To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

As night fell and the bright moon rose, a wisp of cloud obscured half of the moon.

In the center of the island, a fist-sized white jade-colored flower bud trembled, as if it would quietly bloom at any moment. A spiritual aura gathered at some unknown time and slowly swirled around the flower bud.

The rich fragrance was carried far away by the sea breeze; the scent was like lotus flowers and gardenias, unconsciously reminding Gu Fan of his youthful days in his previous life.

Since the sun set, the sirens have been attacking more frequently.

At first, they were just weak sea monsters like sea centipedes, but gradually, sea monsters in the late stage of the first rank appeared. Fortunately, apart from Gu Fan, everyone else was in the late stage of Qi Refining. Although Long Ying and Li Cangzhu were not good at fighting as alchemists, they were quite wealthy and could protect themselves.

With Meng Wei's guidance, everyone conserved their magic power and chose the most efficient way to kill the attacking sea monster. By the time the moon rose, the nearby seawater was stained with a faint layer of blood.

When no sea monsters attacked, everyone sat cross-legged and slowly recovered their magical power.

Seeing this, Long Ying and Li Cangzhu took out Qi-replenishing pills and gave them to the few people who had consumed a lot of magic power, winning their gratitude.

When Long Ying handed the Qi-replenishing pill to Gu Fan, Gu Fan thanked her but refused it.

He cultivates a high-level technique and possesses profound magical power. It seems that the others took care of his insufficient cultivation level and did not participate much in the previous battle, so he only needed to meditate for a short while to recover.

After calming his mind and concentrating for a moment, Gu Fan felt a sea breeze blowing.

Gazing at the bright moon in the distance, one can see light clouds drifting away in the sea breeze, revealing the gleaming jade disc.

Just then, a loud, clattering sound approached from a distance.

Upon hearing the noise, everyone quickly stood up and looked at the sea with solemn expressions.

Under the silvery moonlight, dozens of sea monsters surged in from all directions, surrounding the island in the center.

Among these sea monsters were shrimp soldiers and crab generals clad in helmets and armor, sea sharks and serpents with sharp teeth and claws, sea monsters wielding tentacles, and even enormous whale monsters.

The sea monsters, who were once natural enemies, are now gathered together.

"Let's make our move, everyone!" Meng Wei shouted and took the lead, sending a lightning spear flying from his hand towards a huge whale demon.

With a loud "boom," the whale demon howled in agony, and large gushes of demon blood gushed from its back.

The stench of blood seemed to have aroused the ferocity of the sea monsters, and dozens of them rushed desperately toward the island. Gu Fan keenly observed that further out at sea, more sea monsters were continuously heading toward the island, and his heart sank.

After Meng Wei made his move, everyone immediately followed suit. The moonlight illuminated the sea as if it were daytime, and the magical brilliance shone brightly. Various magical artifacts crisscrossed and killed one sea monster after another.

The sirens, of course, would not sit idly by and wait to die. They all unleashed their bloodline magic, some spewing water arrows, some releasing poisonous mist, and others radiating electric shocks. Even when their own kind were killed, they did not retreat.

Gu Fan didn't hold back either, moving freely on the Void Shuttle. With a light wave of his hand, he condensed several fireballs, which turned into streaks of meteors that exploded on the sea monster, creating a burst of fire.

A giant python, struck by a fireball, roared and twisted, riding the waves into the air, opening its massive jaws to devour Gu Fan.

Gu Fan's expression was solemn but not panicked. As the Void-Breaking Shuttle retreated rapidly, he had already formed a hand seal. When the giant python was five zhang away from him, a pillar of fire as thick as a water bucket shot out from his hand, transforming into a three-zhang-long fire dragon that rushed straight towards the giant python.

When the giant python collided head-on with the fire dragon, it exploded with a loud bang, sending scales and blood flying everywhere. Not only that, the remaining flames clung to the giant python and spread, eventually setting the entire python ablaze.

