In the sky, Li Daoyi flew with a helpless expression, and two jade-like arms appeared on his waist.

"Dongfang, my flying sword is safe. You don't need to hold it so tightly."

A head peeked out from Li Daoyi's shoulder; it was Dongfang Bubai. Her face was flushed, whether from shyness or excitement, it was hard to tell.

"It's too high, I... I'm a little scared," Dongfang Bubai whispered.

“I’m scared, I’m scared, but you still insisted on coming along. You could have stayed with everyone at the back,” Li Daoyi said helplessly. At that moment, he felt like his waist was about to be broken.

"No way, riding a horse is too tiring, it's much more fun to fly around with you."

"Master, do you think I'll be able to fly in the future?" Dongfang Bubai asked curiously.

“Once you reach the Grandmaster level, you will be able to fly using your Qi, but you won’t be able to do so for long. You will be able to fly freely once you reach the Land Immortal level, but you still cannot fly more than 300 feet high, otherwise you will not be able to withstand the strong winds,” Li Daoyi explained.

Dongfang Bubai was astonished and immediately pressed for details.

"Does the Grandmaster realm really exist? I only read about it in the ancient books of the Divine Sect. It is said that one of our sect leaders, Zhang Wuji, was a martial arts Grandmaster. It also mentions that the founder of Wudang, Zhang Sanfeng, was a Grandmaster, a god-like figure."

"Of course there are, but it's very difficult for you right now. Without a great opportunity, the innate level is the limit."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Bubai's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Li Daoyi thoughtfully, a smile appearing on his lips, as if he had thought of something.

The two rode their flying swords thousands of feet in the air, and the mountains and lakes below seemed so small. Li Daoyi felt as if he were the master of this place.

"So beautiful," Dongfang Bubai couldn't help but exclaim.

"To go to sea, we will inevitably need to use the Five Elements magic. It seems we need to upgrade it."

Li Daoyi then opened the system.

"System, upgrade the Minor Five Elements Spell."

"Ding, the Minor Five Elements Spell has been upgraded to the Five Elements Dao Technique, requiring 5,000 points. Upgrade now?"

Li Daoyi felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth and made the decision.

"Ding, the Five Elements Dao Technique has been successfully upgraded. Five thousand points have been deducted, leaving eleven thousand points."

"The Five Elements Daoist Technique, a Human-Earth Rank spell, allows for the free manipulation of the Five Elements power within a ten-mile radius. (Limited to non-cultivation worlds)"

"Human Rank? What does that mean?" Li Daoyi asked, puzzled.

"Cultivation techniques are divided into Unranked, Human, Earth, Heaven, Immortal, God, and Saint ranks. The ones you previously possessed were all Unranked."

"Damn it, so all that showing off for so long just makes me a nobody?" Li Daoyi thought to himself, feeling extremely frustrated.

"Sigh, I'm just destined to be a workaholic. I can't seem to see the end of the road to points."

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Why are you looking so gloomy?" Dongfang Bubai suddenly whispered in Li Daoyi's ear.

Li Daoyi's ears immediately started to itch.

"Um, it's nothing. Oh, by the way, you must have a lot of martial arts secret realms in Blackwood Cliff, right?" Li Daoyi asked.

"Hmm, there are some, but many are missing. What? You want to learn them?"

"No, after the Japanese pirates are dealt with, I'll go take a look. It's all interconnected, you know, I'll also visit Shaolin and Wudang." Li Daoyi thought of a good way to rack up points.

"Okay," Dongfang Bubai said softly, then surprisingly rested his head on Li Daoyi's shoulder.

"Were women in ancient times so open-minded?" Li Daoyi thought mischievously.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, this day was originally the day when the Songshan Sect would hold a martial arts conference, but now no one mentions it anymore.

Fuzhou City was dozens of times more bustling than before, with countless martial arts practitioners gathering there. As the dominant force in the area, Fuwei Escort Agency was extremely busy these days, receiving martial arts practitioners from all over the country and elite troops from various regions every day with the help of the government. The city and its surrounding areas were already packed with people.

Fortunately, with Li Daoyi's name on them, no one dared to act recklessly and all obediently followed orders, because everyone knew that this time they were going to attack the Japanese pirates.

Inside the escort agency, Li Daoyi and Dongfang Bubai had already arrived and were listening to Lin Zhennan talk about the recent cleanup of the surrounding islands.

"That's how it is. Headmaster Yue and the Shaolin Temple have completely wiped out the Japanese pirates on dozens of surrounding islands these past few days. Now everyone is holding their breath, just waiting for the ships to be ready and for people from other places to arrive in Fuzhou, so we can set sail immediately," Lin Zhennan said.

"Have we found those who are familiar with the sea conditions?" Li Daoyi asked.

"Master, our Great Ming Dynasty has banned the seas for many years, but there are still many people in the countryside who make a living by going to sea. I went through a lot of trouble to find a few old men and promised the court that they would not investigate their previous unauthorized sea voyages," Lin Zhennan sighed.

"Very good. Tell those fishermen that as long as they are willing to help us go to sea, the Emperor will not pursue the matter, and there will even be rewards after the mission is accomplished. In addition, the ban on the seas is hereby ended. From now on, the Great Ming Dynasty will completely open the seas." Li Daoyi said domineeringly. He directly made the decision for Jiajing.

"Yes, I'll go prepare right away," Lin Zhennan said excitedly.

After Lin Zhennan left, Li Daoyi slumped into a chair.

