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Chapter 219: The Qi of Creation - Arriving at the Outer Sea
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The three of them discussed it and finally assigned Xiao Chen the role of central coordination.

"Once we enter the ruins, Brother Jin Guang, you and Third Junior Brother will go together."

The two parties actually didn't know each other very well, and this arrangement was indeed fairer, so Xiao Chen gladly accepted it.

The three of them then took advantage of the time to arrange matters within the family and the sect.

At three quarters past three in the afternoon, the group rushed to the southeast, twenty thousand miles away.

Under the guidance of Yu Zhenyang, they met Fellow Daoist Qiu who was meditating and resting on a small island.

Before coming, Xiao Chen learned that this fellow Daoist Qiu's full name was Qiu Fanghui, and he was proficient in mechanical puppets.

He usually earns a lot of spirit stones with this skill, and has become famous in the Wanxian Islands in recent years.

Now take a look.

He wore a three-feathered golden crown, a five-colored, five-element robe, and a shimmering animal-skin bag dangling from a jade belt around his waist. His face was as handsome as jade, his bearing imposing, and he looked truly extraordinary.

"Huh? Why is there an extra person?"

When Qiu Fang saw Xiao Chen, he immediately frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, this fellow Daoist looks a little unfamiliar. Please introduce him."

He originally thought that he would be traveling with the Three Immortals Sect this time, but he didn't expect that there was one more person.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, this is Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, also a casual cultivator."

Yu Zhenyang explained, "The outer sea has always been in chaos, not as stable as our inner sea."

"The main reason was that I didn't know you were free, so I asked fellow Daoist Jin Guang to accompany you. More friends mean more strength."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Fanghui looked Xiao Chen up and down.

From the looks of it, he didn't have any valuable spiritual weapons on him, and only the storage ring in his hand looked okay.

However, most casual cultivators are like this, so there is nothing to worry about.

So I just nodded and had no interest in talking.

Then he said, "It's better to start early than late. The journey to the outer sea is long, so we'd better set off as soon as possible."

Yu Zhenyang immediately agreed, "Fellow Daoist Qiu is right."

"Please board the boat this way. We'll be leaving now."

The Three Immortals Sect also has a spirit boat, although it is not very big, only thirty-six zhang long and six zhang wide.

However, this spirit boat does not need to transport foundation-building monks, nor does it need to carry cargo.

In addition to the rear area where a large defensive formation needs to be engraved and the bottom warehouse where miscellaneous items are stored, there are six small attics built in the middle and a fairly spacious front deck for sightseeing.

There are three small attics in a row, with different designs in the front and back.

Yu Zhenyang deliberately left the two small attics in the middle for Qiu Fanghui to choose from.

Xiao Chen was arranged to the front left, but he didn't care about these things. As long as he had a place to sleep and practice, it would be fine.

Now he has successfully entered the middle stage of the Golden Core, and the upper limit of his true essence has reached six hundred and sixty-nine.

It takes a long time to cultivate to the state of perfection.

This is the most basic accumulation process, which is inevitable for every monk.

However, Xiao Chen was not particularly anxious to increase his true essence. After all, this was not something that could be achieved overnight.

Instead, he took out the Qianyuan Creation Pill that he had exchanged for before, ready to experience whether the so-called creation energy was useful or not.

By the way, let’s see if we can come up with an additional way to deal with different situations during the next trip to the ruins.

In the next few days, the three brothers of the Three Immortals Sect gathered around Qiu Fanghui every day.

While chatting about everything, they also did not forget to flatter each other in different ways.

Through various means, try to deepen the relationship with the other party, and it would be best to establish a friendship.

After all, Qiu Fang will have another two hundred years to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and there is a high probability that he will be able to successfully break through in the future, so he must not try to establish a relationship with him in advance.

However, Xiao Chen was too lazy to curry favor with others, so he didn't go over to join in the fun.

He stayed alone in the small attic in the front left, feeling quite comfortable and at ease, concentrating on studying the energy of creation every day.

He had previously successfully condensed the Qianyuan Creation Seed with the help of the elixir.

