Practice begins with immortality

"What's going on?" Wang Bai came to the base on the island and called an accompanying staff member to ask.

"This is what happened." The man was stunned for a moment when he saw Wang Bai falling from the sky. He came to his senses and said hurriedly, "Sir, this morning, I and others went to explore the nearby reefs and happened to see a warship in the distance. Fearing it was the enemy, we quietly approached to investigate. We found that the warship was seriously damaged and there were many corpses on it. Then we found the two kings, Master Xuan Shao and Master Yao Jin, and some of their crew members. So, we immediately reported it to the kings who stayed here."

Wang Bai nodded and then asked, "And then?"

The man continued, "Then the kings ordered us to examine the wounded and bring them to the camp for treatment."

Wang Bai felt a sense of relief after understanding the situation. At that moment, an old man flew up to him. He was wearing a white robe embroidered with snowflakes. He was an elder from Xuanbing Royal City and one of the king-level warriors who remained on Siji Island.

"Elder Xuan, how are those two doing? Are they in any serious trouble?" Wang Bai asked the person who came.

The Xuan clan elder replied, "Thank you for your concern, Guest Wang. The Young Master and the Jin clan leader's injuries have stabilized and they will be awake soon. However, their injuries this time are too severe and they will need some time to recuperate before they can recover."

Hearing this news, Wang Bai breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the people were alright, everything else could be handled slowly. He said to the Ice Clan elders, "That's good. Let them recover from their injuries. I'll go patrol the surrounding waters later to see if there's anything wrong."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Wang."

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Two hours later, Wang Bai returned to the camp. At the same time, Xuan Tianhan and the other two also woke up.

Through the two people's retelling, everyone finally understood the reason of what happened: after they separated, Xuan Tianhan and the others continued to sail in the direction they sensed.

A month passed like this, and one day, their scouts were attacked by the Blood Demon Cult, leaving no one alive. Afterwards, they used clues to pinpoint the perpetrators at sea. The perpetrators were two individuals, claiming to be the Blood Demon Cult's Second and Third Guardians, one a high-ranking King, the other a top-ranking King.

With their numerical advantage, they engaged the two and gained a slight advantage. At a crucial moment, one of the guardians, through some unknown means, summoned a high-ranking king-level sea beast, disrupting the situation. The two Blood Demon Cult guardians seized the opportunity to slay the high-ranking king-level warriors on Xuan Tianhan's side. Seeing the situation was hopeless, the others fled for their lives.

"This, this, the monster from the Blood Demon Cult actually reached a cooperation with the king beast in the sea?!" someone said in horror.

Hearing this, Xuan Tianhan shook his head and said, "It's not cooperation. The sea beast's eyes are lifeless, yet it's undaunted. I'm afraid the Blood Demon Cult has used some means to control it. However, this method definitely can't be used too often. Otherwise, they wouldn't be hiding in the depths of the Misty Sea. They would have driven the sea beast to attack land long ago."

Hearing Xuan Tianhan's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "If that's the case, why don't we return sooner? The Blood Demon Cult's two guardians are so powerful, so how powerful is the Blood Demon Cult's leader, who is above them?" someone suggested. Hearing this, everyone felt a little tempted. After all, staying here now was really dangerous.

"We can't go back like this." The person who spoke was the elder of the Ice Clan.

"There must be survivors. Are we going to abandon them and go back alone?" A moment of silence fell upon hearing this. Some of those people were from the royal city, and some were their friends. They couldn't abandon them for both public and private reasons.

After a while, after discussion, everyone reached a consensus: among the six kings on the island, one would be sent to escort the wounded back to the land and report what happened in the Misty Sea to all parties.

The remaining people would stay on the island for another five days, while they would send people to patrol the 300-li sea area. After five days, regardless of whether there were any survivors, they would leave. This was considered the most righteous and responsible thing they could do.

Afterwards, everyone acted according to the agreed plan. After sending the injured away, there were still five king-level warriors left on the island, and Wang Bai was one of them.

In the days that followed, Wang Bai patrolled the sea. Nothing happened, and more survivors returned. Over the course of five days, three groups of survivors returned, none of whom Wang Bai recognized. Through their recountings, everyone understood that the remaining survivors might not return. Then, the waiting period ended, and everyone left and headed back to land.

Elsewhere, deep within the misty sea, inside a cave on what looked like an island, two men in blood-red robes knelt on one knee and spoke to a masked man in a phantom blue robe, "Master, those on land have discovered our headquarters. What should we do?"

"It's okay." The masked man said indifferently.

"There's still a month left, and that will be their doom."

"One month?! It looks like you, Master, will have a breakthrough soon." The two said respectfully.

"Okay, let's retreat first!" Following the order from the masked man, the two men in blood-red robes retreated immediately.

Some time later, the mysterious man came to a mysterious place under the island, where a huge heart grew. No, to be more precise, the entire island was the body of a giant beast.