Two months later, the nine disciples gathered at the foot of Qianxiu Peak. This time, they were still sent off by their elders on the boat. There was no need to spend a lot of time traveling. The only difference was that the one driving the boat this time was a Daoist Master from another sect. There were two other Jin Dan cultivators following them, not to protect them, but to communicate with a sect like Peacock Palace. After all, they usually didn't have such an opportunity.
Daoist Master Yuanying was Daoist Master Huang Tao of the External Sword. He was one of the Daoist Masters in charge of Qianxiu Peak's Sword Qi Rushing Heaven Pavilion. He was also part of the External Sword Sect's conservative faction. When a cultivator's realm reached a certain level, they naturally couldn't differentiate between friends and evil based on region. At their level, what they valued was ideology!
Daoist Master Huang Tao was one of the people who originally wanted to investigate the origins of Lou Xiaoyi's sword spirit. However, after Lou Zu's conclusion, the investigation naturally came to an end. However, he was one of the few Daoists who knew the true origins of Lou Xiaoyi. Because of his high position and power, and because he had the potential to become a Supreme.
Because it was very likely that he was the reincarnation of a sword spirit. It sounded very inconceivable! Lou Zu made it very clear that he was only guessing and couldn't be sure. In other words, there were still other possibilities. The world of cultivation was full of mysteries. Even if one reached the level of an immortal, they might not be able to see through everything. The Heavenly Dao was full of mysteries. Other than the last few people who fused with the Dao, who could truly understand it?
If it was really a sword spirit, it was very likely that it was the spirit of the Sword Pill of the Inner Sword, because the sword spirit of the Outer Sword lived and died with its master! In other words, after the Outer Sword raised him for hundreds or thousands of years, when he finally awakened his memories, there was a high probability that he would still recognize the Inner Sword as his family!
If it wasn't a sword spirit, but some other strange thing, the conservative faction wouldn't be willing to see it. Being conservative meant adhering to the rules and not seeking change. It meant rejecting many new things and being unwilling to take risks!
No matter which one it was, these conservative cultivators of the Outer Sword actually had complicated feelings towards the rising Lou Xiaoyi. The more outstanding Lou Xiaoyi was, the harder it was to control him. The more they felt that they were raising someone else's child!
They were different from the Jin Dan group below. Because of their different positions, they stood higher and could see further. They had different thoughts and were not like the Jin Dan group who supported this young disciple unreservedly.
Of course, they were not trying to do anything bad. After all, they were Yuanying Zhenren, and they were not so shallow. They were more inclined to sit by and watch. In this regard, they were not as enthusiastic as the Zhenren of the Inner Sword.
To the upper-level cultivators of the Inner Sword lineage who knew about Lou Xiaoyi's foundation, he was one of them. He might have been the sword pill of an Inner Sword senior who had obtained the good fortune after wandering alone for many years!
However, they were unable to determine the time, let alone who it was! In Xuanyuan's tens of thousands of years of history, countless outstanding Swordsman had emerged. Some were at the level of Half Immortal, while others were at the level of Perfected Monarch Yuanying.
For external sect missions like Xuanyuan's, the Inner Sword and Outer Sword usually took turns to host. This was also Xuanyuan's tradition. In any case, it was not a combat mission, so it was enough for the Outer Sword Daoist to take charge.
They did not speak along the way. The flying boat controlled by the Yuanying Zhenren was different. Its speed was very fast, and to some extent, it already had traces of the Dao. It was not just a matter of pure speed, there was also a trace of the Concept of Space within it. It was not something that mere Foundation Establishment cultivators could understand.
Lou Xiaoyi and the others silently counted the days. The distance marked on the map was about several years, but in Huang Tao's hands, it was only a dozen or so days. This was the result of the Daoist not using all his strength to hurry.
They were close to their destination. Looking down from the sky, the Wolf Ridge, which was tens of thousands of li thick, was split into two by the similarly wide Dense River. It was a magnificent sight!
This was a completely different concept from the rivers and mountains of his original world in his memories! In his original world, a dozen or so li wide river could already be considered a large river. However, in this place, it was tens of thousands of li wide. It was unknown how long it was, but it was extremely shocking. How was this a river? It was simply an ocean!
In the cultivation world, it was as if everything was magnified countless times!
The Peacock Palace was located at the intersection of the Wolf Ridge and the Dense River! In front and behind was the endless Dense River, and to the left and right was the towering Wolf Ridge. This was simply not a place that ordinary mortals could come to!
In addition, due to the various abnormal astronomical phenomena caused by the convergence of the mountains and rivers, the surface of the water was shrouded in dense fog all year round. Sometimes, there would be violent storms, and sometimes, there would be huge waves that soared to the heavens. Even low-level cultivators did not dare to rashly set foot in this place. This was also a way for the Peacock Palace to isolate itself from the human world.
The Peacock Palace was located on a huge rock in the middle of the river. They were of the Quasi Sage Race with divine abilities. Just by relying on a mere several dozen zhang of huge rock, they were able to build an incomparably huge palace on it. It was a different approach to achieve the same result as the floating mountain gate of Sangharan Oracle.
However, these ferocious meteorological conditions were nothing to the Yuanying Daoist. No matter how dangerous this place was, it was not as dangerous as the void of the universe!
After arriving here, Lou Xiaoyi discovered that he was actually somewhat unable to distinguish the direction. If he were to return alone, he would probably only be able to choose a direction to fly in. If he were to find this place again, it would be nearly impossible.
Unless he used the positioning of the stars!
The flying boat accurately landed on the flat ground outside the Peacock Palace. Everyone disembarked in a single file and looked around, appreciating the scenery of this isolated palace in the middle of the river.
From afar, a kingfisher fluttered over and spoke in human language.
"Guests, please follow Big Jade. The fog is thick and the dew is heavy. Do not lose your guidance. Big Jade will have to search again. It is very troublesome …"
The Peacock Palace had no more than a hundred members of the Peacock Race. With such a huge palace complex, it was more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators. The living space per person was too big, it was really a bit of a waste.
Of course, there were no mortal servants here. Without cultivation, it was very difficult for them to adapt to the environment here. Many of the palaces did not have any paths or stairs to speak of. They all had to fly.
Their servants were the kingfishers and some other birds. This was the rule of the beast race. The complete pyramid was like this. A phoenix was high up, surrounded by a group of peacocks. Below it were a large number of kingfisher-like birds. Each level suppressed the next, and there was a clear hierarchy.
Of course, there were no phoenixes here. The peacock race was the master, the highest existence.
A kingfisher leading the way might seem disrespectful in the eyes of some human cultivators, but this was the way of the demonic beast race. To them, the kingfishers were their inferior race. They were very compatible!
With less than a hundred peacocks, the manpower was indeed very tight. In this kind of long-lived race, low-level peacocks, which were small peacocks, were actually very few. Most of them had very high cultivation, which was obtained through a long period of time. They ranged from Foundation Establishment to True Monarch. Among them, most of the peacocks had the cultivation of Jin Dan or Yuanying. There were only a dozen or so small peacocks, which were actually rare.
This was the actual situation of the Peacock Palace. Because of the uniqueness of the quasi-sacred beasts, their power structure was very different from the power structure of human sects.
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