Looking inward with spiritual consciousness, I saw a small yellow ball appearing in the Danzhong acupoint.

After spending a day and consuming almost ten true essences, he successfully obtained the first energy of creation.

"Why does it feel like it's almost the same as Zhen Yuan?"

Xiao Chen tried to mobilize the energy of creation to perform the technique of "A Hundred Flowers in Bloom", which he had never practiced before, but had only seen others use.

Suddenly, hundreds of different spiritual flowers appeared out of thin air around him and bloomed at the same time.

For a moment, the entire attic was filled with the fragrance of different flowers.

“It really has such a miraculous effect?”

You know, Xiao Chen had only seen the effect of the Hundred Flowers Blooming technique once at Yuanci Peak, and he knew nothing about its mental formula.

But relying solely on his memory, he was able to reproduce the situation almost exactly as he had seen it at the beginning.

The saying that one can master the magic of the five elements with one breath seems to be no exaggeration now.

In this way, with the energy of creation, cultivators can save a lot of time that would have been used to practice magic.

Especially some spells that may be useful if you don’t learn them, but it’s not cost-effective to learn them specifically.

Of course, it is not enough to just look like it. After all, some illusions can also achieve a lifelike effect.

Whether the energy of creation is useful or not depends on its power in actual combat.

In the next few days, Xiao Chen concentrated on condensing several strands of good fortune.

At the same time, I really felt that every day a part of my essence was being extracted by the Seed of Creation and used to nourish the Qi of Creation.

“Isn’t this burden a bit too high?”

Xiao Chen estimated in his mind: "Based on this level, even with my current physique, I can only store ten pieces of destiny energy at most."

"Once this quantity limit is exceeded, I'm afraid it will bring side effects."

"But if this is the only amount, I'm afraid it will be used up before I can cast two spells."

Although the consumption of yellow-level spells is not high, a mere ten wisps of good fortune energy are really too little.

Of course, this does not mean that you must strictly follow the restrictions on essence and energy.

If you know in advance that you will be competing with others or adventuring in secret ruins, you can break this number a few days in advance and accumulate more luck.

Just take some elixirs to replenish your essence and consume the excess energy of creation as soon as possible.

Of course, this is not the point.

For Xiao Chen, what he values ​​most is to cultivate the seeds of the five elements, thereby increasing his chances of success in forming a baby by 10%.

It doesn't really matter whether there are other effects or not.

And looking at it from another perspective, practicing a secret method to increase the success rate of forming a fetus can also have the effect of additionally increasing the amount of true energy, which seems to be quite good.

After all, the energy of creation is stored in the seed of creation and is not included in the total amount of true essence.

Even if it is simply used as ten true essences, it is also a very good auxiliary means.
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In a blink of an eye, it was June.

That morning, Cao Mingjie specifically called Xiao Chen and went to the middle attic together, saying that there was something important to discuss.

"Our spirit ship came out of Nanlao Sea and passed through Zhanlong Sea a few days ago."

Yu Zhenyang spread out a sea chart and pointed to two different red and green routes: "Now there are two routes to take."

"The first route is to go to the Wind-Stop Sea, and then enter the outer sea from here."

"Then we bypassed Master Mo's territory and headed northeast through the Lightless Sea to reach the outskirts of the ruins."

"The advantage of this way of walking is that you can avoid schools of fish, but it will take a little longer."

Xiao Chen noticed that there was a large dangerous area marked in red on the left side of the nautical chart.

Not only are there more schools of sea fish there, but various maritime disasters are also occurring more frequently.

"The second route is to go directly through the Black Water Area and then pass by the edge of the Sunless Sea."

Yu Zhenyang continued, "This way, the overall journey will be shorter, and we can get to the outskirts of the ruins earlier to prepare."

"At the same time, there is a lightless island here, which will not delay our replenishment of supplies."

"If we're going to go this route, we should change direction today."

"This is a serious matter, and I can't make the decision alone, so I came here specifically to discuss it with everyone."

After he finished speaking, Cao Mingjie immediately said, "Let me first share my thoughts, just to stimulate discussion."

