Chapter 117
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Chapter 117: Overseas Practitioners
Li Hui wanted to run, but giant carp appeared in all directions. With no way up to the sky and no way down to the ground, jumping into the sea of blood would lead to certain doom.
“Bullied again! I didn’t die at the hands of Yang Jueyu, but I’m going to be eaten by fish! Well, even if I die, I have to see what the taste of the Revitalizing Ginseng and Deer Antler Pills is like.” He gulped down all six pills at once and felt a warm sensation in his throat. Soon, his insides began to gurgle, and air started to escape from his mouth, nostrils, ears, and backside uncontrollably.
“Puff, puff, puff…”
What a stench! It was unbearable! Li Hui hurriedly waved his hands to fan the air, even using the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique!
With a name like that, the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, evoking clouds and winds, churned up a fierce wind on the surface of the sea—no, a foul wind.
The massive fish that had been leaping toward the arch bridge froze in midair, and when they fell into the water with splashes, they never resurfaced. Some of the calf-sized fish even floated belly up, their white undersides visible.
“Do they really have to be this exaggerated?” Li Hui thought these giant fish were too ridiculous; it was just some waste gas! Look at how disdainfully they behaved!
Suddenly, a voice called out, “Kid, cough, cough, are you a poison practitioner? It’s too toxic; the stench travels eight hundred miles! I will never come to this sea area again.”
“Practitioner?” Li Hui was greatly surprised as he saw a carp that was bigger than a sand boat swimming over.
Standing on the back of the carp were two young men who looked identical. At first glance, they appeared to be twins, but a closer look revealed that the young man on the left had a blank stare and a wooden expression; he was a puppet. The young man on the right was real and was covering his nose, fanning the air.
Li Hui clasped his fists and said, “I am Li Yingjun from the Jade Symbol Sect. I was frightened by all those fish jumping over; I thought there were monsters in the sea.”
“Jade Symbol Sect? Oh, let me think… right! I remember now; it’s the talisman sect over at Dalong Coast. That’s quite far away! I’ve heard that sailing along the ocean currents takes at least two years to reach there.” The youth nodded in greeting, suddenly focusing intently on the black box by Li Hui’s feet, shouting, “The Maze Black Iron Box? So, you teleported over from the Blood Phantasm Maze, and you found the teleportation array first!”
“You know about this box? Are you one of the overseas practitioners who entered before us?” Li Hui asked in amazement. He had seen many overseas practitioners in the maze, all coming from Linggui City, but judging by the corpses, it seemed more than one group had fallen into the maze. There must be many practitioners who had entered before and were now unaccounted for.
“That bastard Hongmo Sect has started capturing practitioners again. I don’t know what they do with all those practitioners. Those from the Luoyuan Island Chain and the Liemen Island Chain, along with those in Dongxun Sea, have all been captured. It’s bad luck that I ended up at Liemen Island Chain and got caught by surprise! How did I end up here at Dalong Coast in just two years?”
“Hurry up! Hongmo Sect? They keep capturing practitioners? A lot?” Li Hui realized he had stumbled upon crucial information. The overseas practitioners must know the details about Floating Corpse Island, so he eagerly inquired, “I’m still in the dark; can you explain more about the Hongmo Sect? I witnessed the Floating Corpse Island releasing a red glow and then saw countless practitioners being captured.”
“Hahaha, sure! Sure!” The youth scratched his fingers, glancing slyly at the black iron box. “Here, we have rules; you need to give a little something to ask for information. Of course, I’m not that kind of person, but rules can’t be broken. What do you say?”
Li Hui gave him a sideways glance, thinking, “If it were Jin Buduan, he wouldn’t throw in ‘I’m not that kind of person’ when asking for something.”
He tossed a few pills over casually, shaking his head, “I’ve run out of spirit talismans, but when I’m ready to refine talismans, I can draw dozens for you.”
“Wow, you’re a talisman maker?” The youth’s eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together, chuckling, “Haha, talisman makers are great! To be honest, the prices here are quite high, but if you have skills, you’ll surely do well. I’m Qian Duohai; isn’t that a cool name?”
Li Hui mentioned refining talismans to suggest that a few bottles of pills wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the other’s greed, so he started painting a bigger picture.
Imagine those practitioners in the maze fighting over food; how much better could they do here in this sea of blood?
Qian Duohai chatted excitedly, “Speaking of the Hongmo Sect, no one knows where their mountain gate is! The name Hongmo Sect came from the strongest sect in our area, but all the major sects have never acknowledged it, allowing Floating Corpse Island to snatch practitioners everywhere. Counting the time, they’ve been capturing people for ten years, and it seems there have always been rumors about Floating Corpse Island appearing from time to time.”
“I didn’t enter before, so I only heard about it, but after entering, I feel it’s a hundred times scarier than the rumors. You’re lucky to have teleported to the sea of blood and found it first. The longer the wait, the harder it becomes to access the teleportation array. No matter the cultivation level, unless it’s a true Demon Cultivator, one year in the maze will turn anyone into a monster, even if they have food.”
“Also, the islands in this sea of blood aren’t good places; staying there too long will lead to being assimilated by the demonic walls. You’ll have to find a way to teleport to the gates below. As for what lies beyond the sea of blood, no one has ever returned, so it remains a mystery.”
Li Hui understood now; it seemed Qian Duohai had arrived only a little earlier than he had. He did have some rumors about the overseas practitioner world but didn’t know much beyond that.
“Tell me about this black iron box.”
Upon hearing that the disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect finally asked about the black iron box, Qian Duohai raised an eyebrow and said, “I can tell you, but you have to take an Oath to cooperate with me. To be honest, I’m compelled; if I don’t quickly get to the next gate, I might sleep and never wake again.”
“An Oath?” Li Hui grinned, “Brother Qian should show some sincerity first; I’m not in a hurry to open this box.”
“Fine, I swear!” Qian Duohai surprised Li Hui by raising his hand to the sky, declaring, “I, Qian Duohai, swear here that I will form an alliance with Brother Yingjun, sharing life and death, never to part nor deceive him.”
“Sharing life and death, never to part?” Li Hui thought, “Why does that sound so harsh? It’s as if this guy is sticking to me.”
“Cough!” How cunning is Li Hui? If he weren’t cunning, he wouldn’t have made it this far. He cleared his throat and boldly swore, “I, Li Hui from the Jade Symbol Sect, swear an oath to form an alliance with Brother Duohai. If I dare betray, let my lifespan be reduced to less than a year, and my sect shall be wiped out, its true disciples die an unnatural death, and all Inner Sect Disciples shall perish.”
“Oh my goodness!” Qian Duohai gave a thumbs up, saying, “That’s enough, brother; that’s enough! You’re sincere; from now on, we’re like crickets tied together by the same rope.”
Li Hui dared to take that oath because he wasn’t expected to live beyond a year anyway, and the Jade Symbol Sect was already in ruins. As for the true disciples and Inner Sect Disciples, they had nothing to do with him; he was just a small outer disciple! Lian Luosha and Gao Yuhu were the same; it was Jin Mingyang and Yang Jueyu, as Inner and true disciples, who would do better to die off sooner.
The two of them huddled together, whispering, and it wasn’t long before Li Hui was taken by surprise.
