Eternal Life Begins with Learning

Chapter 418: Chapter 385: Deep Sea Secret

’We must be over a million miles out.’

Chu Mu leaned against the boat’s window, consulting the Sea Chart he had recorded. As he periodically glanced out at the sea’s surface, he came to a clear conclusion.

Almost a year had passed since he boarded this Flying Boat.

Months ago, the Flying Boat had already crossed the boundary between the Inner and Outer Seas marked by Crescent Island, venturing deep into the Outer Sea.

By now, according to the Sea Chart he had been drawing himself, they had long since flown past its borders and entered completely unknown regions of the Outer Sea.

Yet, the Yun Xiao Flying Boat showed no signs of slowing down. It remained concealed as it continued toward the depths of the Outer Sea.

’So... the Yun Xiao Business Alliance has a secret, unknown base in the Outer Sea?’

Chu Mu glanced at the few Cultivators gathered in the main cabin, speculating to himself.

The solitary boat had been flying for nearly a year, stopping several times along the way to pick up seven or eight more people—all of them Cultivators from the Yun Xiao Business Alliance.

He had tried to interact with a couple of them and soon discovered that they were all practitioners of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal.

Arrays, Spiritual Plants, Elixirs, Artifact Refining...

He didn’t know how proficient they were, but since they were all at the Foundation Establishment Realm, their skills couldn’t possibly be poor.

Besides, no power would be reckless enough to simply bundle up the masters of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal they had so painstakingly nurtured and ship them off to a place as dangerous as the Outer Sea.

Seven or eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators aboard a Flying Boat were nothing to write home about, but seven or eight masters of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Their significance was on another level entirely.

The Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal require immense talent, as well as time and experience to accumulate. Likewise, a Cultivator’s personal Cultivation demands talent and a vast amount of time to build up one’s Cultivation base and comprehend the Immortal Path.

Not everyone could have their cake and eat it too, as he had.

After a moment’s thought, Chu Mu stopped dwelling on it. These seven or eight Cultivators from the Yun Xiao Business Alliance were practically the best natural protection he could ask for.

If the Yun Xiao Business Alliance dared to bring them all the way out here to the Outer Sea, they must have foolproof protective measures in place.

Chu Mu casually took out a Jade Scroll. Inside it was the Celestial Bull Horn Pill Recipe.

For him, improving a single Pill Recipe like this should have been a relatively simple task, taking two or three months at most to complete.

This time, however, it had cost him nearly a full year.

The reason for the delay was the Core Formation Insight Jade Scroll he had obtained.

The immersive experience of the mysteries of Core Formation had made his understanding of the process crystal clear.

As a result, he naturally had more inspiration for the Celestial Bull Horn Pill.

A year of research and modification, empowered by the enhanced intellect from his Spiritual Radiance Blessing, resulted in a Celestial Bull Horn Pill Recipe that was almost completely transformed.

According to his calculations, the improved recipe was at least twenty percent more effective than the original Celestial Bull Horn Pill Recipe!

It might only be a twenty-percent increase, but the Celestial Bull Horn Pill was an elixir for breaking through to the Core Formation stage!

A twenty-percent boost for this kind of elixir and a twenty-percent boost for a common Cultivation Elixir were two entirely different concepts.

’If I can refine it into a Pill Pattern Elixir, the effects will leap to another level...’

Chu Mu took a deep breath, but the excitement flickering in his eyes betrayed his current emotions.

The Spirit Materials and Spirit Medicine required by the recipe were all things he already had in his own reserves.

In other words, as soon as his Cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Fake Pill Realm, he could refine the Celestial Bull Horn Pill at any time and prepare to... advance to the Golden Core Realm!

BOOM!

As his excitement surged, the Flying Boat suddenly shuddered. Chu Mu tensed up instinctively, but when he looked out the window, the once-empty sky had turned into a boundless pale blue. That pale blue was now rapidly deepening into a dark gloom.