"Based on previous information, it is speculated that the ruins will be opened around mid-July."

"If we take the long journey, we'll probably arrive around the tenth day of July, which leaves us with very little time to prepare."

"Why not take a shortcut? Then we can get to know the surrounding situation and rest for two days to recuperate."

Ma Wenbo objected: "But I think it's better to take the long way."

"Taking a shortcut is faster, but if you're attacked by a school of fish or forced to take a detour due to a natural disaster, it might actually waste more time."

"Besides, our goal this time is to explore the ruins, so preserving our combat power is crucial."

“It’s best to stay away from these dangerous areas and avoid unnecessary battles.”

When talking about dangerous areas, he deliberately pointed his hand at the Dark Sea, indicating that people should not only stay away from monsters, but also pay attention to the independent cultivators in the outer sea.

"I feel that what the two brothers said makes sense."

Yu Zhenyang's tone was hesitant: "If Fellow Daoist Qiu and Fellow Daoist Jin Guang have any ideas, please speak frankly."

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Qiu Fanghui, anticipating the answer from this powerful figure.

The spiritual world has always liked to listen to what people with higher cultivation levels say.

"Hey, fellow Taoists, you all look so serious. I thought it was some big deal."

Qiu Fanghui chuckled nonchalantly: "What's there to think about? Just take the shortcut."

"Exploring new ruins is the real challenge. If we can't even face this little danger, we might as well not go."

As he spoke, he pointed at the long sturgeon drawn on the nautical chart and said, "Besides, this is not a big deal."

"If we encounter a school of sea fish along the way, we can have a snack."

Qiu Fanghui had been in seclusion in the Wanxian Islands before, and his puppetry skills had improved. He no longer took ordinary Jindan monsters seriously.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu's words make sense, but it seems I'm being too cautious."

Yu Zhenyang flattered him, but he did not ignore Xiao Chen: "I wonder what fellow Daoist Jin Guang thinks?"

Although he already had a tendency in his mind, he still had to ask.

"I don't care. I can take either way."

Xiao Chen didn't care much about this.

To him, the Jindan monster is not a threat either.

He even planned to hunt golden elixir monsters after coming out of the ruins, so as to collect monster pills to speed up his cultivation.

As for the amount of preparation time, Xiao Chen didn't particularly care about it.

He is not a talisman practitioner or a formation master, so he does not need to draw talismans or prepare spiritual materials.

His fighting power came from within, so he didn't need any supplies. "In that case, let's take a shortcut."

Yu Zhenyang put away the sea chart and emphasized, "Once we enter the Black Water Area, my Second Junior Brother and I will take turns guarding."

"However, if we encounter a school of sea fish along the way, I would like to ask Daoist Qiu and Daoist Jin Guang to lend a hand."

Xiao Chen naturally had no objection to this: "No problem."

As the saying goes, we are in the same boat. He is also on the boat. If he really encounters an attack from a monster, he certainly cannot sit idly by.

"It's a small matter, just rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yu."

Qiu Fanghui waved his hand nonchalantly, "If there really are schools of sea fish approaching, just let me know, fellow Daoist."

"With this bag of black iron magic weapons, killing the golden elixir monster is just a piece of cake."

The animal skin bag around his waist was a specially made puppet bag, which contained the puppet he had carefully trained.

For a master of mechanisms, Qiu Fanghui's words were not entirely bragging. After all, his most powerful means of attack were these puppets.

His own magic skills are just average, and he mainly practices some defensive techniques.

In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed like this.

Xiao Chen was a little bored of practicing martial arts and gathering his true energy in the attic every day.

So I went to the deck at noon that day, wanting to relax and enjoy the sea breeze.

On the surface, the so-called black water area is almost the same as the previous Nanlaohai.

The only difference is that when you look around, under the clear sky, the deep blue sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and you can't see even an island for thousands of miles.

The waves are dodging on the sea surface, and the salty and humid sea breeze blows on your face from time to time, bringing a different kind of freshness.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, how come you're free today?"

