Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

To seek the bones of that strange beast, Zhang Yuanjing only brought Lu Tianying and Luo Yuanhao. This was because they were dealing with the remnant evil spirit of a strange beast, and having too many people would be of little use and would easily be restrained instead.

The three of them came out of the mountains and drove a mid-tier Wind-Controlling Chariot straight to the southeast of the Great Water Marsh. The marsh stretched for millions of miles and was shrouded in water mist, so it would not be noticed until one was close.

Zhang Yuanjing's cultivation was high, and his divine sense covered a wide area. He led the two of them to avoid the cultivators of Starflower Continent they occasionally encountered along the way.

After flying for nearly a month, the three arrived on a land island. This island was about ten miles in radius and was far away from the areas where cultivators from Starflower Continent gathered, making it very secluded. Apart from the sound of waves and wind, not even a single demon beast could be seen.

Luo Yuanhao carefully examined the shape of the land island and said after a long time, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, this is where Xiao Yousong often stopped. In his memory, he seemed to often come here to rest for a period of time, and then enter the underground water from here."

Zhang Yuanjing swept his divine sense over the land island and found several traces of cultivator activity, especially near a bay in the southwest corner.

He walked towards that place. When he arrived at the edge of the bay, he saw waves crashing against the shore, making a roaring sound. His divine sense probed down, and the water was extremely deep, with many rocks blocking it, but he could not reach the bottom.

"Yuanjing, it seems that there is a water abyss under this land island. How deep is it?" Lu Tianying asked in surprise.

Zhang Yuanjing shook his head, "When you get underwater, your divine sense is blocked, and I can't reach the bottom either. It's at least several thousand feet deep. Use water-avoiding magic tools when necessary."

Xiao Yousong and Chen Huo had been active in the Great Water Marsh for many years, and they had more than one water-avoiding magic tool, all of which were of medium to high quality.

The three jumped into the water and sank along the giant rocks beneath the land island. Between the giant rocks and the bottom of the water marsh, there was a gap of several tens of feet, like a huge black curtain, slowly unfolding, swallowing all light and sound.

The three of them fled into this water abyss. Zhang Yuanjing was a Nascent Soul cultivator and did not need water-avoiding magic tools to protect himself.

Lu Tianying and Luo Yuanhao each took out a water-avoiding magic tool and hung it on their waists to reduce the pressure in the water.

As they continued to descend, the sound of the water surface disappeared without a trace, leaving only endless silence and darkness. The water flow was slow and heavy, and the passage of time seemed to slow down as well.

At the edge of the abyss, the rocks were jagged, like the fangs of a giant beast, hideous and cold. Some of the surfaces were covered with a thin layer of algae, emitting a faint glow, as if they were the eyes of the abyss, coldly watching the three of them.

Occasionally, a few unknown fish demons with bodies as transparent as ice crystals would pass by, and Zhang Yuanjing's powerful aura would immediately frighten them away.

Zhang Yuanjing tried to cover a larger area with his divine sense, especially being highly vigilant against the constantly unfolding dark water abyss below. He also held the Refined Yang Umbrella in his hand, instructing it to carefully investigate the movements below.

The deeper they went, the greater the water pressure, as if invisible hands were squeezing every inch of space. The water temperature gradually decreased, and the coldness penetrated into their bones.

After about an hour, the three finally sank to the bottom of the water abyss. This place was more than five thousand feet away from the surface of the water.

The bottom of the abyss was quiet and silent, with no living creatures to be seen. Sand and silt were mixed together, forming a thick layer of sediment. Occasionally, a few bubbles rose from the silt, slowly floating upwards, as if they were the sighs of some existence, revealing the loneliness and silence of the years.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, do you know which direction to search?" Zhang Yuanjing asked via voice transmission while investigating the surrounding situation.

The bottom of the abyss was uneven, with many giant rocks blocking it. The water pressure greatly suppressed divine sense, and even with his cultivation level, he could only observe situations within ten miles.

Luo Yuanhao shook his head, "I don't have any memory of this place."

Zhang Yuanjing then asked Zhang San, whose spiritual sense was less affected in the water, but said that the bottom of the water abyss was very wide, and the area it could sense had no spiritual fluctuations. Of course, this only meant that there were no living creatures at the bottom of the abyss, and did not mean that there were no strange beast skeletons and evil spirits hidden in the skeletons.

"Forget it, let's search one direction at a time!" Zhang Yuanjing said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, pay attention to the surrounding terrain and appearance to see if it matches Xiao Yousong's incomplete memories."

Zhang Yuanjing first chose the east direction and led Lu and Luo to search all the way.

The bottom of the abyss was very wide, with no living creatures, only some very small algae growing in the mud and sand.

The three traveled east for more than a thousand miles before reaching the stone wall at its edge.

However, what made the three of them's scalps tingle was that there were many water caves on the stone wall. The larger ones had entrances of more than twenty feet in radius, and the smaller ones were also six or seven feet in radius. There were more than a dozen in the area that Zhang Yuanjing's divine sense could cover.

Apart from five of these water caves that were only a few hundred feet deep, the environment of the remaining caves was quite special. After divine sense extended into them, it was quickly blocked by an unknown force, making it impossible to conduct an in-depth investigation.

Zhang Yuanjing looked at Luo Yuanhao, holding a trace of luck, but Luo Yuanhao shook his head with great certainty.

"Yuanjing, there are only three of us. Acting together is too inefficient. It's not like Xiao Yousong and Chen Huo were only at the Foundation Establishment stage at first, and they came here without fear. Am I worse than them?" Lu Tianying said from the side.

Zhang Yuanjing glanced at him and said, "It's true that the two of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage, and they weren't afraid to find this place, but they eventually became puppets of the evil spirit."

Lu Tianying rolled his eyes, "I am a Core Formation cultivator, and I have precautions. How can I be taken advantage of by that evil spirit? As long as I find the strange beast skeleton, I will stand far away and transmit a message to you."

Zhang Yuanjing shook his head and refused. He knew too well the temperament of this Uncle Lu. When he saw a strong enemy, unless he was sure he was no match, he would not stand by and wait for support. He would probably dare to kill him with thunder magic.

Luo Yuanhao said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, why don't we search the other directions first? If we can't find it, we can come back and explore these water caves."

Zhang Yuanjing nodded, "Alright!"

The three of them went north along the rock wall and found dozens more water caves along the way, more than half of which could not be explored deeply with divine sense.

The more Zhang Yuanjing looked, the more helpless he felt, thinking that if searching for the strange beast skeleton took too much time, he would have to give up. He needed to rush back to the mountain gate as soon as possible and couldn't delay here for too long.

"This water abyss hides so many secrets. Looking at the entire Great Marsh, I don't know how many places there are to visit. Yuanjing chose this Great Water Marsh. He really has good eyes. It suits my taste very well!" Lu Tianying became more and more excited and couldn't help but praise Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing ignored him and strode forward, reaching the northern rock wall, a journey of about seven hundred miles.

The three then turned west, still walking in the mud and sand along the rock wall, traveling more than two thousand miles to the western rock wall. Along the way, they also found rock caves, but the deepest ones were only a hundred feet or so, and there were no abnormalities inside, regardless of size.

Going south again, they only traveled about a thousand miles before reaching the end, which was still a solid rock wall, and there were no water caves like those on the eastern rock wall.

In this way, the size of this earth abyss is basically clear. It's not too big, but it's definitely not small, making it quite difficult to search.

The three walked nearly a thousand miles along the southern rock wall and did not find any unusual caves. After discussing for a moment, they headed towards the central area of the water abyss.