After the divorce, the CEO's ex-wife deeply regretted her actions.

My fingertips touched that warm, smooth surface.

A tranquility, seemingly originating from the primordial chaos, instantly spread throughout Chen Yun's body from his fingertips.

hum!

The tattered light barrier protecting the altar shattered like a dream before it could even flicker one last time.

There was no earth-shattering roar, no aftershocks of energy explosion.

It's like an old soldier who has completed his mission and endured countless ages, finally able to lay down his burden and peacefully disappear the moment he sees his new master.

Countless points of light danced like fireflies before disappearing completely into the dark sea.

The wind-stabilizing pearl at the center of the altar has lost its final restraint.

It trembled slightly, giving Chen Yun no time to react, before transforming into a milky white stream of light that shot straight into his brow!

"Uh!"

Chen Yun let out a muffled groan, his body trembling violently.

That was not an attack, but a higher level of integration, a domineering and unyielding takeover!

He could clearly "see" the stream of light rushing into his dantian, like a king descending upon his territory.

The spiritual energy that had been surging within him became as docile as a lamb in the presence of this bead.

The bead floated in the center of the dantian and began to rotate slowly.

With each rotation, an extremely pure water elemental power emanated from it, violently washing over his meridians, bones, and even the smallest corners.

pain!

Excruciating pain that penetrates to the bone!

It felt as if my whole being had been crushed and reshaped.

But along with the excruciating pain came an unprecedented sense of power!

Click!

An invisible shackle snapped within his body.

That was the bottleneck in his cultivation that had plagued him for years, preventing him from making any progress.

At this moment, faced with this tyrannical force, it was as fragile as a thin sheet of paper, easily pierced!

A torrent of powerful energy surged within him, causing his cultivation to rise steadily. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a major realm, and his power continued to grow rapidly.

Even more remarkable is his perception.

His consciousness seemed to break free from the constraints of his body and merge with the surrounding ocean.

He could feel the breath of a giant whale thousands of miles away, and hear the heartbeat of a black tortoise deep in the ocean trench. Every drop of water became his eyes and his ears.

This sea became his domain.

Chen Yun slowly opened his eyes, his gaze seemingly swirling with starlight, so deep it was breathtaking.

The fervor on his face faded, replaced by a bottomless calm, an indifference that seemed to control everything.

He had an idea.

Just a thought.

Rumbling--

The seawater that could crush steel in front of him began to recede automatically to both sides.

There was no violent tearing, only absolute obedience.

A wide, vacuum-like passage, starting from him, extends straight and firmly upward, piercing through layers of water pressure, breaking through the darkness, and pointing directly to the distant light source on the sea surface.

Chen Yun took a step forward, and invisible steps automatically formed beneath his feet, lifting him upwards.

He walked slowly, as if he were inspecting his own courtyard.

Behind him, the ancient altar, having fulfilled its mission, silently turned to dust under the immense pressure of the water flowing back together.

As he ascended, the death vortex that had existed for hundreds of years, devoured countless lives, and was regarded as a taboo and nightmare by all coastal sailors, began to subside at a visible speed.

The raging torrents of water that once stirred the heavens and earth have become gentle.

The terrifying suction force that tore everything apart vanished into nothingness.

When Chen Yun's head broke through the water and he breathed in his first breath of fresh, salty air, the entire sea was calm and shimmering, as if nothing had ever happened before.

The sun is blinding.

Chen Yun squinted slightly, adjusting to the long-lost light.

He floated in mid-air, his bare feet treading on the sea as if walking on flat ground.

He looked down at the gentle, mirror-like sea beneath his feet, feeling the immense power within him that breathed and pulsed with the entire ocean.

This power fascinated him.

He is now the god of this sea.

As long as he is on the sea, he is invincible.

Overthrow a secular dynasty?

When the thought popped into his head, Chen Yun was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled.

The laughter was soft, yet carried a cold, unquestionable quality.

revenge?

To take revenge on the Liu family who betrayed him? To take revenge on the heir of the Marquis of Jinghai who stole his fiancée?

These obsessions that once sustained him through humiliation and near-death experiences now seem somewhat... laughable in retrospect.

The layout is small.

What's the point of squashing a few ants?

