[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-borrowing-the-sword":3,"chapter-borrowing-the-sword-borrowing-the-sword-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Borrowing the Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2214639,3888,"Chapter 74: Boarding the Boat Hand in Hand","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Boarding the Boat Hand in Hand\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Customer, customer, don't blame the old man for talking too much, the jade boat is about to set sail in a moment. If you don't buy some talisman paper, it will be too late. The jade boat will travel for twenty days. Who knows what disputes will arise when the oars and sails are stained with blood? By then, if you run out of talismans, even if you want to buy them, the price will not be available! The price of goods sold by the peddler on the boat will triple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High-quality spirit spring water, young master, do you want to buy a bag to make tea on the boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, I have the most pleasing painting immortals here, which can relieve the loneliness of the journey—young master—sigh! It turns out to be a little lady, lady don't go, painting immortals are all available, handsome young men are for you to choose—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river channel in the upper reaches of the Fengfu River is winding and turbulent, not suitable for boats. The ferry boats only travel back and forth between the lower reaches of the terminals, and the schedule is set according to time. In the past two years, most of the ferry boats have been to the Bao Yun Sea and Wan Diegu. The ferry is also crowded with guests from all sides, and even nearby small sects have brought people to sell goods. Ruan Ci stood in a corner of the pier, greedily watching the fun. Qu Tanyue smiled in a low voice beside her. \"You see these people who do painting business, all wearing a mask, not willing to reveal their sect background, all pretending to be loose cultivators. In fact, most of them are disguised by disciples of nearby flat sects to sell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci hadn't seen this kind of magic tool in Tancheng before, so she called a peddler and asked with a smile, \"Are there any paintings with many cute spirit beasts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peddler laughed loudly. \"Yes, yes, whatever the lady wants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue said a sentence on the side, \"Don't want those that can change into people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, this...\" The peddler showed a difficult expression. Ruan Ci saw this and said disappointedly, \"Forget it, you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Qu Tanyue and complained, \"I still wanted to buy a painting of a black and white flying bear. The Green Jade Hall is nearby, and it should be prepared. —Don't go and catch one to give to me. I just want to touch it and play with it, and I don't want to raise it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue took out his fan and shook it, smiling. \"What is a black and white flying bear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was not without ridicule, and he obviously didn't have the idea of sending Ruan Ci one, making her look a bit self-indulgent. Ruan Ci didn't care and gestured to Qu Tanyue, \"A kind of spirit beast produced in the Green Jade Hall that Senior Sister Meng told me about before. It is round and round, only black and white, with flesh webs between its hands and feet, and can slide back and forth in the bamboo. How come you haven't seen it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue hadn't been to the Green Jade Hall, and it was the first time he heard of this spirit beast. Ruan Ci gestured to Qu Tanyue according to the way she imagined the bear flying back and forth. Qu Tanyue was amused by her and caught her hand. \"If you do this again, others will really treat you as a fool, and the first one will catch you and sell you to a foreign continent as a slave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci said \"Ah,\" her eyes wide open. \"Is there such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Panpan couldn't help but hum in the spirit beast bag, her voice a bit muffled. \"Of course not! Which sect that doesn't want to die dares to catch spirit slaves in the Central Continent? If the Heavenly Boat rises, the whole continent will follow and suffer—Ruan Ci, you are really infatuated with this husband of yours. If you continue to be stupid, your head will fall off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci thought, \"Even Panpan says so, then Qu Tanyue must also feel that the seed of love is taking effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, she was in a good mood and giggled. \"What infatuation, is learning a flying bear infatuation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair was a bit messy because she jumped around just now. Qu Tanyue smoothed her temples for her and smiled. \"That’s right, what my wife said is correct. Learning a flying bear is not infatuation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci made a face at him and asked curiously, \"Why do people come to the ferry specifically to sell this kind of painting? Could it be... could it be that cultivators in the Central Continent are all so fond of pleasure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the two playing, the peddler also sold a few immortal paintings. Qu Tanyue said, \"Where did you think? Let’s talk about it carefully first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a very pleasant travel companion, perfectly matching Ruan Ci's youthful, playful, and talkative nature. His jokes were always kept within bounds, and after teasing her, he explained, \"Most disciples from famous sects have servants to attend to them within their sect, but when out traveling, one isn't always surrounded by an entourage. For instance, right now, a single boat ticket costs several thousand spiritual jades, and one extra servant means one extra ticket. Many cultivators travel alone, yet they still need someone to handle the trivialities of daily life. If one lacks a