The spirit boat was as fast as lightning. It only took a day to arrive above the Untraversable Sea.
The Untraversable Sea encircled the entire Tian Yuan world. The Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's mainland to the east was the boundary. As for the north, it was the boundless sea with no end in sight.
The ocean was deathly still. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi had dried up, and even the Great Sovereigns could not cross.
The God Burial Abyss was deep in the Untraversable Sea, and right beneath the Tian Yuan world.
The spirit boat flew along the cliff-like edge of the Tian Yuan world continent. As the sun was obscured by the continent, the spirit boat was quickly swallowed by the huge shadow cast by the Tian Yuan continent.
In front of the incomparably huge continental plate, the spirit boat, which was originally a thousand feet long, was as small as a speck of dust.
"Pu!"
The spirit boat charged into the Untraversable Sea, stirring up waves. However, from high up in the sky, the waves appeared insignificant.
Yi Yun stood in front of the spirit boat's porthole. Through the porthole, he looked at the deep and endless underwater world.
There were very few fish in this part of the sea. Occasionally, some creatures would appear, but they were all huge underwater beasts.
Raising his head, Yi Yun saw that the Tian Yuan Continent seemed to be floating on the Untraversable Sea. The back of the continent did not have a foundation connected to the bottom of the sea. Instead, a large portion of it floated in the air. Countless huge rock spikes protruded from the surface of the floating surface.
These rock spikes extended for more than a hundred thousand feet. They extended from the main continent of the Tian Yuan world all the way to the depths of the Untraversable Sea. They were like ferocious beast teeth.
Seeing this scene, Yi Yun deeply felt the greatness and vastness of the world. And in this, he appeared so tiny.
Faced with the vastness of nature, humans would always feel small. This might be one of the driving forces for humans to become stronger and to explore the mysteries of the universe wholeheartedly.
At this depth, the flow of water had already become increasingly turbulent, and the spirit boat was beginning to approach the terrifying whirlpool created by the God Burial Abyss.
The larger the size of the spirit boat, the greater the suction force. The closer they were to the God Burial Abyss, the more uncontrollable the suction force became. Even the Grand Elder of the Lin Family could not control such a huge spirit boat in such a storm.
Therefore, in at most a quarter of an hour, the spirit boat would have to be put away.
At that time, people would have to rely on their own physical strength to approach the God Burial Abyss.
"It's about time. If we go any deeper, the spirit boat will lose control. "
On the deck of the spirit boat, Elder Huowen withstood the turbulent seawater near the God Burial Abyss and stood steadily.
Elder Tianzhu nodded. "Let the juniors come out. They should be able to withstand this level of water flow. "
As Elder Tianzhu spoke, he suddenly had a thought. He tilted his head slightly and looked into the depths of the ocean.
"Hmm? That's … "
In the depths of the Untraversable Sea, a blurry black figure slowly approached the Lin family's spirit boat.
Elder Tianzhu squinted his eyes. His eyesight was excellent. Even in the darkness of the sea, he could see clearly. It was a giant turtle.
Above the turtle was a glowing shield, within which sat a group of people.
From so far away, Elder Tianzhu could clearly see their clothing. On their clothes, there was a flame-shaped family pattern. It was a kind of emblem.
Amongst these people, there was an old man who had clearly sensed Elder Tian Zhu's gaze. He tilted his head slightly, meeting the Heavenly Jewel Elder's gaze, a faint smile on his lips.
"Li Fire Sect!"
Elder Tian Zhu frowned. The uninvited guest in front of him came from the Li Fire Sect. It was a large sect.
In the Tian Yuan world, not all factions existed in the form of family clans. There were many large sects in the Tian Yuan world, and their strength was even stronger than many family clans!
"What are they doing here!" Elder Huowen's face sank. At this time, at this place. It was naturally not a coincidence for the Li Fire Sect to suddenly appear near the God Burial Abyss, which was uninhabited.
"They should have the same goal as us. It looks like our worries have come true. The Shen Tu family clan will not allow us to smoothly explore the mystic realm. They will obstruct us, and fight us in the mystic realm!"
Back at the end of the Relic Trial, the Lin family had suggested for the Shen Tu family clan to use the news of the Great Empress mystic realm to exchange for the lives of Shen Tu Nantian, the Thousand Hand Granny and the other upper echelons of the Shen Tu family clan. The upper echelons of the Lin family had already guessed that the Shen Tu family clan was unwilling to hand over the secret of the Great Empress mystic realm to the Lin family, and would privately sell the news of the Great Empress mystic realm to other factions!
By doing so, they could kill three birds with one stone.
Firstly, the Shen Tu family clan would try their best to recoup their losses. The Shen Tu family clan could choose a few, or even more than ten factions, and negotiate with them for a price. After an agreement, they would sell the news of the Great Empress mystic realm to them. And these more than ten factions would bring the Shen Tu family clan a sizable income.
