Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 295 Clues to Evil Qi - Ember Sea - Outsider

Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?
Xiao Chen stared at Su Li with wide eyes, like a cat staring at a fish.

He is now at a loss as to where to go next to find the Yang Water Sha.

The clue turned out to be right next to me!

Sitting next to a gold mine and complaining about being poor is a valid excuse.

You should have told me the location of the evil energy sooner.

However, Xiao Chen only thought about this in his mind and did not actually ask it aloud.

After all, he hadn't asked Su Li a similar question before, so he really couldn't blame her now.

I can only blame myself for not thinking of this point in time and asking more questions after hearing about the Burial Abyss.

"Cough, I do really need malevolent energy; it's very important to me."

Xiao Chen nodded in agreement: "So if you also know the location of the other evil energies, that would be a great help."

Seeing how serious he was, Su Li felt a little more pressure.

She quickly explained, "I actually only saw some clues while passing on memories."

"Well, it might be somewhat useful, but after so many years, there might be some discrepancies."

She couldn't help but worry that Xiao Chen might go searching with great enthusiasm only to return disappointed.

Wouldn't he have wasted both his time and been disappointed?

"As the saying goes, 'the sea changes into mulberry fields,' it's perfectly normal for the location of malevolent energy to change."

Xiao Chen immediately understood what she meant: "Over the years, in order to collect evil energy, I have consulted many ancient books and traveled to many places."

"These things are all about luck anyway, and besides, I've already obtained the Burial Abyss Fiend."

"It would be great if there were any new gains later, but it's okay if there aren't. I'm used to it."

Hearing him say that, Su Li relaxed.

He looked down at the ground, then looked up again and suggested, "Let's go to the beach. I'll draw the location on the sand; it'll be easier to find."

Xiao Chen naturally had no objections.

The two arrived at the beach, and Su Li used her hand as a pen to draw a square: "If this is the Sea of ​​Compassion."

Then a line was drawn on the left side of the box: "So, a little further away here, there are seabed fissures that erupt lava year-round."

"It should be the legendary wonder of the Ember Sea."

Su Li had never been there, so there was some uncertainty in her tone.

But that place is actually quite famous, and there are even rumors about the Storm Sea.

When Xiao Chen first arrived at the Sea of ​​Compassion, he passed by the spectacular scenery of the Sea of ​​Ashes.

It's a pity that the problem wasn't discovered back then.

Su Li recalled carefully, then pointed to about a quarter of the way along the line: "Around this spot, there is a rather deep underwater canyon."

“Dive into the bottom of the magma from here and swim about 100 miles south, and you will find a huge cavity inside.”

"It is said that there is accumulated evil energy in the hollow."

Are there cavities at the bottom of the magma?
Moreover, they were hundreds of miles apart. How were they discovered?
Xiao Chenguang found it absurd to hear, but he still immediately memorized the location.

The reasons behind these things are not important; let's go and see first.

"The second place is here."

Su Li took three steps to the left and then drew a small circle: "It's roughly in this direction, but I'm not sure of the exact location."

"The only reference point was a particularly large willow tree."

"Well, how should I put it, that willow tree..."

The more she spoke, the more familiar it sounded to Xiao Chen; wasn't this the location of Hai Liu Sha?

Is it reasonable that the tree has survived for so long?
However, this at least shows that the intelligence of the Moon Witch Clan is still quite reliable.

This is undoubtedly good news for Xiao Chen.

He immediately replied, "I've been to this place. Are there any other spots available?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li nodded first: "There is still one spot available."

Then he carefully gestured towards the beach, hesitated for a moment, and then took two steps forward, drawing a larger circle: "It should be in this direction."

The third position has almost no reference points.

Therefore, she also found it difficult to be certain and could only give a general area located on the northwest side of the Sea of ​​Compassion.

Fortunately, according to her memory, the Moon Witch Clan returned to the Sea of ​​Compassion from there in a spirit boat in just two months.

In other words, it certainly won't be too far.

For Xiao Chen, traveling back and forth there was not a particularly difficult task.

More importantly, both locations are west of the Sea of ​​Compassion, which means they are far from the sea creatures.

There is also a certain level of security, and it is highly unlikely that you will encounter any problems.

Furthermore, Xiao Chen now possesses the Nine Dragons Diagram, giving him another trump card to protect his life.

It seems that there's no need to consider a backup plan for returning to the Storm Sea.

"Okay, I remember it!"

Xiao Chen memorized both locations and immediately began thinking about setting off.

If one is not proactive in spiritual practice, there is a problem with their thinking.

Having obtained a clue about the malevolent energy, he was clearly eager to set off.

"Are we leaving so soon?"

Su Li took out the new blood crystal she had just acquired from her bosom: "There are still three blood crystals left. Shall we stay for a couple more days?"

