Hey fellow cultivators, did you see that Our luck today is simply off the charts

Su Jiu moved closer to Su Ji and lowered her voice to a whisper.

“Senior Brother, are we really going to go with him?”

Su Ji did not turn around. His gaze remained fixed on the dazzling sea of starlight in the distance.

“Having an experienced guide saves us some trouble.”

He knew very well that nine out of ten people who took the initiative to approach them in a place like this were harboring ulterior motives.

Just like Lin Yuan.

But it didn’t matter.

In the face of an overwhelming difference in strength, any scheme was nothing more than a joke.

Nor did Su Ji believe Wang Ping was some once-in-ten-thousand-years prodigy capable of slaughtering opponents above his cultivation level as easily as cutting down chickens and dogs.

Seeing that Su Ji had agreed, Wang Ping’s smile grew even more sincere. He led the two of them toward the shore.

“Fellow Daoists, we need to obtain a passage token first.”

“Without one, we can’t enter this barrier of light.”

“The Boundless Sea is vast, but the area truly drawn by the opportunity is only that small section.”

Su Ji casually pulled the jade token from the Howling Sea Sect out of his robes and waved it in front of Wang Ping.

“Will this do?”

Wang Ping had been about to show off his connections, but the words died in his throat when he saw the jade token.

“Huh?”

He leaned closer and stared at it carefully. The expression on his face shifted from surprise to shock.

“This… is this a special quota jade token from the Howling Sea Sect?!”

“Fellow Daoist, you’ve got quite the connections!”

There was a clear note of awe in Wang Ping’s voice.

“I heard that the entire Chaotic Star Sea has issued fewer than ten of these to outsiders. Every one of them was fought over desperately, and they aren’t something you can obtain with spirit stones alone.”

Su Ji had no interest in explaining how he had obtained it.

Wang Ping was a clever man. When he saw that Su Ji remained silent, he immediately shut his mouth and did not ask another question.

The calculations in his heart were temporarily put aside as well.

Anyone capable of obtaining such a token was far beyond what he could easily scheme against.

All his little tricks vanished without a trace.

“Since Fellow Daoist has a special quota, we don’t need to go through the complicated procedures. We can head straight in!”

Wang Ping’s attitude became exceptionally warm, even carrying a hint of obsequiousness as he took the initiative to lead the way.

“Fellow Daoist, this way, please.”

The three of them arrived at the shore.

A massive barrier of light stood before them like a heavenly chasm, dividing the world in two.

Beyond the barrier lay an ordinary azure sea.

Inside it, however, galaxies flowed and strange, wondrous sights filled the air.

“Fellow Daoists, stay close to me!”

Wang Ping drew a deep breath and stepped through the barrier first. His figure vanished like a stone tossed into water, sending out a circle of ripples.

Su Jiu instinctively grabbed Su Ji’s sleeve, her expression slightly tense.

“Senior Brother…”

“It’s fine.”

Su Ji took her hand. Her skin felt cool to the touch.

“Let’s go.”

The two of them stepped through the barrier together.

Their vision blurred abruptly, as though they had passed through a layer of viscous water.

When their sight cleared again, the surroundings had already changed completely.

They were not standing on the surface of the sea. Instead, they hovered above a transparent platform formed from dazzling starlight. Deep blue water stretched beneath their feet, and schools of glowing fish occasionally swam past like fireflies.

“How is it?” Wang Ping’s voice came from nearby, carrying a hint of smugness. “Your first time here? Isn’t it amazing?”

Su Jiu curiously stamped her foot on the platform. Only after discovering that it was as solid as stone did she relax. Her almond-shaped eyes darted around, taking in the surroundings with fascination.

“Don’t worry!” Wang Ping noticed what she had done and thumped his chest confidently. “This starlight platform is incredibly sturdy. Forget people—even a sea beast at the Deity Transformation Stage couldn’t leave so much as a crack if it crashed into it!”

Su Ji swept his gaze around.

