[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-borrowing-the-sword":3,"chapter-borrowing-the-sword-borrowing-the-sword-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Borrowing the Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2214583,3888,"Chapter 18: The Heavenly Boat Docks","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>The Heavenly Boat Docks\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years later\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heavenly Boat, the Heavenly Boat has docked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long call sounded from somewhere, causing everyone on the street to look at the sky, \"Four months, it finally docked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's only been three years since I heard the Heavenly Boat was on the road, and it's here!\" An old man on the street stroked his beard and sighed, \"Although it is said that a strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, this time the Heavenly Boat is gathered with wealthy families... alas, South Zhuzhou is afraid it will be troublesome from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems it really docked. Look, the cultivators of the lower sect courtyards have already greeted them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was discussing, all looking up at the blue sky far away on the edge of the city. This altar city is actually not on the coast of South Zhuzhou, but in the hinterland on the south side. Because this place is the thinnest point of the natural array surrounding South Zhuzhou, it has been a pier for boats and horses from other continents to pass through and reorganize since ancient times. On a group of mountains, there is a mountain body that is small at the top and big at the belly, like a wine altar. When the Heavenly Boat docks, it can stop at the altar mouth, while the local cultivators of South Zhuzhou greet guests in the buildings and streets layered on the altar body. However, South Zhuzhou is far away from the Central Continent, and there is little coming and going. Usually, there are some merchant ships coming and going with South Yan Continent and South Lian Continent. A round trip takes at least ten years. Events like the Heavenly Boat from the Central Continent, which only took three years to come, are things that cultivators in the altar city can see at most once in their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting four months ago, a giant turtle could be seen in the sky, covering the sky and the sun, blocking the sunlight of the altar city completely. It's just that the giant turtle's figure fluctuated, appearing and disappearing, as if it were just a mirage. Merchant ships coming and going passed through it without any obstruction. It seemed to be far away, and it seemed to be near the sky above the altar city. In a few days, prosperous sects like the Yun Kong Sect and the Menglin Workshop in South Zhuzhou came forward to control the altar city, forbidding merchant ships from docking, and ordering all merchants not to fly at will, making everyone's business very inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming from the Central Continent, if you sail on the sea, one trip will take more than a hundred years. The dangers encountered during this period are something that even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot easily deal with. The various continents of our Langhuan Zhou Tian are separated by heavy barriers. Not only is there the turbulent Heavenly Star Sea, but there are also broken space barriers that appear and disappear like obstacles. In order to facilitate walking, the Central Continent gathered the power of all cultivators to build three Heavenly Boats, traveling between reality and emptiness. Starting from the Central Continent, even to South Zhuzhou, it only takes three years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some experienced merchant firm managers took the opportunity to teach their partners, sighing, \"You are still young, you don't know what kind of feeling the cultivators of various continents had when they saw the phantom of the Heavenly Boat thousands of years ago. Once this giant turtle appears in the sky, it means it has arrived at the weakest point of South Zhuzhou's array protection. This is its phantom of coming. Once it appears, causality is established. In three or four months, it will definitely be transformed from emptiness to reality here. Any attack during this period will not be able to hurt the Heavenly Boat, but will instead accelerate the positioning of causality and manifest here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, think about it, such a giant object appearing over the city, who knows how many wolves and tigers are loaded inside. You know that four months later is the fate of the sect's destruction, but you have to watch it condense from the void little by little. This kind of torture is even more terrifying than dying at that time. I don't know how many sects, as soon as the phantom of the Heavenly Boat appeared, their fighting spirit was lost, and there was no need for the cultivators of the Central Continent to do anything, and most of the disciples had already fled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were they fighting for at that time?