Chapter 171: Half A Month On The Fishing Boat
Five Seas Realm Martial Cultivator’s cultivated Sixth Tier Qi has a purity of Magic Energy that can be compared to a Martial Cultivator who has just entered the Dao Seed Realm.
The Ghost Flag is wide and large, with a cold material.
After Jiang Ning’s Sixth Tier Qi was struck into it, it fluttered in the wind on the Sea Surface, making hunting sounds, with the strange patterns on it wriggling like a Netherworld map with flowing line patterns.
“Hua—”
Nether Mist surged out like dozens of torrents, pitch black and chilling, surrounding her in flight, then quickly spreading throughout the entire Sea Area.
Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth exchanged a glance, both sensing that Jiang Ning’s aura at this moment was very unusual, the flag in her hand did not seem like a thing of the Mortal World, and even Yu Xianzi seemed to have transformed into the Ghost Mother.
With Qi Jin there, they had no fear.
Even Peak Jiang Ning might not necessarily be her opponent.
“Shua! Shua!”
The two rushed out, their bodies enveloped by Golden Tiger light shadow and Buddha body light shadow, each striking out extraordinary Battle Techniques.
Golden Tiger Claw tore through the Nether Mist, finding Jiang Ning’s true body location.
The five-zhang-high Buddha body light shadow pointed out a finger, the finger like a Golden Pillar, as if burning. In the Buddha body light shadow, Dharma Truth’s body was like Golden Cast, leaping from the Sea Surface, parallel to the finger like a Golden Pillar.
“Boom!”
A ten-zhang-high Ghost General, with unparalleled domineering aura, walked out from the Nether Mist, the armor on its body and the War Halberd in its hand nearly completely materialized, with a strong metallic texture.
Its head was like a sheep’s head, with bright and spirited eyes.
In its abdominal cavity, a mass of green fire cloud was burning.
Just taking one step forward, the shock force it created made ripples like waves on the Battle Technique Intent light shadows of Dharma Truth and Nirvana Truth.
The five-zhang-long Golden Tiger and the five-zhang-high Buddha body light shadow were already very huge, filled with destructive energy fluctuations, but standing in front of the Nether Mist Ghost General, they immediately lost all momentum.
The Ghost General struck out a punch, tearing through the Battle Technique Intents of Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth like bursting two golden bubbles, the Fist Energy accompanied by green Flame falling on their bodies.
“Pu!”
Dharma Truth’s arm broke and tore apart, flesh and blood and Bone flying out.
With the Nine Chants Zen Beads and the Magic Tool monk robe on his body protecting him, his Physical Body was preserved, his body flying out headfirst feet-last along the Sea Surface.
“It’s Du Ling Cold Fire… It has Du Ling Cold Fire inside its body…”
Nirvana Truth was struck by the green Flame in the punch wind, her body igniting, many Flame holes appearing, flying backwards and falling into the sea like Dharma Truth, letting out an extremely miserable scream from her mouth.
This punch of the Nether Mist Ghost General stirred up giant waves over two meters high, spreading to in front of Qi Jin.
In the instant the small boat under her feet was pushed to the wave crest, Qi Jin’s figure shot up like an arrow rising to the sky, leaping straight up, appearing at a place ten zhang high from the water surface, level with the eyes of the Nether Mist Ghost General.
Jiang Ning was secretly shocked by the terrifying might of the Ghost Flag, her confidence and foundation turning into infinite Battle Intent, swiftly advancing forward.
The Nether Mist Ghost General charged big steps in front of her, the over ten-zhang-long War Halberd in its hand, the shaft like a sea-stabilizing divine pillar, the halberd blade larger than a heavenly blade, when swung out, like a Heavy Artifact of a million jin striking, full of oppressive force.
Qi Jin’s eyes were steady, not intimidated by the Nether Mist Ghost General’s momentum, her hands forming seals, Magic Energy and large patches of bright Sparks flying out, filling the surrounding Heaven and Earth.
“Eternal Divine Moon Mirror!”
Her variant Battle Technique Intent manifested, like a crimson divine moon rising over the sea, five zhang in diameter, with incomparably bright radiance.
But this was not a divine moon, but a mirror, capable of reflecting the attack methods of the opposing Nether Mist War General.
Li Weiyi was very shocked, two moons on the Sea Surface, one in the Sky Dome, one in the water. This Lord Qi’s strength was formidable, absolutely a Successor Level figure.
“Hua… pa…”
Qi Jin’s Battle Technique Intent was shattered by the huge War Halberd, emitting a crisp sound like a mirror cracking.
