Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

These words left the group looking at each other in disbelief. They hadn't expected that in Old Ancestor Su's eyes, they were actually no weaker than ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lin Qing knew his own situation well and knew that if he used all his trump cards, he would have a fighting chance.

The others' expressions shifted, and they subconsciously fell into deep thought.

A short while later, at Gu Lei's suggestion, Zuo Jingming cast a spell to conceal their movements, Li Xiaoshuang led the way, Qian Xiaobao brought up the rear, and the others stood on both sides, forming a lotus-shaped formation as they cautiously advanced towards the demon's lair.

……

In a battle at the Purple Mansion level further away, the two Black Demons, having broken free from their fusion state, were in contrasting states: one was panting heavily, and the other had a cold expression.

Blackwing, with its ridge spikes on its back, sensed that they were now extremely far from the sea. A chill ran through it, and it coldly said, "Old man Su, what are your intentions in leading us this far?"

Su Qinglang's eyes narrowed, and he said with a half-smile, "This old man finds the scenery here picturesque, perfect for the two of you to rest in peace."

A flash of anger crossed Black Wing's face as he coldly said, "So, old man Su, you've got your hands on the Black brothers?"

Su Qing deliberately stalled for time, so he smiled faintly and said, "So what if it is?"

"Hey, even if you win today, you can rest assured."

Black Wing, as if struck by a sudden thought, grinned maliciously and said, "You'll never know the truth about Wanfu Market!"

After speaking, he glanced at the other sea monster beside him, who nodded and instantly spread out his divine sense at the Purple Mansion level!

Su Qingyi's expression turned serious.

Whether you are a cultivator or a demon beast, the most important thing for advancing to the Purple Mansion realm, besides reaching a certain level of magical power, is to open up a "Purple Mansion" in your mind and consciousness. This is also the mark of the "Refining Qi into Spirit" realm that ancient cultivators referred to.

With the existence of this Purple Mansion, not only can one nurture one's natal magic treasure, but one's divine sense can also scan a wider and more precise range, and one also has an additional powerful means of attack.

Divine Sense Secret Technique!

This is also a powerful tool for experts at the Purple Mansion Realm to instantly kill lower-level beings. Basically, with a sweep of divine sense, a low-level cultivator without good defensive capabilities will be instantly annihilated.

However, for beings of the same level, engaging in combat using this method would be far more dangerous!

Just as the two demons were locked in a life-or-death struggle, Lin Qing and his group finally arrived at a mile away from the demon's lair.

The demon's lair resembled a giant silkworm cocoon, with five entrances in the east, west, south, north, and center. Inside, it was pitch black and impossible to see clearly.

Behind a reef, Gu Lei solemnly tore open the secret talisman given to him by Su Qing.

"My dear friends, let me make this brief."

"This demon's lair contains a mechanism and array, which is the key node for the sea monster tides to teleport to each other."

"Now that the formation is not yet complete, it is the perfect time to break it."

"Break the formation and retrieve the treasure at its core, and you've succeeded!"

"I will find a way to hold off the Purple Mansion demon cultivators; the rest is up to you young friends."

……

Upon hearing about the final mission, the group fell into a brief silence.

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

"There might be some powerful figure suppressing something in this demon's lair."

However, the die is cast, and there's no turning back now.

Therefore, Gu Lei's expression turned solemn, and he began to discuss countermeasures via telepathy.

"Fellow Daoists, shall we act separately or travel together?"

After a short while, Lin Qing spoke up: "Why don't we enter from the five caves separately, find the forbidden formation, and then reunite?"

Upon hearing this, the others were moved, after all, they didn't want their secrets to be easily known by others.

Li Xiaoshuang took out several talismans from her talisman pouch and handed them to everyone: "These are sensing talismans. If the person who discovered the forbidden formation tears this talisman, we will be able to sense it and rush over to meet them immediately!"

