After the ascent failed

Chapter 305 Overseas
Zhongzhou is located in the very center of the Demon God Realm, bordering the north and the south, one side is connected to the Northern Territory, and the other side is the vast and endless South China Sea.

The South China Sea is vast and boundless, with countless islands and dangerous sea areas, and many human sects have taken root here. The strongest sect on the surface is naturally the Piao Miao Palace, which is as famous as the Kunlun Ruins.

However, unlike the Northern Territory, the border of Zhongzhou is the border of the South China Sea. If you don't go to the extremely distant sea area, you don't need to rely on the teleportation array. As long as you prepare enough spiritual stone pills, you can fly across the sea by yourself.

Five days later, on a vast sea area, a huge ship was slowly sailing. The ship was filled with supplies. Judging from its size, it should be a merchant ship in a nearby sea area.

The gust of wind was howling on the sea, and huge waves set off several stories high, slapping on the merchant ship, making deafening roars continuously.

On the bow, a middle-aged man in his 40s stepped out and looked into the distance.

This middle-aged man was well-dressed, with the majesty of a long-time superior in his brows, but there was no aura in him. He was not a cultivator, but a mortal.

Judging from the dress temperament of this middle-aged man, it is obvious that he is the owner of this merchant ship.

Looking at the sea area ahead, he called back: "How long will it take to get to Lingshan Island?"

"Patriarch, according to the chart, we will arrive at Lingshan Island in about three days." A guard stepped forward and said.

The middle-aged man nodded.

"Are you going to Lingshan Island so soon?"

The middle-aged man was about to say something to the guard when a voice suddenly came from behind him.

A person came out of the cabin, looking old, with a cane, trembling, as if he might fall down at any time.

But his eyes are sharp, and his body is full of vigorous aura fluctuations. He is actually a master of immortality with a perfect dao foundation.

"Master Yao, why did you come out? Did I disturb your meditation?" The middle-aged man immediately turned serious when he saw the old man, and said respectfully.

"I've been in the cabin for a long time, just come out to get some air." The old man waved his hand and said indifferently, "I just heard from you that it's only three days away from Lingshan Island?"

"That's right, the note on the chart should not be fake." The middle-aged man replied.

"It's faster than the old man expected, but that's good. It is said that the enchantment of Lingshan Island has been opened. If you arrive a few days earlier, you can communicate with other monks. Maybe you can have a chance to get some treasures." The old man surnamed Yao Glancing into the distance, he said with a smile.

After a pause, he continued: "Speaking of which, the God of Medicine Sect has always been hiding from the world. Most people don't know where Lingshan Island is. I have to rely on you to go here."

"Immortal Master, don't worry. Although we are a mortal family, we have been transporting supplies to Lingshan Island all year round. We are already familiar with the route of Lingshan Island. We will definitely arrive before the alchemy exchange meeting."

The middle-aged man repeatedly promised.

After hesitating for a while, he smiled apologetically, and said, "However, there are often pirates along the way, and I'm unable to deal with it, so I should ask the immortal master to protect me for a while."

"Don't worry, since the old man agreed to be your offering, if there is any danger, the old man will deal with it. As long as there is no strong person in the spiritual transformation state, the old man can kill him."

The old man surnamed Yao nodded slightly, his eyes contemptuous.

If he is not familiar with the route of Lingshan Island, how can he be a monk of the Dao Foundation Realm and bother with these mortals?
When the middle-aged man heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he was completely relieved.

Although the monks of the Medicine God Sect focus on alchemy, they also need some worldly things. Therefore, in order to survive, the nearby merchants transport materials to the island to trade with them, but the relationship between the two is only a cooperative relationship, and they are not protected by the Medicine God Sect.

Pirates have always been rampant in this sea area, and an unknown number of fleets are looted every year. Therefore, these mortal merchants will invite high-powered immortal cultivators to accompany them at high prices for protection.

Although the middle-aged man was well-known in the vicinity, he was inevitably ransacked by the island, and almost died in the sea several times. He was extremely afraid of these bloodthirsty pirates.

But this time, he was very lucky. Before going to sea, he met this "Master Yao". The other party wanted to go to Lingshan Island to participate in the alchemy exchange of the God of Medicine Sect, and he took the initiative to join their fleet, which gave him confidence in this trip.

"I'm going back to the cabin to repair first. When you get to Lingshan Island, you can call me later." The old man surnamed Yao sensed his surroundings, waved his hand indifferently after confirming that he was all right, turned and walked towards the cabin.

"Master Immortal, go slowly." The middle-aged man hurriedly sent him off.

"Ok?"

But suddenly the old man surnamed Yao stopped, looked up into the air, and his face changed slightly.

"Has the breath of a cultivator?"

The old man surnamed Yao frowned, and at this moment, a startling rainbow flashed in the sky, and a black-purple gourd appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The smoke billowed from it, like dark clouds covering the sun, and stopped above the fleet.

On the black purple gourd, sat a chunky middle-aged man and a young man in black clothes, looking down at everyone on board.

Sensing the aura of a cultivator coming, the middle-aged man's expression changed, and he subconsciously stood behind the old man surnamed Yao.

"Are you going to Lingshan Island?"

