NOVPUBChijian didn’t hesitate and spoke.
"Could it be that you’re preparing for Immortal Ascension?"
Wang Ba’s heart stirred slightly.
Remembering the guidance he had received from the other party over the past half month, Wang Ba hurriedly took out a portion of purple stalactite milk from his Storage Treasure and presented it to him.
"This item can eliminate some Heart Demons, it might be of some use to Senior."
"Eliminate Heart Demons?"
Chijian scratched his head, didn’t engage in false pleasantries, and directly grabbed it with his hand. After examining it briefly, he threw it into his Storage Treasure.
"Thanks."
He muttered on the side:
"All the stuff in my storage space has been messed up by you."
Wang Ba smiled wryly upon hearing this.
It seems that the effort he had taken to organize everything for the other party was, in fact, a mistake.
Seeing that Chijian was about to leave empty-handed, Wang Ba quickly said:
"Senior, won’t you check if you’ve left anything behind?"
Chijian seemed indifferent:
"There’s another Sword Lodge over there. I placed dozens of Flying Swords there to help me refine my sword intent, but now most of them have been exhausted, and I can’t be bothered to collect them."
Hearing this, Wang Ba showed no interest in picking up these scraps.
As the Earth Material Hall Master, his horizons had broadened. A mere few dozen depleted Flying Swords were beneath his notice.
If it had been in the past, that might not have been the case.
"Consider it as leaving treasure for future generations."
Wang Ba chuckled, then suggested:
"We are also returning to Fenglin Continent. Before we leave the Northsea Continent, it seems we’re heading the same way as Senior, why don’t we travel together?"
Upon hearing this, Chijian thought it over and did not refuse.
He said:
"Then I’ll need to borrow your Incarnation."
Although he already had a clear understanding of the extreme Dao Intention of the Ice Dao, researching it further might speed up the mastery process.
Wang Ba naturally readily agreed.
After all, he still had some minor questions about integrating the knife technique with the Five Elements that he wanted to ask for guidance about. Lending an Ice Daoist was a small price to pay.
Chijian then boarded the iron vessel.
Under the control of Ying He and Li Yingfu, the ship promptly turned around and flew southeast.
As the iron vessel sailed into the distance, the cold currents in the sky, unbeknownst to anyone, began to quicken quietly.
...
The Path of North Sea that Wang Ba once traversed.
Now, the warm path once covered with green grass and visible soil was gradually being obscured by wind and snow.
Snowflakes, blown by the cold wind, fell onto the soil of the pathway, quickly melting into puddles.
On both sides of the road, the snowflakes melted and merged into streams, trickling along the uneven slopes and flowing towards the lower ground.
It wasn’t long before it reached a group of men, women, old, and young.
They were Rogue Cultivators who had come here to search for spirit items, hoping for a brighter future.
After nearly a year of arduous trekking in the vast snowfields of the Northsea Continent, everyone’s aura had weakened significantly.
At a time when they should have been wary of each other on their return journey, they instead huddled together, each with furrowed brows.
A Golden Core middle-aged Cultivator who had just returned from the snowfields couldn’t help but speak out:
"Are you sure? Did you really see the sky-floating city of the Three Continents?"
This immediately drew the frown of a Golden Core elder:
"We’ve said it several times, there’s no mistake. That sky-floating city is now hovering outside Juhai Pass, probably to block us. If you don’t believe it, go and see for yourself."
The middle-aged Cultivator quickly replied:
"If all my fellow Daoists say so, I naturally dare not disbelieve. But, to be frank, we are just a group of Rogue Cultivators. Even if we all came together now, we couldn’t match a Nascent Soul. What interest would the Three Continents’ Cultivators have in blocking us? Wouldn’t they be at a loss?"
Upon hearing this, the Golden Core elder grunted, unable to say anything, but replied, "That’s not necessarily the case."
Yet another Golden Core Cultivator in the crowd shook his head and said:
"What the Daoist friend said is very true. They’re probably not here to block us, but your words are not entirely accurate. We may not be able to produce a Nascent Soul here, but over there..."
As he spoke, he glanced toward the distant ice mountains.
"Over there? What is it?"
The middle-aged Cultivator who had just returned was still somewhat confused. Someone who couldn’t stand to see this whispered to him:
"Keep it down!"
And then transmitted a message:
"That’s the Holy Sect over there, with several Masters! Don’t let them overhear you!"
"Masters from the Holy Sect?"
The middle-aged Cultivator had come to the Northsea Continent to seek treasures, leaving early and returning late.
He was unaware that people from the primitive Holy Sect had arrived, and his expression changed dramatically when he heard this. He quickly lowered his head, and his voice quieted.
After a brief silence, the crowd began to wrinkle their brows again, discussing their next course of action.
In the distance, behind the iceberg.
On the deck of a gigantic black ship.
A three-eyed youngster and a stern black-clad young man stood aloof from each other.
They seemed to ignore each other.
Between the two, a vigorous-looking Nascent Soul elder was frowning and bowing toward them, saying:
"I have just checked, and can confirm that this group of Cultivators from the Three Continents came from another port of Guangling State. It seems that they intend to take over this place."
The three-eyed youth immediately furrowed his brow:
"Northsea Continent is a desolate and cold place; why would they want to occupy it?"
