Chapter 513: Chapter 280: Excavating the Giant Tomb (Long Chapter) (Part 2)

At the same time, he was also pondering.

The Dao Sect, the Dao Spirit Parrot... have already made their moves.

Furthermore, it’s possible that the Demon Sect figures like Shangguan Shengxian may also get involved, making the situation over the Southern Sea truly perilous and complex.

"Although the Dao Mark is important, safety comes first!"

He reminded himself once more!

...

After this matter, Yingyuan Island settled down.

Order was quickly restored, and Li An personally took charge of crafting the sealing artifacts.

At the same time, he accelerated his cultivation.

The anomalous Qi over the Southern Sea was extremely dense, making it a blessed land for him.

However, ever since he absorbed the Anomalous Qi from that Exotic Spirit corpse, he found the anomalous Qi mixed within the Southern Sea’s immortal wind to be lacking; even if fused innumerable times, it was hard to obtain even a trace as pure as that...

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

In those ten years, storms over the Southern Sea became more frequent and more numerous.

There was a sense of an impending tempest.

On this day, the Dao Spirit Sect Elder Shui Changxiao visited again, but the Saintess Zhan Qingxuan did not come.

"So, are things all prepared?"

Shui Changxiao got straight to the point.

Li An offered two sealing artifacts, saying, "Please have a look, Senior... These two sealing artifacts were needed urgently, so the level of the corpse used is a bit lower, making them somewhat weaker."

Shui Changxiao glanced at them, nodded, and said nothing, since these were additional acquisitions.

"Not bad. Elder Ying is thoughtful."

"The Saintess once said, by offering these two items, your island can officially become a subordinate of our Dao Spirit Sect. Elder Ying won’t have any objections, right?"

Li An respectfully said, "I wouldn’t dare dream of doing otherwise!"

Shui Changxiao said, "Very well, choose three hundred vigorous young people from the island. Those full of vitality should accompany me to pay respects to the Sect Leader. The Sect Leader will have blessings to bestow upon you."

Li An immediately complied, and in a short while, three hundred young and strong men were ready.

He then prepared to leave with Shui Changxiao, and before departing, Meng’Er and others saw him off.

"Elder, on this journey... take good care of yourself."

Meng’Er bit her lower lip gently, "Elder, you have endured so much for Meng’Er... Meng’Er will definitely cultivate diligently, not letting you down."

In ten years, under Li An’s guidance, she matured greatly and understood Li An more deeply, already seeing him as her closest person.

In her view, Li An’s journey was both due to the coercive power of the Dao Spirit Sect and to suffer on her behalf. After all, she was the Island Master of Yingyuan Island, and Li An originally had no connection with Yingyuan Island. It was only because he took her as a disciple that he got into so much trouble.

"Just focus on cultivating well."

Li An only left her with these words before leaving with the group.

...

He had been gone for a long time.

"Master has done so much for me."

Meng’Er looked toward the direction he left, still somewhat worried.

Ying Zidai stood alongside her, sighing:

"Elder Ying is a gentleman. With him here, Yingyuan Island has nothing to fear."

"Meng’Er, the master you chose is truly remarkable."

For years, Meng’Er never revealed his true identity to Ying Zidai.

And Ying Zidai gradually realized that Li An indeed had no ulterior motives for Yingyuan Island; rather, he was devoted to Meng’Er...

Reflecting on how she once judged him with a suspicious mind, thinking to seduce him... she couldn’t help but feel a bit ashamed.

...

Li An led his group, leaving with Shui Changxiao, navigating waves and waters. Shui Changxiao then took them to several other islands to gather more people before proceeding forward.

Evidently, the Dao Spirit Sect was absorbing more than just Yingyuan Island.

Also, all selections were robust and vigorous individuals!

By dusk, they saw a massive floating island emerge before their eyes!

The floating island spanned hundreds of thousands of miles, unanchored to the seabed, like a lost continent drifting aimlessly on the ocean.

Around the floating island, the dense anomalous aura almost turned tangible, forming a thick gray mist that obscured visibility.

Approaching the gray mist, everyone was alarmed as their Divine Senses became disrupted.

"What is this place?"

"The birthplace of anomalies...?"

The crowd speculated wildly.

Shui Changxiao led them through the thin mist, and in no time, they landed on the floating island.

It was only then that everyone’s vision cleared, revealing a bustling scene of tens of thousands strong!

All were the stalwart forces from various major sea-faring sects.

"Silence!"

With a loud command, Shui Changxiao silenced the crowd.

"This place is called Giant Tomb Island,"

Shui Changxiao introduced, "Our Sect Leader, in gratitude for your service, has granted this opportunity-filled land for you to excavate!"

"To be honest, this place is where an Immortal fell and Dao transformed, containing endless opportunities, though there are many mechanisms too — opening them is extraordinarily difficult."

Having said this, he suddenly condensed a Great Power Level spiritual sword and fiercely struck the ground behind, leaving everyone shocked by the Great Power Level pressure. Yet, when the spiritual sword hit the ground, it only stirred a shallow layer of dust!

Not a single crack appeared.

"How powerful!"

"This strike could flatten a hundred thousand miles of mountains!"

"The sand here possesses such formidable power?"

The crowd exclaimed in surprise.

"This place contains opportunities, but the Dao Qi suppresses destructive spiritual power, so only manual excavation is possible."

Shui Changxiao said, "Our Sect Leader has identified hundreds of locations, so start excavating!"

Everyone exchanged glances.