The two female Cultivators were dressed somewhat strangely.
One of them was at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, with an ordinary appearance but a full figure, curvaceous and alluring, exuding a tempting mature charm in her every move.
The other, at the tenth level of Qi Refining, had a sweet appearance, very much like a pure and quiet girl next door, but her figure was flat, she was not tall, and she was very slender.
Both of them had silk scarves wrapped around their heads, their clothes were colorful, and they both wore pleated skirts, revealing a section of their smooth, fair calves.
Yang Che glanced at them, then withdrew his gaze, preparing to fly away on his Magical Artifact.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait."
The slender, sweet-looking woman suddenly spoke.
Her voice was as sweet as her appearance, even soft and moving.
Yang Che remained expressionless, only coldly replying, "I have something else to attend to, farewell."
As he spoke, he had already stepped onto his Sophora japonica Magical Artifact and ascended into mid-air, but unexpectedly, the full-figured mature woman, with a charming smile, blocked Yang Che.
"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"
Yang Che asked warily.
His only thought was to rush to the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea as quickly as possible, so he did not want to cause any trouble.
The woman chuckled. Although her appearance was ordinary, her eyes were captivating and full of an evil allure.
With her chuckle, Yang Che instantly felt as if he had fallen into a boundless flower valley, only feeling bright sunshine all around and exotic flowers blooming everywhere, competing for beauty.
However, very quickly, as the Nine Heart Thunder Flame surged within his body, he immediately regained his clarity.
Yang Che instantly understood that this woman actually knew 'Illusion Arts'.
With a cold sneer inwardly, Yang Che was prepared to leave forcefully this time, but he did not expect the woman to suddenly say, 'pitifully', "Fellow Daoist, we just wanted to ask you for some information, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Yang Che's figure did not stop at all, directly rushing towards the sky.
He was already prepared; if this woman dared to block him again, he would have no choice but to make a move.
Beside him, the slender, sweet-looking woman also spoke, "Fellow Daoist, I heard that the Qing Jian Sect has opened the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea again, and the next opening is said to be fifty years from now. The Sect's Disciples undergoing trials have already flown to the Mist Hidden Sea Region on the 'Qing Yue Divine Boat'. Don't you want to go and see?"
Yang Che's heart stirred upon hearing this; it seemed these two did not know that he was also a Qing Jian Sect Disciple.
After thinking for a moment, he coldly asked, "What exactly do you two want to do?"
"Oh, you really don't understand any romance at all. On this desolate island and wild sea, haven't my sister and I just happened to meet only you? So we wanted to invite Fellow Daoist to go to the Mist Hidden Sea Region together; that way, we can look out for each other on the way, right?"
As the full-figured woman spoke, she moved a little closer to Yang Che, and a charming fragrance immediately wafted over, causing Yang Che's nose to wrinkle slightly.
Yang Che sneered, "Fellow Daoists, the Mist Hidden Sea Region is one of the Forbidden Lands absolutely controlled by the Qing Jian Sect. How can we outsiders enter such an important place?"
"Oh, Fellow Daoist, it seems you are unaware. This time the Mist Hidden Sea opened, the other four immortal Cultivation Sects of our Jiang Country—Lingxia Palace, Taiyan Temple, Beast Controlling Sect, and Wulong Valley—had already jointly approached the Qing Jian Sect, demanding that their respective Sect Disciples also be allowed to enter for trials. Finally, the Qing Jian Sect, with no choice, gave each Sect twenty entry quotas."
"There's such a thing?" Yang Che could not help but be greatly surprised; this news was truly unexpected for him.
Seeing Yang Che's completely unfeigned expression, the two women exchanged a glance, and then the mature woman continued, "Indeed. How can a treasure land like the Mist Hidden Sea Region be exclusively enjoyed by the five major immortal Cultivation Sects? We are all Cultivators; if we go there to try our luck, we might just find a great Opportunity."
Seeing Yang Che alone and with only Qi Refining ninth-level cultivation, the two women naturally excluded him from the five major Sects and treated him as a Loose Cultivator.
After all, when people from the five major immortal Cultivation Sects went to the Mist Hidden Sea Region, it was always with great fanfare and display.
