Invincible Dad-Chapter 721: Bottom of the Sea of the Boundless_1

Xu Lai didn't stand on ceremony. He collected the four spiritual fruits into his storage space, and his gaze swept over the two Snowflowers.

Although these were spirit plants that had survived for a hundred eons, eating them might allow one to live a second life. He could even refine over ten furnaces of supreme Emperor's Elixirs for his wife and daughter. But Xu Lai still chose to let them live. He had said before that as long as they answered a few questions honestly, he would spare the Snowflowers he had caught from the Seventy-Seventh Domain.

Keeping one's word was what mattered most.

Besides, the six drops of Essence Blood and four spiritual fruits in his storage space were already an unexpected windfall. Not only did he have information on Su Qinghuan, but he had also clarified the message about the 'gate' within the Cloud Water Rust Characters. Although he didn't know the exact depth, the Snowflower had confirmed the approximate location.

"If you leave the Boundless Sea, you can have Divine General Yan protect you," Xu Lai said after a moment of thought. "I can't guarantee anything else, but at the very least, the Human Race and the Heavenly Court will not lay a hand on you. If you encounter danger, you can also seek help from the Heavenly Court. Consider those six drops of blood and four spiritual fruits your protection fee."

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

Both Snowflowers shook their leaves, appearing overjoyed. The Snowflower from the Third Domain even stretched its leaves onto Xu Lai's arm, as if trying to express something. It had completely forgotten that just a few days ago, it had been so terrified by Xu Lai that it shed its skin to escape the one-hundred-thousand-mile forbidden land.

"Supreme Emperor, they are expressing their gratitude. It also says it can lead the way for you, but beyond 10,000 fathoms, you will have to dive by yourself," Yan Chunfeng translated.

Without waiting for Xu Lai to respond, the Snowflower from the Third Domain plunged directly into the Sea of the Boundless.

Xu Lai smiled. It was an impatient one, indeed. He too plunged into the Boundless Sea.

In the blink of an eye, the world became serene.

As he continued to sink, Xu Lai saw Divine General Yan's anxious expression through the clear seawater. He gave her a slight nod to set her mind at ease.

As if to conserve Xu Lai's spiritual energy, the Snowflower from the Third Domain swelled to ten feet wide, allowing Xu Lai to sit upon it. Then, the speed of their descent abruptly accelerated! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Ten fathoms.

One hundred fathoms.

One thousand fathoms.

At a depth of one thousand fathoms, light could barely penetrate, and visibility dropped sharply. Looking down revealed only pitch-black darkness, devoid of any light. It felt like walking into an unlit tunnel that grew deeper and deeper.

Two thousand fathoms.

Three thousand fathoms.

Four thousand fathoms.

From this depth onward, their descent was no longer a straight line. They would sometimes travel for hundreds of thousands of miles in a particular direction before continuing to sink. Xu Lai knew the Snowflower was searching for the precise location.

「The one-hundred-thousand-mile forbidden land.」

This place was still a frozen world. Yan Chunfeng gazed at the Boundless Sea, silent for a long time.

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

The other Snowflower was comforting Yan Chunfeng.

Divine General Yan was deeply worried. "The Sea of the Boundless is a great mystery. Even you dare not dive below 10,000 fathoms. If anything happens to the Supreme Emperor, how will I ever explain it to the Heavenly Court and the Human Race? And how will I explain it to the Empress and the Princess!"

Yan Chunfeng bit her lower lip so hard it drew blood. Only then did she take a deep, cold breath, her face returning to its usual gentle calm.

"So be it. So be it."

"Whatever the Supreme Emperor asks of me, I will do. If he doesn't emerge after ten days, then... I will go to Earth."

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

The Snowflower shook its leaves.

"Earth is very far away, in the remotest corner of the Eastern Immortal Domain. Hmm... The spiritual energy there is very thin. It is the home of the Empress of the Heavenly Court."

As Yan Chunfeng finished speaking, her brow furrowed slightly. "You want to go with me? It's a very safe place, but what if the other two parts of your body don't want to go?"

