The aura of so many female cultivators, even if concealed by the Flying Boat, is still so clear in the senses of the Marching Demon Ant.
The Phoenix Palace Master actually understands in her heart that no matter how formidable the spirit beasts and spiritual insects they encounter, with Li Yuanba present, theyâre not a concern.
But she is also proud; she doesnât want to rely on Li Yuanba for everything. At least when she is capable, she prefers to rely on her own strength to handle affairs.
She doesnât want to owe Li Yuanba too many favors. As the master of Luanyang Palace, truly indebted to too many favors will make some matters difficult for her.
After several more days of navigation, during these days, no spirit beasts appeared that dared to attack the Flying Boat again.
This is as it should be; not all spirit beasts are as mad as the Marching Demon Ant, daring to attack a Flying Boat carrying three Peak Great Cultivators.
"The target is in that sea ahead!" The Phoenix Palace Master stood on the deck, pointing towards the distance and said.
Li Yuanba activated his âDivine Eye Skillâ, seeing the sea area the Phoenix Palace Master pointed to, where the seawater appeared darker than the adjacent waters, presenting an eerie, distinct boundary.
âDivine Eye Skillâ is extremely sensitive to energy, he could also see peculiar energy fluctuations faintly emanating from the darker sea surface.
"Feng Xianzi, have you been here before?" Li Yuanba asked the Phoenix Palace Master.
"No, I discovered it from the ancestral records in the palace. A predecessor from Luanyang Palace discovered this place and was severely injured by six Golden Ice Crystal Beasts, barely escaping back, and recorded it before succumbing to the heavy injuries!"
I found this record while searching for a material!" The Phoenix Palace Master explained frankly.
"This place is somewhat extraordinary!" Li Yuanba shook his head and said.
He continued to observe using âDivine Eye Skillâ, simultaneously contacting IBMz15 to analyze the sea area ahead.
The results from IBMz15âs analysis indicated that there should be an ancient restriction in the sea area ahead.
The deep coloration of the seawater was precisely due to the effects of this ancient restriction.
"Six late-stage fourth-grade Golden Ice Crystal Beasts do have some strength, but they shouldnât be your match, right?" Master Ren Mu asked puzzled.
He had witnessed Li Yuanbaâs strength; let alone six late-stage fourth-grade Golden Ice Crystal Beasts, even twice as many probably wouldnât withstand a round of attack from Li Yuanbaâs âThunder Sound Bellâ.
Having seen Li Yuanbaâs terrifying power, he even thought that this invitation from the Phoenix Palace Master was merely a leisure trip.
"Itâs not about the Golden Ice Crystal Beasts, thereâs a rather ancient restriction in this sea area!" Li Yuanba voiced his judgment.
"An ancient restriction, could it be that a mighty being once left relics here?" Master Ren Mu asked excitedly, his eyes lighting up.
If truly the relics of a mighty being, it might be possible to acquire the legacy of a powerful ancient being.
Having reached the Peak Great Cultivator Realm, his goal was to advance to the Half-step Great Power.
The Central State Commerce has the legacy to advance to Half-step Great Power, but given the current statistics on the advancement from Half-step Great Power to Great Power, the dangers of advancing to Half-step Great Power become evident.
The vast majority of cultivators, upon advancing to Half-step Great Power, shut themselves away until their life span is exhausted.
The legacy of ancient mighty beings might play a significant role in advancing to Half-step Great Power from another perspective.
Moreover, the remains of ancient mighty beings would always contain some secret techniques that might play a decisive role when needed.
"I canât be sure!" Li Yuanba shook his head in reply.
"There is no information about ancient relics in the records of the pavilion either!" The Phoenix Palace Master also shook her head and said.
Like Master Ren Mu, upon hearing the potential existence of ancient relics, the excitement gleamed in her eyes.
IBMz15 couldnât find any information about the restrictions in the sea area from its database and couldnât offer any assistance.
Of course, if they entered the dark waters, there might be more data available to IBMz15, possibly deciphering the restrictions.
