Start with the fisherman

Chapter 86: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes

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At noon, there was a knock on the gate of Cao's courtyard.

Early in the morning, Cao Ze, who had been working hard all night, got up from the bed reluctantly.

When Cao Ze arrived at the outer courtyard, Uncle Wu had already opened the door and welcomed him in.

"Brother Cao, have you had a good rest these days?"

Before the person arrived, a burst of hearty laughter was heard. There was no doubt that the person was Feng Kuang.

As he spoke, he winked at Cao Ze. When he saw that Su Xiaozhi was not around, he whispered, "How's the progress?"

Cao Ze found it a little funny.

At this moment, Feng Kuang was like the project manager in his previous life, pushing his progress frantically.

He doesn't seem to know the truth yet.

In this case, Cao Ze did not want to say more, but just asked, "Captain, why did you come to see me so early?"

"The Tempest will set sail in three days!"

Feng Kuang also restrained his other expressions and spoke seriously.

Recently, the Dragon God Temple has frequently appeared in various places in the East China Sea. Many monster hunting ships have been slaughtered, and various small islands in the sea have also been slaughtered and looted by the Dragon God Temple. Even pirates have suffered greatly from it. Going out to sea at this time does not seem to be a good choice.

But the Monster Hunting Ship was born to hunt monsters, and this is the mission of the captain of the Monster Hunting Ship. Since he has chosen this path, he has no way back.

People in the arena involuntarily.

However, the East China Sea is so vast that the possibility of them encountering the Dragon Temple is not that high.

"It won't affect your big event, right?"

Feng Kuang asked a special question after he finished speaking.

His feelings were also complicated. He certainly hoped that Cao Ze could go on board. Not only would it enhance the strength of the Tornado, but with Cao Ze's eyes that could see the sea, the Tornado could be fully loaded and return home as soon as possible, which would naturally reduce the possibility of encountering danger.

But he also understood how rare it was to have the opportunity to be close to the Yue family. If Cao Ze was unwilling, he would not force him.

Cao Ze did not hesitate. With his current strength, he would always have a chance to escape at sea as long as he did not encounter a half-step master. However, there were only a handful of half-step masters even in the Dragon God Temple. The East China Sea was vast, so how could it be so easy to encounter one?

With him around, the Tornado will be much safer!
After several months of getting along, Tornado is no longer a cold name.

However, before Cao Ze could agree, a beautiful red shadow appeared at the gate that had not yet been closed.

After two days of recuperation, Hong Xing's injuries have almost recovered. This is the recovery ability of a warrior in the Refining Organ Realm!

Hong Xing looked at Feng Kuang and nodded slightly to him. She knew of course that this was Cao Ze’s captain, but soon he would not be.

Feng Kuang tactfully stepped aside. He also knew Hong Xing. She was the closest maid to the youngest master in Haijiao City. Everyone in Haijiao City knew her.

Only then did he realize that the person who valued Cao Ze was actually such a big shot. No wonder he was able to marry the legitimate daughter of the Yue family. He was also happy for Cao Ze in his heart.

Hong Xing glanced at Cao Ze and walked towards the inner courtyard first.

Walking into the inner courtyard, she nodded to Su Xiaozhi who had just gotten up and was washing up, then took out a scroll from her arms and handed it to Cao Ze, "This is for you, Miss."

Hong Xing seems calm and composed, but she is not so peaceful in her heart. This is a visualization picture worth several thousand taels of silver, and she gave it to him just as the young lady said.

Originally, as she came into contact with Cao Ze time and time again, she was quite optimistic about this little guy, but she found that she still underestimated the importance of this boy in the young lady's heart.

It would be fine if she was just an ordinary lady from a wealthy family, but she was a young lady. She was the youngest grandmaster in Cape City, and she might even be the youngest grandmaster in Donghai County!
She didn't understand, but she still did what the young lady told her to do.

Cao Ze's pupils shrank slightly. The scroll in Hong Xing's hand looked familiar!
"Could it be?"

The visualization picture he encountered at the Haishi Auction emerged in his mind.

Without refusing, Cao Ze reached out to take the scroll, opened it slightly, and looked at the familiar ink color on it. His heart began to beat wildly.

It turned out to be the visualization diagram of striking the ocean!
It turns out that the person who competed with me for the visualization picture that day was Yue Lingke!
Thinking of the day when the two of them fought each other from a distance, Cao Ze couldn't help but laugh.

"Thank Miss Yue for me!"

Cao Ze said solemnly, clasping his fists.

He needed this visualization picture so much that he naturally would not refuse it.

And it is hard to say whether what Yue Lingke has done for him exceeds the grace of saving his life.

"You had a chance to tell her in person."

Hong Xing waved her hand, trying to win over the young lady's hearts.

Cao Ze nodded.

