The three men and two beasts traveled swiftly through the Sunken Sea, moving far faster than other less-prepared rogue cultivators. Along the way toward the vortex entrance Ding Yi had identified, Luo Chen spotted several Adepts drifting through the black waters atop strange enchanted treasures. Their techniques and items differed, but all of them moved cautiously and far more slowly than their group. 2

At one point, he even noticed a cultivator suddenly come to a halt. His aura was all but non-existent, and it was obvious that his mana had hit rock bottom. Moments later, his body stiffened completely before sinking into the endless darkness below. No one stopped to save him.2

As more cultivators ventured into the Sunken Sea over the years, rumors regarding the way to survive here had naturally spread. Treasures carrying the bloodline of the Black Tortoise were rare, but they could always be found by those willing to search and spend. After all, this bloodline would obviously be found among tortoises, turtles, and softshell turtles; and those beasts themselves were among the most...0