northernbook Chapter 24 Sea Eye
Chapter 24 Sea Eye
Li Changchun held Xu Xiaoxiao's hand tightly and said loudly, "Xiaoxiao, don't be deceived by illusions. All of this is false. Guard your true self!"
As he spoke, he continuously channeled his spiritual energy into Xu Xiaoxiao, attempting to help her stabilize her mind.
Li Changchun was secretly anxious, knowing that the longer he stayed in this illusion array, the greater the danger would be. However, he still tried his best to remain calm and think about the key to breaking the array.
Hearing her master's voice, Xu Xiaoxiao tried her best to calm herself down. She gritted her teeth and replied, "Master, I understand. I will try my best."
She closed her eyes tightly, recalling in her mind every moment with her master and her determination to cultivate immortality, in order to fight against those terrifying illusions.
After a moment, Li Changchun seemed to have noticed a flaw in the illusion array. He opened his eyes and said with a firm gaze, "Xiaoxiao, follow me. I have found a way to break the array."
After saying that, he grabbed Xu Xiaoxiao and strode quickly in one direction, while constantly forming hand seals and chanting incantations to break the illusion array.
As they moved forward, the surrounding scenery became increasingly distorted, as if the entire space was resisting their departure.
Xu Xiaoxiao could feel a powerful force pulling her, but she held tightly to her master's hand, without any intention of backing down.
She thought to herself, "No matter what, I must leave this place with my master."
Finally, after their persistence, a light appeared ahead. Li Changchun was overjoyed: "Xiaoxiao, that's the exit! Let's hurry!"
The master and apprentice quickened their pace and rushed towards the light.
After they broke through the illusion array, they were in front of the core area of the Eye of the Boundless Sea.
The spiritual energy fluctuations here are extremely strong, and the space itself appears very unstable.
Li Changchun looked around, his heart filled with worry: "The journey ahead is still fraught with danger, and we must be even more careful."
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Master, after going through so much, I'm not afraid anymore. Let's face it together."
However, just as they were about to continue forward, a huge vortex suddenly appeared beneath their feet, and the powerful suction instantly pulled them into it.
In the whirlpool, Li Changchun shielded Xu Xiaoxiao, sighing inwardly, "The dangers of this sea eye are truly unpredictable. I just hope we can get through this safely."
Xu Xiaoxiao nestled tightly in her master's arms, silently praying in her heart.
After being swept into the vortex, Li Changchun held Xu Xiaoxiao tightly, trying to find balance in the chaotic flow of spiritual energy.
He shouted, "Xiaoxiao, hold me tight, don't let go!"
Xu Xiaoxiao wrapped her arms tightly around her master's waist and replied, "Master, I won't let go. I believe we can get out of here."
Although she was afraid, her eyes showed trust.
While resisting the tearing force of the vortex, Li Changchun tried to use his spiritual power to explore the surrounding environment. He discovered that the vortex seemed to have a central force pulling them, and he thought to himself, "This may be a passage to the depths of the sea eye. Although it is dangerous, it may also be the key path to leave."
So he said to Xu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, if we follow this force, there might be a glimmer of hope."
As they approached the center of the vortex, the pressure increased, and Li Changchun's spiritual energy was rapidly depleted. He felt his body growing heavier and heavier, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Xu Xiaoxiao noticed her master's difficulty and said anxiously, "Master, please rest for a bit and let me try."
Li Changchun shook his head: "Your spiritual power is still shallow and you cannot withstand it. Your master can still persevere."
Finally, they passed through the center of the vortex and arrived at a strange space.
The place is surrounded by crystal walls that shimmer with strange light, and in the center is a huge blue spiritual pearl that exudes powerful spiritual energy.
Xu Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Master, what is this?"
Li Changchun stared at the spirit pearl and said, "This may be the spirit core of the sea eye, containing endless power, but it is also extremely dangerous. We must not touch it lightly."
However, at this moment, the surrounding crystal walls began to move slowly, gradually squeezing towards them.
Li Changchun's heart tightened: "This is bad, the space is shrinking, we must find an exit as soon as possible."
He pulled Xu Xiaoxiao along the wall to search, but found no obvious exit.
Xu Xiaoxiao looked at the wall getting closer and closer, feeling a sense of despair: "Master, are we going to be trapped here?"
Li Changchun comforted her, "No, Xiaoxiao, there's always a way."
He calmed down and carefully observed the connection between the spiritual energy fluctuations of the spirit orb and the wall. Suddenly, he thought, "Perhaps this spirit orb is the key. If we can cleverly borrow its power, we might be able to break through this space."
Li Changchun took a deep breath and said to Xu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, I will try to activate the power of the Spirit Pearl. You will protect me from the side. If there is any danger, you should protect yourself first."
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly shook her head: "Master, how can I abandon you? I want to face this with you."
Looking into her determined eyes, Li Changchun felt both gratified and worried.
He slowly approached the spirit pearl and carefully released a wisp of spiritual energy to touch it.
In an instant, the spirit pearl shone brightly, and a powerful counterforce came from it. Li Changchun was shaken back a few steps and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly helped him up and asked anxiously, "Master, how are you?"
Li Changchun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "The power of this spirit pearl far exceeds our imagination, but we have no other choice."
He adjusted his mindset and tried again.
This time, he controlled his spiritual power more carefully, gradually merging it with the power of the spiritual pearl.
Xu Xiaoxiao watched nervously from the side, her hands clenched tightly, silently praying in her heart.
As Li Changchun's spiritual power penetrated deeper, the spiritual energy fluctuations around the spiritual pearl began to change, and the wall's movement speed gradually slowed down.
