Cao Yi and his fellow disciples arrived at the Wanghai Sect headquarters. Just as his senior brother had said, the other party hadn't made any other moves. They simply used illness as an excuse to have their Qi Refining nephew come forward and count the supplies needed for the Spirit Boat on the spot. There were no other unnecessary actions.

At this time, Wanghai City was in a state of madness. Although the Qingyun Sect's reputation among the independent cultivators had become extremely bad due to the Qingyun Sect's blatant killing of independent cultivators by its spirit boat, no independent cultivator dared to gather in front of the sect's headquarters as before.

"Damn it! They've all left, leaving us to be slaughtered by the demonic cultivators!"

A group of independent cultivators gathered together, glaring fiercely at the spirit boat in mid-air, their voices icy. To them, this was a sign that the sect was preparing to abandon its numerous independent cultivators and flee to the East China Sea. The departure of the Biyun Sect a few years ago hadn't caused such a stir, as there had been no signs of demonic invasion at the time. Ronan's cultivation world was still the mainstream.

But things are different now. The East China Sea is no longer a barren land in people's eyes, but a place of survival.

"Brother, all the major chambers of commerce have stockpiled a large amount of supplies and are preparing to ship them to the East China Sea. Their focus will shift there in the future. I'm afraid this area will become increasingly desolate. How about we do some business?"

At this moment, a cultivator with narrow cheeks looked at a burly and strong casual cultivator beside him with the aura of a foundation-building cultivator. These people had been brothers in the martial arts world for a long time, and later entered the world of immortal cultivation together, calling each other "big brother".

"Well, the sea will probably be the land of wealth in the future. Third brother, weren't you a pirate before? Should we become pirates in the future?"

"Okay! Listen to Big Brother, become a pirate and rob passing merchant ships!"

At this time, the pirates that were later rumored to be in the world of immortal cultivation were finally established.

At this point, all of this had nothing to do with Jiang Yun. After their boarding credentials were verified, they were assigned to two small rooms. Because of the limited space on the spirit boat, the rooms that cultivators usually lived in were not large.

Jiang Yun nodded as he looked at the room before him, which contained only a small bed, a table, and chairs. Although small, the room was immaculately clean. It seemed a cultivator regularly used magic to clean it. The room was located just below the deck, close to the outer wall of the spirit boat. It also had a transparent glazed window, allowing for a view outside.

At this time, the spirit boat was floating above the Qingyun Sect's headquarters. Jiang Yun looked out through the small glazed window, and suddenly the buildings of Wanghai City below appeared in his eyes one by one.

At this time, Lin Chengsi, after discovering that the other party had ignored him and had no news after getting on the boat, immediately looked at the spirit boat in the air with gloomy eyes.

"Uncle, what should I do?"

Xu Xing also frowned as he looked at the Spirit Boat. He knew Jiang Yun was on it, but they were powerless to do anything. Who knew that the other party would actually approach Qingyun Sect again?

"In that case, don't blame us!"

Lin Chengsi looked at Ling Zhou, said coldly, turned around and left.

After leaving the Qingyun Sect, Lin Chengsi immediately contacted the demon cultivator he had been in frequent contact with. He was ready to execute the plan of exorcising the demon and swallowing the tiger again.

"What? The Qingyun Sect's Spirit Boat?!" But to Lin Chengsi's surprise, a cultivator from the Demonic Path was extremely interested in this Spirit Boat. However, he did not expect that when the other party heard about this Spirit Boat, he acted as if he had heard some taboo. After asking clearly, he immediately cut off contact.

"joke!"

In a secluded place in an unknown location, a short monk with an equally gloomy face put down the sound transmission jade talisman in his hand and closed the sound transmission formation. He spoke softly.

The news of Qingyun Sect's spiritual boat had long been known throughout the Demonic Path. The enemy used this boat as bait to kill three Jindan cultivators of the Demonic Path.

Three Jindan cultivators! The demon cultivator contacting Lin Chengsi was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, though he was merely a middleman. However, since Lin Chengsi was also at the Foundation Establishment level, his usual support was at most at the Foundation Establishment level. How could he possibly provoke a spirit boat carrying three Jindan seniors?

This time, their journey southward wasn't without its share of obstacles. The leader was none other than the major demonic sect, the Black Demon Sect. Then there were the numerous independent cultivators of the Central Region, who sought advancement opportunities through this expedition.

The cruelty of the battles between demonic sects far surpassed that of the orthodox world of immortal cultivation, a naked law of the jungle. This was true not only between independent cultivators but also between sects.

The relationship between superiors and subordinates is extremely strict. The superior has the power to decide the life and death of the subordinate. The relationship between them is based solely on fear and self-interest. There is no trace of morality, love, or tolerance.

Lin Chengsi, who was in Wanghai City, suddenly felt a bad thought in his heart after the other party ended the sound transmission note communication.

"It seems that we are going to the East China Sea as well!"

Lin Chengsi's face turned ashen. He turned to look at Xu Xing, who was standing aside with a look of anticipation, and said in a cold voice.

How much they had sacrificed for this Purple Sun Divine Stone. It could be said that they had contributed to the fall of Purple Sun City, but now, what had they gained?

Without the divine stone, how could this branch of the clan face the other cultivators? Although the Xu family had been exterminated, some survivors remained within the sect. Now, within the Ziyang Sect, although they were only a small clan, they were far inferior to the giant Zhang family and even the Ge family. However, they were not as resentful of the sect as Lin Chengsi's branch.

On the other hand, Lin Chengsi's side held a hatred for the sect far greater than that for the Demonic Path that had once annihilated the entire Xu family. That was why they collaborated with the Demonic Path in an effort to restore the Xu family's ancestral precepts!

At this time, as the Qingyun Sect's spirit boat was about to depart, a joint fleet composed of numerous chambers of commerce also prepared to depart. Within Wanghai City, the people were now divided into three groups.

One group consisted of cultivators who had already secured tickets and couldn't wait to depart. Another group, short of spirit stones, had staked their entire fortunes on signing indentures with the Chamber of Commerce. On the one hand, they were filled with anticipation for the unknown, yet on the other, they were filled with confusion, unsure of what awaited them there.

The other group consisted of cultivators who hadn't obtained boarding permits. Many of the certificates issued by the Chamber of Commerce only recognized the order, not the person. Consequently, Wanghai City had become a living hell during this period. Killings were a constant occurrence. Many cultivators who had spent their entire fortunes to obtain boarding permits were murdered in the blink of an eye, their certificates stolen.

The monks who tried to seize the credentials were inevitably snatched away by other monks with ulterior motives. The killing continued until the last day, when the people boarded the ship. It was then that people realized that the once prosperous Wanghai City had become a bloody place.