Watching the flickering underwater scenery outside the window, Chu Mu slowly relaxed his tense body, and the Magical Power he had been circulating dissipated.

’The Flying Boat has entered the sea. My guess must be correct.’

The Yun Xiao Business Alliance’s secret base in the Outer Sea was located on the seabed, in a region more than a million miles from Crescent Island.

The Vast Sea was boundless, and it was also incredibly deep.

Having spent many years Demon Hunting in the Outer Sea, he knew this from personal experience.

The deeper the water, the greater the pressure. Moreover, ninety-nine percent of the Vast Sea’s Spirit Veins were located on the seabed.

This meant that the floor of the Vast Sea was a true Demon Beast Paradise—a forbidden zone for humans in every sense of the word!

Building a long-term base on the seabed was no easy feat, not even in the Inner Sea.

Suddenly, Chu Mu was struck by a bad premonition. By agreeing to this Alchemy job, he would likely be forced to learn some of the deepest secrets of the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World.

’This is not a good thing!’

His brow furrowed slightly as he took out his Sound Transmission Order and sent a message.

Fu Song hurried over a moment later.

As if sensing Chu Mu’s thoughts, Fu Song chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, rest assured. We have both sworn a Dao Heart Oath..."

"The Alliance trusts you, Fellow Daoist Chu."

Chu Mu’s expression darkened. Of course he didn’t believe such bullshit.

The Dao Heart Oath might bind Fu Song, but it clearly couldn’t restrain anyone else.

If the Yun Xiao Business Alliance’s base was truly on the seabed, then it was undoubtedly a place where someone like Fu Song had no authority.

’Golden Core? Nascent Soul?’

’Even if the Yun Xiao Trading House only has Golden Core True Masters on the surface, I’m leaning toward the latter!’

’After all, we’re in the Outer Sea—more than a million miles deep into it...’

’Forget Tier Three Demon Beasts; it probably wouldn’t even be surprising if a Tier Four Demon Beast showed up...’

’A Golden Core True Master can’t fend off the prying of a Tier Four Demon Beast!’

’The gap between Grand Realms is something that even the most profound Array can hardly compensate for!’

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist. True Master Yun Xiao is one of my elders..."

Fu Song continued his assurances. Chu Mu’s expression seemed to ease slightly, but his eyes still flickered from time to time as if he were deep in thought.

Before long, with a low hum, the darkness outside the window was instantly replaced by light.

An island floating in the middle of the sea came into view...

’No, that’s not right.’

Chu Mu’s eyes widened in surprise. As he scanned the area, he realized it wasn’t floating at all. It was situated on the peak of an underwater mountain.

An invisible dome of light, blending seamlessly with the surrounding water, covered the mountaintop. It held back the sea and emitted a faint glow, illuminating the entire peak.

The summit wasn’t large, perhaps a hundred acres or so. Pavilions and buildings stretched across it, and numerous Cultivators in the Yun Xiao Business Alliance’s attire could be seen moving about.

Clearly, this secret base of the Yun Xiao Business Alliance had been here for a long time.

"This way, Fellow Daoist."

Fu Song said, still with his cheerful demeanor, gesturing with his hand. Chu Mu stepped off the Flying Boat, and without the vessel’s barrier, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi instantly washed over him.

Chu Mu discreetly surveyed the secret location, paying special attention to the Array Prohibition that enveloped it.

’Tier Four...’

He couldn’t identify the specific type of Array, but the faint fluctuations of Spiritual Pressure clearly indicated its grade.

A Tier Four Grand Array would naturally have excellent Concealment properties. He, at least, hadn’t noticed the slightest hint of it before suddenly finding himself inside it.

’Being this deep in the Outer Sea, its defensive power must also be extremely high. And in such a treacherous location, there should also be an escape route on the island... a Teleportation Array, most likely...’

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, but Chu Mu’s expression remained calm. Following Fu Song’s lead, he eventually stopped in front of a small house.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest here for a few days. When it is time for the Alchemy, I will come and escort you."

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