Chapter 63: Old Lecher

At this moment, Xu Qing, who had left the elixir shop, was walking toward Port 79.

Although the work of the Murder Investigation Department required checking in every day and occasionally going out to assist in patrols, in reality, most of the time was free when there were no tasks, so Xu Qing planned to return to his berth to continue cultivating.

On the way, he habitually walked along the edge of the corners, trying his best to blend into the shadows, moving forward silently.

Because of the storm, many cargo ships and boats of sect disciples going out were unable to enter the harbor in time and were mostly trapped at sea.

But today the storm had ended, and although there was still rain, a great many boats were entering the harbor.

Xu Qing walked in the harbor, his mind pondering his elixirs and cultivation.

"The cost of one Bai Dan is about three spirit coins. If this matter is to be carried out for a long time, gradually accumulating, there can be a considerable harvest." Xu Qing touched the spirit stones exchanged for the White Pills.

"The cost of cultivation is too high. To maintain the previous speed, I need one every day, and the berth fee will also need to be paid soon."

"As for the refining of the magic boat, the price is even more expensive." Xu Qing sighed inwardly, somewhat regretting that he had been too decisive in killing before, missing the opportunity to obtain the opponent's items and contributions.

Thus, he pondered that he should find a way to catch more wanted criminals, or go to a forbidden zone, otherwise, if things continued like this, resources would be scarce if he wanted to upgrade his magic boat.

In the entire main city, prices were very high, but the highest were cultivation resources. The former could be accepted by commoners, but the latter—let alone not having the qualifications to purchase, even disciples who had the qualifications rarely could purchase them in large quantities.

For Seven Blood Eyes disciples, the daily consumption of thirty spirit coins for residence was nothing; what truly made them secretly kill and plunder each other was each other's cultivation resources.

To grow, one either had to take tasks to go out and obtain them, or secretly kill and plunder; there was no other choice.

On this point, only those core disciples who had obtained the core disciple token and possessed the qualification to reside on the mountain, but lacked the power to distribute sect benefits, could be a bit better off.

During this period, Xu Qing had heard many things about the Seven Blood Eyes and also understood that so-called core disciples were those who entered the sect holding the solid-colored tokens of each peak.

Like the Seventh Peak, it was a purple token.

Anyone holding such a token could reside on the mountain upon entering the sect. Their robes were all light-colored, belonging to each peak, like the light purple Daoist-robed youth on the street that day, or the light orange Daoist-robed girl from before.

They were often the juniors of the high-level figures of each peak. When purchasing any items, the cost was fifty percent of that for other disciples below the peaks. However, sect rules restricted them from reselling for profit; once caught, their status would be canceled, so few took the risk.

It was very unfair between core disciples and disciples below the peaks, but such was the fate of people. As for those wearing dark-colored Daoist robes of each peak, only Foundation Establishment and above cultivators could possess them. They had already surpassed core disciples and possessed the right to obtain the distribution of Seven Blood Eyes benefits.

"Need to find a way to make money as soon as possible..." As Xu Qing pondered, noisy sounds came from afar, interrupting his train of thought.

Following the sound, Xu Qing looked up and saw from afar that many disciples were gathered on the shore ahead, seemingly waiting for something.

Even the Seventh Peak disciples within the magic boats in the harbor were walking out one after another.

Even behind him, whistling sounds came at this moment, and at least a hundred Seventh Peak disciples from all directions were gathering rapidly.

Each one had a sharp glint and longing in their expression, looking into the distance at the harbor gate.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qing was somewhat suspicious, so he also looked toward the harbor gate. Not long after, a huge boat slowly appeared at the end of his gaze.

This boat was at least one hundred and seventy or eighty zhang long, entirely golden, and extremely luxurious. Under the setting sun, it shone with brilliant light. The bow of the ship was a huge statue of a human-faced spider.

The eyes on that human face were single eyes, as if embedded with gemstones, extremely flashy.

Looking from afar, the boat appeared like a giant beast, breaking through the sea and coming.

On that big ship, even more luxurious pavilions were built, and amidst the carved railings and jade masonry, one could see a large number of guards inside.

At this moment, amidst the echoing woo-woo sounds, it was getting closer and closer to the harbor.

"Third Prince."

"The Third Prince is back!"

Within the crowd, an uproar suddenly broke out.

"Third Prince?" Xu Qing looked curiously at the incomparably luxurious ship slowly entering the harbor. As it approached, a fishy smell of the sea spread to the surroundings.

Even more, a strong pressure radiated from this boat, shaking the mind.

After Xu Qing felt it slightly, his eyes contracted.

The strength of this pressure gave him a feeling of extreme danger, just like the terrifying existences encountered deep in the forbidden zone jungle.

