The Legend of Min Hong

"Anyone can kill anyone, here in broad daylight, and wouldn't be challenged by anyone, because everyone present in the area would simply go on with whatever it was they were doing…"

The Pirate Leader said;

"No one pokes their noses into any matter happening around them…"

"There was once a time when a random expert was harassing a Qi Sea stage cultivator and the publicly accepted ruler of the Land Of Stones interfered; without even bothering with something as little as a simple warning, the expert snapped the ruler's neck in broad daylight and no one could do anything about it…" The Pirate Leader explained as the entire group frowned deeply…

"The Land of Stones is filled with so many underhanded people…"

"You could talk to a Qi Creation stage kid and he will get pissed and whip out a High Grade Talisman containing the powers of a Nirvana/Samara stage power and kill you with it like it is nothing…"

"Qualifying that place with the word 'Bad' would be a massive understatement; that place is the embodiment of all kinds of sin and crimes…"

"Thus, if you are going to be there for a while, I suggest you just find a silent inn to hide and not cause any ruckus, because, if some of the experts there decide to pick on you, you would all wish you had never found the place…"

The Pirate Leader explained whilst Gong Yi and the rest of the group looked into the distance and stared at their destination with a deep frown etched on their faces…

If this place was really as dangerous as this guy claimed it was, then they might probably not survive this mission not to even talk of the next mission or the last one, and further away was the thought of returning alive…

Min Hong on the other hand was happy that such a place existed, and was even praying that they had Nirvana/Samsara Stage cultivators; that way, he would be able to go all out and battle till his heart, mind, soul and body could no longer support it…

"But overall, I would suggest that you hide in the 'Diamond Crust Inn' if you have the funds…"

The Pirate Leader ended his explanation and added;

"That is all I know, master…"

"Alright, that should be enough for us to begin with…"

Min Hong responded and waved his hands dismissively at the 2 Star Saint Stage Pirate Leader; something the rest of the group were still waiting on Min Hong for an explanation…

Min Hong also noticed this and simply responded to their curious gaze;

"It is a secret technique, unique to my bloodline, and that is all I would say…"

"Alright, we still have about an hour to reach our destination, so I suggest we tender all resources now and split it accordingly…"

Gong Yi brought all of their focus away from Min Hong to a more important matter, and everyone gathered around and revealed the contents of their storage ring…

Min Hong understood that everyone he knew, both at the Desert Sun Sect and everywhere else have surpassed the level of all the resources they gathered from the Min family, thus, he released every single one of them except for the two techniques; [Chaotic Shadow Steps] and [Willow Leaf Palm]…

He decided to burn every other technique and manuals within his spatial ring, except from the two map fragments he got when he traded with his uncle Min Lei and the one he found within the mountain where he received the 'Eye of Myriad Universe' back when he was still in the East Wind Empire…

Before long, the entire upper deck was filled with several resources and items, but there was one part that was heaped with several cooking spices and herbs, and when everyone looked at the person sitting in the area, they found Su San, and they all began to wonder why someone would pack so much food resources and very little cultivation resources;

"Alright, it is time to reveal our abilities so we can know how to better split the entire pile…"

Gong Yi added as the Pirate Leader saw the humongous amount of resources that were spread all over the floor of the upper deck in heaps…

But after Min Hong's statement, no one spoke and when Min Hong -[who was so engrossed in trimming the spirit fruit in his hands with his bites]- noticed that everyone was silent, he looked up and saw all of them looking at him in anticipation…

Then he looked towards Gong Yi who shrugged his shoulders in a 'There is nothing I can do' manner, Min Hong then sighed and revealed;

"I am Fei Hong… I am in the 4 Star Awakening and Nascent Soul stage of cultivation; I have also comprehended 5 Daos; Metal, Sword, Force, Lightning and Death, and they are all at Intent Level…"

Min Hong lied once again as the entire group gazed towards him with shock and awe plastered on their faces…

With everything Min Hong just revealed, they were not even sure if Gong Yi who they thought was the strongest amongst them could fight him to a draw, not to even talk about winning…

