As the Universe Turns - Chapter 323

Chapter 323 Soul-stirring At Sea
About seven or eight miles away, the waves were getting fiercer and fiercer. The ship’s hull was almost out of control, and there was a mysterious force wreaking havoc in mid-air. Xiao Chen could feel the horror of that force. He was secretly glad that he hadn’t moved with his sword. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have been torn to shreds in an instant once he was sucked into the vortex of power?

The 1000-foot wave struck one layer at a time. Soon, a large hole appeared on the ship’s right side. The cabin was already flooded. Xiao Chen tried his best to control the ship’s hull to charge forward, trying to break through the waves.

However, the more he moved forward, the more ferocious the mysterious force became. Suddenly, a huge wave struck, throwing the entire ship into the air. Xiao Chen was suddenly shocked. Before he could jump out, a terrifying force rushed over and smashed the entire ship into pieces with a “rumble”.

“Putong!”

With a loud explosion, Xiao Chen landed in the sea water. An icy cold aura immediately invaded his body. A huge wave suddenly rose from the sea surface. Even though his cultivation was extraordinary, he was still unable to withstand the impact of this force. He was sucked into the sea surface by the whirlpool.

The surface of the sea was gloomy, but the mysterious force still hadn’t diminished. Xiao Chen was in the vortex and could only hold his breath as he swiftly swam out. However, the surface of the sea wasn’t like the top. Even if he had all sorts of divine abilities, it was still difficult for him to execute them at this moment.

However, that power seemed to be pulling him into the seabed.

Finally, he left the center of the vortex. However, his soul was still in shock. A dark tide swept towards him. This dark tide was like a tornado in the sky. Although it was in the sea, its speed was extremely fast.

Seeing that the dark tide was sweeping up and the sea was unable to execute the Instant Step Cosmos, Xiao Chen could only use all of his strength to instantly circulate the Nine Yin Nine Yang Profound Technique, condensing the Genuine energy in his body into his feet and forcefully kicking it. His entire body flew into the water like an arrow that had left a string, flying towards the surface of the sea at an extremely fast speed.

With a “chi” sound, the water dispersed and Xiao Chen flew up from under the sea water. However, there were also terrifying forces wreaking havoc in the air, causing the entire sea area to churn.

Xiao Chen was stunned. Before he could clearly see the direction, countless terrifying powers swept towards him. This time, the power was even more ferocious, as if it was going to overturn the entire sea.

He didn’t have time to think. He unleashed the Ling Xian Step in an instant to dodge the collision of these forces. However, after flying more than ten kilometers, a very strong Spiritual Energy blocked his path. The seawater churned endlessly, stirring up a thousand layers of white waves. If he rushed over like this, his physical body would probably be unable to withstand it.

At this moment, he stopped. He had a premonition that the Eastern Continent was not far ahead, but why did such a strange power appear here?

Without waiting for him to think about it, waves roared towards him from behind. Xiao Chen glanced back. The situation was already imminent and could not be considered. He instantly sacrificed the Fuxi zither. “I know that your soul is asleep and cannot be disturbed, but there is no other way right now. Don’t blame me,” he said.

With that, he held the zither in his left hand and placed his right fingers on the string. Although Yiye had warned him many times that the Fuxi zither could not be used at will, he had no other choice but to try to break through the barrier with the divine power of the Fuxi zither.

As the profound energy condensed into the zither body, the entire zither suddenly bloomed with a dazzling light, reflecting him like a celestial, “Zheng!” A zither sound rang out, and the peerless zither sound swept out, causing the seawater below to surge to both sides.

Although the music of the Fuxi zither this time was not as loud as the last time in the Immortal Retention Sect, it was still enough to break open a crack in the Spiritual Energy in front of him.

“Boom!”

The power of Fuxi zither crashed into the Spiritual Energy barrier in front of him, causing the sea to tremble endlessly. Xiao Chen took this opportunity to instantly unfold Ling Xian Step and rush over.

However, after Spiritual Energy’s barrier was cracked, it actually started to shatter, causing the surrounding Spiritual Energy to become unbalanced, causing the sea to churn even more violently. As soon as Xiao Chen retracted Fuxi Zither’s sleeve, before he could stabilize his body, he was immediately sent into the sea by another huge wave.

This time, the hidden surge beneath the sea became even more ferocious and terrifying. Xiao Chen could no longer control his body. Sometimes, he was dragged under a hundred feet, and sometimes, it was as if he was about to be torn apart.

After struggling for an unknown amount of time, when the dark tide passed, he could only feel his stomach tumbling. With a “wow” sound, he spat out all the salty seawater.

The sea finally calmed down, and Xiao Chen suddenly felt the shore. When he raised his head, he saw that there was an endless expanse of land in front of him. Mountains continued to rise one after another.

“This … is the Eastern Continent?”

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but be stunned. He recalled the scene at sea just now. At this moment, he still felt like he was escaping death. When he looked back, the sea had calmed down and there were no more waves or winds. Even the strange power from before had disappeared.

He stood up and circulated his energy to disperse the seawater on his body. He took a hundred steps forward. The valley in front of him was filled with strange flowers and grasses. There were also some fruits that he had never seen before. They were red and purple, and they were covered with branches.

After careful calculation, he had already spent half a year at sea. Could it be that this place had really arrived in the Eastern Continent and belonged to the Eastern Cultivation World?

Xiao Chen stretched out his divine sense. After confirming that there was no one nearby, he sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the horrifying scene at sea, he still had lingering fear in his heart. What exactly was that power just now? It was actually so terrifying. If not for the fact that Fuxi Zither broke through the Spiritual Energy barrier in the end, he would have been buried in the sea.

“Something’s wrong …”

He seemed to have suddenly thought of something. That power just now was extremely strange. Could it be some sort of formation set up by someone? Earlier, I heard from Ku Lingzi that the Eastern Cultivation World was extremely mysterious, with countless experts. Since he came from Xianyuan Five Realms, wouldn’t anyone notice him?

He had a faint feeling of unease. He suddenly remembered that at sea, the Hexagon Stone Disk emitted an extremely strong aura. Not only was that aura extremely strong, it also emitted an extremely far aura. If a hermit expert from the Eastern Cultivation World sensed such an aura, he would inevitably not have any doubts.

Until now, he didn’t know what this hexagonal stone plate was, but he wanted to not be discovered by anyone. Otherwise, it would only bring him countless troubles, even more troubles than the fragment of the Heavenly Book.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. He immediately withdrew his aura and walked deeper into the mountains. However, he could not go straight to the path of righteousness. He was not sure if he had been targeted by some mysterious experts. Those hidden experts whose cultivation had reached the Transformation Realm could easily reach a thousand miles away with their divine senses, so he had to think of a way to walk around.