Especially at this moment, as it approached, he clearly saw that besides the pavilions and guards, this luxurious big ship also possessed rows of sharp thorns flickering with cold light.

Any one of these thorns was a full zhang long, covered in complex runes, revealing astonishing lethality.

This kind of boat was the most terrifying one Xu Qing had seen in these few days.

This ship alone made Xu Qing feel that he could not resist it, which gave him a deeper understanding of the Seventh Peak's magic boats. Amidst the shaking of his mind, and with the respectful sounds rising one after another in the surroundings, Xu Qing saw several people walk out of the pavilions on the mighty and astonishing big ship.

The first one was a tall, thin youth wearing a purple Daoist robe!

The purple robe on his body was not the light color Xu Qing had seen before, but... dark!

The dark and pure purple robe worn on this youth's body—the status represented by this scene made Xu Qing's expression heavy. He knew... the youth's cultivation base must be Foundation Establishment.

And from the respect of the people around, it could be seen that this person's status... was definitely not as simple as an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It was just that this youth's face was sallow, there were very thick dark circles under his eyes, his body was extremely thin, looking like he had been hollowed out by wine and sex, and his eyes also revealed a lecherous intent.

He stood at the bow of the ship, and on his head, he even wore a white hat with a large "Forbidden" character embroidered on it.

This character was very strange, revealing an indescribable pressure.

And the dark purple Daoist robe that made countless people crazy was worn on him, extremely wide, rustling in the wind, as if it could blow his whole person down.

He seemed to know his own weakness, so when he walked out at this moment, while enjoying the respect from the disciples on the shore, he held two women wearing cloaks with both hands as support.

One of the women was even holding a crystal bottle, inside which various nourishing items were soaked, and she was feeding him mouthful by mouthful.

These two women were not old, and their appearances were quite beautiful. Their green eyes revealed a charm that hooked people's hearts. As the sea breeze blew, their long hair fluttered, revealing their tall, curvaceous figures under the cloaks.

The towering breasts, the round hips, and that exaggeratedly slender waist, combined with their pure faces, made them radiate bursts of primitive impulses.

They were dressed even more boldly, their hot curves and white, flawless skin exposed to the eyes of all the disciples, making people unconsciously ignore the parotid glands on their cheeks.

At this moment, they let the youth hold them, and laughter echoed amidst their shyness.

"Greetings, Third Prince!" On the shore, the respectful sounds were even louder.

Xu Qing gazed at the youth on the boat, feeling that if it weren't for the support of those two women, the other party would fall, which made him very strange and felt it was unbelievable.

Thus, he looked at the two graceful women again, his gaze narrowing slightly. On these two women, he felt danger, so he quickly skipped over them and saw that besides the guards, there were many people wearing black robes on this boat.

The faces revealed by these people were the same as those of the two women—all had green eyes and parotid glands on their cheeks, and each one had an extraordinary fluctuation of cultivation.

Besides this, among them was a youth, about the same age as Xu Qing, whose clothing was very luxurious, and his green eyes carried some coldness as he swept his gaze toward the shore.

He also had parotid glands on his cheeks.

Xu Qing looked at these; this was the second time he had seen creatures similar to humans but different. But looking at the reactions of other disciples around, it seemed there was nothing surprising, clearly, this kind of non-human race was not rare.

So he quickly withdrew his gaze and no longer looked. Just as he was about to leave, at this moment, as the big ship approached, the laughter of the youth supported by the two women on the ship came out.

"This time going out, although we encountered a storm, the harvest was not bad. Everyone, Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, everyone gets a share."

As soon as his words came out, a large number of followers on the boat suddenly leaped up, and with a wave of their hands, scales the size of palms whistled toward everyone on the shore.

Xu Qing also had one. Seeing the scale flying over, he reached out and caught it. The first feeling was slippery and cold, and then he squeezed it slightly, but it actually couldn't be crushed, which caused Xu Qing's eyes to narrow.

He realized that this scale must be extraordinary, and at the same time, he understood the reason why so many people were gathered on the shore.

"If it could be like this every day, then there would be no need to worry about making money." Xu Qing looked at the scale, and after putting it away, like everyone around, he thanked the Third Prince on the big ship in the distance.

Amidst the thanks of the crowd, the big ship docked at the berth. The Third Prince first waved to the fellow disciples on the shore, and then, not afraid of being seen, he directly slapped the buttocks of those two alien women heavily.

After causing bursts of shy cries from the two women, this thin Third Prince began to smirk.

Seeing this scene, all the disciples lowered their heads; not many dared to boldly gather their gaze on those two alien women in front of the Third Prince.

Xu Qing didn't think there was anything good to look at, but he noticed that in the expression of the alien youth behind those two women, there seemed to be a look of disdain.

On the big ship, the Third Prince winked and made faces, looking lecherous, as if all his attention was on the figure of the woman beside him, never noticing the expression of the alien youth behind him.

