Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

The terrifying azure lightning pressure actually emitted a howling sound...

Dozens of first-tier sea monsters surged into the passageway and crashed head-on into it, instantly torn to shreds...

Most of the sea monsters didn't even have time to scream before their souls were scattered.

"Clatter..."

Countless sea monsters' storage shells shattered in response, with only a few remaining on the ground.

A short while later, the group returned to the stone chamber.

The stone chamber had been blasted beyond recognition; the once smooth stone walls were now riddled with pits and cracks…

The stone-carved sea monsters that were fighting with Zuo Jingming and Qian Xiaobao were also instantly scattered and turned into pieces...

The barrier supported by the blue jewel was also teetering on the brink of collapse, as if it would break at any moment!

"Now is the time!"

Using the Ancient Treasure Lightning Escape technique, Gu Lei instantly appeared near the blue orb. Then, with a grab of his hand, he condensed lightning spiritual power at his fingertips and shattered the barrier.

His face lit up with joy, and he was about to grab the blue gem when…

"Be careful!"

Lin Qing, who was staring intently at the scene, advanced instead of retreating. He instantly took out two tubes of "Rain of Blood Needles", used the Five Elements Water Escape technique, and fired them wildly at the blue pearl!

"puff-"

Suddenly, a transparent jade hand emerged from the pearl and gently slapped it, sending the unsuspecting Gu Lei flying.

Gu Lei coughed up blood mid-air, his face turning deathly pale...

"Ding ding ding—"

Her jade-like hands flew, creating a flurry of palm shadows that knocked down all the rain of blood needles!

Lin Qing's pupils suddenly contracted; this strange jade hand was extremely dangerous!

At this moment, Li Yunshang and the others had reacted, and they instantly unleashed their strongest techniques, attempting to combine their strength to sever the strange jade hand...

Zuo Jingming's icy mist condensed into tangible tentacles, which swiftly wrapped around Qian Xiaobao, whose entire body was enveloped in a burst of dark yellow, thick protective energy...

"Ha!"

His thick arms, veins bulging, swung up the heavy hammer-like magical weapon and smashed it down...

Li Yunshang then took out the silver talisman again and carefully unfolded it in the air...

"There's one last blow left."

Li Yunshang transmitted her voice to Lin Qing, who was not far away. Lin Qing's heart stirred, and he secretly and frantically circulated the Creation True Scripture, mobilizing the nine drops of Heavy Profound True Water within his body!

Ignoring his injuries, Gu Lei, his face ashen, took out a mid-grade second-tier magic mirror artifact, channeled all his lightning spiritual power into it, and after a short while, the small mirror emitted a beam of azure lightning, which shot towards the jade hand with a bang…

"Pfft—"

With her jade-like hand, she first touched Zuo Jingming's icy mist tentacles. In an instant, Zuo Jingming's handsome face turned pale, and his eyes showed disbelief. The icy mist tentacles shattered instantly!

Then, with a flick of her jade hand, the pearl beneath her body emitted a blue light, clashing with the ancient lightning from afar…

"It's actually a second-tier top-grade magic weapon..."

Gu Lei's heart sank. Putting aside the strange jade hand, the power of this precious pearl alone was enough to give him a headache.

Finally, her jade hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Qian Xiaobao's heavy hammer.

"Ugh!"

Qian Xiaobao's face flushed red, and his eyes were wide open; he was clearly nearing his limit.

Seeing the stalemate, Li Yunshang no longer hesitated and quickly activated the power of the silver talisman, rushing towards the pearl!

Seeing this, Lin Qing also opened his mouth and spat out nine drops of Chongxuan True Water.

After spraying out the true water, Lin Qing quickly swallowed a handful of pills, sat down cross-legged, and while absorbing and refining them, remotely controlled the true water to spray towards the treasure pearl.

"Nine drops of the Profound True Water is my current limit." Lin Qing looked at the fact that his mana was less than a third of what it was at its peak, shook his head and sighed inwardly.

