Chapter 204: Chapter 179: Azure Seed Gourd

“Xiaoruan, stay by my side from now on, don’t wander off.” Li Cunxu instructed Xiaoruan.

The sealed fog can disrupt the connection between a Beast Master and their contracted pet beast.

This means that if Xiaoruan strays too far from Li Cunxu, it might get lost.

Traveling within the sealed fog is uncomfortable; misty and silent, it feels as if the entire world has vanished, leaving you utterly alone.

After traveling for a long time, suddenly, the inflatable boat hit shore.

Stepping onto the land, the view became clear. Celestial Sea Island was free of the gray fog, as if some force had barred the sealed fog from the island.

The scenery on Celestial Sea Island was like a painting, with green trees casting shadows, clusters of vibrant flowers, and a variety of tropical plants growing luxuriously, exuding a soothing fragrance. In the distance, pterodactyls spread their wings to fly, and the long necks of Lightning Avoidance Dragons bent low to nibble on the tender leaves at the treetops over ten meters high…

“No wonder it’s Dragon Island, just a glance reveals several dragon pets.”

“However, now isn’t the time to enter the island.”

The top priority of this trip is to find the jade gourd lost on the sunken ship at the sea bottom.

Li Cunxu planned to take the gold jade gourd and circle Celestial Sea Island to see if there was any connection between the gold jade gourd and the jade gourd.

Li Cunxu wasn’t sure if there was a connection between the gourds.

In his past life, he never had a gourd.

Nonetheless, Li Cunxu was prepared for the possibility that the two gourds might not be connected.

If there’s no connection and he can’t rely on the gold jade gourd to find the jade gourd, Li Cunxu would return to shore, have Xiaoruan set up the Land of Rebirth, continuously revive Water Slimes, and send them into the sea to search the seabed.

In the past, if Water Slimes were sent into the sea to find the jade gourd, it was hopeless. With their intelligence, they couldn’t recognize the jade gourd even if it appeared before them. But now, with the spores of the Wisdom Mushroom King, their lack of intelligence can be compensated for.

Li Cunxu himself didn’t plan to dive in search of it.

The sea also contained sealed fog, and visibility was even lower.

Li Cunxu dipped his head into the sea to test it, and the view was only half a meter. Even with the Blood Lotus Eye, he could only see a meter.

It seemed the concentration of sealed fog in the sea was even higher.

Circling more than halfway around Celestial Sea Island, before completing the circle, Li Cunxu wanted to return to Celestial Sea Island for a rest.

The sealed fog isn’t a place for people to stay.

The sealed fog limits both sight and sound, creating an eerie silence.

The longer you stay, the more intense the feeling of isolation becomes, as if the world is reduced to just you.

“Staying in this ghostly place for too long can easily mess with your mind.”

“Those trapped in the sealed fog are mostly driven mad; it’s too stifling.”

Fortunately, Li Cunxu had the treasure of the Sailing Ring, which provided constant awareness of his location, allowing him to leave the sealed fog at any time. Those lost within the sealed fog didn’t have this, experiencing a hopelessness as they circled repeatedly without escape, compounded by the oppressive silence.

The sensation was terrifying even to imagine.

Li Cunxu decided to return to Celestial Sea Island; it was too oppressive and he needed some psychological relief. Suddenly, on the way back to Celestial Sea Island, the gold jade gourd in his hand emitted a flash of golden light.

“Great, there’s a connection, no need to go to great lengths to send Water Slimes diving for it.”

Before diving into the sea, Li Cunxu drank two potions: one for deep-sea breathing, allowing him to breathe underwater for seven days and nights, and another for deep-sea protection, which formed a deep blue membrane over him, enabling him to withstand the terrifying pressure of the deep sea.

The deep-sea protection membrane not only resisted pressure but also provided protection, able to withstand a full strike from a Lord-level creature and endure for seven days and nights.

This deep-sea breathing potion came from the Saint Lotus Li Family, placing Li Cunxu in considerable debt to them.

Stuffing Xiaoruan into the pocket of his clothing, and holding the gold jade gourd, he dove into the sea.

Following the gold jade gourd’s guidance, Li Cunxu swam forward.

“It must be an illusion!”

During his swim, Li Cunxu constantly felt like he was brushing past something until a gray shark fin swam by in front of him.

Fortunately, Li Cunxu saw the Gray Mist Shark, but the Gray Mist Shark did not see Li Cunxu.

The Gray Mist Shark was named for its fog-like gray color.

There were no such pet beasts outside.

Li Cunxu speculated that this might be a pet beast born or mutated under the influence of the Great Mist Celestial Whale’s sealed fog.

Continuing to swim downward.

This swimming numbed Li Cunxu.

With only a meter of visibility and no frame of reference, Li Cunxu had no idea how deep he had swum.

Suddenly, Li Cunxu accelerated his swimming speed.

Because a hazy white light appeared in the lower left.

“What is this white light? It can penetrate the sealed fog.”

However, the jade gourd wasn’t in the location of the white light; it was to the right of the white light.

“Explore the white light? Or find the jade gourd first?”

Li Cunxu thought for a moment and decided to obtain the jade gourd first, as he didn’t know what was emitting the white light. It could be a treasure or a powerful pet beast.

The gold jade gourd’s guidance grew stronger, and soon Li Cunxu saw a broken, algae-covered mast.

Li Cunxu was delighted; he had found the sunken ship.

Following the guidance, Li Cunxu found the delicately petite decorative-looking jade gourd in the captain’s cabin.

Li Cunxu rummaged through the treasure chests in the sunken ship, strangely finding them all empty.

Swimming out of the sunken ship, looking at the increasingly bright white light, Li Cunxu hesitated whether to investigate the white light.

“I have the Void Turtle; if there’s danger, I can escape. If that fails, I have my grandfather’s life-saving jade, and if that doesn’t work, there’s always the old guild master’s life-saving jade.”

Li Cunxu couldn’t believe there was anything in this world that could surpass the old guild master’s life-saving jade.

Li Cunxu swam over, when suddenly, a rapidly dashing swordfish collided with him, only to be bounced off by the deep blue membrane covering him.

As he got closer, Li Cunxu noticed that the white light was surrounded by a multitude of fish.

After passing through the schools of fish, Li Cunxu’s view cleared once more.

Similar to the previous situation on Celestial Sea Island, the area was completely isolated from the sealed fog.

What appeared before his eyes was a Crystal Palace.

The palace was constructed from countless transparent crystals, exuding a mysterious and radiant glow, like a pearl in the sea, emitting a bluish luminescence.

Outside the palace were swimming fish and vibrant, beautiful corals.

Dragon King Palace? Or Crystal Palace?

Building a palace under the sea was typically done by one of two kinds of pet beasts.

One kind is dragons, the other kind is also dragons.

The former are groups of dragons, the latter is a type of dragon.

The former are King-level dragons that mostly need a sleeping palace. Building on land, they are easily disturbed by unfamiliar Dragon Slayers, so they typically build underwater, where Dragon Slayers are less likely to find them, and the underwater environment is unsuitable for Dragon Slayers to fight.

The latter are Crystal Dragons, a type of dragon that loves to build Crystal Palaces. Whether or not they have King-level status, they construct Crystal Palaces, even the weakest black iron level ones desire a Crystal Palace of their own.

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