The East China Sea is vast, and Guang Ao is still above the land of Donghua. Even the most knowledgeable person in the world can never say how many spiritual islands, fairy mountains, and natural treasures there are in the East China Sea.
But such a vast territory has made the East China Sea cultivation world innumerable, including solo practitioners, companion practitioners, small sects, and casual cultivators. Although there are three major Xuanmen sects, the Three Mountains Immortal Sect, preaching in the East China Sea, they are never that wide. go.
Vendettas and battles take place on the sea every moment, and there are few teleportation formations connecting the spiritual islands in various places. Under such circumstances, there are still sea tribes in the sea who are watching eagerly.
Therefore, in the East China Sea, ships are the necessary means of travel. Only those with advanced cultivation dare to fly alone on the sea.
On the coast of the East China Sea, Yunbaoxian City is known as the largest city on the coast of the East China Sea. It is also the largest seaport on the east coast of China. It is extremely prosperous with the intersection of all directions. The harbor is full of boats and sails, day and night, with hundreds of boats and thousands of sails constantly coming in and out.
Not far from the port, in a pavilion with green tiles and glazed tiles, jade and gold pillars, and the inscription "Pengxuan Pavilion", Xu Zhuang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the clear sky, the blue sky, the surging sea waves, and the flying fish jumping over the waves. , from time to time there are birds passing by, small boats with a leaf and large boats with a hundred feet of towers, all sailing towards the line where the water and the sky meet.
This group is bustling with people. It is very different from the scene when I went to the East China Sea and passed here in the past, but it is similar in every way.
While I was reminiscing, a calm male voice suddenly came from behind and said: "The distinguished guest is coming to the pavilion. I am sorry for not being able to greet you from afar. Please forgive me."
Xu Zhuang looked back and saw a person entering the living room. This person was middle-aged, wearing a Taoist robe, with a gold and red rope around his waist. There was a jade plaque with the word "Penglai" on it. The standard attire of Sanshan Immortal Sect disciples.
The Sanshan Immortal Sect is the only Taoist sect in the East China Sea. The disciples of the sect are all proud of the Immortal Sect, but there are not many disciples.
Although Pengxuan Pavilion was opened by the Penglai lineage of Sanshan Immortal Sect, not all the deacons in the pavilion are disciples of the Immortal Sect, so the person coming here must be the person in charge of Pengxuan Pavilion here.
Xu Zhuang didn't have the habit of asking for help. He turned around and cupped his hands and said, "In case of a sudden visit from Mr. Xu, your pavilion has not neglected it."
The middle-aged Taoist said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are too modest. The jade order you presented represents the identity of the most distinguished guest of my Pengxuan Pavilion. However, most of the people holding this order are in the East China Sea. On the coast of the East China Sea, This is Shang’s first reception, so the reaction of the people below was a bit slow.”
"Is this happening? Brother Zhang didn't mention it to Xu. He only said that he could be found by going to Pengxuan Pavilion with this order." Xu Zhuang said in surprise.
Twenty years ago, when Xu Zhuang and Zhang Ji got acquainted, they were not the true disciples of today's Tai Su. The weight of a top-grade golden elixir monk could only be said to be that of a decent potential, but compared with the value of this jade order, It doesn't seem like a good match.
The middle-aged Taoist said: "It seems that this order is indeed the one sent by Senior Brother Zhang twenty years ago. In the past, Senior Brother Zhang sent this order without explaining to the cabinet who it was given to, but it caused some trouble. Only today did I know that Senior Brother Zhang really has a unique vision."
Xu Zhuang said: "Oh? Did Fellow Taoist know Brother Zhang?"
"Yes, this is exactly what I did to receive you specially." The middle-aged Taoist said apologetically: "I am ashamed to say that you are respected as Peng Xuan's distinguished guest, but there are two things you have proposed that I cannot agree to. Come down."
Xu Zhuang asked curiously: "What's the reason for this?"
"Ahem... The whereabouts of Senior Brother Zhang that you asked about was not considered a secret in the East China Sea. However, Senior Brother Zhang has a special status now, so he only came to Pengxuan Pavilion to inquire about it, and the pavilion had to ask about the purpose. "
The middle-aged Taoist said, "Of course, now that I know the friendship between you and Senior Brother Zhang, there is no unexplainable reason. Now Senior Brother Zhang has entered the Pengxuan Pavilion of Zhaoyue Island and is in charge of the position of Pavilion Master."
Xu Zhuang suddenly said: "As I remembered correctly, Pengxuan Pavilion on Zhaoyue Island should be the main pavilion of Pengxuan Pavilion, right? I didn't expect Brother Zhang to be in a high position now, so I should treat it with caution. What about the other thing?"
The middle-aged Taoist said awkwardly: "My fellow Taoist wanted to take the Pengxuan Sea Boat to go to sea. It was not a coincidence. The Pengxuan Sea Boat was there the day before yesterday. The route stopped at sixteen islands. There is still a long time before the return... If you are in a hurry to go to sea, There are several other sea boats under Pengxuan Pavilion's name that can immediately carry fellow Taoists out to sea."
