Xue Tong realized the power of the Black Sea after entering the dark zone for five hundred miles.
There was no moon, no stars, only very weak light filtered through the dark clouds. Looking around, there was no wave or sound in the dark sea water, and the whole world was dead silent.
The fear and depression are maddening.
Xue Tong flew five hundred miles by boat and almost didn't dare to look at the surrounding scene.
But he had to pay attention.
The black water is undulating and swaying. Who knows if a sea monster will suddenly jump up? With thick black clouds overhead, who knows if there will be deadly thunder.
Xue Tong tensed his nerves. When the mana of the ship was exhausted, he jumped on the eagle.
The vulture flew hundreds of miles, and its sharp eyes became dim, and it could not bear the dark feeling of dying at the end.
Xue Tong landed on Panjiao Island.
On the pitch-black rock and soil, a strange plant grows on the island, like a withered shrub, the color of a dead fish's eye.
"Wow, if I hadn't been mentally strong, I would have had to go back home right now." Xue Tong collected the eagle and summoned the soul ape.
The soul ape was full of human souls in Lingwu and Qingcheng Mountain. Not long after waking up, the scene in front of him made his black eyes widen. He kept opening his mouth to gasp for air, wandering east and west, as if there was endless freshness.
"Well, the temperament of the Death Sea matches well with the Soul Ape and the Bone Puppet."
The bone puppet's aura was approaching, and he looked around with the same surprised expression.
There are traces of warrior activities on Panjiao Island. This sea area is two thousand miles deep into the dark zone. There are scattered islands. Poaching monks often visit, mainly hunting sea monsters and collecting spiritual objects from the sea.
Xue Tong took some time to regroup and boarded the large ship he had built in the Wuji Sect.
The Bone Puppet and Soul Ape are accompanying him, which makes people feel better.
The ship was a hundred feet high in the sky, flying silently over the silent sea.
After a few hours, they landed on the Unnamed Island.
Xue Tong practiced the Taoist skills of the soul to calm his depressed heart, replenished the ship's mana, and rushed to the next location.
The northern sea map depicts nearly a thousand islands. Xue Tong just walked and rested like this. Fortunately, the Black Sea was calm and there was no storm.
After three, they arrived at the eastern edge of the sea chart, eight thousand miles away.
"Thousands of miles beyond Ou Shu's reflection is the endless black sea. There are no islands. I don't know if there are islands or reefs in the area outside the picture, but predecessors must have explored it."
"I'm going to find out. I'm more powerful than my predecessors in tens of thousands of years."
"The risk is too great and it's not worth it."
Xue Tong changed his direction to explore vertically from north to south. After several nervous moments, a piece of slightly lighter water suddenly appeared on the sea surface. Upon closer inspection, a large black shell was gradually revealed, with regular light blue lines on it.
Big turtle!
This tortoise was extremely large, up to fifty or sixty feet long and wide. Xue Tong quickly pulled the bow of the boat and submerged it into the black clouds.
"It is most likely a master-level spirit turtle! Fortunately, the big turtle is gentle, otherwise..."
A pair of green eyes in the black cloud rushed towards the ship.
Xue Tong swung his lacquer knife and slashed.
"Chi~"
Xue Tong vaguely recognized the sound of cutting bones, which seemed to be that of a sea eagle.
This time I was very frightened, "Find a place quickly, don't kill yourself by wandering around!"
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An unnamed island marked on a chart.
"That's it. The island is not big but the terrain is higher."
Xue Tong dug a hole on the side of Yantu Mountain near the sea, and dumped all the excavated soil and rocks into the sea without leaving any trace. The entrance of the hole was hidden in the gray bushes, making it extremely difficult to find.
The project was huge, and even with Xue Tong's force, it took two months.
A security guard was placed at the entrance of the cave, and the double formation of Xiguang Thousand Crossbows was enough to withstand the advanced warriors for a while.
Another secret passage leads to the island. It has not been completely dug, but it can be opened in a very short time.