Secondly, by doing so, the Shen Tu family clan would prevent the Great Empress mystic realm from completely falling into the hands of the Lin family. Everyone would enter together and compete for it. It would depend on who was more capable and who had better luck.
It was very likely that with everyone restraining each other and scheming against each other, no one would dare to attempt to break the Great Empress mystic realm's restrictions at all costs, resulting in them returning empty-handed.
The Shen Tu family clan knew that it would be extremely difficult for them to obtain the Great Empress mystic realm's core heritage. Hence, they might as well announce the news. Anyone could enter the Great Empress mystic realm, but no one could obtain it.
Furthermore, by announcing the news of the Great Empress mystic realm, it would definitely cause many experts from various factions to enter and kill each other, eventually dying here. Weakening the other factions was something the Shen Tu family clan wished to see.
The Lin family knew of this possibility, but they could not stop it. Even a soul contract was useless.
This was because after the Lin family released the news for the Shen Tu family clan to negotiate, the Shen Tu family clan had sufficient time to sell the news of the Great Empress mystic realm.
The soul contract was only signed when the upper echelons of the Shen Tu family clan came to the Lin family to negotiate. At that time, it would be too late to restrict the Shen Tu family clan.
"What do we do … The Shen Tu family clan might have reached an agreement with these family clans when they sold the news. Once we are in the mystic realm, they will join forces against us, and we will not be able to do anything."
The Great Empress mystic realm was after all the place where the Great Empress chose her successor.
When the ancient Great Empress established this inheritance ground, she naturally knew that the people who entered the Great Empress mystic realm were of different ages. As a result, their cultivation levels would differ greatly.
A person with a high cultivation level might not necessarily have good talent. A person with a low cultivation level might be the person she was looking for.
Under such circumstances, the ancient Great Empress would naturally protect those with low cultivation levels. If not, those with high cultivation levels, who were older, but did not have much talent, would wantonly kill others, so as to reduce the number of competitors.
However, this protection was not everywhere. There were always places that were outside of the protection range.
If Lin Xintong were to leave this range, she would have to face the combined attacks of many family clans, including the Shen Tu family clan. The outcome would be disastrous.
Elder Huowen frowned and said with a sullen face, "If I did not guess wrongly, the agreement signed by the Shen Tu family clan should include that the other family clans are not to target the Shen Tu family clan in the mystic realm, and instead target our Lin family. If that is the case, it would be difficult for Xintong to do anything in the Great Empress mystic realm!"
"In half a year … Shen Tu Nantian's injuries should have mostly healed. He will likely appear on this trip to the mystic realm. He originally had ill intentions towards Xintong, and with the Shen Tu family clan having a greater understanding of the Great Empress mystic realm than us, if he had made any arrangements in advance …"
Elder Tianzhu did not continue. They did not dare to imagine the consequences.
"The situation of the juniors is actually better. In order to protect her successor, the ancient Great Empress had set up many restrictive measures. As for us old fogies, our situation is even more dangerous. The Great Empress's protection for us is pitifully little!"
The ancient Great Empress was there to choose her successor. As for these old fogies who entered to search for treasures, why would the Great Empress care about their lives?
The Empress had probably left some treasures for them on the spur of the moment. After all, some of the treasures might not be of use to her future successor. Furthermore, the value of the treasures was not particularly high in the eyes of the Empress. Hence, she had conveniently left them for her descendants.
Treasures belonged to the capable. If they could not obtain it, or if they died for the treasures, then they could only blame themselves.
"This move by the Shen Tu family clan is too sinister!" Elder Huowen said angrily, "This time, the juniors of the family clan have to be extremely careful. As for us old fogies, we will probably only dare to venture deep into the outer perimeter of the Great Empress mystic realm. We can't go any deeper. The risk is too great. As such, us old fogies are destined to return empty-handed!"
"We have spent so much effort and gambled with the Shen Tu family clan for so long, yet we ended up with such an outcome. Compared to the other family clans, we do not have any advantage at all. Instead, it can be said that we are at a disadvantage!"
"There's no other way …" Elder Tianzhu shook his head, "If we had not spent so much effort to gamble with the Shen Tu family clan, we would not have forced the Shen Tu family clan to announce the news. That way, the Shen Tu family clan would still monopolize the mystic realm, and we would have no chance at all. Now, we finally have a tiny bit of hope … With a wolf like Shen Tu Nantian in the mystic realm, I can't feel at ease."
"Let's ask Xintong and see what she decides …"
Although Elder Huowen said so, he had already guessed Lin Xintong's answer. With Lin Xintong's character, she would only have such an answer.
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