Chapter 171: Fishing Boat Half Moon

The sixth-tier Qi cultivated by a Five Seas Realm martial cultivator can be compared to that of a martial cultivator who has just entered the Dao Seed Realm in terms of magic Qi purity.

The Ghost Flag was wide and cold to the touch.

After Jiang Ning's sixth-tier Qi was injected into it, it fluttered in the wind on the sea, rustling, and the strange patterns on it squirmed like a map of the underworld with flowing lines.

"Whoosh—"

Nether fog rushed out like dozens of torrents, pitch-black and cold, circling her flight, and then rapidly spreading over the entire sea area.

Mie Di and Dao Di looked at each other, both sensing that Jiang Ning's aura at this moment was very unusual. The flag in her hand didn't look like something from the human world, and the Feather Fairy seemed to have turned into a Ghost Mother.

With Qi Jin there, they had no fear.

Even the peak Jiang Ning was not necessarily her opponent.

"Swish! Swish!"

The two rushed out, their bodies shrouded in golden tiger light shadows and Buddha body light shadows, each launching extraordinary battle methods.

The golden tiger claw tore through the Nether fog, finding Jiang Ning's true body.

The five-zhang-tall Buddha body light shadow pointed out, the finger like a golden pillar, as if burning. In the Buddha body light shadow, Dao Di's body was like cast gold, flying away from the sea surface, parallel to the pillar-like finger.

"Boom!"

A ten-zhang-tall ghost general walked out of the Nether fog, domineering and unparalleled. The armor on its body and the war halberd in its hand were almost completely materialized, with a strong metallic texture.

Its head was like a sheep's head, and its eyes were bright and spirited.

In its abdominal cavity, a group of green fire clouds was burning.

Just taking one step forward, the vibration force formed made the battle method intent light shadows of Dao Di and Mie Di ripple like ripples.

The five-zhang-long golden tiger and the five-zhang-tall Buddha body light shadow were already huge, full of destructive energy fluctuations, but standing in front of the Nether fog ghost general, they suddenly lost their momentum.

The ghost general punched out, tearing through Mie Di and Dao Di's battle method intent like shattering two golden bubbles, the fist force accompanied by green flames, landing on them.

"Pfft!"

Dao Di's arm collapsed and tore, and flesh and bones flew out.

With the protection of the Nine Thoughts Zen Beads and the magic weapon monk's robe on his body, his physical body was preserved, and his body flew out along the sea surface with his head in front and feet behind.

"It's the Duling Cold Fire... it has Duling Cold Fire in its body..."

Mie Di was hit by the green flames in the fist wind, his body burned, and many flame holes appeared, falling into the sea like Dao Di, emitting a tragic scream from his mouth.

The punch of the Nether fog ghost general set off giant waves more than two meters high, spreading to Qi Jin's front.

At the moment when the small boat under her feet was pushed to the crest of the wave, her figure rose like an arrow toward the sky, appearing ten zhang high from the water surface, level with the eyes of the Nether fog ghost general.

Jiang Ning was secretly shocked by the terrifying power of the Ghost Flag, and her confidence and confidence turned into infinite battle thoughts, rushing forward.

The Nether fog ghost general rushed in front of her, the ten-zhang-long war halberd in its hand, the shaft like a sea-calming pillar, the halberd edge as big as a heavenly sword, waving, like a million-jin heavy weapon striking, with full oppressive force.

Qi Jin's eyes were steady, not frightened by the momentum of the Nether fog ghost general. Her hands formed seals, and magic Qi and large bright sparks flew out, filling the world around her.

"Eternal Illumination Divine Moon Mirror!"

Her exotic battle method intent appeared, like a red divine moon rising from the sea, five zhang in diameter, incomparably bright.

But this was not a divine moon, but a mirror, capable of reflecting the attack methods of the opposite Nether fog war general.

Li Youyi was very shocked. On the sea surface, there were two moons, one in the sky and one in the water. This Qi Adult's strength was strong, absolutely a character at the inheritor level.

"Whoosh... snap..."

Qi Jin's battle method intent shattered, making a crisp sound like a mirror cracking.

The Divine Moon Mirror battle method intent could replicate the opponent's battle method and power, using their own way to treat them, but the Nether fog war general used the power of the Dao Seed Realm to forcibly break it, tearing apart all laws.

On Qi Jin's snow-white neck, a mark appeared, with sparks overflowing from inside.

