After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 74 Underwater World

Lin Ji stared coldly at the barrier. After confirming that he had destroyed the formation inside, he searched around with his divine sense but found no trace of living people inside.

He immediately frowned. "Nobody here?"

Cang Yan hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and check!"

Immediately, the man casually tossed aside the two people in his hands, transformed into black mist, and quickly flew into the barrier. After carefully searching and confirming that there was no one and no threat, he then transmitted his voice.

"Young Master, there are no problems below."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Ji neatly put away the demonic sword and his spiritual power, then picked up Su Luo and urged the Wind Chariot to enter the barrier, slowly landing on a flat piece of ground.

Cang Yan strode over, bowed to Lin Ji, and said, "Young Master, there is no sign of life here, but I have found the culprit that caused them to fall unconscious."

"Oh?"

Lin Ji looked in the direction he was pointing and immediately saw an ancient compass lying on a stone platform not far away. There were two deep cracks on the compass, and spiritual energy was constantly pouring out from it.

Cang Yan continued, "Young Master, this compass can be used to set up a no-fly barrier. It must have been placed here by a high-level array master to prevent outsiders from getting close. There is still a trace of Nascent Soul stage pressure on it. Anyone below the Golden Core stage who is attacked by this pressure will instantly faint."

This compass was not only powerful but also appeared to be ancient; if it were taken out, it would be a treasure that would drive all array masters mad. Unfortunately, it hindered the young master, and thus it was destroyed by the demonic sword.

"I see."

Lin Ji instantly understood the cause and effect. He glanced coldly at the compass, then looked away uninterestedly and turned back to stare at Su Luo in his arms.

When he noticed that Su Luo's hair was disheveled, he couldn't help but reach out his slender fingers and gently stroke the girl's temples, then tuck a few stray strands of hair behind her ears.

Cang Yan looked at the two people nestled together in front of him, his gaze deepening.

Noticing Cang Yan's gaze, Lin Ji withdrew his hand, looked up at him intently, his dark eyes calm yet exuding a chilling coldness.

"you can go now."

An ordinary person might have condemned Lin Ji for being cold-blooded and heartless, using people and then discarding them. But Cang Yan didn't feel disappointed by Lin Ji's cold-bloodedness; on the contrary, he felt it was only natural.

The Demon Realm has always revered the strong! With Lin Ji's current cultivation level and his bloodline, no matter how tyrannical, bloodthirsty, and terrifying he may be, the demons are still willing to follow him!

Cang Yan placed his right hand on his chest, bowed his head, and said, "Yes! I will leave now. Young Master, if there is anything else I need you to do, please feel free to give me your orders."

After saying that, Cang Yan glanced at the still unconscious Su Luo out of the corner of his eye without making a sound, and before Lin Ji could notice, he transformed into black mist and disappeared again.

Lin Ji looked up at the night sky above, then turned his gaze to the rippling sea on both sides. Confirming that the sea was blocked by the water wall and would not close up for the time being, he bent down and gently placed Su Luo on the Wind-Riding Boat.

Then he lay down beside Su Luo, gazing intently at her with deep eyes.

Lin Ji only pretended to faint when Su Luo's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Well... I feel dizzy..."

When Su Luo woke up, she felt dizzy and her ears were ringing. She subconsciously rubbed her temples and used her other hand to support herself as she sat up.

When she looked around, she was completely dumbfounded.

"Huh? What is this?"

The vast, turbulent sea was split in two, as if cleaved by some divine weapon, leaving behind this clearing. Under the moonlight, the sea rippled, but it seemed as if a transparent membrane blocked the water from both sides, preventing any leakage. Su Luo could even see various marine creatures swimming within it!

Su Luo thought she was seeing things, blinked, then blinked again, "Huh? What happened?"

She only remembered that they first flew to the airspace above the no-fly zone, and then on the way to rescue Chu Wenqing and the others, they were suddenly attacked by a powerful pressure and fainted. She never expected to see this strange scene when she woke up!

This is truly a fantasy world of cultivation; it has all sorts of strange sights! And it's actually quite beautiful, kind of like being in an aquarium…

While Su Luo was still in a daze, Chu Wenqing and Feng Xiyue also woke up. They cried out "Ouch, ouch!" and then struggled to get up, their backs aching.

"Ouch~ My whole body aches! It feels like I've been beaten up!"

"Me too, my butt hurts the most..."

Lin Ji felt the time was right, so he opened his eyes and sat up. "Hmm, where am I?"

Chu Wenqing and Feng Xiyue then looked around and exclaimed in surprise, just like Su Luo: "Where is this?!"

"Holy crap, I've stumbled into the underwater world?!"

Chu Wenqing no longer felt aches and pains in his back. He jumped up excitedly, then went to the water wall and peeked inside. Finally, he couldn't resist touching it.

When he felt his hands could slide through the water walls and into the seawater, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim in admiration.

"This is amazing! I can actually touch this water! I can walk through this water wall, but the water can't get through!"

Getting carried away with the game, he even reached out to grab a swimming fish. "Hey! Don't run away, I almost caught it!"

Feng Xiyue was also amazed by the scene, and following Chu Wenqing's example, she reached out and passed through the water wall, exclaiming, "How amazing..."

Su Luo walked to the other side of the water wall, reached out and touched it to confirm that it was real seawater. She turned to look at Lin Ji and asked in confusion, "How did we get here?"

Lin Ji shook his head: "I'm not quite sure either. But..."

He paused, then gave a rather vague explanation: "Perhaps it was because something suddenly went wrong with the barrier in the sea that we weren't swept away by the whirlpool, but instead fell straight down."

"Hmm...you're right about some things."

Su Luo lowered her eyes in thought, and inadvertently looked up to see the boy's pale face. She suddenly remembered how Lin Ji had protected her before she fainted, and she immediately became anxious.

"By the way! Lin Ji, are you injured on your back?"

Lin Ji was taken aback, but quickly realized what Su Luo was worried about, and shook his head with a watery look in his eyes.

"It's okay, I'm not hurt."

Su Luo didn't believe it. She stepped forward and reached out to lift Lin Ji's clothes. "I don't believe you. Let me see your back."

At that time, Lin Ji was only concerned with protecting himself, and his back kept bumping against the edge of the wind-blown boat, so he must have bruises!

Lin Ji was taken aback by Su Luo's boldness and instinctively took a step back. He then clutched his clothes tightly and shook his head at Su Luo.

"No, no need! I'm really fine! There's no need to lift my clothes to check!"

His body was covered in pitted scars, which were too unsightly for Su Luo to see!

As she spoke, Lin Ji bit her lip, lowered her pretty, flushed face, and looked like a virtuous woman being harassed by some bully, revealing a pitiful expression, "Don't be like this, Su Luo, I'm scared..."

Su Luo froze on the spot.

She just wanted to check if he was hurt, so why did it turn out like this?

Just then, Chu Wenqing's cheeky teasing voice came from behind, "Tsk tsk! Su Luo, we're still here, why are you in such a hurry? You can't just take advantage of Lin Ji because he's handsome and easy to bully~"

Feng Xiyue chuckled and quickly covered her mouth.

Su Luo couldn't help but grit her teeth, feeling her fist harden.

Who's in such a hurry?! She just wants to see the injury!

Immediately, Su Luo turned to Chu Wenqing with a "warm" smile, stretched out her right hand, placed it below her neck and made a swiping motion, and said word by word.

"Heh, Chu Wenqing, you just wait..."

"..."

Chu Wenqing's smile vanished instantly.