\" The partners beside him were at most in the Foundation Establishment stage. Hearing this, they were all curious and asked, \"I heard that every time the Heavenly Boat moves, it costs millions of spiritual stones. Usually, the merchant teams in the Central Continent also use boat teams to do business. I'm afraid it's only when something big happens that they use the Heavenly Boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are they fighting for? Naturally, they are all very important things. It's a coincidence that the last time thousands of years ago was also for the Donghua Sword that the Central Continent wants today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but shiver, \"I just hope that the Central Continent can get what they want this time. Otherwise, the people in South Zhuzhou will be in trouble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, the last trace of fluorescent light on the turtle's tail flashed, and it completely solidified. The giant turtle hissed at the sky, a loud sound, stirring up ripples in the sky, and a giant wind swept over the altar city, and many cultivators were rolled up and fell backward. The manager was prepared early and sacrificed a copper ring. He was kind-hearted and, in addition to his partners, also protected many pedestrians around him. Everyone thanked him one after another, and some pedestrians were curious, \"Old manager, you are an expert. This Heavenly Boat looks majestic enough, but looking at its shape, it can hold at most a few thousand people—if you say it has no mechanism structure inside, I don't believe it. This time the Central Continent is here to recruit disciples, which is fine. If it is to conquer everywhere, how can a few thousand people be enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just keep your eyes open and watch.\" The old manager just smiled and stroked his beard. Everyone knew he was selling a pass, but they could only suppress their temper and look up, not daring to fly up, for fear of offending the majesty of the Central Continent, and then disaster would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant turtle hadn't moved for four months. At this time, it finally reached the real place. It seemed to be happy. It hissed three times at the sky, its four limbs paddled, leisurely like walking in water, circled around the sky above the altar city, and then settled at the altar mouth, holding the altar mouth firmly, and made a strenuous effort. On the back shell, which was black and yellow and had mysterious patterns, light flickered, and the ancient patterns lit up one by one, flashing faster and faster, as if a picture scroll was originally hidden in the back shell, and at this time it was slowly peeled off from the back shell by someone. Between the flickering spiritual light, one could vaguely see that it was a landscape scroll, in which ink-dyed mountains and rivers, water-paved sun and moon, and strange flowers and grasses, rare birds and beasts, this scroll floated up from the turtle shell, became bigger and bigger, and with a loud sound of spiritual light shattering, the space above the altar city fluctuated, revealing a spiritual light-filled cave entrance. Looking closely, one could see cracks, as if the two sides of the cave entrance were not connected to the same world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cave Heaven small world!\" More than one person in the altar city shouted, \"This Heavenly Boat actually refined a Cave Heaven small world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, the Central Continent is so rich that it refined three Cave Heaven small worlds into three Heavenly Boats, and has the ability to let the Heavenly Boat carry it to travel the four seas, borrow causality, and travel through the void.\" The old manager sighed and stroked his beard, \"This is the Heavenly Boat! This is the Central Continent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators of South Zhuzhou were all stunned and speechless. In front of the Central Continent, they were a bit ashamed, but they were unwilling to praise other continents, so they could only be speechless, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward and heavy for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, it didn't take a cup of tea, the cave entrance twisted and became larger, and a group of very familiar people appeared in the air. They were all wearing dark yellow clothes, tied with leggings, carrying cargo cabinets on their backs, and shaking colored flags in their hands. There was a commotion in the altar city, \"Merchant team! The merchant team is out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that the flag of our merchant firm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the people in the altar city, no matter how powerful and wealthy the Central Continent is, they still have to do business. For a while, everyone was busy, either cleaning the shops or checking the accounts, and they had long forgotten to praise the Heavenly Boat. At the altar mouth, the merchant team came out continuously for more than a day, and tens of thousands of peddlers came out, either trading in the altar city or turning into streamers and throwing into the distance. There was no sigh of losing business in the altar city. There were at most a few thousand merchants in the altar city on weekdays, and so many peddlers had already exceeded their capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being busy for several days, all aspects were settled. The old manager took his partners, buying