The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 246: One Surprise After Another

nie qingcheng walked over to long xuan and said, "this seems to be a cargo ship of the qian clan's chamber of commerce. the captain is the ninth young master of the qian clan, another wealthy and powerful figure."

"the ninth young master of the qian clan rarely takes risks. if he does, it means there’s definitely something on the sky island that he needs. most likely, it's the main gu of the three-legged golden toad."

"however, not everyone on the 'golden fortune ship' belongs to the qian clan's chamber of commerce. most of the people on board are hitching a ride."

"many inland forces don’t have the technology to build large ships, so after paying the fare, the qian clan’s chamber of commerce ferries them along. the ninth young master of the qian clan doesn’t control these people, so we don’t need to be overly afraid."

upon hearing this, long xuan showed a thoughtful expression.

clearly, the gu spirit sect's failed deal with the third young master of the qian clan last time had led them to sell the information to this ninth young master.

having this wealthy ninth young master as a competitor is going to be tricky.

without considering his personal strength, just the manpower on his ship alone is enough to cause trouble.

the large ship moved quickly, rapidly catching up to and surpassing the shenlong ship, speeding off into the distance.

as the sound of mockery faded, the crew aboard the shenlong finally let out a long sigh of relief.

facing such a terrifying competitor was indeed stressful. the sheer size of that behemoth ship alone had already put immense psychological pressure on them.

"clang!"

at this moment, something seemed to have been thrown onto the deck. shortly after, a cheerful-looking young man climbed up from the water, his eyes brimming with excitement.

along with him were two twin boys. their soaked clothes drenched the deck, and they gasped for air as if they had been holding their breath underwater for a long time.

"hahaha! i finally escaped! let’s see who dares to stop me now!"

"the sea! i’m here! let me unveil your mysteries! i came! i saw! i conquered! this feels great!"

the cheerful young man shouted excitedly at the sea as if he hadn’t seen it in eight lifetimes. his exaggerated voice immediately drew everyone's attention.

at this moment, everyone aboard the ship was stunned...

"who is he? why did a lunatic just climb on board?"

"no idea, whose unruly child wasn’t watched properly?"

"he seems to be the eldest son of the mo clan. how did he end up on this ship?"

the crew whispered among themselves.

long xuan’s face darkened. who allowed him aboard the ship? did he get permission?

he immediately walked over.

however, just at this moment, another unexpected event occurred.nôv(el)b\\jnn

suddenly, an old woman, her back flapping a pair of yellow wings, flew toward them at an astonishing speed.

before anyone could react, she had already landed on the ship and rushed straight to the captain’s cabin.

"increase speed!"

inside the captain’s cabin, upon hearing this familiar young female voice, fire clone, who was seated in the driver’s seat, was stunned.

isn't this the voice of di xin?

while he was still in shock, di xin had already activated all the ship's power systems, pushing the shenlong to its maximum speed.

"wait!"

"relax, only you've seen my real face. unless you betray me, no one will know who i am."

"those fools still think that female thief is a peak-stage gu king, and they’re scouring the world investigating all the female gu kings, hehe."

by now, the image of the old crone was gone, replaced by a beautiful fairy in a yellow dress—the same outfit she wore the first time long xuan saw her.

“if you can change your appearance at will, how come they’re still able to track you down? i just sensed the aura of those gu kings,” long xuan asked, still suspicious.

"they haven’t discovered my true identity. it seems they’re using some kind of foresight ability."

“but fourth-grade foresight isn’t that terrifying. it can only give vague predictions, and it can’t pinpoint exactly who it is.”

"they only foresaw that i was in starsea city; beyond that, they know nothing."

"so, they’ve adopted a ‘better safe than sorry’ approach, planning to capture every female gu cultivator in starsea city. i had no choice but to hide."

"rest assured, they haven’t seen your ship, and they’re not certain that i’m the female thief. besides, i’m only at the marrow cleansing stage, so their suspicion of me is the weakest."

"many female gu kings received word and fled in advance. they’re the prime suspects."

di xin suddenly poured over a hundred peak-grade spiritual artifacts from her storage ring and said, “i didn’t expect this ship to be so fast and accidentally hurt your crew. consider these items compensation for them.”

looking at the ground full of second-tier peak-grade spiritual artifacts, long xuan was stunned. each crew member was getting a peak-grade spiritual artifact—this was indeed a grand gesture.

it seemed she had indeed made a fortune over the years. to her, giving away a hundred peak-grade spiritual artifacts was nothing. after all, anyone daring enough to steal from the national treasury must be quite wealthy. these hundred peak-grade spiritual artifacts probably meant nothing to her.

without exaggeration, even the wealth of the third young master might not compare to hers.

long xuan’s eyes shifted, and suddenly a sly thought arose. this was a super-rich lady, and he still hadn’t gathered all the materials for his three-legged golden toad gu. maybe she had everything he needed.

di xin’s sudden boarding might have brought him a major opportunity. he must take full advantage of it.

“distribute these peak-grade spiritual artifacts to the crew and tell them that we’ve got a new shipwright on board. this is her welcome gift to them.”

long xuan instructed his clone.

every crew member on the ship now had a peak-grade spiritual artifact, significantly boosting their combat power. a stronger crew was nothing but beneficial for him as the captain.

don’t think that just because di xin took out a pile of peak-grade spiritual artifacts, they were common outside. for a normal gu cultivator, possessing a high-grade spiritual artifact would already be considered quite impressive. in fact, there weren’t many gu cultivators with high-grade spiritual artifacts.

di xin and the third young master were both exceptions to the norm—never take them as ordinary people.

as expected, when fire clone took those peak-grade spiritual artifacts to the deck, cheers erupted. the crew members who had been groaning in pain suddenly weren’t hurting anymore.

the pain had come quickly—and left just as quickly.

di xin sure knew how to win people over. not only did her actions not stir up any anger, but she also earned a great deal of respect from the crew.

“where are you planning to go next? with your wealth, i doubt you’d be interested in the dangerous sky island ruins,” long xuan asked from the helm, looking at his old friend.

di xin found a place to sit and replied, “i didn’t originally plan to go to the sky island ruins."

"but the continent behind me can no longer accommodate me. i need to go somewhere with more space."

"this ship is heading for sky island, and it won’t pass by any continents along the way."

"i might as well join you for a trip to sky island. besides, picking up a few treasures wouldn’t hurt."

"and central land is the closest continent to sky island. no matter where you plan to go after the island, i’ll have to disembark at central land..."

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