Wonderland

"According to rumors, if a ghost cultivator really meets the conditions for ascension, he will not ascend to the fairyland, but to the underworld. What do you think about this, fairy?" Xiao Lin suddenly asked.

Xia Fu heard this, and a trace of disappointment appeared on her pretty face, which flashed away. Then she smiled and said, "There are three thousand great ways, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Xia Fu dare not judge, but she thinks that the so-called fairy world, the demon world, or the illusory netherworld are just places. Is there no demon in the fairy world, and no fairy horses in the demon world? Xia Fu dare not believe it."

Xiao Lin was slightly stunned, and there was a hint of surprise on his face when he looked at Xia Fu. He seemed not to have expected that the gentle and soft woman in front of him had such a profound understanding.

Xiao Lin himself had also thought about it before. When in the mortal world, ascending to the spiritual world was the ultimate dream of every cultivator, but those who could finally reach this step were extremely rare.

After tens of thousands of years, the mortal world where he was born was probably no longer home to legends, and all traces of himself were probably lost in the long river of time. He successfully ascended to the spiritual world, but was surprised to find that he had simply come from the end of one world to the beginning of another, nothing more.

The road to immortality is still illusory, and no one knows where the end is.

If this is the case in the spiritual world, is it also the case in the immortal world?

"Although we have supernatural powers and the ability to move mountains and seas, we still seem so insignificant in front of the real heaven and earth. Not to mention the fairyland, even the vastness of this spiritual world is beyond our current ability to explore."

"What the fairy said is true."

The two chatted and soon arrived at the city gate. After passing through the city gate, Xiao Lin smelled the unique salty smell of the sea and saw the endless, deep and dark blue sea in front of him.

"That is the Sea of ​​Ghostly Sorrow."

When Xiao Lin saw the sea in the distance, he was slightly stunned. Only then did he notice that the Yunmi City where he was seemed to be above the clouds. Only then did he really notice that the entire Yunmi City was standing in the clouds, part of it was below the clouds, and part of it was above the clouds, just like it was embedded in the white clouds.

Xiao Lin walked slowly to the beach and looked down. He suddenly saw the black fog swirling upwards. Above the deep blue sea in the distance, there were also faint black smoke floating, but after flying to a height of dozens of feet, they dissipated.

"The Cloud Mirage City is built on a stone pillar. This stone pillar was once a mountain in ancient times. Later, it was cut into its current shape by a powerful monk. Below this mountain is a large ghost Yin vein. The Taiyin Qi emitted by it gathers together and transforms into various magical scenes, so it is named Cloud Mirage."

"So that's how it is. Could that black smoke on the sea in the distance also be the energy of Taiyin?"

"Yes, there are many ghost Yin veins below the Guichou Sea, and they are of very high quality, so there are so many Taiyin Qi floating out. The Taiyin Qi is cold in nature. When it merges into the sea water, it will cause the sea water to be extremely cold. However, the coldness of the Taiyin Qi will not make the sea water freeze. The seemingly calm sea water is actually extremely cold. If a mortal falls into the sea, he will be frozen to death in an instant."

"No wonder it is called the Ghost Sea." Xiao Lin nodded repeatedly. The magic of heaven and earth and the mysterious creation were truly amazing.

"Brother Xiao, let's go." Xia Fu waved his sleeves, and a large flash of spiritual light appeared. The next moment, a spiritual boat several meters long emerged and hovered in front of the two of them.

Xiao Lin nodded slightly, took a step forward, and his figure left a long shadow, landing steadily on the deck.

Xia Fu also boarded the spirit boat and pinched the spirit formula with one hand, injecting a pure magic power into the spirit boat formation. A long rainbow light pierced through the void, and after a flash, it disappeared at the end of the vast ocean in the distance.

At the city gate, many strange-looking sea cultivators all had stunned expressions, and their eyes were filled with envy.

It's no wonder that they are envious. Xia Fu's Wind-Breaking Boat is a veritable magical treasure. Not to mention its flying speed, which is no less than that of an ordinary Mahayana cultivator, even its material itself is not something that an ordinary cultivator can obtain.

Feeling the speed of the Wind-Breaking Boat, Xiao Lin was also surprised. It turned out that this magical weapon made of unmelting ice could actually absorb the energy of the Taiyin on its own and integrate it into the boat's body. Under the operation of the formation, its escape speed was actually increased by an extra three points.

