Chapter 483 Cautious

Outer Sea Territories?

When he mentioned the outer sea territories, that Hugo Lu (Person Name) grew slightly solemn.

He cast a glance at Eldrin, then took a deep breath and said, "To be frank, the situation in the Outer Sea cultivation world has deteriorated to an extreme degree."

That land is teeming with demons and monsters. Many sea territories once belonging to the human race have been seized by these foul creatures. Even a Nascent Soul True Lord would face considerable danger recklessly venturing into the demonic realms.

"Moreover, the outer sea territories are separated from the coastal waters by a vast expanse of hundreds of millions of li of empty ocean. There are virtually no resting points along the way, and even the magical power of a Nascent Soul True Monarch would struggle to sustain such an immensely long journey."

Eldrin frowned upon hearing this. Leaving aside the land area, the Eastern Sea cultivation realm was vastly more expansive than the Eastern Wastelands.

Within this vast territory, even 2 fifth-order spirit islands could be separated by tens of millions of li of oceanic expanse.

Particularly in the vast expanse between the outer seas and the coastal waters—an area spacious enough to accommodate several 3 Rivers Ancient Domains—the spiritual energy grew exceedingly sparse.

From such a vast distance, even a Golden Core cultivator or a Nascent Soul True Monarch would be unable to cross it directly.

In truth, even with sufficient magic power to traverse the void, it remained an exceedingly perilous endeavor. A cultivator’s spiritual energy would be drastically depleted, and there were no suitable spirit mountains to serve as resting points.

When a cultivator's spiritual power is depleted excessively, they become highly vulnerable to demonic incursions.

In truth, the Golden Cores of high-level cultivators were potent nourishment for demons and monsters. Many of these creatures roamed the domain of The Vast Sea (Location), lying in wait to ambush and slay human cultivators.

Under such circumstances, attempting a long-distance sword flight would likely pose significant peril.

After listening, Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow and said, "Could it be that the Eastern Sea cultivation world doesn’t have a single teleportation array?"

"Of course there are teleportation formations," Lu Yanhe said, then added with a bitter smile, "But the distance between the inner sea and outer sea is too vast. Even fourth or fifth-tier formations can't cover it."

"Only a legendary sixth-level teleportation array could traverse such an immense distance."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin also showed a helpless expression. Crafting a sixth-tier teleportation array required a Void Gem (Spiritual Object) of the highest sixth-tier grade.

And the sixth-level Void Gem (Spiritual Object) was a treasure of the Pure Yang grade. Such a supreme treasure held immeasurable value and was exceedingly rare throughout the entire Violet Realm.

Legend has it that within the Celestial Horizon Pavilion lies a Grade-6 teleportation array. However, this formation was exclusively used to connect with the Eastern Wastelands (Location) and even the Dao Lord's sacred grounds in the Central Ancestral Domain. Clearly, the offshore cultivation world possessed no corresponding teleportation array to match it.

Lu Yanhe sighed as he spoke, "Even before the Cataclysm of the Demonic Abyss, there were only a few fifth-grade superior spirit veins. The distance between them was barely sufficient to deploy a fifth-grade superior teleportation array."

"However, those spiritual veins were either destroyed by the Outer Realm Demons or fell into the hands of the demon tribes, rendering the teleportation formations unusable now."

Eldrin listened quietly, and after a long while, he couldn't help but ask, "If even a True Monarch finds it difficult to cross, how do you maintain contact with the distant overseas cultivation world?"

"Our demon-hunting vessel and the war treasure ship."

Lu Yanhe began, informing Eldrin that since ancient times, the Eastern Sea cultivation world had maintained a tradition of using high-level demon beasts as dragon bones to forge Demon-Hunting Ships.

The fifth-tier demon-hunting vessel was forged using the skeletal remains of a Demon Emperor as its keel. Through mystical arrays, it draws upon the boundless aqueous energy of the ocean as its power source, capable of traversing hundreds of millions of miles across the seas to reach the distant shore.