The person in charge of patrolling at the bow today was Yu Zhenyang, who turned around and greeted with a smile.

Xiao Chen casually responded, "It's a bit boring to practice in the attic every day. I came out to relax and change my mood."

Yu Zhenyang nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's right. Come on, Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, please come over here. I have the best view."

"After so many days of seclusion, I'm sure your cultivation has improved a lot."

Xiao Chen walked over and said, "Hey, how could it be so effective? Fellow Daoist Yu, you're joking."

"I'm just brushing up on the spells I have."

"Speaking of cultivation... Hey, what is that?"

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly saw a small black dot appear where the sea and the sky met in front of him.

"Ok?"

Yu Zhenyang was looking at Xiao Chen at the moment. Upon hearing this, he turned around and said, "Strange, the map doesn't say there are any islands nearby."

He immediately took out the nautical chart and compared the location.

Then he immediately frowned: "Something is wrong, it seems we have encountered a monster."

Yu Zhenyang's face became serious, and he immediately took out a formation flag and fully activated the defense formation on the spirit ship.
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On the sea, if it is a clear day like this, monks can directly see things thousands of miles away.

But from such a distance, I could only see a small black dot the size of a grain of rice, and couldn't see the specific situation clearly.

However, it is always necessary to prepare early.

Yu Zhenyang immediately notified his two junior brothers and changed the direction of the spirit ship, preparing to bypass the anomaly in front.

Xiao Chen was not that nervous. Since he had chosen the shortcut, encountering monsters was naturally within his expectations.

After experiencing two consecutive battles in a short period of time, both times he was outnumbered.

He has now become disenchanted with the Eastern Region. The top fighters here may be very powerful, but the level of most cultivators and monsters is not much stronger than that of the Southern Region.

Especially as Xiao Chen reached the middle stage of the Golden Core, his total amount of true energy skyrocketed.

The combat effectiveness that can be exerted also increases accordingly.

Moreover, he now had an extra magical weapon, which made him much stronger than when he first came to the Eastern Region.

With strength on hand, I naturally feel more at ease.

"Big Brother, I think I see it approaching us!"

Cao Mingjie spoke suddenly, which did not mean that Zhenyang urged him to do so. He took the initiative to use the spiritual eye technique.

"what?"

Then, his brows furrowed, as if he saw something strange: "Something is wrong, I see that it seems to be a spirit ship as well."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen also activated his spiritual eyes and saw that it was indeed a silver-gray spiritual ship.

"Is it really a spirit boat?"

Yu Zhenyang was over 900 miles away and couldn't see the situation clearly: "Third Junior Brother, are you looking carefully?"

He slowed down the speed of the spirit ship slightly to make it easier for the other party to see it more clearly.

Cao Mingjie observed it carefully for a while and immediately shouted, "Big Brother, I saw it. It's a spirit ship, not a demon beast."

Upon hearing this, Ma Wenbo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Zhenyang also chuckled: "Hey, it was a false alarm. Since it's a spirit ship, it's fine. It must have encountered other cultivators who took a shortcut."

Although generally speaking, there are very few spirit boats in the Black Water Area.

However, during the period of more than a month, it was not uncommon to encounter other monks who wanted to take a shortcut.

And unlike the Jianhai area, few monks in the Black Water area would choose to fight.

After all, there is no place to stay for hundreds of thousands of miles here. If the spirit ship is damaged in the battle, we will probably be trapped here.

Secondly, those who dare to go to such a place are not simple characters, and it is not certain which side is strong and which side is weak.

Therefore, when Yu Zhenyang heard that the ship opposite was a spirit ship, he immediately relaxed.

"Any unexpected situation?"

Only then did Qiu Fanghui calmly come out and ask, "Why are you all gathered at the bow?"

Cao Mingjie immediately explained with a smile.

"Hey, that's okay."

Qiu Fanghui smiled and said, "Don't worry, we just need to go our own way."

"Come to think of it, today is June 18th, right? Have we reached the outer seas yet?"

Yu Zhenyang nodded immediately: "Fellow Daoist Qiu's calculations are truly accurate. We arrived at the outer sea yesterday, and in two days we will reach the nearest lightless island."

