Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1548 - 837: Sea Demon Robe and Return to Jiuxuan City

In the northeastern reaches of Jixian Island, deep inside a frozen valley, a silhouette materialized from nothing and descended onto the even icy ground.

Zhao Sheng rose steadily, scanning the area, and realized that Jixian Island's landscape had changed dramatically across the years.

In the past, towering ice peaks loomed high, the ground rough and intricate, but presently expansive frozen flats and gorges extended far, the icy layer gleaming like polished glass, imprisoning countless disordered entities.

Right now, over ten miles off, a swollen beast resembling an octopus crawled slowly over the frost.

Its form was utterly dark, blanketed in thick clusters of whitish bone spikes, with seven or eight massive appendages jutting from its belly, similar to octopus limbs.

"Sea Demon?!" Zhao Sheng whispered to himself while eyeing the octopus-like creature, when a sudden idea flashed in his thoughts.

Ah, now I understand!

This was surely the eerie and bizarre ocean calamity, the "perpetrator" behind the shift in Jixian Island’s terrain.

With this insight, Zhao Sheng's gaze shimmered faintly, and he abruptly soared toward the Sea Demon.

Upon reaching Divinity Transformation, he had naturally gained the Will Heart Light; this formidable Will Heart Light enabled him to raise his body for flight through the air.

The span of more than ten miles flew by in moments; Zhao Sheng reached above the Sea Demon, his Will Heart Light already focused in his right palm, shaping into a keen, unmatched Will Blade.

The instant after, he dove like a falling star, delivering multiple slashes through empty space at the pale area in the middle of the Sea Demon’s skull.

Silently, the Will Blade stabbed repeatedly into the head, and with willpower bursting forth fiercely, the Sea Demon’s vitals were smashed into pulp right away.

Next, the Sea Demon’s head cleaved apart from the center, vast quantities of foul blood and tissue poured out, swiftly covering a broad stretch.

Within seconds, the inflated hill-sized body acted like a punctured sack, shrinking and folding visibly.

Moments afterward, a massive, dried-out skin pouch lay on the frozen surface.

Zhao Sheng touched down close to the pouch; with a mental nudge, waves of will energies rushed over the Sea Demon skin sack from nowhere.

Each pale bone spike lifted suddenly into the sky, rapidly forming a thick pile that dangled in the air.

Simultaneously, every appendage snapped free on its own, the Sea Demon skin sack rose gradually upward, and unfurled naturally.

Swish, swish!

Successive layers of will energies scoured every part of the skin pouch, rinsing off heaps of dirty gore and remains.

In a flash, the pouch turned spotless, then coiled itself up, hovering in the air.

Then, Zhao Sheng moved to the border of the ice field. In one stride, his form silently reappeared ten paces ahead, progressing step after step until he faded at the edge of the frozen expanse.

Thirty minutes afterward, Zhao Sheng emerged at the base of a glacial peak three hundred miles distant.

Eyeing the opening in the slope, Zhao Sheng gave a subtle smile; his figure lifted abruptly, soaring into the cavern and slipping from view.

Traversing a corridor roughly twenty yards long by air, he arrived without issue in a broad icy chamber.

The frozen chamber buzzed with energy, assorted peculiar beings roaming among jammed vendor spots, haggling sharply with the sellers.

This market had evidently just opened, but it thrived already, drawing over two hundred Immortal Ruins Guests, the bulk being Human Clan Cultivators.

Zhao Sheng's entrance swiftly seized everyone's focus.

Not for his unusual features, but due to the Sea Demon skin sack drifting after him, which caught the eye prominently.

Zhao Sheng regarded the Immortal Ruins Guests with a neutral face, quickly detecting their interest in their looks.

It was plain that the Immortal Ruins Guests held strong desire for the Sea Demon skin sack.

Moments later, Zhao Sheng stepped calmly into the bazaar, and shortly a crowd of Immortal Ruins Guests clustered nearby.

"Hey, is that Sea Demon skin up for sale? I’ll offer ten Pocket World Jades."

"This fellow Daoist, I am willing to offer thirty Mystic Crystal Origin Stones, only to exchange for that Sea Demon skin."

"Senior, I have a piece of Void Nether Stone Ore, as long as you give up the Sea Demon skin and Gun Ci..."

"Ooh, though not a thousand years old, it has several hundred years’ lifespan. Not bad, not bad, Human Cultivator, do you wish to sell this Sea Demon skin? The price is negotiable..."

The bunch of Immortal Ruins Guests talked without pause, each striving to barter for this uncommon Sea Demon skin sack.

Zhao Sheng grasped the rarity of the Sea Demon skin; clearly, he wouldn't release it without cause.

He just set his face firm and outright declined most of the Immortal Ruins Guests’ proposals, retaining only one Human Clan Cultivator.

This figure showed a worn-out visage, slim and wasted like a consumption wraith.

Still, Zhao Sheng wouldn't disregard him, since he had already manifested the Will Heart Light, his cultivation base at minimum surpassing Divinity Transformation.

The consumption wraith apparently wielded notable authority among the Immortal Ruins Guests; one stare from him sent the others retreating bashfully, too timid to draw near.

The duo shifted to a quiet spot in the ice chamber; Zhao Sheng folded his hands and began: "I am Zhao Wuming, may I know your esteemed name?"

"I go by the name Ghost Comes. Just an ordinary name, it’s not worth mentioning."

Zhao Sheng inclined his head faintly, then asked plainly: "Brother Ghost, do you also want this Sea Demon skin?"

The consumption wraith nodded: "Indeed, I am willing to trade this item with Pocket World Jade. What does Taoist think?"

At these words, Zhao Sheng replied seriously: "If the price is right, I can part with it. But I have some doubts, I hope Brother Ghost won’t hesitate to enlighten me."

"Are you possibly wondering why so many Immortal Ruins Guests want this Sea Demon skin?"

Zhao Sheng nodded, his meaning evident.

"Considering that we both belong to the Human Clan. It’s okay to tell you. After each sea disaster, Gun Sea will calm for a period. This period is the best time to go to Gun Sea. And this Sea Demon skin can be refined into several Sea Demon Robes, enough for use by an exploration team."