Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 72 Starry Sky Gate

"Oh?"

Fang Yuanchen's expression showed a slight hint of doubt. Jiang Shoujing was the sect leader of the Starry Constellation Sect and a mid-stage Purple Mansion Realm cultivator.

He has a calm and steady personality, and has handled sect affairs in an orderly manner for more than ten years with very few mistakes.

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing his senior brother's question, Zhang Yuesheng quickly explained the reason.

It turns out that several years ago, the vassal family Qingyang Su Clan reported a suspected sea monster attack. At that time, Jiang Shoujing sent his sect disciple, Feng Zishang, to Qingyang with the sect's secret treasure, the Star Mirror, to investigate.

No trace of the siren was found.

Six years later, the Qingyang Su clan gathered nine families from the local seas and stormed a sea monster stronghold.

A teleportation array being set up by the sirens was discovered within the stronghold! This confirms the speculation that the sirens' beast tide has broken out ahead of schedule!

...

If Lin Qing were here, he would be horrified. According to Jiang Shoujing's report, the Starry Constellation Sect hadn't confirmed the early outbreak of the sea beast tide during their expedition to the demon's nest six years ago. And back then, on the Su Clan Ancestor's spirit boat, Su Qing had unequivocally presented the sect leader's prediction!

"In other words, Junior Nephew Jiang is also certain. The sea monster tide will return in fifteen years at most, and ten years at least..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuanchen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Because in terms of strength alone, the siren and the human race are basically equal.

However, the First Human Race resides on islands, unlike mainland cultivators who can simply guard a coastline. They need to guard island after island!

"Moreover, their sudden advancement is something that hasn't happened in nearly a thousand years..."

Fang Yuanchen disliked this situation the most.

Upon realizing this, he made a thought, and a golden light flew into his palm.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Yuesheng recognized it as the Lesser Star-Fixing Compass, the most prized treasure of their sect.

Why is it called the "Mini Astrological Chart"?

Because the true Star-Fixing Compass is a top-tier magic weapon used by great cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage to travel the Nine Heavens and search for traces.

The sect's imitations primarily allow them to observe changes in the opponent's strength from afar...

Fang Yuanchen's fingers moved rapidly, forming hand seals. The intricate star chart on the small star-fixing disc slowly rotated, and soon a star map was projected from it...

Fang Yuanchen's eyes shone like stars as he stared intently at the star chart, a magical artifact in his hand, and said thoughtfully:

"Strange, they seem no different than before..."

If it wasn't a sudden expansion of the sirens' power, then what caused it?

After pondering for a long time without any clue, Fang Yuanchen had no choice but to accept the magic weapon and supernatural power and continue to question Zhang Yuesheng.

"So what you mean is?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuesheng's originally handsome face instantly turned fierce.

"The sea monster tide is not just a matter for our Starry Constellation Sect!"

"Isn't the Haoran Sect of Yunqi Island known as the number one sect in the Endless Seas? Can't they lend a hand?"

"If you can't contribute your strength, then some Purple Essence Pills or Foundation Establishment Pills will do..."

"And what about those guys behind us? Why should we shield them from the wind and rain?"

As is widely known, the Starry Sky Sect possesses a relatively safe route to Cloud Nest Island.

In the past, every now and then, the Starry Constellation Sect would secretly send people to Yunqi Island to conduct large-scale transactions, among which the most scarce pills for breaking through the Foundation Establishment to the Purple Mansion Realm, the Purple Essence Pill, flowed in from Yunqi Island.

As for the continents behind us...

"snort!"

Fang Yuanchen gave a disgruntled snort.

With numerous sects on the mainland, it would take at least a year and a half to get any results after the request was sent.

Even when there are results, they are mostly just excuses and shirking responsibility.

"Those cowards have plenty of escape routes; they don't care about the lives of us sea cultivators."

"However, what you said makes sense." Fang Yuanchen pondered for a moment: "In that case, you should still pretend to be in seclusion for cultivation, and go to Yunqi Island tonight!"

Under normal circumstances, Yunqi Island is unwilling to supply large quantities of key resources such as Purple Essence Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills to Xingxiu Sect. After all, no matter how large Yunqi Island is, it is still not as large as the entire Endless Sea, nor as large as the ever-increasing number of cultivators...

Resources are finite, but development is endless.

This is the paradox of the spiritual practice world.

Zhang Yuesheng nodded and said solemnly, "Junior brother understands. This time, I will make them pay the price they deserve..."

After speaking, Fang Yuanchen took out a storage ring containing tens of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones and two talismans and handed them to Zhang Yuesheng.

"Junior brother, be careful on your journey. Your senior brother grants you permission to act as you see fit!"

Zhang Yuesheng nodded upon hearing this, and then asked.

"What are our sect's plans regarding those families?"

Fang Yuanchen pondered for a moment, then spoke meaningfully:

"Naturally, those who should be pulled should be pulled, and those who should be suppressed should be suppressed. The general trend cannot be defied, so who can be blamed?"

Zhang Yuesheng seemed to understand, then chatted with Fang Yuanchen for a few more words before taking his leave…

After he left, Fang Yuanchen quickly wrote a long passage, then took out a token engraved with seven stars. With a flick of his spiritual power, the token, along with the talisman covered in writing, transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the clouds…

"Sigh...it's really not easy being a cultivator in the sea."

……

Six months later, on Wanling Island.

After six months of intensive preparation, Tingyun Hall has gathered most of the eligible young people from the Lin family.

Lin Shengze suggested that Lin Qing lead the overall mobilization for the combat training. The latter scratched his head in the cave for a long time, and finally decided to start directly from the Dark Forest Theory.

"If we imagine the entire endless sea as shrouded in a vast fog, then we would be unable to use our divine sense to perceive others..."

"So..."

Lin Qing paused deliberately, glancing around at the group of people below with their eyes shining.

He stopped smiling and continued solemnly:

"Then whoever casts the spell first will be attacked by the others."

"Chieftain, why is this?"

Lin Kaiqian, who was listening with great interest, couldn't help but ask a question. The others beside him also showed curious expressions.

"This is because survival is the primary need!"

"We study today to survive!"

"We fight tomorrow for survival!"

"We don our blue iron armor to protect the homeland behind us."

Lin Qing became more and more excited as he spoke, looking at all the students of Tingyun Hall with great enthusiasm.

"What's in the homestead?!"

"I have family!"

Lin Kaiqian was the first to respond. He had already stood up with the others, his eyes fixed intently on the clan leader on the stage.

Lin Qing looked at him approvingly and nodded.

"Our home is where our family, our relatives, and our partners live..."

"To survive! Today we must learn a hundred skills, acquire the necessary tools, and strengthen ourselves!"

"For the sake of our homeland, we must take up our magical weapons tomorrow and launch an attack against those sea monsters, those invaders!"

"For what?!"

The group of young people below were already excited and eager to try, and they shouted in unison.

"For survival!"

"Yes!" Lin Qing's voice drowned out everyone else's.

Looking at the young patriarch of the Lin family from afar, he has shed his immaturity and replaced it with a firm jawline, angular features, and a sharp aura!

"For survival!"

"So that Wanling may still stand!"

"For survival, for Wanling to remain!"

The sound filled the four fields and resounded through the sky.

The wind rises over Wanling.