Chapter 631: Arriving at Zhongzhou

The old village head and her group rowed a wooden boat, traversing the boundless border sea, their eyes full of love, and they swore in their hearts to find that man.

Regarding this, Mo Yun and his group were naturally completely unaware.

After several more days of sailing, setting out from Dongzhou, it had already been half a month by now, and everyone finally arrived at Zhongzhou.

Nowadays, the surroundings are dotted with countless small islands visible everywhere, and on these islands reside human cultivators.

Although they haven't truly reached the Zhongzhou mainland yet, these islands are already considered part of Zhongzhou's territory, not far from the mainland.

Ye Zhangqing and Shan Hu, the two brothers, leaned on the railing, looking down at the scattered islands below.

Shan Hu was bursting with excitement, chattering nonstop.

"Big brother, do these islands have those Heavenly Prides Grandpa talked about?"

"Big brother, you said the Haotu Shijie has five continents; are we currently in Zhongzhou?"

"Big brother, you said, if I fought those Heavenly Prides, could I win?"

"Big brother............"

"Wait a moment."

Shan Hu's nonstop talking left them dizzy; this guy, once excited, just wouldn't stop talking.

"Have you finished practicing your fist technique today? Have you practiced your cultivation method?"

"Not yet."

"Go practice."

"Oh."

Ye Zhangqing naturally taught Shan Hu the fist technique and cultivation method; the cultivation method was the Nine Concealments Mìfǎ of Dragon Elephant Peak, and the fist technique was a top-tier Earth-rank martial art.

This kid's talent is truly high; he entered the door in just a few days. As soon as he arrived in Dongzhou, he couldn't bear the loneliness, constantly wanting to spar with those Heavenly Prides.

Forced by Ye Zhangqing to practice Xiūliàn, Shan Hu still listened well to his elder brother's words.

Or rather, this brat only listens to Ye Zhangqing's words.

Perhaps because he has never been exposed to the outside world, Shan Hu knows nothing about etiquette; when provoked, he even dares to talk back to Qi Xiong.

Once, he made Qi Xiong so angry that he blew his beard and glared, yet this kid still wasn't the slightest bit afraid.

Just as they were thinking about Shan Hu's antics, suddenly a wave of battle aftermath came from ahead.

"What's going on?"

Soon, Qi Xiong and the others also hurried onto the deck.

The situation in Zhongzhou is complex, so it's not that any direction can be taken to enter Dongzhou.

In Zhongzhou as a whole, basically each major race has its own territory: the Human Race, the Demon Race, evil spirits, and the Undying Race all have theirs.

And if you enter Zhongzhou from the Demon Race's territory, the natural result is being hunted by the Demon Race.

Therefore, the Human Race can only enter Zhongzhou from the Human Race's side.

Regarding this, Qi Xiong and Yu Mo, who had been to Zhongzhou before, naturally understood clearly, so they had prepared early.

Right now, this place is the territory of the Human Race.

But suddenly, a battle erupted ahead, which made everyone feel strange, and there was also the aura of the Demon Race.

"Strange, how could there be Demon Race here?"

"Let's go take a look."

Under Qi Xiong's command, the star vessel slowly headed toward the direction of the battle.

Soon, everyone saw that a group of more than ten cultivators was being besieged by over twenty demon beasts.

The leader of the cultivators was a young woman who had reached perfection in the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Strange."

With the Demon Race appearing here, do the human cultivators of this place just ignore it?

"Sect Master, should we intervene?"

Judging by the situation, these people simply couldn't withstand the demon beasts' siege; Xu Jie spoke up, asking.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiong nodded; since they had encountered demon beasts slaughtering humans, they naturally could not stand by idly.

Having received approval, Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and the others all took action.

Against this group of demon beasts that didn't even have a Demon King, there was naturally no need for Qi Xiong and the others to act personally; a host of Inner Disciples was sufficient.

The young woman's group, which had initially been at a disadvantage, quickly turned the tide with the addition of Xu Jie and the others; soon, all the demon beasts were slain.

As for the corpses, they were naturally collected by Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and the others into their Space Rings; these were all spoils of war.

"Thank you all for coming to our aid."

They didn't pay attention to those corpses; after being rescued, the young woman expressed her gratitude to Zhao Zhengping and the others.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing sized up the young woman, and the young woman also sized up Ye Zhangqing, who was leading the group.

It was somewhat strange: although Ye Zhangqing had the lowest cultivation among everyone, why did they all take him as their leader?

"This place should be Human Race territory; I don't know why so many demon beasts have appeared."

Ye Zhangqing asked curiously; this was also everyone's doubt.

Upon hearing this, the young woman also did not conceal anything.

These demon beasts were actually raised by a local firm, specifically for sale.

Such occurrences are not uncommon in Zhongzhou; the Demon Race also captures humans and, after selling them, turns them into blood food.

But this time, the young woman's group ran into trouble; the people of that firm had not sealed the cultivation of these demon beasts, causing them to break free midway, which almost ended up killing them.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing gave a slight nod.

Isn't that exactly what that firm intended to do to you? Of course, having met by chance, Ye Zhangqing wouldn't pry too much into their grudges, after all, he has no connection with their Dao Yi Sect.

After the conversation, Ye Zhangqing learned that the young woman's name was Tang Qingqing; as for the rest, they were all members of the Tang family.

"Miss Tang, since there's nothing else, we'll take our leave."

"It's just a small effort; the battle is over now, and Ye Zhangqing also doesn't intend to stay long."

"But upon hearing that, Tang Qingqing called out to stop Ye Zhangqing."

"Young Master Ye, please wait."

"Huh? Miss Tang, do you have something else?"

"Um...... we............"

"Seeing her hesitant appearance, Ye Zhangqing asked curiously."

"Miss Tang, just speak directly."

"Not to hide it from you, Young Master, our spatial spirit vessel was destroyed in the previous battle, and we haven't yet reached the Zhongzhou mainland; I don't know if you could take us................"

"Understanding Tang Qingqing's meaning, he would send her group to Zhongzhou, eh."

"This isn't a big deal; besides, it's on the way, and Tang Qingqing will also receive a favor."

"However, Ye Zhangqing did not act on his own; he first went to seek approval from Qi Xiong and the others, and only after obtaining their consent did he bring Tang Qingqing's group up onto the deck."

"Just seeing the deck, Tang Qingqing was dumbfounded."

"Looking with fright at Qi Xiong and the others on the deck, her eyes were full of disbelief."

"Saints, Great Saints............."

"In sight, even the lowest cultivation level is the Saint realm, and there are even Great Saints."

"Actually, Tang Qingqing wasn't certain of Qi Xiong and the others' identities, because she sensed no aura leaking from them at all."

"However, given her experience, she could guess that they were certainly beyond the Saint realm."

"Because she had encountered Saints before, her Tang family did have a Saint—although only one—but the Qi Xiong and the others before her exerted even greater pressure than her grandfather had."

"For a moment, Tang Qingqing only felt her breathing a little difficult—what kind of people are these, exactly? What are they doing in Zhongzhou?"

"Faced with so many Saints and Great Saints, Tang Qingqing didn't even dare to breathe loudly, and hastily performed a respectful salute."

"Junior Tang Qingqing greets you, seniors."

"Her attitude was utterly respectful, fearing that any detail might provoke the big shots aboard this ship."