Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 102 Undersea volcanic eruption
The waters of Huangling Island.

The Mu family's surveillance force is secretly stationed on an uninhabited island, led by an elder in the early stage of foundation building and several family members in the late stage of Qi training.

They have been stationed here for several years without any gains. Even the number of casual cultivators who accidentally passed by this sea area can be counted on one hand.

Elder Mu Kuan, who led the team, once believed that the top leaders of the Ling family had never sent anyone to dive into the deep sea, otherwise why would there be no movement?

But the head of the family, Mu Yesheng, was determined not to give up, and there was nothing he could do.

Mu Kuan's cultivation level is limited, and it is an impossible task to accurately track the whereabouts of other foundation-building or even golden elixir-level cultivators in the vast ocean.

Unless Mu Yesheng came in person, the hope of success would be greater, but this was obviously impossible.

As time went on, Mu Kuan couldn't help but feel angry and blamed the master for being so clever and setting such a trap that no one knew whether it would work.

If the Ling family refuses to be fooled, then wouldn't he have been waiting here in vain for decades?

Maybe... I should talk to the elders in the tribe and find a way to transfer back as soon as possible? I can't be stuck here for the rest of my life, right?

Mu Kuan was lost in thought, but he didn't notice that a hundred miles away, in the water only a few dozen feet away from the sea surface, a "big fish" over ten feet long and the same color as the sea water was swimming quietly.

“…We’re almost there!”

Inside the cabin, Tang Qiuyao's soft and melodious voice was heard.

"Are the Mu family's spies still waiting here?"

Ling Changqing asked, those uninhabited islands on the sea looked lifeless on the surface, and there was no sign that any cultivators had ever set foot there.

Of course, it is unknown whether there are actually hidden strongholds.

Ling Qiyue looked solemn: "There must be one, my intuition should not be wrong."

Ling Changqing nodded: "It seems that we are right to be cautious, and we should do so in the future."

The batch of raw spirit stone ore that was brought back last time was cut and processed by a group of slave monks and craftsmen arranged by Tang Qiuyao, and she supervised it on site.

Afterwards, Ling Qiyue was in charge of all the spiritual stones, Ling Changqing also kept a portion of them, and the top management of the Ling family never heard of the incident.

This can ensure maximum confidentiality. Even if it is bound to be exposed in the future, the time of exposure can be greatly delayed, allowing the Ling family to obtain as many benefits as possible.

Now time is on the side of the Ling family. With each passing year, the overall strength of the Ling family will become stronger. The fate of the Mu family is already doomed.

"We're here, let's go down!"

As Ling Qiyue spoke, her spiritual sense had already faintly sensed the mineral deposit area in the deep sea.

After Tang Qiuyao put away the flying boat, Ling Qiyue immediately took out the spiritual weapon, the Glazed Yellow Umbrella, to protect the three of them as they dived into the deep sea.

When the water depth exceeded 100 feet, Ling Qiyue summoned the magic weapon Fenghuo Panyun Bell and took back the top-grade spiritual weapon Liuli Huangluo Umbrella.

A thick red cloud of light emerged in the water, and the faint sound of a bell echoed in the soul level. The Beacon Cloud Bell turned into a size of ten feet and covered the heads of the three people.

Brilliant and gorgeous red clouds fell down and turned into a thick and tough light curtain, bearing the pressure of the cold sea water coming from all directions.

"Compared to last time, it's definitely a lot easier!"

Ling Qiyue smiled slightly. Even if it was a primary-level magic weapon, its defensive power was not comparable to that of a top-grade spiritual weapon.

Ling Changqing communicated silently with the Era Star Palace and found that the rate at which his luck and fortune were being depleted had also slowed down a lot. He no longer had the cautious and timid feeling of last time.

"Junior brother, how long can we stay this time?"

Tang Qiuyao asked softly.

"At least seven or eight hours is not a problem!"

Ling Changqing said affirmatively that the last time he came down, he was only at the eighth level of Qi training, but now he has already established a foundation, so the safety factor has naturally increased significantly.

"Well, that's enough!"

Ling Qiyue said with satisfaction that this time everyone carried more than twenty large-capacity space magic tools, so they could fill them up before returning.

Driving the Fenghuo Panyun Bell all the way down, after a while, a winding underwater mountain range shaped like an ancient dragon appeared in the sight of the three people.

At the foot of the mountain, among the thick white sea sand, you can see the unique luster of the spiritual stone flashing in the distance.

