21: A dramatic change in the void, a desolate island in the wilderness.

In the Void Evasion Hall, the atmosphere was heavy to the extreme.

Lin Xuan stood before the flickering light gate of the void passage. His Golden Core Stage Spiritual Qi poured out without reservation, acting like an invisible giant hand, forcibly smoothing out the most turbulent spatial folds around the light gate. The imprint of the "immortal abode pivot token" in his palm burned brightly, mobilizing the last remaining spatial power of the Immortal Palace, attempting to buy a moment of stability for this passage on the verge of collapse.

"Quick! Pass through one by one! Do not hesitate!" Lin Xuan roared, veins bulging on his forehead. Maintaining this level of intervention was a huge burden for him.

Su Wanqing did not hesitate. Her cold, clear eyes looked deeply at Lin Xuan, leaving behind a "Be careful," before she transformed into a stream of moonlight and dived into the twisting, rotating light gate, her figure instantly swallowed by the Void Realm.

"Junior Martial Brother, don't you dare drop the ball!" Qu Feiyan giggled, her red figure dancing as she followed closely behind. The moment she entered the light gate, she glanced back, a rare, imperceptible trace of worry flashing in her charming eyes.

"Wait for me!" Gongsun Yu did not dare to fall behind. A flash of lightning surrounded her, and she gritted her teeth and rushed in.

Seeing that the three women had all entered, Lin Xuan did not dare to be slow. He abruptly withdrew most of his Spiritual Qi, leaving only a trace of his Divine Sense attached to the entrance of the passage, and then his figure transformed into a golden rainbow, shooting inside!

The moment he entered, the void passage, having lost its external support, emitted an unbearable wail. The light gate twisted and contracted violently, finally exploding with a "bang," turning into fragments of space that flickered across the sky before completely dissipating. In the Void Evasion Hall, only a mess and dead silence remained.

Everything was surreal, and his senses were lost.

Lin Xuan felt as if he had been thrown into a high-speed rotating kaleidoscope. Up, down, left, and right lost all meaning; there were only countless twisted colors and tearing forces squeezing in from all directions. Even with his tough Physical Body and Divine Sense at the Golden Core Stage, he felt dizzy and his blood surged. He could only tightly guard his heart and mind, following that faint spatial trajectory, struggling forward.

He did not know how long it had been—perhaps an instant, perhaps an eternity.

"Splash!"

A dull sound of falling into water rang out, accompanied by the suffocating sensation of salty, cold seawater instantly pouring into his mouth and nose! The intense impact made it feel as if his internal organs had shifted!

He had actually been thrown directly into a vast sea!

Lin Xuan abruptly held his breath, his Golden Core Spiritual Qi automatically circulating to dispel the discomfort, and his body quickly surfaced like a fish. He wiped the water from his face and looked around vigilantly.

The sky was grey, with neither sun nor moon visible, oppressive and low. Beneath his feet was the ink-blue, turbulent, boundless seawater; as the waves crashed, they emitted a dull roar. Looking around, apart from water, there was only more water, as if the entire world had been swallowed by the ocean.

"Wanqing! Qu Feiyan! Gongsun Yu!" Lin Xuan used his full Spiritual Qi to shout. His voice traveled far across the empty sea surface, but it was drowned out by the even louder roar of the waves.

No response.

His heart sank. The spatial turbulence generated when the void passage finally collapsed very likely threw the four of them into different directions!

He must find them as soon as possible! In this unknown and dangerous sea area, being alone was extremely dangerous!

Lin Xuan suppressed the anxiety in his heart. His Divine Sense spread out like a large net, radiating to the surroundings. The coverage of an Early Golden Core Stage Divine Sense far exceeded that of Foundation Establishment, enough to explore a radius of over ten miles. However, in this vast, boundless ocean, this range was still a drop in the bucket.

While drifting with the waves, he constantly expanded the search range of his Divine Sense. At the same time, he also noticed that although the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here was quite dense, it carried a barbaric and violent aura, completely different from the areas where the Qinglan Sect or even the Misty Immortal Palace were located.

Suddenly, at the edge of his Divine Sense, he caught a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Qi, and... a faint smell of blood!

Over there!

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. His figure suddenly leaped from the sea surface, Spiritual Qi gushing under his feet, and he stepped on the waves, galloping in that direction like an arrow released from a bow!

A moment later, the outline of a pitch-black, not-too-large desolate island appeared in his field of vision. And on the beach at the edge of the island, a battle seemed to be taking place!

As he got closer, Lin Xuan saw it more clearly. Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan were back-to-back, fighting fiercely against a dozen strange sea beasts that looked like lizards but had fish fins and bone spurs! These sea beasts had strength roughly at the Early to Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and they were fearless, spitting corrosive water arrows from their mouths, their sharp claws flashing with cold light.

Su Wanqing's Sword Gang of moonlight crisscrossed, still cold and clear, but there was a scorched and damaged patch on the hem of her skirt; she had clearly suffered a small loss. Qu Feiyan's movement technique was bizarre, with blood-colored lotuses appearing and disappearing, blasting away the sea beasts that pounced on her, but her breathing was a bit rapid, and her red gauze dress was torn in several places, revealing snow-white skin stained with a little blood, adding a touch of tragic beauty. Gongsun Yu was nowhere to be seen.

Although the two women were powerful, facing the siege of numerous sea beasts with tacit cooperation, combined with the dizziness and discomfort from just experiencing the void teleportation, they were suppressed and in a precarious situation for a time.

Seeing this, cold light flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, and his speed increased again!

"You monsters! You are courting death!"

His voice arrived before he did! It sounded like a thunderclap, carrying the pressure of a Golden Core Cultivator, instantly covering that beach!

The movements of the besieging sea beasts all froze in unison, intimidated by this sudden, powerful aura.

Taking this opportunity, Lin Xuan had already descended like a Heavenly God, falling directly into the herd of beasts! He did not even use any Spells, relying solely on his tough Physical Body and surging Spiritual Qi at the Golden Core Stage, using both fists and feet!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

It was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep! With every punch that landed, a sea beast had its bones broken and tendons snapped, being blasted away by the terrifying power, falling into the sea, and dyeing a patch of water red. Every kick carried a fierce force, easily tearing through the tough scales of the sea beasts!

Within just a few breaths, the dozen or so fierce sea beasts were completely cleared away, leaving only a mess of corpses and a pervasive smell of blood on the beach.

Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at Lin Xuan, who had suddenly appeared and resolved the crisis with a crushing posture. Su Wanqing stepped forward, concern in her eyes: "Are you alright?"

Qu Feiyan tidied up her slightly disheveled dress, her charming eyes lingering on his sturdy body, her tone carrying a hint of coquettish blame and lingering fear: "Junior Martial Brother, if you had arrived a step later, I would have perished."

Lin Xuan shook his head, his gaze sweeping across the desolate island and the vast sea, his brows locked in a frown: "I'm fine. Where is Gongsun Yu? Have you seen her?"

Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan looked at each other and shook their heads.

"We were separated when we landed. We only saw each other, not Gongsun Sister," Su Wanqing said.

A foreboding premonition lingered in the hearts of the three. This unfamiliar sea area was fraught with crises, and Gongsun Yu was alone; her situation was likely...

Just at this moment, Lin Xuan's Divine Sense stirred, and he abruptly turned to look at the dense jungle deep within the desolate island that exuded a barbaric aura.

"There seems to be movement inside... and a very faint aura of lightning Spiritual Qi!"