With his current progress, it is not impossible for him to become a master. He does have the opportunity to thank Yue Lingke in person.

Hong Xing thought Cao Ze understood what she meant, so she nodded with satisfaction, then took out a compass and handed it to Cao Ze, "This is the captain's token of the Whale Hunter. From now on, you will be the captain of the Whale Hunter. The East China Sea is not peaceful now, so you decide on the sailing plan yourself."

"Captain of the Whaler?"

Cao Ze found it a little funny.

Originally, he was planning to wait until his strength increased a little more before planning on the Whale Hunter and the clues to the Five Elements treasures hidden in the Whale Hunter. After all, as far as he knew, Tian Haiyi would soon be the captain of the Whale Hunter, and the two of them could be considered brothers who shared life and death.

Unexpectedly, after searching for a long time, he finally found it without any effort. He became the captain of the Whale Hunting Ship!
If it was any other monster hunting ship, Cao Ze would have declined without hesitation, but for the Whale Hunting, he had to accept it.

Hong Xing was very satisfied with Cao Ze's performance. She nodded, turned around and walked out of the yard.

"and many more……"

Cao Ze called Hong Xing and took out a fist-sized black metal block from his arms. "Excuse me, Miss Hong Xing, do you know what this thing is?"

"siderite!"

Hong Xing turned around, looked at the piece of metal in Cao Ze's hand, and let out a soft cry.

Then her face looked a little strange. She had just vaguely seen Cao Ze take out this piece of black iron from his body. Carrying such a large piece of black iron with him, he must be a ruthless person.

"Meteorite iron?" Cao Ze was delighted. Judging from Hong Xing's reaction, this thing should have some value.

"Don't mention Red Girl or Red Girl anymore. Just call me Hong Xing from now on!"

Hong Xing said something first, and then explained, "This meteorite iron is formed after a meteorite from outer space falls to the ground. Although it is not rare, it is also a top-grade material for refining weapons. An ordinary weapon with a thumb-sized piece of meteorite iron can be comparable to a sharp weapon. Such a large piece of meteorite iron is more than enough to make a top-grade sharp-weapon-level long sword."

She didn't ask Cao Ze where he got the meteorite iron. Everyone has their own secrets, and she didn't have the habit of exploring other people's secrets.

Cao Ze's heart moved. His long sword was almost destroyed in the battle with Lu Longshu. He just needed a handy weapon. "Hong... Hong Xing, do you know a reliable blacksmith?"

"If you trust me, just give it to me. I will return you a sharp-weapon-grade long sword in a month."

Hong Xing thought for a moment and said, "The reward for forging can be paid with the scraps of your meteorite."

"In that case, thank you very much, Hong Xing!"

With her neck as the starting point, Hong Xing reached out and took the meteorite from Cao Ze's hand.

The iron in her hand sank. Hong Xing looked at Cao Ze again. She remembered that Cao Ze was holding the meteorite with ease just now.

After putting away the meteorite, Hong Xing turned around and walked out of the inner courtyard and went straight out of the gate.

Cao Ze followed closely behind and came to the outer courtyard. He looked at Feng Kuang with apology in his eyes. This time, he really couldn't go out to sea on the Kuangfeng.

"Don't worry, it's important, I understand!"

Feng Kuang patted Cao Ze on the shoulder, laughed, and felt relieved.

“Brother Feng, maybe I can talk to the Yue family. There’s no need to rush out to sea.”

Looking at Feng Kuang's back, Cao Ze spoke.

The four major families in Cape City are of the same blood. If someone of importance in the Yue family speaks up, the Kuangfeng will naturally not have to go out to sea.

Feng Kuang was stunned.

The change in address made him keenly aware of something.

He originally thought that Cao Ze would not go out to sea just this time, but he didn't expect...

But he turned around and smiled uninhibitedly, then shook his head, "It wasn't the Bai family who forced me to go to sea, I wanted to go on my own."

Everyone has his own ambitions.

Warriors are meant to fight against the sky and the earth, plundering all things to strengthen themselves. If they don't fight, how can they strengthen themselves?

Not everyone has his panel.

If Feng Kuang retreated this time, his realm in this life would stop at the eighth level of body forging.

After watching Feng Kuang leave, Cao Ze turned back to the backyard and took out the visualization map that Hong Xing sent him.

The situation in the East China Sea is chaotic now. Cape City is relatively safe now, but no one knows how long it will be safe. He needs to become stronger!
Thinking of the strange statue he encountered on the big ship, Cao Ze felt a little nervous.

If he hadn't run so fast at that time, it would be hard to imagine what would have happened.

He collected his thoughts and looked at the scroll in his hand again.

In the painting, the night is like splashed ink, the waves are surging like the sky, and a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat is standing on a small boat.

