Chapter 214: Opening Apertures on the Deserted Island
The Daoist robes of the Seven Blood Eyes were divided into seven colors according to the different mountain peaks.
Among them, orange indicated the Second Peak, blue was the Sixth Peak, and purple was the Seventh Peak.
As for the First Peak, it was red like blood.
In the entire Seven Blood Eyes, the peaks that were truly famous in the Nanhuang Continent and the Forbidden Sea were actually the First Peak and the Seventh Peak.
Among them, the First Peak was known for its killing and callousness. Every one of them was a battle cultivator and rarely went out to sea. Most of them were tempering themselves in the Phoenix Forbidden.
Only those on the First Peak who were confident in their cultivation and combat strength would occasionally choose the Forbidden Sea that they were unfamiliar with to temper their combat techniques. Hence, regardless of whether it was in the sect or the Forbidden Sea, this was the first First Peak battle cultivator Xu Qing had seen.
Moreover, he would not be mistaken because of the robe.
This was because the Daoist robes of the various peaks had some obscure patterns that were related to their tokens and auras, causing the Daoist robe patterns to flicker when they met.
This was designed to prevent people from disguising as a disciple in the outside world.
Although they were from the same sect, Xu Qing’s vigilance didn’t decrease at all. He couldn’t understand the meaning of the other party’s baffling words and vaguely felt that he was being reminded not to snatch the megalodon.
After all, the words hide in a bag coupled with the other party’s actions of chasing after the megalodon faintly revealed something.
The black iron stick shone with a cold light beside Xu Qing. The shadow under his feet looked normal, but it was already prepared to pounce over.
It was the same for his magic ship. The plesiosaur in his body also swam in his magic aperture, and the spikes on its neck swayed rapidly.
The moment Xu Qing stared at it, the megalodon that was fleeing toward him saw that there was someone in front of it with an extraordinary aura. It let out a roar and turned to devour the youth chasing after it.
As it opened its mouth, a ball of blood mist spurted out, transforming into countless shadows of fish and prawns that headed straight for the First Peak’s youth.
“Just a mere heavenly river water, I can finish it in one gulp,” the youth calmly said. He then performed a series of hand seals. Immediately, the large bronze sword under him buzzed and transformed into rows of sword shadows.
In the blink of an eye, more than 50 identical bronze swords formed in the surroundings. Waves of murderous aura spread from them. Following the youth’s signal, the bronze swords in the surroundings, other than the one under his feet, charged toward the megalodon.
At the next instant, a shocking explosion rang out.
Large waves rose on the surface of the sea, and the megalodon let out a mournful roar. Its several thousand-foot-long body was penetrated by seven to eight large swords. As it started bleeding, it suddenly dove into the sea and sped into the depths.
Its blood flowed and fused with the seawater. The Foundation Building aura contained in it caused many sea beasts to not dare to approach. However, if this continued for a long time, the blood would definitely attract even more ferocious sea beasts.
Xu Qing took a look.
At the same time, the First Peak youth looked at the sea and snorted coldly.
“Snow-white jade hare glides to the sky, the black toad swims in the water.”
As he spoke, the bronze sword beneath him buzzed and directly expanded to nearly a thousand feet. It brought him straight to the sea and broke through the surface of the sea, chasing after the fleeing megalodon.
From the start to the end, Xu Qing didn’t say a word, nor did he go to snatch the kill. He calmly listened to the other party’s nonsensical words and watched as he chased into the sea.
After the First Peak’s youth disappeared, Xu Qing retracted his gaze and controlled the magic ship to leave this place.
From the youth’s abilities, Xu Qing could sense that the other party was stronger than him but not by much. The youth hadn’t reached the level of the Mystic Brilliance Form and had at most opened about 20 magic apertures.
Xu Qing felt that he could win if he went all out and risked his life. However, there was no need to take the risk for a Foundation Building sea beast.
He left the area and sailed for a few days before arriving at another area.
This was a deserted island, it was the midpoint between the Western Reef Archipelago and the Nanhuang Continent, and was not far away from the place where Xu Qing had encountered the vines.
This island wasn’t big and its edges were concave. It was a natural bay.
There were many deserted islands on the Forbidden Sea. Some of them existed for a long time, while others were occasionally formed. The former was usually real islands, while the latter was mostly formed on top of some giant sea beasts.
As for this deserted island, Xu Qing had checked below it. It was real and there was an introduction of it on the nautical chart. Because it was barren, no one usually came here.
Xu Qing also investigated the island. After confirming that there was no danger, he sat on the deck of the ship in the bay and took out a small bottle from his pocket.
It contained blue liquid.
This liquid was the blood of the Ghost Desires.
After the Ghost Desires’ blood was refined with the yin and yang polarities, and mixed with some herbs, it could form an aura that attracted ferocious beasts in the Forbidden Sea.
Back then, the merfolk youth had used something similar on Xu Qing.
This was also the method Xu Qing had thought of to open his magic apertures as soon as possible. He wanted to attract a large number of sea beasts to kill and extract their souls. However, this aura was very difficult to control. There was a high chance that it would attract some extremely powerful beasts.
Hence, he needed to regulate it. Xu Qing had an item which could do that; it was the ammonite.
