"Reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage from the peak of the Golden Core stave in just five months... it’s very impressive! With a speed like that in absorbing spiritual energy, it would be hard not to progress," Seongwoo Jin’s voice suddenly sounded near her. But, Eunbyeol Ling didn’t even glance his way.
"Give it up, Seongwoo Jin. Junior Sister Ling would never take an interest in you," Jinhwa Hou walked over, smiling.
Seongwoo Jin looked at Eunbyeol Ling’s cold, beautiful face. She had caught his eye at first, but gradually, his feelings faded. He also had a strict rule not to flirt with female disciples from his own sect.
"Jinhwa Hou, don’t make stuff up. I only respect Junior Sister Lei, nothing more."
"Are you saying you didn’t have those thoughts when you first saw her?"
"Jinhwa Hou, digging up old stories, are we? Should I bring up a few of yours?" Seongwoo Jin shot him an annoyed look.
Jinhwa Hou scoffed but didn’t respond. Normally, he wouldn’t waste words on Seongwoo Jin, but since there was no wine on board, chatting helped pass the ti.
"Actually, I’m curious. For Senior Tian Wuya to take her as her student, she must have so special skills," he said.
"Well, being beautiful isn’t one of them. She’s not better-looking than Junior Sister Ling," Seongwoo Jin joked.
Ever since he saw these two martial uncle and martial aunt, Kenny Lin had made him feel a sense of competition. Seongwoo Jin prided himself on his looks, but Zhongli was just... too good-looking.
Jinhwa Hou and Eunbyeol Ling both rolled their eyes. Being around soone like him made the air feel polluted.
Seongwoo Jin had another flaw besides his love of beauty—he was also self-obsessed. It was true that he was quite handso, with an extraordinary face, but his constant self-praise was tiring for everyone.
"So, you think Master Lian chose him because he’s better looking than you?" Jinhwa Hou teased with his eyes gleaming.
Seongwoo Jin’s face instantly darkened.
"Hey, look! What’s that ahead? Is that Ten Thousand Floating Island?" A disciple’s excited voice broke through.
"Up ahead is the Sanguine Sea. Once we cross it, we’ll be at the Ten Thousand Floating Island," Elder Wang explained, clearing everyone’s doubts.
Amalia, noticing the excitent, ca out of her ditation. She hadn’t managed to break through, but she’d made so progress over the past ten days. As they got closer, they could see the Sanguine Sea clearly, with no end in sight.
The sea was as blue as the sky and very calm, but there were no fish or birds, making the silence eerie.
"Elder Wang, why is this called the Sanguine Sea?" Amalia asked as she and Kenny Lin approached.
"Senior Amalia, aren’t you planning to continue training?" Elder Wang asked with a smile.
"No, there aren’t enough days left for to break through," she replied.
Hearing Elder Wang call her "Senior," the others seed to suddenly realize that these two martial uncle and martial aunt were technically of the sa rank as the Six Elders.
"The Sanguine Sea is actually an ocean created from mountains of corpses. From above, you can’t tell, but at the bottom, it’s all decaying bones," Elder Wang explained.
As soon as he finished, soone made a gagging sound.
If the Sanguine Sea was made from bodies, it wasn’t hard to guess what the seawater might be. Even if it had nothing to do with bodies, it must still carry a foul odor.
"The Sect Leader ntioned the Sanguine Sea is very dangerous," Amalia said, her expression calm.
"The Sanguine Sea has existed for tens of thousands of years, giving ti for strange creatures to develop. These creatures hide at the bottom of the sea," Elder Wang continued. "Actually, it’s better if I just show you."
He had soone bring a living bird, which he tossed over the edge of the ship. The bird flapped, trying to fly away, but a long tentacle suddenly shot up, pierced the bird, and pulled it underwater.
"What a huge creature," soone muttered as they peered over the edge. A giant shadow appeared beneath the sea, indicating sothing massive below.
"The creatures in the Sanguine Sea have high power levels. Even riding in a flying boat, we aren’t entirely safe. The best way to stay safe is to block our spiritual energy," Elder Wang advised.
Amalia’s eyes flickered with curiosity. "Blocking our spiritual energy would work?"
"Not entirely, but it would reduce the risk by more than half. For so reason, many of the creatures in this sea haven’t evolved eyes and rely on sensing spiritual energy."
"But is it even possible to perfectly block our spiritual energy without any leakage?" she asked.
"It’s very hard. Only the legendary Breathing Pearl from the Pixiu clan could do it. But since the Pixiu are almost extinct, we don’t even know if Breathing Pearls still exist."
"Elder, if soone had a Breathing Pearl, could they dive safely into the Sanguine Sea?" This ti, it was Jinhwa Hou who spoke up. "I heard the Sanguine Sea is a treasure trove, full of valuable items that people can’t even imagine. No wonder it draws so many cultivators every year."
"Even the strongest cultivator can perish in the Sanguine Sea. With your current skills, don’t get any ideas. So treasures are too heavy for you to carry," Elder Wang warned.
Jinhwa Hou’s eyes glead red. "I heard the main ingredient in Drunken Immortal Wine cos from the Sanguine Sea, making it rare and hard to produce."
"Brother Hou, the sea bottom is filled with corpses! You know that, yet you’d still drink Drunken Immortal Wine?"
Everyone felt uneasy after realizing that a key ingredient of the legendary wine ca from this sea. Those who hadn’t tasted it already felt queasy.
"You guys just don’t get it. The food you eat was probably grown with manure, and you still eat it!" Drunken Immortal Wine was sacred to Jinhwa Hou, and he wouldn’t let anyone insult it.
"Brother Hou, that’s disgusting!" everyone groaned in response.
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