Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 571 - 363: Earth Core Sea Eye_2
The heavenly curtain was pitch-black, the vacuum intensely cold, yet the atmosphere faintly radiated a pale blue. The yellow-green earth displayed an unimaginably huge arc, slowly emerging before Zhao Sheng.
Although he had witnessed this vast and boundless sight countless times before, seeing it again, Zhao Sheng still felt an immense shock from deep within and continued to be awed by his own insignificance.
Whoom!
At that moment, the mountain trembled slightly, and a bright yellow light barrier suddenly rose from within the mountain, rapidly expanding into the surrounding void.
Shortly thereafter,
Flying Snow Peak was enveloped in an extremely large light shield, and Zhao Sheng suddenly felt a heaviness in his body—the gravity that had vanished had now returned.
Then, Flying Snow Peak began to move slowly eastward along the edge of the atmosphere, its speed of flight increasing faster and faster, quickly surpassing the speed of sound once, twice, three times...
The days traveling through the void were quite dull. Aside from Daoist Que Yue, only Zhao Sheng and Zhai Kong were on Flying Snow Peak.
Zhai Kong had taken the initiative to resign from his position as the Palace Master of the Tao Reverence Palace the very next day after the new guardianship began and volunteered to accompany him to Wuzhou Sea, serving his master.
Such decisive and resolute action left Zhao Sheng in admiration; Zhai Kong truly deserved the name "heroic leader."
...
Three days later, Flying Snow Peak had traveled hundreds of millions of miles.
In a simple and elegant living room inside the mountain’s cave mansion, Zhao Sheng and Zhai Kong each sat on a mat, with a jade table in front of them filled with various rare fruits and Spiritual Tea.
Zhai Kong, with a warm expression, asked softly, "Junior Brother, we will reach the Great Sea Eye in half a day’s time. What are your plans for the future?"
Zhao Sheng’s gaze flashed as he responded, "I have no great ambitions, it would be best to be as carefree as clouds and wild cranes. What about you, Brother Zhai Kong?"
"Me? I lead a toilsome life. I’ve heard that the Wanhua Heavenly Mansion is still in need of a Deputy Mansion Chief, and I naturally plan to compete for it. Can you lend me a helping hand, Junior Brother?"
After a moment of thought, Zhao Sheng nodded and smiled, "Since you have such an ambitious goal, Junior Brother, I will certainly support you fully. Indeed, with the Master leading the way, this position as Deputy Mansion Chief is clearly tailored for you."
Zhai Kong stroked his long beard, revealing a slight smile.
Yet he still sighed and said, "Although that’s true, Master must fully concentrate on suppressing the Sea Eye and can’t spare his spirit. Just arriving in the Mo Realm, the two of us brothers are alone and weak; we might not necessarily be able to compete with others."
Zhao Sheng comforted him, "Do not worry, Brother. You have been in charge of a whole province’s affairs; how could a mere Deputy Mansion Chief position not be within your grasp?"
As he spoke, he raised his teacup and gestured to Zhai Kong, "It’s a minor issue, not worth mentioning. Come, let’s drink tea first."
Seeing this, Zhai Kong also picked up his cup, tilted his head back, and drank the tea in one gulp, while a sudden flash of blood gleamed deep in his eyes.
...
Half a day flashed by.
Flying Snow Peak abruptly stopped in a patch of void, then slowly descended into the atmosphere, plunging rapidly downward.
On the Magic Platform halfway up the mountain, Zhao Sheng and Zhai Kong stood side by side, looking down at the Lower Realm.
Below them, the sea was boundless, and atop the sea surface, a huge vortex quickly came into view.
This was the famed Great Wuzhou Vortex, also known as the Earth Core Sea Eye.
The vortex’s diameter stretched over a thousand miles, its deepest point reaching near the Earth’s Core, unfathomably deep.
Such Great Sea Eyes, in fact, totaled four within the hundred and tens of thousands of miles territory of Wuzhou Sea.
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The atmosphere roared continuously, with countless Cloud Mists swirling and dispersing, and Flying Snow Peak fell like a massive meteor toward the human world.
"Junior Brother, let’s go!"
When the spirit peak was less than thirty thousand feet from the sea surface, Zhai Kong suddenly shouted loudly and soared into the sky, with Zhao Sheng quickly following.
The two tunneling lights flew ten miles, freeing themselves from the Gravity Magic Domain of Flying Snow Peak.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, Flying Snow Peak pierced precisely into the center of the giant vortex, following the channel of the Sea Eye, slowly sinking into the Earth’s Core.
Zhao Sheng and the other stood aloft in the upper sky, gazing silently.
Just then, more than a dozen tunneling lights of various colors suddenly rose from the numerous Floating Islands below, and in an instant, they flew close to Zhao Sheng and the other.
