Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 678 The Enchanted Walrus, the Archipelago! (Two Chapters Combined)

The spikes on Black Scale's head were incredibly tough and were not immediately severed by Song Changming's blade.

The black scales spun around, then tumbled into the sea.

Several dark red patches also appeared on the sea surface, left by the black scales.

Having taken a blow from Song Changming, the fish only bled a little and did not die immediately, which meant it was no ordinary fish.

This black-scaled creature is truly formidable!

Song Changming stood up and looked at the black shadow that had disappeared without a trace on the sea. No wonder this black fish dared to attack them.

If we were to make a comparison, he would probably be no weaker than the azure dragon he killed.

"This vast ocean is so big that even a random fish that jumps up here has such good fortune!" Song Changming murmured.

The God-Devouring Blade flew back and obediently landed beside him, circling as if still on guard against the black scales that might return to the sea at any moment.

Fran was rescued and fell onto the iron folding fan, curled up, and trembling.

Under the holy light, it took him a long time to catch his breath, as if he had just escaped from the gates of hell.

"Thank you for saving me, Master." After regaining some strength, Fran immediately knelt down and thanked Song Changming.

"That's enough. The sea is dangerous. Don't get distracted." Seeing that Fulan was reaping what she sowed, Song Changming didn't say anything more, only giving her a warning.

"Yes," Fran hurriedly replied.

Having gone through this ordeal, she dared not be careless again.

Their senses were fully activated, and they were on high alert, even their eyes were wide open, watching the surrounding sea with Biyougen, afraid of repeating the same mistake.

Song Changming couldn't guarantee that he could save them every time.

Tang Kecha dared not travel too fast while maneuvering the iron folding fan. On the one hand, he was afraid of missing any clues about the immortal fruits that might appear along the way, and on the other hand, he was worried that if he rushed too fast, he would fall directly into the mouth of the same vicious fish as before.

After an unknown amount of time, an island in the sea appeared before them.

Tang Kecha was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Master, we've found the island!"

They traveled eastward, and this was the first island they saw.

If what the dragon said is true, there is an old immortal tree in the Penglai Sea that bears an immortal fruit every thousand years.

It's no wonder Tang Kecha was excited; since there was a fairy tree growing there, it should naturally be on the island.

On this island before us, we may find the immortal tree and its immortal fruit!
Song Changming stopped cultivating again, his vision expanding until it clearly covered the island.

The island is round, with rocks and some vegetation, but not much.

Many birds and geese land on this reef island, and occasionally they will fight each other for the fish that have been caught.

At first glance, it was just a small, deserted island with nothing special about it, and there was no sign of the immortal tree.

"Go up and have a look."

Seeing no danger, Song Changming decided to go to the island to take a look.

Tang Kecha subconsciously quickened his pace and went up to the island, but unfortunately, just as Song Changming had seen from afar, the island was barren and empty.

The most abundant things, besides the rocks and boulders, are large amounts of bird droppings.

Some poisonous miasma arose from these bird droppings, gathering into a toxic fog, making this place an unsuitable place to stay for long.

After a brief search and finding nothing, the group had no choice but to leave disappointed.

Thinking about it carefully, this is normal.

If there truly were a magical tree growing on this island, so brightly shining in broad daylight, why would outsiders like them have the chance to come and fight over it?

The powerful local water monsters had already fought tooth and nail, their brains splattered everywhere, so it's not like the nine-thousand-year-old turtle had never heard of them before.

Therefore, Song Changming judged that even if there really were immortal trees and immortal fruits in the Penglai Sea, they must be in an extremely hidden place.

It's so realistic that you can hardly see it even once without special methods.

Song Changming was mentally prepared; even if he found the Penglai Sea, he was prepared to leave empty-handed.

They continued eastward for several more days.

During this time, they found several more islands, but they were all deserted. There was not a trace of the immortal tree, and even ordinary trees were rare.

"Are we in the East China Sea?" Song Changming suppressed the surging, fiery energy within him, opened his eyes, and looked at the seemingly unchanging sea before him, asking.

"Master, not yet, but it should be soon. The sea climate here is starting to warm up," Tang Kecha replied immediately while operating his iron folding fan.

He essentially acted as the driver the entire way.

