Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 312 Returning to the Sea of ​​Compassion - Hearing of a Great Change
"Let me think...it should be in this valley, right?"

Because of its remote location, Xiao Chen had a smooth journey after leaving the market and quickly returned to the place where he had just arrived.

Of course, apart from cooling, Hextech itself does not have any requirements for the location to traverse.

The reason he voluntarily returned to a similar position was...

It was because Xiao Chen didn't know if moving between different locations would affect the other side.

There's an old saying: "A miss is as good as a mile."

If you're not careful, you might stray a hundred miles from this realm, and as a result, your position when you return will be a million miles off.

Although this situation may not necessarily occur, it's best to be cautious just in case.

Of course, Xiao Chen didn't stand in the exact same position, but consciously shifted about ten feet away.

Firstly, it would be difficult for him to achieve such precision.

Secondly, it was also for short-distance testing.

If, because of this one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), the result is a difference of tens or even a million li (approximately 500 kilometers), then he will accept it.

It's better to get this result in advance than to have something go wrong later when you're unaware of it.

"Oh no, I think I forgot to buy a magical artifact."

After finding the right spot, Xiao Chen worried that he might forget something, so he carefully reviewed the whole process.

It turned out that I had indeed forgotten to buy a pair of magical artifacts and bring them over for testing.

I did remember at first, but after arriving in this world, I encountered many novel situations and heard clues about Yellow-level cultivation techniques.

At the time, I was so focused on finding cultivation techniques that I forgot about buying spiritual artifacts.

"Oh dear, my memory is terrible. Should I go back again?"

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "Since things have come to this, let's just make do and there's no need to be so meticulous."

Actually, he also has magical artifacts that he rarely uses.

For example, the concealment hat I bought for 100,000 yuan last time in order to investigate information on the black market.

In fact, I only used it once, and after that it just sat in the Vast Ocean Ring collecting dust.

"We probably don't need this thing much now, so let's just use it to test it out."

Xiao Chen took out the bamboo hat and deliberately erased the traces of his own refinement of it.

He thought for a moment, then, holding the bamboo hat in his left hand, he flipped his right hand and took out a third-tier spirit fruit.

Since we're going to conduct an experiment, let's also test the spirit fruit.

Finally, Xiao Chen recited the incantation and skillfully summoned the Jade Lotus Fire to protect his body.

Having made ample preparations, he then used his divine sense to activate the dimensional sorcerer's emblem within his sea of ​​consciousness, which had already been fully charged.

That strange power erupted again, instantly enveloping his entire body.

It tore through the void on the spot and disappeared.

After a familiar dizzying sensation, Xiao Chen was suddenly transported to a completely different world.

Before the intense dizziness had subsided, the surrounding spiritual energy surged in, nourishing his skin.

I've been staying in the barren environment of the new spiritual community for a while now.

Upon suddenly returning to the Eastern Region, Xiao Chen felt refreshed and comfortable, as if he were a fish in water.

Even the discomfort caused by traversing the void subsided considerably.

"Ah, it feels so good to have such abundant spiritual energy."

Xiao Chen sighed subconsciously, "No wonder there are so many Golden Core cultivators in the Eastern Region, yet almost no one likes to go to the Southern Region."

"And almost none of the cultivators who went to the Eastern Region returned."

It's simply a matter of how easy it is to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Except for those like Master Shouyuan whose Dao heart was shattered.

Of course, now is not the time to reflect on these things.

After adjusting for a while, Xiao Chen immediately began to check his own condition.

They immediately noticed the bamboo hat he was holding in his left hand and the spirit fruit he was clutching tightly in his right.

They all vanished without a trace.

Even the Qiongtan Fire Lotus was nowhere to be seen.

In other words, Xiao Chen himself, along with his fully refined storage ring and feather robe, can travel back and forth together.

Even if he held other things in his hands, he couldn't bring them directly.

It is necessary to use a storage artifact such as a storage ring.

Even defensive spells are no exception.

Moreover, two different spells were tested back and forth. It seems that it has nothing to do with the spells themselves; it just means that you can't carry spells while traveling.