She touched it with her finger, snorted in extreme unwillingness, and turned to flee, stepping on the wave tips, jumping lightly like a flying immortal on the sea: "Today's defeat is due to the weapon. When I take back the Divine Moon Mirror, we will fight again!"

Li Youyi knew that the reason Jiang Ning wanted to fight Qi Jin to the death was because of Zhuang Yue, so he transmitted his voice to inform her: "Zhuang Yue is still alive, don't fight anymore. You are very weak now. Killing her doesn't have to be today."

"I have to take back Zhuang Yue's eyes... Tonight the Soldier Ancestor Marsh is full of blood and rain, and everything is because of me. I cannot be absent from this battle."

Jiang Ning landed on the shoulder of the Nether fog ghost general, white feathers flying around her delicate body, her slender jade fingers picking up one of them, flicking her fingertips.

The white feather fell on Li Youyi's head.

"You go back to the land first, I will find you with this white feather. I still have to borrow this flag!"

She unfolded the white wing light shadow on her back, chasing after Qi Jin, and when she was about to reach the end of her vision, she looked back at the man on the sea surface behind her.

Li Youyi took off the white feather from his hair. It was very soft and delicate, not like magic Qi condensed, but like a real piece of down.

He let the Zouwu turn back into the size of a kitten and fed it a precious medicine.

Continuing to run on the sea, the magic Qi in its body was almost exhausted.

Not to mention it, even the magic Qi in Li Youyi's body was exhausted, all relying on continuous breathing and the ten springs surging to supplement. Fighting on the sea, whether it was driving the boat or stepping on the waves, the consumption was huge.

Not to mention those top experts who cultivated the sixth sea Wind Mansion and the seventh sea Ancestral Field, who could support it relatively easily.

Li Youyi's first Qi Sea, Ten Directions, and second Qi Sea, Sixty-Three Directions, in the same realm, the capacity of the Qi Sea was far superior to the Nine Springs Supremes and those amazing inheritors.

However, as long as they cultivated the fourth sea, the capacity of the Qi Sea would instantly increase by more than ten times.

The fourth sea of an ordinary Nine Springs Supreme could reach at least a thousand directions.

The fifth sea was even larger.

These were two main seas!

It was precisely because the gap was so large that the strength of each realm of the Five Seas Realm was vastly different, and it was difficult for Nine Springs Supremes to cross realms to fight against each other.

And the sixth sea Wind Mansion and the seventh sea Ancestral Field were very small when in the Gushing Spring Realm, and the magic Qi they could store was almost negligible. But they were two living inner worlds, and as long as one kept cultivating, they could become larger and larger, even far superior to the two main seas.

Top-level proud children of heaven would spend a lot of time cultivating and expanding, and some would rather stay for several years to lay the thickest foundation for the future.

Jiang Ning had the confidence to chase Qi Jin in a weak state. Besides the Ghost Flag, the most important thing was that she had already cultivated the Ancestral Field to over ten thousand directions, and there was still magic Qi available.

Li Youyi searched the surrounding sea area, but couldn't find the corpses of Dao Di and Mie Di. After these two were seriously injured and fell into the sea, they never surfaced again.

There were too many experts in the Soldier Ancestor Marsh, and Li Youyi didn't want to stay any longer, heading toward the land.

Yin Thirteen was escaping by the hundred-character scripture magic weapon jade boat. As long as he entered that battlefield area where the great chaos was fighting, Hidden Nine, Hidden Ten, and the others would naturally take action to save him. Even if Li Youyi rushed over at this moment, he couldn't help much.

Returning to the shore, Li Youyi didn't choose to go to Giant Marsh City, but sat down on a sea island near the shore, took out Zhuang Yue, who had not yet woken up, and prepared to hand her over to Jiang Ning later.

Then, he sat down to recover his Qi.

The roaring of the waves hitting the mountain all night!

The morning sun rose from the sea, and the red sun broke through the morning mist of winter.

Jiang Ning, dressed in soft armor, returned from the sparkling sea, her long hair swaying in the wind, and the bloody smell on her body was thick. Arriving at the top of the island mountain on the shore, she saw Zhuang Yue, who had lost her eyes, sitting beside Li Youyi. In her slightly tired eyes, bright light emerged.

Last night, when Li Youyi told her that Zhuang Yue was still alive, she actually didn't believe it that much, thinking it was Li Youyi's well-intentioned lie.

Jiang Ning walked over: "I couldn't do it... Zhuang Yue, I will find you another pair of the brightest and most beautiful eyes in the world!"

"Young lady... it's you, it's really you..."