The Divine Moon Mirror Battle Technique Intent could replicate the opponent’s Battle Technique and power, using their own methods against them, but the Nether Mist War General forcibly broke it with Dao Seed Realm power, tearing apart all Magic.
On Qi Jin’s snow-white neck, a trace mark appeared, with Sparks overflowing from inside.
She touched it with her finger, letting out an extremely unwilling grunt, then turned and swiftly fled, stepping on wave tips, leaping lightly like a fairy flying over the sea: “Today’s defeat is due to losing to the tool, wait until I retrieve the Divine Moon Mirror, we fight again!”
Li Weiyi knew that Jiang Ning wanted to fight Qi Jin to the death because of Zhuang Yue, so he transmitted a message: “Zhuang Yue is still alive, don’t go all out, your current state is very weak. Killing her, there’s no need to do it today.”
“I must go seize back Zhuang Yue’s eyes… Tonight’s bloodshed and gore at Bing Zu Marsh, everything arose because of me, I cannot be absent from this battle.”
Jiang Ning landed on the shoulder of the Nether Mist Ghost General, White Feathers surrounding her delicate body in flight, her slender jade finger pinching one of them, flicking it from her fingertip.
The White Feather flew down above Li Weiyi’s head.
“You return to the Shore first, I will find you relying on this White Feather. This flag, I still need to borrow it!”
White wing light shadows unfolded on her back, breaking through the air chasing Qi Jin, when almost at the end of the field of vision, she turned back and looked at that man on the Sea Surface behind.
Li Weiyi plucked the White Feather from his hair, very soft and delicate, not like condensed Magic Energy, like a real down feather.
He let Zou Wu shrink back to kitten size, feeding it a Precious Medicine.
Continuing to run on the sea, its internal Magic Energy was almost exhausted.
Not to mention it, even Li Weiyi’s internal Magic Energy was depleted, all relying on constant breathing and Ten Springs gushing to replenish. Fighting on the sea, whether propelling the boat or stepping on waves to advance, the consumption was extremely huge.
Only those top Masters who cultivated the Sixth Sea Feng Fu and Seventh Sea Zu Tian could support it more easily.
Li Weiyi’s first Sea of Qi was ten squares, second Sea of Qi sixty-three squares, in the same Realm, Sea of Qi size far surpassing Nine Springs Supreme Person and those stunning Successors.
But, as long as they cultivated the Fourth Sea, Sea of Qi capacity instantly grew over ten times.
An ordinary Nine Springs Supreme Person’s Fourth Sea could at least reach one thousand squares at minimum.
The Fifth Sea was even larger.
These were two Main Seas!
Precisely because the gap was so great, each Realm of the Five Seas Realm had strength differing by heaven and earth, it was hard for Nine Springs Supreme Persons to cross realms and reverse attack.
While the Sixth Sea Feng Fu and Seventh Sea Zu Tian were very small in the Spring Gushing Realm, the Magic Energy they could store was almost negligible. But they were two living Inner Worlds, as long as continuously cultivated, they could grow larger and larger, even possibly far surpassing the two Main Seas.
Top Tier Heaven’s Chosen would spend a lot of time cultivating and expanding them, some even willing to stay for several years, to lay the thickest Foundation for the future.
Jiang Ning had the confidence to chase Qi Jin in a weakened state, besides the Ghost Flag, the most important was that she had already cultivated Zu Tian to over ten thousand squares, still having Magic Energy available.
Li Weiyi searched the surrounding Sea Area, did not find the corpses of Dharma Truth and Nirvana Truth. After these two fell into the sea heavily injured, they never surfaced again.
There were too many experts at Bing Zu Marsh, Li Weiyi did not want to stay longer, heading towards the Shore.
Yin Shisan escaped driving the Hundred Character Scripture Magic Tool Jade Boat, as long as entering that area of great melee Battlefield, Yin Nine, Yin Ten and they would naturally come to rescue. Even if Li Weiyi rushed over now, he could not help much.
Returning to the Shore, Li Weiyi did not choose to go to Juze City, sitting down on a nearby seaside mountain islet, taking out the still unconscious Zhuang Yue, preparing to hand her over to Jiang Ning later.
Then, sitting in meditation to recover Qi.
Below the mountain, a night of wave crashing roars!
Dawn rose over the sea, the red sun breaking through the winter morning fog.
Jiang Ning in a suit of Soft Armor returned from the sparkling sea, long hair swaying in the wind, thick bloody smell on her body. Arriving at the top of the shore mountain islet, seeing Zhuang Yue who had lost both eyes sitting beside Li Weiyi, ripples of bright light appeared in her slightly fatigued eyes.
Last night, when Li Weiyi told her Zhuang Yue was still alive, she actually did not quite believe it, thinking it was Li Weiyi’s kind lie.
