Chapter 535: Deep Abyss of the Nether Sea, Celestial Dragon of the Azure Sky

"Scoundrel, if I, Feng Jinyu, don't avenge this, I'm unworthy of being a cultivator. It's just a magical artifact, isn't it? I'll buy one this year! Let's see who has more tricks up their sleeve!"

Feng Jinyu's furious voice echoed through the cave abode, "If I don't smash your teeth and stop you from slandering Heling forever, I won't bear the name Feng."

Suddenly, a fragrant breeze swept in, and Feng Jinyu's expression twitched, a look of shock flashing in his eyes. How did that aunt bring Heling here?

"Jinyu!" Nangong Heling's voice resounded from outside.

Feng Jinyu calmed his mind, reversed his blood flow, and quickly composed himself. His expression suddenly became extremely calm, "So it's Heling, please come in."

"Fool!"

"Mu Qingyao, this is my cave abode, I didn't invite you in!"

"Hmph, who dragged you back yesterday, and today you're playing hard to get with me?"

"Ouch!"

He felt a pang of sadness, it seemed Heling knew about him getting beaten up.

Nangong Heling walked in with small steps, her eyes filled with concern, "Jinyu, are you alright?"

"Hehe, I'm fine, I'm fine." Feng Jinyu didn't know why, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt his blood flow smoothly, and his injuries were healing rapidly, "Heling, don't pay any attention to that Xu Chen!"

"Okay." Heling nodded, her divine sense already attached to Feng Jinyu's body, secretly relieved, "As long as your foundation isn't damaged."

"Heling, does he really think he can harm my foundation?"

Feng Jinyu waved dismissively, looking strong, "Heling, don't worry, having lived so many years, how could I easily fall into the hands of a scoundrel?"

"Pfft."

Mu Qingyao couldn't hold back seeing his pretended strong demeanor and burst into laughter, trying hard to suppress it.

"Mu Qingyao, what's so funny?"

"Can't I laugh?"

"You..." Feng Jinyu raised a finger, but in the end, didn't curse. After all, Mu Qingyao was a great beauty, and her suppressed laughter was quite charming.

"Heling, there's a grand event at the outer area of the Immortal Island this year. My second sister will be there too, and she wants to meet you."

Mu Qingyao suddenly changed the topic, hugging Heling's arm and resting her head on her shoulder, looking pitiful and pleading, "It would be great if your elder brother could come too~"

She finished speaking and gave Feng Jinyu a wink, blinking her eyelids.

"Cough, cough, cough." Feng Jinyu suddenly coughed violently, looking gravely injured, "Heling... I want to go too, it's been a thousand years, and I haven't seen it yet."

Nangong Heling chuckled, nodding lightly, though there was a barely noticeable coldness in her eyes.

"Then it's settled!"

"I will definitely attend," Feng Jinyu's expression changed, his eyes brightening. He must bring the Image Stone, for if they part ways after leaving the academy, who knows when they will meet again.

"Alright, Jinyu, take good care of your injuries, don't be impulsive again. If you get hurt again, you'll miss this year's grand event."

"Heling, don't worry, if Xu Chen comes to mock you again... no, me, I'll hold back and fight him next year."

Feng Jinyu steeled his heart, for now, nothing was more important than this.

Heling had never left the academy with them before, this was a rare opportunity, he must capture it this year.

...

Dongxuan Immortal Island, outer sea region.

At this moment, five elderly figures were cultivating at the seabed, a V-shaped Domain Crossing Space Boat anchored in the deep sea.

"Hmm, something seems off."

"My external incarnation has learned that there's a grand event at the outer area of the Immortal Island this year, attracting many outsiders."

"But according to the news over the years, the venerables in the Mengmu Sea Region are few and far between."

"Hehe, I wonder which fellow Daoist has come to witness the juniors' gathering."

"A Great Ascension Daoist personally attending, it seems this year's event might not be peaceful."

...

A slight smile appeared on their lips. Even while cultivating at the seabed, they were well aware of the situation at the outer area of the Immortal Island.

They had analyzed many things, one of which was that the identity of that little girl was anything but simple!

Buzz—

The Domain Crossing Space Boat gradually sank into the deep sea, faintly visible.

Over the years, their main task had been setting up space teleportation channels, ready to flee with Nangong Heling if things got out of hand.

...

On an unnamed island, the wind howled from all directions, filled with creatures from various races, numbering in the hundreds of thousands to millions! The peaks were densely packed with heads, all bearing the mark of servitude.

Atop a mountain peak, Ji Yan sat alone, gazing around, overlooking the smaller mountains.

Behind him on the ground was a vast, pitch-black map, the entire mountain peak's surface crafted into a map of the sea region using refining materials, quite terrifying.

Tian Li stood in the distance, still wearing a beast bone mask, holding a knife, looking calm. Only with his life-bound magical artifact in hand did he feel at ease.

At this moment, Ji Yan took out a communication disk, a light screen unfolding above it.

"Sir, the Azure Dragon Sect has moved, the Xu family has moved."

"Any news on the ancient Mu family?"

"None."

"No matter, proceed with your tasks."

"Sir, about these two families..."

"Small fry, just observe, the big fish hasn't surfaced yet."

"Understood."

...

After the communication disk fell silent, Ji Yan slowly spoke, "Tian Li."

"Here."

"Deliver this letter to the Xuanxiao Sea Dragon clan in the Nether Sea Abyss. We have little time now, without leveraging power, it's all empty talk."

"Nether Sea Abyss..."

Tian Li's pupils shrank, this was another sea region on the Southern Yu Continent, the Xuanxiao Sea Dragon's power was not much weaker than the Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins, but the two clans had always coexisted peacefully, with no enmity.

He slowly looked at Ji Yan, they hadn't even figured out the Mengmu Sea Region yet, and now they were crossing sea regions... wasn't this a bit too hasty?

"Hehe, they can't refuse this offer."

Ji Yan smiled mysteriously, another complete sea region map emerging on the ground, "Years ago, I sent people there, and we've learned a lot about the situation, betting with the interests of the entire sea region!"

"Ji... Yan, aren't you afraid of being backstabbed by this clan... just like the Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins now?"

"When I overturn the chessboard, no one will dare covet it. This will be a boundless warship piercing through the grand world, many will board, and many will disembark, the key lies in the great art of disassembling the world!"

"So when it's used to its fullest, this art doesn't necessarily have to be used on cultivating trash, I even have grander plans in mind, which I'll discuss with Crossing the World in the future."

"Ji Yan... what exactly are you planning?" Tian Li's eyes trembled as he looked at the figure sitting quietly, in just a few short years, Trash Island had been turned upside down by Ji Yan.

"Nothing more than cultivating immortality."

Ji Yan's eyes flashed with extreme madness, silently adding in his heart, "But it's about cultivating my own immortal path, to tread the Nine Heavens and reign supreme over the Boundless!"

Tian Li didn't see Ji Yan's expression, he just bowed his head and left.