After everyone put aside their own thoughts, Qi Zhiheng announced that they could leave this uninhabited archipelago.
Qi Zhiheng offered the option that everyone could either leave using their own flying magical artifacts or take Qi Zhiheng's ship. So many of them had advanced in this area, and so many lightning tribulations had passed without anyone coming to check on them, which must mean that this place was too far from any human habitation.
Qi Zhiheng instructed everyone to reveal their identities, saying that they lived in secluded mountains and forests, but had to migrate due to the beast tide, and thus came to the outside world to find a place to stay. Most of them had died in the beast tide, and the rest were people with considerable cultivation.
This reason wasn't too far-fetched, and after everyone agreed and rehearsed their statements, they set off.
With such a fine ship as Qi Zhiheng's, naturally no one would be foolish enough to leave on their own.
After ransacking the island, they all boarded Qi Zhiheng's ship.
The task of choosing a direction was entrusted to a Spirit Venerable of the Xuantian Sect named Xuan Ji.
The Xuantian Sect specializes in divination, and it is most appropriate for them to divine which direction is more suitable.
In the end, they chose the north direction.
Qi Zhiheng's ship moved through the air at high speed toward the north.
This speed was more than twice as fast as it had been in the passage.
Qi Zhiheng's voyage took nearly a month, which was an extremely long distance. It was clear that the island group was located in a very sparsely populated area. Of course, it could also be due to his direction; this direction required a considerable distance to travel. Perhaps in other places, the situation would not be the same.
A month later, Qi Zhiheng finally saw the direction of the mainland through the release of his soul power.
"We've arrived on the mainland!" Qi Zhiheng shared this good news with everyone present.
Everyone cheered with joy.
"I haven't eaten much for ten days. If I don't get here soon, I'll really have to eat myself!" The puppet cried tears of joy!
Of course, as a cultivator, one wouldn't starve to death even without producing anything for so long, especially since Qi Dong had refined quite a few fasting pills, so he wouldn't go hungry at all.
However, Yang Yitian would occasionally take out some dried meat and roasted meat to eat or drink, which made everyone on the boat drool with envy at the aroma, and they all complained that Yang Yitian was not being fair!
The Qi family ate just as much, and in the end, everyone on the ship was watching them eat and drooling! This was nothing short of agonizing for everyone!
Yang Yitian was also helpless. Even if he didn't eat, his twin brothers would still need to eat! The children weren't cultivating yet, so they always needed to eat something.
Of course, besides the excitement of finally being able to eat, there was also a bit of fear of the unknown continent, so it was impossible not to be nervous.
Their exit location was quite ingenious; it's likely that the person who originally set up the spatial passage didn't want too many people to know about it, hence the secluded setting.
The moon beast said that this wasn't the place where he entered the passage. There should be more than one passage connecting to the cultivation world, and which exit one would come out from probably depended on luck.
The place they came from was far from human habitation, which gave them the opportunity to hide. Overall, although the journey took some time, they gained quite a few benefits.
Two days after they saw the mainland, they spotted a port in the distance where many ships were docked.
Qi Zhiheng guessed that this was probably a gathering place for ordinary people, but he would need to find out the exact location of the cultivation area.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw someone flying on a sword over the sea!
"It's a cultivator!"
"They were able to encounter flight. Does that mean only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can fly on swords?"
"That's true," Yang Yitian replied, answering their questions.
During this time, he also got to know several other women who were in relationships. Since they were all in relationships, they became familiar with each other after chatting for a while. Sometimes, Yang Yitian would also answer their questions about things in the cultivation world.
Yang Yitian was somewhat troubled lately. Everyone in the Qi family had improved their cultivation, so why was his cultivation not progressing? But at least Qi Zhiheng was there to set him off, and he hadn't advanced either. Otherwise, he would probably be depressed to death. Logically speaking, since his spiritual root was the purest, he should be the one whose cultivation was progressing the fastest.
He had discussed this matter with Qi Zhiheng, who examined him but found no hidden dangers. So they could only put it aside for the time being and consider the remaining issues after the immediate crisis was resolved.
At this point, there was still some distance from the coast, so some cultivators would still hunt monsters on this beach.
Qi Zhiheng spared a moment to pay attention. Most of the monsters in the sea were only at the first or second level of Qi Refining, and they didn't pose much of a danger. The cultivators sitting on the boat below were also mostly at the Qi Refining stage.
The moment Qi Zhiheng and his group appeared on their ship, it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and the crowd below began to discuss it animatedly.
"What a huge flying magical artifact! Could it be that someone from that major sect has arrived?"
"What are the big sects doing here? It's such a remote and impoverished place."
"Then how do you explain this large ship? Such a large ship couldn't possibly belong to some small force, could it?"
