"Commander Long, weâve reached the island."
At that moment, a warrior entered, bowed with fists clasped, and spoke.
"Oh, weâve arrived at the island?"
Upon hearing the warriorâs report, Lin Changâshengâs eyes lit up, filled with expectation.
This was his final hope.
Because that cultivator named Jiang Yukun had come to this very islandâand after returning, he managed to cross the Fire Radiance Dunes in one go!
If he came away empty-handed, heâd have no choice but to painstakingly cultivate his divine sense to the Golden Core Stage.
......
At the same time, at the Cloud Map Tribe.
The Golden Core cultivator, Profound Court, had already gathered the Fire Radiance Tribe and Cloud Map Tribe together, urging them to build large ships and head to the island Lin Changâsheng was headed towards.
"Move faster for me!"
"You have ten days to finish building the ship, or else all of you will die!"
Profound Courtâs eyes blazed with madness.
He knewâthere wasnât much time left for him.
He had to kill the one who murdered his eldest son before all the magical power in his body was spent.
Heâd already heard from Tu Mu and Xuan Feng that nine cultivators had gone to the island, and one of them had an insanely powerful physical body, stronger than a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Profound Court understood this very clearly.
He hadnât trained in Body Refinement.
If his Golden Core Stage magical power ran out, heâd be no match for that killer when the time came.
"Heaven help us, this guyâs a demon!"
Xuan Feng and Tu Mu exchanged glances, both showing anxiety and helplessness. Ten days to build such a massive shipâan impossible task for them!
But if they failed, both Cloud Map and Fire Radiance Tribes would be wiped out!
.......
What appeared in Lin Changâshengâs sight was a gourd-shaped island, spanning nearly a hundred miles.
There were two towering mountains, cliffs thousands of feet high, gigantic trees reaching the sky, and white seabirds darting between them.
"I hope I can find traces left by Jiang Yukun!"
Lin Changâsheng gazed at the island, hope shining in his eyes.
Right now, Zhuo Yijian, Yu Lingfei, Fu Qingyu, Zhang Aoxue, and the others glanced at the island, then at Lin Changâsheng, their faces filled with expectation.
At this moment, Lin Changâsheng was their only hope of escaping the Spirit-Seizing Land!
"Letâs go, letâs check it out!"
Lin Changâsheng took the lead toward the nearest mountain, his divine sense never at rest.
Yu Lingfei and the others followed close behind, wary and alert.
All across the island, poisonous insects, giant lizards, and sea demons lurked everywhere. In just half an hour, Lin Changâsheng had already slain thirteen giant lizards as strong as a Qi Cultivation 7th Layer, and over ten venomous snakes on par with the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
Soon, Lin Changâsheng and his group reached the mountaintop.
Standing on the summit, they could see the endless ocean on all sides, mountains small below them. But Lin Changâsheng sensed nothing unusual about the island, so he headed for the other peak.
Along the path, rotting leaves littered the ground, filling the air with a stench of decay.
Without magical power, Yu Lingfei and the three ladies were exhausted and could barely press on, gritting their teeth.
Another half hour passed before Lin Changâsheng and the group finally reached the other mountaintop, with Lin Changâsheng leading. Suddenly, he noticed the scenery around him shift, and dark clouds heavy with gloom suddenly filled the sky.
"Ah!"
Lin Changâsheng heard a frightened scream, then realized Yu Lingfei, Zhuo Yijian, and the others around him had all vanished, leaving him alone, standing upon a desolate earth.
In the sky, thick clouds gathered like murky fog.
The ground was full of pits and scars, dried bloodstains everywhere, broken weapons, severed arms and legs. About forty feet away, a dead tree stood, and on it perched a vulture, seemingly waiting for its prey.
"Another array?"
Surveying the scene, Lin Changâshengâs eyes narrowed slightly.
He wasnât afraid of arraysâhe had his panel. With a few more steps, heâd gain entry-level understanding of this array.
In that instantâ
Thirty feet in front of Lin Changâsheng, space rippled, forming a three-zhang-long white tiger.
"Rroar!"
The tiger let out a thunderous roar, claws slashing, pouncing at Lin Changâsheng. In an instant, wild winds whipped up, and he could even smell the bloody, fetid stench of the tigerâs mouth.
"Drop dead!"
Lin Changâshengâs gaze flashed, and he threw a punchâso swift it sliced the air with a piercing sonic boom!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the shifting tiger exploded, bursting into swirling white mist that scattered in the air.
"Huh? Whatâs this...?"
Lin Changâsheng looked around, searching for a second illusionary tiger, but instead felt a sudden mental jolt: the air had become amazingly fresh, and his divine sense was instantly nourished!
"These illusionary tigers... do the white mist they dissolve into nourish the divine sense?!"
Lin Changâsheng realized it was because he had absorbed the white mist after the illusion tiger vanished that he felt so invigorated and the air so clear!
With this in mind, Lin Changâsheng immediately sat down, activating the Refining God Skill: Foundation Establishment Chapter.
As the skill ran, the faint white mist in the air was pulled in and constantly nourished his divine sense.
"Absorbing the white mist left by that tigerâI actually grew my divine sense by half a foot!"
"This feels amazing!"
"The more I absorb, the sooner my divine sense will reach the Golden Core Stage, no worries at all!"
Half an hour later, Lin Changâsheng stood up, now sensing that his divine sense had expanded another foot in rangeâhe was jolted with excitement, immediately searching the area for more illusionary tigers.
Soon afterâ
At a distance of thirty zhang, Lin Changâsheng encountered another illusionary white python!
After killing the giant python and absorbing the white mist, his divine sense grew by over a foot again.