Qin Xin, a young man from the Qin Clan, had his martial bones stolen by his own clansmen. However, he accidentally acquired a Soul-Swallowing Stone and obtained the Supreme Divine Soul Art, embarki...
Compared to the Star Domain Boat, the Cloud Sea Boat is of a much lower rank, and the two magical artifacts also operate in very different ways.
On their way to Tianque City, the two chatted occasionally while sailing through the sea of clouds.
Most of the time, he would steer the cloud-sea boat alone, cultivating or refining elixirs by himself.
If a Void Core Realm martial artist were to travel alone from Tianxuan Sect to Tianque City without using a teleportation array, it would still take nearly half a month to arrive, even without encountering any obstacles along the way.
However, the teleportation array from Tuocang Mountain cannot directly reach Tianque City. Even if it is teleported to the nearest city, it will take about seven days to travel there.
It's important to know that each use of a teleportation array consumes a large number of spirit stones. The cost of such long-distance transmission is unimaginable. Moreover, teleportation arrays also carry some risks. If a martial artist gets caught in spatial turbulence during the teleportation process, their physical body will be torn apart.
While magical artifacts like the Cloud Sea Boat consume a small amount of spiritual energy and the martial artist's own Yuan Power, making the journey quite arduous, they are ultimately very safe.
As night slowly fell, Ling Hanyan entered a state of cultivation.
Qin Xin sat alone in front of the core of the Cloud Sea Ship, threw in some low-grade spirit stones, and slowly mobilized the Yuan Power in his body to activate the array patterns on the ship.
As the array patterns were rapidly illuminated, the speed at which the Cloud-Sea Boat traveled through the clouds also increased slightly.
After doing all this, Qin Xin lay lazily on the cabin, looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky, leaving a wisp of his spiritual sense to keep an eye on the situation of the ship sailing through the clouds.
"Tianque City?"
Qin Xin murmured softly.
The closer Qin Xin got to Tianque City, the more he found that the seed of revenge in his heart was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.
However, Qin Xin dared not act rashly. Facing such a behemoth as the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou, the slightest carelessness would result in his annihilation.
He wasn't afraid of being shattered to pieces, but he was afraid of implicating those around him.
"Kid, what's wrong? Are you scared?"
As Qin Xin pondered, a slight ripple appeared in his heart. After sensing this, Dan Qing's words, seemingly filled with concern, resounded in his mind.
After hearing Danqing's words in his mind, Qin Xin remained calm. "Afraid? Perhaps everyone would feel fear when facing such a behemoth."
"But so what? A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. Perhaps they are more afraid of me."
Qin Xin's words revealed unparalleled confidence.
A family would weigh the pros and cons when making any choice, but Qin Xin is all alone now. He doesn't need to weigh these pros and cons; he just needs to find what he has lost.
Even if the road ahead is thorny, we will move forward resolutely.
If Qin Xin forgets his original intention because of fear, this is not the path he should take.
After sensing Qin Xin's unwavering resolve, Danqing was momentarily taken aback. It was truly remarkable that a young man in his early twenties could possess such profound insights.
The path of a martial artist is inherently a heaven-defying cultivation, fraught with difficulties ahead. Only by maintaining this courageous and forward-looking spirit can one go further.
When Danqing faced Qin Xin, he only had one sentence: "If you have this belief, even if it means fighting a great battle against the entire Central Plains, I will go with you."
Qin Xin was deeply moved by Danqing, who was both a teacher and a family elder.
At the same time, Ling Hanyan, who had been cultivating, also finished her daily cycle and slowly opened her beautiful eyes.
After standing up, Ling Hanyan straightened her long cyan gauze dress. In the gentle breeze, her hair fell loosely, giving her a languid beauty.
After sensing that Ling Hanyan had woken up, Qin Xin also ended his conversation with Danqing.
After glancing at Qin Xin lying on the deck, Ling Hanyan's beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light before she walked towards him.
"Senior Sister Ling, it's not time for you to control this Cloud Sea Boat yet."
Seeing Ling Hanyan suddenly appear in front of him, Qin Xin said softly.
"It's alright, I've been cultivating for a long time, I just need to rest for a bit."
After saying that, Ling Hanyan, just like Qin Xin, lay down on the deck of the Cloud Sea Boat next to him, muttering to herself, "I never expected the starry sky I saw here to be so beautiful."
Upon hearing Ling Hanyan's words, Qin Xin couldn't help but glance at her profile.
At that moment, the two looked into each other's eyes, and while feeling a little awkward, they both looked up at the sky.
"Qin Xin, why did you use the name Danqing to participate in the Pill Gathering this time? Is it because your surname is Qin?" Ling Hanyan seemed to want to break the awkwardness and asked the question that had been bothering her.
After the incident with Qin Shuzhen, Ling Hanyan noticed that Qin Xin and she no longer exchanged alchemy insights as before, and the two had begun to become somewhat estranged.
She also specifically asked someone about Qin Xin's situation in the Eastern Wilderness. Through investigation, she discovered that there were many contradictions and conflicts between the Tianyuan Qin Clan, to which Qin Xin belonged, and the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou. However, she had not yet found an opportunity to inquire about it.
Qin Xin was somewhat surprised by Ling Hanyan's sudden question. He had not expected that Ling Hanyan was so intelligent that she could guess that he had some connection with the Qin clan of Zhongzhou.
"You could say that, or you could say that it isn't," Qin Xin replied, his answer somewhat ambiguous.
Seeing that Qin Xin did not give a direct answer, Ling Hanyan was certain of some of her guesses. She was naturally grateful to the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou. It was their shelter back then that allowed her to grow. After meeting the sect leader of Tianxuan Sect, she worked hard day and night on Tianxuan Mountain, which led to her current achievements.
However, Ling Hanyan was not someone who avoided the world; she had heard many bad things about the Qin clan in Zhongzhou.
"By the way, Senior Sister Ling, I also want to ask you a question?" Qin Xinyou said immediately.
Ling Hanyan gazed at the starry sky and said softly, "Ask away."
"If I were to stand against Qin Xin of Zhongzhou in the future, which side would you be on?"
Qin Xin's straightforward question left Ling Hanyan speechless.
After Qin Xin voiced the question, he regretted it somewhat. After all, Ling Hanyan was only a fellow disciple of his, and even though he had helped Ling Hanyan avoid going mad while refining pills, she had given him a lot of help during their time at Tianxuan Sect. The two of them had long since evened things out.
Qin Xin's question now seemed rather ambiguous, but by the time he realized it, it was too late to take it back.
"I don't know either."
After a moment of silence, Ling Hanyan shook her head and answered Qin Xin's question.
Qin Xin didn't press the matter further. If he were Ling Hanyan, he probably wouldn't have had a choice in this situation either.
The two of them lay on the deck of the Cloud Sea Boat, each still preoccupied with their own thoughts.