Three, Airship

  Outside Xianyang is a vast expanse of white clouds, with no end in sight. Above is the bright blue sky, and the sun is shining fiercely without any cover.

  Xiao Yao sat by the lotus pond, gazing into the distance, lost in thought, and seemed to be unaware of someone approaching her side.

  "What are you looking at, my gentle friend?" Meng Jia walked over and sat down beside her, still holding a jug of wine.

  Since morning, she had been sitting by the pond, and sat there for half a day. During this time, except for a few strange creatures flying over the sea of clouds from time to time, there was nothing else. She was so focused that it couldn't help but make people curious.

  "I'm seeing if the sky in the spiritual realm is any different from that of the mortal world." Xiao Yao didn't look at him, still focusing on the sky.

  "That Daoist friend has been watching for a whole morning, but can he see any doorway?" Men Jia himself was also very puzzled. Although the other two flying immortals seemed to be superior to her in all aspects, she was more concerned about him.

  "Indeed," Xiao Yao nodded, "it's clear that in the mortal realm, clouds are floating in the sky, but in the immortal realm, they're underfoot, truly a few strands of an immortal's demeanor and atmosphere."

  Men Jia lost his smile, "These are just superficial, fellow Taoist should have seen the books and jade slips in the side room."

  "I've seen it." It's precisely because she has seen it that she is sitting here now, with an indescribable excitement and anticipation.

  The Eastern Extreme Boundary, or the Four Spirit Realms, are all composed of Cloud Sea and Floating Islands. Taking the Eastern Extreme Boundary as an example, this realm is extremely vast, with nearly 10 million large and small floating islands inside. The larger floating islands are several times larger than Taiji Realm, while the smallest ones are only a few square meters in size. These floating islands naturally emerge according to the rules of heaven and earth, constantly increasing or decreasing, and until now, no one has been able to figure out exactly how many islands there are inside the realm. Therefore, the map here is divided by region, with 72 star regions, each with a main island and several floating islands. On the main island lives the ruler of each star region, known as the Star Master, who is also the strongest in that star region. Above the Star Masters are the rulers of the 72 star regions - the Realm Masters.

  Apart from the geographical knowledge, it's also worth noting that due to the vastness of the Eastern Boundary, even within the same star region, the floating islands are extremely far apart. If one wants to rely on flying with magical artifacts, it may take hundreds of years to reach their destination. Furthermore, transmission arrays cannot traverse the Cloud Sea, which is shrouded in mystery and fraught with various dangers, including a species of extraordinary strength but low intelligence - the Void Beasts, which feed on human and demon flesh. For cultivators below the Unity stage who wish to travel between islands, they can only rely on a flying artifact known as the Floating Sky Ship. It is said that the Floating Sky Ship, due to its unique materials, not only has exceptional durability but also evades the Void Beasts' keen senses.

  Of course, these are only a small part of it. The book also records many interesting stories and customs of famous islands that Xiao Yao can't even think of, making people want to leave this small island immediately and wander freely in the vast world outside.

  Men Jia heard that she had already passed the book volume, and some general information about the Xianling realm was recorded very clearly in the jade slip. As for the others, they could only wait until they really entered the world and merged into the Dongji realm before they would understand. For now, he didn't say much more, just reminded her: "Did fellow Taoist try that jade symbol again yesterday? If there's no problem, it wouldn't hurt to drip blood to acknowledge ownership first, and trying later won't be too late."

  "Does this jade symbol still require a blood oath to acknowledge its master?" Xiao Yao looked at him in surprise, thinking that she hadn't heard anything about it yesterday.

  "Naturally, this object is like a treasure, if it doesn't shed blood to recognize its master, how can it prove its identity?" Meng Jia was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something and smiled: "I see, I didn't say it yesterday, because even if I don't say it, when the floating ship that brought you arrives and registers your household, someone will tell you anyway."

  "What if this thing gets lost?"

  Meng Jia's expression suddenly turned very serious: "At least before the Convergence period, this thing must not be lost, because every time you arrive at a floating island, you have to go to the government office on the island to register. All the information will be recorded on the jade symbol, so if it is lost, it cannot be reissued, and it is equivalent to being unregistered, and will not be treated with courtesy throughout the entire Eastern Extreme Realm."

  This blow was not ordinary, and even the last bit of luck had vanished. Xiao Yao's face instantly turned bitter. The door guard thought she was still worried about losing the jade symbol, so he quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, except in some special places, this symbol is not easy to lose or destroy. If you discover it's lost, just think of it and it will return to your hand. Even if someone else picks it up, they can only see some records of yours and won't be able to do anything with it."

  Xiao Yao's face turned even more bitter. This news was undoubtedly a blow to her already precarious situation, and this brother of hers was completely driving the final nail into his own coffin!

  Just as the two were comforting each other, one patiently and the other with a painful expression, a sudden celestial music came from the sky, the melody was gentle and soft, like a clear breeze blowing by, soothing and gentle, touching people's hearts. Immediately afterwards, a magnificent seven-colored light pillar descended from the sky, Meng Jia's mouth first opened in disbelief, then his face showed an excited look, shouting: "This is celestial light! Someone has ascended to the rank of immortal!"

  Xiao Yao stared blankly at the colorful light pillar, never expecting that she would also have such good fortune to witness someone else achieving enlightenment and becoming an immortal. Soon after, Men Yi and Hai Tang, Yuan Chen arrived, their faces filled with excitement. After all, being able to witness someone becoming an immortal is a great joy and encouragement for all cultivators, at the very least it proves that ascension is not just a legend, but a real thing!

