After assigning personnel and tasks.
A white cloud suddenly descended slowly in the sky above everyone's heads.
Its entire surface is as lustrous as jade and as white as snow, as if an ancient divine cloud had fallen to the ground.
Under the sunlight, its surface shimmered with a faint glow, as if it were enveloped in soft white light.
"Is this the Cloud-Riding Boat of the Chifeng Mercenary Group?"
"Why have I never seen it before?"
“This cloud-riding boat usually flies among the clouds, so of course you wouldn’t recognize it.”
The surrounding cultivators stared at the cloud-riding boat, discussing it amongst themselves.
Chen Tianwen learned this from them.
This cloud-like warship is named the Cloud-Riding Boat.
Like the Sky-Reaching Boat, the Cloud-Riding Boat is also an airship.
But it is less than half the size of the Sky-Piercing Boat.
Soon, the cloud boat took off.
A light mist rose up around them, obscuring everyone's view.
At the same time, Chen Tianwen felt his divine sense being suppressed.
This suppression did not originate from the formation.
Rather, it comes from the ship itself.
Normally, only spirit artifacts of the Xuan rank or higher will appear.
However, this level of suppression was far too simplistic for him.
With a slight movement of the nascent soul within Chen Tianwen's dantian, the oppressive force instantly dissipated.
He released his divine sense and began to explore the cloud-riding vessel.
I want to see how it differs from the Sky Piercing Boat.
But a magical artifact like the Cloud Boat was still no challenge for him.
He quickly figured out the effects of the cloud-riding boat.
Like the Sky-Reaching Boat, the Cloud-Riding Boat is also a high-grade Xuan-level spiritual artifact.
However, the Sky-Piercing Boat prioritizes speed; with a single flap of its wings, it can travel thousands of miles.
In contrast, the Cloud Boat places greater emphasis on secrecy and concealing its whereabouts.
It can absorb and compress the surrounding spiritual energy, turning it into clouds and mist to obscure the ship's hull, allowing the Cloud-Riding Boat to blend into the surrounding sea of clouds in the air, making it difficult for others to detect.
At the same time, these clouds and mists can also impair a cultivator's spiritual sense, preventing them from perceiving the outside world.
To outsiders, the cloud-riding boat looks like an ordinary white cloud, the most inconspicuous one in the vast sea of clouds.
There are gains and losses. Due to the emphasis on secrecy and concealment, the speed of the Cloud Boat is far inferior to that of the Sky Boat.
The clouds that isolate divine senses also affect flight speed.
Its speed is less than one-tenth of that of the Sky-Piercing Boat.
But that's equivalent to the flight speed of a typical Golden Core cultivator.
In addition, it has the special effect of obscuring one's divine sense.
Therefore, it is an excellent choice in situations where covert operations are required.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
After flying for nearly a million miles through the vast sea of clouds, the airship finally descended slowly.
The clouds and mist slowly dissipated, revealing the all-white hull of the boat.
Chen Tianwen looked around
Just like other parts of Yunzhou, this place is a primeval mountain range with high mountains, dense forests, and towering vegetation, exuding a vast wilderness atmosphere, with no trace of any ruins.
Moreover, even though his divine sense covered an area of a hundred miles, he did not detect any fluctuations in the formation.
What puzzled Chen Tianwen even more was...
For the next few days, the Chifeng Mercenary Group, numbering over a thousand, simply waited in place.
This has left Chen Tianwen completely bewildered.
In his mind, relics are always found; how could they be found by sitting still and waiting?
Perhaps she sensed his confusion, or perhaps she was simply bored.
Shu Yiyao came to his side.
A hint of a smile appeared in her crystal-clear eyes: "Fellow Daoist Chen, are you curious about where the ruins are?"
Chen Tianwen nodded slightly.
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the Purple Meteor Ruins are a small world."
Small world?
Chen Tian asked, puzzled.
He ultimately suffered from a lack of knowledge.
Shu Yiyao didn't keep them in suspense: "This kind of world is independent of our world; some places are called blessed lands."
"The Purple Meteorite Ruins are located in such a small world, and they overlap with our world every three hundred years."
Shu Yiyao explained the origin of the Purple Meteor Secret Realm in just a few words.
"Three hundred years, exactly on which day?"
After waiting for several days in a row, Chen Tianwen was getting a little impatient.
“Based on past patterns, the error should not exceed ten days, so fellow Daoist, please wait a little longer,” Shu Yiyao comforted him.
At this moment, a newcomer asked, "May I ask, Commander Shu, who left this secret realm behind? It only comes out once every three hundred years, wouldn't that be incredibly frustrating?"
"I never said that this secret realm was left behind by a human."
Shu Yiyao kept everyone in suspense: "You'll find out the specifics inside the ruins once you're inside."
The crowd scattered in all directions.
Three more days passed.
Today is the last day.
Just as Chen Tianwen was beginning to doubt whether the entrance to the ruins would actually be opened by the household registration system.
In the distance, a colossal divine vessel appeared in the sky, its wings like clouds, accompanied by a gale. Its massive size lay horizontally in the air, resembling a mountain peak flying in the sky.
Tongtianzhou?
Chen Tianwen recognized the familiar giant ship at a glance; it was the Tongtian Ship.
It was exactly the same as the one from the Divine Sword Sect, except that the flag on the bow featured a giant wolf with wings.
"Look, isn't that the Skyship of the Sky Wolf Mercenary Group?"
"The Sirius Mercenary Group? Aren't they in the southern border of Yunzhou? How come they've suddenly come to our northern border?"
"Are you stupid? They could have come earlier or later, but they chose this time to come. Isn't it obvious they're here to fight for the Purple Cloud Ruins?"
The mercenaries all looked wary when they saw the Sky-Piercing Ship.
"The Chifeng Mercenary Group is here. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering!"
Shu Yiyao let out a soft shout, rose into the air, and placed one hand on the hilt of her sword.
She gazed at the dark, towering boat, her beautiful face slightly furrowed.
Sirius Mercenary Group!
Just like their Chifeng Mercenary Group
They are all top mercenary groups in Yunzhou.
The two countries are located in the south and the north, and although their relationship is not always harmonious, they usually keep to themselves and do not interfere with each other.
However, the Sirius Mercenary Group came knocking on her door at this time. She didn't think it was a coincidence.
"Hahaha, we've finally found the Purple Meteorite Ruins!"
A loud laugh came from the Sky-Piercing Boat.
Immediately afterwards, a figure flew out.
The figure was not tall, but his muscles were bulging, his face was fierce, and his eyes revealed a cunning and greedy glint.
"Li Hao, you've brought your men here. Are you planning to start a war with Chifeng?"
Looking at the burly man, a wary glint flashed in Shu Yiyao's eyes.
"Is that old bastard Shu Yuntian dead? Why are you, a little brat, talking to me?"
A fierce glint flashed in Li Hao's eyes, and his voice was arrogant.
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