With the medicinal properties of the ammonite, it could control the aura to a certain level. This way, although there was still a certain risk, Xu Qing felt that he could give it a try.
“Once it’s activated, it will disperse on its own…” Xu Qing sat on the deck and began to refine the blood of the Ghost Desires. The entire process lasted for an hour, and it was already dusk.
He looked at the ammonite shell that had been refined in front of him. Its color had turned blue. Now, he only needed a drop of his blood to activate it.
Xu Qing looked at the sky. After pondering for a moment, he didn’t activate it right away. Instead, he closed his eyes and meditated.
It was a night of silence.
The instant the next morning arrived, Xu Qing opened his eyes and began to sprinkle poison in the surroundings.
Because it was a bay, the poison powder wouldn’t be washed away very quickly after merging with the seawater. Xu Qing’s determination this time was very strong, so the poison he administered was even more intense. However, they all required some complementary items to activate.
After scattering a large amount of poison powder in the bay, Xu Qing took a deep breath and took out an incense stick, placing it at the side.
This incense was the poison primer he had refined. Once it was thrown into the sea, it could instantly turn the poison powder he had scattered into powerful poison.
“Everything is ready.” Xu Qing’s eyes revealed anticipation. He bit his fingertip and dripped a drop of blood onto the blue ammonite in front of him. As the blood landed, the color of the ammonite instantly darkened and a faint smell rose.
If one didn’t smell it carefully, it would be very difficult to detect.
As it continued to drift, Xu Qing warily looked at the entrance of the bay ahead. He held the poison primer incense and waited silently.
Time passed.
An hour later, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes. He saw a huge wave rising on the distant surface of the sea. A baleen whale that was about a thousand feet in size leaped up from there, emitting an ear-piercing cry. When it landed again, the sea churned, revealing countless crocodile-like fish under the sea.
These were black-scaled crocodiles. They lived in the Forbidden Sea and had similar habits as black-scaled wolves. They often lived in groups of a hundred or more. Their cultivation levels had reached the eighth or ninth level of Qi Condensation.
As for the baleen whale, it was at the Perfected Qi Condensation Realm.
Xu Qing’s eyes lit up. As he continued to wait, the black-scaled crocodiles headed straight for the bay where he was at. The baleen whale was also rushing over.
Not long later, the bay area rumbled. All the black-scaled crocodiles rushed in and slammed into Xu Qing.
Xu Qing’s magic ship’s defense was fully activated. The baleen whale also smashed fiercely into it.
There was a loud collision, although Xu Qing’s magic ship shook intensely, it didn’t shatter.
Just like the jungle in the forbidden zone, most of the ferocious beasts in the sea were like body refinement cultivators. Very few of them used spells and they often maximized the advantage of their bodies.
“There are only over a hundred of them. It’s not enough…” Xu Qing’s breathing hastened slightly. He didn’t care about the consumption of spirit stones as he used them to maintain the defense of the ship while looking at the sea. Very soon, he saw waves churning again.
Many swordfish that were much larger than what he had seen before swam over. They were coming in a large group of several hundred.
Although most of them were at the third or fifth level of Qi Condensation, 45 of them had reached the eighth and ninth level of Qi Condensation.
Their eyes had turned red due to the lure of the aura. As they rushed into the bay, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes. He then threw the poison primer incense into the sea.
In an instant, the black sea water became even darker like thick ink. The hundreds of poisons contained in it erupted completely at this moment.
The bodies of the black-scaled crocodiles trembled and lost their mobility. It was useless for the baleen whale to struggle. Its body was numbed by the poison and it was difficult for it to move.
As for those swordfish, it was the same. The entire process only lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before the entire bay calmed down from the intense churning.
Xu Qing’s gaze was filled with anticipation. He lifted his right hand and grabbed fiercely. Immediately, the sea beasts were grabbed by the large hand formed by the seawater and moved closer to him.
As these sea beasts that hadn’t been completely poisoned were brought before him, the fire in Xu Qing’s magic apertures spread out and enveloped them.
Although his poison was intense, the main point wasn’t to kill but to make them lose the ability to counterattack.
As the black flames burned, wisps of souls were absorbed into Xu Qing’s body. They transformed into soul shadows in his dantian and burned like firewood. He controlled them to rush toward his third magic aperture.
At the next instant, Xu Qing’s body trembled and his eyes gleamed. The third magic aperture in his body was open!
As it opened, the spirit energy gushed in and formed a vortex. Traces of magic power rose and fused into his entire body, increasing the amount of Xu Qing’s magic power.
He didn’t stop. The black flames outside his body continued to extract the souls. Just like that, time flowed by. When the sky completely darkened, the fourth magic aperture in Xu Qing’s body was opened!
At this point, this bay had become a land of death. On the surface, it looked fine, but there were countless beast corpses buried under the sea.
As the four magic apertures in Xu Qing’s body circulated, a large amount of magic power spread throughout his body and his aura was much stronger than before.
The black flames in his four magic apertures illuminated his body and flames flickered on his body.
Although the difference between him and the captain’s Mystic Brilliance Form was still huge, compared to someone who had just advanced to Foundation Building, Xu Qing’s magic power was already majestic because of his deep foundation.
“This speed is not bad!” After a long time, Xu Qing opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings before continuing to refine the blood of the Ghost Desires.