"Two little fairies, wait for me here, don't leave the boat easily, otherwise if my master sees you, he will lecture me again... But I don't know if master has come back. Like this, I'll go take a look first. If he hasn't come back, I'll come find you to play tonight."

The two alien women seemed to eat this up very much. Amidst their charming smiles, they flirted with him a few more times. Then the Third Prince coughed, took the nourishing crystal bottle, and greeted the followers and guards on the ship.

"Take everything down, everyone be careful when moving, don't bump into them."

As he spoke, a large number of followers and guards moved out large boxes from the cabin, all sealed, and one couldn't see what was inside.

"Move carefully, and record the video for me. This is prepared for the Eldest Senior Brother who is in seclusion. That person is narrow-minded, don't let him come back and say it's broken and extort me."

Amidst the Third Prince's laughter, he cupped his fists at the surrounding disciples and led the mighty crowd down the big ship, moving toward the direction of the Seventh Peak.

As he went further away, the disciples on the shore retreated rapidly one by one. While each was alert, an oppressive atmosphere also permeated this place.

Everyone who received a scale was incomparably guarded, and malicious gazes were hidden among them, carrying greed.

Clearly, the items could be obtained, but whether they could be kept was not certain.

Thus, very quickly, amidst the rapid dispersal of the crowd, many disciples were targeted. Xu Qing also had gazes sweeping toward him, but perhaps because of his killing of Qing Yunzi a few days ago, he had some reputation, so those gazes hesitated and did not act rashly.

Xu Qing watched all this coldly, stepped away from this place, and returned to his berth with vigilance. After confirming it was safe, he took out his magic boat.

Gazing at it for a while, the Third Prince's huge boat appeared in Xu Qing's mind.

The gap between the two sides was simply too large. Xu Qing was silent for a moment, did not step into the magic boat to cultivate, but put the magic boat away again, and turned to walk toward the shop opened by the Sixth Peak disciples in the harbor.

He prepared to refine his magic boat.

After finding a shop, taking out the scales and the fish bones given by Zhang San, and paying the refining fee, Xu Qing waited in this shop opened by the Sixth Peak disciples.

The process didn't need to take too long. The Sixth Peak disciple who refined it for him informed him that it would take the time of an incense stick.

So, while waiting, Xu Qing looked at the various miscellaneous items sold in the shop. Most of them were materials of some creatures, each one worth a lot.

Among them, Xu Qing saw a lizard skin. After asking the clerk at the side, he was told that it actually cost one hundred and fifty spirit stones per sheet.

"So expensive!" Although he was prepared in his heart and knew that cultivation resources were expensive, Xu Qing was still surprised by this price.

"This is the molted skin of a Fifth Layer Qi Condensation sea lizard, extremely complete and rare. It is very excellent in terms of sturdiness." The clerk squinted at Xu Qing and explained.

Xu Qing silently withdrew his gaze. After sweeping over all the items, his gaze landed on a heart the size of a head.

This heart was contained in a crystal bottle and actually still possessed vitality, beating slowly.

"This is the heart of a Dragon-Beard Beast. Although it cannot reach the level of a magic ship comparable to Foundation Establishment, it is enough as a power source for a boat-level vessel."

The clerk explained. Xu Qing didn't ask the price; he knew very well that this kind of power source was often expensive to an even more exaggerated degree.

In short, the prices of all biological materials were extremely outrageous.

After looking, Xu Qing felt that his little savings were insignificant. At this moment, amidst the sigh in his heart, his magic boat was refined.

When the shopkeeper handed him the small bottle, Xu Qing immediately saw that the magic boat inside the bottle was somewhat different from before. Not only was it larger, but totems like scales clearly appeared on it.

Thus, spiritual energy merged in, and after feeling it, he realized that not only had the appearance changed, but the sturdiness of this magic boat had also been raised by a level. Xu Qing nodded with satisfaction, thanked him, and left, heading straight for the harbor.

He planned to go out to sea to try it out.

As he approached the harbor and returned to his berth, after confirming the surroundings were safe, he released the magic boat.

As the light shone, a canopy boat, seven or eight zhang long and more than a zhang wide, entirely covered in clearly carved scale totems, appeared before Xu Qing.

Compared to before, the current magic boat had a more obvious ferocious intent, and the feeling of a giant crocodile was even stronger, especially on the crocodile head statue, where the embedded fish bones formed bursts of wind that continuously circled.

One could imagine that once it erupted, the speed would also be much faster than before.

All of this caused light to appear in Xu Qing's eyes.

"If there were a large amount of spirit stones and materials, then what would my magic boat become?"

"Need to make money!" Xu Qing muttered.

Handsome young ladies, this chapter is 4,400 words~~~ ===== CHAPTER 64 =====