"Phew, every day they come to me with all sorts of things. That bastard Emperor only knows how to go and look at the big ships," Li Daoyi couldn't help but complain.

These past few days, people have been coming to him to report on everything, big and small. Zhu Houcong, on the other hand, has been spending his days by the sea with his men, waiting for the big ships to arrive.

Dongfang Bubai smiled, walked behind Li Daoyi, and gently massaged his shoulders.

"Hmm, that feels good. Use a little more force," Li Daoyi said, squinting his eyes.

"You're so capable, so naturally you'll be given more work, and everyone respects you."

"Sigh, I don't plan to play like this on the next map, it's too tiring," Li Daoyi muttered.

"What map?" Dongfang Bubai asked in confusion.

"Ah, hahaha, it's nothing, it's nothing, keep pressing." Li Daoyi quickly laughed it off.

"Moo..."

Just then, the sound of a cow mooing came, and a gust of wind blew into the training ground of the escort agency.

"Sister, sister, we're back."

Yilin's cheerful voice rang out from outside.

Then a 100-watt light bulb came running in, and it was none other than Yilin, the little bald girl.

Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan, and Ren Yingying followed behind her.

Upon seeing this, Li Daoyi's face immediately darkened.

"That brat, he uses my cow to pick up girls every day, and he even manages to pick up three at a time."

"Daoist Master," Linghu Chong greeted.

The other three women also bowed.

"What? You're back from your wanderings?"

"Daoist Master, what are you saying? We and our senior brother went to monitor the surrounding islands, and we're exhausted," Yue Lingshan said, pouting.

“Yes, Brother, the big blue ox is running so fast on the sea, hehehe…” Little Yilin said, laughing to herself.

Dongfang Bubai walked up to his sister, straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, and then patted her round little bald head.

"You shouldn't run around aimlessly. In your spare time, you should practice the martial arts I gave you," Dongfang Bubai said affectionately.

"Uh-huh."

"Taoist Master, Sect Leader, the people from the Divine Sect have arrived. My father is in charge over there now." Ren Yingying said, glancing at Dongfang Bubai.

"Why are you looking at me? Hasn't he always coveted the position of sect leader? I'll just issue a notice that day announcing my resignation," Dongfang Bubai said.

"Thump." Ren Yingying immediately knelt down on the ground.

"That's not what I meant, I..."

"Get up. I never had any interest in this position of leader in the first place. Now that your father has reformed, it would be best if he took the position," Dongfang Bubai said, helping Ren Yingying up.

Ren Yingying just lowered her head and dared not speak.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Linghu Chong quickly spoke up.

"Master, my Uncle Feng has passed on the Dugu Nine Swords to my Huashan disciples."

"Oh? He's come to his senses." Li Daoyi was somewhat surprised. In the original story, the Dugu Nine Swords were only passed down to Linghu Chong, but now they've been passed down to all the Huashan disciples.

"Yes, my master said that this sword technique requires a very high level of comprehension, and so far only I and He Pingzhi have learned a little bit of it," Linghu Chong said.

"Senior Brother, you're just showing off," Yue Lingshan said disapprovingly.

"The way of the sword lies in the heart. When the heart is sincere, the sword is sincere. You must not be arrogant, otherwise the sword will turn against you at any time," Li Daoyi reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong quickly suppressed his smile.

"yes."

Soon the group said goodbye and left.

"This kid is born with a knack for attracting women," Dongfang Bubai remarked.

"What? Afraid that Yilin will fall for you?"

"He wouldn't dare, otherwise I'd be the first to castrate him," Dongfang Bubai said coldly.

Li Dao suddenly felt a chill in his lower body.

August 15th has arrived. On this day, at the North Shore Wharf of Fuzhou, nearly a thousand ships of all sizes are moored at sea, densely packed and floating on the water, facing the rising sun, which is quite a spectacular sight.

A ten-zhang-high platform had already been erected on the shore, where the leaders of various sects, the generals of the imperial court, Li Daoyi, and the emperor stood together.

Below were tens of thousands of martial arts practitioners and hundreds of thousands of onlookers, while the imperial soldiers had been waiting on the ship for a long time.

Encouraged by Li Daoyi's gaze, Zhu Houcong walked to the center of the high platform.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

The deafening shouts of "Long live!" brought the entire scene to a fever pitch.

The emperor extended his hand and then bowed to the surroundings.

"On behalf of my Great Ming Dynasty, I thank you all."

"The Ming Dynasty belongs to me, to you, and to all of us. The Japanese pirates are inhumane. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, they have stolen our Chinese culture. They are like monkeys wearing crowns, ungrateful and without respect for virtue. For hundreds of years, coastal areas have suffered from the Japanese pirates."

"For this reason, our ancestors had to implement a sea ban. Now it seems that this was wrong. How can our Great Ming give up this vast sea because of a mere Japanese country? From this day forward, I hereby declare that our Great Ming will completely open its seas. From now on, we will plant our Great Ming dragon flag in every corner of the sea and spread our Chinese civilization to those backward and barbarian lands. I have confidence and I firmly believe in this."

"But before that, Japan has been a stumbling block in the path of development of our Great Ming Dynasty. What do you think we should do?" Zhu Houcong's voice clearly reached everyone's ears. There was a thread on his body that no one else could see. It was Li Daoyi who had used his magic to enhance him.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" everyone shouted in unison, their emotions running high.

"As expected of the emperor, he is indeed quite capable." Li Daoyi nodded to himself.