"We should enter first and see the situation!" The Phoenix Palace Master suggested.
"Alright!" Li Yuanba and Master Ren Mu both said in unison.
"Leave the Flying Boat here, letâs head in!" The Phoenix Palace Master soared out of the Flying Boat.
Li Yuanba followed out of the Flying Boat, glanced at it, shook his head, threw out over a hundred Fourth Grade Array Flags, enclosing the Flying Boat within.
He contemplated a bit and released a beam of sword light.
The sword light, embedding âChaos Sword Intentâ, emitted a faint glow above the Flying Boat.
This was a second preventive measure he arranged; if mighty spirit beasts approached and broke through the defense and isolation formation established by the Fourth Grade Array Flags, they would see the solidified sword intent sword light suspended above the Flying Boat.
This solidified sword intent sword light was not merely a deterrent, but it would unleash all its power to attack the invading enemies once the formation was forcibly breached.
The Phoenix Palace Master looked at Li Yuanbaâs arrangements with a hint of gratitude in her gaze.
The three Peak Great Cultivators flew to the junction of the dark and light seawaters, stepping across the line into the dark sea area.
"This space feels somewhat strange, it seems like a collapsing Grotto Heaven!" As Li Yuanba entered the dark sea area, through personal experience and his spatial ability, he made some speculations about this dark sea area.
A Grotto Heaven, having lost its master, would follow the commands left by its master if any were left.
Some mighty beings would transform their Grotto Heaven into their tombs; although these Grotto Heavens could persist for long, they could not be occupied.
If there were no commands from the master, the Grotto Heaven would collapse.
This collapse process varies in time depending on the Grotto Heaven.
Li Yuanba suspected that this sea area was the result of a mighty beingâs Grotto Heaven - left behind after collapsing - thus forming an area in the Cultivation World subjected to the limitation of Cultivation Worldâs Heaven and Earth Rules and responding to the original residual commands of the Grotto Heaven.
The space here was somewhat different from the outside. He attempted to use Divine Foot Skill, although with some difficulty, he could still utilize it.
"This place indeed seems unusual; I feel the power of Water Spiritual Power is suppressed by a third!" Master Ren Mu frowned and said.
Being in the ocean, his water abilities were augmented, allowing him to detect changes in the Water Spiritual Power within him.
"Be cautious, my spatial abilities are restricted too!" Li Yuanba cautioned afterward.
"Indeed, some of my power is suppressed here; I am also restricted by a third of my power!" The Phoenix Palace Master summoned the Red Gold Phoenix, felt around, and said.
Li Yuanba fared somewhat better, perhaps because âChaos Sword Intentâ was not particularly restricted, or because the wind attribute energy from âWind Eyeâ wasnât suppressed either.
âChaos Sword Intentâ shouldnât appear at the Great Cultivator Realm, and the wind energy of âWind Eyeâ is essentially a diminished form of wind attribute Great Power.
Though powers were suppressed, this further indicated some secrets present in this place.
"Feng Xianzi, letâs first retrieve the material you need, and then we can explore here!" Master Ren Mu suggested.
Both he and Li Yuanba came here by the invitation of the Phoenix Palace Master. Even though this place might be an ancient relic, addressing the Phoenix Palace Masterâs matter took precedence.
"Agreed!" Li Yuanba nodded.
"Thank you both!" The Phoenix Palace Master bowed gracefully in thanks.
No matter how many secrets lay here, they would consider them after acquiring what they came for; the material was crucial for her advancement to Half-step Great Power, and in her view, nothing was more important than this.
She cast two spells, one of which flew towards Li Yuanba, which he caught; it was a map in the spell.
The map guided them to a location, which was the target for the mission material.
Li Yuanbaâs Xingyi Sword flew out, âChaos Sword Intentâ more than ten times stronger than before, readying for battle.
Encountering the Marching Demon Ant before, he had no choice but to use âThunder Sound Bellâ.
If he hadnât utilized the treasure, merely relying on his strength to combat the Marching Demon Ant, he wouldâve most likely ended up as food for them.