Chapter 1280: Chapter 1279: The Gift from Celestial Master Guiyuan

(Error, I forgot that Lu Yang had visited Mister Tiankui and the other two before he gathered the outline of the Dao Fruit.)

"Little Lu, what brings you here? Are you here to buy something?"

Lu Yang sheepishly scratched his head, "I encountered some troubles while travelling. I realized that I’m moving too slowly and wanted to ask the Thief King and Thief Ancestor if they had any good solutions."

Mister Tiankui was surprised, "That’s an easy problem to solve. Can’t you just use Shrinking Ground Into Inches and Heaven and Earth in an Inch?"

"I heard that cultivators during the Ancient Times used to traverse star systems this way."

Seeing Lu Yang’s peculiar expression, Mister Tiankui understood, "Are you not proficient in these two magic skills?"

Lu Yang: "..."

It’s not that I am not proficient, but rather that I learned them too authentically.

"Then let’s go, we’ll take you to see Huang An." The founders of the Immortal Sect all liked Lu Yang very much, only regretting that such an excellent younger generation wasn’t from their sect.

"Huang An?"

"That’s the Thief Ancestor you mentioned."

Thief Ancestor was a major figure from sixty thousand years ago, very few people know his real name and even fewer dare to call him directly.

Coincidentally, Senior Guiyuan and the other three belonged to that "even fewer" category.

The four founders of the Immortal Sect reached the top floor of the Trade Association headquarters, storming into the president’s room with a formidable presence.

Thief King was busy figuring out how much the insurance premiums and compensation should be for expeditions beyond this realm when he saw four bandit-like figures with the seemingly harmless Lu Yang approaching. He almost thought they were here to wreak havoc.

"Lu Yang?" the Thief King thought, why is it you again.

"Is Huang An here? I need him for something."

Recognizing the four individuals as Senior Guiyuan, Thief King did not dare slacken, and promptly stood up to welcome them, "May I ask, seniors, what matters bring you to seek him?"

"So many seniors looking for a junior, it makes me quite uneasy." Thief Ancestor suddenly appeared in the room, his speed almost unimaginable.

"Senior Thief Ancestor," Lu Yang greeted as he bowed.

"No, no, no, don’t call me that." Thief Ancestor dared not let Lu Yang call him that; Time Immortal personally called Lu Yang a young friend, it would be more fitting to say Lu Yang was his senior.

"I came here to ask if there is a way to travel quickly in the outside world?"

"Quick travel?" Understanding dawned on Thief Ancestor, and he chuckled, "You’re not the first to ask this question. Just soon after the seal was broken, cultivators have been querying us about it."

"This Trade Association always meets the needs, and we’ve already started solving this issue."

"Please follow me," beckoning them to follow, Thief Ancestor led everyone to the shipyards outside Imperial City.

From afar, the clanking and tinkling of metal could be heard, ships were being built.

The Flying Boat is a major venture of the Land Money Trade Association, and most of the flying boats are built here.

After entering the shipyard, Lu Yang noticed something different. The flying boats he had seen before were hundreds to thousands of feet long, but the one being built was more like a black canopy boat used by an old man for fishing.

"What is this?"

"This is a small Flying Boat that our Trade Association is prepping for outer-realm journeys."

Traveling cultivators in the outer realm usually travel in small groups; there is no need to build too big.

"The Artifact Refining Masters building these Flying Boats all are at least in the Body Integration Realm."

"The base of the Flying Boat is engraved with the Array Method of Shrink Inch, which can traverse space when driven by spiritual essence. According to calculations, it can fly a light-year away in just one month."

A Flying Boat can’t directly jump a light-year away; the size of the Array Method limits the jump distance, and each activation of the Array Method also requires a time interval.

Even so, Lu Yang was intrigued; this Flying Boat would suit him well.

Master Zheng De raised an eyebrow, "There’s still considerable room for improvement. I remember when you came to our Suspension Temple to steal, the outline of your Speed Dao Fruit could change not only your speed but also mine."

Thief Ancestor blushed, "Senior Zheng De, we agreed not to mention that."

