"Uncle, uncle, what is this word?" The two little guys, Zhou Yi and Zhou Ying, held a book in their hands and stumbled to Shi Xuan's side.
Shi Xuan was holding a book in his hand and leaning against the hull of the ship, basking in the winter sun of the North Sea. After reading a few lines, he raised his head to look at the deep blue sea and the seabirds that flew past from time to time. Hearing their words, he squatted down and took a look, then smiled and said, "This word is read as cold, freezing, cold. You two, feel this nail. " He pointed to an iron nail on the deck. In this kind of weather, the nail was relatively cold, but it was not to the extent that it would stick to the skin.
These days, Zhou Yi and Zhou Ying were more familiar with Shi Xuan and no longer treated him as a stranger. Instead, they found listening to him tell ghost stories very interesting, so they often stuck to Shi Xuan. At this time, after hearing Shi Xuan's words, the two of them curiously and fearfully stretched out their fingers and touched the nail lightly. Then they frowned and quickly withdrew their fingers. They looked at Shi Xuan with a bitter face and said in unison, "Uncle is a big bad guy, it's so cold."
"En, this is the meaning of cold." Shi Xuan smiled and said, then took the book, "Come, uncle will teach you how to read."
The sect arranged for disciples to travel, not only to sharpen their Taoist Heart, but also to let them face more dangerous experiences. Therefore, for those who had the opportunity to become a true disciple, they would generally arrange a trip to the North Sea. What they wanted was the experience of trembling with fear, blindly following the crowd, and cautiously passing through the North Sea.
The North Sea was very big. As long as they were careful, with the life-saving talisman given by the sect, it would basically take a hundred years for a disciple to die in it. It was far less than the number of disciples who died fighting in those seemingly safe places. Therefore, Ming Qingyue spent seven or eight years to safely reach the Southern Barbarian Continent.
But for Shi Xuan, the life-saving talisman was gone, and the Taoist technique jade pendant was also gone. In addition, he was remembered by Xue He Laozu, so the danger of passing through the North Sea was much higher than usual. It would certainly not work according to the original method.
If the danger was too great and beyond his ability, Shi Xuan would most likely choose to use the transmission array to go to the North Pole. But Shi Xuan weighed the danger and his ability, and finally decided to continue this experience. He did not want to let go of this rare experience.
There were four main reasons. One was to hide his cultivation and hide in the Fan family's fleet. The chances of the Blood Demon Sect discovering him were very small. Shi Xuan was sure that there was definitely more than one cultivator hidden in the Fan family's fleet. The Fan family would not care about this. If they were discovered by the Blood Demon Sect, it was not the Fan family that would die.
The second reason was that when Shi Xuan was in the Central Region, he used the talisman drawn by the Primordial Spirit Venerable. The talisman circulated in his body day and night. Shi Xuan also learned some small tricks from it, which could effectively hide his aura and cultivation. As long as Shi Xuan did not actively use spells and connect with the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth, even if it was Jindan Grandmaster in front of him, he would not be able to discover that Shi Xuan was a cultivator.
The third reason was that with Shi Xuan's current strength, even if he was accidentally discovered, he could safely escape from the Blood Demon Sect's patrol team. After all, the Blood Demon Sect's patrol team only consisted of a few Qi Drawing Stage cultivators and a few Leaving Body Stage cultivators. After that, he could use the Tai Chi diagram to dive into the deep sea and find an opportunity to hide his aura and leave again.
The fourth reason was that he had now reached the peak of the Qi Drawing Stage and needed to find an opportunity to break through to the Divine Soul Stage. When ordinary cultivators reached Shi Xuan's level, most of them would save up Spirit Stones, buy a bottle of Spirit Gathering and Soul Refining Pills, and use the power of the pills to make a breakthrough. As for those cultivators who broke through without the help of pills, the timing of their breakthrough was not quite the same. Some were battle maniacs, who broke through in the middle of battle after hundreds of battles. Some were leisurely and unrestrained cultivators, who planted flowers and weeded in their Immortal's Cave Abode and broke through in a day of joy for more than ten years. There were also those who broke through under great environmental pressure. There were also those who sealed their cultivation and mingled with ordinary people. After witnessing the life and death of others, they broke through. There were also those who broke through in the midst of life and death. This was the main reason why Shi Xuan decided not to use the Teleportation Formation in the end.
Zhou Chen rushed over and said to Shi Xuan in embarrassment, "Mr. Shi, I'm really sorry for disturbing you. These two kids are too naughty."
Shi Xuan did not mind at all and said with a smile, "It's nothing. Little Yi and Little Ying are very cute, and they learn to read very quickly. I had a lot of fun teaching them." When Zhou Yi and Zhou Ying heard Shi Xuan's praise, they smiled so widely that their eyes narrowed. Then, they glared at their father fiercely. They were not naughty at all. They were learning to read very seriously!
From the moment they boarded the ship, Shi Xuan did not deliberately circulate the Vital Qi in his body and did not think about cultivation. Other than the Vital Qi nourishing the Natal Instrument on its own, Shi Xuan was like an ordinary person, living an ordinary life. He read books, basked in the sun, chatted with a few familiar people, and bragged. In his free time, he teased the two children, taught them how to read, and told them ghost stories. In addition, they had not entered the North Sea yet, so Shi Xuan did not feel any pressure. If it were not for the Vital Qi and Instrument that he felt in his body in the dead of night, Shi Xuan would have thought that he was an ordinary person.