handy spiritual pet, many buy these immortal paintings; they are quite useful for serving tea and water. As for the intimate matters between the sheets, that is not for outsiders to know. Even if such things exist, there is nothing to say; they are one's own private affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci finally understood. She didn't have the interest to judge what cultivators did behind closed doors, but she felt that if they were so addicted to these things that they couldn't leave them even on the boat, and the atmosphere was so prevalent that someone came to sell them specifically, it seemed to hinder cultivation. Hearing Qu Tanyue say this, she finally understood and smiled. \"I also saw it mentioned in books. This immortal painting is also a miscellaneous cultivation. I heard that if you can paint a Cave Heaven, it is Cave Heaven cultivation. If you can paint a great heaven, it is the cultivation of a Dao Ancestor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct, but no one has proven the Dao of Painting so far. Painting cultivators have at most Cave Heaven cultivation,\" Qu Tanyue said. \"Many demonic sect cultivators like to practice immortal painting as well. You see this immortal painting, it is so vivid, it can transform into a servant to serve you tea and water, and even have fun with you, just like a real person. Such a magic tool only costs ten spirit jade, and it can’t earn back the cost. I guess there must be demonic sect restrictions in this immortal painting, which can absorb the spiritual power and spiritual sense injected by the owner into the painting, quietly transmit it to the author, and even reverse it to plant a wisp of demonic thought in the owner’s heart for future use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a young master of the demonic sect and a Nascent Soul great cultivator, and he was also an expert in the means of the demonic sect. At this time, he spoke eloquently. Ruan Ci listened intently and felt the sinister and hidden nature of the demonic sect’s means, and couldn't help but ask, \"If so, why didn't anyone expose them? Why let them plant demonic thoughts like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For one thing, even if there are such hidden restrictions, they may not work everywhere. Sheng sect disciples have their own magic tools and supernatural powers to calm their minds and spiritual senses, and they rarely buy this kind of thing. Even if they buy it, they just play with it for a while and then throw it away. For another, you see whether the buyers of paintings are mostly disciples of loose sects, or simply loose cultivators? These cultivators originally didn't have a bright future, running around every day, stretched thin. For them, the benefits of this immortal painting are far greater than the possible harm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While talking, hundreds of cultivators boarded the boat one by one. Ruan Ci and Qu Tanyue also boarded the deck. The two changed to sound transmission to communicate. Qu Tanyue pointed out slightly, and Ruan Ci really saw that the buyers of the paintings were mostly older and fierce-looking. Cultivator status can often be seen from age. After opening the veins, growth will slow down. If there are no other accidents, the appearance at Foundation Establishment will not change. Therefore, in the Sheng sect, cultivators, regardless of seniority, are mostly young and juvenile. Those who show an appearance of over thirty at the Foundation Establishment stage will not have a high rank in the sect. Most of them have been running around since opening the veins, raising cultivation resources, so they are full of wind and frost. Perhaps for them, Golden Core is also an extravagance, and an immortal painting that can play many roles but is sold very cheaply is indeed a useful magic tool even if it is injected with some magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they also going into the Hengze Heaven?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked Qu Tanyue in a low voice. Qu Tanyue said, \"Every time the Hengze Heaven opens, there are tens of thousands of cultivators entering. They naturally want to enter, but they won't fight for the Hengze Jade Dew. Even if they are lucky enough to get the Jade Dew, they will sell it to the Sheng sect when they come out. For these cultivators, the Hengze Heaven is a rare secret realm where they can make a fortune, but for us Sheng sect disciples, the Hengze Heaven is a bloody mouth. Before every Cave Heaven opens, people start dying from the ferry boat. You see, is there a faint Golden Core spiritual pressure circling and waiting at the bow of the boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci had felt several faint spiritual pressures from just now, but they were far away, and the ferry also had a large formation to guard, so the pressure was not strong. Hearing this, she asked, \"What is that? I thought it was a demonic beast raised by the ferry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue sneered. \"How could it be raised by a cultivator? That is because too many corpses were thrown off the boat when it opened to the Bao Yun Sea last time. They ate happily, so they followed and swam back, just waiting for the river demons to feast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci was terrified by what he said and was shocked. \"How can it be to this extent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue said, \"How can it not be? Calculate it yourself. There are dozens of Sheng sects in the Central Continent and thousands of Mao sects. Who doesn't want to get the Hengze Jade Dew? These cultivators are counted together, at least two or three thousand people. If they all wait until they fight in the Hengze Heaven, is the time a bit tight? To go to the Bao Yun Sea, except for this ferry of Yiyun Beiwang, there is no other way, unless you invite Nascent Soul level cultivators to escort, it is possible not to take the ferry and directly cross the dangers around the Bao Yun Sea. Most cultivators have to board the boat and go east in these two years. If you have the ability, don't you hope to kill a few old rivals on the boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old rivals he spoke of were naturally the sects