Chapter 718

Chapter 718: Crossing the Sea

In the year 6,215 of the Xia calendar, on Penglai Continent.

At the northernmost tip of Penglai Continent, on a large sandy beach, there were tens of thousands of creatures crowded together. Among them were ordinary wild beasts and some advanced demon beasts.

They were all crowded on the beach in fear, with many creatures already forced into the sea, emitting miserable cries, yet more creatures were still pushing forward.

Further away on some ground, there were waves appearing one after another, like ocean waves, very eerie. In no time, there were curved hooks protruding from the ground, each with an eye looking around.

"Bang"

After a while, the curved hook suddenly reached out and grabbed a monster, dragging it into the ground despite its struggles.

As more and more curved hooks appeared following the first one, creatures were caught, dragged away, and the remaining ones grew more panicked. Many even fled into the sea instinctively, disappearing.

When the beach was cleared, a giant ground worm emerged from the ground, different from before, with a larger body, golden skin, and a single eye on top of its head, scanning its surroundings sneakily.

"Plop"

Soon, this ground worm rushed into the sea, devouring almost all creatures in a large area of Penglai Continent. They had to find a new habitat or risk starving.

As the first ground worm entered the sea, others followed, and this scene was captured by a satellite in the sky.

One day later, a cultivator from Ying Continent appeared on the northern beach of Penglai Continent with a group of people.

"Sir, it’s ground worms, many ground worms."

"Adult, the ground worm was exterminated, along with that demonic tree, by a powerful figure from Shen Continent."

After investigating, several people turned to the leader cultivator and said. A few years ago, a powerful figure from Shen Continent came to Penglai Continent. Many people saw it. That figure exterminated the demonic tree that dominated Penglai Continent with a single sword. That demonic tree had once devoured hundreds of cultivators adventuring from Ying Continent.

"I’m not entirely sure, but all these traces are undoubtedly left by ground worms. The residual aura left by these ground worms is very strong, stronger than mine."

The person said he was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, trained in Ying Continent. Despite that, sensing the residual aura left by the ground worms still made his heart race.

"Adult, what should we do?"

"Explore deeper into Penglai Continent. Make sure to bring your equipment and don’t let yourselves get contaminated by nuclear radiation."

The man said the information about the ground worms entering the sea was passed from Shen Continent to Ying Continent. He received orders from Li Qing to personally come and investigate. He couldn’t just take one look and run. He had to explore deeper into Penglai Continent.

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Haigang City

Lin Jiang is listening to a tech expert report his work. The expert studies biology. He is being listened to because recently, Zhou Liao’s Academy of Science announced that they have effectively treated nuclear contamination in the Dragon City area.

The news says that Zhou Liao discovered a moss that can absorb radioactive substances from the land and air. They have been researching for many years and have successfully absorbed the radioactive substances near Dragon City to a safe level.

"So you mean this moss is really useful, and Zhou Liao was not exaggerating?"

"Yes, sir, but I think Zhou Liao’s data is a bit false. This moss is useful, but they are running out of time…"

"Got it, thank you."

Lin Jiang nodded, understanding the other person’s meaning very clearly. The moss is useful, but Zhou Liao rushed into announcing it without completely removing the contamination.

The reason is simple, Dragon City is one of Zhou Liao’s most important industrial areas, which was previously destroyed by awakened monsters, and multiple nuclear bombs were dropped nearby, causing severe contamination.

Due to the favorable geographical conditions there, Zhou Liao is unwilling to give up the place and has been treating it, but there was no improvement before. Now, there is progress, but it still doesn’t meet safety standards. They are just doing it for their own benefit.

"Secretary, inform Huaxia Official to cooperate with Zhou Liao’s official team to get samples of this moss, we will cultivate it ourselves in large quantities, and allocate special funds for it."

Lin Jiang quickly told his secretary to get samples from Zhou Liao, and they needed to grow a lot of this moss, the more the better.

"Are you planning to redevelop the Penglai Continent?"

"Yes, we will start with the Fangzhang Continent first, Penglai Continent will be the last."

When Cao Ying asked, Lin Jiang admitted directly that he didn’t completely destroy the demons in Fangzhang Continent, there were many reasons.

Environmental concerns were also one of the factors. Lin Jiang was afraid of nuclear winter and permanent land pollution that would take thousands of years to recover. If that happened, Lin Jiang, Shen Continent, and Huaxia would face great pressure.

Although Huaxia’s population is not large considering the vast land, with billions of people, the population is continually increasing. Sooner or later, there will be too many people. Fangzhang and Penglai Continents must be taken back.

Previously concerned about nuclear pollution, now that there are ways to control it, they must be prepared. In case there is a need one day, Fangzhang Continent can be destroyed.

"Recently, there were ground worms entering the sea near Penglai Continent, I suspect they have gone into the Ying Continent."

Cao Ying said she was very familiar with the ground worms in Penglai Continent. She had been there before and had slain these powerful and aggressive creatures. Their strength and recovery abilities made them difficult for ordinary cultivators to handle.

"I know about this too. I have already warned Li Qing. If she can’t handle this matter effectively, then it shows her incompetence."

Lin Jiang mentioned that he was aware of the ground worm situation and had ordered to inform Ying Continent. Since Ying Continent lacked the capability to launch satellites, they had only entrusted Huaxia to launch a few to show off.

"The mutations of the monsters in the nuclear pollution zone are rapidly increasing. It is indeed a cause for concern. It would be good to quickly address the nuclear pollution issue. I will go see if I can cultivate the moss into medicinal herbs."

"It might be difficult. Don’t waste your time on it. Focus on your cultivation, and leave the rest to the professionals."

Lin Jiang explained that theoretically, plants, animals, insects, and even stones could become spiritual beings, but the chances were very low. It was rare for plants to become spiritual beings, let alone moss. They hardly stood a chance.

"Tao Achieving is progressing too slowly without external help."

Cao Ying shook her head, noting that as cultivation progressed, the speed slowed down. While geniuses could achieve infant transformation in a hundred years, advancing within the Tao Achieving Realm was a different story. It was almost impossible to advance even a small level without several hundred years of time.