Chapter 572: Chapter 240: Family’s Secret Map: Entering Wu Ling

It illuminated an area dozens of yards around him.

For one, he wasn’t quite used to the complete darkness.

For another, Divine Sense was easily blocked, and he had no idea if the ones who built Wu Ling had taken any measures against it.

So, to avoid missing the entrance, he decided to light a Spiritual Fire to illuminate his surroundings.

Then, Xiao Chen noticed that a school of small fish had gathered around him without him even realizing it.

Their bodies were covered in inky scales, which naturally formed patterns capable of blocking Divine Sense.

The moment the fire flared to life, the small fish seemed to startle and immediately fled from the light.

They were so afraid of light because in the deep sea, only a few types of extremely powerful Demon Beasts used light to lure their prey.

"Sigh. They say the Ancient Great Powers could burn mountains and boil the seas."

Xiao Chen thought as he continued his descent, ’I wonder when I’ll have that kind of power.’

’With that kind of strength, I wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble, what with the diving and the Spiritual Fire.’

’I could just use my True Essence to part the sea, and whatever was at the bottom would be revealed at a glance.’

’But to move this much seawater with True Essence... I’m afraid even a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn’t manage it. I still have a long way to go.’

"GURGLE!"

A strange sound suddenly rang out.

Xiao Chen immediately looked all around.

But he saw nothing.

It couldn’t be helped. The Spiritual Fire only illuminated the area a few dozen yards out, compressing his field of vision.

He couldn’t see his surroundings clearly at all.

In just that short time, he had already descended nearly ten kilometers.

On dry land, this was a trivial distance for a Golden Core Daoist—practically on his doorstep, just a single step away.

In the sea, however, this was already considered incredibly deep.

If his luck was bad, it was entirely possible he could encounter a Tier Four Demon Beast.

"WHOOSH~!"

A surge of water rushed at him from the right.

It was blocked by his Protective Profound Light.

Still, Xiao Chen could clearly feel that a massive volume of seawater around him was being moved by some unseen force.

It felt as though a behemoth was passing by not far from him.

Most cultivators in this situation would either choose to surface or steel themselves and press on with their exploration.

But Xiao Chen was different. He cultivated Magic for the express purpose of solving problems.

"Go!"

He pointed, and True Essence surged from his body, instantly forming a hundred Ice Needles that shot out to his right.

Fire Magic was impractical here, but Ice Element Magic wasn’t hindered by the water.

The *Cold Light Ice Soul Needle* technique he had previously cultivated was perfect for this situation.

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"GROAN~!"

The instant the Ice Needles flew out, a muffled thud came from the right.

Immediately, the surrounding water began to churn, turning into a violent undercurrent that battered his Protective Profound Light.

Even in the darkness, he could still make out the silhouette of a Sea Fish, over three hundred meters long, writhing in the water.

"SPLASH~!"

With a splash of water, the Sea Fish charged.

It opened its cavernous maw and swallowed the tiny, glowing dot—and the barrier created by the Ghost-Faced Profound Light Shield—whole.

Xiao Chen wasn’t surprised. He’d been through this before.

It wasn’t just Sea Fish; many Demon Beasts liked to swallow their prey whole.

It was an effective tactic, especially when they had such a massive size advantage.

But that was fine. In fact, it made it easier for him to bypass the scales and Fish Hide that blocked his Divine Sense, allowing him to locate the Demon Pill directly.

"Hmph! Die, you foul beast!"

With a single punch, Xiao Chen smashed through a meter-thick layer of flesh in the fish’s stomach and snatched the Demon Pill.

He followed up with a dozen more punches, blasting a path straight through the creature.

The Sea Fish died instantly, its corpse slowly sinking toward the even deeper seabed.

’This is absurd. There shouldn’t be any more Golden Core-level Sea Fish in a fringe area like this, right?’

After killing two Golden Core-level Sea Fish, Xiao Chen finally reached the seabed.

Sensing that he only had half of his True Essence remaining, he pulled a Tier Three Spirit Fruit from his Vast Sea Ring and swallowed it to replenish his energy.

In the world of cultivation, "fringe areas" and "core areas" were distinguished entirely by the concentration of Spiritual Qi.

Logically, the number of High Tier Demon Beasts in a place like this should be extremely low.

But he had already encountered two in such a short time. It was utterly preposterous.

Fortunately, for the next two hours, Xiao Chen was safe and didn’t encounter any more attacks from Sea Fish.

However, the immense pressure on the seabed caused him to consume too much True Essence. Even after eating the Spirit Fruit, his reserves had still dropped to less than a third.

For safety’s sake, he returned to the reef to meditate and recover his energy.

His second descent was much smoother; he encountered no obstacles along the way.

This allowed Xiao Chen to confirm that it wasn’t an issue of there being too many Sea Fish here.

His Spiritual Fire was probably just too conspicuous, attracting the only two Golden Core-level Sea Fish in the area during his first descent.

Unfortunately, after searching for a full day, he still hadn’t found Wu Ling.

But on his third descent, he was attacked by yet another Golden Core-level Sea Fish.

’Wait, what in the world is the problem?’

Xiao Chen began to wonder if he had some special constitution that attracted Sea Fish. ’Why do I keep running into so many of them?’

Back when he was hunting Sea Fish in the Nanlao Sea, he’d had to travel thousands of miles just to find one.

But now, they were throwing themselves at him one after another.

After all, even though the total population of Sea Fish in the Endless Sea Region was practically infinite...

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