"You do not belong to the human race. Come back to the Void Spirit Abyss with me! That is where you belong. We are family."
After saying this, Wang Yingling smiled confidently at Zhao Sheng, waiting for his response.
However, regardless of how this person responds or whether they are willing or not, there will only be one outcome: they will return to the Void Spirit Abyss with her.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "I won't go back with you. Besides, whether someone is human or not isn't determined by bloodline, but by this place."
As he spoke, Zhao Sheng lightly pounded his chest with his right hand.
Wang Yingling's expression froze, and a clear displeasure appeared between her brows.
"hehe!"
Bai Guigui Wujiu's cold laughter suddenly rang out in the room: "Boy, you really don't know how to be proud! You probably don't know how high and glorious the status of a member of the Holy Clan is."
Once you return with the young master and gain the approval of the high priest, you will rule over a sea area, and countless sea beasts will be at your command.
Even if you want to advance to the Golden Core realm in the future, it won't be difficult. You'll live to be seven or eight hundred years old, ruling over a vast sea region in your lifetime, with many wives and concubines. Wouldn't that be infinitely better than you being a down-and-out rogue cultivator?
Honestly, if it were anyone else, they probably would have agreed long ago, but Zhao Sheng was unwilling to do so.
Zhao Sheng said in a deep voice, "Everyone has their own ambitions. As a human being, I will not associate with such filth. Moreover, I can still advance to the Golden Core stage without you."
"A fishy, muttony smell?!"
Gui Wujiu was immediately provoked upon hearing this, and two strings of bubbles suddenly burst from his nostrils.
"Listen up, kid. I am a descendant of the supreme Xuanwu, a genius of the White Turtle clan. I am ten thousand times more noble than the hairless monkey."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gui Wujiu suddenly cried out, and the white tortoise shell on his body suddenly emitted a faint white light. Within the white light, two golden Bagua symbols, facing each other and constantly rotating, appeared.
Upon seeing the golden Bagua symbol, Wang Yingling's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, Gui Wujiu shouted, "Young Master, the Ancestor's remains have given us a warning. Quickly, look at the divination!"
As they were speaking, the golden Bagua suddenly stopped rotating, and a strange hexagram appeared before them.
Wang Yingling gazed at the hexagram and solemnly recited, "The top line, Dui above Xun below, is the hexagram 'Great Exceeding Lake Wind,' signifying that crossing the river will drown one's head! Great misfortune, but no blame!"
"Not good! The first two days it was just Kan Lei Kun. It took us three days to escape. Now it's Dui Xun Xiong. Young Master, we must leave this place immediately."
After saying that, Gui Wujiu suddenly tilted his head back and exhaled a sparkling white bubble.
The bubble suddenly expanded to be more than a meter tall, just enough to cover Wang Yingling and Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng tried to move, but was suppressed by an overwhelming pressure, as if he were an insect trapped in amber, his body stiff and unable to move even a finger.
"Walk!"
After a clear shout, the bubbles carrying the two of them suddenly passed through the window, then quickly rose into the sky, and then sped towards the sea in the vast night.
A moment later, the two people and the demon flew more than two hundred miles away.
At this moment, the clouds were thick, the wind howled in the sky, and below was an endless, dark sea.
Just then, the rapidly flying bubbles suddenly stopped and hung high in the sky.
Gui Wujiu's palm-sized body instantly grew to a zhang in diameter, and with a wide-open mouth, he suddenly spat out a beam of dazzling golden light as thick as a child's arm.
As the golden light pierced into the clouds above, its tortoise shell flickered, and a thick, solid white light shield rose from it, protecting Wang Yingling and Zhao Sheng.
boom!
Suddenly, the golden light burst open, sweeping wildly in all directions and clearing away the clouds within a radius of several miles.
The next second, three figures descended from the sky and surrounded them.
Upon seeing the three newcomers, Zhao Sheng narrowed his eyes, concealing his inner shock.
Among the three was a thin, gray-robed old man who turned out to be the Flameless Immortal whom they had met just three days ago.
As for the other two, one was tall and imposing, holding a bright blue flame banner with flames raging on its surface, emitting invisible rays of light that scorched people's minds.
Beneath the other person, gray clouds churned endlessly, and gray phantoms emerged from the clouds, revealing a bald, black-robed giant.
These two individuals exuded a powerful aura, clearly indicating that they were both Golden Core cultivators.
"Flameless, Gray Ghost, and Glossy Flame! So you three were fake Core Formations!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Gui Wujiu's voice was cold and stern. The tortoise's body suddenly swelled up by more than half, growing to the size of a house, looking extremely large and majestic.
"Hmph, who do we have here? It's Fellow Daoist Wujiu of the White Turtle Clan. You're not staying in the Xuanwu Sea, yet you dare to trespass into my human territory. Do you not take my Star God Palace seriously? Have you forgotten the thousand-year-old pact between the human and demon races!" The tall and mighty True Person Liyan gently shook the Azure Flame Spirit Banner and threatened with a powerful voice.
