Chapter 103: Sailing Without a Sail

In Feng Xue's Qi-seeing technique, the once pristine, mirror-like moon was profoundly unsettling—countless gauze-like beams of light converged into slender ribbons, writhing like living tentacles drifting across the heavens, their ultimate destination unknown.

Only a few scattered light particles detached from the dozens of luminous ribbons as they drifted, falling through the black night to the mortal world.

Undoubtedly, this world's moon also produced lunar essence, but unlike his previous world, this moon's essence now had destinations—though at this moment, Feng Xue still could not discern what entities were siphoning it.

After all, according to his earlier hypothesis, deities should be collective entities of wish-energy, similar to False Gods—but in his previous world, which also had False Gods, such siphoning of lunar essence had never occurred.

"Could it possibly be 'Lunar Energy' power generation technology?" For some reason, Feng Xue suddenly recalled certain photovoltaic product ads he'd seen before his transmigration; a smirk tugged at his lips—but then he glanced at the moon, resembling an octopus spirit, and the smile vanished.

With her innate talent compounded, Liu Yunxi could cultivate in a single day what ordinary demons needed half a year to achieve; he had originally thought that if this stacking continued, she might grow into a thousand-year demon within three years—even without resorting to cruel or treacherous methods, just consuming the shed skin of a demon at this level, using the Cultivation Technique of ingestion, might extend one's life by several years.

But now, even if Liu Yunxi's talent were stacked to the level of primordial demon clans, there simply wasn't enough lunar essence for her to absorb! She had no proper Cultivation Technique like other demons, relying only on slow self-circulation of demonic qi—this wasn't just inefficient, it was catastrophically wasteful!

With his final trump card now invalidated, Feng Xue finally abandoned the idea of holding fast to this island; the only viable course now seemed to be following the AI's "suggestion" and setting sail at night.

Though he'd entered a new world, and though the fish bodies contained nanounits—high-tech products—this didn't prevent them from being lured by bait; before Feng Xue's new-energy fishing method, plump sea fish became his stored rations—besides the two he immediately slaughtered and consumed to replenish his Five Elements Jade and his own Dantian, the rest he roasted into dried fish using Fire-Transformation Talismans.

Though he didn't fully understand how the nanounits functioned, the mere act of dehydration and roasting didn't impair the efficacy of his ingestion Cultivation Technique—this was clearly good news for him.

Once supplies were sufficient, Feng Xue checked the sky, then brought the ring to his lips, facing against the offshore wind generated by the land's rapid cooling, and whispered:

"You look like a boat!"

"Boom!"

White mist vanished instantly; a small white boat appeared on the water's surface—the commotion immediately drew the dumb dog's attention.

"Detected usable vehicle. Scanning… Scan complete. Estimated: Length 5.8 meters, Width 2.15 meters, Depth 0.98 meters, Full-load draft 0.35 meters, Full-load displacement 1.3 tons. Classified as bio-engineered biological composite vehicle. Type: Fishing boat. Recommended waters: Inland waterways, sheltered seas… Risk assessment in progress… Estimated capsize probability: 34.6%. Rises to 71.2% when wave height exceeds 1.2 meters. Not recommended for oceanic voyages… Alternative comparison in progress… Correction: Use of this vessel is currently the highest-survival-option. Recommended."

Sara swiftly evaluated the boat transformed by Liu Yunxi but didn't immediately ask its origin; instead, she directed the dog to nudge Feng Xue toward Fei Na, who had just awakened from unconsciousness and was still sulking over nearly being knocked dead.

Feng Xue had intended to walk himself, but he simply couldn't move as fast as the dog pushing him—and the dog was strong; before he could resist, he was already before Fei Na.

Seeing Feng Xue looming above her, Fei Na stood up calmly:

"No need to help me. When I know passive resistance yields no results, I won't waste effort. Don't worry—I won't deliberately sabotage food… Hmm, actually, you being suspicious is better."

As she spoke, she walked over to the freshly roasted fish jerky and began helping load it onto the boat.

Fei Na's cooperation lifted Feng Xue's spirits considerably—it at least suggested her "cannot commit suicide" mental imprint was stronger than he'd assumed.

Overall, he no longer needed to fear she'd throw her neck into a pirate's blade.

After one final check to ensure no valuable items were left behind, Feng Xue finally boarded the vessel. The three sat on the cramped boat and gave the command to set sail.

"Detected special energy source. Analysis: Special variant of Divine Power · Moon. Reclassifying vessel as divine biological vehicle."

Sara continued her monotonous broadcast; Feng Xue snorted:

"You've got time to scan the vessel? Why not just plot me a course so I don't get lost?"

"Instruction valid. Accepted. Hydrological status scanning… One hundred twenty meters ahead, turn rudder fifteen degrees left… Sixty meters… Thirty meters… Please turn rudder."

"Damn…" Though Liu Yunxi could steer the boat herself, Feng Xue—having already discussed it with Seeing Mo Ying—still turned the helm himself, listening to the navigation voice that sounded uncannily like his pre-transmigration GPS; who could've imagined this navigation came from a dog with its front paws dipped in water?

Still, this sea was far emptier than he'd imagined; barely had they sailed far when the horizon became utterly void—only the stars above seemed to offer direction, but sadly, this starry sky bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Earth's sky he knew.

At this moment, Feng Xue even felt grateful: without this dog guiding them, he, Yunxi, and Mo Ying would likely never have lasted until encountering a vessel over a hundred tons.

The boat drifted silently, the dog occasionally offering reminders; just as Feng Xue was beginning to grow accustomed to this monotony, Sara suddenly spoke:

"We have successfully entered the offshore current. Next, four hours of stable conditions are expected. You may rest, or engage in mild educational behavior with the host—but avoid excessive motion that may cause capsizing."

Upon hearing those last four words, Fei Na's listless eyes suddenly brightened; she sat bolt upright, arms drawing slightly inward, as if preparing an alluring pose—but Feng Xue clearly had no interest in playing games with a woman who'd once harbored the thought of sinking the boat and killing them all, especially in such a cramped space.

He stretched slightly, murmuring to himself:

"Rather than instructing me to serve your host, I'd prefer you give me something valuable—like information about the moon… Hmm, do you know its power is being siphoned?"

(End of Chapter)