Chapter 184 Jiang Renhuang, the strange fish with a human face
In the vast ocean, the spiritual energy is raging wildly.

The strong winds here would occasionally stir up huge waves, which would suddenly crash down after rising to a certain height, with the splashing water shooting onto a layer of protective light shield.

Chen An left the vicinity of the formation and walked some distance towards the outermost area.

Everyone else who entered the Sea of ​​Riot headed for the deep end, but he was probably the only one who went the other way.

Fortunately, there were no sea beasts higher than level five within a hundred miles of the periphery, and Chen An was flying at high altitude. Even if sea beasts appeared, he could leave in time with his escape speed far exceeding that of his peers.

Along the way, he went up and down, and picked up a lot of spiritual materials and plants on the reef islands he passed by, all of which were of the fifth level.

Unfortunately, like the black scale he had encountered before, he only encountered it by chance and never found a second similar thing.

This kind of spiritual object at the level of refining emptiness is still rare in the periphery.

However, he gained a lot from this trip and Chen An also planned to return.

"Fellow Daoist was able to rely on the third level of Spiritualization to penetrate the sea of ​​​​turmoil for a full 500,000 miles. I really admire him!"

A rough voice was heard, and Chen An instantly became alert.

Looking up, I saw a figure in a dark green robe flying from a distance.

This person was at the sixth level of the Spiritual Transformation Stage. He looked middle-aged with dark skin and a jade plate on his head, emitting silver light that blocked out all the violent spiritual energy around him.

But judging from the fact that he seemed to be struggling, he must be reaching his limit.

Human race!

Since Chen An came to this side of the Sea of ​​Turbulence, he has only come into contact with sea races. This is the first time he has seen humans.

"It made fellow Taoists laugh."

He calmed himself down and smiled faintly.

The dark monk clasped his fists and said, "My name is Wang Daning. This place is rarely visited by people. Fellow Daoist, you are all alone. Could it be that you are also here to look for the Spiritual Marrow Diamond?"

"That's right, Chen An."

"No wonder, only monks like us who are willing to take risks would come here."

Wang Daning laughed at himself and continued, "It's true that there are more spiritual diamonds here than on the Tianyuan Continent, but there's also a high chance of encountering sea beasts and other sea creatures. The mermaids are a bit better, as they're relatively friendly to humans like me. If we encounter a Yaksha, this trip will most likely be in vain."

Chen An was very clear about the nature of the Yaksha. He was cruel and bloodthirsty and would not tolerate other races.

However, from the other party's words, Chen An vaguely guessed that this person most likely used some means or ways to go around the turbulent sea on the Tianyuan Continent to find the spirit marrow diamond.

This means that this person knows the way from the Violent Sea in the Lost Sea to the Tianyuan Continent!

Chen An was delighted. Wasn't it just for this that he had been searching for so long?

His expression remained calm as he said, "That's what I mean. For self-reliant cultivators like us, if we want to make further progress, we can only risk our lives looking for opportunities."

If he had the support of a big force, he would not have come to the Sea of ​​Riot to risk his life in search of the Spiritual Marrow Diamond. It was estimated that he was an independent cultivator or was in a small force.

Anyone with a little bit of common sense who is in a big power and has better ways to obtain resources would not come to the Sea of ​​Riots.

As if he had spoken to his heart, Wang Daning sighed and said quietly, "Sea beasts appear here from time to time, and the Yaksha tribe is also very rampant. I wonder if you are willing to join forces with me?"

His words were meant to win over Chen An, but he always maintained a certain safe distance from Chen An. After all, it was their first acquaintance, and no matter how human they were, it was impossible for them to not be on guard.

"This"

Chen An lowered his head to think, and after a moment's silence, he said, "That's good. If we act together, we can at least have someone to look after us."

After the two men finished their discussion, they began to wander at a depth of 500,000 miles, searching for the Spirit Marrow Drill together. However, they were very far away from each other, and could only barely make a move when the other was attacked by sea beasts.

This is also a relatively common way when you are alone and occasionally cooperate with others, to guard against people with bad intentions.

But Chen An was not looking for treasures, but to find out the news about Tianyuan Continent.

As they walked and talked along the way, Chen An successfully learned a lot about the Riot Sea and the human race through indirect questions.

The reason why Wang Daning came here was exactly as Chen An had expected. He came from the Tianyuan Continent, through an area with dense hurricanes, and overcame many dangers before arriving at the Violent Sea on the Lost Sea side.

Hurricanes are raging in the Sea of ​​Riot, and the spiritual energy is even more violent, making the living environment extremely harsh. Only those with a cultivation level above the middle stage of the Void Refinement Realm can barely enter.

