RPAGF Chapter 208 Sumeru Sea
Chapter 208 Sumeru Sea
The man, who was called Brother Zhao and also Senior Brother, looked the newest person up and down with a very uncomfortable gaze, occasionally revealing an ambiguous smile.
Liu Jun remained silent, waiting in line to have his file recorded before leaving.
"Name?"
"willow……"
"Liu Jun".
The translator quickly wrote down two characters, but the character "柳" was correct, while the character "桾" was written as "君". However, Liu Jun did not correct him.
He was just a monk translator, not a shepherd.
"Why?"
"Visiting the leader of the Cold-blooded Slugs."
The translator paused, finally deigning to raise his head and look at the person approaching, his expression becoming somewhat serious.
"You wish to see the leader of the Immortal Shepherd?"
It turns out that the people here call the shepherd "the immortal shepherd".
"Yes."
"Do you have a visiting card?"
Liu Jun was silent for a moment: "No."
The translator regained his composure and lowered his head again: "Without a formal letter, the leader of the Immortal Shepherd will not see you."
Liu Jun was not surprised at all: "Then I will take a bushel of blood coral."
The translator raised his head again, looking at her with some confusion, but ultimately wrote down the reason in the booklet.
"That's enough. Once you leave this door, your life and death are in the hands of fate. Next."
The purpose of keeping records is simply to have something to report if these people die at sea or die on the surface of the ocean after they have come out, so that someone can come looking for trouble. Since this record has been kept, as the interpreter said, life and death are left to fate.
Countless people are likely to seek the treasure, and people know that apart from the shepherd's ice and bone shell, which are not easily touched, other shepherds rarely get involved.
However, the Sumeru Sea is no ordinary sea area; its seabed is treacherous.
Few who go in to search for treasure return unscathed. This record is kept to prevent any incidents that happen at the bottom of the sea from being blamed on them.
The shepherd didn't want to get involved in these matters, but he wasn't someone to be trifled with. After all, he was born with the physique of a half-immortal. People were just looking for opportunities, so who would bother them?
As soon as he stepped out the door, he hadn't taken more than a few steps when those ill-intentioned people blocked his way. The others who were still standing outside the door mostly avoided him, afraid of getting into trouble. A few, however, were not afraid of death and stood there watching the show.
When you're out in the world, you're responsible for your own life and death at all times. If you see injustice on the road, you should do your part to help others. It's almost impossible for this to happen to someone who isn't from your own sect. That's just how the world is here.
Everyone is a victim of the law; it all comes down to who wields the knife and whose knife is harder.
Liu Jun sneered: "I haven't even gone looking for you yet, but you've come here on your own."
"Heh, what's with this mere Golden Core cultivator pretending to be a master! Hey little sister, didn't your father tell you to bring a few more people with you before you left? You look so small and you still dare to go out alone. Aren't you afraid of being captured by bad guys and used as a furnace for them? Hahahaha!"
"That's right, that's right! Why don't you come with us? We'll protect you, hehehe! We definitely won't treat you badly!"
Those who were watching the spectacle also felt a little sorry for her; how could such a good girl have to encounter such bad luck?
Those beasts, dressed like humans, how could they behave like this? They don't look like they come from any immortal sect or noble family, nor are they any rogue cultivators. I wonder where they came from.
But that's all they'll ever do. It's none of their business anyway, so why should they get involved?
If anyone's to blame, it's that girl, with her figure and demeanor, didn't know how to hide it; there are always more bad people than good people out there.
Liu Jun looked at the three people in front of him with such a determined look that it was hard to look at them, but he didn't say much. He just slowly raised one hand, looked down at the flames gradually gathering in his palm, and smiled slightly.
"I'm the kind of person who always gives others a second chance, but you don't deserve it."
Liu Jun looked up at them, his eyes devoid of any emotion. He gently clenched his fist and then put it behind his back, and the three people in front of him instantly burst into flames.
"what!!!"
"What's going on! Why can't we put out this fire!"
"My hands, my hands! My body, it hurts so much!"
The three struggled in agony as if in a frenzy, and after a while, their screams grew fainter until they fell completely silent.
