As the Universe Turns - Chapter 742
Chapter 742 Lightning Sea
Xiao Chen’s gaze was sharp as he stared at the two of them motionlessly, “Tell me, what is it?”
You Qin and You Chang exchanged a glance. After a while, the two of them said at the same time, “58,000 miles south from here is the Thunder Sea. In the depths of the Thunder Sea, there is an Ancient Immortal Tree growing in the Thunder Marsh. A thousand-year-old Vermillion Fruit will soon ripen.”
Seeing that the two of them had spoken in unison, Xiao Chen seemed to have already thought of what to say. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the two of them had suddenly sent a message saying that Wuwang Sea had appeared. Perhaps their real purpose was to ask him to come and retrieve the thousand-year-old Vermillion Fruit.
You Qin and You Jiaogong looked at them like this. You Qin hurriedly said, “You did everything for the princess. We did everything for the princess. However, you have your methods. We can naturally find other methods. The Vermillion Fruit will bloom once every three hundred years, bear fruit once every three hundred years, mature once every three hundred years, and only form one after a thousand years. Gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will surely extend the princess’ lifespan.”
Xiao Chen was still staring at the two of them. He remained silent, seemingly doubtful. After a while, he said, “How many years did it last?”
Hearing his question, You Chang hesitated for a moment, then slowly stretched out three fingers and whispered, “Three … at least three years.”
Three years was extremely short for mortals, let alone cultivators. Three years passed in an instant. However, it was still the best time to have three years.
Xiao Chen nodded, “I’ll go get the Vermillion Fruit.”
“Ah … wait!”
You Qin hurriedly stopped him. “We called you over, I’m not asking you to rashly snatch the Vermillion Fruit, A lot of people have already gone to the Thunder Sea in Wuwang Sea in recent days. At that time, there will definitely be many people gathered in the Land of Thunder. However, there is only one Vermillion Fruit. Everyone wants to taste its sweetness. At that time, the situation will be chaotic and out of control. That Vermillion Fruit is very fragile. You must think of a way to protect it. Don’t destroy it during the competition … ”
“I don’t need your reminders.”
Xiao Chen’s gaze was cold. As he spoke, he went outside.
You Chang and You Qin were still stunned behind him. After he walked away, You Chang glared at his back. “Look at his stinking fart. His Highness hasn’t even pulled him yet. He still has a dead face all day long. Are you pretending to be cool? I wonder what the princess has taken a fancy to him …”
“Speak less.”
You Qin gently glanced at him. At the end of her sentence, she couldn’t help but sigh faintly, “I miss Your Highness the Second Prince. I wonder when the restrictions of the two worlds will be loosened again. If only Your Highness were here now. This time, the princess has had such a big incident in the mortal world. When we return, I’m afraid the High Priest will not let us off easily …”
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Outside, Meng Xian’er saw him come out and asked, “Is there news of the Eye of Spirit Veins?”
Xiao Chen looked towards the southern horizon and said, “Go to the Lightning Sea immediately.” Immediately, he told them about the Thunder Marsh Land’s Thousand Year Vermillion Fruit.
After Meng Xian’er finished listening, she pondered for a moment. No wonder she had heard that many people were heading towards the Thunder Sea. It turned out that there were treasures appearing there. However, why did she always feel that things were a little strange?
But right now, she didn’t have time to think too much, so she left the city with Xiao Chen and headed south. You Qin and You Chang were naturally on the same path.
The four of them rushed to the Thunder Sea as fast as they could. They didn’t arrive until three days later. Along the way, they had already seen quite a few people. It seemed that Zhu Guo’s case was true. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have attracted so many people from Wuwang Sea.
However, Xiao Chen thought about it carefully. The thousand-year-old Vermillion Fruit was indeed precious, but this single fruit had attracted so many people. It seemed a little inexcusable. However, he didn’t have time to think about it at this moment, so he could only go into the sea of lightning.
The closer he got to the sea of lightning, the denser the thunderclouds were in the air. There was a faint sound of thunder. The lightning continued to flash through the clouds, as if it could fall at any time. It looked somewhat terrifying.
You Qin and You Chang arrived at the edge of the cliff. Looking at the low-altitude thunderclouds in front of them, they couldn’t help but feel a little scared.
The sea of lightning wasn’t really an ocean, but a sea of lightning. The sea within the Sea of No Arrogance was most likely not an ocean in the true sense of the word, and so was the Four Little Seas.
Although the Four Little Seas were labeled “small”, they weren’t small. Xiao Chen and Meng Xian’er hadn’t left the Four Little Seas since they entered Wuwang Sea, and You Qin and You Chang hadn’t left the Four Little Seas since they had been here for so long.
As for the Four Little Seas, they were even bigger. They were almost boundless. Some places were uninhabited, some places were undiscovered, and some places were occupied by some mysterious powers.
As for some prosperous places, they were often under the control of emperors. Wuwang Sea had existed for a long time, and over time, it naturally formed some royal families. Some of the royal families were also forces that could not be underestimated. Not only did the royal families gather cultivators from all directions, they also often had some undying old monsters that had cultivated for countless years inside.
At this moment, Xiao Chen also walked up and stood at the edge of the cliff. He looked at the area covered by lightning clouds. The entire sea of lightning was covered by lightning clouds for more than a hundred thousand kilometers. Cultivators who entered the sea of lightning would be annihilated by the lightning if they were not careful. The lightning in the sea of lightning was no less than the lightning of heavenly tribulation.
Previously, when You Chang and You Qin arrived here, they didn’t dare to enter too far away. Looking at the boundless thunderclouds in the low sky, they were still a little frightened.
Meng Xian’er also walked up and looked at the thunderclouds. She said, “In the Land of Thunder Marsh, there are tens of thousands of kilometers away from here. With the Thunder Domain blocking her way, it might not be easy to enter. The fastest is three to five days, and the slowest is about a month.” At the end of his sentence, he turned around and looked at Xiao Chen.
“A lot of people have entered the Lightning Sea in recent days. We need to do so as soon as possible.”
Xiao Chen said indifferently. At the end of his sentence, he moved and flew into the Thunder Domain. Seeing this, Meng Xian’er did not hesitate. He flicked his sleeve and similarly chased after him with his Wind Riding Technique. You Qin and You Chang exchanged glances and gritted their teeth as they followed.
As layers of lightning clouds were gathered in the low sky, the four of them could not fly too high to avoid attracting the heavenly lightning. When they encountered some dangerous terrain, they could only land on the ground and slowly pass through.
After seven days, the four of them had traveled tens of thousands of kilometers in this sea of lightning. Originally, this sea of lightning was peaceful and would not drop divine lightning. However, due to the intrusion of countless cultivators, this sea of lightning had become restless.
Over the past few days, the four of them had seen many places where lightning had fallen to varying degrees. Some cultivators with shallow cultivations were either panicking or wanting to quickly pass through the Thunder Domain, but the result was that they were often wiped out by the lightning.
It was unknown how many such things had happened recently. Everyone gradually became more and more cautious. The further they walked, the more Xiao Chen sensed a strange feeling. Before they reached the Land of Thunder, they were already so terrifying. How dangerous would the real Land of Thunder be?
Countless people knew that this place was dangerous and their lives were unpredictable, yet they still came to this dangerous place one after another. Was it really just because of a thousand-year-old Vermillion Fruit?