In comparison, outer hurricanes are relatively weak. As long as you take a little precaution, even if large hurricanes occur occasionally, they are not numerous and you can just avoid them.

However, in some places where spiritual energy is more concentrated, hurricanes will also increase, increasing the risk for monks entering and exiting. Generally, monks with weaker strength will not risk going to such places.

To the north, about three months' journey away, there is an area where hurricanes gather. After passing through it, you will reach the sphere of influence of the Tianyuan Continent.

If you just want to pass through that place, you must have at least the eighth or ninth level of spiritual cultivation to be safer.

Of course, these things are common sense to Wang Daning. They are not something that cannot be told and there is nothing worth hiding.

Although Wang Daning didn't say it, the other party was able to come here with the cultivation level of the sixth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, so he probably had other means. Chen An guessed that it was most likely the jade plate above his head.

This treasure may seem ordinary, but it has a great inhibitory effect on violent spiritual energy. A treasure of this level can achieve this level because someone has refined it specifically to deal with the environment of the violent sea.

Treasures like the jade plate are treasures with a single purpose. They are powerful, but their functions are also very simple.

After finding out the route to Tianyuan Continent, Chen An felt relieved. With his true energy body protection technique, he was confident that he could survive the hurricane.

As time went by, the two became more and more excited about their conversation.

But as they were chatting, Chen An heard Wang Daning mention the "Five Great Emperors".

"Aren't there four great emperors? Where did the five come from?" Chen An asked in confusion.

The mermaids knew that there was nothing they could do about the Tianyuan Continent, but they knew a little about the four great emperors of the human race.

These four were all human cultivators with combined cultivation. They governed the four largest areas of Tianyuan Continent respectively and commanded more than half of the land and cultivators.

Moreover, the Four Emperors have many high-level monks under their tutelage, who are the backbone of protecting the human race and enjoy great prestige among the human race.

Wang Daning looked at Chen An in surprise and said in amazement: "Fellow Daoist Chen, you haven't been back to the human race for at least ten years!"

"To be honest with you, Brother Wang, I haven't been back for a few years."

"No wonder."

Wang Daning immediately became excited, and said in high spirits: "You don't know that ten years ago, a cultivator named Jiang Taixu suddenly appeared. He overcame the tribulation and broke through to the fusion stage that day, catching all the cultivators in Tianyuan Continent off guard."

"Although I am surprised, it is true. From now on, our human race will no longer have four great emperors. With the addition of the newly promoted Emperor Jiang, there will already be five great emperors!"

“I later found out that Emperor Jiang Ren was only a slightly famous Void Refining cultivator before, and he usually showed his cultivation level at the middle stage of Void Refining to others, which was really low-key. This time he made a big splash and was born as a human being, which is really admirable.”

Wang Daning's admiration for Emperor Jiang was evident in his words. "I guess Emperor Jiang was also a hard-working practitioner."

Chen An said this, if it were him, he would probably make the same choice.

If you don't call it, it's a blockbuster!
"Guess so."

Wang Daning said with a smile: "I don't know which emperor Chen Daoyou is under. Emperor Jiang issued a decree before. If the whole clan moves to Emperor Jiang City now, there will be a hundred years of tax exemption!"

“There are such benefits?”

Chen An was surprised. The "Imperial City" was where the five emperors lived. Not only were there many cultivators and sufficient resources, but the security was also more guaranteed.

However, if a small force wants to move here, they will generally buy property, otherwise the income of the clan will become a problem.

To purchase property, one must pay a certain amount of tax. After all, the cost of managing a property is not cheap, so it is impossible to live there for free.

Being exempted from taxes for a hundred years can save a small force a considerable amount of money, and it is an opportunity to grow and develop.

Chen An couldn't help but feel a little moved by this.

"Is there any restriction? Otherwise, the forces that want to move to Jianghuang City would probably be able to break down the city gate."

Chen An thought of the key point and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Chen's guess is correct. There are indeed restrictions."

Wang Daning smiled awkwardly and continued, "The requirement is that there must be a record of the birth of a spirit within the family, but there are not many restrictions on the specific type of spirit."

"But it's not that easy to create a spirit body. It's countless times harder to create than a top-grade spirit root. Even the most ordinary spirit body, as long as the luck is not too bad, can have the hope of advancing to the godhood."

"For cultivators with spiritual bodies, the chances of their offspring giving birth to spiritual bodies will be slightly higher. This is somewhat similar to spiritual roots. However, such families are tightly controlled by various forces. How could they be allowed to move to Jianghuang City?"

Chen An did not find this difficult to understand. It was the same as when a top-grade spiritual root was born in an immortal cultivation family under a sect in the Four Continents. It would be impossible to allow it to migrate to other sects.