Dozens of tunneling lights dissipated, revealing a group of Golden Core Main Priests, each with an extraordinary bearing and distinct elegance.
A burly man, sturdy as a mountain, flew out ahead of the others and laughed heartily, "Haha! Welcome, welcome! You two must be the esteemed disciples of Daoist Que Yue! I am Qiu Hanzhang, and I have the pleasure of meeting you two Taoists."
"I am Zhai Kong (Sanbao). It’s a pleasure to meet Fellow Daoist Qiu and all the fellow Taoists here." Zhao Sheng and another simultaneously greeted with a palm gesture.
At the same time, the other Golden Core Main Priests also stepped forward to introduce themselves.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone transformed into tunneling lights, surrounding Zhao Sheng and his companion as they descended from the sky and landed on a Floating Island that spanned over ten miles.
...
Wanhua Heavenly Mansion is known as "Heavenly Mansion," which actually refers to these variously sized Floating Islands above the Sea Eye.
Due to the continuous eruption and steaming of Earth’s Core energy from the Great Sea Eye, the environment here has become quite special, not only is the Spiritual Energy dense enough to rival a Fourth-rank large Spirit Vein, but also it frequently ejects abundant Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures contained deep within the Earth Veins and the sea.
Thus, Earth Core Sea Eye is one of the rare cultivation and resource Treasure Lands in the Netherworld, making it a highly contested area among the major forces.
The Heavenly Dao Sect is the mightiest force in the Netherworld, and therefore occupies an Earth Core Sea Eye on its own.
The remaining four are held jointly by other top forces from different continents.
Half a day later, as night fell, a small Floating Island, about two or three miles in diameter in the southwest upper sky of the Sea Eye, welcomed new masters.
...
Three days later, in the early morning.
Zhao Sheng flew out of his cave mansion and came to the Void outside Tao Island.
At that moment, a blue rainbow streaked across the sky and swiftly flew to a position about ten yards in front of him.
Zhao Sheng looked up just as the rainbow dispersed, revealing an elderly Taoist dressed in Daoist robes, with grey hair and a baby-like, ruddy and bright face, exuding an aura of immortal grace.
Their gazes met, and the eyes of the old Taoist suddenly shot out two beams of red light like electric fire, extremely dazzling.
Zhao Sheng felt a pain in his eyes and sensed trouble. Instantly, Sword Lights burst out from all over his body, shrieking as they tore through the Void; it appeared as an attack but transformed into a Light Cloud in a blur, dispersing yet reassembling, entirely shielding his body.
A moment later, the Taoist had already arrived, pointing out a finger and sending a streak of fire light that lashed out, piercing through the Sword Cloud.
But to his surprise, the strike missed its target; Zhao Sheng was no longer there.
"Eh? Where did he go?"
The astonishment was evident in the Taoist’s voice.
Simultaneously, a Green Flame suddenly illuminated the surrounding Void, capturing the old Taoist’s attention, while Zhao Sheng quietly appeared behind him, also pointing a finger out.
Sword Qi shone like brilliant starlight, yet flickered like a Meteor, vanished,
"Good Sword Intent, oh dear, bad!" Taoist Hong seemed to pre-empt, turning just in time to meet the starlight with a single palm.
However, the Sword Light suddenly disappeared in front of him, almost causing Taoist Hong to drop his jaw in shock.
Without a second’s delay, he pointed at the Void, "Boom, boom," sounded twice as two layers of green barriers condensely converged, enveloping him from head to toe.
Thud, thud, thud!
The Sword Light reappeared, striking on the green light barrier, slicing through it with incredibly smooth deep marks.
The Taoist with grey-white whiskers stared blankly, his hand involuntarily reaching towards his neck, which had been nicked superficially; a tad deeper, and it would have struck a major artery.
"Excellent swordsmanship... Bah, when did you launch that strike?!"
Taoist Hong, halfway through his words, cursed again and asked impatiently.
After speaking, he couldn’t help but wipe the sweat off his forehead. It was clear that Zhao Sheng had held back, or else his head would not have remained on his shoulders.
"Just a mere Heart Sword Transformation, not worth mentioning," Zhao Sheng said calmly as he withdrew the Geng Gold Sword Pill back into his sleeve.
"Mr. Hong, I know you enjoy a challenge, but to suddenly attack upon meeting seems somewhat impolite."
"Haha, forgive me, Brother Zhao, I just couldn’t help myself," Taoist Hong replied, feeling a bit shameful and scratching his messy hair sheepishly, then he laughed again and said to Zhao Sheng, "Who made you a celebrated disciple of Daoist Que Yue! Being part of the Sword Lineage, you must always be ready to accept challenges from other Sword Cultivators. Hehe, I am but a humble Inner Sword Cultivator."
