Suppression of the Immortal Spirit Cauldron

At this moment, the concentration of Black Sea water around Evan Yang—and his internal circulation ability—was nowhere near its former peak. If it had once been a hundredfold, now it was only about tenfold.

"Let's go deeper," Evan thought, deciding to head toward regions with higher concentration.

Soon, Evan's internal circulation gradually shifted from tenfold to twentyfold, then reached thirtyfold, and finally, after hitting a hundredfold again, he stopped and continued floating in the liquid.

Evan had no idea what was happening outside.

Decade after decade passed. Evan spent a full fifty years in the sea, reaching its deepest regions. By now, his strength had advanced to mid Divine Cauldron Realm. Though not fast, among peers it was already extremely rapid growth.

Outside, Phantom Elder had no clue about Evan's progress and simply kept watch.

One day, a group arrived outside—sent by Fiend Palace to search for Phantom Elder and Evan Yang.

Most loose cultivators across the Fiend Realm had been lured by Fiend Palace's bounty, overturning nearly every hidden spot—yet still found no trace of them.

When these people spotted the Sky-Covering Flying Disk pressed down here, they immediately realized it was no ordinary artifact, and soon, it drew a crowd.

Even Fiend Palace operatives showed up. As for Phantom Elder, knowing he’d been discovered, he chose not to appear and hid in the shadows, watching for changes. Evan, meanwhile, was completely unaware—he just kept cultivating with eyes closed.

Tracking Hall's Elder Liu and Gavin Zhao arrived with a group, ranging from Third- to Fifth-Rank generals, some of whom were hidden experts.

The loose cultivators were immediately driven out, forced to watch from afar. Even those bold enough to argue with Fiend Palace were quickly killed by Third-Rank generals.

Apart from Fiend Palace, on Corpse-Refiner Mountain the Corpse-Refiner ordered the Nether Patriarch, "Go. Make sure you capture him."

The Nether Patriarch had already absorbed many living and dead, his eyes hollow—essentially a living corpse—following only the Corpse-Refiner's orders.

As for the colossal Sky-Covering Flying Disk covering the area, Fiend Palace members were unsure if Phantom Elder and Evan were inside.

But Elder Liu, seeing the familiar Sky-Covering Flying Disk, knew it was related to Phantom Elder—he had seen it before.

"Elder Liu, what now?" Gavin Zhao had already sent people to encircle the area. The disk was so vast that when Evan first arrived, he saw only an endless sea.

"Phantom Elder should be inside," Elder Liu said, frowning.

"How can you tell?" Gavin Zhao, unable to find Phantom Elder, asked curiously.

"It's just a guess. That artifact is his treasure—the Sky-Covering Flying Disk," Elder Liu replied.