One or two days is fine, but seven days is indeed too long.
This old Taoist priest probably set such a high price because he knew the train was about to depart.
Shen Yunhao wasn't too bothered by the ten spirit stones, but he couldn't agree too readily, otherwise he might expose the fact that he was rich.
He frowned, looking very conflicted: "Would five be okay?"
"Young man, there's no room for bargaining here. It cost me quite a bit to tame such a griffin!"
"Eight pieces? I'll get on the bus right away! Otherwise, I'll wait another seven days!"
The Taoist priest glanced at the ordinary-grade longsword on Shen Yunhao's back, and ultimately gave up: "Good lad! You're good, deal!"
The griffin is as big as a horse, and even though its wings take up some space, it doesn't affect the two people riding in it.
"Young man, hurry up!"
The Taoist priest pulled out two reins from the griffin's mane, and Shen Yunhao, sitting in the back seat, held tightly to one of them.
With a flap of its enormous wings, the griffin took off and flew straight up the mountain.
The Taoist was right about one thing: the view from the air was definitely much better than walking on the ground. Shen Yunhao had climbed mountains before, but he had never seen such a magnificent view.
This is just the small Qilin Mountain. I wonder what the thousands of miles of ice peaks above the Tianshan Mountains, where the Guanghan Palace is located, will look like.
The griffin soared into the sky, and slowly, only swirling clouds remained behind Shen Yunhao.
This Thousand Peaks is several thousand meters high, and if you really choose to climb it, it will take a lot of time and effort.
"Is this your first time riding this Sky Flyer, young man?"
Shen Yunhao didn't hide anything and nodded directly.
"Then I must remind you of something, young brother. This Cloud Flying Boat is under the direct jurisdiction of the Tai Xuan Dao Sect. Once you board, you must abide by the rules on board! Otherwise, you will be severely punished by the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, and you may even be unable to ride it again in the future."
"Is it that serious?"
A bead of sweat dripped from Shen Yunhao's forehead as he asked, "What are the rules on this Lingxiao Flying Boat?"
"The rest is fine, but you must avoid getting into conflicts with others. If you break the rules, you could be kicked off the ship by the elders! If you are at the Soul Control Realm, it's fine, you can fly on your own, but with your cultivation level, young brother, once you are kicked off the ship, you will definitely die!"
Shen Yunhao nodded and said, "I don't have any enemies, so don't worry about me going out of my way to provoke others!"
"That's excellent!"
It was said to be the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but in reality, only about ten minutes had passed. Shen Yunhao could already vaguely see a huge shadow in the distance.
If you get closer, you can see the outline of a giant ship!
"This is the flying boat? It's so huge!"
"This flying boat is a Xuan-grade magic treasure crafted by the Tai Xuan Dao Sect. It can carry ten thousand people at a time, and it consumes thousands of spirit stones every day of travel! How could it not be large?"
As he got closer, Shen Yunhao could see the summit of Qianyou Peak through the clouds.
At the top of the mountain is a huge platform, as if someone had cut off a section of the mountain, leaving a flat surface.
In this way, the entire Thousand Nether Peak looks like a tall tower from a distance, which is why the Tai Xuan Dao Sect calls these peaks used to dock the Lingxiao Flying Boat the Nine Provinces Tower.
The enormous "ship" was moored next to the cloud platform, quietly floating in the sea of clouds.
"Young man, we'll be there soon!" The Taoist gently patted the griffin's neck, flapped its wings, and the griffin flew towards the cloud platform.
As they got closer, Shen Yunhao saw that there were quite a few people on the cloud platform, and many flying mounts were also approaching the cloud platform.
"Are these flying beasts used to help passengers climb mountains?" Shen Yunhao asked curiously.
"Yes, but quite a few come with them on their own!"
"Bring your own? You're allowed to bring mounts on the Sky Flying Boat?"
"As long as you can afford the spirit stones, of course you can. However, for a beast of this size, you'll need to rent a very large room to house it," the Taoist explained. "The rooms on the flying boat are divided into three sizes: large, medium, and small. Generally speaking, if one person is traveling alone, renting a small room is sufficient, costing only five spirit stones per day."
Five spirit stones a day, and it takes five days to travel to the Beast Dynasty, so a round trip would cost fifty spirit stones.
Shen Yunhao asked, "How many spirit stones would be needed to rent a medium or large room?"
"Twenty medium-sized ones, fifty large ones!"
"..."
The spiritual herbs he brought out from the bottom of the abyss were worth exactly fifty spirit stones, barely enough for him to travel back and forth in low class.
All I can say is that Zhuli's prediction was very accurate; if it had been any worse, I would have been stuck there and never come back...
It all comes down to having a good wife...
Before long, the two landed on the cloud platform at the top of the mountain.
The Cloud Platform is very large, and many buildings have been renovated. In addition to the residences of the disciples of the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, there are also many places for people who are "waiting for the bus" to stay temporarily, but they also need to pay spirit stones.
Because each voyage of the Sky Flying Boat consumes tens of thousands of spirit stones, if there are too few passengers, a single voyage could very well result in a loss.
The seven-day waiting period is just enough to ensure that there are enough travelers to break even.
To be honest, looking at the Lingxiao Flying Boat from the Cloud Platform is indeed a very impressive sight.
Shen Yunhao estimated that even a modern aircraft carrier wouldn't be much bigger than this thing!
Imagine if one day you saw an aircraft carrier flying in the sky...
After paying the spirit stones, Lingjizi chuckled and said, "Young brother, if you have nothing else to do, hurry up and board the ship. This flying boat will set sail in about an hour... Oh, by the way, there's a Tianbao branch over there. Remember to prepare your spirit stones before boarding! If you don't have enough spirit stones to pay for the room, it wouldn't be worth being kicked out..."
Shen Yunhao suddenly realized that the Taoist meant for him to go to Tianbao Pavilion in advance to retrieve some spirit stones, so that he could continue to pay for his room if something unexpected happened on the way.
"Thank you, brother!"
"polite!"
After the Taoist left, Shen Yunhao searched the cloud platform and indeed found a small pavilion with the sign of Tianbao Pavilion hanging on it.
The pavilion is quite small and is located here, mostly for storing and retrieving spirit stones for travelers.
It looks a bit like... an ATM?
Shen Yunhao once again realized the greatness of Tianbao Pavilion; no wonder they made money!
After retrieving some spirit stones from Tianbao Pavilion, Shen Yunhao was about to book a room for five days when he suddenly heard someone behind him call out, "Hey! Is that you? Then what about Shen... Shen what?"
Shen Yunhao turned his head and saw who it was, his face darkening involuntarily.
Isn't this the "friend" he just met yesterday from Huayin Palace, what's his name... his ex-wife?
To run into someone here, how unlucky can I be!
However, Qian Qi was accompanied by seven or eight disciples of Huayin Palace, who were probably also there to board the boat.
He looked at Shen Yunhao with amusement and laughed, "I always said that when you're out and about, having more friends is definitely better than having more enemies. Look, we've run into each other again."
"..."
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