The spiritual energy here was several times denser than outside, and it was mixed with a strange force of the stars.

There was no daylight in the sky. It had been replaced by countless glittering stars, creating a scene both magnificent and mysterious.

“Fellow Daoists, we need to hurry,” Wang Ping said, pointing into the distance. “The Star-Sea Wonder will only last for a few days before this space closes. Anyone who hasn’t left by then…”

He paused.

“Will have to stay here and wait for the next cycle ten years from now…”

Wang Ping was clearly extremely familiar with this place. He led the way with practiced ease, while Su Ji and Su Jiu followed unhurriedly behind him.

The three of them walked along the winding starlight platform toward the depths of the sea.

After roughly the time it took to burn an incense stick, Wang Ping suddenly stopped and lowered his body.

“Fellow Daoists, be careful.”

He pointed toward the surface of the sea not far ahead.

Su Ji followed his indication and saw a huge shadow slowly swimming beneath the water.

The shadow was more than thirty feet long. Its entire body was covered in dark scales that gleamed with a metallic sheen beneath the starlight, and it radiated a savage aura.

“It’s a Star Shark.” Wang Ping lowered his voice, his expression solemn. “Although this thing isn’t very intelligent, its strength is comparable to that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. Its hide is thick and its flesh tough, making it extremely troublesome. We’d better go around it.”

Su Ji’s eyes settled on the Star Shark.

“Can this sea beast be sold for spirit stones?”

“Of course. Definitely.” Wang Ping nodded. “But it isn’t worth taking the risk. Killing it would cause too much commotion. If it attracts even more powerful sea beasts, the three of us will be finished.”

Su Ji nodded. There was no need for him to show off his abilities at a time like this.

“Then we’ll do as you suggest and go around.”

The three of them carefully skirted the edge of the platform, avoiding the Star Shark’s patrol range.

After walking for a while longer, Wang Ping’s eyes suddenly lit up. He quickened his pace, crouched down, and began searching through a gap in the starlight platform.

“Found it!”

His face filled with unconcealed delight. Carefully, he pulled a spirit herb from beneath the platform. The entire plant radiated a silvery glow.

“Fellow Daoists, take a look!” He held the herb up before them like a prized treasure. “This is Stargrass. Although it can’t be considered some peerless treasure, it could still fetch several hundred high-grade spirit stones in the markets outside!”

“There are things like this here?”

“I remember that Stargrass doesn’t like water.”

“That’s true!” Wang Ping said with a pleased grin. “But this Star-Sea Wonder is filled with treasures. As long as your eyes are sharp enough and your luck is good enough, you can make a fortune just by picking things up at random. We could live carefree lives for years with what we find here!”

He carefully put away the Stargrass, his enthusiasm growing even stronger.

“Let’s keep going!”

During the journey that followed, Wang Ping’s luck seemed to have truly exploded.

He found several more spirit herbs of varying ages and even discovered a palm-sized fragment of a star core.

His mood improved steadily, and he became increasingly talkative.

“Fellow Daoists, see that? Our luck today is absolutely incredible!”

“At this rate, we’ll make at least tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones from this trip!”

Su Jiu was infected by the atmosphere as well, her small face glowing with excitement.

She thought the underwater secret realm was quite beautiful.

After being tense throughout the journey, it was rare for her to have a chance to relax and spend some leisurely time with Su Ji.

Only Su Ji remained strangely calm from beginning to end.

His divine sense spread out like an invisible net, continuously covering the surrounding waters.

Suddenly,

his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

“Wait.”

Wang Ping, who had been speaking animatedly, immediately stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him.

“What is it, Fellow Daoist Su?”

Su Ji did not answer.

He raised his head, his gaze fixed on the seemingly tranquil stretch of sea to the right ahead.

Without warning, the seawater there began to ripple faintly.

Then—

“Whoosh!”

A column of water surged into the sky like a flood dragon rising from the sea!

Boom!

The column exploded in midair, transforming into a vast mist of sparkling droplets.

And within that spreading veil of water vapor…