Chapter 493

Shi Xuan seized the opportunity. The massive amount of Genuine Qi wrapped around the newly formed Genuine Qi vortex and left his dantian, moving along his meridians. After so many years of body forging, body tempering, and day and night polishing, his meridians could completely withstand this pressure.

His Genuine Qi continuously vibrated the acupoints, opening them one by one. Shi Xuan stopped in mid-air, and there was a faint crackling sound coming from all over his body. It was not the crisp sound of his joints, but rather, it was a bit dull.

After twelve hours, Shi Xuan finally stopped. This time, with the help of the favorable conditions, he had already completely opened all the acupoints in his body. The total amount of Genuine Qi was hundreds of times more than before. Other people's cultivation methods might not be as powerful, but for Shi Xuan, his Genuine Qi was so strong that he could fight with opponents of the same level for seven days and seven nights without needing to take medicinal pills to replenish it. This was one of the differences between an ancient true inheritance and a good cultivation method.

The Wanxiang Shadowless Sword was already at the forty-fourth layer. In less than two years, it could be refined to the peak of the fifth layer. Unfortunately, in the Cultivation World, only the Heavenly Fire Sect, the Three Islands Sea Region, and the Western Wilderness could one slowly pick out good magic tools above the seventh layer. In other sea regions and lands, these magic tools were available, but they were not as abundant. If one was lucky, they could buy one that was suitable for them, but if one was unlucky, there was nothing they could do. For example, Shi Xuan could not find a suitable flying sword in the Southern Barbarian Continent, so he could only continue to use the Wanxiang Shadowless Sword.

In fact, the Wanxiang Shadowless Sword was very suitable for Shi Xuan in both nature and quality. However, Shi Xuan did not have the Invisible Divine Metal, nor did he have the method to refine it again. Therefore, Shi Xuan was prepared to stay in the overseas countries for two years. First, to stabilize his cultivation, and second, to see if there was a suitable flying sword. Third, if there was no suitable flying sword, he could also refine the Wanxiang Shadowless Sword to the peak of the fifth layer in preparation for a short period of time.

Of course, this was not necessary. After all, in terms of attack, the power of the Tai Chi diagram was greater, and it was more convenient. It was just that Shi Xuan had good swordsmanship, but without a good flying sword, it was a bit of a waste.

Several months ago, after the Soul Confusion Flag reached the peak of the fifth layer, a new change occurred. Each black light turned into six black lights of different depths. Every time it appeared, it tore at the soul. At the same time, it contained anger, sorrow, resentment, hate, and greed. If a Divine Soul cultivator was not careful, they would also be affected. As for the Great Formation of Soul Reversal and Enchanting Foul Gas, it was a rare large-scale magic tool in Shi Shuan's hands.

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A year.

Shi Xuan was walking down the street. During this period of time, Shi Xuan had traveled through several dozen countries in the north. There was the Righteous Country, where one spoke as if it were a horse, where one spoke as if it were a disaster. There was the Silent Country, where one would not speak unless it was absolutely necessary. There was the Night Crow Country, where there were crows in the night and people in the day. There was the North Wind Country, where the northern winds howled all year round and giant whales appeared. And so on and so forth. It could be said that Shi Xuan had satisfied his travel addiction.

Unfortunately, these were all countries with very few cultivators. Shi Xuan did not find a good flying sword. But fortunately, his cultivation had stabilized, and the Wanxiang Shadowless Sword had reached the peak of the fifth layer. In addition, his main purpose in crossing the North Sea was not to fight, so his preparations were basically complete.

Shi Xuan came from the North Wind Country. He joined the Fan Family's fleet with the identity of a descendant of a declining family that had come to the North Sea to seek refuge with relatives. He was prepared to cross the North Sea incognito, reach the North Pole, and pay a visit to the Guang Han Sect. He wanted to ask them what he could use to exchange for the 10,000-year Ice Soul Heart.

The North Sea, where the Blood Demon Sect was located, had a lot of ordinary people. There were also many business dealings. To the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect, the blood essence of ordinary people was far less than that of cultivators and monsters. After all, the first two realms of the Blood Demon Sect, Body Forging and Qi Nurturing, were no different from other sects. Only after reaching the Leaving Body Stage could they steal blood essence. And at the Leaving Body Stage, the blood essence of at least a hundred ordinary people would be enough to match that of a second-order monster. With this effort, they would have long since killed a few monsters.

Although the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect were somewhat crazy, that was only in terms of temperament. In terms of intelligence, they were not fools. It was better to let these ordinary people grow medicinal herbs, spirit herbs, and domesticate monsters and spirit beasts so that they would not waste their own cultivation time.

The most special thing about the North Sea was that apart from the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect, there were very few other cultivators! The favorite mission of the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect was to hunt and kill cultivators in the sect's sea! That was why Shi Xuan hid his cultivation and joined the fleet. Of course, if it was a few years ago, because the North Sea was very large, Shi Xuan could hide his Qi, carefully avoid the patrols, and fly slowly through the North Sea.

But now, Shi Xuan had a mark on Xue He Laozu's mind. If he flew with Genuine Qi or celestial artifacts, the cultivators below the Primordial Spirit Realm might not be able to find him. But in the eyes of Xue He Laozu, they were like fireflies in the dark, so bright and outstanding. Even if Xue He Laozu disdained to make a move and sent a few disciples to hunt him down, Shi Xuan would only be dead.