…
Xue Tong stayed in the Black Stone Cave for five years.
The Vulture took the lead in upgrading. The powerful resources of the Hui tribe and the black bird corpses in the Mirage Realm pushed it to the rear peak, while the Yasha Bone Puppet was also infinitely close to the first level.
The bone puppet was soaked in the bone pulp pool of several ancient monsters for half a year, including a complete skeleton of a peak black lion.
Xue Tong poured in three cans of poisonous powder one after another. The poisonous powder came from the main village of Hubu.
The yellow-green viscous bone pulp became lighter and lighter, and the handfuls of blue spirit stones in the pool also turned gray.
The bone puppet suddenly jumped up from the pulp pool. The soul fire in the eye socket was blue and white in the core, light blue in the middle circle, and the outer edge was green.
A powerful aura filled the air, and Xue Tong was also awed.
"The poison puppet's force is terrifying. Its skeleton is mixed with more than twenty kinds of poisons. Even the sixth-grade detoxifying elixir has mediocre effects. It needs to be poisoned with magic power, and it needs to be recuperated for half a month."
"After tempering the demonic beast's inner elixir, bone powder, bone pulp and toxins, the Poison Puppet's bone quality is comparable to that of the Black Ink Lion."
The bone puppet is equipped with claws and teams up with the soul ape to fight against the white tiger and the vulture.
In the animal training ground on the east side of the underground palace, battles broke out every few days. After beating the three beasts and one puppet, they took a rest and practiced for a few times before fighting again.
Xue Tong began to refine weapons.
He gathered nine top-quality magical weapons and materials in his fantasy realm. The simplest one was a shield. Xue Tong spent three months to refine it into a stacked stone round shield.
He once had such a shield, which was destroyed by Gong Renchou.
The stacked stone shield is simple and easy to make, with a stacked rock pattern. When the protection is sufficient, it is shimmering and retractable. When the mana is exhausted, the light disappears, and it is fixed.
Xue Tongshang was unable to test the magic weapon. The top-grade Mountain and Sea Cauldron only had a very high chance of being refined into a magic weapon. The top-grade refining cauldron was the standard configuration for refining the magic weapon.
Xue Tong refined a shield, a sword, an ax and a spear.
The best war bow was his main target for this round of refining.
It took Xue Tong more than half a year to make the dark red top-quality dragon tooth iron tire bow and forty top-quality diamond arrows.
Seven refined materials were consumed in two years.
When he is free for refining the weapon, Xue Tong will hang the fire storage disk above his head, slowly spit out the fire cloud, and burn it.
The purpose is to practice the Nightmare Bone True Demon Art.
He had a thought in his mind, "I must have lived in a world full of thunder and fire in my previous life, and that was how I forged the shocking bloodline!"
Xue Tong went into retreat and tried to attack the late stage.
…
Six whole years.
When the stone door shattered, Xue Tong's tall figure came out, his eyes shining with golden light, frowning and gritting his teeth. He followed the black stone corridor and punched the magic circle to pieces.
His golden eyes narrowed, his bones crackled loudly, and green smoke billowed out of his nose and ears for a long time, and finally he let out a long breath.
"First, later, your wish will come true!"
“It’s time to return to Gan Tai”
At this time, about twenty-six years have passed since he was promoted within the Chongguang Realm.
…
"Someone!"
On the way back, there was a quarrel among the monks on Crab Claw Island.
Xue Tong's ship slowly lowered, "What are you doing?"
The Bone Puppet and Soul Ape who were in the same boat stood behind.
The bone puppet changed his attire, holding the bow in his left hand and slinging a quiver across his body, minimizing the delay in opening the bow.
A top-quality bow can be used as a curved stick. Even if the arrow is not released, the striking force cannot be underestimated.
What's more, the storage bracelet on the bone puppet's right paw contains the Nine Nether Sword, which is a terrifying murder weapon.