that had always been at odds with the Shangqing Sect. Ruan Ci did not deny it. She thought thoughtfully, \"I don't know if the one Yanshan sent this time is Zhou Zhi. If someone else was sent, if I knew, I would naturally kill him as soon as possible to feel at ease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue smiled. \"Isn't that right? You have such thoughts, and others have them too. That is why this jade boat strictly forbids fighting, but in the few years when the Hengze Heaven opens, this rule is put aside. Only many Golden Core protectors were invited, not allowing cultivators to break the restrictions on the boat. Naturally, this boat ticket also has to rise a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While talking, the two had already walked into the cabin. This jade boat was obviously also a cave-dwelling magic treasure. It looked like a leaf boat on the surface, but inside it was a small cave-dwelling, but the space was very compact, with buildings stacked on top of each other, standing with more than a hundred small buildings of five or six stories high. Qu Tanyue took out the boat tickets for the two, and saw the jade leaves heating up slightly, showing the direction and floor of the cabin. Ruan Ci said, \"What kind of tickets did you buy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue said, \"I arrived early and could choose the cabin. I chose a room at the stern of the boat, which is stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were at the bow, cultivators would come and go, and there would be spiritual light rippling, which would hinder cultivation. If someone came to attack, it would be difficult to guard against. Ruan Ci was naturally at ease with his arrangement. The two flew to the stern and found the cabin. It was a four-story small building. Their tickets were bought on the third floor. There were three rooms on the third floor. Qu Tanyue said, \"Why don't we kill the third passenger, so this floor will be ours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci frowned and said, \"Why don't you kill the boat guests in this building, so you can set up a formation beside the building.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was originally speaking ironically, but Qu Tanyue was very moved and pondered seriously. Ruan Ci couldn't stand it first and shouted, \"Don't! Don't really kill! Ouch—how can it be to this extent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue then stopped, but he was a bit disapproving of Ruan Ci’s soft-heartedness and asked, \"What is the difference between dying here and dying in the Hengze Heaven?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci said, \"Maybe there is no difference, but I just don't like killing people here for no reason, can't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face had already sunk, but Qu Tanyue was not angry. He coaxed Ruan Ci and said, \"Okay, okay, I know. You, you are just soft-hearted—I know your heart, so you can rest assured and leave it all to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already discussed before that in case of conflict on the boat, Qu Tanyue would come forward. For one thing, Ruan Ci had just broken through her cultivation and should consolidate a bit more. For another, it was to avoid consumption, hide her strength, and avoid being forced to show her trump card too early, making it difficult to follow up in the Hengze Heaven. Ruan Ci was not a person who only liked to fight and kill. Since Qu Tanyue boasted that he would protect her, she was naturally happy to obey. At this time, she nodded and pushed Qu Tanyue out of the door, saying, \"Then leave it all to you, I want to go into seclusion—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was speaking, both of them felt a movement and looked into the distance. Although it was beyond the reach of their eyes, in the aura field, they could sense a strong aura surging into a small building in front. With a strange fluctuation, the dozen or so auras in the building all disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the naked eye could also see white smoke rolling out of a small building in front, as if a chill was leaking out of it, freezing the whole small building. Ruan Ci couldn't help but stare for a long time, then let out a cold breath and asked, \"This is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tanyue spread his hands to her, as if to say 'You see, my thoughts are clearly very ordinary, not worth blaming at all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be a disciple of the Fanghe Hall.\" He smiled slightly and said to Ruan Ci, \"Hmph, fierce on the outside but weak on the inside. I guess he was seriously injured when he came here, and could only bluff, making this bad move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s make a bet, you say, can he live until he gets off the boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While talking, a dozen corpses were carried out to the deck by the boatmen and thrown into the river. The Fengfu River suddenly stirred up, stirring up dark currents, pushing the jade boat away from the pier and sailing toward the distance. The boat was still laughing and talking, some people knocked on the door to visit the same floor, and some people stood idly on the corridor to tease the little ladies. \"You say, when this boat arrives, how many people can be left on the boat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Updated, sorry for the wait, sending red envelopes to everyone this chapter, these chapters are cultivation daily life, actually I also love to write them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah ah ah, I didn't write yesterday, there are only seven chapters left in the draft, I must write more today, I can't be lazy anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That specialty is rainbow, chicken, I didn't expect color j to be a sensitive word... it’s a bit outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really want to go out and play, ah ah, where in the country is the scenery good, the hot springs are true, the hotels are good, and the food is delicious... private hot springs are the best...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. 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