Reversing the Milky Way

Bai Cheng was also taken aback upon seeing this scene.

'This demonic beast actually knows how to use the impact of the explosion to escape the spell array of the spirit-suppressing talisman!?'

Just as he was surprised, a loud crash came from under the deck.

"Oh no! We absolutely cannot let that beast go back into the water, or we'll be in big trouble!"

After saying that, Shi Tiezhong immediately jumped into the large hole in the deck and chased after it. However, the next moment, with another loud noise, the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish suddenly leaped high from the cabin below the deck. The violent shaking almost caused the entire deck to collapse.

At this moment, Bai Cheng also noticed that the gaps between the scales of the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish were filled with blue liquid, which he guessed was the blood of the monster.

'As expected, that attack just now didn't hurt the monster itself either.'

Just then, Shi Tiezhong also flew out of the hole in the deck on his sword. As soon as he entered the hole, he saw the Grinding Tooth Tiger Fish with its mouth wide open, facing the hole above. If he hadn't dodged in time, he would have fallen into the ambush of the Grinding Tooth Tiger Fish.

At this moment, Shi Tiezhong quickly activated his sword control technique, and dozens of spiritual swords formed from his own spiritual power rapidly appeared around him. Under his control, these spiritual swords quickly circled around the demonic tiger fish that was jumping in the air and attacked it.

With a series of clanging sounds, the spirit swords attacked the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish's scales, which were as hard as steel. However, even though the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish injured itself with its own attacks, Shi Tiezhong's attacks still could not penetrate the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish's scales.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng, who was on the deck, immediately snatched the long knife from Xu Zemin, who was looking completely bewildered.

"We absolutely cannot let this monster return to the water. If it retaliates in the water, our ship may not be able to withstand its torment."

Immediately afterward, Bai Cheng gathered all his spiritual energy into his arm. As golden lightning once again crackled around the blade, Bai Cheng hurled the longsword in his hand like a javelin. With a roar, the longsword instantly transformed into a golden streak of light, piercing towards the demonic tiger fish in the air.

Immediately afterward, to Shi Tiezhong's astonishment, he saw a golden light pierce the side of the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish like lightning. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was actually a half-finished sword, the entire blade of which was embedded in the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish's body, which greatly shocked him.

At the same time, the Demon-Toothed Tigerfish roared in mid-air, injured, before its massive body plunged into the water with a splash. However, for the enormous Demon-Toothed Tigerfish, Bai Cheng's attack was at most an injury, not a fatal one.

And so, it swiftly plunged into the water, dragging its long sword with it. Just when everyone thought it was about to escape, a red light suddenly streaked across the sky in the distance.

The red light was as thin as a needle, and its entire body was enveloped in surging red spiritual power. With just one strike, the Demon Stone Tiger Fish, which was diving down to escape, was completely pierced by this red light. Everyone was shocked to see this.

Immediately afterward, Bai Cheng saw a shadow drifting in from the sky. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a spirit boat. The spirit boat quickly approached the ferry where Bai Cheng was and hovered not far in front of them. Only then did he notice that there were three people on the spirit boat.

At this moment, Xu Zemin, who was next to Bai Cheng, quickly stepped forward and bowed to the person in front of him.

"Your subordinate pays respects to the eldest son."

It turns out that the person on the spirit boat is named Lin Tianyu, the eldest son of the Lin family, one of the three major families in Baifeng City, while Xu Zemin is a subordinate of the Lin family, and this ferry is also a property of the Lin family.

As Lin Tianyu leaped onto the deck of the ferry, an aristocratic air immediately emanated from him, and at the same time, the fan in his hand swayed gently in front of him.

Bai Cheng subconsciously began to investigate. If he hadn't discovered that this person's cultivation level was in the late stage of Qi Condensation, he would have really thought that the person in front of him was a refined scholar, and that the two guards behind him also had the strength of the late stage of Qi Condensation.

"Manager Xu, what's going on? I saw the commotion from a distance."

As he spoke, he opened the folding fan in his hand, and then a red light flew out from the river surface, quickly came to Lin Tianyu's side, circled twice, and finally inserted itself into the fan ribs of his hand.