"Oh, is it only my spells that can't do it?"

Xiao Chen was not discouraged by this. Instead, he immediately thought, "What if I have some continuous spell effects on me and can use teleportation to escape?"

"Wouldn't that also remove the effects of those spells?"

Everything has two sides.

Looking at the negative side from the opposite perspective, it might actually be a positive.

"Hiss~, I feel like I'm getting smarter and smarter since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

Xiao Chen was astonished by his own ingenious idea: "Who else but me could have come up with such a brilliant idea?"

Of course, he didn't forget to use his divine sense to probe his surroundings and determine his exact location.

It's inconvenient to use one's divine sense in the new cultivation world, but there won't be so many restrictions after returning.

There are only a few dozen Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the entire Compassionate Sea.

And at this time, they're probably all busy dealing with the sea creatures.

"Hey, aren't these my two storage rings?"

As Xiao Chen released his divine sense, he not only found himself back on that deserted island, but also saw the two storage rings that had disappeared earlier, which he had not yet refined.

They were lying between his two feet directly below him.

The reason is obvious: this is exactly where he was before he traveled, without the slightest deviation.

Since they couldn't bring the two storage rings with them, they fell to the ground.

"Oh, I clearly moved a full ten feet away, but I still ended up back where I was before I teleported?"

Xiao Chen reached out and pulled the two storage rings back into the air.

Based on the current situation, the location of the shuttle appears to be fixed.

It's still unknown whether it will be fixed at the location where it first traveled or at the location where it left off.

However, confirming this matter is not difficult.

If we go back to that place from a different location next time, we should be able to get the results.

"I'll make a mark so I don't forget where it is."

Xiao Chen took out his flying sword and carved several special marks on the ground.

At the same time, he looked around and selected three different stones, marking each one.

At that time, whether you look directly at the ground or use a stone triangulation for positioning, you can easily obtain an accurate location.

"There's one last item."

Xiao Chen looked up at the sky. It was just past dawn, and the horizon was already faintly lit.

"It's getting light so early, so it must still be summer. I just don't know exactly how much time has passed here."

Although he felt the process of traveling seemed very fast.

But that's probably only true for him personally.

We can't get a definitive answer by just guessing; we should go back and ask Su Li.

This place is not far from Silent Island, only about half a day's journey away.

Xiao Chen immediately set off back, but he hadn't gone far when he felt something was wrong.

So quiet!

Compared to before he went to the new cultivation world, the sea below was far too quiet.

It should be noted that since the spiritual energy tide has become increasingly intense, resulting in a large number of Golden Core Sea Fish, this has been the case.

While it's not true that you'll find a Golden Core Sea Fish every few steps in the Compassionate Sea, with his speed, he can basically encounter one just by walking around.

Especially now that Xiao Chen's spiritual sense range has increased dramatically.

With a thought, one can survey a radius of thousands of miles.

Logically, he should have been better able to spot those golden sea fish.

But for some reason, after traveling more than 20,000 li, we didn't encounter a single one.

Fortunately, the familiar tide of spiritual energy arrived on time, reminding him that this was the Sea of ​​Compassion and that he had not gone astray.

"That's strange, where did my fish go?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat puzzled and deliberately took detours, but still couldn't find the Golden Core Sea Fish.

Although he has now broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, it has no effect on him even if he doesn't eat the Golden Core Sea Fish.

But the key issue is that something unusual must be going on.

The sudden disappearance of so many sea fish meant that something had definitely happened in the Sea of ​​Compassion that he was not yet aware of.

"Sigh, there's danger over there, and things aren't going well here either."

Xiao Chen sighed, already having some guesses in his mind.

Since it happened in the sea, it's probably related to sea creatures.

I had heard before that a school of sea fish had besieged Kuji Temple and then rushed towards Juehai Temple.

He had every reason to suspect that sea creatures could manipulate sea fish to some extent, using them as cannon fodder.

That's all old news.

With the ten months of infancy and all the preparations, more than a year has passed now, and I wonder how things are going over there now.

While thinking.