As for why there was a fleet coming to the North Sea, it was because the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect also needed medicinal herbs, spirit herbs, and materials. Although many medicinal herbs and spirit herbs could basically be grown in their own sects, mystic realms, and Spirit Chiliocosms, those precious places were wasted on ordinary medicinal herbs and spirit herbs. Moreover, what the Fan family sold the most to the Blood Demon Sect was definitely not these, but the corpses of demon beasts!

Whether it was the waters of the Three Islands, the Outer Seas of the Starfall Sea, or the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the cultivators killed demon beasts. Except for those that could be used as celestial artifact materials or used for alchemy, the entire demon beasts' corpses were sold to the Fan family's trading company. Then, the Fan family sold these demon beasts' corpses, which contained a large amount of blood essence, to the Blood Demon Sect.

The other sects turned a blind eye to this because the demon beasts' corpses were all below the Golden Core stage, and were useless to the high-level cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect. Moreover, if they were to completely seal off the market, the madmen of the Blood Demon Sect would probably go all out and attack. Since the major sects were unwilling to take the lead, they acquiesced to the Fan family's actions.

Thus, the Fan family began to trade across the North Sea. First, they sold the demon beasts' corpses, medicinal herbs, and materials to the Blood Demon Sect. Then, they bought several types of medicinal pills, celestial artifacts, materials, and spirit herbs that were unique to the Blood Demon Sect. Then, they continued on their journey to the North Pole, where they sold these items to the disciples of the Guang Han Sect and rogue cultivators on the North Pole Continent. Then, they bought spirit herbs, materials, and demon beasts' corpses that were unique to the North Pole. Then, they returned and repeated what they had done before.

After this trip, the Fan family made a lot of money. Of course, when passing through the North Sea, the Fan family's fleet did not have a single cultivator. Only the North Pole station had cultivators. This was because the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect did not care who they were. If they found a cultivator, they would immediately pounce on them and plunder all their blood essence.

The absence of cultivators did not affect the safety of the Fan family's fleet. The demon beasts in the North Sea had long been killed by the people of the Blood Demon Sect, and only those in the deep sea were left. Occasionally, they would come up to the surface to take a breath. There were certainly no rogue cultivators who would rob them. However, it did not rule out the possibility of a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect going crazy and killing their way over. Compared to the fleets of other seas, the safety and reliability of the fleet was much higher.

Shi Xuan had spent a total of ten low-grade spirit stones to join this huge fleet. After all, the Fan family could not always collect ten full ships' worth of demon beasts' corpses, medicinal herbs, and materials. Therefore, they sold the empty cabins to those who needed to go to the North Pole but could not afford the spirit stones needed for long-distance teleportation.

"Brother Shi, what took you so long?" It was He Ji, a seaman in the cabin opposite Shi Xuan. He was a man in his thirties with sideburns. He was a strong man in the Body Forging Realm. This was his second time taking this sea route. If there were no delays, this round trip would take close to ten years of effort.

More than ten years ago, he was forced to leave his family and go to the North Pole. With his outstanding talent in business, he managed to make a family business. This time, he came back after receiving news that the family that forced him to leave had almost passed away. Therefore, he used the teleportation array to come back and deal with his family's property. After that, he could not bear to spend another hundred low-grade spirit stones. He would rather take the ship. Of course, he would not waste the cabin. He had some special goods on him that did not take up much space. They were very valuable in the North Pole.

Shi Xuan hurriedly apologized. "There was a gust of wind when we were having lunch just now. It blew away all the waiters and cooks, so we were delayed for a while. I'm really sorry. " Hiding his identity was not to play solitary. It would be easy to be suspected. Therefore, Shi Xuan adjusted his state of mind and interacted with He Ji and the others without any hindrance.

The Country of Nanke was a very strange country. It was said that because of a strange array that formed around the country, the dead here could borrow the longing and memories of others to reappear in the world in the form of phantoms. However, these phantoms did not have any intelligence. They could only repeat the actions of other people's longing and memories. However, a phantom wasn't just one person's longing and memories. When many of them were superimposed, these phantoms would look like a living person.

At the same time, because these phantoms could use some small techniques such as phantasmagoria, the restaurants, inns, and shops of the Country of Nanke used them in large numbers. In any case, they only needed to pay half of their wages to their families. Of course, only those who were waiters in their past lives could continue to be waiters. The rest were the same.

The only inconvenience was that when there was a strong wind or heavy rain, these phantoms would disappear. This could be considered the most interesting scene in the Country of Nanke. Shi Xuan went to eat because he wanted to experience these things.

"Hehe, this kind of thing is very normal in the Country of Nanke. Everyone understands. Anyway, the ship won't set sail for a while." The one who spoke with a laugh was another passenger who had come to the North Pole to find relatives, Cao Yuanze. He was a tall and thin young man around twenty years old. He shared a cabin with He Ji.

The one who lived next to Shi Xuan's cabin was the silent and miserable looking Zhou Chen. He was in his thirties and forced out a smile. "Mmm, it's okay. We can still make it." He had brought a pair of children with him this time. According to a cultivator, they were said to have talent in ice techniques. Therefore, he was prepared to bring them to the North Pole to try their luck and see if they could enter the Guang Han Sect.

These two children were a boy and a girl. They were around four or five years old. One was called Zhou Yi, and the other was Zhou Ying. At this moment, they hid behind Zhou Ji and blinked their innocent and cute eyes at Shi Xuan.

"Okay, everyone get ready to board the ship. We will set sail in an hour. " A Fan family steward shouted from the bow of the ship. Beside him, a cultivator used a technique to amplify his voice. These cultivators would leave before entering the North Sea.