Gong Yi followed immediately after Min Hong;

"I am Gong Yi… I possess a 7 Star Nascent Soul cultivation; I have also comprehended five Daos; Metal, Flame, Earth, Sword and Sabre, and they are all in the Intent Level…"

Then it was Xiao Gui's turn;

"I am Xiao Gui… 6 Star Nascent Soul stage… Five Daos; Metal, Fire, Earth Sabre and Hammer, all Intent Level…"

"I am Ki Ting… 6 Star Nascent Soul Stage… Four Daos; Water, Flame, Metal and Sword, all Intent Level…"

"I am Rin Chen… 6 Star Nascent Soul stage… Four Daos; Metal, Flame and Sword, all in Intent Level; then an Earth Dao in Concept Level…"

Then all of them began to reveal their strengths which wasn't too different from the rest except for Pi Xi who was in the Four Star Nascent Soul Stage with three Daos; Water, Flame being in Intent Level and her Sword Dao being at the Peak Concept Level and on the verge of reaching the Intent Level…

Then there was Tong Tian who was in the 4 Star Awakening Stage and had three Daos; Metal, Spear and Staff, all in the Intent Level…

Finally, was the Princess who was in the 2 Star Saint Stage with four Daos; Water, Wind, Ice and Sword, all in the Intent Level…

Thus Min Hong left Gong Yi to split the resources amongst themselves, after all, it was not  like they had anything which could help him cultivate anyways, and it wasn't like he needed it…

He wanted to tell them to hand it over to the Pirates because Min Hong had decided that they were going to be part of his Hong Dynasty, but because he didn't want to cause any sort of misunderstanding or bad blood amongst the group, he told them to split his share amongst each other…

But because the group were also unwilling to leave him without anything, they decided to split the High Grade Spirit stones in the pile between Min Hong and the Princess who dropped over ten thousand High Grade Spirit Stones and some other martial arts and techniques except from the ones that were very particular to her Cui Clan…

Thus they ended up receiving 15,000 High Grade spirit stones each, which when one compared to the total amount of resources they had dropped was not even up to fifty percent in value, but they both accepted it…

After discussing some other details and handing over the rest of the resources to the R1's amongst them, Min Hong suggested that everyone go and prepare themselves mentally, should in case they would have to do battle the moment they landed…

At this point, there was only about half an hour left, and Min Hong commanded the pirates to each man the four edges of the ship and stand watch for them whilst they prepared themselves…

Min Hong didn't need to return to his room because he didn't own anything within it, unlike the princess who transformed the entire place, and put out some of her valuables to decorate her room…

"These are enough… It is not like we will be abandoning the ship right?"

The princess asked after she had kept the most valuable things she couldn't leave behind;

"Yeah… We would most likely move to our next destination in this ship…" Min Hong responded;

"So, what do you think we should do with the little amount of time we have?"

The princess asked as she walked over to Min Hong, sat on his laps, and wrapped her arms around his neck;

"What do you feel like doing?"

Min Hong who had zero idea about what to do with the short period of time they had reflected the question back to the Princess;

"I am good this way, as long as it is not uncomfortable for you…"

"Uncomfortable?"

"Even if you want to sit this way on the upper deck, I won't mind…"

Princess Cui kissed Min Hong after he made that statement, but still rejected is idea with another kiss;

"No… I don't want things to feel awkward on this journey, so I am happy as long as you warm my bed every night…"

Min Hong was surprised that the princess could speak so freely and in such a manner around him, and he was happy that the relationship between them had become so healthy, and the fact that it seems the more time he spent with her, the faster she warmed up to him and dropped the 'Man must Serve' aura and belief within her…

Furthermore, Min Hong could sense that the more he pulled her out of that belief, the easier it was to for everyone else to relate with her…

An example was her sharing her resources, and cultivation base, which was a stark contrast to the way she introduced herself at the start of the journey, and as a result, Min Hong decided to reward her with the first kiss he would personally initiate, and this action caught the princess by surprise…