Bai Cheng, who witnessed the entire process, was also taken aback, because he discovered that what had just flown over was actually a tiny flying sword, and the fan ribs resembled a miniature sword sheath. Furthermore, the flying sword gave him the same feeling as the red fragment of Xuan Molin's sword before, and he immediately realized that this was a spiritual weapon.

Not only that, when Bai Cheng looked at the painting on Lin Tianyu's fan, he discovered that the landscape painted on the fan surface was actually moving. This was not the first time he had seen a moving painting.

As the carcass of the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish slowly surfaced, Shi Tiezhong quickly returned to the deck of the ferry. However, to Bai Cheng's surprise, this member of the city guards became extremely respectful to Lin Tianyu.

After Xu Zemin explained the cause and effect, Lin Tianyu nodded slightly.

“Guardian Shi, since I killed this demonic beast, its corpse should belong to my Lin family. Do you have any objections?”

Lin Tianyu spoke very calmly, but Shi Tiezhong, standing beside him, looked extremely unwilling upon hearing this. It should be understood that the scales of the Demon-Toothed Tiger Fish were high-grade materials for crafting top-tier magical artifacts and armor. Even if Lin Zexu was offered some compensation for the losses, it would be far less valuable than the beast's corpse.

However, the Lin family's reputation in Baifeng City was well-known. Although he was part of Baifeng City's city guard, his status made him someone they couldn't afford to offend. Even the patrol captain of this area would have to fawn over him. Thinking of this, he helplessly said, "Young Master Lin, that's natural. However, I still need to report this matter to my superiors. Since this ferry belongs to the Lin family, I, Shi, will not stay any longer." After saying that, he flew away from the ferry on his sword.

At this moment, one of the two people behind Lin Tianyu stepped forward and said, "Young Master, the Master instructed us to hurry back so as not to delay important matters."

Lin Tianyu frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Tch, the family sent me a message yesterday telling me to hurry back. I thought something really serious had happened, but it turns out it was just that old bastard from the Bai family breaking through to the Tonghai Realm."

“Young master, you must not say that. After all, he is the first cultivator in the history of White Maple City to reach the Tonghai Realm, which is of great significance.”

Hearing this, Lin Tianyu became slightly impatient.

"Alright, I understand. Manager Xu, I'll head back now. You can report the loss of the ferry and the compensation for the victims directly later."

After saying that, Lin Tianyu led his two guards back to their spirit boat and then flew south.

Bai Cheng, having found his backpack, put it on his back after confirming that nothing was missing.

"I haven't asked this young man's name yet. If it weren't for your courageous act, there would probably be even more casualties on this ship."

Upon hearing Xu Zemin's words, Bai Cheng patted his clothes and said, "Mr. Xu, you're too kind. Just call me Bai Cheng."

To be honest, Bai Cheng intervened because he was afraid the demonic beast would sink the ferry. However, from the battle just now, he also felt the domineering power of lightning-attribute spiritual energy. Even Shi Tiezhong, who was in the mid-stage of Qi Condensation, couldn't break through the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish's defense, which really surprised him. You know, a high-grade magic weapon can break through the defense of some high-level demonic beasts. However, this also shows that the level of the demonic beast and its strength seem to be mismatched.

Xu Zemin, standing to the side, was stunned upon hearing Bai Cheng's words. Combining Bai Cheng's skill with the name Bai Cheng, he naturally associated him with the Bai family. Furthermore, the fact that the Bai family's patriarch had broken through to the Tonghai Realm yesterday made him instantly respectful towards Bai Cheng.

"I never imagined you were a descendant of the Bai family. No wonder you're so skilled!"

His words were overheard by bystanders, which sparked a flurry of discussion.

"What? This young man is actually from the Bai family!"

"No wonder he has such a high level of skill at such a young age. It turns out he comes from the Bai family. That makes it no surprise."

Soon, Bai Cheng's name spread among the people on the ship.

Seeing that everyone had such a big misunderstanding, Bai Cheng immediately tried to clarify things for himself.

"Please don't criticize me! I am not a member of the Bai family."

However, the topic of the Bai family has been extremely popular these past two days, and Bai Cheng had to explain it to Bai Cheng with great effort for almost half an hour before he could make it clear.