Xiao Chen thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head: "Hiss, I feel like this is something that should be done sooner rather than later."

"Please help me preserve the remaining blood crystals for a few more days."

"I should be back soon this time."

The search area has been defined, so it shouldn't take too long.

"Oh, I see. Be careful on your way."

Su Li added with concern, "Don't be too anxious. Perhaps there will be other clues about the inherited memories in a while."

That's what she said, but there was a hint of reluctance in her tone.

Xiao Chen has only been back for less than six days, and he's already in a hurry to leave again.

The round trip alone would probably take several months just to travel there.

The problem is, she has no reason to stop them, and it's inconvenient for her to leave with them.

As Xiao Chen disappeared into the horizon, Su Li sighed softly and stared blankly at the circle she had drawn.

A short while later, a wave surged in and swept away all traces left on the beach.

It's as if it never existed.

Su Li frowned subconsciously, but did not try to stop the waves.

What's the point of stopping the waves?
Instead, she recalled something else: "He seemed quite interested in martial arts?"

Xiao Chen had previously wondered if he understood array formations, perhaps because he was interested in that aspect.

Speaking of which, Su Li's cultivation is now almost entirely driven by the lunar eclipse, leaving her with quite a bit of free time on weekdays.

Since that's the case, why not take this opportunity to study some Taoist arts?

The reason I didn't study array formations back then was simply because I lacked the lineage to inherit it.

But things are different now; she carries the legacy of the entire Moon Witch Clan.

Thinking of this, Su Li quickly returned to the stone house and began to carefully recall the techniques of the witch clan.

Although the skills of the witches and humans differ in many ways, fundamentally, both are applications of the power of heaven and earth.

As long as a similar effect can be achieved, the specific method is not that important.

the other side.

After leaving Ji'e Island, Xiao Chen changed his original plan and went straight to Jin Hai.

He was originally planning to try his luck elsewhere because he lacked clues.

Now that we have a lead, the original plan must be adjusted accordingly.

Perhaps because the offshore area was deserted, the journey was relatively smooth.

Apart from a minor storm that caused a two-day delay, there were no other unexpected events.

On the sixth day after departure, at noon, we successfully arrived at Jin Hai.

Despite the intense midday sun, the area was still shrouded in a crimson mist, albeit a thinner one.

A damp sea breeze carrying the smell of sulfur blew by, and the smell was quite pungent.

Xiao Chen flew north along the amber-colored sea for nearly 60,000 miles.

The search started at noon and continued until midnight.

You know what, this place has one advantage: the lava glows at night.

Especially in some shallow water areas that are only four or five zhang deep, when you fly through the air quickly, you can clearly see the orange-red lava rolling in a cycle.

This undoubtedly greatly improves search efficiency.

After all, the place Xiao Chen was looking for was an underwater canyon, which is an area that does not emit light.

Thanks to his efficiency at night, he successfully discovered a suspicious canyon before dawn.

This canyon is also filled with lava, but unlike other places, it only has a few cracks at the bottom from which lava seeps out.

Most of the area consists of thick layers of rock, with scattered red sand and gravel resembling pebbles.

Unfortunately, they were all just small, worthless fragments; they didn't encounter any third-tier red sandstone worth hundreds of spirit stones like they had last time.

Xiao Chen landed in front of a larger crack and reached out to try to get closer to the lava.

"Ouch, it's pretty hot!"

He shook his hand, thankfully protected by his true energy, and was not injured.

However, this also means that entering such a place requires consuming a large amount of true energy to protect oneself.

This means that the distance Xiao Chen can travel within the magma is limited by the total amount of true essence he possesses.

Fortunately, he has two Golden Cores, which gives him an advantage compared to others.

He immediately erected a spiritual energy barrier and then jumped into the lava.

Immediately, I felt a strong aura of fire coming from all directions.

Although the high temperature was isolated by the true essence, the fire energy still managed to penetrate into the cultivator's true essence and then flow into his body.

"Oh no, I don't think I've learned the third-tier fire avoidance technique."

Xiao Chen suddenly realized that he was actually lacking more than just this one spell; in fact, he had hardly cultivated any extra spells during his Golden Core stage.

He tried to activate the "Fire Absorption Treasure Book" to absorb fire energy.

Fortunately, with the blessing of Hextech, the power of this second-tier spell was greatly increased, and it actually performed in no way inferior to a third-tier spell.

"Phew, no real danger."

Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but secretly noted down the unexpected situation he had encountered.

Although he could rely on the veil of divine protection and not cultivate spells such as poison avoidance and immunity to illusions.

However, the other spells that should be mastered also need to be taken seriously.