Jiang Ning walked over: “I failed to do it… Zhuang Yue, I will find you another pair of the brightest and most beautiful eyes under Heaven!”
“Miss… it’s you, really you…”
Hearing Jiang Ning’s voice, Zhuang Yue was overjoyed, immediately standing up, embracing her.
Li Weiyi was still sitting in meditation, but had already opened his eyes.
They whispered for a moment, one in front one behind, one main one servant, walking towards Li Weiyi.
Jiang Ning stood tall and proud, always having an unyielding spirit, taking out the Ghost Flag, handing it over: “I now somewhat understand why you asked me then if I was worth trusting. This Treasure is indeed extraordinary, value immeasurable, even Longevity Realm Giants would probably be very interested.”
Li Weiyi stood up, taking back the Ghost Flag: “You said you would pay, pay up!”
A smile appeared on Jiang Ning’s resolute pretty face, shaking her head: “Not for now.”
“Knew you were drawing a pie.” Li Weiyi said.
“I will definitely pay.”
Jiang Ning gazed at him, pondering for a moment before saying: “Hiding at the Seabed, the enemy’s search area is getting smaller and smaller, once thousands of water ghost Yin Soldiers join, exposure is only a matter of time. To escape, can only split into two routes to leave. Your Senior Disciple Brother Chen Chuan escaping towards that Battlefield is the only way to live, people from Zuo Qiu Gatehouse and Jiu Li Clan will save him. He helped draw away the strong enemy for me, I also had a chance to escape. In that situation, this was the only strategy.”
Chen Chuan was Yin Shisan’s alias in the Imperial Court.
Li Weiyi was surprised, feeling that the arrogance and coldness on Jiang Ning now were very faint, smiling: “You are explaining to me?”
Jiang Ning said: “I want to give you an explanation! I don’t want to lose you this Friend because of some estrangement.”
“Friend…”
Li Weiyi repeated it.
Zhuang Yue was very positive: “My Miss has never regarded any man as a Friend, currently you are the only one.”
“I don’t want to be friends with people from the Imperial Court, we can just talk money!” Li Weiyi said.
Zhuang Yue angrily clenched her fist, face somewhat puffed up.
Jiang Ning’s brows slightly furrowed, then nodded: “Understand! But Li Weiyi, do you know, you are actually a person who says one thing but means another. Zhuang Yue told me, you saved her, also you purchased the Core Lamp Flower, helping her Heal Injuries and regrow skin. Last night, you clearly took huge risk to save me, yet pushed everything onto those seven little guys.”
“Since we met, you have always been like this.”
“Clearly having humanity and righteousness, yet pretending to be profit-driven, why? Being a person with Morality, with humanity, who can stand tall and pity the world, makes you so ashamed?”
“If people under Heaven feel ashamed for being a good person, fearing criticism, fearing unfounded suspicion and mockery, then this world must be sick!”
“I have an Ideal, to heal this Chaotic Times, to heal this twisted human heart, will you join hands with me?”
Her eyes were full of expectant look.
Li Weiyi seriously said: “You invited me three times, enough to show Sincerity, let me tell you a few words of my heart.”
“Standing in your camp, all your pursuits and visions, I can understand. But the general trend under Heaven is irreversible, under the rolling torrent, what are we juniors? Even those Transcendent and Tycoons can only go with the flow.”
“With your talent and background forces, if given a hundred years, perhaps you can resist this general trend a bit. But do you have this time?”
“Under Heaven Twenty-eight Prefectures, does the Imperial Court still control ten Prefectures?”
“The great building is about to collapse, I advise you to withdraw early… forget it, consider it nonsense, your Jiang Family is already bound with Lingxiao Palace, one prospers both prosper one suffers both suffer, no retreat at all.”
“As for saving or killing, good and evil right and wrong, I have my own scale in heart. The difference between me and you is, I know my limits, clearer on what I can do and cannot do.”
Jiang Ning said: “In your eyes, I am just from a high gate great clan, not knowing limits, self-righteous idealist. But the general trend you speak of is actually hanging on one thought of the Great Palace Mistress, if she returns to normal, comes out to take charge again, the entire situation can immediately flip.”
She saw Li Weiyi was a pragmatic person, did not want to hear her grand talk, said: “Accompany me for half a month.”
“…” Li Weiyi said.
Jiang Ning said: “I am badly injured, need to find a place to Heal Injuries, but Zhuang Yue has lost both eyes, cannot even take care of herself, how can she take care of me?”
“Juze City is not safe, must have Barbarian Thieves Tycoon Stationed in the city.”
