I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 736: Introduction to Various Forces in the East Sea

"Watch the road!"

Lu Zheng reprimanded Yue Honghai, "Next time we encounter such a thing, I'll throw you down as an extra meal for them!"

Yue Honghai hung his head in shame, after all, it was indeed his fault, having been preoccupied with bragging to He Dingshan and forgetting to watch the road.

After all, the East Sea is so vast, who could have thought Lu Zheng would happen to stumble upon the vicinity of Shuangjiao Island?

So, Yue Honghai perked up, not only guiding everyone but also introducing the surrounding areas he was familiar with.

"There's a cave mansion under the sea over there, inhabited by a Mirage Shell with some lineage of a Mirage Dragon. Its cultivation is decent, and it's surrounded its cave with layer upon layer of illusions, making it difficult for an average person to get in."

"Those peaks over there are called Razor Gorge, no formidable demons dwell there. Previously, some sea fish occupied the mountains as kings but were later killed by an old whale with a flip of its fin. Before I left the East Sea, it seemed no one had gone there."

"About three hundred li north sits a large island, which is a small nation home to tens of thousands, under the protection of a nest of eagles on the mountain peak of the island."

"Five hundred li south is the Black Water Plain, where an underwater lake casts a faint black hue on the entire sea area.

Residing in Black Water Plain is a formidable entity, the Black Water Profound Snake with an ancient bloodline. Nobody knows how long it has lived—among the Dragon Race, few wish to provoke this grandaunt."

"Black Water Profound Snake? Profound Ink Mo Jiao?" Lu Zheng recalled Xue Li whom he had seen before, "Are they related?"

"No relation at all."

Yue Honghai dismissively replied, "The Black Water Profound Snake and the Ancient Profound Turtle are both ancient bloodlines with their own heritage, akin to the Ancestral Dragon. Even if they're not as powerful as the Ancestral Dragon, they are legendary Great Demons from the same era.

Profound Ink Mo Jiao is nothing; it's a few generations down the line of Ancestral Dragon's bloodline with a touch of True Dragon blood. To progress in cultivation, it still has to come to the East Sea for Divine Dragon Grass."

Lu Zheng corrected, "That's because they cultivate the heritage cultivation technique, which seems to require specific bloodlines."

Yue Honghai replied, "The problem is that cultivating other techniques yields less speed and power compared to their heritage cultivation technique."

Lu Zheng listened, nodding yet shaking his head.

With the power of Profound Ink Mo Jiao, obtaining some decent cultivation techniques should be feasible.

These techniques, at the start of cultivation, certainly cannot compare with heritage techniques.

However, by mid to late stages, if the heritage technique requires bloodlines, one must seek Divine Dragon Grass, while those techniques don't require it.

But the current issue is... can't Profound Ink Mo Jiao obtain Divine Dragon Grass!

Since it can obtain Divine Dragon Grass, cultivating its own heritage cultivation technique is both fast and stable; why seek out and practice other techniques from outside that are less advantageous?

"I can understand that." Lu Zheng nodded.

But ultimately, this matter is constrained by others; they would either need a genius to modify the heritage technique or a strong hand to make some clansmen switch cultivation techniques. Otherwise, once the Divine Dragon Grass is cut off, the consequences would be dire.

But seeing Yue Honghai's dismissive look, Lu Zheng curiously added, "So how's your heritage cultivation technique?"

Yue Honghai, "..."

The air suddenly went quiet.

Yue Honghai blinked and pointed to an area shrouded in mist to the east, naturally changing the topic.

"There is an archipelago in that sea area; there are no countries on the islands, only self-governing villages and towns, and no Great Demons reside there, only a few Daoist Temples, some Buddhist Temples, and some Loose Cultivators."

"Daoist and Buddhist Sects?"

"They're not major sects, and the most powerful masters inside are about as strong as me."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Are there many Daoist Temples and Buddhist Temples on the East Sea?"

Yue Honghai replied, "Not many, basically only on the largest islands near the Central Plains. The most famous Buddhist Sect is called Bodhi Zen Temple, and the most famous Daoist Sect is called Biqing Temple, but I've never interacted with them, just heard the names."

Lu Zheng nodded, just hearing the names, he could speculate a bit.

Bodhi Zen Temple is likely of the Mahayana Buddhism lineage, focused on Refining Spirit and Refining Techniques.

Biqing Temple, from the name, is of the Shangqing Lineage; Lu Zheng was quite familiar with it.

Hearing Lu Zheng inquire about these, Yue Honghai couldn't help but ask, "Young master, are you planning to visit the mountains? If so, we need to change our direction."

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "No, I was just casually asking."

Yet, as he spoke, he still changed his direction.

"Hey, wait, that's not the direction. To go to Biqing Temple, we should turn a bit north; heading south leads to Bodhi Zen Temple," Yue Honghai hurriedly reminded from the side.

"Besides going to Bodhi Zen Temple, aren't there any other places here?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Of course there are," Yue Honghai said, "We're still far from the Central Plains, and I know of several known places here.

For example, if you head a bit further south, you'll reach a Clam Spirit's territory. That woman is quite a demon, with many Great Demons as her guests."

Yue Honghai looked at Lu Zheng, "With your looks and strength, young master, you're certainly qualified."

"Cough, cough!"

Lu Zheng almost choked on his own saliva and decisively stopped turning, urgently veering southwest.

"That's the Ghost Sea," Yue Honghai's face darkened, frowning for the first time, "In that sea area, it's teeming with Sea Demon Ghosts, countless and endless. Fortunately, they seem unable to leave the Ghost Sea, or there would be great trouble."

"Netherworld of the Mortal World?" Shen Ying asked.

Yue Honghai nodded, "That's about right."

"That's not a good place at all."

Though the primary danger of the Ghost Sea lies under the sea, its skies aren't safe either. After all, for Great Powers, going out to sea for fresh air is very possible.

So Lu Zheng decisively adjusted the direction again, continuing to detour, "This time it's good; remember to alert me if there's danger ahead."

Lu Zheng thought the dangers of the East Sea were only below sea level, not expecting that flying in the sky could also lead to peril.

Yue Honghai nodded repeatedly, not daring to step into the Ghost Sea's range.

"There's nothing dangerous ahead anymore. Though there are famed Great Demons, they don't even notice passing ships, so we can fly freely."

Lu Zheng nodded, "That's good."

"Oh right, I haven't asked you yet. You were just heading in the right direction, and if you keep going, you'd reach the Central Plains. Even if you turned towards Biqing Temple, you should've headed north. So why did you suddenly change course south?" Yue Honghai asked.

"Because..."

Lu Zheng blinked, meaningfully saying, "Because I just felt someone following us. I wanted to test if it's someone who just happens to be going our way or if we are their target."

"Someone's following us?"

Yue Honghai was stunned, and Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan's faces also changed.

Lu Zheng nodded, "It's a master!"