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

"It's up to you. No matter where you go in the Immortal Domain, I will ensure you arrive safely. Take this Heavenly Court Token."

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

"You want to transform into a human? That's possible, but wait... you can take human form, but you must wear clothes. Women can't be as casual as you are."

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

"..."

Xu Lai had no idea that the few words he spoke before leaving had sown the seeds of considerable trouble for himself.

At this moment, Xu Lai was probing the seabed with his divine sense, but he found nothing aside from the clear seawater.

In just half a day, the Snowflower had brought Xu Lai to a depth of 10,000 fathoms. This was also where the 'gate' was located; he just needed to continue diving deeper from here.

With his translator, Yan Chunfeng, absent, Xu Lai couldn't communicate with the creature, so he pinched its leaves.

Hmm... They really are quite soft. No wonder Divine General Yan adored it so much.

Just as Xu Lai was preparing to bid farewell, a timid message sent via divine sense echoed through the desolate black sea.

"Don't... don't touch me."

"Hm?"

Xu Lai raised an eyebrow. "You can communicate with divine sense? Then why did you need Divine General Yan to translate earlier?"

"..."

The Snowflower from the Third Domain didn't answer.

How could it dare say it was because Xu Lai was too ferocious? If it said that, it would probably be eaten on the spot, right?

It then departed, slipping away so silently it didn't even say goodbye.

Xu Lai paid it no mind. His expression gradually grew solemn, for his journey had only just begun.

He began his descent from 10,000 fathoms. He descended past 12,000 fathoms, then 14,000, 16,000, and 18,000, eventually reaching a depth of 20,000 fathoms.

Throughout the descent, Xu Lai's divine sense continuously scanned his surroundings, but he still found nothing. Forget the gate. Forget Yousu Qinghuan. He hadn't seen so much as a piece of trash or a single pebble. The cleanliness was alarming.

The seabed, 20,000 fathoms deep...

Xu Lai continued his descent in silence.

Thirty thousand fathoms.

Forty thousand fathoms.

Fifty thousand fathoms...

He still sensed nothing. Eventually, Xu Lai stopped calculating the depth. He withdrew his divine sense and let his body fall freely.

An unknown amount of time passed before Xu Lai realized he was no longer falling. His feet seemed to have touched solid ground.

He released his divine sense, and he saw a sight he would never forget for the rest of his life.

He was not standing on the yellow or white sand of Earth's oceans, nor on the gray sand of the Immortal Domain's seabeds. Instead, the ground was covered in a mesmerizingly beautiful, ghostly blue sand.

What should have been a breathtaking sight sent a chill through Xu Lai's entire body.

He recognized this sand.

It was Yunmeng Blue Sand. It flowed through the Netherworld, accompanying it from the path of death to the path of life and witnessing the endless cycles of reincarnation. He had once sectioned off a piece of the Netherworld and an equal amount of Yunmeng Blue Sand. He had later refined it in the Mass Burial Mound of the Immortal Domain, so there was no way he could be mistaken.

His divine sense swept outward. For tens of thousands of miles in every direction, there was nothing but the ghostly blue sand. The water was no longer clear and transparent but a turbid yellow.

The seabed of the Boundless Sea was actually the Netherworld!

Even someone like Xu Lai was stunned by this revelation. His divine sense could clearly perceive the Netherworld and the Yunmeng Blue Sand flowing slowly along the bottom of the Boundless Sea. Their origin was a mystery, as was their destination. The Netherworld and the Boundless Sea existed together without mixing.

Were they an accidental coexistence? Or were the Netherworld and the Boundless Sea inherently one and the same?

Xu Lai exhaled a heavy breath, refusing to dwell on the question any longer. He was running out of time. He had to find the gate and Yousu Qinghuan quickly. Otherwise, once his spiritual energy was depleted, not even he could guarantee his survival on the treacherous seafloor.

Suddenly, Xu Lai sensed something and turned to look northeast.

His divine sense detected thirty-seven golden skeletons on the seabed, fifty thousand miles from his position. They were arranged in a circle, kneeling in worship before a bronze coffin at the center