Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 466 Backwater City

The pale yellow flame was only about half the size of Qin Feng's palm, and the sand and flowers inside the flame kept changing.

This is why Wei Xi recognized this thing as silt and drought at a glance.

The ability to replace siltation and drought is its creation, and the oases of the Western Regions are its masterpiece.

Wei Xi had an itchy throat, while Qin Feng hesitated to speak.

"Is this a symbol from a totem?" Qin Feng finally couldn't help but voice his question. "Aren't the demonic beasts of the Dongyi lineage supposed to control all the water systems in the world? Why is their treasure a ball of fire?"

How can Wei Xi, who is unable to speak, explain to Qin Feng that this is all the fault of Yu Xianzhou?
Yu Xianzhou is a ruthless demon, rarely seen in the world, but his thinking is wild. He fought his way up from a small demon beast in a cave to become the leader of the Eastern Barbarian demons, intimidating the world. In some ways, he is an evil figure.

Wei Xi blinked quickly and used a telepathic spell.

"Let's talk outside! Keep this safe, I need it!"

Having witnessed Yu Han's abilities, Wei Xi was quite intrigued by this flame.

If the risks are manageable, Wei Xi's plan to build an external gas plant will obtain an excellent raw material.

Using the sound transmission technique, under Wei Xi's command, Qin Feng used the [Thread of Connection] to capture the demonic energy present in the surroundings.

At first, Qin Feng did not understand what Wei Xi was asking him to find, and the [Pulling Silk] went straight for Yin and Yang energy.

Several attempts ended in failure, but a lot of resources were consumed.

"Your Qi Palace did absorb some Yin and Yang energy," Qin Feng said with a bitter face, "but I didn't sense any 'demonic energy' at all. I should have brought Yun Qing with me. The Yun family is skilled in beast taming; they might know how to utilize 'demonic energy'!"

Wei Xi frowned. She had anticipated difficulties, but she hadn't expected that cultivators these days couldn't sense demonic energy at all.

Does this mean the theory of spiritual evolution is untenable?

Qin Feng was somewhat dejected. "We only have three pills left to replenish our spiritual energy. If we continue trying, we'll have to use spirit stones. Spirit stones aren't as effective as spiritual energy, and their quantity is limited."

Spirit stone! Wei Xi suddenly remembered the purple crystal he had pried out of the snake's head.

If spiritual energy can exist in the form of spirit stones, could demonic energy also exist in similar crystals?

Thanks to the alchemist's good habit, Wei Xi used the item-finding technique to retrieve the white jade box containing the purple crystal.

A crystal the size of a fingernail lay quietly inside, and the gas inside was much calmer.

"What's inside isn't yin or yang energy, nor is it spiritual energy. Rather than a gas, it's more like a strangely shaped liquid?"

Qin Feng examined it for a moment and made a judgment: "If this is demonic energy, I think it is impossible to detect it using the Qi Palace alone."

Desperate measures, Wei Xi, knowing the several points where the coccyx was imprisoned, chose one and inserted a purple crystal into it.

The moment it was inserted, cracks appeared in the seawater above.

This proved that Wei Xi's theory was feasible, and the next step was simple—collect as many stones as possible that possessed demonic energy.

Wei and Qin temporarily referred to it as the Demon Stone.

Wei Xi's plan was conservative, suggesting returning to the passage to hunt sea serpents; Qin Feng, on the other hand, was more radical, choosing to dig out the demon stone from the tailbone.

With his body partially paralyzed, Wei Xi had no right to speak. He could only watch helplessly as Qin Feng violently dismantled his deformed coccyx.

The numerous deformed creatures of the Dongyi people are closely related to the moss on the beach.

Yu Xianzhou didn't care much about his own works, and his experience in raising young beasts in Luexi was accumulated little by little.

Therefore, the beach moss had a somewhat flawed character, often unable to control its abilities. It not only left a psychological scar on the young Yuhan, but also contributed to the biodiversity of the Dongyi people. The earliest group of merfolk were products of the beach moss's uncontrolled growth.

Drinking alcohol effectively suppressed this loss of control, which is why Tanxian became an alcoholic.

The problem is that drinking alcohol can't control its temperament. When drunk, the moss becomes even more irritable, and forcing various creatures to fight is its favorite form of entertainment.

So much so that even the tail-end learned this trick and used it in the defense of the Bone Reef Sea.

Although the tailbone's ability is to contain, it is technically a premature baby, born with deficiencies. Self-imprisonment and the Dead Water City suffocated it, and the price of overdrawing its abilities was loss of control, turning it into this grotesque state.

Wei Xi was somewhat relieved at this moment: the ability of the siltation to go out of control was just a matter of changing things over and over again, which was better than becoming a deformed thing.

Qin Feng's methods were extremely brutal. He disemboweled the tailbone and cut it into eight pieces, finally finding a huge crystal in the monster's head.

“This is also water,” Qin Feng said to Wei Xi, “but its power is stronger than the one you found.”

"Actually, it was still inside its body, but only fragments were found in its limbs, probably because it hadn't been preserved for long."

Wei Xi agreed, after all, the demon stone she found was also dug out of the snake's head. Considering the difference between the tailbone and the snake, the operation of multiple demon stones is more in line with the tailbone's strength.

"Are you ready?"

Wei Xi, immersed in the joy of the harvest: What are you preparing?
Before Wei Xi could use his telepathic technique, he saw Qin Feng impatiently shove the enormous demonic stone into the crack.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, the invisible barrier shattered into pieces, and the seawater, which had been stagnant for thousands of years, surged forth.

Caught off guard, Wei Xi choked on the rushing water and was then swept up by the force of the current.

Cutting through the rings of memory consumes a tremendous amount of spiritual energy, which even someone as vast as Qin Feng couldn't withstand. Therefore, Wei Xi was simply unable to organize an effective defense.

Qin Feng, still reckless, fared no better, getting elbowed hard by debris carried by the seawater.

All the waters of the world flowed to the Eastern Barbarians; the sea had its own destination. Wei and Qin were powerless to resist and were carried away by the current.

Fortunately, Qin Feng still retained his rationality and used the [Tethering Silk] to bind Wei Xi in time, trying his best to prevent her from colliding head-on with the reef.

Surfing underwater – a feat never before accomplished.

Unfortunately, the current was too fast, and the two of them felt dizzy and their vision blurred, so they didn't see any of the magnificent scenery of the deep sea.

Wei Xi, in particular, nearly vomited his bile.

Before the Wei Xi Wu Nei was shattered, the water flow finally slowed down.

The seawater formed a relatively stable whirlpool, determined to shake the two men's brains evenly.

Qin Feng then remembered his vow to take responsibility. After several attempts, he managed to attach the [Pulling Silk] to a protruding reef outside the whirlpool, and the two of them were finally able to escape.

As Wei Xi fell to the ground, he witnessed the most spectacular scene of his life:

All around are towering cliffs, carved with all sorts of intricate drawings, like drawings made by gods; among them are lamps that are still in operation, their pale light flickering like the unseeing eyes of a sea monster; the light, distorted by the seawater, illuminates the abyss surrounded by the cliffs, where the seawater, not yet swallowed, forms dozens of whirlpools.

Wei Xi slumped down on a blueprint on the cliff face, staring at the lifelike corpses.

Wei Xi knew where he was.

Dead Water City.

Welcome to Deadwater City!