In the Lightless Sea, there are many Lightless Islands.

Each one serves as a market town, where monks can trade with each other or replenish supplies.

It is said that behind these lightless islands lies the most powerful force in the Lightless Sea - the Yinshi Sect.

Although the name sounds a bit evil, the Yinshi Sect is one of the side sects recognized by the Eastern Region.

Although it is not a famous and upright sect, it does not belong to the evil path either.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I heard a long time ago that there is a Wuguang Restaurant on every Wuguang Island."

Yu Zhenyang smiled and asked, "When we go to Wuguang Island the day after tomorrow, shall we go together?"

Cao Mingjie also said: "I've heard that there are many special dishes in Waihai. I suggest that we go together to try them."

Qiu Fanghui commented: "Actually, the taste of those special dishes is just so-so."

"But you can definitely go have a quick meal and try some spirit fish from the outer sea."

"It's a shame we didn't encounter any schools of sea fish along the way. I was hoping to let everyone try some fresh ones."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Zhenyang and Cao Mingjie immediately echoed them.

Only Ma Wenbo was absent-minded, still worrying about the spirit ship in the distance.

He noticed that the spirit ship was clearly intending to move closer to this side.

"Big Brother, something's not right. It seems like they're coming for us."

Seeing the two sides getting closer, Ma Wenbo immediately raised a warning.

In less than half a minute, the two spirit ships were within about eighty miles of each other.

This distance is already within the range of the spiritual awareness of a cultivator in the late Jindan stage.

The spirit ship on the opposite side immediately changed direction and moved forward synchronously, maintaining a distance of eighty miles.

Generally speaking, this is a sign that the robbery cultivator is preparing to take action, and the other party is probing their strength level.

As expected, an unfamiliar spiritual sense swept over from a distance, wantonly trying to investigate the five people on the boat.

Xiao Chen didn't let him off. He immediately concentrated his spiritual sense and smashed it out like a hammer, directly dispersing the spiritual sense that was attacking him.

"Hmph~!"

A cold snort sounded in the ears of the five people at the same time.

Then an old and hoarse voice came: "Listen carefully, everyone on the other side. I am the right guardian of the Fubing Sect. I will only say this once."

"The sea ahead is closed for 60,000 miles, bounded by gilded buoys. No one is allowed to enter."

"You guys should leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."

Upon hearing this, Cao Mingjie immediately activated his spiritual eyes and observed carefully: "Big Brother, the flag of the Fubing Sect is indeed flying on the boat opposite."

"I saw many markings on their clothes, so they didn't look fake."

Ma Wenbo's brows furrowed immediately: "How come we met the Fubing Sect here?"

"If we want to go around 60,000 miles, we have to walk about 130,000 to 140,000 miles more."

"In this way, the time saved by taking the shortcut is almost lost."

Yu Zhenyang stopped the spirit ship and subconsciously asked, "Fellow Daoist Qiu, what should we do?"

Qiu Fanghui also put away his smile and took a deep breath: "Hiss~, this person doesn't come with good intentions."

"The Fubing Sect has grown rapidly in recent years. Besides the Yinshi Sect, they are the most powerful in the vicinity of the Lightless Sea."

"In my opinion, peace is the most important thing for us."

To put it bluntly, just stay away from others and don't mess with them.

When Yu Zhenyang heard Qiu Fang, who had the highest level of cultivation, say this, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face.

But he quickly hid himself and said, "That's right, peace is the most valuable thing. Since they have closed the sea for something, let's just go around it."

As he spoke, he operated the spirit ship, turned around and prepared to leave.

Xiao Chen opened his mouth to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he thought it was not appropriate to take action here.

Again, what if the spirit ship is damaged?
Moreover, he had never heard of the Fubing Sect before and didn't know much about this force.

In that case, let’s just forget it. It’s better to have less trouble than more.

So he didn't object.

"stop!"

However, before the spirit ship left, the old voice sounded again in everyone's ears: "Does this old man allow you to leave?"

(End of this chapter)