Chapter 382
When Ning Yan came out of retreat, he became anxious when he found that there was still no news from Yuan Jing. He was sure that Yuan Jing was in a place where he could not receive any information. He analyzed several possibilities. The probability of him falling into such a dangerous place and secret realm was too small, but the probability of him falling into the mortal world was very high.
Therefore, he set his first target on the mortal world, and hurried to the Sea of Hopelessness that separated the cultivation world from the mortal world. If he couldn't find it in the mortal world, he would search somewhere else.
Before the retreat, his cultivation was at the late Jindan stage. After the retreat, he unexpectedly digested the cultivation of his original body and his strength rose to the peak of Jindan. He only needed an opportunity to break through to Yuanying stage. This made him very happy. The experiences in the previous worlds brought him a lot of benefits, so he thought that as long as Yuan Jing was given a chance, he would definitely make a big splash.
The Hopeless Sea is extremely dangerous. If one relies on personal flight, one needs at least the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul Stage to cross it. However, if one has a treasure ship with strong defense, then even a cultivator at the late Golden Core Stage or the peak Golden Core Stage can cross the sea.
But normally no one would be interested in the mortal world on the other side of the Hopeless Sea. The spiritual energy there is so thin, almost non-existent, that it would be very uncomfortable to stay there for a day. Only once every five years or ten years, when the various sects and forces recruit disciples, would there be treasure ships traveling back and forth between the two sides, and exchanges would begin between the mortal world and the world of cultivation.
This means that cultivators can come to the mortal world if they meet certain conditions, but it is almost impossible for people in the mortal world to go to the world of cultivation.
Ning Yan landed in a city halfway. He needed a treasure ship, and ended up using eight or nine tenths of his fortune to buy one. But he didn't feel sad at all. As long as he could find Yuan Jing, this expense would be nothing. If he had to keep some spirit stones to control the treasure ship, he would have used up all the spirit stones on him.
Ning Yan was very satisfied with the treasure ship he got. He left without looking back as he was in a hurry to cross the Hopeless Sea.
When he hurriedly left Duobao Pavilion, he ran into several cultivators head-on, but Ning Yan was so focused on getting on his way that he didn't even bother to look at who he met.
After he walked away, the monks cried out, "Isn't that the devil Ning Yan? What is he doing here? Is he planning to do something bad again?"
"Go ask the shopkeeper inside what he is doing in this Duobao Pavilion, and then ask someone to see where he is going."
These people acted separately. On the one hand, they found out from Duobao Pavilion that Ning Yan had bought a treasure ship. On the other hand, the people who were following him found that he had left the city and headed north.
When the few people met, they were all puzzled as to why Ning Yan was willing to spend all his money to buy a treasure ship. After all, treasure ships were mostly owned by merchants or sects, and building and purchasing a treasure ship could cost a lot of money.
"Isn't the Hopeless Sea to the north? He bought the treasure ship just to enter the Hopeless Sea?"
"Why go into the Hopeless Sea? Everyone knows that the Hopeless Sea is very dangerous. Could it be that this devil has gone to hide in the mortal world?"
"Why don't we follow quietly?"
But this statement did not get any response from others. If Ning Yan was so easy to deal with, he would not have been able to get away with it until now. The few of them combined were not enough for Ning Yan to kill. Moreover, if Ning Yan really went into the Hopeless Sea, what was the point of them following him? They did not have a treasure ship, and entering the Hopeless Sea would mean death.
"Forget it, why don't we pass the news to Chixia Sect? Hasn't Chixia Sect always had a bounty on Ning Yan?"
"Okay, I think this is a good idea. Let's go find the base of the Chixia Sect now."
Ning Yan sensed that someone was following him when he was leaving the city, but after leaving the city, the sight disappeared. Ning Yan shook his head. It seemed that he was recognized. He was not surprised at all, because Ning Yan was originally the disciple of the leader of the Chixia Sect. He was quite famous among the various sects in the Feihong Continent. Later, he betrayed the sect and was issued a bounty by the Chixia Sect, which made him even more famous. Many people knew him, Ning Yan.
He didn't take it to heart. There were many cultivators who wanted to deal with him, so his cultivation was still a little low. It was important to quickly improve his cultivation. Once he achieved the Nascent Soul stage, not just anyone on the Feihong Continent would be able to kill him.
When they arrived at the Hopeless Sea, Ning Yan released the treasure ship and plunged into the dangerous sea.
The Chixia Sect learned of Ning Yan's whereabouts, and there was a dispute within the sect over whether or not to send someone to deal with Ning Yan and who to send. The senior leaders, led by the Sect Master, certainly did not want to let Ning Yan go. This devil ignored the Chixia Sect's bounty order and had the courage to show up in public. If the Chixia Sect did nothing, then what would be the reputation of the Chixia Sect?
"Several monks who saw him said that he bought a treasure ship and headed for the Hopeless Sea. Could he be trying to sneak into the mortal world and commit evil? What good could a demon like him do?"
"So? Sending people to the mortal world to capture the rebels now?"
"There are several kingdoms in the mortal world, and they all have large areas and large populations. If he hides in a mortal kingdom, how can we find him? In my opinion, it would be better to wait until next year when we send people there to recruit disciples and find the whereabouts of the devil at the same time."