The giant python, struck by the blow, halted its forward momentum, let out a mournful howl, and plunged into the sea, splashing water everywhere.

This spell is none other than the fire-based spell, Dragonfire Technique, which Gu Fan has been practicing for a long time!

After casting the Dragonfire Technique, Gu Fan realized that he had used up about half of his mana. He figured he could only cast it less than twenty more times before his mana would be exhausted.

Thinking of this, Gu Fan flipped his hand and took out a stack of spirit talismans, which he then threw at the sea monster.

In an instant, fireballs, ice spikes, and wind blades flew all at once, and the sirens' mournful cries rang out continuously.

Although the number of people was far less than that of the sea monsters, the group was strong and could ride magical artifacts to fly into the air. They were able to deal with these first-level sea monsters from a high position, and apart from expending their magic power and talismans, they did not even get injured.

After a fierce battle lasting half an hour, the dozens of sea monsters had been slaughtered and were no longer a threat; they were on the verge of being wiped out.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

As the moon rose high in the sky, a mysterious aura slowly gathered above the central island, emitting a milky white halo. When this aura appeared, the previously powerless sea monsters suddenly became agitated and desperately rushed towards the central island.

Song Chibo turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "The Lunar Moon's Essence!"

Upon hearing Song Chibo's exclamation, everyone turned to look, and their expressions immediately turned grim when they saw the wisp of moonlight.

Taiyin Yuehua is a kind of essence of heaven and earth, belonging to the same category as Qianyang essence and Taiyang essence.

The superior water-based cultivation techniques of the Lingxiao Sect require the refinement of the essence of the moon.

However, apart from Meng Wei and Gu Fan, everyone present was practicing mid-grade cultivation techniques and had no need for the Taiyin Moon Essence. What made everyone change color was another function of the Taiyin Moon Essence—to awaken the spirit of sea monsters.

If these first-tier sea monsters were to obtain the essence of the moon and refine it, they would gain sentience and their cultivation speed would increase dramatically. Advancing to the second tier would be almost effortless, and given time, they might even become third-tier demon kings.

Long Ying said, "So it turns out that the Fleeting Beauty needs to absorb the essence of the moon when it blooms."

"The fragrance of flowers mixed with the essence of the moon is far more attractive to low-level demonic beasts than recorded. No wonder they are not even afraid of death!" Meng Wei said in a deep voice.

The Lingxiao Sect had been fighting the monsters in the Cloud Mist Sea for countless years. Naturally, the sect members could not stand by and watch the sea monsters seize the Moon Essence of the Moon. So they all took action and killed the remaining sea monsters.

Before everyone could catch their breath, an even more chaotic sound came from afar. Several times larger than before, sea monsters rode the waves and surrounded the island, their presence mixed with the aura of peak-level first-tier demon beasts.

"What should we do now? Take this opportunity to evacuate?" Song Chibo asked, frowning.

The flower's beauty had not yet fully bloomed. If it were removed now, it would be tantamount to abandoning this wondrous flower. However, though the flower was precious, there was only one of its kind. If it were surrounded by hundreds of sea monsters, the group would likely exhaust their magical power and be left to die.

"If we retreat now, wouldn't all our previous efforts be wasted!" Liu Qin retorted.

Meng Wei turned to look at Long Ying and asked, "How long is it expected that the Fleeting Beauty will last?"

Long Ying returned to the island, checked the situation, and estimated, "About an hour."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Even with their profound magical powers, it would be a pipe dream to withstand an attack by hundreds of sea monsters for an hour.

Just as everyone was about to give up, Gu Fan spoke up: "If it only takes an hour, then it's not impossible."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Gu Fan.

Meng Wei's eyes lit up as he realized, "Junior Brother, are you perhaps preparing a formation?"

"Exactly." Gu Fan nodded in response.

Amidst the surprised and bewildered gazes of the crowd, he pulled out a set of battle flags.