FVN Chapter 24 Arrival at the Heavenly Wind Sea
Chapter 24 Arrival at the Heavenly Wind Sea
Wang Tianlong accepted the jade slip handed to him by Master Qingmu and immersed his divine sense into it. The jade slip contained a wealth of information, including not only a detailed sea map but also numerous observations and insights personally recorded by Master Qingmu. His first focus was on the overview of the target area—the Tianfeng Sea.
The Heavenly Wind Sea is located deep within the Chaotic Star Sea, precisely at the border between the territories of humans and demons. It is a vast and boundless sea with an extremely harsh environment, named for its perennial raging winds and unpredictable celestial phenomena.
The outer reaches of the Tianfeng Sea have relatively "mild" winds, but even so, the gales can still whip up towering waves tens of meters high. The seawater here contains a thin but violent amount of wind-attribute spiritual energy, giving rise to many unique wind-attribute demonic beasts and spiritual materials, such as "Wind Breath Grass" and "Wind-Splitting Stone." Therefore, this outer region attracts many Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators year-round to adventure, hunt demonic beasts, and gather resources. For them, this place is both an opportunity and a graveyard; every year, many low-level cultivators perish in sudden storms or are devoured by ferocious beasts.
However, once one ventures deeper into the sea and enters the inner area, the environment suddenly becomes extremely dangerous. The winds here are far stronger than ordinary storms; hurricanes capable of tearing apart magical artifacts are commonplace. The wind spiritual energy permeating the air has also become extremely violent, even containing malevolent winds that can erode protective spiritual light. If a Core Formation cultivator dares to linger here, their protective spiritual light could be breached at any moment, and they would be in imminent danger of death. Only Nascent Soul cultivators, relying on their powerful magic and magical treasures, can move and explore this place for a relatively long time.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators dare not let their guard down in the inner perimeter of the Heavenly Wind Sea. The most terrifying thing here is not the continuous hurricanes, but the Nine Heavens Gale that appears out of nowhere without warning!
This "Nine Heavens Gale" is no ordinary gale; it is an extremely yang, powerful, and incomparably sharp destructive energy that descends from the highest heavens, possibly even penetrating some gaps in the boundary walls. Its color is pale blue or silvery-white, and wherever it passes, space subtly distorts. Its power is so great that it can easily tear apart the protective magic treasures and physical bodies of a Nascent Soul cultivator! If a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is struck head-on by a powerful Nine Heavens Gale, without heavy protective treasures, they will either die or be crippled! Even more terrifying is that this wind often appears only with extremely faint spatial fluctuations, making it extremely difficult to warn of in advance, truly the greatest killer in this place.
The "eye of the storm" where Master Qingmu discovered the Azure Orchid Fruit is located in the deepest part of the inner perimeter of the Heavenly Wind Sea. It is a relatively calm, yet more dangerous, core area where countless violent air currents and the Nine Heavens Gale finally converge, collide, and form!
Wang Tianlong's divine sense quickly swept over the detailed sea map and markings in the jade slip, and his brows twitched slightly. The location of the "eye of the storm" marked by Master Qingmu was much closer to the core area of the Heavenly Wind Sea than the area he had ventured into years ago to collect the "Sky-Splitting Divine Wind"! There, it was almost the edge of the death zone where the Nine Heavens Gale was most active and the space was most unstable.
He put down the jade slip, his gaze filled with inquiry as he looked at Qingmu Shangren: "Fellow Daoist Qingmu, the location marked on your nautical map... is truly quite deep. As far as I know, even Nascent Soul cultivators would never easily set foot in that area without special means or necessity. How did you discover that location back then?"
Upon hearing this, Master Qingmu's face showed a bitter smile mixed with lingering fear. He waved his hand and said, "Alas, it was all a matter of chance, or rather... a stroke of bad luck followed by a stroke of good fortune. Back then, in search of a 'Wind-Stabilizing Flower' that could only grow in extremely fierce winds, I risked my life to sneak into the inner perimeter. Unexpectedly, I stumbled into the vicinity of a large spatial rift cluster that had just erupted. Swept up by the chaotic spatial currents, I drifted helplessly towards the core for several days. I barely escaped with my life and was only fortunate enough to be thrown near the eye of the storm, where I caught a glimpse of the Azure Mist Fruit Tree. If I hadn't happened to be carrying a life-saving 'Space-Stabilizing Talisman,' I would probably be nothing but bones by now. Even now, thinking about it still makes my heart tremble."