Master Zheng De waved his hand, "I’m suggesting that you could change the speed of the Flying Boat."

He heard that the universe was vast and boundless, and a light year was just the most basic unit of length. If they wanted to reach millions of light years away, how long would this flying boat have to fly?

"It’s impossible, the flying boat is too large, it cannot change its speed for a long period."

Thief Ancestor took out a fist-sized piece of Immortal Gold: "I can only keep such a small item in a high-speed state, just like this."

Thief Ancestor activated the Speed Dao Fruit Outline, connecting his thoughts with the Immortal Gold; the Immortal Gold disappeared in a whoosh and flew back again, its speed comparable to the speed of light. Few people present could see clearly how the Immortal Gold flew.

"Moreover, if the speed of the flying boat is too fast, the body of the ship will fall apart. If we want to keep the ship in a high-speed state, all the materials must be high-grade ores."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Ancestor, can you integrate this piece of Immortal Gold into the flying boat?"

"It’s worth a try."

Celestial Master Guiyuan stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that piece of Immortal Gold to use."

"Here."

He then patted the Black Canopy Boat beside him, "This one has been completed, right?"

"Yes."

Celestial Master Guiyuan touched the Black Canopy Boat with one hand while holding the Immortal Gold with the other, and softly chanted, "Unity."

The Black Canopy Boat lit up with a halo of light.

As the halo gradually faded, the Immortal Gold disappeared, and the Black Canopy Boat seemed unchanged.

Thief Ancestor’s eyes widened. To him, the transformation of the Black Canopy Boat was enormous.

He clearly sensed that the Black Canopy Boat and the Immortal Gold had fused into one, to call it an Immortal Treasure would not be an exaggeration!

Moreover, the high-speed concept attached to the Immortal Gold had not disappeared.

This meant that the Black Canopy Boat had the dual functions of space jumping and traveling at the speed of light, the vast universe was now fully accessible!

"Little Lu, you give it a try." Without further discussion, Celestial Master Guiyuan, giddily lifted Lu Yang onto the Black Canopy Boat.

Operating the flying boat was a simple matter, although it was Lu Yang’s first time operating a flying boat, he quickly learned how to drive it.

Lu Yang piloted the Black Canopy Boat, soared into the sky, and headed beyond the boundary. Like when the Immortal Gold previously disappeared, barely anyone noticed how the Black Canopy Boat vanished.

Shortly after, Lu Yang returned with the boat, both he and the boat were unharmed, and the Black Canopy Boat still retained the concept of high speed.

The heart of Thief Ancestor raced; the moment this Black Canopy Boat was made public, every cultivator exploring beyond the borders would buy this Black Canopy Boat!

A business opportunity, a huge business opportunity!

"Senior Guiyuan, have you considered that we could collaborate, splitting the profits fifty-fifty?"

Celestial Master Guiyuan was not interested in Spirit Stones, he lifted his eyelids and said, "But the three of them and I are about to start our journey to the outer world."

Thief Ancestor quickly said, "Just two days, please give us two days, I will ask the Artifact Refining Master to work overtime to make a batch of small flying boats, you only need to activate the Unity Dao Fruit Outline two days later."

To produce twenty small flying boats in two days, first sell a batch as promotion, and hype up the second batch of flying boats.

For their first departure, Celestial Master Guiyuan and the others surely won’t be gone for too long, after Celestial Master Guiyuan’s return, they can continue the collaboration.

"While the four seniors are traveling, you will also need a magical artifact, this Black Canopy Boat is gifted to the seniors!"

Celestial Master Guiyuan turned his head: "Little Lu, this Black Canopy Boat is given to you."

Seeing this, Thief Ancestor continued, "I will gift another one to the four seniors!"

"That’s more like it."

Lu Yang was stunned by the favor; he just made a suggestion, this Black Canopy Boat was valuable, especially since it was the first of its kind, and it was given to him just like that?!

"Ancestor, this is too precious."

Lu Yang tried to jump off the boat but was firmly held down on the boat by Celestial Master Guiyuan.

"Just accept it peacefully, consider it a gift for when you reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage."

"Okay, okay then."