Not only that, after absorbing a large amount of Taiyin Qi, the formation in the Broken Wind Boat actually started to operate on its own. Xia Fu also stopped practicing the spiritual spell and looked relaxed.

"This Ghostly Sea has a strong Taiyin aura, which is perfect for using flying instruments like the Wind-Breaking Boat."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lin was also moved. He had never thought of this before. Magical instruments such as spirit boats were indeed useless to most solitary cultivators. After all, the magic power consumed in performing flying techniques was minimal and could almost be ignored.

Only those large sects would use such large spirit boats or immortal magic weapons when engaging in sect wars.

But Xia Fu gave him a different idea. The spiritual energy in the spiritual world is rich, which is enough to maintain the independent operation of many magic arrays. It is also an excellent place for flying magic tools such as spirit boats to be used. After all, there is a big difference between flying by oneself and riding a spirit boat, both in terms of speed and safety.

If the spiritual world is like this, what about the immortal world?
However, for Xiao Lin at this moment, ordinary flying magic weapons are not even worth his attention.

"Huh?" Xiao Lin's face suddenly changed. It turned out that there was a woman standing on the deck several feet away from him. However, only half of the woman's upper body was visible. Her face was hideous and terrifying. She was staring at him with a pair of blood-red eyes.

After seeing that he was discovered by Xiao Lin, a ray of green air suddenly appeared on his face. He opened his mouth, revealing his sharp teeth, raised his claws, and pounced towards Xiao Lin in mid-air.
Although Xiao Lin was startled by the sudden appearance of the woman, he quickly recovered. A white spirit flashed in his eyes. The next moment, the woman who had already pounced in front of him suddenly showed a terrified expression. Before he could make any further moves, she disappeared in an instant like a dark cloud blown away by a hurricane.

"Brother Xiao, please show mercy." Xia Fu's voice rang in Xiao Lin's ears, but unfortunately it had already been eaten. The woman had already been killed under the impact of Xiao Lin's powerful spiritual power.

"They are just broken souls. Even if I don't kill them, their final outcome will be to vanish into thin air, or to devour each other and turn into ghosts that only know how to kill and devour." Xiao Lin turned his head and looked at Xia Fu in surprise, and spoke lightly.

Hearing this, Xia Fu nodded and said softly, "I know, but most of the broken souls in this sea of ​​​​ghosts have strong obsessions. They may have too many regrets in their lives, so after their souls are shattered, they are still unwilling to completely dissipate, but travel through mountains and rivers to come to this sea of ​​​​ghosts. Perhaps, they don't even know that they are dead."

Seeing the melancholy expression on Xia Fu's pretty face, Xiao Lin was also slightly stunned.

"But this may only bring more pain to yourself. Sometimes letting go is also the right choice," Xiao Lin said.

"But how many people in this world can live as clearly and clearly as Brother Xiao? Most mortals, throughout their lives, just work hard, earn a meager income, and maintain a minimum standard of living. How can they have the time to comprehend the truth of life? Even for us cultivators, who pursue the great way, how many of us can truly achieve it? Most of us will perish on the road to the great way. The so-called immortal road is paved with the bones of cultivators like us."

"The fairy is right."

Xiao Lin looked at the dozens of broken souls of various shapes and translucent bodies that appeared on the deck, and did not refute for a moment.

Seeing several ghosts attacking him, this time, Xiao Lin did not kill them. Instead, a white light flashed on his body, and an invisible light shield of spiritual power enveloped them. Although those residual souls were bloodthirsty, their realm was not high and their strength was weak, which was not enough to break through Xiao Lin's spiritual defense.

When Xiao Lin saw these residual souls, his thoughts seemed to go back to countless years ago. He had also seen those evil ghosts before. After all, they were just some wronged souls with extremely deep obsessions.

As they went deeper, the number of broken souls increased. In the end, whether it was the sea surface or the air, it was filled with densely packed broken souls.

Especially those islands standing above the sea were even more terrifying, almost covered with residual souls, which made Xiao Lin's hair stand on end.

"Why are there so many residual souls here?" Xiao Lin was also a little surprised.