"I don't know! Senior brother, should we report this to our sect? There doesn't seem to be any sect logo on the report."
Quite a few people reported to the sect, and Qi Zhiheng did not stop them from doing so. It was good that they could call the representatives of the sect, as they were not yet clear about the current distribution of power.
Just then, a sound came from below, and a small boat that was capturing monsters suddenly capsized, and everyone inside fell into the water.
A large dark shadow quickly appeared on the water's surface, and then bloodstains spread across the sea.
The people who were in the water were suddenly terrified and struggled in the water, which made things difficult for a while.
"Help!"
"It's a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast!"
"How could there be a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast? Leave immediately!"
Sponge, who was originally fighting on a small boat, left at an extremely fast speed. Those people in the water were so close to the monster that they were likely in grave danger.
When Qi Zhiheng saw that someone was in trouble, he thought it was a good opportunity, so he sent Qi Zhenhao down to deal with the monster in the water.
Qi Zhenhao has now entered the Golden Core stage, and his swordsmanship has reached a new level. Standing in mid-air, he unleashed a sword shadow attack on the sponge, and the Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast below fell silent.
The female cultivator, who had thought she was going to die, saw the gaping maw gradually closing down, and she felt completely exhausted, as if she had lost all her strength.
Someone nearby quickly pulled her back as she was about to sink into the water, giving her a chance to catch her breath.
She turned around and saw the man in mid-air who looked like a god descending from the heavens, and her heart started racing.
Qi Zhenhao put down a magical artifact, which grew into a boat in the wind. He jumped onto the boat and pulled the people in the water up.
Qi Zhenhao's rescue was timely. Two of the people who fell into the water were seriously injured, and one was slightly injured, but none of them lost their lives.
The two were severely injured. One had half of his shoulder broken and had been eaten by the Foundation Establishment stage fish. The other had a broken leg and had also been eaten.
"Thank you so much for saving us, senior!" the group hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
Qi Zhenhao said, "Let's treat the injured first; we can talk about other things later."
"Thank you, senior!" Several Qi Refining stage cultivators hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude. They knew that someone who could kill a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast with a single sword strike must have a cultivation level of at least Foundation Establishment stage, or at least late Foundation Establishment stage. How could they dare to be disrespectful?
The two injured people quickly swallowed the pills, and their wounds healed rapidly. However, their severed limbs would probably never grow back unless they had a precious limb-regenerating pill. But how could such a limb-regenerating pill be something that they, as mere Qi Refining cultivators, could possess?
Thinking about these possible outcomes, the two couldn't help but feel a little gloomy. It seemed they would never have the chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime.
Qi Zhenhao didn't think too much about it. Seeing that the injuries of these people had been treated, he said to them, "We have some questions we would like to ask you. If you don't mind, would you like to come up with me?"
The group of young Qi cultivators were somewhat apprehensive about their losses. The fact that a senior was speaking to them so politely made them a little flustered. One of the men, who seemed to be in charge, said, "Senior, please give us your instructions and ask us any questions!"
Qi Zhenhao brought the people onto the ship and took them directly to where Qi Zhiheng was, without letting them see the crowded situation inside the ship.
When Qi Zhiheng saw Qi Zhenhao bring the people up, he nodded and said, "Uncle, go and call the dean and a few other people in charge."
Upon hearing what Qin Zhen said, Qi Zhenhao went out to call for help.
The dean of the Yuansheng Academy had also witnessed Qi Zhenhao rescuing people. Upon hearing Qi Zhenhao's request, he led several people from various factions to where Qi Zhiheng was.
There were five people who came up, and they were trembling a little. Although they were facing the people who had saved them, these people were obviously very powerful and they could not resist them at all. Even though they knew that they would not hurt them, they could not help but feel nervous.
When Qi Zhiheng saw the dean and several others arrive, he inquired about the people he had just rescued.
"I have a few questions. In the strongest sects here, what level have the highest-level cultivators reached?" Qi Zhiheng's words were not as polite as Qi Zhenhao's. He was already familiar with some of the rules of the cultivation world, which were somewhat different from those of the Xuanling Continent.
"Senior, are you referring to Linhai City or Nanzhou?" the leader asked earlier.
Qi Zhiheng, however, was not as thoughtful as this person, so he said, "Naturally, it is Nanzhou."
"If we're talking about the Southern Continent, the largest sect is the Tianyuan Sect. The strongest cultivator in the Tianyuan Sect is their Elder Zixu, who is currently at the late Nascent Soul stage. They have a total of three Nascent Soul cultivators, making them the sect with the most Nascent Soul cultivators among all the forces in the Southern Continent," the leader of the group replied.
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