low and selling high, busy and satisfied. He felt that he could earn enough money for sixty years in one year. Although busy, he was satisfied. One morning, he stole a little free time and sat on the top floor, pouring a pot of spiritual tea, but before he could drink it, he heard a Sanskrit chant from the altar mouth. His hand shook, \"This is... the great monk of the Wangyou Temple is here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw a few black-clothed monks walking out of the cave entrance, all wearing straw sandals and holding tin staffs, chanting Sanskrit at the cave entrance, and each throwing into the distance, which was not as eye-catching as when the merchant team came out. The old manager's expression was solemn, muttering, \"How come even they are involved? Thousands of years ago, the Wangyou Temple closed its mountain gate and didn't get involved at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the Wangyou Temple, the people of various Prosperous Sects gradually appeared. Some were magnificent and powerful, and some appeared silently and left immediately. The old manager was busy with business and couldn't look at them one by one, but he paid some attention in his heart, secretly thinking, \"It's been two days, and the people of the Flourishing Sect haven't come out yet. Could it be that the Prosperous Sect cultivators haven't finished walking yet? Did so many people come this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the afternoon of the second day, there was a seductive music from the altar mouth. I saw many beautiful fairies and heavenly people, all dressed in rich and romantic styles, surrounding a white jade carriage coming out of the cave entrance. The light gauze around the carriage was fluttering, and one could only vaguely see a white-clothed youth sitting in it. In the fluttering white gauze, one could occasionally see his skin like porcelain and his style like jade, but he was looking at his nose and his nose at his heart. Although surrounded by these beauties, he was still cold and indifferent, Zen-like as bamboo. Many businessmen who looked up at the excitement clearly didn't see his face, but occasionally saw a trace of outline, but they all fell into obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Yue of the Xuan Po Sect!\" The old manager's heart tightened, \"How many strange insects did he bring? The blood-line golden insect must have been brought. This insect appears... alas, Young Master Yue is here, if he doesn't achieve his goal, I'm afraid South Zhuzhou will really be devastated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he knew that the Green Sword appeared in South Zhuzhou and South Zhuzhou would inevitably suffer a disaster, seeing these proud sons of heaven appear one after another in this place, the old manager was still terrified. He looked up at the sky and couldn't recover for a long time. He only saw Young Master Yue's carriage not going far, when a whirlwind rolled out from the cave entrance. In an instant, the sky above the altar city suddenly darkened, black gas covered the sky and the sun, and the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling shrouded the altar city. A giant hand condensed from the black gas and grabbed Young Master Yue. In the black gas, a wild and arrogant voice laughed, \"Yue Tan, stop pretending!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Yue seemed not to hear. When the black hand fell, the carriage and horses twisted, making him grab nothing. When the fingers loosened, the carriage continued to move forward, but those fairies with high buns and clouds and romantic heavenly people were all grabbed and destroyed by the black hand. Only the gorgeous clothes were still twisting in the air, carrying the carriage and flying forward. The scene was indescribably weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black gas rolled and surged, revealing a long-browed martial general in the air. He was handsome, tall, with ape arms and wasp waist, standing out from the crowd, but there was a fierce and savage spirit between his eyebrows. He looked at the white jade carriage that was gradually moving away and laughed, \"Hmph, what a coward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Taishi Yi, please be safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female cultivator drilled out of the cave entrance, opened her mouth and scolded, \"This is not your Yanzhi Mountain, a place of trade, don't interfere with traffic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taishi Yi glanced at her and laughed, \"A mere Foundation Establishment junior, dare to talk to me like this? This is not Yanzhi Mountain, is it the Shangqing Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, the black hand appeared silently above the female cultivator's head and grabbed her. The female cultivator seemed to have no perception, not dodging or avoiding. A light white fluorescent light emitted from the jade pendant on her waist, which blocked the black hand. Taishi Yi's expression moved, and he let out an 'eh', shouting, \"What kind of treasure is this? Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shangqing Sect Xu Shaowei, I have seen the Order Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shaowei was extremely beautiful, her appearance was not inferior to Xie Yan, but Xie Yan was atmospheric and broad, while Xu Shaowei was beautiful and gentle, with a bit of cunning and willfulness. She seemed to have grasped Taishi Yi's pain point, raised her hand and bowed, laughing, \"This is a small toy that Senior Sister Xie gave me before, let the Order Master laugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taishi Yi lost a bit of arrogance on his face, hummed, \"So you are the junior sister that the Master likes the most. Good, today I will not kill you for the sake of the Master, but you don't be too proud. If you provoke my temper, even if I don't kill you, I have plenty of ways to clean you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he turned into black light and went to the north with great momentum. There was still a residual sound coming, \"Besides, I am making things difficult for Yue Tan, what does it have to do with you? Could it be that you are fascinated by him? The Shangqing Sect is also getting worse from generation to generation, what are these things...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shaowei stood by the cave entrance, her beautiful eyes flowing, and she just smiled sweetly when she heard it, not angry. A few more cultivators walked out of the cave entrance, men and women, all of them like gods, vaguely led by a green-clothed male cultivator. The green-clothed cultivator was gentle and elegant, and one could tell at a glance that he was a person who was proper everywhere. He looked at Xu Shaowei with full helplessness and a trace of love, sighing, \"Shaowei, you are causing trouble again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shaowei said, \"Where did I cause trouble? Second Senior Brother, the Yanshan Demon Lord has always been bold and reckless, and Taishi Yi is the first order master under him who is not afraid of things. If he really finds the Sword Envoy and kills her with a sword, wouldn't it be a huge trouble? I specially wore the jade pendant that Xie Nie gave me in the past, and lured him to take action, just to form such a trace of causality with him. Second Senior Brother, I will walk separately from you, follow him, and pick up a few disciples along the way. If he finds the Sword Envoy, I will call you over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was full of spirit when she spoke, full of pride. Second Senior Brother shook his head, \"Alas, you are always so willful. If your little uncle knows, you will be punished when you return to the sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said so, he didn't mean to stop Xu Shaowei. Xu Shaowei giggled and turned into a streamer, following Taishi Yi to the north. Second Senior Brother shook his head slightly, and the remaining four or five cultivators said, \"Senior Brother, how should we act?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Senior Brother said, \"You can go to some places as you like, and if you see any children who are pleasing to the eye, it's good to accept them. If not, forget it. Our Shangqing Sect doesn't need to come to South Zhuzhou to snatch cultivation seeds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone laughed, \"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, each threw into the distance. Eldest Senior Brother looked left and right, and fell into the altar body. A few managers walked over. The old manager looked at it and nodded secretly, \"The Shangqing Sect naturally has its own forces in South Zhuzhou. For such a pillar, it is no surprise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated in his heart before, and the Yanshan and Shangqing Sect didn't come out, so he felt that it was not complete. At this time, the people of the Shangqing Sect came out, and he knew that the Prosperous Sects had all come out. In about half a day, the Flourishing Sects would dare to appear. He couldn't help but sigh, \"Just the Prosperous Sects have come so many, the Flourishing Sects are even more amazing? The mountains and rivers of South Zhuzhou are afraid that they will be combed through, even if there is a trace of abnormality, it can't escape the eyes of so many cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They all throw in all directions to find the Sword Envoy. I think they are all the results of divination, but the Donghua Sword suppresses luck, and the divination results are also abnormally blurred. I don't know where this Sword Envoy is hidden, and which sect will get it. I'm afraid that if one is not careful, it will cause a bloody storm and lead to huge trouble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stroked his beard and pondered for a long time before telling the partners beside him, \"Xiao Ci, go feed the cat, and then bring the accounts for me to calculate. In troubled times, business matters must be more cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ci, who was dressed as a peddler, was originally blinking, curiously listening to the manager's muttering. At this time, he responded lightly, turned around and ran downstairs, feeding the cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First chapter of entering V ===== CHAPTER 20 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",3330,"2026-06-17T08:48:53.797Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","04a8cbdffbbbf81e9fb67951f6d441450d131ed1d0b17544541c4a5c7874cb62","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-19","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-17",286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborrowing-the-sword-cover.jpg"]