, there was no way around it. Against this Strange Voidbeast lying in wait, your only option was to fight head-on!】

【Therefore, while still ten thousand li (5,000 km) away from the beast, you stowed the Star-Moon Shuttle to prevent it from being damaged in battle.】

【The moment your physical body left the immortal vessel, you felt something was wrong. The circulation of spiritual power within your body slowed by several times over, and with no spiritual energy in the air to replenish it, your effective strength was reduced to a mere fraction of its full potential.】

【All you could rely on was your Body Tempering cultivation…】

【But with the Strange Voidbeast blocking your path, there was no way to avoid it. You chose to strike first.】

【After leaving the Star-Moon Shuttle, you transformed into a streak of starlight and charged toward the Strange Voidbeast.】

【In mere moments, you arrived at the beast’s vicinity.】

【Battle erupted instantly!】

【…】

【In the Endless Sea, prolonged combat was extremely unfavorable for you!】

【This was the Strange Voidbeast’s home turf, and the eerie energy pervading the void continuously eroded your cultivation and spiritual power. Extended exposure would cause your cultivation to rapidly deteriorate…】

【Therefore, you chose to end this quickly!】

【Without a moment’s hesitation, you directly manifested the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation, transforming into a Wu Clan giant standing thousands of zhang tall, and charged straight at the Strange Voidbeast…】