Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

The group exchanged glances and all nodded.

"Let's do it!"

Gu Lei's eyes lit up, and his body flashed with lightning spiritual power. He first wrapped the lightning around his broadsword and slashed at the location of the array's core pearl with all his might.

"boom-"

A blue light curtain that appeared out of thin air suddenly rose up, forcefully repelling Gu Lei's immense power.

Gu Lei stumbled back several steps, a serious expression on his face.

Upon seeing this, Lin Qing and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

Just then, the four uniquely shaped stone sculptures flashed with various colors of light, and with a series of rapid "rustling" sounds, they all twisted their huge bodies and came to life.

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes, and the small black shield floated in front of him. He condensed his Chonglan Palm into a huge magical hand and slammed it down on a strange sea monster that looked like an octopus.

"Snap—"

The octopus extended two thick tentacles and slammed them away, shattering the giant palm in the void.

Not far from Lin Qing, Zuo Jingming tilted his jade bottle, from which a cloud of icy mist gushed forth, instantly enveloping a sea lion-like monster...

As for Qian Xiaobao, he had already pushed off with all his might, using his rapid pace to accumulate immense blood power, and suddenly leaped down from mid-air to smash the magic weapon down.

"Ha!"

A giant, claw-like monster stacked its two claws together, trying to withstand the heavy hammer. But then a mocking glint flashed in Qian Xiaobao's eyes, and he suddenly roared, his strength increasing by three points compared to before!

"boom-"

The giant claw suddenly took a step back.

Li Yunshang shook the pale blue bell at her waist, while her slender fingers picked up several magic talismans and pounced on a sea monster that resembled a serpent.

Suddenly, each of them found their own opponent and began to fight fiercely.

Lin Qing estimated the strength of the octopus monster in front of him, which was probably already at the mid-level of the second tier, so he dared not relax in the slightest.

He brandished his dark shield, simultaneously shielding himself from two drops of profound true water, and only dared to approach "cautiously" while clutching two magic talismans in his hands...

The octopus siren opened its mouth and spewed out a cloud of dark mist that enveloped the entire stone chamber.

"Go!"

Taking this opportunity, Lin Qing no longer held back. With a wave of his hand, he opened his mouth and unleashed the last wisp of his three-colored sword technique, which surged into the octopus's head like a thunderbolt!

"Sigh, time is of the essence."

Upon thinking of this, Lin Qing also became slightly moved and anxious.

Upon seeing the three-colored sword energy, the octopus-like sea monster immediately bared its fangs and claws, wrapping its tentacles around to defend itself. However, the three-colored sword energy was unstoppable, tearing apart countless tentacles of the octopus-like sea monster and directly shattering its head.

"Rustling..."

The stone sculpture, equivalent to a mid-grade second-tier siren, is dead!

After slaying the octopus sea monster, Lin Qing finally had a chance to look around.

Li Yunshang had already pushed the blue bell to its limit, and waves of blue light rippled continuously, slowly bewitching the serpent monster.

The long snake had an inverted triangular-shaped fleshy crown on its head, which was entirely green and emitted a cold, eerie light, clearly indicating that it contained a deadly poison.

Li Yunshang was prepared, and seeing that she couldn't break through after a long attack, she reluctantly took out a silver talisman from her talisman pouch.

Judging from its cautious demeanor, this silver talisman must be of extraordinary value.

Sure enough, the serpent sensed a danger. With a twist of its head, it released its venom sac, which sprayed venom at Li Yunshang.

Seeing this, just as Li Yunshang was about to make a move, she saw a giant hand descend from the sky and steadily catch the ball of venom.

"The Chonglan Palm technique belongs to Senior Brother Lin."

Li Yunshang glanced quickly at Lin Qing, who nodded, signaling her to quickly cast the spell.

She raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, and with a flick of her eyes, tossed the silver talisman in her hand into the air, while her emerald green talisman brush drew lines in the air...

In an instant, the silver talisman transformed into a gentle, silvery-white beam of light, which landed precisely inside the long snake's body.

"Buzz—"

A surge of energy trembled, and a terrifying shockwave billowed Li Yunshang's clothes, causing her long hair to dance wildly...

The long snake had no way to avoid being crushed to pieces!

"Amulet!"

Lin Qing recognized the origin of Li Yunshang's silver talisman and couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

Talisman treasures are usually crafted by high-level cultivators by infusing them with their magical power. The talisman treasure in front of us is as powerful as a casual strike from a Purple Mansion cultivator!

The requirements for making talismans are extremely demanding. Not only do the talisman paper materials need to be specially treated, but the production process is also exceptionally complicated.

Under normal circumstances, high-level cultivators have no interest in studying this.

Li Yunshang's face paled, and she slowly and carefully put the silver talisman back into her pouch. Clearly, she cherished this talisman treasure immensely.

Seeing that Li Yunshang had also slain the sea monster, Lin Qing tossed the venomous hand held aloft by Chonglan Palm, merging it into Zuo Jingming's icy mist...

"Sizzle—"

The sudden venom caught the sea lion-like creature off guard, leaving it slightly injured...

Gu Lei had already tried several powerful magical abilities, but he still couldn't break through the strange barrier emanating from the blue orb.

Seeing time slipping away, Gu Lei steeled his resolve, took out a pale blue sphere the size of a chicken egg, and shouted urgently:

"Fellow Daoists, retreat immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd had no doubts and unleashed their magical weapons, knocking their opponents back several steps before flashing back to the entrance of the stone chamber.

Lin Qing then used his Heavy Wave Palm to form a barrier, isolating the impact and pressure.

Seeing everyone retreat, Gu Lei's expression turned solemn. He waved his left hand, and a wisp of lightning spiritual power appeared at the tip of his index finger. He tossed the pale blue sphere forward, while simultaneously gathering a point of lightning spiritual power at the tip of his left finger.

"call out--"

He then used the ancient treasure Thunder Escape technique on his body to escape to the doorway.

"Boom—!"

An extraordinary surge of power emanated from the sphere, transforming into endless, terrifying blue lightning that struck down in all directions.

"Azure Thunder Pearl!"

Zuo Jingming's face turned pale, and he looked at Gu Lei with a strange expression:

"I never imagined that Senior Brother Gu would possess such formidable skills..."

Gu Lei wore an expression of extreme heartache:

"This is the only one of its kind, and it was accumulated and refined by Gu over thirty years."

After saying that, he quickly added, "This commotion is too great. The simple isolation array we set up earlier will probably be useless."

"Everyone, get ready for a fierce battle!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a terrifying azure lightning pressure approached the cave entrance, causing Chonglan Palm to teeter on the brink of collapse...

Lin Qing straightened his expression and channeled two more units of his magic power into it, barely managing to keep the palm shape from dissipating.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

"Ta-da..."

The voices of countless sea monsters echoed through the passageway, and Lin Qing's heart sank. Then, remembering something, he quickly explained to everyone.

"Damn human cultivators!"

"How dare they cause trouble here!"

Seeing that sea monsters had appeared, Lin Qing raised an eyebrow and said coldly:

"Let's do it!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaobao raised his heavy hammer-like magical weapon towards the sky, instantly smashing a large hole through the ceiling above them. The group of people then flashed into the hole.

"Senior Brother Lin..."

Just as Li Yunshang was about to step into the hole, she glanced back at Lin Qing, a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes.

Lin Qing didn't notice this scene. He quickly activated his Five Elements Water Escape technique, transforming himself into a green snake and slid into the hole...

While still in mid-air, he waved his hand, dispelling the Heavy Wave Palm strike on the spot…

"Aww..."