Large beads of sweat rolled down Li Changchun's forehead as he gritted his teeth and persisted: "Almost there, Xiaoxiao, this method works."
Xu Xiaoxiao saw hope and mustered her courage to transfer her spiritual power to her master to help him.
With the combined efforts of the master and disciple, the spirit pearl suddenly released a tremendous shock force, shooting straight towards the crystal wall.
With a loud bang, a hole was blasted in the crystal wall.
Li Changchun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled Xu Xiaoxiao toward the gap: "Hurry, Xiaoxiao, we can't stay here any longer."
Xu Xiaoxiao followed her master with great joy, her respect for him growing even stronger. She thought, "As long as my master is here, we can overcome any difficulty."
The master and apprentice had just reached the breach when, before they could even catch their breath, a biting gust of cold wind howled in from outside the breach. The wind felt like a sharp blade, stinging their faces.
Li Changchun frowned, thinking to himself, "This sea eye is indeed full of dangers. I wonder what other perils are hidden outside."
He turned to Xu Xiaoxiao and instructed her, "Xiaoxiao, stay close behind me and don't get separated."
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously and replied, "Master, I understand. Please be careful too."
They followed the gap out of this strange space, only to find themselves in a vast ice field. Thick ice lay beneath their feet, and blue spiritual energy could be seen flowing across the ice field from time to time, as if hiding countless unknown dangers.
As they were walking, a muffled sound suddenly came from beneath the ice, as if some enormous creature was slowly approaching.
Xu Xiaoxiao's expression changed, and she unconsciously moved closer to Li Changchun, whispering, "Master, it seems like something is about to come out."
Li Changchun looked solemn as he shielded Xu Xiaoxiao behind him. No wonder the formation of the territory was destroyed; it was easy to come in but difficult to go back.
He gathered his spiritual energy in his palm, preparing for the worst, thinking to himself, "I hope it's not one of those troublesome sea beasts. I've already used up a lot of my spiritual energy. If I encounter another powerful enemy, I'm afraid I'll be in grave danger."
Before the words were finished, a huge sea beast, resembling a whale but covered in hard ice armor, broke through the ice. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed out ice spikes toward the master and disciple.
Li Changchun shouted and swung his sword, unleashing several streams of spiritual energy that shattered most of the ice spikes, but a few still grazed past him, scratching his arm.
Seeing this, Xu Xiaoxiao was extremely anxious and cried out, "Master, you're injured!"
Ignoring his wounds, Li Changchun shouted, "Xiaoxiao, find an opportunity to attack its eyes; that might be its weakness."
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly agreed, carefully dodging the ice spikes while seizing the opportunity to use the spell she had just learned, condensing several balls of spiritual energy and shooting them towards the sea beast's eyes.
The sea monster roared in pain, its massive body tumbling violently across the ice field, causing the ice to crack. The master and apprentice struggled to maintain their balance amidst the violent shaking, preparing to face the sea monster's even more ferocious counterattack.
Li Changchun watched the sea monster thrashing about frantically, his heart filled with anxiety. He knew they had to finish the battle quickly, otherwise, if they were drawn into a protracted war, their situation would become increasingly difficult.
He shouted to Xu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, use all your strength to restrain it, and I'll find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow!"
Although Xu Xiaoxiao was scared, her eyes were firm. She gritted her teeth and replied, "Okay, Master, please be careful!"
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly formed hand seals, concentrating all her spiritual power while chanting incantations.
A faint light emanated from her, and then several ropes of spiritual energy shot towards the sea beast, tightly binding parts of its limbs and restricting its movement.
However, the sea monster's power was too great. As it struggled, cracks gradually appeared in the spiritual ropes.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Changchun took a deep breath and, disregarding the danger of his spiritual power being depleted, gathered all the remaining spiritual power into his sword.
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: "I must protect Xiaoxiao and get through this successfully."
He leaped high into the air, his sword gleaming brightly, and like a shooting star, he pierced towards the sea beast's vitals.
The sea monster seemed to sense a deadly threat; it twisted its body desperately, trying to avoid the attack.
Just as Li Changchun's sword was about to pierce the sea beast, the sea beast swung its huge tail fiercely. Li Changchun was unable to dodge in time and was swept away, crashing heavily onto the ice.
Upon seeing this, Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes instantly turned red. She rushed towards the sea beast without hesitation, her heart filled with anger and determination: "How dare you hurt my master!"
She employed a desperate fighting style, relentlessly attacking the sea beast's eyes and mouth with spiritual energy orbs, completely disregarding whether the sea beast's attacks would harm her.
The sea monster was thrown into a panic by Xu Xiaoxiao's frenzied attacks, and its attacks became chaotic and disorganized.
Li Changchun struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao's back, feeling both moved and worried.
He endured the pain, gathered his spiritual power once more, and charged at the sea beast from the side, forming a pincer attack with Xu Xiaoxiao.
Li Changchun shouted, "Xiaoxiao, let's do it together!"
Hearing her master's voice, Xu Xiaoxiao's hope was rekindled.
With the master and apprentice working together, they finally succeeded in piercing the sea beast's vital point with their sword. The sea beast let out a huge cry of agony and slowly collapsed, its massive body crashing onto the ice surface, shattering the surrounding ice and turning the space back into a normal sea surface.
Xu Xiaoxiao rushed to Li Changchun's side, tears welling up in her eyes: "Master, are you alright? It's all my fault for getting you hurt."
Li Changchun gently stroked her head and comforted her, "Silly child, it's not your fault, it's your master's carelessness."
We have successfully defeated the sea monster, bringing us one step closer to returning to the world of cultivation.