Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Treasure Passage
Splash, splash!

A few clear waves rolled across the surface of the sea and vanished in an instant.

Under the sea, Yu Zhao and the others held up a spirit power shield and sank along the side of the island’s mountain.

The impact of their fall made the seawater shudder and sent huge waves rolling across the surface.

As they sank deeper and deeper, there were fewer Sea Beasts and seaweed in sight. The water grew darker, and the pressure from the deep sea pressed in on them harder and harder.

Everyone could not help feeling uneasy.

They had already gone down several hundred zhang, yet still had not reached the seabed.

The fear of the unknown quietly spread in their hearts.

At this moment, a faint fluctuation of spirit power appeared within the range of their divine sense.

Whoosh.

The Zhao couple reacted at once. They shot forward like lightning, rushing ahead at top speed. Rings of waves spread out behind them.

Ji Han Zhou instinctively took a step forward. When he saw that Yu Zhao, Lady Hua, and Boss Wu did not move, he stopped again.

Yu Zhao sent a voice transmission: “Don’t rush. Let them scout the way first.”

Ji Han Zhou nodded.

He reminded himself in his heart: [Watch more, do less. Do not stick your head out.]

Yu Zhao and the others were not fast, but not slow either. By the time the Zhao couple stopped, the rest had arrived as well.

Boss Wu asked: “What is going on?”

Zhao Xian moved half a step aside, his face ugly: “This should be the entrance to the seabed passage, but there is a restriction ward on it.”

A restriction ward was a type of formation, but also different from formation arts. Most formations needed formation disks and formation stones working together to form an array, while a restriction ward was guided by divine sense. It could change endlessly with the master’s will to achieve whatever effect was needed.

Because of that, breaking a restriction ward was much harder than breaking a normal formation.

There were two ways to break a restriction ward. One was brute force. The other was to understand how the restriction worked and then break it with skill.

Sadly, the Zhao couple could not manage either way, so they could only stand there in front of the entrance like punished children.

Boss Wu scratched his head: “I do not study formation arts either. Is anyone here good with formations?”

Lady Hua and Yu Zhao both shook their heads.

Ji Han Zhou hesitated, then said: “I can try.”

Everyone looked at him in surprise.

In their eyes, Ji Han Zhou barely existed. Only his face was hard to ignore.

Even though Yu Zhao had just helped him mock them all, they still had not taken him very seriously.

So when he stepped forward now, it really surprised them.

Yu Zhao smiled and said: “Junior Brother Ji, go ahead. While I am here, no one will bother you.”

Everyone gave an awkward laugh and moved aside to open a path.

Ji Han Zhou walked to the entrance with heavy steps.

This was his chance to prove himself to Senior Sister Yu.

He must not mess it up.

Ji Han Zhou had not studied restriction wards much. He was a Sword Cultivator. Back in Heavenly Sword Sect, he often practiced sword formations with his fellow disciples, so he was quite skilled in formation arts.

Formation arts and restriction wards shared many common points. Once he understood the link between them, breaking the restriction would not be too hard.

Ji Han Zhou took a deep breath, then slowly let it out. His eyes fell on the complex, mysterious lines of spirit power on the rock wall, and he began to calculate quickly in his heart.

He stood there like that for seven whole days.

Boss Wu and the others slowly changed from hopeful to doubtful, then to disappointed.

They had said from the start that this kid did not seem reliable. If he could not do it, he could have just said so, instead of showing off and wasting their time.

Boss Wu tried to probe: “Fellow Daoist Yu, why not ask Brother Ji to stop? We can think of another way.”

Yu Zhao glanced at him lightly: “Why do you not tell us your way first?”

Boss Wu choked.

He had no plan at all. He just did not want to waste more time waiting.

Yu Zhao looked away.

She believed that if you chose to use someone, then you should not doubt them. If you doubted someone, then you should not use them.

Ji Han Zhou was not the kind of person who bragged blindly. The more focused he was, the more confident he must be.

Yu Zhao would never drag down her own teammate when her teammate needed her trust.

Boss Wu backed off in defeat. The others had ideas of their own, but did not dare voice them.

Another three days passed in a flash.

Bored out of his mind, Boss Wu pulled a hair from his head and started cutting it apart bit by bit with spirit power. Just as he cut it for the forty-eighth time, Ji Han Zhou suddenly moved.

He quickly formed a hand seal with both hands. A pale yellow ring of light shot out from his palms and landed on the restriction ward.

Hum.

The spirit power lines on the rock wall spun wildly. A world-destroying power was slowly building up.

Did he fail?

Boss Wu and the others were shocked. They all jumped back.

Yu Zhao formed a defensive spell formula in her hand. Instead of retreating, she stepped forward.

She was ready to pull Ji Han Zhou away when she saw the restriction on the rock wall and froze.

The yellow light ring Ji Han Zhou had cast was merging quickly with the restriction ward.

After a few breaths, the two fully merged. The huge power stopped building. A stone door appeared in front of Yu Zhao and Ji Han Zhou.

Ji Han Zhou turned his head and showed Yu Zhao a bright smile: “Senior Sister Yu, I did it.”

He had used too much of his mental strength. His eyes were shadowed, and his face was tired. He did not have his usual bold air.

“Impressive,” Yu Zhao said. She did not hold back her praise.

Ji Han Zhou had used his own skill to break a restriction that a group of Golden Core Cultivators could not break. He truly deserved praise.

Ji Han Zhou lifted his brows in joy, then his vision went black and he fell straight over.

Yu Zhao caught him, half amused and half helpless. After checking him, she found that the huge drain on his mind had pushed his body past its limit, so it had simply shut down and put itself to sleep.

Boss Wu and the other four came over now that the danger was gone. Boss Wu asked: “Is Young Brother Ji all right?”

Yu Zhao said: “He will not die yet.”

Boss Wu and the others fell silent.

Yu Zhao’s way of speaking was as sharp as ever.

“Which of you will go in first?” Yu Zhao swept her gaze over the four.

They were quiet.

Even the Zhao couple, who always feared being left behind, had learned their lesson and did not dare rush ahead this time.

Yu Zhao smiled faintly: “You are not thinking of making me carry my junior brother and walk in front, are you? If so, I cannot promise I will not leave some interesting little things in the passage.”

Boss Wu and the rest had their thoughts exposed. They hurried to deny it. In the end, after a short talk, they decided that Lady Hua would lead the way, Boss Wu would bring up the rear, and the Zhao couple would walk just ahead of Yu Zhao.

Lady Hua stood at the front of the group, cautiously pushed open the stone door, and froze.

A blinding light poured out, lighting up the dark world under the sea.

Lady Hua paused, then sent her divine sense inside. She opened her mouth wide in shock, her eyes full of fiery desire.

Inside the wide passage, the floor was covered with shining pearls, coral, and gems of all colors. There were even Sea Beast inner cores the size of fists.

The passage spiraled downwards and there was no end in sight.

Just the treasures in this passage alone were enough to make them rich.

Boss Wu swallowed hard, his heart screaming: [Merfolk Clan territory. This must be Merfolk Clan territory! Hahaha! I am rich! Boss Wu is rich!]

Zhao Xian and his wife could barely move their eyes away.

Being rogue cultivators gave them freedom, but it also brought many troubles. The resources needed to cultivate were the biggest headache.

You could see that clearly from how the Long Family Three Brothers had fallen out over how to split resources.

Now, these gems and inner cores would be enough for the couple to cultivate in comfort for decades.