"It is rumored that these residual souls were attracted by the Taiyin Qi under the Guichou Sea and gathered here from the four regions. In particular, in the countless years, the Yin Demon Region and the Qianxing Region have fought several wars in succession. Each war brought the death of countless lives. The broken and lonely souls who died in the battle on the battlefield seemed to be filled with resentment and were unwilling to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. They were attracted and drifted to this Guichou Sea. It is unknown how many years it has lasted."

Xia Fu was explaining when suddenly a large area of ​​darkness appeared in front of the spirit boat, which seemed to be several hundred feet in size. With the appearance of this darkness, Xiao Lin suddenly saw the broken souls around him, who seemed to be attracted by an extremely amazing suction force and rushed towards the darkness one after another.

Xiao Lin was also very confused by this scene.

"Oh no, this is a vicious spirit." The moment Xia Fu saw the darkness, his face darkened. Then the darkness suddenly shrank, and then a hideous and terrifying face suddenly rushed out from it, with a bloody mouth wide open, and pounced towards the spirit boat where the two were.

Xiao Lin's mind moved, but he did not make a move. Xia Fu's pretty face sank, and she snorted coldly and said, "You don't know whether to live or die."

With a wave of his sleeves, a small black flag shot out. The small black flag swelled up in the wind and became a hundred feet in size in the blink of an eye. There was a ghostly sound all over the flag, and a cold aura was emitted. The hideous and terrifying face immediately showed a look of fear when it saw this. The figure that was rushing forward paused and actually turned around to escape.

But the hundred-foot-long small flag suddenly accelerated, dragging a long black light behind it, and actually came in front of the ferocious face. Then a black vortex flashed on the flag, and in an instant the ferocious face was sucked into the vortex.

When Xiao Lin saw the black banner, he was slightly stunned and showed a thoughtful expression.
"This evil spirit is formed after the broken lonely soul is advanced. Its power is more than a hundred times stronger than that of ordinary broken lonely souls. It can strengthen itself by constantly devouring broken lonely souls, and can even advance by devouring its own kind. It is one of the more powerful residual souls in this Ghostly Sea, but its combat power is only equivalent to that of an ordinary immortal Jindan cultivator. It is relatively weak and usually does not take the initiative to attack. Only after it has just advanced and its body is empty, will it have a strong bloodthirsty nature and take the initiative to attack."

Xiao Lin nodded. He also realized that although this evil spirit was very powerful, its actual strength was not worth mentioning. That was why he did not take action because he knew that Xia Fu was enough to handle it alone.

Three days later, the spiritual boat the two were riding on had flown tens of millions of miles away, and the sea surface had turned pitch black.

At this moment, Xia Fu walked to the side of the ship, looking at the dark sea, a trace of solemnity appeared on her pretty face.

"Fairy, what are you worried about?" Xiao Lin came to Xia Fu's side at some point, looked at the dark sea in front of him, and spoke.

The pitch-black sea surface is usually only visible when the seabed is more than ten thousand feet deep. However, the ferocious beasts that can survive in the depths of more than ten thousand feet are usually above level three or four, and are extremely terrifying existences.

Therefore, the depth of the ocean usually represents its degree of danger.

As the two were at the Tribulation Crossing stage, they naturally wouldn't care about these third or fourth level ferocious beasts. However, if they encountered a ferocious beast of level five or above, they would be in a very passive position. You have to know that ferocious beasts mostly travel in groups. Once they encountered a group of level five ferocious beasts, they would have no choice but to flee.

"We have walked about half of the sea and entered the depths of the Guichou Sea. In the depths of this Guichou Sea, there exists a very terrifying existence."

"Isn't it a ferocious beast?" Xiao Lin was slightly stunned.

Xia Fu shook her head and said softly, "Although the beast is ferocious and powerful, and comes in groups, we can at least escape. But if we encounter it, we will have no choice but to fight."

"Oh? I wonder what it is that makes the fairy so cautious?"

"Its name is the Sound Owl, a combination of a fierce ghost and a fierce beast, capable of performing magical powers such as ghost sounds. Unless one's spiritual power is extremely strong, it is difficult to resist. Moreover, when these Sound Owls appear, there are at least ten of them, which can gather ghost sounds into ghostly sound waves. This is also the origin of the Ghostly Sea." (End of this chapter)