The light of dawn shone on the sea, brightening everything, and also fell on Xu Qing's dignified figure.
After a long while, Xu Qing exhaled a long breath. The terrifying existence on the seabed had now completely disappeared from his eyes as the sky dawned.
Xu Qing didn't know what the giant was, let alone whose driver the dragon chariot was. Haizhi didn't mention it either, but just now he just glanced at the giant from a distance and felt a strong shock. You can imagine what's going on under the sea.
A huge existence must be terrifying and astonishing.
To have such a powerful being pull the chariot for him, Xu Qing could not imagine how glorious the owner of the dragon chariot once was.
Fortunately, this giant does not seem to have any ill intentions, or in other words, Xu Qing does not seem to have any obvious ill intentions in the eyes of such beings.
"Forbidden Sea..." Xu Qing murmured, with deep vigilance in his eyes.
He knew and personally felt that this forbidden sea was full of endless dangers, so he was more cautious during the subsequent voyage and sailed strictly according to the charts to ensure that the route did not deviate at all.
Several days passed in a flash.
In the past few days, Xu Qing didn't see anyone, but he became more and more familiar with the Forbidden Sea. He encountered more sea beasts and took action several times.
Every time he made a move, he obtained some biological materials from the Forbidden Sea. Among them, his Forbidden Sea Dragon Whale made a great contribution, and the many attacks also made Xu Qing more prepared for the battle on the sea.
Becoming more and more skilled.
As for terrifying existences like giants, Xu Qing has never encountered them again.
Until this day, the midday sun was scorching hot, and the sea breeze brought high temperatures. After finishing his practice, Xu Qing opened his eyes, looked into the distance through the protection, and frowned slightly.
His destination is in the direction of the Western Shan Islands, and Haili Island is just behind the islands. According to the guidance of the chart, he will need seven days to reach it.
As for the area he is currently in, it was originally recorded on the chart as a relatively safe route to the Xishan Islands, but now as he got closer, Xu Qing was a little confused.
In the sea area in front of him, there were a large number of vines spreading out of the sea. The further away, the more vines there were, and there seemed to be some boats trapped at the end.
But the distance is too far to see clearly.
As for the edge of this sea area, there are relatively fewer vines.
It seems that it was attracted by something before and stretched out from the bottom of the sea. Now it is slowly shrinking, as if it will not take too long before it will sink again.
But the arrival of Xu Qing's boat made these slowly sinking vines seem to have found a new target, and they were quickly approaching Xu Qing's boat visible to the naked eye.
All this made Xu Qing more vigilant. Standing at the bow of the boat, he clasped his hands and controlled the boat to start moving backwards, trying to avoid the approaching vines.
But the vines were very fast. Although Xu Qing did not go deep and did not waste time to avoid them quickly, there were still a few approaching as they spread, winding along the hull of the ship.
These vines are dark in color and are as thick as arms. They have sharp thorns growing on them. They look very ferocious. The most amazing thing is that these sharp thorns contain some kind of suction. As they entangle, the consumption of the Dharma Ark increases instantly.
Fortunately, there were not many vines, and the entanglement at this moment could not affect the speed of the magic boat. However, Xu Qing could still clearly sense that this consumption was to a certain extent, more like spiritual energy being sucked away.
A cold light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and with a wave of his right hand, a dagger appeared. His body jumped up instantly. As the cold light flashed, the vines were cut open one after another. With the power of the Dharma Boat, they gradually left the area.
Until they were far away, Xu Qing looked at the sea in the distance, then lowered his head and stared at the plywood.
There were several vines that he cut off, twisting like sea snakes, and green liquid dripped from the cuts, which was highly corrosive, and dripped onto the plywood, making a sizzling sound.
Looking at these, Xu Qing looked a little ugly. After cutting the vine just now, he felt that the vine was extremely tough, and it took all his physical strength to cut it.
After pondering at this moment, Xu Qing suddenly made a secret with his right hand, and the formation patterns under his feet suddenly shone, revealing the core of the spirit gathering formation.
