Chapter 401: Chapter 403 Sea-calming Bell
The White Moth vanished without a trace, the thunderstorm stillshing over Man City and the sea.
Legend has it that the White Phoenix swept across the world so swiftly that people couldn’t even make out its true form, there was no panic, only astonishment.
People strove for cultivation, thirsting for power endlessly, whether it was the God and Mortals or the Dragon Shepherds, they all wanted to climb to the rooftop of this world and then look down upon the countless struggling beings beneath their feet.
But it seemed there would always be existences to gaze up at, mysterious, ancient, and powerful, endlessly searched for, yet boundless.
Whether the White Phoenix was more powerful, or the Mountain Immortal Ghost that had obliterated Guangshan’s Purple Sect Forest was mightier, Zhu Minng didn’t have an answer in his heart, in any case, these were realms he had yet to touch.
The continents he had seen were merely the tip of the iceberg of this world.
Simrly, the known species of life were probably just a small part of the vast Spiritual Realm.
There was yet a broader universe, and even more unparalleled sovereigns!
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The thunderstormsted all day, tides surged, covering some of the dry shallows around Man City.<div>
Zhu Minng stepped out of his courtyard, Little Glow Spirit shing itsrge eyes with a pitiful light, looking somewhat reluctant to part.
“I’ll be back in a few days, Teacher Duan Lan will take good care of you. Don’t bezy while I’m away, and practice diligently,” Zhu Minng instructed.
Without transforming into dragons, they couldn’t form a Spirit Contract, nor could they be taken into the Spirit Realm.
That was the slight inconvenience of nurturing a Juvenile Spirit; going on a long trip meant having to find someone to take care of them.
By Duan Lan’s side was an Azure Flood Dragon, Little Wild Jiao looking up at the Azure Flood Dragon just as Big ck Tooth had done in the past.
It was perfect since the Azure Flood Dragon could also teach Little Wild Jiao some Jiao techniques.
“I’ll take good care of them, you can rest assured,” Duan Lan said with a reserved smile.
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Zhu Minng headed to the Flying Dragon Stone Tower, where he saw aunch tform designed to help Dragon Beasts more quickly sense the wind blowing from the sea and to utilize this air current to reach high altitudes more effortlessly.
Great Tutor Lin Zhao was already waiting atop the Flying Dragon Stone Tower, along with Han Wen and the slightly plump academy patrol from before.
The plump academy patrol summoned a Wind Wing Dragon, and several of them rode it towards the far reaches of the Neon Sea.
It was the same route Zhu Minng had taken while meandering with the Heavenly ughter Dragon, heading towards the deepest part of the ocean, passing numerous inds and nations.
Only when he reached the border where the emerald sea met the dangling azure sky did Zhu Minng recognize the cluster of Coral Inds where he had once rescued these people.
There were many Coral Inds, like clusters of flowers dotted across the vast ins in spring. Seen from above, no matter howrge their surface area, they appeared as vividly blossoming flowers.
The Wind Wing Dragon was enduring, stopping only once at a small ind with woods to replenish some food and water before continuing to carry everyone to this emerald Absolute Sea.
In the midst of the emerald Absolute Sea were not only countless colorful Coral Inds but also the semnce of terrestrial grasnds in the form of seaweed shadow inds.
These seaweed shadow inds were actually below the sea level, notpletely submerged; one could see many coral giants growing on them, and at night, when the stars scattered the sky, these corals would cast enchanting and dreamlike reflections, rendering the sea area like a mythological fairnd.
After a night’s rest, everyone was refreshed and set out again early the next morning.
This time they didn’t fly, but instead traveled at a gentle pace aboard a Sea Dragon Turtle Beast, heading deeper into the verdant Absolute Sea.<div>
“Are you worried about the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor?” Zhu Minng asked.
Lin Zhao nodded.
Last time, they had been too careless and entered the Demon Ind Rainforest from the air, which led to them being targeted by the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor with its powerful tracking ability.
Althoughst time they only had Lin Zhao, a Dragon King Level powerhouse, this time they had the Heavenly ughter Dragon with them. Still, they would avoid confrontation if possible before finding the Sea-calming Bell, since they weren’t there for revenge against the Absolute Sea Hawk Emperor.<div>
Zhu Minng started to smell a weird scent as soon as theynded on the ind from a very strange mountain range on the Magic Ind.
The scent wasn’t unpleasant, in fact, it had an exotic fragrance, but a deep breath of it suddenly made one feel dizzy and disoriented!
“Put this on.” Lin Zhao was well prepared, as he handed everyone a ne made of strung grass beads.
“The entire Magic Ind is covered with an exotic tree that absorbs sunlight. The gas produced by the leaves fills the whole ind. Only creatures that have lived here for a long time can breathe normally. Outsiders can hardlyst a time without getting affected. These grass beads around your neck can dispel that suppressive exotic gas,” Han Wen exined earnestly to Zhu Minng.
“Indeed, and people with high cultivation bases are affected just the same,” the slightly chubby patroller added.
Zhu Minng already felt a certain danger.
If people with high cultivation bases were also affected, would they not suffocate to death if trapped on this ind?
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They followed a secluded path onto the ind, which meant they had a long trek ahead of them on foot.
As the grass beads were limited, to ensure the dragon beasts didn’t inhale the exotic scent during battle, they couldn’t overtly summon too many dragons to escort them.
Moreover, the suppression by the exotic fragrance was not rted to the level of one’s cultivation base.
While walking on the Demon Ind, it was more convenient to summon some dragons with weaker auras to follow them.
Every time, they had to recall the dragons back into the Spirit Realm.<div>
The journey was smooth, as Lin Zhao had obviously prepared well for this expedition.
Before long, they were deeply ensnared in the middle of the Demon Ind rainforest. Not daring to fly rashly, Zhu Minng now had no idea where he was.
Indeed, the Demon Ind had many peculiar nts, and those emitting the exotic scent were extremely enchanting in appearance, with tree trunks, branches, and leaves all disying different colors.
In nature, brightly colored creatures often carry potent poisons.
It was the same with nts. Every time Zhu Minng approached one of these strange trees, he would feel dizzy and breathless, as if he were in a high-altitude area or feeling weak after strenuous exercise.
“The Sea-calming Bell is within that forest of exotic trees, where an Azure Bronze Demon Tree stands tall. In fact, the Sea-calming Bell is hung on this Azure Bronze Demon Tree,” Great Instructor Lin Zhao said.
“Hung there?” Zhu Minng was rather puzzled.
If it was an ancient artifact, it should be rted to the ancients. How could it be inexplicably hanging in such a primeval forest on a Magic Ind?
“We’re not clear on the specifics either, but it seems that the exotic fragrance emanating from the entire ind is also rted to this Sea-calming Bell,” Lin Zhao exined.