Given the lack of matching spells in Yellow-level cultivation techniques, one should take the initiative to collect Yellow-level spells to fill this gap.

For example, in terms of absorbing fire energy, we can temporarily rely on the "Fire Absorption Treasure Book." However, once we reach the Nascent Soul stage, we should look for new alternative methods.

As the saying goes, "better safe than sorry," so don't wait until things happen to be caught off guard.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen pulled himself together and swam nearly a hundred miles to the south in one go.

They began searching for the internal cavity.

However, no discovery was made until the true essence within the life-giving elixir was almost exhausted.

So Xiao Chen went back up and searched three times in this way.

Finally, after the third infiltration, they found the huge cavity.

Good news, there is indeed malevolent energy here.

Bad news, but it's not a case of Yang Water Sha.

"Oh dear, I should have known better. What appears in the magma is of course fire elemental."

Xiao Chen felt the intense Yang Fire aura here and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He already had this thing, and he didn't need the extra one for the time being.

But then again, the Moon Witch Clan's intelligence seems to be quite accurate!

The Sea Willow Demon is correct, and the Ash Sea Wonder is also correct.

In other words, the remaining position should also most likely contain malevolent energy.

Moreover, the third location is also at sea, which means that the chances of encountering a Yang Water Sha (煞) are still very high.

Of course, what if it's not there or incorrect?

Xiao Chen then went back to find Su Li again and asked her to recall if the tribe had left any other clues back then.

However, since we're already here, we decided to stay.

He took out the Xin Jinbao Gourd and sealed the Yang Fire evil energy inside it.

Having finally found this place, and now that he has such a convenient tool in his hand, he certainly can't leave empty-handed!

It's fine to accumulate this evil energy first; it might come in handy in the future.

After spending several days gathering all the malevolent energy in the area, Xiao Chen returned to the sea and began searching along the northwest coast.

Coincidentally, it happened about a month after he left.

Two more cultivators arrived together and began searching through the lava.

However, this has nothing to do with Xiao Chen for the time being.

For several dozen days after leaving the Sea of ​​Ashes, he was busy searching for malevolent energy.

Unfortunately, the third location had no clear reference points at all.

Therefore, he could only patiently and carefully search the general area of ​​the sea.

It's hard to say whether Xiao Chen was lucky or unlucky.

To say he's unlucky is an understatement; more than a month has passed and he hasn't encountered any dangerous areas, not even a single rain shower.

Every day is sunny and pleasant, perfect for working.

But you could say he was lucky; he searched for dozens of days but still found nothing.

At the current rate, I'm afraid this whole year will be spent on this one thing.

"No, this search method is too inefficient."

After another fruitless search, Xiao Chen looked up at the starry sky and began to have other ideas: "There should be several large islands in such a vast sea area."

"Where there are islands, there are likely to be people."

"How about I try to find locals to investigate clues?"

Some things are too difficult to figure out on your own, so maybe the locals will have some new clues.

Without hesitation, Xiao Chen immediately changed his search strategy.

He no longer suppressed his speed to scan the sea area with his divine sense, but instead directly patrolled the area with all his might, looking for large islands.

In just two days, they successfully located a medium-sized island that was over 500 miles long and over 100 miles wide.

However, in the open sea, this is already considered a relatively large island.

Sure enough, there were several villages scattered on the island, and some kind of warning was triggered when he approached.

So when Xiao Chen landed on the island, he saw that a large number of low-level cultivators had hidden themselves.

In particular, the children who were playing on the edge of the beach all hurriedly ran back to the island.

Before long, a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators rushed over from the shore, each carrying a square shield with spikes on their back.

The elder in the brown robe who was leading the group was actually stunned for a moment when he saw Xiao Chen.

The young man at the back of the group was even more direct: "Hey, they're not from the sea, they're from out of town!"

The elder in the brown robe immediately interrupted him: "Awang, shut up!"

Then he looked at Xiao Chen and somewhat awkwardly clasped his hands in a salute: "Greetings, Senior."

"The island lord is currently in seclusion. Senior, you may proceed to the main hall to sample the island's specialties."

"If you have any needs, just let me know."

Xiao Chen asked directly, "When will your island lord emerge from seclusion?"

Upon hearing this question, the brown-robed elder immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

But he still answered with a forced smile: "Reporting to senior, the island lord's seclusion period is uncertain, but it should be within the next few days."

In fact, their island lord was not on the island at all, but had gone to a sacred place to cultivate.

But these words must not be spoken aloud, otherwise the newcomer might start a massacre without warning, and no one could stop him.

Is there any way to contact him?

Xiao Chen frowned: "I have some questions for him."

Some Golden Core cultivators go into seclusion for months or even years, but he can't wait that long.

"The island lord will be out of seclusion soon."

