65: Four dangerous places on the sea

He entered a state of learning the Tai Xu Divine Steps.

It was just as Long Aotian expected.

He didn't know if it was because he had fused Ao Zhan's Dragon Bone Essence and consumed Ao Zhan's essence blood, causing his Bloodline to contain the Void Rule unique to the Grand Void Dragon Clan, or if it was because his Space Spiritual Root, among his twelve attribute Spiritual Roots, had taken effect.

In any case, he found learning the Tai Xu Divine Steps incredibly smooth.

In less than three days, he mastered the first stage of the Tai Xu Divine Steps: Tai Xu One Li, one step one li.

This speed was clearly not enough to escape the pursuit of a Mahayana Realm expert.

Long Aotian continued to delve deeper into his studies.

Ten days later, he successfully entered the second stage: Tai Xu Ten Li, one step ten li.

This speed had already reached the Peak speed of an Out-of-Body Realm Ninth Revolution Peak Stage expert.

If he were to Breakthrough to the third stage of the Tai Xu Divine Steps, he would be able to travel a hundred li in a single step, reaching the Peak speed of a Spirit Division Realm Ninth Revolution Peak Stage expert.

But just as Long Aotian was about to continue delving deeper into the third stage, he was stunned.

The Treasure Pagoda's spatial world currently had a spatial size of thirty-two li in radius, while the speed of the third stage was a hundred li in a single step.

Limited by the size of the Treasure Pagoda's spatial world, Long Aotian simply couldn't delve deeper into learning the third stage of the Tai Xu Divine Steps.

"How can everything always go smoothly and perfectly? I originally thought the Treasure Pagoda's spatial world was already large enough, but now it seems I was overthinking it. When it truly comes to use, this much space is still far from enough."

Long Aotian couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

This was absolutely unexpected for him; without a sufficiently wide space, he naturally couldn't learn or practice Tai Xu Hundred Li, and couldn't advance to the third stage of the Tai Xu Divine Steps.

But if he went outside to practice, he wouldn't have the nine-times time flow rate of the Treasure Pagoda's third-layer spatial world, losing that nine-fold efficiency.

Should he leave the Treasure Pagoda to practice?

Long Aotian once again faced a choice.

"At my current state, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm before the age of eleven is already Prodigy enough; continuing to Cultivate won't allow me to contend with Mahayana Realm experts in the short term.

Therefore, learning life-saving techniques is the priority!

If one can't even preserve their life, no matter how powerful a Prodigy they are, they are still a weakling who hasn't fully grown.

Who would remember a Prodigy who died young?"

Soon, Long Aotian made his decision in his heart.

He would leave the Treasure Pagoda and continue practicing the Tai Xu Divine Steps outside.

There was still over a month until the Shi Family executed the two Old Ancestors, and he believed that he could advance to the first stage within three days, the second stage within ten days, and he would definitely be able to advance to the third stage within a month.

As for the lack of the Treasure Pagoda's third-layer spatial world's time flow rate outside?

That was no longer within his consideration!

Although the Treasure Pagoda was good, he couldn't possibly stay inside forever; occasionally coming out to seclude himself, gain experience, socialize, or relax... was also very good.

With a thought, he exited the Treasure Pagoda, and the Treasure Pagoda hid itself deep within Long Aotian's Sea of Consciousness world.

This was also a small trick of Long Aotian's; with the Treasure Pagoda suppressing his Sea of Consciousness world, if he encountered a Heaven-Defying expert, such as an expert suddenly descending from the Upper Realm, they would be unable to search his Soul and read his memories.

With the Treasure Pagoda present, as long as he was unwilling, no one's Divine Sense could invade his Sea of Consciousness world or search his Soul to read his memories. This was also one reason why Long Aotian dared to use his Divine Sense so wantonly to scan others.

Even though he, possessing the Chaos Dao Body, was a darling of heaven and earth, he could integrate his Divine Sense into the world, making it difficult for even those whose cultivation Realm was several major Realms higher than his to detect it.

But isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

However, with the Treasure Pagoda suppressing his Sea of Consciousness world, Long Aotian truly wasn't afraid of that 'what if'. If someone truly detected his Divine Sense probing and intended to teach him a profound lesson by using Divine Sense to attack his Sea of Consciousness.

However, a Sea of Consciousness suppressed by the Treasure Pagoda invisibly provided Long Aotian's Sea of Consciousness with an insurance, a defensive shield whose strength even Long Aotian himself didn't know. The opponent would be completely unable to invade his Sea of Consciousness world; instead, it would allow him to detect the opponent's Divine Sense attack, and then he could brazenly counterattack the opponent's Sea of Consciousness world... Furthermore, the Sea of Consciousness world is a mysterious world in a Cultivator's body that touches the Soul. A powerful expert can glimpse another's Dantian at a glance, see through another's physical body from top to bottom, and even their heart. But they cannot glimpse another's Sea of Consciousness world.

Hiding the Treasure Pagoda in the Sea of Consciousness world was undoubtedly the safest, most secure, and most reliable option.

