Chapter 910: Suzhu Reefs (II)
This is where the Qingzhou Reefs and the large island of Qingzhou Island which belonged to Changxiao Gate were located. The island resembled a long and narrow boat with multiple peaks and a myriad of scattered reefs around it. Cultivators passed to and fro, spirit boats rose and fell upon the waves, and various demonic beasts swam through the vibrant jade-red waters, creating a lively scene.
Li Ximing watched for a while and noticed a large boat sailing across the sea. It was filled with revelry, and he could hear the faint sounds of silk and bamboo instruments drifting across the water. Several shrimp and crab people stood around in robes, drinking and making merry.
There was no saying in the outer sea that all monsters had to be killed. In fact, the three seas were essentially the domain of the demonic creatures, governed by the dragon species. The demonic creatures on the boat wore robes and bowed with human-like decorum, while the female demons played the pipa and sang. It was no different from humans.
"How curious..." Li Ximing sighed in amazement
Beside him, Li Xijun spoke softly, "Golden Tang Gate’s Golden Sack Island and Profound Peak Gate’s Yuezhou Island lie about two thousand five hundred kilometers south from here. Hengzhu Dao’s Suzhu Reefs is just under five hundred kilometers to the east."
When he heard the name Suzhu Reefs, Li Ximing’s brows furrowed. He seemed to suddenly recall something and became momentarily dazed. Li Qinghong led the group across the sea, her eyes sweeping the densely scattered reefs below. Judging by the scale, the area was far from small.
"Just the islands alone is probably half a commandery in size. If we include the sea surrounding the reefs, it stretches endlessly!"
Li Ximing let out a sigh. He hadn’t been to the Eastern Sea many times and wasn’t familiar with the powers scattered across the waters. Only now did he realize he had underestimated how important the Eastern and Southern Seas were to the Three Sects and Seven Gates.
He glimpsed flashes of dharma light from a battle in the distance and murmured, "It truly is a different scene. We’ve seen many cultivators dueling with dharma arts along the way."
Li Qinghong had spent many years navigating the outer seas and was quite familiar with the situation, so she wasn’t surprised. She said softly, "The inland territories are the domains of the True Monarchs. Each sect’s clansmen live within their commandery, and both spirit veins and spiritual energy are incredibly precious, so they are too fragile for open warfare. Unless matters escalate to a full-blown war of extermination, no one would dare invade a sect stronghold. Most of the conflict between the Three Sects and Seven Gates unfolds here in the outer seas."