Yang Che's true purpose was to enter the Mist Hidden Sea Inner Sea to seek treasure, so how could he be willing to travel with others?
But he also knew that he absolutely could not let anyone suspect him, so upon hearing the two women's words, he immediately showed very strong interest and hesitated repeatedly before agreeing to accompany them.
However, Yang Che had already decided that once they approached the Mist Hidden Sea Region, he would definitely sneak away quietly.
Along the way, through conversation, Yang Che learned that the full-figured mature woman was named Yao Heng, with a fiery personality, enthusiastic and talkative.
The sweet-looking slender woman was named Lu Yue, and her personality was a bit calmer.
Both were Loose Cultivators, and their friendship was very deep, like sisters.
During their journey, Yao Heng naturally took the lead, and the deeper Yang Che followed the two sisters into the sea, the more surprised he became.
Yao Heng seemed to be extremely familiar with the surrounding Sea Islands, always finding a desolate island to rest on just as their Magical Power was about to be exhausted.
Several days later.
On a pitch-black night.
The three were resting on an island called 'Red Forest Island'.
They gathered around a large bonfire.
Yang Che was diligently roasting a 'mountain pig' he had hunted.
All three were feeling quite heavy-hearted.
As they traveled, the Yao Beasts became more and more numerous, and the pressure on the three to proceed also grew greater.
"Sister Heng, our cultivation is still too weak. If we want to enter the Mist Hidden Sea Region to seek Opportunity, I'm afraid there's no hope."
Lu Yue looked at Yao Heng, seemingly wanting to retreat again.
Yao Heng said nothing.
Yang Che, meanwhile, cut the roasted mountain pig into small pieces, skewered them with pre-prepared bamboo sticks, and handed them one by one to the two women.
The closer they got to the Mist Hidden Sea Region, the more sinister it seemed to become.
Yang Che felt that the mobilization of his Magical Power seemed to become increasingly sluggish and slow, and his hunger pangs became more frequent.
The two women had naturally noticed the abnormality as well.
Lu Yue wanted to return, but Yao Heng kept insisting on something.
After eating the roasted pork, they recovered some of their Physical Body strength and Magical Power.
Yang Che leaned against a rock, still maintaining constant vigilance towards the two women.
Listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the reefs and the mournful sound of the wind blowing through the tall, dense mangrove forest, his heart, on the contrary, felt at peace.
If possible, he would rather find such a desolate and uninhabited island.
Without any disturbance, just basking in the sun, feeling the sea breeze, planting Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant, raising spirit birds, and cultivating the Dao of longevity.
But cultivation, on the contrary, is contradictory; it requires countless vast resources.
And resources are limited, even becoming scarcer.
Over the years, Yang Che had already understood that trying to cultivate the Dao of longevity without competing or fighting was simply impossible.
He turned his head to look; Lu Yue had already fallen asleep on Yao Heng's long legs.
And Yao Heng was gazing at the ink-black deep sky, lost in thought.
Just then, a dull beast roar suddenly sounded not far away, followed by the scent of blood.
Yang Che abruptly stood up, a moonstone appearing in his hand, illuminating the nearby area.
A black ape, several zhang tall, savagely broke through the rocks and trees blocking its way, its terrifying blood-red eyes appearing before them.
"Level One Yao Beast, Blood-Eyed Ape."
Yao Heng directly pulled Lu Yue and immediately shouted, "Run!"
Yang Che's heart sank.
A true Level One Yao Beast is invincible to anyone below the peak of Qi Refining.
And the Yao Beast's Physical Body itself is the best defensive Magical Artifact; a Level One Yao Beast usually requires at least a peak Qi Refining Cultivator to kill.
The few of them took out their flying Magical Artifacts and had just stepped onto them when a bizarre giant python flew down from mid-air, directly lunging to swallow the three of them.
"Level One Yao Beast, Flying Scale Python!"
All three's expressions changed simultaneously.
Facing one Level One Yao Beast, they might still have a chance to escape.
But at this moment, two Level One Yao Beasts suddenly appeared, one in the air and one on land, completely blocking all escape routes for the three.
Almost without warning, Yang Che and the two women were directly plunged into 'despair'.