With a thought, Long Aotian removed the Void Formations in the Cultivation Chamber and walked out.

At this moment, the underground Immortal Cave was silent; the Ten Disciples were still in seclusion.

Long Aotian's Divine Sense swept into each of their Cultivation Chambers. While doing so was impolite, in a world where strength is respected, the strong can act so wantonly.

The Cultivation Chambers of the Ten Disciples also had security measures, but they were only simple first and second-grade defensive Formations and Divine Sense isolation Formations, which couldn't prevent Long Aotian's Divine Sense from invading.

After more than a month of seclusion, among the Ten Disciples, Big Sister Long Aomei was still the strongest, having already Broken Through to the Transformation Sea Realm Third Revolution Stage.

Long Aohuang followed closely, having Broken Through to the Transformation Sea Realm Second Revolution Stage.

Lan, Zhu, and Ju ranked third, and they had all Broken Through to the Transformation Sea Realm.

The greatest progress was made by the tearful Long Aoxue. Long Aoxue, who swore to be his strongest general, cultivated with all her might and actually also Broke Through to the Transformation Sea Realm First Revolution Stage, reaching the same cultivation Realm as Lan, Zhu, and Ju, tying for third place.

Long Aotian couldn't help but secretly marvel in his heart that this girl's Martial Arts Talent was truly good. Although he still couldn't tell whose Martial Arts Talent was the strongest among the ten of them, as long as Long Aoxue had this drive, she might truly become his top general.

Because sometimes, Martial Arts Talent isn't everything; the motivation to strive, an unyielding will, and firm belief are all very important and can all determine the height a person can reach in the future.

Long Aotian saw every one of these in Long Aoxue.

It was foreseeable that as long as this girl didn't die young, she would definitely become a female Devil King of the Long Family in the future.

"The cultivation of the others has also increased by at least one small Realm. Not bad! If they are given a few years to grow, with abundant and high-quality cultivation resources, perhaps they can surpass the Family's Ten Elders under father's command?"

Long Aotian couldn't help but feel some anticipation for them in his heart.

After checking the seclusion status and gains of the Ten Disciples, and judging that they wouldn't emerge from seclusion anytime soon given such abundant cultivation resources, Long Aotian flashed out of the underground Immortal Cave and appeared above Zuoqiu.

The long-lost sunlight shone on him, adding a touch of sacredness.

His Divine Sense, capable of covering an area of five million li, was fully released, and all movements were within his sight.

"A Divine Sense coverage of five million li barely covers the entire Jingchu Royal City, and the entire Eternal Leaf Dynasty has thirty-six such Royal Cities.

Sometimes, one cannot help but sigh that the world in the cultivation world is truly vast. This is merely the area of the Eastern Barrens. And the Eastern Barrens is just a small part of the Eastern Continent, isolated overseas. Besides the Eastern Continent, the entire Sky Ruins Continent also has the Central Continent, Northern Continent, Western Continent, and Southern Continent.

Additionally, just as the Eastern Barrens is like a large landmass island in the Yunmeng Sea, the vast oceans of the Sky Ruins Continent also contain other large landmass islands isolated in the sea, like the Eastern Barrens.

Such as Aolai Island in the Ten Thousand Demon Sea, the Sword Tomb in the Black Wind Sea, and Tushan in the Tornado Storm Sea.

Aolai Island and Tushan are the land heavens for various Yao Race, and very few human Cultivators can blend in among them.

Especially Tushan, not to mention being separated by a vast ocean, there are also terrifying Tornado Storms on that sea, and almost no one would think of going there to die.

As for the Sword Tomb?

It's a desolate and uninhabited place!

The danger of entering it is no less than entering the Eastern Barrens.

Among the large landmass islands in the four major oceans—Eastern Barrens, Aolai Island, Sword Tomb, and Tushan—the Eastern Barrens has the highest difficulty of entry, because the vast sea area surrounding the Eastern Barrens in the Yunmeng Sea is shrouded in dense fog where one cannot see one's hand, and there are also terrifying lightning bolts in the fog. Getting electrocuted usually means death, and even if one isn't killed but injured and falls into the Yunmeng Sea, there are great sea Yao in the sea that will eat one until not even bones are left.

To cross the Yunmeng Marsh, it is almost impossible without an immortal-grade Magic Treasure for defense.

Next is the Sword Tomb. There are terrifying black winds on the Black Wind Sea, and being caught in the black winds also makes it impossible to see one's hand. However, unlike the Yunmeng Marsh, which has dangerous lightning, there are no lightning or fatal attacks within the black winds.

It's just that, once caught in it, it's difficult to maintain balance, and most people will be exhausted by the black winds before reaching the Sword Tomb, eventually falling into the Black Wind Sea, which is also very likely to become food for the sea Yao.

Next is Tushan.

Although the Tornado Storm is terrifying, it at least has visibility, unlike the Yunmeng Marsh and the black winds, where one cannot see one's hand.

Furthermore, the Tornado Storm also has no fatal attacks; at most, one is exhausted by the Tornado Storm and then falls into the sea to feed the Yao...