Xiao Chen's outward-extended divine sense suddenly detected a long line of spirit ships passing by more than 900 miles to his north.

If this had happened before, we definitely would have missed it.

But now, with just a little concentration, he could clearly see a total of twenty-seven spirit ships of varying sizes.

They were lined up in a long, straight line, heading west.

From the deck of a large spirit ship in the middle, you can see dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators enjoying the sea breeze and gazing into the distance.

It can be inferred that there were likely more monks inside that spacious cabin.

"Oh, what are you doing?"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel curious.

You should know that this is already the very edge of the Sea of ​​Compassion; there is nowhere else to go further west.

Moreover, he had seen a similar spirit ship before, and even encountered two traitors who had been bribed by the sea creatures on it.

At the time, Xiao Chen thought that it might belong to a certain chamber of commerce and want to do business in the Storm Sea.

However, it seems that this is not the case now.

At the very least, this batch of funeral ships, which were clearly hastily put together, looked more like a mass escape.

After all, even if an ordinary cultivator were to cross the Kunpeng Sea by boat, there would be almost no chance of survival.

Therefore, sticking together and helping each other becomes very necessary.

Only by gathering together and pooling our wisdom and efforts can we better cope with the various crises, large and small, along the way.

"So many Foundation Establishment cultivators on the ship chose to risk their lives to escape."

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that the situation in the Sea of ​​Compassion has deteriorated again, to the point of this?" The pressure from the sea races wasn't that great.

The independent cultivators, especially the Foundation Establishment cultivators, would certainly not be willing to leave their homes and cross the vast Kunpeng Sea to fight for a way to survive.

"It's fate that we met here, let's go over and ask."

Xiao Chen turned around and quickly approached the fleet.

With his speed, he easily caught up with him.

He landed on the deck before the defensive array on the middle spirit ship could even react.

Of course, Xiao Chen did not forget to suppress his aura, maintaining it only at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

The reason for doing this was simply that he didn't want anyone here to prematurely reveal that he had already broken through.

Of course, it doesn't really matter if others find out.

The main thing is to keep it a secret from Old Dog Yi, and then after a while, take the initiative to go to Cangming Market to lure him out, and then give him a good surprise.

Since it's a surprise, it naturally needs to be kept well hidden.

Otherwise, if someone spreads the message using a sound transmission sword, it won't have the desired effect.

"Who is coming?"

The Golden Core cultivators on the spirit ship immediately reacted when outsiders suddenly intruded.

He activated the defensive formation immediately before taking the magical artifact and stepping out.

Xiao Chen looked up and saw that the other person was holding a red-tasseled spear with a pointed tip. He had a long face and triangular eyes and looked like a middle-aged man.

Unfortunately, it was a monk he didn't recognize.

The other party clearly didn't recognize him either. After secretly sensing the aura of a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, their expression immediately became tense.

Even his question was tinged with wariness: "What brings you here, fellow Daoist?"

"Now that the ship has reached the open sea, we must act with caution. Please state your name."

"In addition, there are several fellow cultivators on the front and rear spirit ships, and there may be some of them who are acquaintances of yours."

As they spoke, the other party did not forget to mention that there were actually many Golden Core cultivators here.

The reason he took it so seriously was that many of the treacherous cultivators in the Eastern Region operated at sea, specifically targeting spirit ships that were traveling abroad.

This is also one of the reasons why they act as a group.

As soon as the defensive array lit up, more than a dozen auras of varying strengths rose up around them, all of them belonging to Golden Core cultivators.

Someone shouted, "Fellow Daoist Hongying, what happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another burly man, carrying a flying sword, leaped onto the ship.

Just then, the young man in front of her smiled slightly: "Don't be so nervous, I'm just here to ask a few questions."

"You may not know me, but you should have heard my name."

"My name is Xiao Chen!"

Upon hearing this, Master Hongying frowned slightly.

He wasn't very familiar with the name, after all, the Sea of ​​Compassion was vast and had a considerable number of Golden Core cultivators.

Fortunately, the number of cultivators who can reach the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage is still quite limited.