It really was that visualization picture!

Just at a glance, Cao Ze felt his heart throbbing.

Before, just a glance at it from a distance triggered the change. Now, the visualization diagram was right in front of him, but Cao Ze frowned instead.

A quarter of an hour later.

Cao Ze unfolded the scroll and hung it in the main room. He stood farther away, with his hands behind his back, and watched from afar.

However, the illusion of the sea still did not appear.

But Cao Ze did not give up. He knew that all the answers were in this painting, so he continued to stare at the picture, recalling all the details of that day in his mind.

Time passed slowly as he was contemplating, and gradually, he began to feel a wonderful change. His mind seemed to be attracted by the picture and entered a whole new world. In this world, he saw the grandeur and vastness of the sea and felt the rolling and whistling of the waves.

It was as if he had turned into the swordsman standing at the bow of the boat.

He seemed to have become a part of the ocean, merged with it. He could clearly feel every rise and fall of the waves, every change in wind direction. In the process, his mind gradually became calm and profound, as if he could see through everything.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came into his mind and he understood!

Sword momentum, sword momentum, the emphasis is not on the swordsman's every move.

Wow...

In the main room, Su Xiaozhi, who was guarding Cao Ze, suddenly heard the sound of waves.

She looked around but found nothing. When she turned around to look at Cao Ze, she suddenly saw that in his eyes there seemed to be a surging sea, with rolling waves and howling winds. She seemed to hear the sound of waves hitting the shore and feel the endless power and vitality.

beep, beep...

Su Xiaozhi couldn't help but step back. She felt that the person standing in front of her was not a person, but a surging ocean. If she didn't step back in time, huge waves would hit her in the next moment.

Only after she avoided Cao Ze's sight did she feel a lot more relaxed, but even so, her back was already wet with cold sweat.

Su Xiaozhi looked up at the painting hanging in the main hall, and was horrified, "Has Brother Ze become so strong?"

Gradually, Cao Ze's body began to tremble slightly, and a powerful aura emanated from him, like a sea that was accumulating strength, with the coastline rising and rising continuously... Even the waves that were just gently lapping at the coast could feel the terrifying power contained therein.

Finally, everything came to fruition. Cao Ze raised his palm slightly, as if he was holding an invisible knife in the air, or maybe his palm was a knife!

As Cao Ze's breathing gradually became deeper, his figure began to become blurred. Around him, an illusory sea seemed to appear, with rolling waves and howling winds. His figure merged with the sea, as if he was the incarnation of the sea.

Suddenly, Cao Ze opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. He raised his hand and swung it out suddenly. A sharp knife force cut through the night sky and went straight to the visualization picture. This knife seemed to contain the majestic power of the sea, and no one could stop it.

"what?"

Su Xiaozhi exclaimed, almost anticipating the fate of the visualization picture.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the knife force collided with the visualization picture, waves splashed, and the sea rolled. Su Xiaozhi seemed to see the painting suddenly move.

The expected scene of the visualization image shattering did not happen, and it was as if the terrifying knife had never been swung.

Cao Ze was still standing there, as if nothing had happened, but a smile appeared on his face, because he knew that he had successfully comprehended the sword power of Ji Cang Hai.

At this moment, his state of mind seemed to be like the sea, surging and boundless. He knew that this was only the beginning of his journey of martial arts. He would continue to move forward, constantly pursuing higher realms and greater power.

Human power has its limits, but the power of heaven and earth is endless. Therefore, when a warrior reaches a certain level, his own strength is also limited. Therefore, he needs to rely on the power of heaven and earth, which is the so-called - sword power!
A great warrior once said, give me a fulcrum and I can move the world.

To comprehend the sword's power, one must find this fulcrum, and then use one's own strength to drive the trend of heaven and earth, and leverage the power of heaven and earth for one's own use!
After savoring it for a long time, Cao Ze let out a breath and summoned the panel.

【Wu Fu:
Cultivation: Ninth level of physical training

Fish Dragon Transformation (Bone Forging): Getting Started (0/5120)

Snow Blade: Perfection

Strike the Sea (Momentum): Not yet entered (427/800)

Wind Shadow Step: Great Mastery (87/400)

Love Point: 151】

Cao Ze noticed the abnormality of the panel at a glance. After striking Canghai, there was an additional sword-power icon, and the progress bar that had disappeared reappeared.

Sure enough, the perfect Ji Canghai was only the upper limit of his swordsmanship, not the upper limit of his swordsmanship!

The progress of my comprehension of the visualization diagram just now unexpectedly increased by more than 400 points. It is just around the corner for me to master the Cang Hai sword technique.

Hahaha……

Cao Ze laughed wildly.

Su Xiaozhi was watching from the side and suddenly felt that Brother Ze was a little different.

(End of this chapter)