The ship is a spirit ship, crafted by spiritual artisans.
The hull is huge, resembling an inn.
The spirit ship boarded over a hundred cultivators successively. Inside the hull, there is a hall set up like a tavern with many seats, where the cultivators on board drink wine and tea.
"Going again?" On the deck, Yan Qingng saw Tan Yue rise and look towards Li Fan’s side, appearing displeased.
"Little ng, what do you think of those people’s deanor?" Tan Yue asked.
"Hmm..." Yan Qingng snorted arrogantly. She wasn’t blind.
Yan Qingng herself was also extraordinary, dressed in a long silk dress with black hair like a waterfall, her tall figure exuded elegance. Yet, even so, when compared to Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu, she was sowhat overshadowed.
"This voyage out to sea has many risks, having more friends to look after us is never wrong. Judging by the deanor, they must also be descendants of noble families, worth befriending—for our safety," Tan Yue said. "Little ng, don’t underestimate ."
"Go then!" Yan Qingng was sowhat sulking.
"I’ll go probe." Tan Yue didn’t care, rising towards Li Fan’s side. Yan Qingng drank a cup of wine in distress and glanced at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu.
Born truly beautiful!
She was often praised for her looks, yet didn’t expect to encounter two top beauties on this ship, no wonder that guy...
Thinking of this, Yan Qingng felt indignant in her heart.
"Brother Yang." Li Fan and the others sat in the corner, watching Tan Yue approaching. Huang Xiong raised his eyes to look at him; this fellow was overly familiar, unsolicited kindness was either wicked or thievery.
Is he enamored by Miss Lu and Miss Yue’s looks?
This was beyond his imagining, all brothers of Xiao Fan...
"Brother Tan, sit down." Li Fan didn’t mind, smiling as he spoke. As long as Tan Yue bore no ill intentions, it was fine; he might as well probe so news.
"Still unaware of Brother Yang’s purpose for this voyage out to sea?" Tan Yue sat opposite Li Fan and said, "Brother Yang, don’t misunderstand, just asking casually. The sea is dangerous; one of your deanor is obviously a noble family’s descendant. Why risk this? Is it rely for experience?"
"Looking for sothing." Li Fan replied.
"Looking for sothing?" Tan Yue was taken aback, then speculated, "Indeed, island cities in the sea have quite a few treasures. Just now Brother Yang saw it, this ti even the Yazhou Prefect’s son boarded this ship, surprisingly."
"Hasn’t happened before?" Li Fan asked.
Tan Yue shook his head, "Never heard of it. Brother Yang may not know, besides sea demons, there are various pirates at sea, murdering for goods. They hide in sea areas, where would you go to find them?"
"And as for this spirit ship, why are the ticket prices so high? Because the spirit ship also provides escort duties, with powerful cultivators guarding on board."
"Not only guarding against those from the sea, but also against those on the ship." Just then, a clear voice was heard; Li Fan looked up, seeing Yan Qingng walking over and sitting by Tan Yue, holding a wine cup and speaking to Li Fan, "Yan Qingng, toast to Mr. Yang."
Li Fan looked at the girl in surprise; what was going on?
Even Lu Yuan beside him showed a strange expression, what’s the aning of this?
"Yang Qingshan."
Li Fan raised his cup in response, Yan Qingng drank it all, and Tan Yue watched her.
"Mr. Yang might not know, many incidents each year during sea voyages occur on the ship. So board with purpose, so caution towards strangers is advisable," Yan Qingng said softly, "like a sudden fervor."
Tan Yue: "?"
"Miss Yan is quite right." Li Fan smiled, this girl was interesting.
"I’m a descendant of the Yan family from Yazhou City. In Yazhou City, I’ve not heard of a Yang family. Could it be Mr. Yang is not from Yazhou City?" Yan Qingng continued asking.
"No, I’m from Jiangzhou." Li Fan replied.
"Heard Jiangzhou is a place of spirits and beauty, no wonder there are such beautiful people, Mr. Yang is quite fortunate," Yan Qingng glanced at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu as she spoke.
Lu Yuan looked at her, then at Li Fan, while Yue Qingqiu didn’t react much.
"Miss Yan misunderstood; we are friends, not companions in Dao." Li Fan smiled.
"Not companions in Dao?" Yan Qingng was a bit surprised; this group obviously centered on Li Fan, with both won always by his side, traveling together, logically should be a very close relationship.
"Have yet to ask the two ladies’ nas." Tan Yue’s eyes lit up a bit as he looked at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu, raising his cup to inquire.
Yan Qingng: "?"
Lu Yuan looked at Tan Yue, then at Li Fan, softly saying, "No status given?"
Li Fan: "..."
Tan Yue, raising his cup, showed an embarrassed look and withdrew the cup.
He glanced at Li Fan, truly envious.
"Little brother is quite lucky." Soone drinking nearby heard their conversation and spoke with a smile, such beauties, yet no status given?
Truly heartless...
Many pairs of eyes were staring at Li Fan, damn it.
Li Fan felt a bit depressed.
Lu Yuan, you’ve changed...