Moreover, the demon-hunting vessel was equipped with demon-slaying ballistae and devil-purging cannons, making it the ultimate treasure for hunting high-tier demon beasts.

Although teleportation arrays were no longer available, cultivators from the Eastern Sea cultivation realm could still reach the distant seas cultivation realm by means of treasure ships.

After giving an introduction, Lu Yanhe said, "Every so often, treasure ships depart from the coastal waters to the distant seas. You can take 1 of those vessels when the time comes—it will significantly increase your safety."

"I see." Eldrin nodded slightly and cupped his hands in salute. "My gratitude for your guidance, fellow cultivator."

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such courtesy." Lu Yanhe (Person Name) smiled faintly, rising to his feet with a cupped-hand salute. "I have urgent matters requiring my attention, thus I cannot linger overlong. I sincerely hope you'll be able to reach a decision soon."

"Have no fear, Fellow Daoist. I shall exercise due discretion."

Eldrin cupped his hands in salute, bidding farewell to Lu Yanhe.

After he had departed, Lyra (Person Name) said calmly, "Survival is not easy for the human race in the Eastern Sea cultivation world. We can lend a hand with the troubles of 9 Rivers Island."

"I was thinking the same thing."

Eldrin nodded slightly and said, "However, since we are newcomers here with no familiarity of the place or its people, we must exercise some caution to avoid being deceived."

"Let me observe for a while longer before making any decisions."

"Very well."

Lyra smiled faintly. Though Eldrin possessed an upright and sharp-willed nature, he was by no means a rigidly naive man—this being 1 of the qualities she had come to admire in him.

Early the next morning, Eldrin (Person Name) left his cave abode, determined to learn about the situation on Jiuchuan Island.

After some investigation, the 2 learned the basic information about 9 Rivers Island. The details largely aligned with what Lu Hugo (Person Name) had previously described.

The ruling power of Jiu Chuan Island is known as the 9 Streams Sect. The Island Lord, True Lord Jiu Chuan, has lived for over 2 1000 years and is an old True Lord at the Nascent Soul, 3rd Tier (Cultivation Realm).

This gentleman, who took his own Daoist title as his name, founded the 9 Rivers Sect and also joined the Eastern Sea Immortal Alliance, becoming 1 of its elders.

He deliberately observed some low-level cultivators and found that True Lord Jiuchuan actually enjoyed a rather favorable reputation among the island's lower-ranking practitioners, with no trace of ill repute left behind.

"It seems this 9 Rivers True Lord can still be trusted."

Eldrin walked upon the spirit isle, speaking to Lyra with an air of detachment.

Lyra also nodded in agreement. With their combat prowess and cultivation levels, they could venture into the vast majority of places across the realm, save for a few perilous locations. There was truly no need for excessive caution.

As the 2 were conversing, Eldrin suddenly furrowed his brow and gazed into the distance before striding forward.

"Grandfather, grandfather."

In a secluded corner of the 9 Rivers Market, before a dilapidated courtyard, a gaunt elder lay on the ground, his face deathly pale.

A young boy lay draped over the old man, weeping as he shook the elder's body.

"Are you dead yet?"

3 cultivators sneered, kicking the young child aside before casting a cold glance at the elderly man lying on the ground.

After some fumbling, the group retrieved a storage pouch from the old man's body and handed it to the burly man leading them.

"Big brother, there are countless spirit stones."

The cultivator exclaimed excitedly, beaming with joy, "I heard Elder Ye earned a hefty reward of 32,000 spirit stones for guiding an esteemed guest. It seems the rumor was true after all."

"Little brat, your grandfather's lifespan has run its course. We're just collecting his body and taking a few of his belongings as payment—surely that's not too much to ask?"

The man spoke while casting a cold, mocking gaze toward the child.

But the child’s eyes widened with fury, his voice dripping with venom as he spat, "My grandfather did not die of old age—he was murdered by you people!"

"You villains, give me back Grandpa's spirit stones at once!"