"If this doesn't work, then we'll have to step down."

In the blink of an eye, all the power of the silver talisman rushed to the pearl, and before everyone's eyes, the pearl stretched out a jade hand!

The new jade hand suddenly grew larger and grabbed the power of the silver talisman, and the two were locked in a stalemate.

However, judging from the trembling of her hands, she was clearly struggling.

Seeing this, everyone's confidence increased, and a hint of joy appeared on their faces. After all, they had fought for a long time, and their magic power and magical artifacts were exhausted, leaving them on the verge of collapse.

"Buzz..."

As Lin Qing's nine drops of profound true water slowly fell into the first jade hand, that hand violently deflected Qian Xiaobao's heavy hammer, which then shattered and dissipated powerlessly...

The nine drops of Profound True Water also dimmed in color, as if their power had greatly diminished, and disappeared into the new jade hand…

"Boom..."

With the balance shifting, the jade hand could no longer hold onto the power of the silver talisman, and the entire jade hand suddenly exploded, turning into a burst of malevolent energy that rippled outwards.

The silver talisman also turned to ashes and disappeared into the air.

"call-"

Lin Qing also let out a long sigh and slowly withdrew the Chongxuan True Water.

Gu Lei glanced at Li Yunshang and Lin Qing with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice, "I will accept this pearl for now. When we return to the Su family, I will definitely ask for credit for you all."

After saying that, he tossed out a storage ring, rolled up the pearl, and the pearl trembled slightly and struggled a few times before being stored inside.

Storage rings are commonly used storage artifacts by high-level cultivators. Gu Lei's ring was temporarily lent to him by Su Qing, the patriarch of the Su family, for this mission.

Seeing that the mission was accomplished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"We are still in danger, so everyone should be careful and act separately."

"See you again in the spirit boat."

After Gu Lei solemnly uttered these words, he vanished in a flash using lightning.

The others remained expressionless, preparing to use their supernatural powers to leave, when they saw Lin Qing suddenly raise his hand and roll it into the tunnel.

Five storage shells then appeared before everyone.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "Senior Brother Gu left in such a hurry that he probably doesn't need such a trinket."

"My Lin family is just a small, humble household, so I'll take one copy first."

As he spoke, he casually picked up two storage shells and prepared to leave using the Five Elements Water Escape technique.

"As expected, being the clan leader makes all the difference." Li Yunshang said with a smile in her eyes, "She always cherishes the preciousness of resources."

Without any pretense, he casually picked up a storage shell, and then, in a flash of inspiration, followed Lin Qing.

The remaining Zuo Jingming and Qian Xiaobao looked at each other, gave a wry smile, each took one, and left.

……

Just as the blue orb was stored in the storage ring, the expression of the Purple Mansion Sea Demon, who was thousands of miles away, changed drastically.

"Damn it, there really is something wrong with this old man Su."

Seeing this, Su Qing, who had been keeping a close eye on them, immediately guessed that Gu Lei and the others had completed their mission, and thus felt relieved.

"Fellow Daoists, we'll meet again next time!"

Su Qing raised his pale yellow robe as if to leave.

The two sea monsters were not about to give up, and the sea monster with bone spurs on its back chased after them.

"Ha!"

Unexpectedly, Su Qing feinted and suddenly turned around, throwing a ball of yellow light at him...

The sea monster with bone spurs on its back was in such a panic that it had no time to dodge and took the blow head-on!

Upon seeing this, Su Qing took a large step and arrived directly in front of the sea monster.

"Shrinking the earth to an inch!"

The pupils of another sea monster not far away suddenly contracted, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "You actually broke through to the Golden Core stage?"

Su Qing grabbed the bone-spiky sea monster with his large hand in the void, directly capturing it!

At the same time, the Purple Gold Town Spirit Staff struck silently, killing him on the spot!