Chapter 1788: Chapter 1784: Venturing into Danger
“The deeper you go into this sea area, the higher the water temperature gets. Is it because the Yan Sui Fire Vein is right beneath us?” Shen Luo asked.
“That’s right, beneath the Fire Zhuo Sea lies the Purgatory Sea, and at the seabed of the Purgatory Sea is the Yan Sui Fire Vein,” Zhu Mangqi answered.
After hearing this, Shen Luo didn’t say much more and just followed Zhu Mangqi as they descended.
The deeper they went towards the seabed, the more holes appeared on the sloping continental rocks, with strings of scorching bubbles occasionally gurgling up from them.
anwhile, the surrounding water temperature grew increasingly hot, almost indistinguishable from boiling water.
Shen Luo now saw that the color of the sea water ahead had changed from light blue to a slightly reddish orange, forming a clear distinction from the upper layer.
He guessed that this must be the Fire Zhuo Sea that Zhu Mangqi ntioned.
After reaching this sea area, Zhu Mangqi’s descent noticeably slowed, and like the pearl divers, he began to slowly search among the seabed rocks.
The rocks were riddled with holes, with crisscrossing gaps incomparably complex and irregular, making the search for the tiny Water-Fire Beading Pill truly akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
Relying on his sharp eyesight, Shen Luo searched for a long ti on the seabed but found nothing. In contrast, Zhu Mangqi had a small gain, actually finding one.
“Friend Zhu, do you have any unique secret thods to teach ? This way of searching is too difficult,” Shen Luo relayed his voice.
“No secret thod, just familiarity,” Zhu Mangqi replied without even glancing at him.
Shen Luo was speechless and continued to search on the seabed.
Ti trickled away, and Shen Luo gradually cald his mind, beginning to release the power of his divine sense to search around. However, the Water-Fire Beading Pill was not particularly strong in magical aura, making this thod naturally not very effective.
At that mont, Shen Luo suddenly rembered sothing and quickly said to Zhu Mangqi, “It seems we’ve been diving and searching here for nearly one hour, hasn’t it?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the light from the round pearl in his mouth suddenly started to retract.
The sea water, which had been pushed away, suddenly pressed towards him, and in his urgency, Shen Luo hurriedly executed the Water Repelling Technique, enveloping himself once more.
Seeing this from a distance, Zhu Mangqi quickly ca over and, seeing that Shen Luo was unhard, cald down.
“I usually travel alone, and this ti I was truly careless. Fortunately, you, Friend Shen, have a foundation in Water Techniques; otherwise, you might have been hard,” Zhu Mangqi said with so guilt.
At this ti, Shen Luo’s attention was on the water-repelling light curtain around Zhu Mangqi. The light blue water curtain had not dissipated and still appeared stable.
“What’s going on with yours? Why hasn’t it disappeared?” Shen Luo couldn’t help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mangqi stuck out his tongue, revealing that the round pearl at its tip was sowhat different, with fine charm patterns on it, which were almost invisible unless looked closely with good eyesight.
“Although my Avoid Water Bead is also an imitation, it includes an additional refinent, allowing it to absorb my mana as a supplent and provide longer protection,” Zhu Mangqi explained through conveyed sound, retracting his tongue.
“I see, that’s one of the reasons you’re better at pearl diving than others?” Shen Luo nodded and said.
“It seems things aren’t working out here; we might need to delve deeper into the Purgatory Sea where the Water Absorption Tribe resides,” Zhu Mangqi said, his expression turning serious.
“Is there danger?” Shen Luo asked.
“The area is near the Yan Sui Fire Vein, with exceptionally high water temperatures. Besides the Water Absorption Tribe, not many creatures can survive in that sea layer,” Zhu Mangqi said.
“Can we definitely find the Water-Fire Beading Pill there?” Shen Luo asked.
“Yes, back when I first ca to the Great Ravine, I took a risk and descended into the Purgatory Sea. In a hidden strait, I saw a large number of Water-Fire Beading Pills. However, due to inadequate Dao-Practice, I couldn’t enter and was injured by a water demon,” Zhu Mangqi nodded and said seriously.
“Alright, let’s try our luck at that strait then,” Shen Luo laughed.
Zhu Mangqi felt a bit frustrated seeing Shen Luo’s fearless deanor.
“Shen Luo, you’re a Pudie Immortal Master listed in the Putuo Mountain clans, different from us freelance cultivators. You may not have faced life-threatening perils, so don’t assu that the Purgatory Sea is easy to access. Be careful, or you might lose your life there. Don’t bla for not warning you in advance,” Zhu Mangqi warned earnestly.
“Alright, I know you’re worried that I’m like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger. But let tell you, I’m actually a late-stage Mahayana Cultivator, and this journey is to seek opportunities to breakthrough. So when there’s danger, it is necessary to face it head-on,” Shen Luo said, trying to suppress a smile seeing Zhu Mangqi’s serious face.
“I guessed as much. Since you’re aware, let’s go. But let say in advance, if anything happens and there’s danger, I’ll flee first without waiting for you. Don’t bla ,” Zhu Mangqi sighed.
“I assuredly won’t bla you,” Shen Luo pounded his chest in affirmation.
Seeing Shen Luo’s heedless attitude, Zhu Mangqi said no more and started diving towards the deeper ocean trench.
After approximately a quarter of an hour had passed, the sloping continental shelf ahead of them abruptly ended in a neat cliff.
Below that cliff, the color of the sea water changed again, now becoming orange-red.
Even within the Water-Repelling Technique’s light curtain, Shen Luo could sll a scorching and pungent odor.
After a brief pause, Zhu Mangqi exchanged a glance with Shen Luo and then plunged downward from the cliff.
Shen Luo quickly followed him down.
Upon entering the water, the surrounding temperature dramatically rose. Despite having the protective imitation Avoid Water Bead, Zhu Mangqi’s skin turned visibly red.
Shen Luo showed little reaction, as this level of temperature was no big deal to him.
After a short ti, they finally reached the seabed.
Based on Zhu Mangqi’s previous description, Shen Luo had expected the place to be bleak, yet surprisingly, vast expanses of vibrant red coral covered the seabed.
These corals had semi-transparent glosses and swayed gently from side to side under the sea waves, looking stunningly beautiful like real flas.
However, Zhu Mangqi seed very wary of these corals, advising cautiously:
“Be careful, these are Fla Corals. Do not make contact with them; they contain an intense fire poison that is extrely fierce.”
Shen Luo agreed verbally but didn’t care much in his heart, thinking that compared to the fire poison he possessed, this was insignificant.
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