Xu Qing glanced around and found that three of the spiritual stones on it were dim, as if they had been drained of energy all of a sudden.
"Sure enough, it absorbs spiritual energy." Xu Qing felt a little distressed.
There are hundreds of records of vines in the sea records, and most of them look similar, so it is difficult for Xu Qing to accurately judge at the first time.
Especially for this sea area, neither the sect's chart nor the chart he obtained from the mermaid boy had vines marked on it.
"Originally, there wasn't one, so it should be a vine that can migrate on its own. This type of vine is also interested in psychic abilities, and the only one is the spirit-eating vine." Xu Qing recalled the contents of Haizhi, frowning and whispering.
"Spirit-devouring vine, which loves spiritual energy, cannot be harmed by spells, and can only be broken by brute force. It can eat the power of the magic boat. If the monk's own soul is entangled, the death situation will be extremely miserable. This thing is sensitive to foreign matter, wandering around
Forbidden seas are often located in relatively sparse and heterogeneous places.”
Xu Qing pondered, looking up into the distance.
This is the shortest way to the Western Shan Islands. If you avoid it, it will take a lot more time.
Especially since he didn't know the specific scope of this vine, and according to Haizhi's description, these soul-eating vines often drifted in groups when they appeared, and their scope was extremely vast.
"The detour takes too long. It is not advisable unless it is a last resort. And this spirit-eating vine is not impossible to resolve."
Xu Qing thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes, touched the storage bag with his right hand, and in the next moment a black pill appeared in his hand.
This elixir is a black elixir that contains rich and heterogeneous contents.
At this moment, holding the black pill, Xu Qing stood at the bow of the boat, controlling the boat towards the vine area, approaching again.
Soon the sea surface rolled, and a large number of vines broke out of the sea, and with strong greed, they quickly arrived towards Xu Qing's Dharma Boat.
But the moment they approached, Xu Qing calmly threw the black pill in his hand towards the sea ahead. As the black pill fell into the sea and melted, the foreign matter suddenly became rich.
In an instant, all the vines spreading around trembled together, as if they had encountered something extremely disgusting. They rolled back and avoided it at a distance, allowing Xu Qing's Dharma Boat to run smoothly.
Xu Qing's face softened slightly, and he controlled the Dharma Boat to move at full speed. Although the place he passed was an area of vines, as black pills were thrown by him, all the spreads that were about to entangle showed strong repulsion, and they all
avoid.
In this way, Xu Qing's Dharma Boat moved forward, and as he threw more black pills, the surroundings of the boat were filled with relatively denser foreign matter, so that he gradually no longer needed to throw black pills.
The surrounding vines will instinctively avoid you.
Therefore, during the journey, Xu Qing's Dharma boat got closer and closer to the boats trapped by vines in the distance, and the sea breeze also carried the voices of people there.
Although it is vague, for the monks, it can still be heard very clearly.
"Zhao Zhongheng, what kind of road are you taking!!"
"Senior Sister Ding, calm down... There were no vines in this area before. They must have migrated here in the past few days. There is nothing I can do, but I have asked my grandfather for help. I think someone will come to take us out soon..."
The person who spoke was none other than Zhao Zhongheng. At this moment, his ship, the Fengniao, was completely trapped here. A large number of vines entangled the ship, making it difficult for the ship to move forward.
While the speed was slow, the surrounding entourage and boats that were traveling with him were also trapped. They all looked anxious, but they had no choice but to try their best to cut the vines.
Zhao Zhongheng was also annoyed. The vines in this area were beyond his expectation. At this moment, while he was fully controlling the Fengniao and trying to rush out, he could only apologize when facing the dissatisfied look of the senior sister next to him. On the one hand, he was pursuing the other party.
, on the other hand, it is also because of Senior Sister Ding’s unusual background.
So he quickly took a jade box from his body and sent it over.
"Senior Sister Ding, don't be angry. Believe me, there will be no problem. I will definitely take you to the Xishan Islands. This Clear Pill is a rare medicine that can nourish the soul. It is valuable. My grandfather gave it to me. I will give it to you.
As an apology."