Several times, it was thanks to his quick thinking that he was able to avoid several dangerous situations at sea.

Song Changming nodded. The pace of travel was slower than he had expected, but it was still relatively safe.

The dangers at sea are no less than those on land, and may even be greater.

The East China Sea is like spring all year round, as the old turtle told them, and it is also a major characteristic of the East China Sea, which is in stark contrast to the cold and desolate atmosphere of other seas.

After a while, a large mist suddenly rose in front of them, rolling and coalescing into faint images.

"Hmm?" Tang Ke looked over, and the next moment his face was filled with shock and astonishment.

In his eyes, those images actually formed mountains and city walls!
Those city gate towers are so lifelike, they look just like the real thing!
Most importantly, these city towers were actually the many human city-states within his small world.

He could even identify the locations of these city towers and the names of the city-states!
"How could this be?" Tang Kecha couldn't help but mutter in disbelief.

Besides those city towers, it seemed that many of his old friends, close acquaintances, and even his children and descendants were also standing on the city towers, gazing at him from afar.

Some of them looked worried, while others, like him, were bewildered, unsure of what had happened.

Some wept with joy, their mouths opening and closing as if they wanted to say something to him.

It was as if his flight had brought him back to that small world he once knew!
But he knew all too well how could that be possible!

He knew he was on the primordial continent, searching for immortals on the Penglai Sea, so how could he suddenly return to his own little world?

Something must have gone wrong.

"Master." He turned his head to the side in a bit of a panic.

Song Changming remained calm and composed, while Fulan and Biyougen, like him, stared blankly at the gathering mist in the distance, their expressions dazed and surprised.

"You saw it too?!" Tang Kecha asked immediately.

"My sanctuary, Our Lady—no, how could this be? She is dead."

"By the Holy Lord, this must not be true."

Fran shook her head and muttered to herself, clearly seeing the scene of her past little world.

Biyougen clenched her fists, and like everyone else, she saw a number of familiar faces, many of whom were important to her.

They are so lifelike, they couldn't be more realistic.

"What exactly is going on?" she asked.

Song Changming glanced around and indeed saw the Nine Provinces Continent, his own Martial Emperor Palace, and Su Qingqing and the others.

But he was convinced that these were all illusions.

His sorcerer's spirit could see through the illusions before him, the mirages like bubbles. His only curiosity was how these images, which existed only in his mind, could be created and projected onto this sea.

Beside him, Tang Kecha and the other two, who had initially been incredulous and utterly resistant to what was happening before their eyes, gradually lowered their voices.

Their expressions gradually became dazed and blank, from their initial unwillingness to believe it to their gradual acceptance of the fact that they were going back to their little world.

Gradually, he became relaxed and eccentric, as if hypnotized, and a comfortable smile even appeared on Tang Kecha's face.

Therefore, it would be a miracle to say that there's nothing wrong with the water mist.

Within Song Changming's Nether Sea, the little soul figure activated the Heaven-Raising Divine Technique, and four divine steps appeared beneath his feet. Suddenly, he shouted out again.

"Don't wake up yet!"

This rebuke jolted Tang Kecha and the other two as if they had just woken from a dream.

When Tang Ke looked again, the mist was just mist; everything he had seen before had disappeared.

“Go around this mist,” Song Changming said.

Tang Kecha immediately agreed, and hurriedly retreated and went around the still-moving iron folding fan.

God knows what will happen if we keep getting led astray.

The chilling feeling he experienced upon waking told him that things were definitely not going to end well.

After some trouble, the group successfully navigated around the mist, only then feeling a lingering sense of unease.

“On this sea, one cannot afford to be careless even for a moment,” Fran said, touching her chest and abdomen, which had been torn open by the black scales.

Even now, her injury has not been fully healed by her own Holy Light spell.

After passing through the mist, the group recovered and could clearly feel the change in the water temperature; even the seawater that rolled up seemed to have become warm.

Song Changming knew that they had now arrived at Penglai East Sea.

From west to east, they also crossed a considerable stretch of water.

Overall, it was a close call, with the water beasts along the way avoided if possible, and those that couldn't be avoided were eventually fought.

So far, we have not encountered any extremely powerful maritime entities.

Song Changming deduced that most of those powerful creatures were hidden deep in the sea and would not easily make a move.