Hearing Jiang Ning's voice, Zhuang Yue was overjoyed and quickly stood up to embrace her.

Li Youyi was still sitting, but had already opened his eyes.

They talked in whispers for a while, one in front and one behind, one master and one servant, walking toward Li Youyi.

Jiang Ning stood proudly, always having an unyielding spirit on her body, taking out the Ghost Flag and handing it over: "I now understand a little why you asked me at that time if I was worth trusting. This treasure is indeed extraordinary, and its value is immeasurable. I estimate that Longevity Realm giants would be very interested."

Li Youyi stood up and took back the Ghost Flag: "You said you would pay, pay!"

Jiang Ning's firm and beautiful face showed a smile, shaking her head: "Not for now."

"I knew you were drawing a cake." Li Youyi said.

"I will definitely pay."

Jiang Ning stared at him and said after pondering for a while: "Hiding on the seabed, the area searched by the enemy is getting smaller and smaller. Once thousands of water ghosts and Yin soldiers join, exposure is only a matter of time. To escape, we can only split into two paths. Your senior brother Chen Chuan escaped to that battlefield, which is the only path of survival. People from the Zuoqiu family and the Jiuli clan will save him. He helped me lure away strong enemies, and I also had the possibility of escaping. In that situation, this was the only strategy."

Chen Chuan was the alias of Yin Thirteen in the imperial court.

Li Youyi was surprised, feeling that Jiang Ning's arrogance and coldness were very light at this moment, and laughed: "Are you explaining to me?"

Jiang Ning said: "I want to give you an explanation! I don't want to lose you as a friend because of some estrangement."

"Friend..."

Li Youyi repeated it.

Zhuang Yue was very active: "My young lady has never regarded any man as a friend, and you are currently the only one."

"I don't want to be friends with people from the imperial court. Let's just talk about money!" Li Youyi said.

Zhuang Yue was so angry that she clenched her fists, her face bulging.

Jiang Ning frowned slightly, then nodded: "Understood! But Li Youyi, do you know that you are actually a person who says one thing but means another? Zhuang Yue told me that you saved her, and you also bought the Core Lamp Flower to help her heal and grow back her skin. Last night, you clearly took a huge risk to save me, but you pushed everything onto those seven little guys."

"Since we met, you have always been like this."

"Clearly affectionate and righteous, but pretending to be profit-seeking, why? Does being a person with a sense of morality, human touch, standing tall and upright, and also compassionate make you feel so ashamed?"

"If people in the world feel ashamed because of being a good person, fearing criticism, fearing inexplicable suspicion and ridicule, then the world must be sick!"

"I have an ideal to heal this chaotic world and heal this distorted human heart. Can you walk with me?"

Her eyes were full of expectation.

Li Youyi said seriously: "You have invited me three times, which is enough to show your sincerity. I will tell you a few true words from my heart."

"Standing in your camp, I can understand all your pursuits and visions. But the general trend of the world is irreversible. Under the rolling torrent, what are we juniors? Even those transcendent beings and giants can only drift with the tide."

"With your talent and background, if you are given a hundred years, perhaps you can contend with this trend. But do you have this time?"

"Of the twenty-eight states in the world, are there still ten states under the control of the imperial court?"

"The building is about to collapse. I advise you to withdraw early... Forget it, treat it as if I said a nonsense. Your Jiang family has long been prosperous and damaged together with Lingxiao Palace, and there is no way out at all."

"As for saving people or killing people, good and evil, right and wrong, I have a scale in my heart. The difference between me and you is that I know how to measure my strength, and I know more clearly what I can do and what I cannot do."

Jiang Ning said: "In your eyes, I am just an idealist who comes from a high-ranking family, doesn't know how to measure strength, and is self-righteous. But the general trend of the world you mentioned actually depends on the thought of the Great Palace Master. If she returns to normal and comes out to take charge, the situation can be reversed immediately."

She saw that Li Youyi was a pragmatic person and didn't want to listen to her high-sounding words, so she said: "Accompany me for half a month."

"..." Li Youyi said.

Jiang Ning said: "I am seriously injured and need to find a place to recuperate, but Zhuang Yue has lost her eyes and can't even take care of herself, so how can she take care of me?"

"Giant Marsh City is not safe, and there must be barbarian giant experts sitting in the city."

"You should be wanting to go to the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou to participate in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival next year, right? But at this moment, the Zuoqiu family has mobilized the power of the seven states in the Southern Region and is fighting with various people led by the Far West Ash Region, from the Soldier Ancestor Marsh to the land. Now going to the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou, the road will be very dangerous. I guess the younger generation of experts from the imperial court, Eastern Region, Western Region, and Northern Region will all go to join the fun."