Of course, there are also a large number of deep-sea monsters scattered around, each of which is strange, ugly and ferocious.

Ling Qiyue led the two of them to carefully avoid these deadly things and gradually approached the spirit stone deposit area.

There are more ferocious creatures at the foot of the mountain than anywhere else, and second- and even third-level ferocious beasts can be seen everywhere.

However, they just watched the uninvited guests from a distance and showed no signs of taking the initiative to provoke them.

With the experience from last time, Ling Qiyue patrolled along the foot of the mountain for a while and found a relatively safe area.

There lay a sea turtle as big as a hill. Its pitch-black shell was smooth and shiny, and its head and four claws were all retracted inside, as if it was hibernating.

There are no other ferocious creatures in the area of ​​dozens of feet around this giant turtle.

"Don't worry about it, let's get to work!"

Ling Changqing took a quick look and sensed no malice from it, so he spoke to the two women.

Ling Qiyue agreed, and immediately used her magical powers to start digging the white sea sand under her feet.

Tang Qiuyao still released four Taoist soldier puppets. Under the protection of the Fenghuo Panyun Bell, these second-level high-end ones worked tirelessly. After a while, they dug up several feet thick sea sand, revealing the spiritual stone ore emitting a lustrous luster.

The three of them didn't say much, took out their storage tools and began to search.

"Crack!"

A piece of spirit stone ore that was five feet square slowly rose up and was grabbed by Ling Changqing through the air and put into his storage bag.

Ling Changqing is now a foundation-building cultivator. His magic power is strong and pure. He can use his magical powers to absorb the raw spirit stone ore with ease.

As time went by, a huge cave appeared in the original place and gradually extended into the interior of the mountain.

above the sky.

A flying boat that was over ten feet long and completely fiery red came rapidly from the end of the sky.

“…This should be it, right?”

A deep and powerful voice sounded from inside the flying boat.

"Yes, the approximate location of where Brother Nine last appeared is correct."

Another cold and sharp voice came.

"But there are no people on many islands in this area, let alone cultivators. How could Brother Nine have an accident here?"

The third voice asked doubtfully.

"Perhaps it was the work of the forces in the surrounding seas? If we investigate slowly, we will surely find clues."

"Brother Nine was a genuine early stage True Dan cultivator when he was alive. Logically speaking, he should have no rivals in this remote and backward Feiyu Sea. How could he have gotten into trouble?"

"Perhaps he was accidentally injured while traveling under the sea, and then was ambushed by some guys?"

“We cannot rule out this possibility. We must get to the bottom of this. Whoever dares to harm the direct descendants of our Feng family will have to pay a painful price!” Inside the flying boat, seven or eight monks, both men and women, were sitting or standing, all wearing black Taoist robes with gold patterns, exuding a terrifying aura and pressure.

The rough man with short hair and hard facial lines sitting in the center has reached the early stage of Golden Core.

Among the other cultivators, there are two fake Dan Zhenren, and the rest are at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Feng family is one of the nine immortal cultivation families in Yuzhou. With a history of thousands of years, their strength and foundation are unfathomable.

A few years ago, an important descendant of the Feng family went out traveling, but unexpectedly disappeared, and even his remaining soul was unable to escape back.

This matter attracted the attention of the family's top brass, so they ordered an investigation. After several years of open and secret investigations, they finally found the way to the Feiyu Sea.

Feng Zhengqing, who is in charge of this matter, is the man with curly beard and short hair who is in the lead. He is currently the head of the Feng family's Shadow Department.

At this time, Feng Zhengqing lowered his head to examine the jade slip in his hand and said slowly:

"When Lao Jiu contacted his family for the last time before his death, he said that he was in the Feiyu Sea and had discovered a group of dormant volcanoes and some seabed mineral veins on the seabed...

In the following months, he did not send any news back, and then, his life soul lamp went out! "

A man with cold eyes not far away said in a cold voice: "Which cultivator force is closest to this sea area? Capture their leader and interrogate him!"

A young girl whispered, "According to the information provided by the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, this sea area seems to be adjacent to the sphere of influence of the Youye Islands."

Feng Zhengqing nodded: "The owner of Youye Islands is the Mu family, it seems that they are just a small foundation-building force? Let's go over and ask them first!
Of course, if they were the culprits, then there would be no need for the Mu family to continue to exist."

While the few people were communicating, before they could take the next step, the strange phenomenon on the sea in the distance caught their attention.

Hundreds of miles away, the originally calm sea surface began to surge like boiling water, with large amounts of black smoke rising.

