Chapter 303: Qiong Hai, Prepare For Battle (1)

"A standard grade flying boat?" The black-haired, muscular man narrowed his eyes slightly. "Specify the grade."

A ninth-grade flying boat was considered standard-grade, as was a sixth-grade one. However, the disparity between the two is massive.

"The puppets’ observations indicate that the flying boat's speed is approximately more than 30 li per breath," the silver-robed, eccentric young man remarked. "There doesn't seem to be any anti-tracking cryptic patterns, so it could be an eighth-grade flying boat, with a small chance that it is seventh-grade."

"Any identifiers?" The black-haired, muscular man inquired.

Certain large factions and families often displayed their insignias or war banners, deterring others from causing trouble. Even marauding raiders like them tended to steer clear of such entities.

"None. Neither the Redmoon Immortal Hall's insignia, nor the Funan Sect's, nor the emblems of Starsword City's top six families were displayed," the silver-robed, eccentric young man added. "Even insignias of the Amethyst Cradle families in Fengchuan City were not seen."

The Funan Sect was a sect with considerable prestige, their territory spanning over 10 million li in radius.

Starsword City ranked as a fourth-tier city commanding extensive territory with numerous cultivators. Naturally, it was home to several powerful families. Fengchuan City was a city that fell under its jurisdiction.

Although Fengchuan City lacked particularly formidable families, raiders with bases within its territory naturally avoided provoking the local power players. A family headed by an Amethyst Cradle Reverend was already a behemoth to these raiders.

Theoretically, all cultivators venturing out on expeditions understood the risks that they were taking, facing the possibility of life and death on their own terms. They couldn’t blame others for killing them. Most masters, seniors, and family elders of these cultivators typically did not bother avenging them if they perished either.

But it was always good to be prepared for the worst!

"Brother, based on my analysis, he is likely a loose cultivator," the silver-robed, eccentric young man earnestly stated. "Even if he has some backing, he’s likely nothing more than an insignificant disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, or someone disregarded within his family."

"Of course, the most probable scenario is that he is simply a loose cultivator with a bit of luck. He might not even own a voidrealm jade." The silver-robed, eccentric young man chuckled. "Even if he possesses one, we need not fear."

“In the worst-case scenario, we can just relocate after this raid," the silver-robed, eccentric young man proposed. "Big Brother, what do you think?"

The black-haired, muscular man fell into contemplation.

Robbing cultivators was different from robbing mortals. At their strength, each robbery attempt was equivalent to a life-and-death battle, so caution was paramount. It just took one mistake for them to be wiped out completely.

The raiding party that he led, while not exceptionally powerful, managed to survive until now largely due to their vigilance.

Silence stretched on for six breaths.

"Big Brother, if we delay any longer, the target will most likely escape our search radius," the silver-robed, eccentric young man urged. "If we're hesitant to pursue such a weak loose cultivator, perhaps we should just disband now."

The black-haired, muscular man furrowed his brow slightly. He understood that the silver-robed man made sense.

"Summon Second Brother and Fourth Brother," the black-haired, muscular man instructed in a low voice.

"Understood," the silver-robed, eccentric young man quickly replied.

"Also, bring the puppets and ethercrystal weapon aboard the battleship," the black-haired, muscular man continued. "Make preparations."

The silver-robed, eccentric young man was taken aback by his brother's cautiousness.

"Of course," he nodded.

...

Shortly thereafter, a massive battleship, stretching over 300 meters in length, slowly emerged from the thick fog, revealing its imposing presence.

In an instant, the light waves surrounding the vessel distorted, and the flying boat took off, speeding through the air and swiftly navigating through the mountain range.

Within the palace, a group of female slaves remained, trembling in fear but unable to flee due to the powerful puppets guarding the premises. These third-grade and fourth-grade martial artists knew they stood no chance against such strength.

...

High in the sky, a purple flying boat approximately 100 meters long soared swiftly through the clouds.

Inside the flying boat, Qiong Sea King was coiled up in the main hall, focusing on his cultivation. After reaching the ninth-stage Communion phase, he struggled to make further progress in physical strength. However, he continued trying various methods to break through his bottleneck and advance to the Spiritual Body phase. As long as he persisted, there was still a chance of success.

Meanwhile, Wu Yuan sat cross-legged on a jade platform, which he had crafted after taking inspiration from the Dao contemplation jade platform in the Yanqing Hall. Though it was far inferior, it was still better than nothing.

By relying on ethercrystal to cultivate gradually, I should break through to the first level of the Golden Core phase after some time.

Wu Yuan thought to himself. For qi refiners, this was the fastest way to cultivate.

It’s a pity that out of nine lifebound flying swords, only two have been upgraded.

Within Wu Yuan’s qi sea, nine lifebound swords orbited around his sword soul. Among them, two of the lifebound flying swords had a particularly strong aura. Wu Yuan had upgraded them to sixth-grade spirit weapons using a large amount of precious metals and minerals.

Although Wu Yuan was only at the ninth-stage Qi Sea phase, his powerful immortal root meant that his mana capacity was comparable to a weak first-stage Golden Core cultivator. Therefore, he was able to upgrade his lifebound flying swords.

The remaining seven flying swords remained as seventh-grade spirit weapons. Not because Wu Yuan lacked the mana to upgrade them, but because he had insufficient resources.

He was only able to accumulate enough resources to upgrade two flying swords thanks to the hard work of the Heavenly Rankers and Land Rankers, who explored every last nook and cranny of the Middle Land for over ten years to gather resources for him.

Fengchuan City commands a territory of a million li in radius, dwarfing the entirety of the Middle Land.

Wu Yuan extended his Soul Force as they traveled, collecting information along the way.

They passed by plenty of Qi Sea cultivators and innumerable martial arts Grandmasters. They also passed through eighth and ninth-tier mortal cities, some bustling with populations in the hundreds of thousands.

As he continued to gather information, Wu Yuan gradually pieced together a clearer picture of his current location – the immortal continent known as the Redmoon Immortal Continent.

An immortal continent, vast and boundless, is actually a plane.

Immortal continent planes were mentioned in the immortal slips. Back then, the Hou Feng Tribe had reigned as a dominant force within the expanse of an immortal plane.

Fengchuan City is considered a huge metropolis, supposedly brimming with a wealth of cultivation resources. I hope it lives up to its reputation.

It would be best if I’m able to acquire a voidrealm jade of the Redmoon Immortal Realm.

The Redmoon Immortal Realm was a voidrealm accessed by countless cultivators across the Redmoon Immortal Continent. It held an allure beyond imagination, and was dubbed a second world for those who pursued the path of cultivation!

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

As Wu Yuan contemplated, a faint hint of confusion suddenly flickered through his eyes.

Hm? With a mental command, the massive flying boat began slowing to a stop.

There are powerful qi refiners 200 li away?

Wu Yuan's gaze turned cold.

The soul of his qi refiner self was relatively weak, limited to a range of only 60 li even though it had reached the Yang Soul level. However, his Soul Force, combined with his comprehension of the Dao, allowed Wu Yuan to vaguely sense any movement thousands of li away.