When you have enough strength to overturn an entire anthill, you'll find that you don't even have the interest to stomp on them.

Those people were merely stepping stones for him to reach higher places, long forgotten.

What he wanted was no longer the pleasure of seeking revenge.

What he wanted was an immortal dynasty! A supreme and eternal dynasty, built by his own hands, with the sea as its foundation!

Once this crazy idea takes root, it spreads like wildfire and can no longer be contained.

His heart pounded violently because of this ambition, which burned far hotter than revenge.

But he quickly calmed down.

He knew that although he controlled the ocean, on land he was still just a "dead" and powerless fugitive.

One person alone cannot contend with a massive imperial machine that has been operating for hundreds of years.

He needs a team, an army, and countless riches.

And the starting point of all this...

Chen Yun's gaze was fixed on the direction of the mainland.

The corner of his mouth curled up in a cold arc.

The Great Yan Dynasty was founded on maritime trade, with 70% of its tax revenue coming from trade at its major coastal ports.

Countless chambers of commerce and prominent families relied on this golden waterway for their survival.

What if this waterway is no longer "safe"?

What if all ships needed the protection of the "sea god" before they could set sail?

A clear and ruthless plan quickly took shape in his mind.

The first step was to monopolize shipping.

He didn't need to show his face in person; he just needed to let everyone know that the sea had a new, capricious master.

He will become the faith of all those who go to sea, and the nightmare of all shipping associations.

Wealth will flow into his designated pockets like rivers flowing into the sea.

The second step is to recruit soldiers and horses.

With money, everything becomes easier. He intends to use money to cultivate the most loyal subordinates and build the most elite army.

He will no longer be alone.

He wanted to be the mastermind behind the chaos, silently accumulating power until the day he could overturn the table.

Chen Yun determined the direction and chose Linhai City, the most prosperous port city in the southeast of the mainland.

That place was where his career began, and also the beginning of his nightmare.

Now, it will become the first cornerstone of his empire.

With a thought, the seawater beneath his feet automatically condensed into a water dragon several meters long, carrying him like an arrow shot towards the coastline.

On the sea, only a long, lingering white ripple remained.

The Chen Yun of the past has already died in that vortex.

Their sea god will return.

Linhai City, one of the most dazzling pearls of the Great Qian Dynasty, was at this moment nothing more than a huge and blurry dot of light in Chen Yun's perception.

He did not approach, but remained in international waters a hundred miles away.

His divine sense, like invisible tentacles, merged into every drop of seawater, drifting with the current, exploring this sea area that he once knew so well.

Suddenly, an unusual ripple in the water caught his attention.

It was an extremely subtle distortion, as if an invisible hand was gently parting the surrounding ocean currents to form a natural barrier.

Ordinary ships would simply follow the currents to avoid it, making it extremely difficult to detect the secrets involved.

But in front of Chen Yun, the master of the ocean, such a level of pretense is nothing more than burying one's head in the sand.

With a slight thought, the water dragon beneath his feet silently changed direction and swam towards that distorted sea area.

The closer.

The fog covering the sea grew thicker, visibility dropped sharply, and a spiritual atmosphere filled the air.

Passing through the last layer of thick fog, which resembled a curtain of water, a tranquil island suddenly appeared before our eyes.

The island is small, only a dozen miles in circumference, and is entirely a deep black color. It is rugged with reefs, but the vegetation is exceptionally lush and verdant, as if every leaf contains abundant moisture.

The moment Chen Yun stepped onto the island, a surge of powerful spiritual energy rushed towards him, causing every pore on his body to open up.

He closed his eyes, ceasing to use his vision, and instead focused his entire being on the earth beneath his feet.

"found it."

In his perception, a water-elemental spiritual vein, as thick as a giant python, was coiled directly beneath the island, like a beating heart, continuously drawing the essence of the endless ocean and transforming it into the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This is truly a treasure bestowed by heaven!

With this spiritual vein as his foundation, his power will be continuously replenished, and his cultivation speed will advance by leaps and bounds.

This will be the starting point of his divine realm and the core of his future ocean dynasty.

"All rivers flow into the sea and eventually into the market. This place is thus named 'Guixu' (meaning 'Returning to the Market')."