He didn't elaborate on the specifics, but the treacherous nature of his words was unmistakable. Wang Tianlong nodded slightly, not pressing the matter further. In the world of cultivation, everyone has secret opportunities or life-or-death experiences they'd rather not discuss; a brief mention is sufficient. He was more concerned with the immediate action at hand.
"I see, fellow Daoist is truly blessed." Wang Tianlong skipped over this part and returned to the main topic, "Now that you have made your vow, fellow Daoist Qingmu, is there anything else you need to prepare? If everything is in order, we should set off immediately. The Tianfeng Sea is unpredictable, and the Qinglan Fruit is of great importance; delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances."
Master Qingmu's expression turned serious, and he solemnly said, "Fellow Daoist Wang is absolutely right. I have already made all the necessary preparations. All kinds of pills and talismans to deal with the wind evil and stabilize the mind are ready, and we can set off at any time."
"Alright! Let's set off then!"
The two nodded to each other and said no more. They immediately got up and left the private room, went down from the Guanhai Pavilion, and blended into the bustling crowds of Tianxing City, heading out of the city unnoticed.
After leaving the heavily guarded city gates, they found a secluded and deserted place. With a flick of his sleeve, Master Qingmu conjured a flying boat that was entirely emerald green, shaped like a willow leaf, and with a restrained spiritual light. This boat was clearly a flying magical artifact that excelled in concealment and speed.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, please."
Wang Tianlong shook his head and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Qingmu, this journey is perilous. Although your boat is excellent, its speed may not be fast enough. Let me take you for a while."
Having said that, with a thought, his Heaven-Stepping Boots gleamed slightly, and an invisible wind domain quietly opened, enveloping Qingmu Shangren as well. Without any apparent movement, their figures blurred abruptly, transforming into a streak of pale blue light, almost invisible to the naked eye and blending seamlessly with the surrounding air currents. They tore through the clouds, moving at a terrifying speed far exceeding that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, hurtling towards the Heavenly Wind Sea marked on the jade slip!
Master Qingmu felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery turned into a blurry stream of light that flew backward. He was shocked: "I have long heard that the 'Divine Wind Immortal's' escape technique is unparalleled in the human realm. Today, I have experienced it firsthand and I know that his reputation is well-deserved! This speed is probably even three points faster than the escape light of many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!"
With the help of Wang Tianlong's escape technique, which can be described as the fastest in the human realm, the long journey that originally took more than a month can probably be shortened by more than half!
Two figures, one main and one auxiliary, pierced the sky and headed straight for that dangerous sea area known for its deadly storms.
With Wang Tianlong, a Nascent Soul cultivator who was well-versed in wind-based escape techniques and was not entirely unfamiliar with the Tianfeng Sea, personally controlling the escape light, the two reached an astonishing speed.
Before long, they arrived at the Tianfeng Sea.
They barely lingered on the outskirts of the Heavenly Wind Sea, swiftly passing through areas brimming with both opportunity and danger for lower-level cultivators. Occasionally, they would sense Foundation Establishment or Core Formation cultivators struggling in the waves below, or detect the aura of Nascent Soul cultivators exploring from afar, but they paid no heed and continued straight into the deeper reaches of the sea.
Upon entering the inner area, the environment indeed deteriorated by more than tenfold. The raging hurricane roared like an invisible behemoth, whipping up black waves hundreds of feet high. The air was filled with a malevolent aura capable of melting metal and iron. Occasionally, streaks of silvery-white gale-force winds, like whips of divine punishment, would tear through space without warning, lashing the sea or the void and leaving behind lingering spatial ripples.
Upon reaching this point, even Wang Tianlong slowed down slightly, his expression becoming more serious. He no longer charged in a straight line, but instead, relying on his keen perception of the laws of wind, he moved nimbly like a butterfly flitting among flowers, skillfully avoiding the most destructive gales and turbulent currents. Sometimes, he even needed to use "Wind God Formless" at short distances, completely merging into the wind to avoid inescapable dead ends.
In this way, the long journey that might have taken more than a month was shortened to just over ten days during the nerve-wracking high-speed travel!
On this day, Wang Tianlong suddenly stopped in a seemingly ordinary but actually fiercely windy area. He looked sharply at the distant horizon where chaos and destruction intertwined, and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Qingmu, we will reach the core area a thousand miles ahead."
Upon hearing this, Master Qingmu quickly took out a jade slip and carefully compared it with the almost unchanging, raging seascape and the obscure spatial markings around him. After a moment, he nodded excitedly: "That's right! Fellow Daoist Wang, this is the place! The eye of the storm is just ahead! We need to cut in from the relatively weak 'wind wall' in the southeast and follow the specific route recorded in the jade slip to get close safely."