If the cultivators' dislike for Tong Nonuo was only a setback to his self-esteem, then the consequences of ordinary people's deception left Tong Nonuo with an indelible psychological shadow. Perhaps he suffered from some post-traumatic stress disorder in the dark mine, and after coming out, Tong Nonuo's lost situation became even more serious.

It's no wonder that Tong Nuonuo is so wary of strangers. The two times before getting on the boat, Tong Nuonuo was nervous when he met Chen Xiao, because he was afraid that he would fall into a trap and be sold out. But now everyone is on the same boat, and there is an endless sea outside. Thinking that Chen Xiao can't do anything to him, Tong Nuonuo can really let down his guard.

After Chen Xiao knew what Tong Nuonuo had experienced before, how could he blame such an ill-fated boy? For such a simple person with poor sense of direction, it would not hurt to be more careful and cautious.

The inner cabin was a room for four people. In addition to them, a tall and strong high-level monk moved in before the ship sailed. This monk was much younger than Du Rong, but he had a bad temper. At first, he pushed the door open with an arrogant attitude, intending to take the lead. Later, he found out that Tong Nuonuo's cultivation level was higher than his, and he was actually in the foundation-building stage. He quickly changed his attitude and shrank as obediently as a quail.

None of Chen Xiao and the other two were willing to make friends with someone who was arrogant when he saw someone weaker than him, and became a coward when he found that the other party was stronger than him. Their attitude was very obvious, so the strong monk did not approach them. Every day, he went out early and came back late. Except for coming back to sleep, he basically spent his time in the training room or in restaurants and teahouses.

Du Rong and Tong Nuonuo were both poor. Although Chen Xiao liked to enjoy himself, he would not spend money recklessly when the future was uncertain. Therefore, apart from going to the deck to relax, the three of them spent most of their time in the room. Chen Xiao had thought that the movable table with folding legs was good for playing cards, and now it really came in handy.

Tong Nuonuo's luggage actually contained a kind of chess piece used for games. This was a game similar to Monopoly in his previous life, consisting of several chess pieces of different colors, a dice, and a piece of paper with a grid drawn on it.

Three people each take a dice to represent themselves, take turns rolling the dice, and move on the grid according to the points. Some grids have words written on them, representing different environments and locations. If you come across an inn, you have to rest for a round; if you unfortunately encounter a ferocious beast, you have to return to the starting point; if you enter the fairy gate, you can move forward a few more grids; if you encounter an adventure, you can roll the dice again... In short, there are many ways and it is quite interesting.

Chen Xiao did not find it strange that Tong Nuonuo had such a game chess, considering his age. What he found more strange was the rectangular box that Tong Nuonuo carried on his back. When Tong Nuonuo was looking for the game chess, he found a bunch of things. There were clothes, personal belongings, game chess, and some mechanical parts, as well as materials he collected along the way. Chen Xiao did not pay attention at first, but later he was a little stunned.

Chen Xiao guessed that this box should be a storage container similar to the Sumeru mustard seed, otherwise so many things would never fit in it. Seeing that Du Rong did not show any surprise, he realized that this was probably not very rare in the world of immortal cultivation. Once again, Chen Xiao told himself to stay calm and not make a fuss.

During the voyage, their daily routine was very regular. Chen Xiao would get up early in the morning and go to the deck to exercise, enjoy the view of the sea and sky, and breathe the fresh air with the smell of the sea tide. Then he would go to the cafeteria to have breakfast, and return to the cabin to play chess and spend the morning. After lunch at noon, he would take the book he brought with him to a place with better light and read it all afternoon. After dinner in the evening, he would lie on the bed and go to bed early.

Du Rong and Tong Nuonuo were much more diligent than Chen Xiao. Du Rong would sometimes go to the practice room to exchange ideas with others, and sometimes go to the secret room to meditate. Tong Nuonuo would go with him when he went to the secret room to meditate. When Du Rong was looking for someone to exchange ideas with, he would sit in the small space in the cabin to ponder the materials of the mechanism.

The two had no other thoughts about Chen Xiao's laziness. After all, Chen Xiao had no spiritual roots and could not practice. No one could force him to follow the same schedule as the two of them. However, what they didn't know was that although Chen Xiao seemed to be quite idle every day, he actually did a lot of things. He was busy studying the compass in his consciousness.

