Chapter 2040: The Uninhabited Sea

Unexpectedly, the other party made this request. Zhang Xuan was stunned and quickly shook his head: “This… I’m really sorry. I’m used to being a free spirit. As a sect master, I’m afraid I’m really not capable enough!”

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be sect master, but… he was already the sect master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Taking on another one was really embarrassing.

“If you’re not capable enough, then I’d truly be at a loss…” Kui Xiao Sect Master said with a bitter smile.

Faced with the Xuanbei Turtle, he was powerless, but the other could easily tame it. If you’re not capable, what am I?

“I hope Elder Liu won’t refuse!” Feng Qian Elder also clasped his fists.

“This…” Zhang Xuan frowned.

First the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, now the Seven Star Pavilion…

Was it so hard to just be an elder in peace?

Was being outstanding also a mistake?

Thinking about it now, the Lingyun Sword Pavilion was better—a simple elder, without having to shoulder the responsibility of a sect.

Seeing his hesitation, Kui Xiao Sect Master said: “Pseudo-God realm experts have limited lifespans and cannot protect a sect for long, but… Pseudo-God realm spirit beasts can, especially the Xuanbei Turtle, whose lifespan is no less than several thousand years. If… you can become sect master, with it guarding the sect, the Seven Star Pavilion won’t have to worry for several thousand years…”

“This…” Zhang Xuan nodded.

So the other party’s purpose was this.

Sooner or later, he would have to enter the Divine Temple to find Luo Ruoxin. The Upper Firmament was just a stop for him. If this Xuanbei Turtle could truly guard the Seven Star Pavilion, he could give it to them after he left!

After all, it was because of them that he had been able to break through to Immortal Monarch so quickly, obtain a Pseudo-God realm artifact, and tame this sea turtle.

Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment and said: “It’s fine to be sect master, but… I’m used to being free and may not be able to manage too many matters…”

“That’s no problem. The sect master’s purpose is only to deter petty villains. All major and minor affairs of the sect will be handled by the Grand Elder. No need to worry!” Seeing his agreement, Kui Xiao Sect Master’s eyes lit up and he laughed.

Feng Qian took out the small boat again. The three landed on it and quickly flew toward Zhuxing Island.

Returning to the Seven Star Pavilion branch residence on Zhuxing Island, Zhang Xuan took the Xuanbei Turtle out of the spirit beast pouch again, had it cut its skin to release some blood, then sat cross-legged. With a flick of his finger, a drop of blood turned into vapor and surged into the pores all over his body.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Once inside his body, the surging aura activated all the muscles in his body. Zhang Xuan immediately felt a torrent of power converge into his meridians, circulate through his dantian, causing his early Immortal Monarch realm power to expand rapidly!

His face alternated between red and white as he continuously circulated his immortal energy.

“No good. Without an Immortal Monarch realm cultivation technique, no matter how strong the power, it’s useless…”

After a moment, Zhang Xuan’s whole body tensed.

He had thought that with the blood of a Pseudo-God realm spirit beast, even without a technique, he could rely on sheer force to break through to a higher realm, just like before. But now it seemed it wasn’t that simple!

If he really did that, he might not improve his cultivation but instead explode first!

“Since I can’t raise my cultivation, I’ll first nourish my physical body!”

Knowing he couldn’t advance, Zhang Xuan had to give up.

The Xuanbei Turtle’s strongest point was defense; its essence blood greatly nourished the physical body. Controlling the power to circulate through his body, his physical body grew stronger and stronger.

An hour later, his physical strength was already comparable to an ordinary Immortal Monarch巅峰!

Only then did Zhang Xuan breathe a sigh of relief. He took out the iron chain he had previously stored in his ring.

With the help of the little yellow chick’s devouring and the threat of the Library of Heaven’s Path’s flaws, before long, the iron chain was also successfully refined.

“You’ll be called Little Turtle, and you’ll be called Iron Chain!”

Zhang Xuan named the two Pseudo-God realm entities.

“…” Xuanbei Turtle.

“…” Iron Chain.

After doing this, he released the flood dragon and the other beasts.

“This is Pseudo-God realm blood. Ten drops each. Whether you can break through or advance depends on yourselves…”

With a flick of his finger, he sent the Xuanbei Turtle’s essence blood over.

These beasts had all reached the Immortal Monarch巅峰 level, and their own bloodlines were also very strong. He wondered what effect taking the blood of a Pseudo-God realm spirit beast would have.

It would be best if they could also break through to the Pseudo-God realm; if not, they wouldn’t lose anything.

The flood dragon and the Nine-Headed Heavenly Phoenix Beast were all full of gratitude and quickly swallowed the essence blood.

Two hours later, although their cultivation had improved considerably, they still hadn’t broken through the final shackle.

It seemed that breaking through to Pseudo-God was indeed not easy; otherwise, there wouldn’t be so few such experts.

Seeing that they couldn’t break through, he put them back into the spirit beast pouch and took out the Xuanbei Turtle again.

“How did you break through to the Pseudo-God realm, and where did you break through? Tell me the whole story in detail…”

Zhang Xuan asked.

The reason he hadn’t killed this creature but instead tried to tame it was for this matter.

Having seen the divine bloodstone, he had always suspected it was related to Luo Ruoxin.

“I broke through near the Uninhabited Sea…” the Xuanbei Turtle said without hiding anything.

“Uninhabited Sea?”