A sudden fire burned the three people to ashes, leaving not even a speck of dust, as if they had never existed.
Liu Jun walked on with his hands behind his back, seemingly oblivious to the people behind him, who were watching this unassuming yet terrifying person.
No one from inside the gate ever stepped out of this "life and death in the hands of fate" embassy.
The people here always revere those powerful and domineering figures, and will definitely keep their distance and dare not block their way when they see them. However, people always judge others by their appearance and demeanor.
Regardless of gender, if they see someone of lower status or displeasure, they will rush over and trample on them without a second thought.
But they clearly know that there are countless rare treasures in the world, and that hidden and altered treasures are not uncommon, so why do they always act so impulsively?
Ultimately, it is a world where the strong prey on the weak. There are only so many at the top, and countless others with weak talents. If it were just an ordinary person today, the outcome would be obvious. But today, it is Liu Jun who has come, so the outcome is also obvious.
This is the way of the world: those above are revered, turning to ashes with a flick of the finger; those below are dead, with no chance of reincarnation.
The Sea of Sumeru is ten thousand fathoms deep, teeming with wondrous creatures, all bound by shepherds.
Beneath the surface of the sea, the marine life appears no different from what we usually see, but the deeper we go, the more bizarre and elusive the creatures become.
The unknown represents danger.
Opportunities never remain on the surface; the deeper you go, the more opportunities you will encounter.
Even the ice and bone shells that the shepherds guarded most closely could only be produced in the deepest part of the Sumeru Sea, where the shepherds also lived.
The deeper you dive, the lower the visibility becomes, and you also have to endure increasingly stronger water pressure, and you encounter more and more unknown things.
The blood coral that Liu Jun needs only grows on the bottommost layer of soil.
Unlike ordinary coral, it is a real plant called coral, but it doesn't look like coral at all.
It looks more like a ten-meter-long seaweed (nostoc), but it is red, and when you cut it, blood actually flows out, not juice, but blood that is no different from human or animal blood.
However, its body looks as fine and soft as hair, and its toughness is such that even a celestial sword would have difficulty cutting through it.
It possesses blood, yet is neither human nor animal, and has not developed intelligence; it is quite rare.
Blood coral can be used to refine the appearance, and bone shell adds defense. We're still missing a few things, but there's no rush. Let's deal with the immediate problem first.
Previously, Wuji had said that he wouldn't be out for too long, and a hundred years is indeed not a long time for cultivators, so it wasn't a slip of the tongue.
Liu Jun doesn't want to return to Xuanshan Sect for the time being, as there are people she doesn't like there. Now that she's out and has no ties, why not travel to other places and collect some materials for alchemy?
Refining weapons was just a way to pass the time, and it didn't require much. There was still room for improvement in his alchemy skills, and Liu Jun wanted to try to refine many of the things in his mind to see if he could do so.
The time frame wasn't long, but a hundred years was enough for her to search for materials and refine elixirs.
Liu Jun descended to the seabed as if nothing was amiss. The protective shield on his body was rendered somewhat ineffective by the pressure of the seawater, so he erected an even larger one to stand on the ground.
The seabed was dark and gloomy, with only a few scattered spots of light emanating from unknown sources. Even with Liu Jun's current eyesight, he could only barely see things within twenty meters; beyond that, he could not see anything else.
It's perfectly fine in the dark, even on the seabed, but for some reason it doesn't work in the Sumeru Sea. There must be something restricting it.
However, Liu Jun has only just landed on the seabed, and the specific situation still needs to be investigated.
After standing there for a while, Liu Jun took out the topographical map of the Sumeru Sea that he had bought on the shore in advance.
The map showed the general local products and landmarks of this sea area, but she couldn't find anything more detailed.
I didn't see any unscrupulous merchants selling more detailed maps. This one is just a general one, and almost everyone who goes to sea has one, but it's enough.
Even if your eyesight can't reach a certain area, your divine sense can still spread out.
Liu Jun walked slowly and steadily in the direction marked on the map in his hand. Every now and then, some familiar or unfamiliar sea creatures would fly past outside his protective magic shield, so he could see some of the underwater scenery.