As the sun slowly set, the ferry carrying Bai Cheng, dragging the carcass of the Demon Tooth Tiger Fish, slowly sailed into Rock Heart Lake. Looking at the vast and calm lake, Bai Cheng suddenly felt as if he were sailing on the sea. The scenery on both sides became much more hazy, and all he could see were the scattered lights on the shore.

At this moment, Bai Cheng also saw a small island appear on the hazy lake in front of him. On the island, there was a huge rock standing upright in the center, which looked like an abrupt building. After Xu Zemin's introduction, Bai Cheng learned that the island was called Yanxin Island.

A thousand years ago, some of the larger cities within these great nations were independent countries, and Maple City was no exception. At that time, cultivators on the continent were just beginning to venture into the mortal world, so there weren't many cultivators within the country. The ruler of Maple City at that time was named Si Nan Zi Mo, and the current City Lord's Mansion is located in the heart of Maple City's capital.

The king at the time wanted to build a statue of himself on Rockheart Island, so he commissioned cultivators to transport a giant rock from the mountains. However, before construction could even begin, chaos erupted across the land. A powerful cultivator named Xia Yan suddenly appeared, sweeping through many small kingdoms with his early-stage Tonghai Realm cultivation. While the world speculated about which sect's leader he belonged to, he established the Fire Cloud Kingdom in what is now Tianhuo City, and the Maple Kingdom was naturally renamed Maple City. The rock remains to this day, standing in the center of the island like a small mountain. Later generations named this island Rockheart Island.

After listening to Xu Zemin's explanation, Bai Cheng seemed to understand something. He finally understood why Baifeng City was so large. He had been traveling for the past few days, hardly stopping at all. He had already traveled over 300 li (approximately 150 kilometers) since entering Baifeng City, but still hadn't reached its central area.

Finally, after another hour, as darkness fell, the ferry slowly approached the dock in the city lord's mansion area.

Upon disembarking, Bai Cheng was immediately stunned by the bustling prosperity of the City Lord's Mansion area. Colorful signs and lanterns adorned the storefronts, swaying gently in the breeze. The walls of the buildings were covered with metallic spirit-storing beads for illumination. The streets teemed with people of all kinds. There were noblemen and ladies in splendid attire, family members riding exotic spirit beasts, and occasionally, cultivators soaring through the air on swords. Its prosperity far surpassed that of Wuling Town.

"Young friend Bai Cheng, my Lin family also runs an inn in this area of ​​the City Lord's Mansion. It's getting late, so why don't I introduce you to one? I can even waive your accommodation fee."

Bai Cheng was overjoyed to hear this. He knew that expenses in Baifeng City were high, and the price of a night's accommodation without a place to stay was really hard for Bai Cheng to accept.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Xu."

Afterwards, Xu Zemin led Bai Cheng and several of his men to an inn owned by the Lin family within the city lord's mansion area. The price for a night's stay was three silver coins, but since Xu Zemin was also a subordinate of the Lin family and managed the ferry area, the innkeeper provided him and his men with free accommodation. Bai Cheng also stayed for free thanks to Xu Zemin's help.

At night, after a simple dinner, Bai Cheng immediately returned to his room to cultivate. Within the territory of the City Lord's Mansion, Bai Cheng could feel that the spiritual energy seeping out from the ground was much denser, four times the concentration of spiritual energy in ordinary areas.

Bai Cheng, curious, took out a detailed map of Baifeng City again. According to the map, about a hundred miles southeast of the city lord's mansion area where he currently resided, lay the White Palace Academy, circled in green. When he saw the area marked on the map, Bai Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

"If the map is accurate, then the White House Academy covers a distance of one hundred li from south to north and more than one hundred and fifty li from east to west. It's hard to imagine that such a large area is actually an academy. You should know that the entire Qingfeng Sect's territory is only about this size, and the Qingfeng Sect itself is only thirty li from east to west."

However, Bai Cheng then noticed that to the southeast of the White House Academy, a lake was marked in red. This lake was called Sunset Lake, and a circular area was covered by solid black markings on the lake, which immediately piqued Bai Cheng's curiosity.

"Hmm, what happened? Could it be that ink was spilled on this part of the map? That damned profiteer!"