The beautiful woman wearing a lavender robe on the side seemed to have worn away her patience. She frowned and glanced at the jade box in Zhao Zhongheng's hand. After taking it, she forced herself to calm down and was about to speak.
But at this moment, the roar of the Dharma boat came from the distance. She instinctively looked and saw a Dharma boat in the distance, coming quickly through the wind and waves.
There is a person standing on the Dharma boat like a green pine, wearing a gray monk's robe fluttering in the wind, with his long hair swaying and the sun shining through the hair, forming a colorful halo.
And under that halo, there is a perfect cold face that can make the opposite sex flutter. Even the vines seem to be shaken by it, as if the man's handsomeness has become a mimosa, avoiding him around him.
Rewind.
This scene made the woman's eyes flash with light, a sweet smile appeared on her face, and she called to Xu Qing.
"Junior brother, what method did you use to avoid the vines? Can you help me?"
Her smile was sweet, her voice was sweet, and her whole body seemed to have turned into a piece of candy, which made Zhao Zhongheng, who also saw Xu Qing at the side, feel very uncomfortable.
He had been courteous countless times along the way, but he had never seen the other party smile and speak like this...
This discomfort made Zhao Zhongheng look unhappy and look at Xu Qing with some hostility in his heart.
At first glance, he felt that he looked familiar, and he recognized it immediately the next moment.
"It's you!" Zhao Zhongheng recognized Xu Qing. If it had been anyone else, he might have forgotten it long ago, but few people would forget Xu Qing's face after seeing it.
And now after recognizing Xu Qing, Zhao Zhongheng also immediately felt the spiritual energy fluctuations on him, which seemed much stronger than the last time he met him. But for him, as a core disciple, with his noble status, he could
Let him ignore the vast majority of disciples under the mountain.
So after scanning him coldly, Zhao Zhongheng spoke calmly.
"Come here and use your own methods to clear the way for us."
Normally, he would be so bossy to the disciples in gray robes at the foot of the mountain, and it was the same at this moment. In his understanding, the gray robe disciples at the foot of the mountain would respect and obey him when they saw him.
Xu Qing had noticed the Fengniao not far away before, and also saw the two core disciples wearing lavender robes above. He ignored it at the moment, and the speed of the Dharma boat under him remained unchanged, whizzing past them not far away.
.
"Well? You are deaf, didn't you hear what I was saying!" Zhao Zhongheng looked gloomy, and with a wave of his hand, large water droplets appeared in front of him, forming a water sword and heading straight for Xu Qing's boat.
But the moment he got closer, a curtain of water appeared out of thin air, blocking him directly.
During the roar, the water sword collapsed.
The boat under Xu Qing suddenly stopped. He turned around and looked coldly at Zhao Zhongheng, who was attacking him. The waves of the sea rolled in the distance, and the sea surface suddenly exploded. A huge forbidden sea dragon whale jumped up from the inside, revealing its lower half in the air.
A body that is extremely dazzling in the sun.
It let out a heart-shaking roar, hit the sea hard, and sank again, but the violent momentum spread at this moment.
This scene immediately caused Zhao Zhongheng's expression to change drastically. The followers beside him all opened their eyes wide and felt huge waves in their hearts. The expressions of the senior sister also changed instantly.
"Forbidden Sea Dragon Whale!"
Zhao Zhongheng took a breath and looked at Xu Qing with an expression of disbelief. Although he was a core disciple and had status dominance over the disciples under the mountain, but... this was not absolute.
Among the disciples under the mountain, if they can cultivate the Forbidden Sea Dragon Whale in the eighth level of the Sea Transformation Sutra, it means that they have amazing qualifications and are very likely to be promoted to Foundation Establishment in the future.
Such a person, even in the core, would not want to be provoked too much, and would often take turns with peers. After all, once the other person is promoted to Foundation Establishment, his status will immediately rise. Even if they see him, he must respect him respectfully.
Xu Qing looked coldly at Zhao Zhongheng, whose expression changed, and spoke slowly.
"A ship requires twenty spirit stones. As for your ship, it requires a hundred."