Chapter 977 - 304: Six Years_5

On the rapidly flying ship, Shen Chongming used his Divine Sense to examine the Sea Map given by Zhou Xuan and discovered that the distance to the Return Sea Cliff was unimaginably far, leaving him momentarily astonished.

Bear in mind, the span of Yangnao Land, including both the Southern Border and Danzhou, is only about twenty thousand li.

Yet according to the map, from the location of the Ice God Palace, reaching the Return Sea Cliff is eighty thousand li away, and that is just reaching the border of the Return Sea Cliff.

From the border to the sea area where Yangnao Land was previously located, there are still over ten thousand li to traverse.

Calculating, he would have to fly over a million li to return to Yangnao Land.

A million li, even with the help of a Flying Magical Artifact, the consumption of Spirit Crystals during the journey is tremendous.

Thinking of this, Shen Chongming couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly.

No wonder Zhou Xuan previously gave him tens of thousands of Spirit Crystals and advised him to use them sparingly...

"It seems that some cultivators from small worlds or Dao Source Secret Realms find it not easy to venture out in search of treasures either."

After some contemplation, Shen Chongming vaguely sensed that the ten thousand Spirit Crystals might not really support the consumption needed to make it back to Yangnao Land.

Along the way, he must find a way to acquire some resources.

Fortunately, his cultivation is currently at the Purple Mansion Realm, although his power has been significantly suppressed due to previously falling into a demon, with his abilities, obtaining some items to exchange for Spirit Crystals would not be too difficult.

He once again immersed his Divine Sense into the Jade Scroll, paying careful attention to the forces and markets he would pass on this journey to the Return Sea Cliff.

Having confirmed the locations of these forces and markets, he calculated where along the way it would be most suitable to hunt sea Demon Beasts and search for Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

With a preliminary plan now in his mind, he directly altered the ship’s direction, flying toward the left front.

The Ice God Palace’s influence at the Snowy Sea Cliff is significant.

As indicated by the map, there’s an island named Jin Chuan Island located less than twenty thousand li ahead in the vast sea.

The entire island is a market secretly guarded by Ice God Palace and several nearby forces, controlled by a Purple Mansion Family.

Shen Chongming planned to hunt some sea Demon Beasts outside Jin Chuan Island, exchanging the materials and Demon Cores from the Demon Beasts for Spirit Crystals on the island, while also seeing if he could find anything useful for his family.

During his years at the Ice God Palace, he had somewhat witnessed the understanding of cultivation and the achievements in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation by these Upper Sect great sects outside Yangnao Land.

In comparison, Yangnao Land was akin to a group of uncivilized savages, having only grasped cultivation techniques just at a basic level.

Not to mention the application of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, which is only at the most superficial level, even their control over their own strength is significantly outmatched by others.

Shen Chongzhen was considered among the top-tier talents within the Shen Family, and taking the path of "dual cultivation of techniques and dao," his Sword Dao cultivation was considered outstanding among cultivators of the same realm in Yangnao Land.

Yet, upon arriving at the Ice God Palace, when the palace’s prodigies learned that he was recognized by Zhou Xuan as a Dao companion, they all expressed disdain, openly and secretly challenging Shen Chongzhen.

Initially, Shen Chongzhen didn’t gain any advantages over them.

It was only later, under the meticulous tutoring of Chu Xiangyu, that he began to restore some dignity.

From this incident, Shen Chongming also realized the gap between the Shen Family’s cultivation system and the cultivators outside their realm.

The flying ship streaked through with a flash of light and stopped above a sea area.

Shen Chongming stood atop the flying ship, emitting his Divine Sense cautiously, searching for his target.

In the vast sea area, Demon Beasts were numerous.

However, Demon Beasts of the Qi Cultivation and Fetal Breathing Realm clearly did not catch his eye.

The materials and Demon Cores from such Low Tier Demon Beasts wouldn’t be of high value, hunting them would be a waste of time.

His ideal prey was Golden Core Realm Demon Beasts.

After scanning with his Divine Sense, he found nothing, prompting Shen Chongming to switch to another sea area.

After a search, he still hadn’t found anything.

"Strange, isn’t it said that ocean Demon Beasts are abundant, and Golden Core Demon beasts can be seen everywhere?"

Shen Chongming looked around perplexedly.

He had already changed locations several times, yet found nothing within the surrounding thousand li of sea, not to mention Golden Core Realm Demon Beasts, he hadn’t even found many Fetal Breathing ones, only some reckless Qi Cultivation Demon Beasts, reacting to his aura, emerged from the sea to launch attacks.

"Senior Brother, what’s that person doing stupidly standing on the sea surface?"

Just as Shen Chongming was puzzled, a colorful auspicious cloud suddenly drifted down from the sky.

There appeared to be quite a few people on that flying artifact, obscured in shadows.

Among them, a little girl about seven or eight years old tilted her head curiously toward Shen Chongming standing on the sea surface and asked a slightly older boy beside her.

The boy glanced at Shen Chongming and snorted arrogantly, "Probably a poor Loose Cultivator foolishly seeking to hunt ocean Demon Beasts for several Spirit Crystals to use for cultivation."

The little girl was surprised, "Is he stupid?"

"In the ten thousand li sea area around Jin Chuan Island, cultivators come and go, what Demon Beasts dare stay here?"

The lad’s face was full of mockery, "That’s why, those with poor minds aren’t fit for cultivation..."

Just as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man on the colorful auspicious cloud noticed Shen Chongming on the sea and immediately gave the boy a slap on the back of his head!

"Little brat, that’s a Purple Mansion Great Cultivator, not much weaker than your father, you better not stir trouble!"