The clear sky had become dim without anyone noticing, and there was a continuous sound like muffled thunder.

"what is that?"

A young girl asked in a low voice, her voice trembling slightly.

Feng Zhengqing's face was solemn, and he spoke slowly:

"Old Nine once mentioned that there are dormant volcanoes on the seafloor in this area. Could it be that they are about to erupt?"

"That's probably it. It looks like it's on a large scale. Should we evacuate here temporarily?"

A fake Dan Zhenren said that in front of such a far-reaching power of heaven and earth, the power of the so-called Jindan cultivators was not worth mentioning.

Feng Zhengqing agreed and ordered the flying boat to change direction and speed away.

……

The dark and cold seabed.

"…Huh? What happened to them?"

Ling Qiyue, who was searching for spiritual stone ore, suddenly stopped and looked around with a vigilant expression.

Those ugly and ferocious creatures of various shapes seemed to have received some mysterious orders and suddenly became restless.

I don't know who took the lead, but these guys stood up and moved away, desperately speeding away, and the scene was in chaos for a while.

"Could it be that a peerless demon king has been born? Or maybe..."

Tang Qiuyao's doubtful voice suddenly stopped.

The dull noises of explosions coming from afar made the three of them feel terrified.

Immediately afterwards, the originally clear sea water began to become turbid and the water temperature began to rise slowly.

"It should be that there is a dormant submarine volcano erupting in the distance, and it is quite large!"

Ling Qiyue frowned and said that she had never thought that there would be underwater volcanoes in this sea area.

The contents of the underwater map given by the Mu family were obviously reserved.

"There's no time to lose, shall we leave first?"

Ling Changqing said this with a hint of regret in his tone.

This large-scale eruption of submarine volcanoes will inevitably reshape the topography of the surrounding seabed.

I wonder if this spiritual stone vein will be buried by the collapsed rock strata after the eruption ends?
"Forget it, let's retreat! Anyway, the storage tools are almost all packed now!"

Ling Qiyue also understood the seriousness of the matter. She immediately put her arm around Ling Changqing's waist and took Tang Qiuyao's hand. The three of them quickly floated up to the surface of the sea.

When they were ten feet away from the sea surface, Tang Qiuyao summoned the flying boat again, and the three of them got in and sped away.

In just half an hour, the vibrations in the deep ocean became more and more violent, so much so that huge waves appeared on the sea surface, like a tidal wave.

Fiery orange-red flashes appeared one after another, and hundreds of extremely thick black flame pillars rushed out of the sea. A huge amount of sea water was evaporated by the high temperature, and billowing thick smoke covered the sky.

Amid the rumbling sound of the explosion, the sea area of ​​more than a thousand miles in radius turned into a living hell at this moment.

In the sea areas farther away, among the surging and boiling sea water, you can often see large corpses of dead fish and sea animals, including some of the most famous deep-sea monsters.

Only now, they are all forced into seafood soup in the boiling sea water, exuding an enticing aroma.

"Rumble..."

In the core area of ​​the volcanic eruption, a dark red shadow slowly emerged on the sea, like a red sun.

That is the molten magma underground.

On an uninhabited island.

Mu Kuan and others also noticed something was wrong with this sea area. They were surprised and immediately sent a message to the family headquarters to explain the situation.

The head of the family, Mu Yesheng, who received the urgent report, did not say much and immediately ordered everyone to withdraw.

At the same time, the Mu family activated the protective formation of the family headquarters and urgently recalled the family members who were traveling outside, just in case.

After being thousands of miles away from the waters of Huangling Island, Ling Qiyue no longer hesitated. She let the flying boat rush out of the sea and accelerated from the air back to Longhuan Island.

"Sister, this undersea volcanic eruption shouldn't affect our family's territory, right?"

Tang Qiuyao asked with a frown.

Although the Ling family and the Mu family are separated by the territories of several small forces and the straight-line distance is more than 100,000 miles, they should not be affected, but it is hard to say.

"This... depends on the scale of the eruption of the submarine volcano group, and the time of the eruption!

In short, our family should prepare for war first. I’m afraid the Feiyu Sea will not be peaceful in the future!”

Ling Qiyue pondered, thinking that in the past history, underwater volcanic eruptions were not uncommon.

The eruption of some super volcanoes lasts long enough, and after the eruption ends, they often form varying numbers of islands or even smaller land masses on the sea surface.

Over the ownership of these new territories, nearby immortal cultivation forces often come into conflict or even fight with each other.

(End of this chapter)