"Young brother, count your blessings. Both of these ladies are stunningly beautiful. In all my years, I’ve never seen such breathtaking won. And here you are..." A middle-aged man with a drink taunted Li Fan with a laugh, "Worse than an animal."
"That’s right, I’ve seen the woman known as the most beautiful in our Yazhou, and even she might not surpass these two ladies."
The atmosphere inside the ship beca lively.
"Speaking of beauties, have you heard of the number one beauty in our Da Li?" soone asked.
"I’ve only heard of the Da Li Swordsmanship rankings, when did the beauty rankings appear?"
"There’s no official ranking, but there’ve been rumors that the first beauty of Da Li already has a suitor."
"Oh? Do tell."
The atmosphere on the ship grew even more animated as the martial artists chatted about rumors with enthusiasm.
"You must be unaware, then. Not only is this person reputed to be Da Li’s greatest beauty, but she also holds an extraordinary status."
"Quit dawdling, just spill it already..." soone said impatiently.
"This story goes back several years. When the late emperor of Da Li was alive, he had a princess, adored by everyone, cherished deeply by the Holy Empress Dowager and even by the emperor himself, as bright as the moon in the sky."
"However, later on, the emperor died unexpectedly, and the princess disappeared. So claid she might have been assassinated, but recently news ca that she returned to the Da Li Imperial Palace, appearing once in the Imperial City, and was hailed as a fairy co to earth."
"Maybe it’s just exaggeration? rely because of her noble status?"
"Certainly not. The Da Li Dynasty is the center of the world, with beauties aplenty, yet this princess appeared just once and made people feel all other won on earth are ordinary."
"I heard about it too. It’s said that the princess not only possesses unparalleled beauty but also an exceptional cultivation talent, indeed worthy of being a descendant of the forr emperor."
"The forr emperor of Da Li was a peerless hero back in the day, rumored to potentially beco a legendary Saint, but heaven envied his talent, and in between all of this..."
"Don’t speak nonsense." Soone beside him advised, and he imdiately fell silent.
"Sister!"
Li Fan hadn’t expected that the people on the ship would end up talking about his senior sister, and even about her father.
Li Fan was also quite curious about the late Da Li emperor who invited the Old Blind Man out of retirent.
"The forr Da Li emperor, was he outstanding?" Li Fan asked.
"Of course. The forr Da Li emperor reached the Ning Dan Realm at eighteen, and rather than sit in the Imperial Palace, he road the martial world, traveling across the lands. Seeing the people of Da Li suffer from demons, he vowed grandly to rid Da Li of all evil spirits and demons, to restore peace to the people. For this, he even climbed Li Mountain, befriending the Li Mountain Sword Cultivator Zuo Canglan, and later invited him to leave the mountain to beco the State Preceptor to assist him."
"It’s said there were always so grudges between Li Mountain and the Da Li Royal Family. That the forr emperor could ask a Li Mountain Sword Cultivator to co out demonstrates his personal charm. It’s just a pity about what happened later..."
"If this brilliant emperor hadn’t died, he surely would have beco a figure the descendants would revere as a Saint."
"How did we get so off-topic? Let’s return to the previous discussion, about this most beautiful woman in the world..."
Before the words were finished, a group of people entered the hall, and imdiately the surroundings fell silent.
Wenren Qiu and his entourage sat in a spot in the hall, seeing everyone quiet, he couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Continue, I also want to hear."
"We’re done with that, Master Wenren. Are you heading to the West Sea for training?"
"You could say that. Living in Yazhou City, I’ve always heard various rumors about the sea. Now that I’ve gained so cultivation, I thought it was ti to go out and take a look." Wenren Qiu, elegant and graceful, chatted with everyone.
"You’re too modest, Master Wenren. To my knowledge, Master Wenren is already approaching the Ning Dan Realm. Such cultivation at your age is quite remarkable even in Da Li."
"Far from it," Wenren Qiu lightly sipped his wine, saying, "The princess of our Da Li Dynasty, who everyone was just discussing, is already approaching the Seven Realms."
"Seven Realms..." Everyone gasped, isn’t the princess still young?
But then they rembered the forr emperor at eighteen reaching Ning Dan, and at twenty-three entering Dao, thirty entering the Seven Realms and Myriad Phenona;
It doesn’t seem strange at all.
Her father, a hero of his era.
"The princess, of course, is no ordinary person and not included in the discussion," soone laughed.
"Even if we don’t talk about our Da Li princess, a major event happened a year ago in Chi Xiao City, have you heard?"
"The Sword Saint from Li Mountain took action, and the world’s fifth-ranked sword cultivator Li Chengying was killed," soone said.
Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent.
That sword strike had already spread across the world, and everyone who heard about it was filled with awe.
The Eternal Sword Saint from Li Mountain reappeared in the world, slaying the fifth best in the land with one sword. What a remarkable display, but sadly, there was no chance to witness it firsthand.
"Indeed, on the backdrop of that sword strike, was a peerless sword cultivator erging from Li Mountain, at eighteen reaching the Middle Stage Foundation Establishnt, defeating everyone on the Green Cloud List." Wenren Qiu shook his head, "I’m still far behind."
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