Among Xue Tong's twelve treasures, the Dragon Killing Formation has been replaced by four swords: Golden Ray, Hanlin, Chongxiao, and Youlong. The last two magic weapons came from Qi Chongji. The Underworld Sword was sold to Ou Shuying, and the remaining four treasures were the Silver Gang Spear, the Sky-Splitting Claw, the Saber Saber, and the Nine Nether Sword, as well as the fake treasures of Lieguang, Qingyan, and Guiyuan Sword.
Now that he is in the later stage, since he doesn't need so many magic weapons, he might as well let the bone puppet hold the treasure instead, which will greatly increase his combat power.
There were two groups of noisy people, five on one side and seven on the other, mostly senior people in the back.
"Back to my seniors, we were arguing over resources and the hunted sea monsters were unevenly distributed. When we killed the monsters, they helped us a lot, but they clamored for half of it." A post-peak warrior said.
"If it weren't for us, you could kill this mid-stage fish monster," another group immediately retorted.
"Forget it, it's not worth arguing about. Why don't you cash it in immediately and sell it to me, and you guys can split it 40-60 cents." Xue Tong saw that the fish monster had never hunted before, so he intended to buy it.
Except for him, Xianchu, who was the highest martial artist, most of the people in the crowd expressed their agreement.
"Black market price?"
"It's 10% higher than the black market price. I'll pay you on the spot, which saves you a lot of trouble."
Xue Tong collected six early and middle sea beasts and asked: "Do you people from Zhiyue country have anything new recently?"
Naturally, no one told him where he came from, nor did he reveal any information.
"Everyone who is poaching, don't be afraid of being caught by people from the alliance." Xue Tong felt slightly annoyed and his words were thorny.
"The alliance patrol was ambushed five years ago, and there were many casualties. It has been peaceful recently." The top warrior said again.
"Oh, well, good luck to you guys."
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The Black Sea of Death made Xue Tong feel much better than when he arrived. The two main reasons were the increased force and clear goals.
Xue Tongtong rushed quickly.
Junshan Island.
Ou Shuying's trading point was empty. He was doing black market business and couldn't stay somewhere for a long time. Xue Tong smiled bitterly and shook his head. His plan to buy some spiritual items along the way fell through.
He still had one unfinished matter in Gantai, and he asked Jiang Zhongzhou to do something. He didn't know what the outcome would be.
When he saw the plaque hanging high on the Jiang Mansion, Xue Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Taoist Master Xue, Jiang has fulfilled his mission and found out about Li Zhaoqing's whereabouts seven years ago. She is in Zhiyue and already knows that the Taoist priest has exerted his power and wiped out Lingwu Villa."
Jiang Zhongzhou has been upgraded first and then confirms Xue Tong's identity.
When Xue Tong returned to Gantai, his appearance changed to his original appearance. After explaining and showing the token, Jiang Zhongzhou believed him.
"That's good, what else does she want?" Xue Tong asked.
"The Taoist priest is very mysterious and hides important secrets. It's a pity that he didn't help her find the relics of her former confidant."
"Oh, we didn't make an appointment to meet," Xue Tong said feeling disappointed.
"No, Li Zhaoqing and Che Zhengqun opened a spiritual materials shop, but they specifically told me not to tell you where the director is." Jiang Zhongzhou was confused.
"They are old partners, good." Xue Tong vaguely felt that Li Zhaoqing smelled something strange, and felt that he could not get closer to his "extraordinary" self, so he did not want to see each other.
"Well, people on the path to immortality come and go, and we will meet again if we are destined." Xue Tong sighed, paused and then said: "When the matter has reached this point, Xue Mou said, does Jiang Daoyou know that there is a mysterious place in Wanyu, and there is a similar teleportation installation"
Jiang Zhongzhou blinked a few times, understood the deeper meaning of the words, and answered truthfully: "Jiang has never listened."
"Okay, please pay more attention. If there is any news when we meet later, Xue will thank you very much!"
Xue Tong went to the Black Sea of Death, feeling lingering fears and undecided whether to try to find a teleportation back to Chongguang or return to another Wanyu Continent through the Dark Storm.