Even among the five emperors, there is definitely competition among them.

Chen An felt that Jiang Taixu, the newly crowned Emperor of Man, must be in the stage of recruiting soldiers and expanding his power.

Going there at this time would not only exempt one hundred years of taxation, but it would also be a good opportunity for the development of the family.

After I go back this time, maybe I can prepare for the relocation as soon as possible.

Three months later.

The two searched a lot of sea areas near the depth of 500,000 miles in the Sea of ​​Turbulence and gained a lot.

After being in a state of mental tension for a long time, they were already exhausted. Both of them looked tired and needed to rest.

"This trip is almost over. Fellow Daoist Chen, would you like to go back with me?"

Wang Daning asked, supporting his tired body.

After three months of getting along, the two have become quite familiar with each other and the distance between them has shortened a little. They are no longer on guard against each other as when they first met and can't talk to each other across miles.

"I still have things to do, so I won't go back yet. Please do as you please, Brother Wang."

It is not the time to go back now. After returning to Kuxiu Mountain for repairs, we can move our people to Tianyuan Continent.

Anyway, Chen An already knew the route to Tianyuan Continent from Wang Daning, so he was not in a hurry.

"Ok."

Wang Daning did not force it. After all, the two had just met. He bowed and said, "Since you have something to do, I will leave first. Take care. I hope that you will still be alive when I come to the Sea of ​​Turbulence next time."

"must!"

After saying goodbye, Wang Daning flew away towards the Tianyuan Continent without looking back, carrying the jade plate.

Not long after he walked away, Chen An's tired expression disappeared, and he looked energetic, without any sign of fatigue at all.

Chen An did not stay there any longer and fled all the way to Peiling Island deep in the Sea of ​​Riot. His speed was far beyond the level he displayed when he acted with Wang Daning.

"Roar!"

When Chen An was still some distance away from Peiling Island, he heard a strange roar. Judging from its direction, it was obviously coming from Peiling Island.

At the same time, several waves of magical power were faintly stirring, as if a fierce fight was going on.

"Could it be that during the time I was away, a sea beast attacked Peiling Island?"

Chen An's face turned strange. With the protection of the formation, the sea beasts outside probably couldn't break through the defense.

However, outside the reef island, there are spiritual plants planted by Chen An. In order to allow the green spiritual silk to better absorb spiritual energy, Chen An moved them outside the island.

If I were swallowed by a sea beast, I would have no place to cry.

Thinking of this, he quickly quickened his pace and headed towards Peiling Island with all his strength.

After a moment, the situation on Peiling Island gradually came into Chen An's sight.

It was a sea monster several meters long, covered with scales, with a fish body and a human face. It looked quite strange, with an angry expression on the human face, which combined with the fish body gave people a chilling feeling.

Similar to other sea beasts, this beast has red, bloodthirsty eyes and has no conscious awareness. It acts entirely on instinct.

Not far from the strange fish was a patch of spiritual plants planted by Chen An. At this time, the strange fish was trying desperately to swallow the spiritual plants.

Qingze and other two were also standing on the island, trying their best to stop the strange fish.

The strength of this strange fish is comparable to that of a cultivator at the sixth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Even if the three of them join forces, they cannot hold out for long even with the formation between them. Now it seems that they are already at a disadvantage and are about to be unable to stop the strange fish.

"What should we do? The master has been away for only three months, and when he returns he finds that this piece of spiritual plant has been destroyed. Aren't we going to face a great punishment?"

There was an anxious glimmer in Huoyu's eyes and her voice trembled slightly. As she watched the strange fish break through their defenses and approach the spiritual plant little by little, her heart felt like it was burning in fire and she was extremely anxious.

Qingze's face flushed, sweat rolled down his forehead. He tried his best and gritted his teeth: "We will die if we go out. Now we can only leave it to fate. Anyway, we have tried our best."

He said this casually, but the panic in his expression could not deceive anyone. He also knew how much effort Chen An had put into these spiritual plants. If they were all destroyed, God knew what punishment they would receive.

Luo Ling'er stood silently by the side, her eyes deep and calm, as if she had foreseen the upcoming outcome. She said nothing, but just worked silently.

Chen An saw all of this and nodded secretly. Although these three people could not stop the strange fish, they still tried their best.

Especially Huoyu and Qingze. Although they are still in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation, as the bodies of divine beasts, their combat power is not weak at all. The three of them working together can resist the strange fish comparable to the sixth level of the Spirit Transformation for such a long time.

Seeing the strange fish slowly approaching the spiritual plant, Chen An didn't plan to hide any longer. If he was any later, the spiritual plant would be in real trouble.

(End of this chapter)