The elder in the brown robe spoke with utmost sincerity and immediately changed the subject: "Please, senior, move to the main hall to rest for a while. I will certainly arrange for servants to treat you well."

Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "No need for hospitality."

"Let me ask you, who are the most learned people on the island, and who is the oldest? Please come over here."

"I have a question to ask you first."

The elder in brown robes breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly instructed the cultivators beside him to invite someone, while bowing respectfully to invite Xiao Chen to rest in the main hall at the very center of the island.

Unable to resist his repeated invitations, Xiao Chen did not insist and followed him into the main hall.

As soon as he entered, he noticed the unusual place.

That's so luxurious!

Despite being a remote and desolate island, the furnishings inside the main hall were exquisitely beautiful.

The screen with the vermilion bird in red gold is embroidered with a dragon playing with fire, and a pendant of the Milky Way hangs under the five-colored cloud brocade gauze curtain. Even the vase is an octagonal vase with the sun facing the sky, engraved and gilded in bronze.

Inside, there were two rows of young girls dressed in flowing, cloud-patterned gowns.

Um, this last one doesn't count.

However, their skirts were adorned with third-tier amber beads, and the clothes didn't seem to fit them perfectly.

It looks like clothes that were taken from somewhere else and put on temporarily.

In short, the items here are almost superior to the decorations Xiao Chen saw inside the Jade Leaf Merchant Guild.

Most cultivators would be startled by such a sight and secretly wonder who this so-called island lord really is.

After all, someone who can afford such high-quality equipment must be quite capable.

However, Xiao Chen was not nervous at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

This island is quite powerful, and since he's a local, he might be able to help me find the evil energy.

Of course, to save time, he also planned to ask the other cultivators on the island first.

If we can find out any clues in advance, we won't have to wait and waste time.

"You all go down."

Xiao Chen waved for the maids to leave: "No one is allowed to approach this place without my permission."

The questions he was about to ask would not be very direct, but the fewer people who knew the truth, the better.

However, upon hearing this, all the girls immediately knelt down on the ground.

The one standing at the very front timidly raised his head and said, "Please, senior, have pity on us and let us stay to serve you."

“If we go out like this, the clan elders will definitely think that we have not served them well, and they will punish us.”

As she spoke, she lowered her head and trembled slightly, as if she was trying to hold back her sobs.

Xiao Chen, however, was not buying it: "It's alright. Go out and tell your clan elders that this is my order."

"Also, please pass on a message to him: if anyone dares to punish you for this, I'll skin them alive and burn them to the ground."

"I'll take care of things for you, so you can go out without worry."

"By the way, take all the guards at the gate with you. I don't need their protection."

"If I find anyone staying nearby trying to eavesdrop, I'll skin them alive and burn them to a crisp. Did you all understand?"

He said this.

The maids dared not say another word, immediately agreed in unison, and respectfully withdrew.

Before long, the oldest people on the island arrived one after another.

Xiao Chen asked them to sit down before asking, "So, what's going on? A friend of mine went missing nearby."

"So I came here to ask if there are any dangerous places around here?"

"Especially those forbidden areas that have been absolutely off-limits for generations."

Since directly asking about the murderous aura would be too obvious, and Xiao Chen didn't have the habit of killing to silence witnesses, he asked in a slightly more tactful way.

But it doesn't matter, due to the inherent characteristics of the evil energy.

The place where it exists is a forbidden area for most cultivators, so asking it in this way will have a similar effect.

"Also, my good friend is a Golden Core cultivator, so ordinary dangers can't hold him back."

Xiao Chen added a special note before announcing the rewards: "Whoever provides useful clues will be rewarded with spirit stones... um, a third-tier spirit fruit and a bottle of third-tier spirit wine."

He originally meant to say spirit stones.

However, considering that this was almost an isolated island, it was changed to a third-tier spirit object.

After speaking, Xiao Chen specially took out two bottles of third-grade spirit wine, opened them, and let the aroma of the wine spread.

This immediately caused a stir among the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators in front of them.

"Reporting to senior, I remember the locations of the two dangerous places."

“Senior, I also know of a special and dangerous place, a secret passed down from generation to generation.”

Everyone was very enthusiastic and quickly added as many as seven unique markings to the hastily drawn simple nautical chart.

"Very good, the spirit fruit is right here. I'll go check it out first."

Xiao Chen put away the spirit wine and placed down seven spirit fruits: "If the clues are accurate, I'll replenish the spirit wine when I return."

"Also, while I'm away, you can continue to think carefully and see if there's anything we've overlooked."

"Even if they are old legends or stories, it doesn't matter. As long as they are not made up, I will not punish you if you are wrong."

"If you can rescue my friend, there will be a great reward!"

(End of this chapter)