Gu Lei's expression flashed with surprise, and he slowly said, "It is said that Junior Sister Li is an unparalleled talisman genius in the Li family, and she truly lives up to her reputation."

Li Xiaoshuang's crescent-shaped eyes flickered slightly, and she gently shook her head, saying, "It's just that I've taken a little longer on the path of cultivation."

After receiving the talismans, everyone quickly displayed their unique abilities and flew into the demon's lair from five different directions.

Lin Qing possessed the mysterious scales he had obtained from the man with eagle eyes years ago, and he also used the Five Elements Water Escape technique, transforming himself into a water arrow and disappearing into the eastern entrance in a dusty state.

The passageway was narrow and deep, with occasional faint phosphorescence illuminating the stone walls in an eerie and sinister way.

The seawater was unusually viscous, with countless marine creatures huddled together, and low-level sea monsters patrolling the area. Relying entirely on his water-escape magic and mysterious scales for concealment, Lin Qing stealthily moved more than ten meters.

Upon reaching the entrance of a three-way passage, the surrounding water temperature suddenly dropped, and the faint, fishy aura that had been lingering around us was now replaced by a chilling, poisonous mist.

"Danger!"

A sudden sense of alarm rose in Lin Qing's heart, and he almost instinctively used water escape to retreat several feet!

Just as he was about to leave, the stone wall of the passage suddenly cracked open, and two second-tier, low-grade sea monsters burst out.

They were burly men, clad in jet-black scales, with menacing fangs, and grinning menacingly at Lin Qing.

"There really are people who dare to come here so openly."

After saying that, they flashed and were about to approach Lin Qing, but they found that two arrow spurs had been strangely cleaved open in the sea in front of them.

Two drops of liquid, carrying a chilling and dangerous aura, approached silently!

The two sea monsters instinctively raised their arms, gathering their murderous aura, preparing to withstand the attack head-on. But then, a dark, ring-shaped magical artifact flew out from behind the cultivator's head, suddenly spinning...

Their murderous aura surged and suddenly stopped!

"not good!"

The two sea monsters were terrified and were about to spit out their blood essence to boost their demonic power when they heard a "crack" sound. Their four arms were cleanly severed from their palms, and blood gushed out!

"Ugh—"

Even the thick-skinned siren couldn't withstand such torment. Taking advantage of this lull, Lin Qing brandished his meteor blade.

"Sizzle—"

The blade made a screeching sound as it cut into the black scales.

The sea monster tried to struggle, but Lin Qing suddenly activated the Beast Taming Ring, releasing ripples that instantly imprisoned the sea monster's surging demonic power once again.

"Pfft—"

Without the support of demonic power, the black scales were instantly sliced ​​open by the sword blade, and two beams of black light shot out from the decapitated corpse, attempting to escape from the place.

"Splash—"

The Beast Taming Ring spun around, releasing a large patch of gray light that instantly enveloped the two black primordial spirits before retracting back into the ring.

"Big brother, second brother, what brings you here?"

A faint green light flickered within the gray light of the Beast Taming Ring, clearly recognizing the identities of the two black primordial spirits before it.

"Third brother!"

The two black primordial spirits recognized each other. Wasn't Hei Tan sent them to patrol the road?

Could this person be a cultivator…

"Hey, the whole family should be together."

After listening to the conversation between the sea monsters, Lin Qing inwardly complained, but slowly said aloud, "In that case, Fellow Daoist Hei Tan, why don't you guide me?"

A faint green light flickered: "I, Black Tan..."

"puff-"

Lin Qing activated the Beast Taming Ring, and the green light vanished instantly.

"Where are your two fellow Daoists?"

One of the two black beams, though blustering, shouted:

"My Black Lake..."

"puff-"

Lin Qing destroyed another primordial spirit, his eyes fixed on the last black light.

"This humble servant will lead the way, sir—"

The last black light shook its point of light, as if trying to curry favor.