“You should want to go to Qiu Zhou Prefectural City, to participate in next year’s Lantern Festival Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, right? But at this moment, Zuo Qiu Gatehouse has mobilized the forces of the entire Seven Prefectures of the Southern Territory, fighting from Bing Zu Marsh to the Land with various forces headed by the Far West Ash Region. Going to Qiu Zhou Prefectural City now, the road will be very dangerous, I guess the young generation Masters from Imperial Court, Eastern Territory, Western Territory, Northern Territory will all go to join the fun.”
“With your current Cultivation, rather than adventuring, better accompany me for half a month. After half a month, it should be calm, we go to Qiu Zhou Prefectural City together.”
Zhuang Yue said: “I indeed cannot take good care of Miss, I can pay to hire you, name your price!”
“Are you very rich? You already owe me a large sum.”
Pausing, Li Weiyi said: “No need to pay to accompany, if spread out, not good. Coincidentally, I also need Closed-door Cultivation for a while, then let’s first find a place to hide for half a month!”
Li Weiyi understood in his heart, Jiang Ning wanted to keep him for half a month, perhaps to change his thinking. Or simply did not want him to mix into the Magic Battle between Five Seas Realm top Strong Practitioners, thinking he was too fond of adventure, too nosy, it would be very dangerous going there.
…
Li Weiyi bought a medium-sized fishing house boat, the three settled beside Bing Zu Marsh.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Snow fell all last night.
The next morning, Li Weiyi walked out of the Cabin, to the bow, stretched lazily, breathing a long breath of cold fresh air.
Looking into the distance, the sea was a vast white expanse, snow and fog rendering this world very hazy.
Trees and withered grass by the water were all silver-clad, ground snow half a chi deep.
“Chi hua!”
Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors happily flew out, like flower butterflies, dancing gracefully over the water surface.
In half a month, not only had they fully digested the Thousand Year Elixir, but also eaten another Xihe Flower, body length approaching five inches. Their combat power was incomparably stronger than half a month ago, each able to contend with Five Seas Realm Fifth Realm Martial Cultivators like Yuwen Chao.
Taking another ice-cold attribute Thousand Year Elixir should quickly reach five inches, achieving true Realm metamorphosis.
Behind him, light footsteps sounded.
Jiang Ning in plain fisherwoman-like clothes walked out, hair wrapped, no makeup, a beauty like a Fairy, even wrapped in rags, had shocking beauty.
Her spirit and energy fully recovered, Cultivation advanced again, stepping to Li Weiyi’s side, looking towards the snowflake-filled sea surface: “I received News, a Transcendent from Far West Ash Region has arrived at Zuo Qiu Gatehouse’s Ancestral Realm Taoli Mountain, Four Extremes Ape King has also arrived at the Prefectural City. Eastern Territory, Western Territory, Northern Territory will have Transcendents coming, to visit the Immortal Master at Du’e Temple.”
“Zuo Qiu Ting and Young Esteemed One stopped eight days ago, entered the Prefectural City together.”
“Actually, after the interveners appeared, Qiu Zhou Prefectural City is no longer so safe. The clash at Bing Zu Marsh is just the prelude, Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival is the real dragon-tiger fight. The contention for Longevity Pill, Dragon Seed, Dragon Bone, I guess Young Esteemed One and those people will also participate.”
“If you just want to avoid Li Zhou warfare, you can go to Fu Zhou Jiang Family, I will write a letter for you, once there, Jiang Family will treat you as honored guest, no lack of Cultivation resources.”
In half a month, Li Weiyi’s strength greatly advanced, much more confident: “You think my Cultivation is too low, joining the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival fun probably cannot protect myself, very dangerous?”
Jiang Ning was silent for a moment, said: “Will you go to Fu Zhou? I very much hope you go.”
“Why can’t I go to Qiu Zhou Prefectural City?” Li Weiyi said.
“Alright, since everyone only has questions but no answers, no need to ask further.”
Jiang Ning said: “I will set off for Qiu Zhou Prefectural City today, but… I may have to break my word, I cannot go with you, thank you for half a month’s company. You are right, keeping distance from Imperial Court people is perhaps the wise choice.”
She turned towards the Shore at the Stern, Zhuang Yue had already packed luggage.
Li Weiyi felt played, soon also enlightened, did not turn to see her off: “You also want to be an intervener, right? Imperial Court assigned you a Mission?”
Landing ashore, Jiang Ning about to depart: “I don’t hope you go to Qiu Zhou Prefectural City, this is not a grand event. I can only say this much!”
Footprints gradually far, the two disappeared in the Snowstorm.
Leaving Li Weiyi alone standing On the Ship, the entire world became incomparably cold and desolate.
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Today first update five thousand words, owing one thousand.