He had forgotten his worries, forgotten his worries, and forgotten about cultivation. With this mentality, Shi Xuan felt as if a layer of dust had been removed from his heart. He felt more relaxed and clear.
Zhou Chen stood beside Shi Xuan and touched the heads of his children. He sighed and said, "Their mother died in childbirth, and I've been too busy saving up for this trip all these years. It's rare to see them so happy."
"Haha, if they enter the Guang Han Sect, Brother Zhou, you'll be able to enjoy a good life." Shi Xuan casually comforted him.
Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so. Actually, I'll be at ease if they can enter a small sect in the North Pole. It's better than being an ordinary person like me, working day and night and not knowing when I'll die of illness in bed." After interacting with him for the past few days, Shi Xuan already knew that this guy was very unlucky. When he was young, he was robbed while running the sea. Later, his business failed, and when he finally married a beautiful wife, she died in childbirth. Right now, the only thing that could make him feel happy was his children.
Shi Xuan was about to answer when he saw dozens of lights separate from the ship and fly backward. It seemed that they were about to enter the North Sea. The cultivators of the Fan family had all turned back.
He Ji and Cao Yuanze walked over suspiciously. "Brother Zhou, Brother Shi, did you see those?"
Shi Xuan and Zhou Chen nodded in confusion, indicating that they had seen them. There were probably only a few cultivators in the overseas countries who had not seen them before.
He Ji said mysteriously, "That means we've entered the North Sea." Shi Xuan was slightly speechless. This was something everyone knew. However, He Ji continued, "In a moment, two cultivators from the Blood Demon Sect will come over. Follow the ship, in case it gets caught in a storm and sinks."
Hmm, the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect would actually follow the ship? What level of cultivation did they have? Would they come over to check? Countless questions surged in Shi Xuan's mind. He pretended not to care and said, "Hehe, I haven't seen what the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect look like. Brother He, you've been on the Fan family's ship before. Have you seen them? "
He Ji said proudly, "Although the cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect usually stay on the largest ship, I've still seen them. Tsk tsk, they're experts in the Qi Drawing Stage! There are thousands of small and large island countries in the overseas countries, but there are less than a hundred Qi Drawing Stage experts! " He spoke so much that his saliva flew everywhere. After a long time, he said, "The cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect all have big eyes and bloody mouths. When they open their mouths, they can swallow a cow whole!"
Shi Xuan was relieved of most of his worries. It seemed that the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect were at most in the Qi Gatherer Realm, and they rarely came to other ships. After all, it was far more worthwhile to spend so much effort to find out if there were any cultivators in the crowd than to directly enjoy the corpses of the demonic beasts that the Fan family had consecrated. Of course, this did not rule out the possibility that there were some psychopaths who liked to see other people worry and fear.
He Ji's words made Zhou Yi and Zhou Ying a little afraid. They moved closer to Zhou Chen and covered their faces with the corner of his shirt. However, they revealed their eyes and blinked at He Ji, as if hoping that he would continue telling the ghost story.
Cao Yuanze also did not believe it. "I heard that the cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect are all humans. How can they look like this?"
"You don't understand. The more powerful the cultivator, the stranger they are. Look at the Primordial Soul Venerables in the legends. Some have three heads and six arms, some have flowers on their heads, some have golden light, and some are extremely huge." He Ji looked at Cao Yuanze as if he had not seen much.
As they spoke, two dazzling blood-red lights flew over from the North Sea and landed directly on the largest ship. The deck of the ship was already filled with people kneeling. Only a gloomy young man in a white Taoist robe stood in the middle. He cupped his hands and said, "Fan Han greets my two senior brothers."
The two blood-red lights transformed into two Taoists in blood-red robes. They were both good-looking young men, but they had a fierce aura about them. They only nodded at Fan Han's greeting. Then, one of them, who looked slightly older, said, "Prepare the demon beasts' corpses and a few beauties. Send them to our room. Thank you, Junior Brother Fan, for the past half a year. "Although he said it was a favor, he did not seem to be polite at all. After he finished speaking, he ignored Fan Han and walked straight into the cabin.
Fan Han lowered his head and responded, "Yes." When the two of them walked in, his expression turned sinister. He ordered the stewards on both sides, "Do as they say."
On the other side, He Ji waited until the people on the deck had all left before he clicked his tongue in admiration. "Look, look. Even the young master of the Fan family is so humble when he sees the two cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect. Real cultivators are the best! Little Yi and Little Ying, when you enter the Guang Han Sect in the future, you must also work hard and strive to become a real cultivator who is a cut above the rest! "The two ships were a little far apart, so he could not clearly see the appearance of the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect.
Zhou Yi and Zhou Ying thought for a while and said hesitantly, "But Little Yi (Little Ying) does not want to become a copper bell with big eyes and a bloody mouth. That's so ugly!"
Zhou Chen, Shi Xuan, and Cao Yuanze laughed sincerely at He Ji's childish words. He Ji's slightly embarrassed smile was replaced by Zhou Chen, Shi Xuan, and Cao Yuanze.