Since the luck in the compass was barely enough for it to appear, Chen Xiao summoned it as little as possible. The compass was the size of an adult's palm, and there was a magnetic needle at the center of the Tianchi. One end of the magnetic needle was sharp, and the other end had a small sharp corner. On the disk at the bottom of the Tianchi, there was a red line running through the central axis. There were two points at both ends of the red line.

Anyone who saw it in the previous life would recognize that it was a compass. It is the most important tool in the center of the compass, as can be seen from the fact that it is called Zhongyang Tianchi. Just spread your feet apart, hold the compass with both hands and level the two ends, and the end of the magnetic needle with the corner coincides with the points on both sides of the red line, and the direction it points to is due north. The direction of the other straight needle is due south. The compass has a wide range of uses. It is not only used by Feng Shui masters, but also used when going out, geological exploration, tourism exploration, sailing, and marching and fighting.

However, in the morning, Chen Xiao took advantage of no one's attention and summoned the compass in his mind. The Tianchi needle overlapped with the red line, and the direction it pointed to was not north. Although it was expected, Chen Xiao still felt complicated.

The reason why a compass can indicate direction is that the core of the planet below the mantle is magma containing a large amount of ferromagnetic elements. The entire planet is a huge magnet, so it naturally has north and south magnetic poles.

According to Chen Xiao's observations on the ocean these days, he found that he was not on a planet. It is very likely that this world is a plane. Then the question arises, in a world without a magnetic field, where is the true north that the compass points to? And why does the magnetic needle point to it?

Chen Xiao was troubled by this for many days, and his hair was about to fall off. He couldn't figure out the problem. He couldn't figure out the reason, so he temporarily put this question aside. He turned to think about more practical problems. Direction is the most important reference for geomancy. So should we follow the direction on the compass or the direction of this world? This can only be solved after landing and practicing.

During the long time on the boat, Chen Xiao seemed to be leisurely, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Every morning, he would use the most accurate time when the sun rose and compare it with the compass in his mind. After calculating the angle difference between the two, he would keep memorizing it. He had to remember it not only with his brain, but also with his body. Only in this way could he instantly convert the actual direction on the compass into the direction when needed.

He didn't know whether it was useful to remember these things, nor did he know whether he was doing useless work. He was just used to studying Feng Shui hard, preparing for the possibility that it might be useful one day in the future.

When Chen Xiao had trained himself to the point where he could walk from the cabin to the deck and immediately distinguish the two directions the moment he saw the sun and the stars, he ended this unknown and silent special training.

At this time, the voyage was almost over. This voyage was very smooth. Although there was a storm, it was far from the point of returning. There were also sea creatures, but they were just some giant beasts, which were driven away by several escorting immortal masters on the ship. The whole journey followed the established route, and there was no loss of direction or stranding in an inappropriate place. It seems that the three return trips of the Chongxuan Sect were all unusual special events.

Ordinary ships need three or four months to sail, and they also need to consider whether there is a favorable wind. The Climbing Ship uses spiritual stones as its power, and its speed is much faster than that of wind-driven sea vessels. It only took one month to cross the coasts of seven or eight countries along the way. The building ship would dock every few days to replenish fresh water and food, and many passengers who were bored on the ship would take this opportunity to get off the ship and move around. However, because the docking time was only a short one or two hours, people did not dare to go far and only moved around near the dock.

Chen Xiao had also gone down with Du Rong before, but Tong Nuonuo refused to go with them. He was worried that he would accidentally leave them, and this was no joke. The Pansheng would not delay its journey just for him.

Chen Xiao and Du Rong walked around the small market near the dock. Although they were different countries, the people looked similar and spoke similar languages, and the currency in circulation was the same: gold, silver and copper. The only slight difference was the pattern on the coins, but other than that, the weight and specifications were the same.

This made Chen Xiao realize that the currency casting of these countries must have been unified by a certain force, or the casting process and equipment were provided by the other party. Because such precise and high-end casting techniques are not in line with the national strength of these countries. Chen Xiao thought of Zhishitang at the first time. Only an alliance like Zhishitang, which is composed of multiple immortal forces, can do such a thing.

That morning, Chen Xiao was standing on the deck as usual, basking in the sun and taking in calcium. Suddenly, the bronze bell on the ship was struck three times. The long and clear bell sound spread, and someone among the people who were also on the deck suddenly jumped up and cheered. It was like a small stone thrown into the water, and gradually even the people in the cabin became excited. Someone couldn't help but run to the edge of the deck and shouted loudly towards the front.

Chen Xiao realized later that Hanshan City was getting closer.