My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

"The sooner the better!"

Seeing Lei Yi's impatient expression, Cui Ying shook her head. She pointed to Gu Shiyin, Cui Yue, and Cui Yan beside her and smiled:

"No matter how anxious you are, fellow Daoist, you must at least let me send my family home to settle them in!"

"It was my oversight that led to this."

Lei Yi was slightly taken aback, then replied somewhat apologetically, before quickly adding:

"Alright then, I'll go back and arrange the affairs of the Martial Arts Hall, and we'll meet again tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

"Alright, I'll go back and make preparations right away. I definitely won't delay this important matter."

Cui Ying nodded, naturally agreeing without objection.

Although Cui Yan and Cui Yue were very curious, they didn't ask too many questions because Lei Yi was present.

When they rushed back to Fengxi Ridge, Cui Ying immediately gathered Zhu Chaoyun and her family together and briefly explained that she would be traveling far away the next day.

The Cui family was quite surprised to hear that Cui Ying was going on another long trip, but they knew that once Cui Ying made a decision, she would not easily change it, so they did not try to persuade her, but only repeatedly reminded her to be careful while traveling.

"My husband, this trip will last no more than a month. Wait for me to return home."

The next morning, Cui Ying smiled at Gu Shiyin, who looked reluctant to part, and then left Fengxi Ridge on a cloud.

According to Lei Yi, the secret realm is located at the border of Xichuan Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture, and the journey is extremely long. If one were to go there on one's own, the journey would be slow and time-consuming.

In the Immortal Origin Continent, in addition to the Misty Wave Boat, ordinary cultivators also travel long distances by taking the Crane Cloud Wing Boat, which can shuttle through the sea of ​​clouds.

This ship is extremely expensive to build, being a third-grade flying magical artifact. It has the ability to travel a thousand miles in a day, but the cost of traveling by ship is also not cheap.

If Cui Ying remembered correctly, one had to pay one hundred spirit stones to board the ship to enter the lower wing, three hundred spirit stones to stay in the middle wing, and as for the upper wing where she had stayed in her previous life, it cost as much as seven hundred spirit stones.

If any cultivator is truly short of money, there are cargo holds on the ship where they can stay for only sixty spirit stones, but the conditions there are best left unmentioned.

When Cui Ying and Lei Yi arrived, the lower cabins were already fully booked. The two were well-off and naturally wouldn't settle for staying in the cargo hold. Besides, Lei Yi was, after all, the grandson of a Golden Core cultivator, and he needed to consider the family's reputation when traveling.

Finally, they each chose an affordable middle room.

Half an hour later, the crane-winged ship trembled slightly, and then, enveloped in layers of spiritual light, a pair of cloud-like wings suddenly extended from both sides and flew away into the distance.

They will spend five days on the Crane Wing Ship to reach the secret realm. They will disembark at Haiyue City in Nanyang Prefecture and then travel on their own to Qianfeng Mountain outside the city.

The journey was long, and most of the cultivators traveling by boat stayed in their own cabins to cultivate, including Cui Ying and Lei Yi.

That evening, Cui Ying finished several rounds of cultivation and came to the deck to quietly observe the sea of ​​clouds. In just half an hour, a few other cultivators came to the deck to get some fresh air, but most of them ignored each other.

Just then, some noise suddenly broke out from the side.

"You're so arrogant! You dare to accuse someone of theft without any evidence. Do you really think we're easy to bully?"

It was a deep male voice, and he spoke with great emphasis and conviction.

The voice that answered was also male, but it sounded a bit more immature. He roared angrily:

"There are only two groups of people in this area, you and me. Who else could it be but you?!"

“There are two groups of people, not just the two of us! You have three companions with you. You accuse me of theft, but I'll accuse you of crying 'stop thief' and trying to frame us!”

The young boy was furious upon hearing this and continued arguing with him.

The sound was loud, drawing attention on the quiet deck.

In an instant, it attracted many curious cultivators, and the empty deck suddenly became lively.

Cui Ying also turned around to look and immediately saw clearly what the two groups of people looked like.

The male cultivators on the left are older, varying in height and build, and all have a free-spirited appearance; they are likely also independent cultivators.

On the right are men and women, all around sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen years old. Although they look young, they are all neatly dressed, adorned with brocade robes and jade pendants, indicating that they come from well-off families.

Those few rogue cultivators were older, and their words were quite logical, each sentence implicating the other group, which led the young men to reveal their identities in the ensuing argument.

The young boy, whose voice was still tender, claimed to be a member of the Chu family of Fengyu Mountain. Cui Ying had never heard of this family before, but seeing that his cultivation was at the sixth level of Qi Refining and that he looked very young, he could be considered a genius in both the family and the sect.

Cui Ying leaned against the railing of the deck, intending to quietly watch the show unfold, when suddenly a fat, rogue cultivator with a cloth belt around his waist jumped out, pointed at Cui Ying opposite him, and shouted in a sarcastic tone:

"Didn't you say that there were only the two of us in this area? There's also a young girl here! So why do you only suspect us brothers? It's not the others' fault, but you young masters with the backing of your family elders, are you looking down on us rogue cultivators and trying to suppress us?"

Cui Ying was slightly taken aback. Seeing that everyone's gaze had turned to her, she slowly turned her face, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, and said:

"What's the matter?"

Only then did everyone get a clear look at her face. She was a beautiful young woman with a tall figure, fair skin, and red lips, wearing a pale yellow brocade dress.

Those cultivators who can board this crane-winged cloud ship for a long journey are naturally not weak in cultivation.

Those who could tell that she was at the ninth level of Qi Refining were themselves no less skilled than her.

Comparing Cui Ying's youthful appearance, one can tell that she either comes from a prominent family or sect, or she climbed up the ranks step by step on her own.

Regardless of the type, Cui Ying's strength would not be weak. They wouldn't invite trouble, so they all glanced at her briefly before looking away.

As for those whose cultivation level was lower than hers, they naturally couldn't sense it. Moreover, although Cui Ying was accompanied by a dog demon at the fourth level of Qi Refining, she was alone here and didn't seem like someone with power.

The young man from the Chu family of Fengyu Mountain knew that some powerful individuals liked to conceal their aura, so he hesitated, not daring to easily offend the girl in front of him.

Seeing his aura suddenly weaken, the rogue cultivator sneered and said:

"You don't even know how many people are nearby, yet you insist that one of our brothers stole the item. Is this how the Chu family of Fengyu Mountain acts—so lawless and abusive?"

Cui Ying was displeased, but she had also figured out something was going on.

These rogue cultivators, for reasons unknown, did not attempt to resolve the conflict by addressing the issues at hand. Instead, they made a fuss about the backgrounds of the Chu family members in every word they uttered.

The leader, a rogue cultivator, had bronze skin, a square face, and large eyes. His cultivation level was at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Therefore, although the Chu family disciples were extremely angry, they dared not easily cause trouble.

His tiger-like eyes darted around, finally settling on Cui Ying. He clearly didn't know her identity, and therefore didn't want to offend her easily.