Chapter 263: Island
After giving orders to both Xu Ming and Vanish, Shen Yu teleported his wives along with Stone towards his destination. He had been thinking about it for some time.
In the next moment, all of them appeared above in the sky and all around them was bustling winds and an ocean spanning as far as mortal eyes could see.
They looked down and saw waves as large as mountains rising up and clashing against each other, doing a mutual destruction.
Everyone knew the ocean was a dangerous place because of its water currents and waves. They were powerful enough to even kill Cultivators of higher realms.
Even if they, by miracle, survived the water, harrowing beings awaited them under the water. The ocean was unexplored by humans so Spiritual Creatures of all kinds lived in the deep waters.
Beings having ancient bloodlines often floated above the water surface, scaring everyone who even had thoughts of stepping in the waters.
The most that humans had ever done was explore the edges of the ocean which connected with the land. Otherwise, the ocean remained unknown and filled with dangers.
"Woah! Is this the famous ocean?"
Ying Yue muttered in amazement, as she held Shen Yu's hand for support. Her eyes sparkled as she watched everything happening below with curious eyes.
Lan Ming raised an eyebrow and asked,
"You've never been to the ocean?"
Ying Yue shook her head and replied,
"The most I've seen is a giant lake. I've always wondered how the oceans must have looked like. The lakes are surrounded by land and look so insignificant compared to the land."
Lan Ming understood her words and completed them for her.
"And that very land is surrounded by an unfathomable ocean, filled with nothing but deep waters and the beings it housed. Yes, it's incredible!"
She turned towards Shen Yu and asked in excitement,
"Master, can we have a beach date after all of this is done? I will wear a bikini of your choice."
Shen Yu licked his lips, already imagining that scenario, and asked,
"Where did you even learn about all of that? Oh wait! Never mind!"
He stopped, realizing that they must have remembered it from his memories. He had also watched lots of romance animes and a beach episode was a sure thing in them.
'So, they got the idea from there? Awesome! I should show them more of that stuff!'
Ying Yue looked at her body and mumbled,
"It'll be fun!"
Shen Yu chuckled at hearing her and said,
"Alright, we'll see to that later. First, we should do what we came here for because Stone is really uncomfortable here!"
Beside him, Stone was standing while wishing that he was anywhere but here. He didn't want to watch his master flirt with his wives.
Hearing Shen Yu's words, he hurriedly said,
"M-Master, it's fine!"
Shen Yu waved his hand slightly and said,
"Good! Then, let's focus on our task and the reason we're here. See that Island over there!"
He clicked his fingers, as the four of them moved slightly. Now, they could finally see what Shen Yu came here for or at least had some guesses.
Before them was a giant mass of greenery so huge that they couldn't see its ends even with their powerful Cultivation. It was just too big, giving them the same familiar feeling as when they tried to scan the Hollow Mountains.
However, there was a difference now. They could spread their Spirit Sense to its limit and sense the parts of the land, but if they tried the same with the Hollow Mountains, they would have succumbed to madness.
Lan Ming was the first to speak, as she stared at the land in wonder.
"Is this the Island Sister Xiaojing mentioned?"
Shen Yu nodded.
"Yes. It's also the place I'll be transferring all the Free People so I thought of changing some things here first. I brought you three along to give me suggestions on changing the things here, especially you Stone. You understand geography better than anyone here."
Stone sighed and said,
"I will do my best, Master."
It was Ying Yue who spoke next,
"Master, didn't Sister Xiaojing say there are many dangerous Spiritual Creatures living in the waters and they make travelling hard? Won't they be a problem for people living on the island?"
Shen Yu smiled, as he had considered that thing first. He raised his hand lightly, making others wonder what he was going to do.
Their Spirit Sense caught something so they looked down and found the water parting and bubbling in a large area. Something came out of the water, which surprised them.
It was a giant Spiritual Creature with the size of a small town. It was shaped eerily similar to an octopus but was different as it had a giant flower growing on its head.
Its long, heavy tentacles thrashed around, making tall waves of water around it. It was clearly struggling against an invisible force that was forcing it out of the water.
Shen Yu looked at the kilometers-wide Spiritual Creature in mild surprise and thought,
'I shouldn't be surprised, really. Maybe one day I'll see beasts the size of the universe.'
'He exists?'
'Master, many mythologies do exist but in much different ways. If you want to visit them, I can take you there. We can plan some vacations there.'
'Sure!'
Shen Yu smiled and brought the giant Spiritual Creature above the water, making the water below it rumble as the water tried to fill the enormous gap left behind by the creature.
"Master, its aura is... Terrifying."
Lan Ming frowned and clenched her fist to hide her trembling.
Shen Yu lightly snorted as the pressure from the creature vanished completely. Then, he said,
"It's a Tier 7 Spiritual Creature, close to ascending to Tier 8. Your Spirit Sense probably can't reach down into the ocean; otherwise, you would have seen tons of these. They're quite common in the deep sea."
Everyone was surprised hearing that, but didn't doubt it at all. The creature looked like the end of the world, after all.
Stone had a minor doubt so he asked,
"Master, why don't they attack the Empire then?"