Master of Strange Dao

Following Feng Buju, they descended all the way down. Upon reaching several thousand feet under the sea, Feng Buju suddenly stopped in his tracks.

His speed abruptly increased, and after scouting around for a moment, he tore off the black blindfold covering his eyes and gestured for Yu Ziqing and King Xiang to come over.

Yu Ziqing felt a pang of unease and said to King Xiang, "Something must have happened."

When the two of them arrived, Feng Buju wore a solemn expression as he pointed to the surrounding seawater. "Something happened. There used to be an underwater mountain here, a landmark for positioning, but now it's suddenly gone."

Everyone channeled their power, enhancing their vision to the utmost, peering into the dark abyss below. Going down several thousand more feet, they found nothing but emptiness, with not even a nearby mountain in sight.

Descending another two to three thousand feet, they faintly saw scattered rubble across the seabed. Judging from the remaining traces, it seemed a mountain had been broken in half.

The fracture was several thousand feet wide and jagged, looking as if some terrifying force had forcibly snapped it.

At the center of the rupture was an enormous hole.

Everyone descended through the hole, where the dust and sand within the seawater had already settled, leaving the surrounding water exceptionally clear.

Yu Ziqing could still see an abundance of runes on the stone walls, with some retaining their power.

Unfortunately, though power remained, they were useless now.

Because the Sealed Items inside the cave were missing.

This was the reason Feng Buju dared to remove the blindfold over his eyes. He had not come to break the seal but needed help to retrieve the Sealed Items.

The group examined the lingering traces and auras inside the cave. Almost all the aura had vanished, washed away by underwater currents.

From the residual markings, it was evident that it probably wasn't done by humans; the traces were more like those left by some demon beast of the sea.

Of course, that didn't exclude the possibility of someone controlling the demon beast.

"Something's happened, the Sealed Items have been taken away, and it happened at least two months ago."

Feng Buju's face was ashen. Originally, the disturbances in the Southern Sea were heading toward a positive direction; he wasn't particularly worried.

His visit was purely out of duty, to mitigate potential risks. He was tasked with finding a new Suppression Land for several Sealed Items of the Southern Sea.

The Sealed Items hadn't changed much before. They were affected by celestial phenomena, but not taking them away wasn't a significant issue.

Logically speaking, You Zhen's right hand, where it was sealed, lay deeper in the Southern Sea, suppressed under a ten thousand foot deep mountain.

Under this double layer of suppression, and in the Southern Sea, it was far more secure than being suppressed within a Grotto Heaven.

Just the depth itself was beyond what ordinary cultivators could reach.

Even with a Water Avoidance Technique to dive ten thousand feet deep into the sea, it was fraught with peril.

Just like the bubble Yang used before, if that bubble were shattered at such depth, the terrifying water pressure released in an instant would be like a Gui Water Divine Thunder exploding on one's body, and even a Seventh Tier Body Cultivator might not withstand it for a second.

Even if they survived the first wave, at such depth, without sufficiently strong Water Avoidance Techniques, death was inevitable.

But now, the Sealed Item was forcibly extracted by someone, breaking apart the mountain and tearing open the suppression to take it out, leaving everyone helpless.

"Can it be tracked?"

"It can't be tracked anymore. At such oceanic depths, coupled with the fact that at least one to two months have passed, there's absolutely no hope," Feng Buju sighed with a face full of helplessness.

King Xiang shook his head with a sullen face, equally at a loss.

Had it been on land, with a gap of one or two months, they might have had hope to track it.

But ten thousand feet underwater? Forget it.

"The sea accepts a hundred rivers, hence its greatness"; it's not just a metaphor but its literal meaning.

This vast, broad, and deep ocean changes daily beyond the reach of any land.

All traces, every aura, would be absorbed by this vast ocean.

Moreover, unlike on land, where searching is primarily horizontal, the sea is three-dimensional.

Without enough traces and aura, the scope is broader, and the difficulty of searching increases, making it impossible to track.

Yu Ziqing pondered for a moment and said, "Wait here."

Yu Ziqing surfaced, breaching the waves, soared into the high sky, and scanned the surroundings. Upon spotting a patch of clouds, he immediately flew over and clasped his hands towards the vast white clouds.

"Qing Ziyu, requesting to see Sister-in-law, I wish to ask for some help."

Moments later, the sparse white clouds gathered moisture, the sky's clouds thickened, turning from white to gray, and a fine drizzle fell.

"Ziyu, you've come. How did you end up here without saying anything in advance? My husband talks about you every day."

"Apologies, Sister-in-law. I'm entangled with affairs, lacking leisure. I came to the Southern Sea to lend a hand."

"Recently, the Southern Sea has become calm. The Feng Family Master intended to inspect the Sealed Items and relocate them. However, one particularly troublesome Sealed Item here is missing."

"That Sealed Item is of great importance, a true devil. Unfortunately, our assumptions suggest the event occurred one or two months ago, making tracking exceedingly difficult."

"This is why I must ask Sister-in-law to come over. I hope to seek her insight on this matter."