"So that's it. It's just that I have no connection with Pengxuan Haizhou." Xu Zhuang said nonchalantly, "As for the other Haizhous, it's not necessary. Thank you for your kindness."
The Pengxuan Sea Boat is a large sea-crossing ship made by Pengxuan Pavilion. It is not afraid of any storms or dangerous waves. It can carry tens of thousands of people. Not counting the activities and storage space, the sailing speed is even comparable to that of ordinary golden elixir monks. speed.
However, Xu Zhuang didn't have much desire for Pengxuan Haizhou. He wanted to ride on this boat because he was shocked when he first saw Pengxuan Haizhou when he was young.
Since there is no fate, Xu Zhuang can fly out to sea. As for the other sea boats, they are more than a step behind Pengxuan Haizhou, so it is really unnecessary.
Since everything happened for a reason, Xu Zhuang was not worried and asked about other matters.
Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist breathed a sigh of relief and responded: "Other matters have naturally been prepared for you."
He clapped his hands, and in response a maid came into the inner room. She looked like she had been waiting for a long time, but she was still smiling like a flower. She was holding a white jade square plate in both hands, and on the plate lay quietly everything Xu Zhuang needed.
"This is the high-quality fire attribute cloud sand that fellow Taoist needs." The middle-aged Taoist pointed his hand, "There are two hundred pieces in total. Fellow Taoist arrived suddenly. This is all the money left in the pavilion. The remaining dharma money is all Fellow Taoist exchanged it for a total of six hundred immortal treasures from three mountains."
Xu Zhuang picked up a grain of cloud sand from the plate, looked at it, and said to himself: "Such quality should be enough to refine the fifth-order red fire thunder. It can be used to refine the fourth-order thunder, and its power can be enhanced." One or two, it’s worthy of the high price.”
Xu Zhuang took a total of Taisu Dharma money (one thousand pieces) to buy fine cloud sand, and entrusted Pengxuan Pavilion to redeem the rest for the Sanshan Immortal Treasure refined by the Sanshan Immortal Sect for use at sea.
The value of Sanshan Immortal Treasure is almost the same as that of Taisu Dharma Money. In other words, this cloud sand costs two Taisu Dharma Money, which is equivalent to two hundred fist-sized spiritual stones! If Xu Zhuang had used cloud sand of this quality to refine Red Fire Gang Lei in the past, he would have declared bankruptcy after using only a few pieces.
Xu Zhuang waved his sleeves and put Yunsha and Sanshan Immortal Treasure away. He nodded to the middle-aged Taoist and said, "Since Pengxuan's sea boat has set out to sea, I don't want to stay, so I'll take my leave now."
The middle-aged Taoist cupped his hands, took out a leather scroll from his sleeve and said, "Do you want to fly to the sea, my fellow Taoist? The sea is vast, and the slightest difference in your flight can lead to thousands of miles. I have prepared a sea chart for my fellow Taoist." , fellow Taoists can accept it to compare the itinerary."
Xu Zhuang was a little surprised, but the sea chart was indeed suitable for his use, so he directly said: "Then thank you Taoist friend."
"You're welcome, fellow Taoist." The middle-aged Taoist smiled and said, "Then shall I see you off, fellow Taoist?"
"Don't bother me." Xu Zhuang pointed at the window behind him and said with a smile, "I'll go from here, which will save you and me a little effort."
"Hahaha, you are a wonderful fellow Taoist." The middle-aged Taoist waved his sleeves and said solemnly, "Please."
Xu Zhuang stopped being polite, walked to the window sill, looked back and cupped his hands, and then flew up into the clouds until the buildings on the ground were as big as ants, then he took out the sea chart from his sleeve to check the direction, and flew away go.
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Zhaoyue Island is located deep in the East China Sea, hundreds of thousands of miles away from Donghua Continent. For ordinary practitioners, it is not an easy distance to cross, not to mention the vast ocean.
In the past, Xu Zhuang went out to the East China Sea, took a sea boat, and had to travel around the islands. It took nearly two years to arrive at Zhaoyue Island, where he saw one of the most prosperous islands in the East China Sea.
But now, if Xuzhuang was flying at full speed, it would only take ten and a half days to reach a distance of hundreds of thousands of miles. Of course, when you are in a hurry, you cannot always fly at full speed. The sea is so vast that there are always some deviations.
There was a cool breeze this night, the stars and the moon were bright, and the white and purple moonlight made the vast and silent sea look quite dreamy. The sea breeze blowing in the face brought bursts of water vapor, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
While Xu Zhuang was fleeing, his spiritual sense suddenly moved, and his eyes fell not far away. I saw a waterfall-like, white flowing moonlight falling straight from the sky onto the sea. One of the golden beads, which was as big as a head, kept jumping up and down, swinging freely in the moonlight.
But under the sea surface illuminated by the moonlight, there was a huge black shadow as big as a ship floating faintly.