"Heh, you humans are so hypocritical! You deliberately set a trap to lure us here, but now you're trying to turn the tables on us." Gui Wujiu's voice rang out again, cold and mocking.
Master Li Yan ignored Gui Wujiu's questions.
He looked at Wang Yingling with burning eyes and said in a kind tone, "This must be the young friend from the Sea Demon Clan! It's truly a case of meeting by chance rather than by invitation. Since you're here, why don't you come back to the Star God Palace with me for a few months, and then have your clan elders come to fetch you back later?"
Wang Yingling's face was extremely ugly, knowing that her eagerness to make a contribution had led her astray into the other party's treacherous scheme.
She politely declined, saying, "I appreciate your kindness, senior. However, my grandfather will be joining me soon. There's no need for you to trouble yourself!"
Upon hearing this, the three Golden Core cultivators were startled. Although the Sea Demon Clan was small in number, its strength was unparalleled. There were more than five Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Golden Core cultivators in the clan.
If even a single Golden Core cultivator from the Sea Demon Clan were to appear, the three of them would be almost overwhelmed, not to mention the third-tier white tortoise lurking nearby.
However, the three of them quickly realized that Wang Yingling was just bluffing.
Having plotted for decades, they are determined to capture a member of the Sea Demon Clan this time.
Just then, Master Wuyan suddenly burst into laughter: "Excellent! I didn't expect such an unexpected gain. There's actually another one here!"
As he spoke, he cast a fervent glance at Zhao Sheng.
The gray ghost cultivator standing on gray clouds was overjoyed upon seeing it, exclaiming with delight, "Haha, it really is a true demon bloodline! This is enough for the three of us to share!"
Zhao Sheng felt three pairs of burning gazes, and was greatly alarmed. His eyes twitched slightly, and his expression became uncertain.
He knew things were not going well.
However, Zhao Sheng immediately calmed himself down and decided to remain silent and observe the situation first.
"Hmph, you want to capture the young master to claim credit at the Star God Palace? You'll have to ask this tortoise if it agrees!" Gui Wujiu waved his tortoise claw, creating a white light barrier, and replied with a cold snort, his tone revealing a hint of annoyance.
Its eyes gleamed with black light, and an immense pressure, surpassing that of three human Golden Core cultivators, emanated from it, causing everyone to respectfully face it.
"Junior Brother Wuyan, Fellow Daoist Huigui, you two hold off Gui Wujiu for now. I'll take down those two demon juniors first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Master Li Yan's gaze was fixed on Zhao Sheng and Wang Yingling like a knife, exuding an extremely terrifying and sharp aura.
The Star God Palace secretly placed a bounty on the Sea Demon Clan. Anyone who captures a member of the Sea Demon Clan will receive a generous reward from the Star God Palace, including longevity pills.
For these pseudo-cultivators, the most coveted treasure is the longevity pill that can extend their lifespan by sixty years.
That's why the three of them went to great lengths to create such a trap.
Suddenly, the Flameless Immortal chuckled, his body remaining motionless. But from within his sleeve, he formed a hand seal, and his arm blurred, striking out with lightning speed towards Li Kun and the other sea creatures. At the same time, he coldly said:
"I'll go first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent tremor suddenly came from above Zhao Sheng and the others. Then, a blurry, giant blue hand appeared, its five fingers spread wide, and it viciously clawed at Zhao Sheng.
The sudden attack by Master Wuyan, targeting an unknown youth, was somewhat unexpected by others.
Gui Wujiu immediately roared, his head snapped back, and a white rainbow shot into the sky from his gaping maw.
With a loud "boom!"
The cyan giant palm and the white rainbow collided heavily. After a brief interplay of cyan and white true essence, a wave of energy surged out, and a fierce wind arose.
At that moment, the gray demon flicked his finger, and hundreds of gray tentacles, as thick as an arm, shot out from the clouds beneath his feet. At the ends of these tentacles grew skulls with seven empty orifices.
Tentacles suddenly attacked the white light barrier from all directions. Some of the tentacles fused together and transformed into a hundred-headed ghost as thick as a water bucket. It broke through the barrier, frantically biting and entangling Gui Wujiu's massive tortoise shell.
Although it only delayed him for two breaths, it was enough for True Person Li Yan to take action.
The white bubbles that had been surrounding Wang Yingling and Zhao Sheng suddenly flickered a few times before inexplicably collapsing and disappearing.
As the gale struck in front of the two, two azure flames appeared out of thin air, transforming into two giant fiery hands that grabbed at them one by one.
The next moment, the giant fiery hand was blocked by a curtain of blue water.
Wang Yingling made a hand seal, and a water-themed jade rose from her chest, emitting a dazzling light that connected with the water curtain.
