Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 926 - 66 Cod Bay

The old man spoke with such genuine emotion that, even though Long Long knew he was merely putting on a performance, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of compassion for a moment.

To go to such lengths for his clan, there truly wasn’t anything to criticize.

Long Long had initially planned to scare him a bit more so that, even if the official envoy from the Xuan Gui Clan arrived later to inquire about Beiming Fanyang, the old man, shaken to the core, wouldn’t dare confirm anything even if he sensed something was off.

However, upon witnessing the old man’s vivid performance—tears flowing on cue—clearly seasoned and sly, Long Long realized there was no need for further warnings.

The Xuan Gui Clan exterminated your Dragon Louse Clan; do you think we, the Jiaolong Clan, couldn’t do the same? With the old man’s intelligence, he surely understood that if conflict erupted between the two clans, the Dragon Louse Clan, caught in the middle, would undoubtedly be the first to perish.

Thus, Long Long spoke no more, his tone indifferent as he said:

"Bring me the map of the North Sea. I need to inspect it personally!"

"Right away!" The old man responded with unrestrained joy and quickly returned, presenting a Jade Slip. "Your esteemed envoy, please take a look!"

"As you requested the map of the North Sea, allow me to explain: the North Sea is actually divided into two layers."

"Oh?" Long Long raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

"The North Sea is bitterly cold," the old man explained. "At its extreme north, whenever the frigid winds blow, everything turns to ice."

"Ice a thousand feet thick sinks into the abyss, blocking rivers without question. This layer atop the floating ice comprises one tier."

"The floating ice stretches for miles, but under the ebb and flow of the tides, it inevitably fractures. Beneath the fissures lies warm seawater, creating the lower tier."

"Beneath the sea, over the course of a thousand years, our Dragon Louse Clan has drawn a complete hydrological map, which you may consult via the Jade Slip."

"As for the floating ice above, as I mentioned earlier, its constant fracturing and coagulation leaves its shape ever-changing, making it impossible to map any specific terrain. However, if you wish to send someone to investigate, our clan can dispatch individuals familiar with the area who are skilled in navigation to guide and escort your esteemed party."

"Spare me the trouble." Long Long snorted derisively, speaking without reservation. "If your clan were truly adept at navigation, then why, after all these years, have you still failed to locate the path that leads to Beiming Fanyang?"

Coldly, he grabbed the Jade Slip and marched off without a second glance.

The old man watched Long Long leave, not even daring to exhale loudly.

He had a vague suspicion that Long Long’s refusal to let his clan members assist might stem from doubts about the Dragon Louse Clan secretly colluding with the Jiaolong Clan—but the more such matters are contested, the worse they appear. Left with no option to defend himself, he could only adopt an obedient posture.

After leaving the village, Long Long dispelled the Illusion Technique and found Long Hu waiting outside. He took out the Jade Slip and said:

"I’ve got it. Hu, come take a look. This is the map of the North Sea."

"It’s… so vast!" Long Hu exclaimed in slight awe as her Divine Sense penetrated the slip.

"It’s the map of the entire North Sea, of course it’s large." Long Long remarked with a sigh. "Unfortunately, it lacks the terrain of the floating ice above."

After pondering briefly, he added:

"But thankfully, it does contain the underwater terrain. Even the warm and cold currents are marked clearly."

"That North Sea Codfish Bay, since it’s shielded by ice cliffs on both sides and its water has remained unfrozen year-round, would certainly form a radiating circle of warm currents in its surroundings…"

"A radiating circle of warm currents?" Long Hu asked curiously.

"It works like this." Long Long drew a diagram for her. "The center contains warm waters, and as you move outward, the water temperature decreases circle by circle..."

"Meaning, if we trace the warm currents back to their sources one by one, we should be able to determine the location of North Corner Codfish Bay."

Long Hu, half comprehending, nodded and said:

"Then let’s travel underwater."

And so, the two didn’t linger near the village but moved to the shores of North State and leapt into the sea.

The moment they plunged into the water, an overwhelming chill engulfed them from all directions.

Long Long quickly activated his Bloodline Supernatural Power, unleashing the Dragon Blood within him to expel the cold entirely from his body.

Long Hu, however, was shaking uncontrollably and dizzy as her Dragon Clan bloodline was sealed, rendering her unable to utilize Dragon Clan Magic.

Long Long rushed to embrace her, then bit his own lip and kissed her, transferring his scorching Dragon Blood.

Long Hu gradually regained some consciousness and finally managed to activate her Cold-Avoidance Technique to ward off the icy grip. Tearfully, she applied medicine to Long Long’s injured lips and sobbed:

"I’m so sorry, Long Long. Does it hurt?"

"Why make such a fuss over nothing?" Kunlun Mirror suddenly interrupted from his Sea of Consciousness. "Don’t you have the Colored Glaze Lamp on you?"

"If you activate the Colored Glaze Lamp, you’ll naturally be impervious to all cold. Why harm yourself to save someone else?"

"You wouldn’t understand, Ah Jing," Long Long argued righteously. "In moments of urgency, who has time to think things through?"

Feigning pain, he exaggeratedly gasped and said, trembling:

"It hurts! I need fox kisses to heal me!"

Kunlun Mirror was left speechless.

Long Hu, hearing his shamelessness, realized he was perfectly fine and laughed through her tears while giving him several kisses to humor him.

"Still hurt?"

"It hurts! Kiss me more…"

The two lingered flirtatiously at the seabed for a long time before finally setting off again.

The Jade Slip provided by the Dragon Louse Clan outlined the positions and directions of all major ocean currents, even detailing the migratory fish schools in the area.

Though the underwater environment was dim and difficult to navigate, Long Long relied on his scanning abilities to continuously confirm the surroundings and cross-reference the map on the Jade Slip. This minimized their difficulties.

After six or seven days of searching at over twenty warm current gathering points, they finally discovered a fissure in the floating ice.

Although the fissure seemed small in the depths, upon surfacing, they found it massive, surrounded by dense schools of codfish. The codfish swirled and darted, competing for access to the warmer layers of water above.

Long Long reckoned that this was likely North Corner Codfish Bay, and he promptly led Long Hu to break through the water’s surface.

Above was a V-shaped canyon flanked by towering ice cliffs.

Inside the canyon, shielded from the harsh winds outside and warmed by direct sunlight, the temperature was surprisingly mild.

In addition to the codfish schools in the water, the area was populated by unawakened Demonic Beasts like polar bears, falcons, and seals, all gathered here to hunt codfish.

As Long Long and Long Hu emerged from the water, these beasts instinctively sensed a grave threat and scattered in panic.

"We’ve arrived." Long Long scanned the area again to ensure no cultivators were present, then said to Long Hu, "Let’s wait here for a while and see if Beiming Fanyang makes contact with us."

"Alright," Long Hu responded obediently.

Long Long then performed a technique to carve out a dwelling within the ice cliffs, allowing Long Hu to rest inside.