“Yes, about a million kilometers from here. It’s an empty sea area with no islands and no humans, hence the name!” the Xuanbei Turtle explained.

“That far? How were you able to break through? Isn’t it impossible to reach the Pseudo-God realm without entering the Divine Temple?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

“It’s true that one cannot break through to the Pseudo-God realm without entering the Divine Temple. But about two months ago, I accidentally swallowed a drop of blood and succeeded…”

the Xuanbei Turtle explained.

“Blood?” Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

“A Pseudo-God realm expert appeared in this sea area and performed some kind of ritual. Then a crack appeared in the sky, and a figure descended from the heavens. At that time, the figure seemed to be injured and spilled a lot of blood on the sea surface… Several Immortal Monarch巅峰 spirit beasts and I swallowed it and all successfully broke through…”

The Xuanbei Turtle recounted the previous events in detail.

“A figure? What did it look like? Do you know where it went?”

Zhang Xuan was very tense.

“It was a woman, but I couldn’t see her face clearly… I don’t know where she went either. After swallowing the blood, I fell into a coma. When I woke up, I had the strength of the Pseudo-God realm. As for how I broke through, I really don’t know…”

The Xuanbei Turtle was very embarrassed.

It really didn’t understand how it had reached the Pseudo-God realm.

Later, it guessed that it must have been related to the woman who descended from the sky. Perhaps she was a true deity, so her blood had such power, allowing it and the other sacred beasts at the Immortal Monarch巅峰 to swallow it and directly advance.

“Did she look like this?”

With a flick of his finger, Zhang Xuan conjured an image of Luo Ruoxin’s undisguised appearance and figure.

“I really can’t remember… It’s as if I forgot as soon as I saw it…” the Xuanbei Turtle shook its head.

It could clearly remember the figure descending from the sky, but when it tried to recall the specific face or body shape, it found it couldn’t remember anything.

Perhaps that was the means of a deity.

“Take me to this Uninhabited Sea you mentioned!”

Dismissing the image, Zhang Xuan said.

The Xuanbei Turtle was startled: “There are not only me but also other Pseudo-God realm spirit beasts there… It’s very dangerous!”

Although it had broken through to the Pseudo-God realm, it wasn’t the strongest in the Uninhabited Sea. Those that had swallowed more blood were even stronger. Even true Pseudo-God experts dared not enter. If the master went… it would be extremely perilous.

“I know, but I must go!”

Zhang Xuan didn’t explain.

If it could directly cause someone to break through to the Pseudo-God realm, the blood swallowed must be divine blood. Two months ago, converted to the time of the Master Teacher Continent, that would be over six hundred days, roughly two years. The timing matched!

This deity who descended from the sky was very likely Luo Ruoxin!

Only by going there in person could he be sure.

“Alright…”

Seeing that his master’s will was firm and unshakable, the Xuanbei Turtle recalled the little yellow chick that could devour it and the Pseudo-God realm weapon, and felt somewhat relieved. Finally, it nodded its huge head.

“Let’s go!”

Zhang Xuan couldn’t wait a moment longer. He stepped onto the Xuanbei Turtle’s back, sent a voice transmission to Kui Xiao Sect Master, and flew straight toward the direction of the Uninhabited Sea.

The Xuanbei Turtle, as a Pseudo-God realm expert, moved as fast as lightning once it entered the water. A million kilometers would take an Immortal Monarch巅峰 expert at least a day to fly, but under its full acceleration, they arrived in less than half a day.

Hovering in the air, he looked at the Uninhabited Sea before him.

Just as the other had said, there was indeed not a single human figure for ten thousand miles, nor any islands in sight. Everywhere was seawater, merging with the sky, indistinguishable.

The seawater here was different from the blue of other places; it had a faint red tint, giving the feeling that blood had been mixed into it.

“This sea area was also blue before. After that figure’s blood dripped in here, it turned like this. It hasn’t recovered in over two months…”

the Xuanbei Turtle said.

Zhang Xuan shook his body and entered the seawater, while activating his Eye of Insight to observe carefully.

The seawater had a faint red color, abundant in spiritual energy, giving a sense of a paradise. All sacred beasts, spirit beasts, and plants were stronger and more spirited than those in other sea areas.

As the other had said, it should be related to the deity’s blood.

Swimming to the seabed, he indeed found some stones tinged with bright red.

They were exactly the divine bloodstones he had seen before.

These stones were not very numerous, and most were not as pure in power as the one he had seen earlier.

He casually pulled out a piece and held it in his hand. A book appeared in the Library of Heaven’s Path, identical to the previous description.

“Where… did that figure appear at that time?”

After looking around and finding that the red water area was not very large, Zhang Xuan asked.

“At… due south. But master, I advise you not to go. That place is occupied by the three Jiaosha brothers. I was driven out from there…”

The Xuanbei Turtle’s face reddened.

“Three Jiaosha brothers?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

“They are the tyrants of the Uninhabited Sea—three Jiaosha beasts. When they were at the Immortal Monarch巅峰, they were already very strong. I was no match for them. But at that time, I had strong defense and didn’t cause trouble, so we coexisted peacefully… Later, after swallowing the blood, we all broke through to the Pseudo-God realm. They became even stronger, and with their numbers, they insisted on taking my previous territory. Unable to defeat them, I had to leave…”

the Xuanbei Turtle said.

“You mean… all three of them are at the Pseudo-God realm?”

Zhang Xuan’s face darkened.