Water Curtain of Heavenly Splendor! A Golden Core level spell engraved on a spirit jade.
Finally, the giant hand of fire turned into smoke and disappeared into the sky.
Upon seeing this, Master Li Yan's expression turned somewhat grim.
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Sheng looked down at the sea below, secretly pondering how to escape.
On the other side, seeing that his young master was almost in danger, Gui Wujiu went berserk, his body swelling again and again until it was the size of a hill.
In comparison, everyone else seemed as small as an insect.
As he revealed his true form, Gui Wujiu's ferocity surged, and his majestic aura suddenly enveloped the void for miles around.
boom!
Bubbles the size of water vats, brimming with pure demonic power, spewed from Gui Wujiu's mouth, accompanied by fierce winds and thunder, crashing into the three Golden Core cultivators.
Boom!
The moment they were touched, the bubbles exploded like bombs, and the demonic power transformed into countless gleaming blades of light, raining down on the three of them.
In an instant, the three of them were busy defending themselves, and their movements slowed down slightly.
Just then, a cunning glint flashed in Gui Wujiu's eyes, and a white jade tortoise shell suddenly emerged from his body.
The white jade tortoise shell swelled in the wind, instantly growing to a diameter of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), and sucked Wang Yingling and Zhao Sheng into its shell.
"Let's go!"
The next moment, Gui Wujiu suddenly spat out a beam of blazing white light, which hit the white jade tortoise shell.
The white jade tortoise shell suddenly transformed into a beam of white light and plunged into the vast ocean below at an incredible speed.
"Suppressing Spirit Eight Trigrams Formation, activate!"
After that, Gui Wujiu let out a loud roar, his voice as resounding as a great bell.
As soon as he finished speaking, pieces of its shell suddenly fell off and shot out, and in the blink of an eye, 108 pieces of tortoise shell separated and were arranged, suspended in the void on all sides.
The next instant, white light burst forth from the tortoise shell, and blurry trigrams appeared. Within a mile radius of the three people and Gui Wujiu, a huge light array shaped like a giant tortoise suddenly took shape, and a dazzling golden Bagua phantom above the giant tortoise quickly suppressed it down.
Wu Yan, Hui Gui, and Li Yan, three Golden Core cultivators, were trapped in the Zhenling Bagua Formation and could not escape for the time being.
...
On the other side, after the white jade turtle shell fell into the sea, its speed did not decrease, and it rushed to the bottom of the sea thousands of feet deep in one go.
Wang Yingling remained expressionless, her hands forming hand seals in rapid succession. Strands of blue magic spells flew out from her hands and flashed into the tortoise shell above.
She quickly gained control of the tortoise shell, then immediately changed direction, turning it from upright to horizontal, and shot it out, fleeing rapidly into the distance.
Zhao Sheng sat up from the ground, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Wang Yingling in front of him, secretly plotting how to escape from her clutches.
Escaping would not be easy, because Wang Yingling's aura was extremely powerful at the moment, no less than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Moreover, he is now "trapped" inside a tortoise shell.
Seemingly knowing what Zhao Sheng was thinking, Wang Yingling, while manipulating the tortoise shell, suddenly said without turning her head, "Don't even think about running away!"
Zhao Sheng was startled, but his face remained calm, and he did not respond to Wang Yingling's words.
Wang Yingling then asked, "By the way, what is your name? Also, who were your ancestors? What was their background? Did they leave behind any keepsakes?"
Because the Sea Demon Clan has such a small population, they value each and every one of their members exceptionally.
Wang Yingling's reason for pressing the matter so deeply was that she wanted to bring all the clansmen with her bloodline back to the Void Spirit Abyss.
This is also one of the main reasons why Zhao Sheng didn't want to go to the Void Spirit Abyss with her.
Facing powerful figures from the Sea Demon Clan, including those at the Golden Core and even Nascent Soul levels, any lie he made would be exposed, yet he couldn't explain the origin of his bloodline.
In short, it's very troublesome!
Wang Yingling didn't care much whether Zhao Sheng responded to her or not.
During their escape, she told Zhao Sheng about the general situation of the Sea Demon Clan and the Demon Ruins.
His words were full of pride and boasting.
As she recounted her story, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine at the sheer power of the Sea Demon Clan.
As one of the three major powers in the ocean, the Sea Demon Clan has more than ten Nascent Soul level warriors, half of whom are Spirit Clan members and the other half are Transformed Demon Kings above the seventh rank.
For example, the Turtle Ancestor of the White Turtle Clan is an eighth-order Great Demon, whose strength is no less than that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Among the Sea Demons, the most powerful and highest-ranking is the High Priest of the Demon Ruins.
According to Wang Yingling's proud boast, the High Priest has already reached the legendary Nascent Soul realm, and is only half a step away from ascending into the void and returning to his ancestral clan.