"That's good, but we have to send someone to guard the Hopeless Sea. Once the thief comes back, we can catch him."
"Good! It saves him from running away and disappearing again."
What they were thinking about was how to capture the rebels. As for whether the devil would commit mass murder in the mortal world, not many people cared. At most, it would become a sin for Ning Yan and he would not be able to turn over. The lives of ordinary people in the mortal world were not as important as the reputation of the sect.
Some people left the meeting room early, very unhappy with the content of the discussion. People outside didn't know why Ning Yan betrayed the sect. How many of the sect's senior leaders didn't know it? It was because of the sect leader's own son that he was harmed. Who would have thought that he would be labeled a traitor by the sect leader?
Lei Yunyi, the head of the Punishment Hall, said in a cold voice: "This is really outrageous. Ning Yan's original cultivation aptitude was so high, but they destroyed it alive. If Ning Yan was still in the sect, he would have become a Nascent Soul within a hundred years!"
The female cultivator who was traveling with us sighed, "If the Sect Master insists on doing this, what can we do? Besides, Ning Yan has already become a demon cultivator, and is doomed to be unable to return to Chixia Sect."
"So you are just going to sit back and watch the disciples fighting among themselves without punishing the perpetrators? If this continues, I think Chixia Sect will sooner or later..."
"Brother, please be careful with your words!" the female cultivator reminded Lei Yunyi.
Lei Yunyi snorted unhappily, then turned away. The female cultivator stood there for a while, knowing that Senior Brother Lei had always been a person who hated evil and would never accept such absurd behavior by the head master and his son, and the other elders also aiding and abetting the evil.
The female cultivator frowned. Lu Herong was now targeting her disciple, and she didn't know how to deal with this matter.
The Chixia Sect sent people to guard the entrance of the Hopeless Sea, waiting for Ning Yan to fall into their trap one day.
On the other side of the Hopeless Sea, Yuan Jing came to a small town holding Sanwei. Usually not many people came and went in this town, but the town still had a unique status, because every time the immortal world came to recruit disciples, the first stop after leaving the Hopeless Sea was this town. The residents of the town were also proud of this. Who could compare to the immortals they had seen in their life?
An incident once happened in Wanghai Town, which made Wanghai Town even more famous. A child from a resident's family in the town was noticed by an immortal who came to recruit disciples and was taken back to the world of immortal cultivation. After the news spread, many people moved to Wanghai Town with their children. Even if they could not live there, every time before the immortal came to Wanghai Town, they would bring their children here early to wait, hoping that their children would catch the immortal's eye.
Seeing Yuan Jing, a stranger, appear in the town, the townspeople laughed and said, "This kid came too early. We have to wait until next year for the immortal to come. It's useless to come early."
"This is another person who wants to have a chance to become an immortal. I've seen for many years since I moved into Wanghai Town, but it's not possible to have a chance to become an immortal just because you want to. Every time, many people return home disappointed."
"No one will believe you if you say this. What if they are the ones who can get the immortal fate? Besides, without those who want to seek the immortal fate to come to our Wanghai Town, our town will become even more desolate."
The area near the Hopeless Sea is not a good place to stay. It is very desolate, and one cannot increase income by going out to sea to fish because of the restrictions. Even though there are raging waves on the other side, this side is calm. Perhaps it is this method that makes the common people more awed by the immortals coming from there.
Yuan Jing sat on a rock on a high ground holding Sanwei, looking at the dangerous Hopeless Sea just across the sea, and said, "Do we really have to wait here for a year until the monks from the other side come over next year before we can leave with their treasure ship?"
Sanwei patted his chest with his paws and chirped a few times. He said that he could carry his master across the Hopeless Sea and he would protect his master.
Yuan Jing smiled and rubbed Sanwei's head. Sanwei's strength was indeed enough to keep him safe, but he was still a little worried that the Hopeless Sea was too dangerous.
After sitting on the stone for a whole day and night, Yuan Jing finally left at dawn the next day. It was then that the townspeople discovered that he had been sitting there for a whole day and night. They knew that he was not an ordinary mortal. Ordinary people did not need to eat, drink or rest. They had actually made a mistake. Was he an immortal?
When they saw the young man holding the fox and walking towards the Hopeless Sea, then flying into the air on the flying sword and disappearing behind the restriction, the residents of the town slapped their thighs and cried out in regret. It turned out that it was not so easy to get an immortal. There was clearly an immortal appearing under their noses, but they did not recognize him and even laughed at him for coming to look for an immortal.
After flying over that layer of restriction, Yuan Jing immediately felt the dangerous aura of the Hopeless Sea. Although the spiritual energy on the sea was much denser than that on the other side of the restriction, the spiritual energy was very chaotic and cultivators could not use it to practice. Therefore, to enter the Hopeless Sea, they could only rely on elixirs and spirit stones to replenish their spiritual power and could not absorb energy from the outside.
Sanwei immediately changed back to its original form. Although it is now called Sanwei, it has actually evolved a fourth tail. It should be called Siwei. But Yuan Jing was used to calling it that, and Sanwei was also used to hearing it, so they didn't feel that the name was unworthy of its current image.
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