Xu Zhuang opened his eyes and looked around, and saw that what was hidden under the dark sea surface actually seemed to be a giant sea clam. It opened its shell and swallowed hard, attracting all the moonlight from the sky, forming a waterfall-like moon. Hua, and the golden pill jumping up and down in the moonlight is not a demon pill, but a pearl spit out of a clam shell.
"It turns out that it was an old clam spitting out pearls. Such golden pearls require a lot of heat. I'm afraid this big clam has been cultivating them for more than a thousand years."
Such a situation was so rare that Xu Zhuang was surprised. He didn't have any strange thoughts. If the treasures were given by God, he would naturally take them without any hindrance. As for killing clams to get pearls, he wouldn't even bother to do it if it was not necessary.
Xu Zhuang did not have greed, but the situation of the sea clam was not stable. The old clam spit out beads, and the vision of the moonlight had attracted peeps. Suddenly, a huge shadow passed under the sea, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.
As if aware of the crisis, the big clam suddenly surfaced and let out a heavy whine like a whale exhaling. The sea water surged and rolled, and the moonlight rose even more, washing away the golden beads and falling quickly towards the clam shell.
The big clam was alert, but still a little late. I saw that the shadow in the sea seemed to know the situation. Without any hesitation, it swam quickly and approached under the big clam shell. It collided violently, causing the clam shell to tip over like a ship. A sharp tooth that looked like a fish or an animal. The monster burst out of the water suddenly, and a bloody mouth sucked in a gust of fishy wind, swallowing the golden beads into its belly.
"Woo!!" The big clam vibrated violently, and opened its shell like crazy, revealing the golden flesh and blood inside. The layers of circles trembled with the whimpering of the big clam.
However, the strange fish fell back to the sea, twitched its tail hard, then flipped over the clam shell, swung its tail, and dived into the deep sea.
This big clam body is really not suitable for fighting and fighting, and it is still very bulky. It just calls with all its strength, trying to recall the golden beads, but gets no response, so it whimpers and whines.
"Hey." Xu Zhuang witnessed the whole process from the air, and he finally felt pity and sighed, "God has the virtue of good life. Since a poor man encountered this, maybe it is also your fate."
He didn't see any movement, but there was a sharp chill between the sky and the earth, and a slight burst of blood suddenly spread in the sea. The big clam's call suddenly responded, and a golden bead the size of a head broke through the layers of waves and flew back. around it.
"Roar!" The strange fish came back again, with wounds still overflowing with blood. It came at full speed with Jin Zhu, roaring fiercely. Xu Zhuang frowned slightly and raised his hanging fingers slightly.
With a shrill scream of pain, the strange fish flicked its tail and disappeared into the sea, fleeing.
After all, Xu Zhuang didn't hurt the clam, and turned his attention back to the big clam. The big clam put the golden beads back into its shell. The shell was half-closed to be cautious, but it didn't look like it was closing up and running away. It let out bursts of whine in the air. .
"Is this... calling me to show up?" Xu Zhuang pondered for a moment, then lowered the clouds and landed on the giant clam, revealing his body.
"Woo!" Seeing Xu Zhuang's appearance, the big clam screamed happily, and suddenly opened its shell again. A ray of silver light swayed and flew in front of Xu Zhuang, revealing a ball of pearls, the size of a fist. It is round and bright, and the inside exudes the color of the moonlight spirit.
"There are other clam beads. Is this a reward for me?"
Xu Zhuang took the pearl and looked at the big clam again. The clam shell had been closed. Gululu sank into the sea and disappeared into the bottomless water. He couldn't help laughing, "Is this a blessing? This clam pearl has nothing to do with me. It’s of no use.”
Although this fist-sized pearl is not as good as the previous golden pearl, it can still be regarded as a treasure. Among them, Yuehua Spirit Spirit, not to mention how many times a big clam has swallowed it, but for Xu Zhuang's current cultivation level, it is already No benefit.
But it is still a small opportunity. Even if it is exchanged for spiritual stones, it may be exchanged for dozens of Taisu magic coins.
Xu Zhuang shook his head with a smile, but put it into his sleeve, took out the chart and unfolded it, looked at it carefully against the starry sky, and thought to himself: Thanks to this chart, although there are slight deviations along the way, the destination is not the same. Not too far. A few hundred miles further, there should be several islands. It would be better to find one and rest for a while.
In the past few days, he traveled under the stars and at night, escaping to a distance of two hundred thousand miles in just five or six days without stopping for a moment. Although he could not say that he had exhausted Xu Zhuang's magic power, it still consumed a lot of money.
According to this way of traveling, maybe we can reach Teruzuki Island within ten days, but if we encounter some sudden changes on the way, we will inevitably be stretched. So Xu Zhuang planned to find a place to rest for a while and meditate to restore his magic power.
Xu Zhuang was about to continue flying when he suddenly stopped again and said strangely: This ocean is so vast. I have traveled day and night for the past three days without encountering anything. How come there are so many "destined relationships" today? ?