In addition, there was that white feather robe that was almost exactly the same as the one in the rumors.

But it quickly brought back the relevant rumors to his mind: "You are the Fellow Daoist Xiao who dominated the Eight Directions Arena on Red Flower Island two years ago and never suffered a defeat!"

It's not a new ruin?

Although his version of the message is somewhat outdated.

But Xiao Chen still nodded: "That's right, it is I."

Seeing that he admitted it, Master Hongying breathed a slight sigh of relief: "So it was Fellow Daoist Xiao in person. Please forgive my poor eyesight for not recognizing him in time."

"Fellow Daoist, please feel free to ask if you have any news. I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

However, he had already softened his expression and put away the magical weapon in his hand to show that he had no hostility.

However, the defensive formation was still retained and not dispelled, ensuring that the power of the formation could be used to fight the enemy at any time.

It was clear that he still had some doubts.

"The timing isn't right today, so I won't waste any more time on small talk."

Xiao Chen disregarded the other party's wariness and asked directly, "I saw you fellow Daoists sailing west when I passed by this place, but I don't know why?"

"Could it be that the sea creatures have already breached Pudu Temple?"

Of course, this whole thing sounds pretty outrageous just from talking about it.

Pudu Temple is, after all, the most powerful force in the Compassionate Ocean.

Even if they rely on formations and the accumulated strength over the years to persevere, they should be able to easily hold out for many years.

The problem is, these rogue cultivators wouldn't have run away if they hadn't been directly threatened with their lives.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, you still don't know?"

Master Hongying was somewhat surprised, and a hint of doubt deepened in her eyes.

However, he still explained, "It's a long story."

"In late spring of last year, within the territory of the Zhaokong Sect in the north, Yuan Zhanhui, the newly recruited son-in-law of the Fan family, broke through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm."

"The following month, they hastily convened the Nascent Soul Ceremony, inviting fellow disciples from all directions to attend."

"Because time was too short, and the sea creatures were eyeing us covetously."

"Only the nearby Mozhang Sect and Tiangang Sect received personal congratulations from True Lords."

"Unexpectedly, during the ceremony, the Zhaokong Sect actually joined forces with the local powerful Wang family and colluded with the Fan family to assassinate our human race's True Monarch."

"Although the two True Lords joined forces to fight the enemy, they were outnumbered and outgunned."

"The Heavenly Gang Sect's Han Chuan Zhenjun escaped with serious injuries, while the Ink Zhang Sect's Wu Zhang Zhenjun was unfortunately killed."

After explaining the turn of events, Master Hongying paused briefly.

This gave Xiao Chen some time to think and process the information.

After a moment, he continued to explain: "Afterwards, the Zhaokong Sect, together with two reclusive powerful clans, jointly besieged the Mozhang Sect."

"These guys have been plotting for a long time, and they have been secretly stockpiling a large number of Yang Stones since some unknown time."

"Although the Mozhang Sect happened to be repairing the formation at that time and made improvements to the mountain protection formation."

"Furthermore, True Monarch Yunfeng returned in time to provide assistance, temporarily stabilizing the situation."

"However, the arrays in many markets, spirit mines, spirit fields and other places were easily overcome by the Zhaokong Sect using the Yang-preserving Stones."

"As of six months ago, the Mozhang Sect had been completely besieged and cut off from the outside world."

"The Wang and Fan families have somehow joined forces with the sea tribes, and have even gathered and commanded the golden spirit fish in the sea to come and help them, with their forces pointing directly at the Tiangang Sect."

"We have now taken over the Uluwatu Islands and occupied half of their territory."

"It looks like the siege should be completed soon."

"The entire western side is in chaos now, but fortunately, the Cangming Immortal Sect has not yet sealed off the sea, so there is still a way out."

"We were forced into this situation and had no choice but to seek a way to sail out to sea."

"Try to head to the legendary Storm Sea and find a safe place to settle down."

As Master Hongying spoke, a hint of bitterness appeared on his face.