The short and fat middle-aged man on the gourd glanced at the old man surnamed Yao, his eyes flickered a few times, and then asked the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked panic-stricken, and the other party suddenly blocked the way. Could it be that the pirates in the nearby sea area had malicious intentions towards them?

He looked at the old man surnamed Yao with a begging look, but saw that the latter didn't say a word, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "My next Zhang Zhiyuan is from a nearby business family. This trip and Master Yao are going to Lingshan Island. I don't know the two of you." What advice does the senior have?"

Zhang Zhiyuan spoke politely, but he seemed to mention the old man surnamed Yao intentionally or unintentionally, hoping to calm him down.

The old man surnamed Yao squinted his eyes to look at the two of them, and found that the other party was also a master with a perfect Dao foundation, and his cultivation level was not inferior to his own, so he couldn't help feeling dignified.

But after Zhang Zhiyuan's words fell, he still took a step forward with a sneer, stomped the crutch in his hand, and released a majestic breath.

The short, fat middle-aged man glanced at the old man surnamed Yao and was not moved at all.

The young man in black beside him looked indifferent and didn't say a word.

Seeing the confrontation between the two sides, Zhang Zhiyuan trembled inwardly, but when he saw that the old man surnamed Yao was aggressive, he immediately calmed down a bit.

But Zhang Zhiyuan was surprised by what the chunky middle-aged man said next.

"Since you are going to Lingshan Island, this elder and I want to take your fleet and go there, but don't worry, we will give you enough rewards." The chunky middle-aged man said, throwing Zhang Zhiyuan a universe bag.

Zhang Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment. There was no restriction on this Qiankun bag, and he could open it by a mortal. Then he found that there were at least one hundred thousand spirit stones inside, and he couldn't help being shocked.

In the past, when he transported supplies to Lingshan Island, he could earn at most a few thousand spirit stones, no more than [-], and the total in a year was only about [-] to [-]. The amount given by the two was his income for several years.

"Aren't you two pirates?" Zhang Zhiyuan asked in surprise.

"pirate?"

The chunky middle-aged man was rather strange, then chuckled lightly and said, "We encountered several waves of pirates along the way, but they were all killed by the senior next to me raising his hand."

Zhang Zhiyuan was stunned when he heard this.

What does it mean to raise your hand and kill?
He knows just how terrifying the pirates in this sea area are. Almost every leader of the pirate group has Daoist monks sitting in command. Even the old man surnamed Yao would not dare to make such wild remarks, right?
"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, a burst of laughter came.

The old man surnamed Yao looked at the short, fat middle-aged man and the black-clothed youth, shook his head and sneered: "You two speak loudly, there are many pirates in this sea area, and all of them are desperadoes. The monks in the spiritual realm can only make them tremble, but may not be able to kill them cleanly, you two are really brazen!"

The pudgy middle-aged man rolled his eyes strangely and was about to refute, but the young man in black raised his hand to stop him.

"Just now I heard that your Excellency is familiar with the route of Lingshan Island. We only need to accompany you for a few days. How about making it convenient for you?" The ink-clothed youth stood up with a calm demeanor.

"This……"

Zhang Zhiyuan shook the Qiankun bag filled with spirit stones, and looked at the old man surnamed Yao hesitantly.

"The old man is just a passerby, so don't ask me if you want them to stay." The old man surnamed Yao said arrogantly.

After finishing speaking, he ignored the two people on the black purple gourd and walked straight into the cabin.

It's just that when he turned around, he glanced at the black-clothed youth slightly from the corner of his eye, and a trace of darkness flashed in his eyes, and finally the figure disappeared.

"Since the two immortal masters are not pirates, the younger generation will naturally welcome them into our fleet." Seeing that the old man surnamed Yao had no objections, Zhang Zhiyuan was overjoyed and waved his hands to the two of them.

Although he didn't quite believe what the chunky middle-aged man said, but these two were Daoist cultivators no matter what. With them accompanying them and the old man surnamed Yao in charge, the trip would be as stable as Mount Tai, and there was no need to worry about pirate raids.

"You're quite interesting."

The short, fat middle-aged man rubbed his chin, chuckled, then put away the black and purple gourd, bowed to the young man in black, and said respectfully: "Senior Ye, according to what this person said just now, this place is not far from Lingshan Island. How long shall we go with us?"

The black-clothed youth nodded, and in a blink of an eye, he appeared on the deck of the merchant ship.

Zhang Zhiyuan was startled when he saw this almost inch-shrinking physical ability, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Especially when he saw the awe of the short, fat middle-aged man for the black-clothed youth, he couldn't help being suspicious. The two seemed to have the same level of cultivation, but how could the short, fat middle-aged man respect him so much?

"Are there any spare guest rooms on the ship?" the ink-clothed youth asked.

"Yes, this junior will let people prepare."

Zhang Zhiyuan came back to his senses, and immediately ordered his servants to tidy up the guest rooms in the cabin, and then took the two of them down personally: "The two immortal masters, please come with me."

The young man in black didn't say anything, and followed Zhang Zhiyuan into the cabin.

This black-clothed young man is naturally Ye Chunyang, and the pudgy middle-aged man next to him is Yu Guzi who followed him all the way.

(End of this chapter)