As insignificant beings like them, as long as they don't cause a major disturbance, they probably won't alert these powerful beings in the deep sea.

"Hmm?" Song Changming suddenly looked down at the sea below the iron folding fan.

"There's something in the sea!" Fran also sensed something was wrong and sounded the alarm.

As they looked over, they saw a huge black shadow silently sweep across the seawater beneath them.

Undercurrents surged, and only after the shadow disappeared did a huge wave rise, forcing Tang Kecha to withstand the force of gravity and struggle to raise his iron folding fan to avoid being slammed into the sea by the heavy waves.

"What was that just now?" Tang Kecha hadn't seen it clearly before the huge black shadow had already disappeared.

"Whatever that powerful sea creature is, we should just leave it alone. I doubt it has any interest in us," Song Changming said, shaking his head.

He actually saw a fraction of it.

It was a giant python swimming in the sea, probably a thousand feet long, a behemoth even in the ocean.

Judging from the cold aura emanating from the opponent, they are extremely powerful.

It was at least no weaker than some of the powerful creatures they encountered when fighting for the giant's flesh and blood that day.

Fortunately, the other person was just passing by, and neither of them bothered the other.

Iron Folding Fan continued its journey in the East China Sea near Penglai, discovering several more islands in succession.

Compared to the sea areas we had passed through before, the islands in the East China Sea were mostly covered in primeval forests. Some of the larger islands were inhabited by wild animals and spirits, making them appear very vibrant.

Unfortunately, these islands also yielded no clues about the immortal trees and fruits.

He questioned some of the spirits he had encountered on the island, but they knew nothing about the immortal tree and the immortal fruit.

After drifting at sea for more than a month, they had gained nothing.

Fortunately, Tang Kecha and the other two did not lose heart or lose enthusiasm because of this.

After all, we've come this far over the years, so we still have that much patience.

On this day, the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon, dispelling the cold darkness and driving away the countless stars and the nine bright moons.

The sky turned white, and dazzling golden light illuminated the earth, followed by the first sun rising into the sky.

Located on the East China Sea of ​​Penglai, Song Changming felt that the sun was so huge and dazzling, merging with the sky and earth, and reflected on the sea, making the entire sea seem to be sublimated with boundless golden light.

Song Changming found himself in this golden sea.

Within him, the spark within stirred restlessly under the sunlight.

Ever since he obtained that wisp of solar fire last time, his fire seed has been eager to obtain that solar divine fire again, and has a lukewarm or even indifferent reaction to ordinary worldly strange fires.

It's like an ordinary person who has eaten the most delicious dish in the world, and then can't eat any other delicacies.

Unfortunately, celestial fire is hard to come by. At least for Song Changming at present, the sun's fire in the sky is still an unattainable divine flame.

There is no other way but to try your luck.

"The seawater here seems even hotter?" Tang Kecha suddenly said, looking around.

The heat is even more intense and noticeable when the sunlight shines down.

“Indeed, I felt it too,” Biyougen replied.

Even if the East China Sea has a spring-like climate all year round, there should not be such an unusual rise in temperature.

"Could there be a volcano here?" Tang Kecha speculated.

Fran, who was standing to the side, suddenly looked ahead, as if she had sensed something.

"It's an island!"

“It’s not just one island; it’s a rare, continuous archipelago!” Fran suddenly reported.

Upon hearing this, Tang Kecha became interested.

Previously, they had mostly seen isolated islands at sea, some large and some small, each consisting of only one island.

This vast archipelago was the first time they had encountered it during their month-long voyage at sea.

Perhaps this time we'll see some results.
Hearing the noise, Song Changming opened his eyes and looked ahead.

His vision was even broader than Fran's divine eye of perception; after traversing vast waves, he could also see the distant islands.

The islands are like a long chain of bracelets, linked together, forming a long ribbon across the vast sea.

A quick glance suggests that this island group consists of at least thirty islands of varying sizes!
The spiritual energy here gathers from all directions, transforming into spiritual winds and mists, and even the rain that falls is condensed spiritual rain.

It can be said that this is a super spiritual treasure land with a high concentration of spiritual energy!

"Huh? This is it!"

Soon, he discovered even more unusual things about the archipelago!

(End of this chapter)