If they could stay, who would willingly leave their hometown?
However, the situation was not looking good. Seeing that the Tiangang Sect was losing ground, if they did not leave now, they would not be able to leave once the Cangming Immortal Sect sealed off the sea.

Although the sea blockade can only target spirit ships, it cannot effectively restrict the actions of individual cultivators.

But after all, not everyone can be like Xiao Chen.

Without the spirit ship as a support, they simply cannot cross the vast Kunpeng Sea.

Therefore, they had to evacuate with the spirit ship ahead of time and pick up smaller spirit ships along the way.

It is both a form of solidarity and mutual assistance, and a form of mutual exploitation.

In addition, as independent cultivators, their strength is generally low.

Of those ten or so auras just now, there were only three mid-stage Golden Core cultivators and two late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

This is also why Master Hongying was extremely nervous after seeing Xiao Chen.

"Such a big change has actually happened?"

Xiao Chen was slightly startled upon hearing this.

There are a lot of things going on, and they're all a bit messy. He needs to sort things out properly.

First of all, Yuan Zhanhui broke through to the Nascent Soul realm.

The problem is that Xiao Chen clearly remembers that it hasn't been long since the Fan family recruited a son-in-law.

How could they possibly select promising talents for Nascent Soul formation from among the rogue cultivators, and achieve it so quickly?

It's important to know that the process of establishing a fetal bud takes a full ten months to complete, leaving very little time in between.

It's unclear whether the Fan family has such good judgment or if there's some unknown secret hidden here.

Xiao Chen, anyway, leaned towards the latter.

Then came the biggest news—True Lord Hanchuan was seriously injured, and True Lord Wuzhang was killed.

To be honest, this was quite sudden.

Prior to this, Xiao Chen had only heard that the Zen Master Kuji was suspected of being ambushed and killed by the sea tribe.

The news couldn't even be fully confirmed.

Therefore, this True Lord Wuzhang, whom he had never met and whose name he had never even heard of before, was the first True Lord he had learned of who had been confirmed to have fallen.

Why does it feel like this area of ​​the Compassion Sea isn't very safe?

The death of a True Lord also had some impact on Xiao Chen.

However, he only became more vigilant; he didn't actually feel any fear.

After all, he has several ways to save his life, so even if he encounters a similar situation, he is fully capable of escaping unscathed.

Then, the sea creatures used traitors to hoard Yang Stones, which led to the breakdown of the Mozhang Sect's formation.

Speaking of this, Xiao Chen even went to remind them about it last spring.

The purpose was to allow the Mozhang Sect to take preventative measures, but unexpectedly they still fell victim to it.

There's nothing that can be done then; he's already done what he was supposed to do.

Fortunately, his reminder wasn't entirely ineffective; at least it seemed the mountain-protecting formation had been preserved.

I never expected that the sea creatures, or rather the Zhaokong faction, would have such a big appetite.

They not only attacked the Mozhang Sect, but also wanted to swallow up the Tiangang Sect as well.

To be honest, this is quite absurd.

Xiao Chen only knew that the sea tribe was plotting to attack the Mozhang Sect.

But to everyone's surprise, even a powerful force like the Zhaokong Sect would betray them and choose to side with the Sea Clan.

Isn’t this a bit too outrageous?

It is estimated that the Mozhang Sect never expected this, which is why they fell into the Zhaokong Sect's trap.

There are reasons why no one expected a major force to defect.

After all, logically speaking, it could be understood that a Golden Core cultivator who defected to the Sea Clan was tempted by great profits.

The question is, why would a Nascent Soul True Monarch collude with the Sea Clan?

Moreover, it wasn't just one or two people, but the entire Zhaokong Sect, along with the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator from the Fan family.

Could it be that the sea race can afford to pay the price of bribing more than one Nascent Soul True Monarch?

Are they really that rich?
Although Xiao Chen didn't know the specifics, he could guess it even with a fool's eyes.

That should be a large number of fourth-tier spiritual items, and at the very least, they should all be rare and precious materials that can help one comprehend the Great Dao.

After all, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch wouldn't bother with something so ordinary.

(End of this chapter)