NOVPUBAmidst these turbulent sea barriers, Wang Ba saw a gigantic black octopus.
It was the same one he had seen before.
However, compared to before, the aura of the black octopus has inexplicably diminished quite a bit.
It seemed that attempting to stay steadfast in the sea barrier was not without a toll.
While the bulk of its body remained submerged in the sea barrier, its tentacles stretched straight out, breaking the surface of the water.
Wang Ba raised his head and saw, through the water, shadowy figures of monks and cultivators from the Tupi Continent flying out from the octopus’s tentacles…
At the very moment when he looked up at the surface of the water…
A refreshing voice floated into his ears out of nowhere.
"Amitabha, being able to pass through the sea barrier that has stopped countless others, it seems you truly have profound blessings."
Wang Ba was shocked, and immediately, a silhouette flashed across his mind.
Goosebumps raised all over his body instantly!
Being alerted, he instinctively checked within the sea barrier.
Deep into the barrier, there was a vague figure of a monk. He sits, eyes closed, indifferent and calm, amidst the intense current, which had pierced through his scapula.
No matter how intense the current was, it seemed to turn into a quiet stream and quietly drafter off the moment it reached him.
However, this monk’s initially closed eyes were now quietly opened and he was observing Wang Ba through the murkiness of the water currents, expressionless.
At this moment, even though one was in the sea barrier and the other was outside, they seemed to be inches away, within arm’s reach of each other.
Wang Ba was shocked at heart.
"You…"
"Amitabha, ’Ci Wu’ greets you. We meet by chance, indicating a previous connection. Do you wish to come over for a chat?"
Inside the sea barrier, the monk quietly recited a Buddhist scripture and asked in a leisurely manner.
Wang Ba looked at the countless hostile creatures swimming around him, then glanced again at the paralyzed big black octopus on the surface of the sea barrier and the shadows shooting out from its tentacles. Naturally, he was greatly disinclined.
The monk, as if he had already seen through his reluctance, shook his head slightly. His voice quietly rung beside Wang Ba’s ear:
"I know you are from the Fenglin Continent, but you don’t need to worry. Ci Wu doesn’t enact violence and doesn’t kill. Since you have made it here, you needn’t worry about life and death."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba’s eyes slightly darkened.
He was genuinely perplexed inside.
This monk could remain so calm and composed amidst the sea barrier, his cultivation realm was unfathomable even to Wang Ba.
Such a being, even if he didn’t take action personally and merely gave an order, if one of those monks from above were to descend, Wang Ba would literally have no place to hide his corpse.
However, even though the other knew Wang Ba was from the Fenglin Continent, he still invited him over - this baffled Wang Ba.
Key to all this was the chain on the other party…
After a moment’s deliberation, however, Wang Ba knew he had no choice but to give the other party a reply.
"Okay!"
A smile bloomed across the monk’s face.
Immediately afterward, Wang Ba experienced a whirl of fantastical and chaotic view. When he again looked, a yellow-robed monk sat right in front of him.
It was that monk who called himself Ci Wu.
Wang Ba was startled to discover that within ten steps in all directions around him, not a drop of seawater had penetrated.
In his standing position, it was absolutely as if he was standing on flat ground.
He quickly looked to the side, only to see that Qin Lingxiao and the Hole-digging Otter were not by his side. Looking far away, he noticed that the man and the animal were standing outside of the sea barrier, staring at him anxiously.
Although he was grave at heart, he could only turn his attention back to Ci Wu.
However, he saw surprise and disappointment flash across Ci Wu’s eyes.
Wang Ba felt completely baffled in his heart.
However, when one is dependent on another’s roof for shelter, one must lower one’s head. Wang Ba was rather familiar with this concept, so he performed a slight bow:
"May I ask what you wish, senior?"
Ci Wu slowly shook his head: "It seems I was mistaken. It’s nothing, you may leave."
Wang Ba was even more confused.
He hesitated for a moment, gave a slight bow to the other party and turned to leave.
However, at this very moment, his spiritual sense intensely oscillated!
His spiritual presence instinctively activated, and in the blink of an eye, he realized that a palm-sized Vajra Fist seal was coming towards him from behind!
"There really is a problem!"
In a flash, the golden giant ape that had been prepared for a long time leapt from his waist, grew against the wind, bent its four arms, and blocked that Vajra Fist seal in an instant!
Surprisingly though, the Vajra Fist seal turned into a golden Buddhist light and dissipated the moment it touched the Wu Monkey King.
"What…"
Wang Ba turned around in shock.
He saw monk Ci Wu smiling from the corner of his mouth, looking at the stunned Wu Monkey King. He said cheerfully:
"So it’s here."
He immediately withdrew his hand that had formed the Vajra Fist seal, displayed a single-handed prayer gesture towards Wang Ba, and apologized:
"Amitabha, I apologize for any offense caused."
Wang Ba was perplexed by this sequence of events.
But seeing that the other party had no ill intent, he quickly reciprocated with a bow, then asked with a puzzlement:
"Senior, may I ask why?"
Ci Wu smiled and did not answer immediately, instead, he initiated another question:
"May I ask what you know about the current situation in the Little Cang World?"
"Little Cang World?"
Wang Ba frowned slightly, then shook his head: "As a young and low-level cultivator, I have been focusing primarily on my cultivation and am not too familiar with the current situation."
Ci Wu broke into a smile:
"Do you know about the great flood?"
Wang Ba thought for a moment, then responded:
"I am of course aware of that event. However, I do not know much beyond that."
