"It's an Upper Demon — [Son of Da Gun]!"

Jiang Yuansheng watched as the fishing boat was easily dragged into the sea, with no fishermen surviving, and his voice became heavy.

An Upper Demon, comparable to a Great Cultivator above the seventh realm!

Not to mention, in the ocean, it's the home ground of [Son of Da Gun]!

It would probably take a 'Divine Transformation Realm' cultivator to fight with [Son of Da Gun].

And he was merely at the fifth realm, just having shed his mortal body, while the cultivation of his junior sister was even more pitiful!

Clang!

Just as they were in shock, the black sea vessel they were on also shook violently, as if someone had given it a fierce whip in the sea.

Crash!

The previously calm sea suddenly erupted into a storm, engulfing the vessel, spinning it continuously like a windmill toyed with by a giant.

If not for the extraordinary material of this bone ship, it would have likely fallen apart, with all the cultivators onboard perishing in the sea.

"Quick, send a signal, use the highest-grade magic incense!"

Jiang Yuansheng steadied himself and roared.

"It's already been used, but even if a Great Saint comes to aid, it might still take thirty minutes..." another junior brother replied forlornly.

In thirty minutes, they could die dozens of times.

Crash!

At this time, tentacles broke through the seawater, appearing like a forest made from meat columns.

[Son of Da Gun]'s half head emerged from the surface, resembling an ugly giant octopus, its stinking mouth filled with dense, barbed teeth, layer upon layer, extending endlessly inward, like leading to some Hell...

At this moment, this Hell targeted the cultivators on the sea vessel.

"Woooo... Master, save me!"

The junior sister clung to the mast, already drenched in seawater, unable to distinguish between sea water and tears.

'Even if the master personally came, he might not be able to handle this [Son of Da Gun]!'

Jiang Yuansheng thought bitterly, casting several black talismans at [Son of Da Gun], which didn't even spark a bit, leading him to despair.

"What a giant octopus, it should be good for barbecue!"

Just then, a whistling sound came from the horizon.

A figure rode the wind and shot out five fireballs with a flick of the hand.

Blaze! Blaze!

These five fireballs grew against the wind and directly plunged into the ocean.

"Senior... using fire element techniques in the deep sea is rather..."

The ecstasy on Jiang Yuansheng's face froze.

But in the next moment, boom!

A muffled explosion came from the seabed, followed by a mass of evaporating foam.

The tentacles of [Son of Da Gun] all broke off, falling into the sea of fire.

"This senior's Taoist art has refined the fire element technique to a state where it burns upon encountering water?" Jiang Yuansheng was shocked.

Even his Divine Transformation Realm master might not achieve this!

Just as this thought formed, he saw a male and female cultivator descend onto the deck.

"Thank you, senior, for rescuing us. The life of [Son of Da Gun] is extremely tenacious. Once dead, its blood can pollute a hundred-mile radius of the sea..."

Jiang Yuansheng quickly bowed, "Please be extra careful, senior..."

"It's okay!"

Zhong Shenxiu looked up.

The previously clear sky suddenly became dark.

A bright moon slowly rose from the sea horizon.

"The bright moon rises above the sea, sharing this moment from afar!"

Zhong Shenxiu laughed loudly, and in the void, strands like hair reached into the sea.

Soon, each tentacle, each drop of blood, even scattered flesh, was captured into the air, merging to form a huge ball of meat.

Almost like a blood-red full moon in the sky.

Then, Zhong Shenxiu opened his mouth to inhale, and this blood moon grew smaller and finally disappeared into his mouth.

"Octopus ball?"

Zhong Shenxiu nodded, "The taste is acceptable..."

He snapped his fingers, and the previous darkness and moonlight disappeared, returning to a bright and clear day.

"This... to change the heavens and earth in a single thought, it's a Daoist Great Saint!"

Jiang Yuansheng hurriedly bowed, "Greetings to the Great Saint!"

Earlier, he received a flying sword letter, knowing a Great Saint would soon arrive in the East Sea.

But he didn't expect that this Great Saint would save him!

"Are the demons and monsters in this coastal East Sea so many?"

Zhong Shenxiu casually asked.

Although this [Son of Da Gun] was just a delivery meal in his eyes, for ordinary cultivators, it was a disaster.

Especially in this ocean environment, without reaching the seventh or eighth realm, even escaping was difficult.

If patrolling cultivators faced such dangers all the time, they were overly dedicated.

"The Great Saint is unaware, similar Upper Demons like [Son of Da Gun] are rare even in the entire East Sea. Once appearing near the coast, they're immediately reported and cleared by the Great Saint. Our routine patrols mostly intercept some Merfolk demons..."

Jiang Yuansheng also took a long breath.

Facing such Great Evil Demons, many patrolling teams' cultivators were just sending themselves to death.

At most... they used their lives to mark the area for subsequent Daoist Great Saints to slay demons and avenge them.

"I see..."

Zhong Shenxiu gazed at the calm sea and the scattered fragments of fishing boats, silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "What a pity for these fishermen..."

Though close to the shore is safe, the harvest is scant. In reality, many fishermen still ventured into the deep sea regardless of life and death.

And [Da Gun] and other Great Evil Demons, in fact, didn't pay much heed to this.

Just as a Daoist Great Saint wouldn't care for a few trespassing Merfolk, to [Da Gun] and similar beings, these fishermen were almost like dust, unless recklessly gathering too many or having high-level cultivators, they'd mostly go unnoticed.

In fact, some offshore sailors and ship owners might be [Da Gun]'s believers!

Of course, if they encountered [Da Gun] and other sea monsters on the move, the waves they caused couldn't be blamed for casualties.

These Great Evil Demons wouldn't care if the victims were their believers.

To them, everyone was the same.

"Life is hard... Since the first year of Earth Festival, when the court announced the use of precious materials from sea beasts like Moxiang Whale to offset taxes and corvée labor, the number of fishermen venturing out to sea has surged..."

Jiang Yuansheng sighed, "Harsh governance is fiercer than tigers, even fiercer than demons... Of course, some fishermen were secretly called by the sea, viewing it as their ultimate destination. We eliminate such heretics without mercy!"

"Hmm, take me to Chongming Island then."

Zhong Shenxiu waved, seeming thoughtful.

'The court collecting spiritually rich ocean materials... Seems a big figure is cultivating an ocean lineage manual, thus requiring these materials for concocting secret medicines to assist in cultivation?'

The Great Zhou Dynasty encompassed all, even two or three copies of the [Heavenly Mother Scripture] transcript wouldn't overly surprise Zhong Shenxiu.

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