  Just as she was calmly watching the ascended immortal's face in the clear light, her expression suddenly changed and she almost shed tears in the wind. To think that she had seen two immortals ascend to heaven, both of whom were the same person, and yet she herself had a bit of a connection with this person - it was such a suffocating thing.

  If it is said that Xiao Yao felt a little nostalgia for the past when she first saw Fang Yan flying up, then today, after more than 60,000 years, there are only various unspeakable bitterness and envy in her heart.

  Fang Yan hasn't changed a bit, still with that unparalleled handsome face, wearing a moon-colored Taoist robe, his eyes clear and cold without any emotions. He walked all the way up, his gaze fixed on the end of the celestial light, until his figure completely disappeared without ever looking down at the world below, without any attachment.

  Apart from Xiao Yao, the other four people on the chariot continued to gaze up at the sky, unable to contain their excitement. Only she looked ahead, her eyes fixed on the horizon, as if she were staring at something in the distance. Even though she was no longer the same person she used to be, and was not the silly girl who would always gaze longingly at a figure's back, he still seemed to be leaving her further and further behind on this great road. This was the difference between him and her.

  After a long while, the four of them withdrew their gaze, still excited. Men Yi sighed: "I don't know which spiritual realm in the southeast, northwest or elsewhere this cultivator is from, but judging by his appearance and demeanor, he truly seems like an immortal being."

  Xiao Yao's eyes narrowed: "What? He isn't a cultivator from the Eastern Extreme?"

  "It shouldn't be," Men Jia explained for her: "Otherwise, the news of someone ascending to immortality would have spread throughout the entire Eastern Extreme long ago. In the Spiritual Realm, if someone ascends to immortality, no matter which spiritual realm they are in, east, west, south or north, it can be seen and verified by the Heavenly Mandate."

  Afterwards, Xiao Yao felt that it was meaningless to continue, so she returned to her room and entered the void. After half a day of meditation outside, she could already grasp the amount of yuanqi correctly. As long as she practiced several times in the void, she believed that she would be able to freely transform during battles in the Xianling realm.

  Xiao Yao waited until the second day at noon, during which she spent some time recovering from her injuries. When the door creaked outside and someone called out to her, saying that the floating ship had arrived, she finally came out of her room, tidied herself up, and left the guest house. As soon as she stepped out of the reception hall, she saw a huge ship over 100 feet long docked on the lower platform, with a golden body and white sails. The bow of the ship was shaped like a giant tiger's head, slightly tilted forward. There were twenty-four oars on both sides of the ship, and the hull did not touch the ground, floating slightly in mid-air, exuding an aura of grandeur.

  As people walked in to watch, the hull was even more massive and oppressive. Yuanchen and Haitang had already arrived before her, standing not far from the side of the cabin door, while the cabin door stood at the bottom of the boat with a girl wearing a short jacket, her pants cut off at the knee, revealing four small wheat-colored limbs chatting.

  The girl's eyes were sharp and she saw her coming, so she turned her face to them and asked the gatekeeper, "Are these three people the ones who will fly up this time?"

  Men Jia smiled and said: "Exactly."

  However, the girl's appearance was clear and lovely, her skin healthy and robust, looking very lively. Especially a pair of big and cute eyes stared at the three people rolling around, raised a somewhat childish smile and said: "Oh......, weak and weak, don't look so good."

  When she said that, except for Xiao Yao, the other two had unsightly expressions, especially Yuan Chen, whose face turned dark.

  If it were a high-ranking cultivator who said this, the two of them would not have been so blatant in their expressions. But this young girl didn't have even a hint of a cultivator's aura about her; she was just an ordinary person daring to criticize a cultivator, which was really going too far.

  I felt the expressions of both people change, the girl still smiled and said without any tension: "Hey, not only are you weak, but your temper is also not good, getting angry with just one sentence. I said why the lower realm cultivators are all like this, can't tolerate others saying anything unpleasant."

  Hong Dabao was even more displeased, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. Meng Er intervened to mediate: "Red Dabao, we Taoist cultivators are different from you body cultivators who rely on fighting with fists. We need to cultivate our bodies to be strong and resilient. It's already late now, let them board the ship and head to the various floating islands."

  "Alright, I'll buy you a face this time. Otherwise, I won't be able to forgive them," the girl still had a smile on her face, but suddenly released a kind of pressure that was different from that of a cultivator, and it was not inferior to the spiritual power of a Transcendent cultivator, and even slightly surpassed it.

  She looked at Yuan Chen and Hai Tang with a slightly changed expression, then glanced at Xiao Yao who had been quiet all along, and said: "My ship is indeed a ferry, but it will take you to various star districts. However, I, Hong Yan, am not a great philanthropist, so the fare must still be collected. Since I find you people quite pleasing to the eye, I'll collect fifty pieces of low-grade yuan crystal as the ferry fee. If you don't have yuan crystals, then equivalent value in xian family treasures will also do. After paying, you can board the ship; otherwise...". She stopped and suddenly smiled at the three with narrowed eyes: "You people can stay here and wait for a good-hearted ship that occasionally passes by to give you a free ride."

  The three of them didn't look too good, and the most obvious one was Xiao Yao. Who knew that this ferry would charge a fee, and it was even for something she had never heard of before - yuan crystals! To think that during the tribulation of flying ascension and the storm in the void, apart from her innate treasure, all the magical instruments on her body were completely destroyed by the heavenly power, including the few pieces of immortal equipment she had just obtained. Only the wolf-toothed staff that had lost its spiritual energy was still being nurtured in her dantian, along with a large number of immortal crystals and spirit stones. What did she have to pay for this ferry fare?!

  The long-awaited update is out! The female pig sneakers are suffering again.

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