This reminded Bai Sha of her first life. Back then, Yin Sha had unexpectedly obtained the 《Raging Waves Art》 and cultivated it, but in the end, because she was only at Early Foundation Establishment, she had died at the hands of Jian Yun, who was at the Mid stage. The reason had simply been that Yin Sha had acquired the 《Raging Waves Art》 too late. Given a little more time, the outcome would have been different.
In this life, Bai Sha had given Yin Sha the technique early, and Yin Sha had already reached Mid Foundation Establishment, not far from her next breakthrough. How many cultivators in the world could actually soar to great heights, yet were held back by various circumstances? Without Bai Sha, who would have imagined that Yin Sha was actually a rare genius?
After the reflection, Bai Sha turned her thoughts to her own situation. Her cultivation at the Qi Condensation stage had reached perfection. The next step was to establish a Dao Foundation and advance to Foundation Establishment—but what should she choose as her Dao Foundation? Everyone had ambitions, and Bai Sha was no exception. If possible, she naturally wanted a Supreme Dao Foundation.
Most importantly, she actually had information on a Supreme Dao Foundation! She recalled what she had seen and heard at the start of her fifth life. “I think I need to make some preparations.”
…
Not long after, Bai Sha arrived at the Seven-Colored Shell.
Compared to before, this place had grown much quieter, with only a scattered few demon cultivators around. The tradable items in the Dream Ruins kept dwindling without replenishment; the Cultivation Shells were halted as well. Naturally, the number of demon cultivators willing to come had dropped sharply.
“Affinities gather, affinities dissolve, affinities must run dry; dreams come, dreams go, dreams turn to naught.” Bai Sha stopped at the edge of the Seven-Colored Shell and summoned her Dream Ruins Panel. She glanced it over and found that, over this period, nearly everything in the Dream Ruins had been bought up. All that remained were items with poor cost-effectiveness. Fortunately, she hadn’t come for those.
After a quick look, Bai Sha entered the chat interface and opened the Chat Section to search for the information she wanted. Sure enough, there were posts about the Sea Spirit Ruins. Her spirits lifted. She studied the details carefully and learned that the Sea Spirit Ruins had once appeared somewhere in the Eastern Sea, but by the time demon cultivators sensed the commotion and rushed to explore, it was already too late—someone had gotten there first. All the opportunities inside had already been taken, and the demon cultivators didn’t even know what had originally been there.
Later, based on clues from the surroundings, the demon cultivators speculated that the opportunities had been seized by a human cultivator named Jiang Tianya.
“Jiang Tianya?” Bai Sha certainly remembered him. At the end of each of her regressions, two human cultivators would chase each other past the spot where she reappeared. The one being hunted was called Duan Chong, and the pursuer was Jiang Tianya! This chase had been witnessed by quite a few demon cultivators in the Eastern Sea—though they naturally wouldn’t reveal their conversations in front of others. Bai Sha only knew the details because she had hidden and overheard.
According to the clues on the chat section, she could even piece together the route of Jiang Tianya’s pursuit of Duan Chong. The chase had lasted two full days! ‘I recall that Duan Chong was even a disciple of the Sea God Sect, and he tried using his sect to threaten Jiang Tianya, who responded that as long as he dealt with Duan Chong, no one would know he’d killed him. But now it seems Jiang Tianya failed to keep that secret.’
As Bai Sha kept reading, she deduced that the location where Duan Chong was finally caught was not far from the Sea Spirit Ruins. She figured that entering the ruins might require some sort of key, which Duan Chong had carried. After Jiang Tianya killed him, the key fell into his hands, and he likely used it to open the Sea Spirit Ruins and seize the opportunities within.
“I’ve learned all I needed to, and I know what to do.” Bai Sha’s thoughts were extremely clear. If the Sea Spirit Ruins truly held a Supreme Dao Foundation, she would claim it. But that would have to wait until the next life.
Withdrawing her thoughts, Bai Sha pondered what she should do in this life. Should she simply end it and move on? ‘No, I have one more wish in this life. I want to see the aftermath of the Heavenly Devil Palace incident.’
She quickly recalled her goal. She had once fled the Eastern Sea, but for various reasons had returned, wanting to witness the sea’s future. However, that would be a long wait—at least a few more months. Should she just keep waiting without being able to advance her cultivation? Theoretically, she could, but with a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment right before her eyes, she was growing a bit impatient.
After some thought, she made up her mind. Looking at the Chat Section on her Dream Ruins Panel, Bai Sha began composing a post. She planned to reveal the Heavenly Devil Palace incident to the public and see what waves it would cause in the Eastern Sea. Matters like the Eastern Sea being sealed and about to be refined were known only to those who had been silenced; those who remained were unaware. Bai Sha was curious to see what would happen once the news got out.
Though there weren’t many demon cultivators left at the Seven-Colored Shell, the Chat Section was the one feature that still worked, and those here were the ones who could first learn the information and spread it.
She wrote: 《Do You Know the Eastern Sea Has Been Sealed by the Heavenly Devil Palace, and the Entire Sea Will Be Refined into the Ten Thousand Demon Sea Map?》
After leaving a shocking headline, Bai Sha went into depth in the post, describing everything she knew about the matter without reservation. Even so, the news was so fantastical that the demon cultivators reading might find it hard to believe—but as long as the message spread, that was enough.
Soon, Bai Sha finished editing the post and sent it. “That should do it, right?”
After posting, she refreshed the Chat Section and saw that her post hadn’t sunk; instead, reply after reply was appearing. A smile spread across her face. She replied to the first few comments, affirming the contents of her post, and after about twenty-some replies, she stopped. “I’ll come back tomorrow to see the effect.”
Calculating the time, she figured Yin Sha would wake up soon and turned to leave the Seven-Colored Shell.