"With your current cultivation, instead of taking risks, it is better to accompany me for half a month. After half a month, it should be calm, and we will go to the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou together."

Zhuang Yue said: "I really can't take care of the young lady. I can pay you to invite you. You name a price!"

"Are you very rich? You already owe me a large sum."

After a pause, Li Youyi said: "It's not necessary to pay me to accompany you. If it spreads out, it won't sound good. It just so happens that I do need to go into seclusion for a period of time, so let's find a place to hide for half a month!"

Li Youyi knew very well that Jiang Ning wanted to keep him for half a month, perhaps wanting to change him in thought. Or perhaps she just didn't want him to get involved in the fighting between top experts of the Five Seas Realm, feeling that he was a person who liked to take risks too much and liked to meddle in other people's business too much, and this trip would be very dangerous.

Li Youyi bought a medium-sized fishing boat, and the three lived by the Soldier Ancestor Marsh.

Half a month passed in a flash.

It snowed all night yesterday.

The next morning, Li Youyi walked out of the cabin, came to the bow, stretched, and took a long breath of the cold air.

Looking into the distance, the sea was white, and the snow and fog rendered the world very hazy.

The trees and withered grass by the water were all covered in silver, and the snow on the ground was half a foot deep.

"Whoosh!"

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors flew out happily, dancing on the water like flower butterflies.

In the past half month, they not only fully digested the thousand-year essence medicine but also ate another Xihe flower, and their body length was close to five inches. Their combat power was no longer what it was half a month ago, and each one could contend with a fifth-realm Five Seas Realm martial cultivator like Yuwen Chao.

After taking another thousand-year essence medicine of the ice attribute, they should be able to quickly reach five inches and achieve a real transformation in realm.

Behind him, light footsteps sounded.

Jiang Ning walked out in simple clothes like a fishing girl, her hair tied, without makeup. A beauty like a fairy, even if she was wrapped in rags, had a heart-stopping beauty.

Her spirit had fully recovered, and her cultivation had improved. She walked to Li Youyi's side and looked at the sea surface where snowflakes were flying: "I received news that a transcendent being from the Far West Ash Region has arrived at Peach Plum Mountain, the ancestral land of the Zuoqiu family, and the Four Extremity Ape King has also arrived at the Prefecture City. The Eastern Region, Western Region, and Northern Region will all have transcendent beings coming to visit the immortals of the Dueguan."

"Zuoqiu Ting and the Young Venerable stopped fighting eight days ago and entered the Prefecture City together."

"In fact, after the spoilers appeared, the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou is no longer so safe. The confrontation in the Soldier Ancestor Marsh is just a prelude, and the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival is the real dragon fighting and tiger struggling. The competition for Longevity Pills, Dragon Seeds, and Dragon Bones, I guess, those people of the Young Venerable will also participate."

"If you just want to avoid the war in Lizhou, you can go to the Jiang family in the Prefecture City. I will write a letter to you. After you go, the people of the Jiang family will definitely treat you as a guest, and cultivation resources will not be lacking."

In the past half month, Li Youyi's strength had greatly improved, and his confidence was much fuller: "Do you think that my cultivation is too low, and joining the fun of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival will be unable to protect myself and will be very dangerous?"

Jiang Ning was silent for a moment and said: "Are you going to the Prefecture City? I really hope you go."

"Why can't I go to the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou?" Li Youyi said.

"Fine, since everyone only has questions and no answers, then there is no need to ask anymore."

Jiang Ning said: "I will set off for the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou today, but... I might have to break my promise. I cannot go with you. Thank you for your company for half a month. You are right; keeping a distance from people from the imperial court might be the wise choice."

She turned and walked toward the land where the stern was, and Zhuang Yue had already packed her luggage.

Li Youyi had a feeling of being played, and soon realized it, but didn't turn around to see her off: "You are also going to be a spoiler, right? The imperial court gave you a task?"

Landing, Jiang Ning, who was about to leave: "I don't want you to go to the Prefecture City of Qiuzhou. This is not a grand event. I can only say so much!"

The footprints went further and further, and the two disappeared into the wind and snow.

Only Li Youyi was left standing on the boat, and the whole world became incomparably cold and clear.

Wrote until four or five in the morning last night, and it was already six o'clock when I slept, so I was late again today. I should be able to adjust tomorrow.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 172 =====