Chapter 149

The resonant voice echoed across the sea surface, Fang Xu stood quietly on the small boat, waiting.

After about fifteen minutes, a swift current slowly appeared on the distant sea surface, rapidly approaching the direction where Fang Xu was.

The current reached a spot not far from the small boat, gradually slowed down, and then a large head slowly emerged from the water.

Seeing the dragon's head, Fang Xu carefully noticed that there were two faintly bulging small bumps on its head!

"Fang Xu!"

The dragon's head broke the water surface, and an excited voice came from it.

"Long Dragon, long time no see." Fang Xu said with a light smile.

The dragon's massive body enveloped the small boat, its head extended toward Fang Xu, and in its remaining eye, a faint reliance showed.

"Long Dragon, help me out." Fang Xu gently patted its large head and spoke.

Ascension Immortal Society Mountain Gate.

"Don't... don't come over!"

These words already carried a chill, making Fang Xu's heart tighten slightly.

"Is that really the case?" Yanwu stared at him and asked.

"Exactly."

"Mu, bring him over." In the thatched hut, Xu Changqing said lightly.

From the words of the few people below, these people seemed to be specifically capturing citizens of the Feather Mountain Kingdom.

Fang Xu's first suspicion was Su Cheng.

The next morning.

After leaving the inn, Fang Xu rushed straight to the Ascension Immortal Society outpost in Canghai City.

The Transmission Elder, hearing this, frowned slightly and said: "Why do you ask about this matter?"

Gripping tightly the scales on Long Dragon's body, Fang Xu looked toward the direction the sound came from.

"Speak." Yanwu said with a blank expression.

Bowing slightly toward Xu Changqing, Fang Xu took down the package on his back.

Feather Mountain Tianyi might still be alive!

Seeing Fang Xu return, Su Cheng obviously showed some surprise.

"Is he the junior martial sister's brother?"

"Congratulations." Fang Xu said with a smile.

The voice gradually faded away, but Fang Xu in the room frowned tightly.

As Fang Xu just arrived, a woman in a red long dress, alluring and enchanting, slowly stepped forward to greet him.

He slowly opened his eyes, opened the window of the room, and saw under the moonlight on the street, a group of people chasing and killing a panicked fleeing woman!

The woman was not old, though dressed in tattered clothes, quite disheveled, yet her beautiful features were hard to conceal.

The Transmission Elder laughed heartily.

"Senior Brother!"

"You..." Su Cheng's eyes flickered, staring at Fang Xu with a hint of anger.

Fang Xu smiled and nodded: "Steward Xu, this time I did not find many ten-year-old purple blood corals."

Chu Mu nodded and brought Fang Xu into the thatched hut.

Yanwu suddenly retracted her aura, sighed lightly and said: "This girl, really doesn't let me rest easy."

Standing on Long Dragon's head, Fang Xu felt a bit bored, then as if suddenly thinking of something, he took out a hundred-year-old purple blood coral from his Qiankun bag and asked.

After being brought by Long Dragon to a shallow sea area, Fang Xu took out the small boat from his Qiankun bag and jumped onto it himself.

"A bunch of trash!"

But many years ago, the island where the Feather Mountain Kingdom was located was destroyed by a mysterious force, ninety percent of the island's nationals died, and the remaining Feather Mountain Kingdom people all fled to Yu Kingdom.

"I am Yanwu, Executive of the Affairs Hall, Fang Xu, you did well on this mission."

Fang Xu nodded, put the small boat under his feet into the Qiankun bag, leapt up, and landed steadily on Long Dragon's head, seeing the two small bumps on its head, he asked curiously: "Long Dragon, are you about to transform into a flood dragon?"

After saying that, she directly turned and walked into the Affairs Hall.

Just as Fang Xu was about to let Long Dragon swim toward a one-meter-long purple blood coral ahead, the seabed suddenly emitted a low, terrifying rumble!

The intermittent sound came, Fang Xu frowned slightly.

"Senior Brother Su seems not to want the junior brother to return." Fang Xu said with a half-smile.

"No need to say, it's the lover brother..."

"Hehe... I just heard that recently sea beasts have been rampant, no ships dare to go out to sea, the junior brother went to Fushan Kingdom to carry out the mission, yet returned so quickly—could the mission have failed?"

But Chu Mu kept a distance from them all the time, appearing somewhat distant.

"Is what Executive Yanwu said about Feather Mountain Tianyi senior sister?"

Under its full-speed rush, on the third day, Fang Xu saw the coastline ahead.

"Damn, there are not many Feather Mountain Kingdom people in Canghai City, we must hurry..."

Never mind!

After some thought, Fang Xu felt that Feather Mountain Tianyi falling into the hands of the Yan Shen Sect would not be so easy to escape or leave.

The former Feather Mountain Kingdom was like Fushan Kingdom, an island nation in the sea.

"There really is some misunderstanding between Senior Sister Tianyi and the disciple." Fang Xu said with a slight bow.

Fang Xu's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled bitterly: "Indeed."

"But Huang Lightboat Huang Senior Brother protected the disciple, Senior Sister Tianyi did not personally strike, only brought the disciple into the Tilan Mountain ruins, preparing to let the brat live or die on his own inside."

"What does that mean, why would that junior martial sister be so enthusiastic toward him?"

This time returning from Fushan State, counting the purple blood coral gifted by Palace Wanrong, as well as the purple blood coral I and Long Dragon collected from the seabed and various rare herbs, Fang Xu felt he should be able to exchange for a considerable amount of contribution points.

"Do you know where this thing can be found?"

During this mission, upon arriving in Canghai City, I encountered warriors of the Tuoba family holding my portrait for investigation; clearly, someone leaked my itinerary.

Yanwu said, handing a black token to Fang Xu: "The black token represents fifty thousand contribution points. I know you still owe the Moyan Di Gong contribution points; hand this token to Elder Wuling, and it can offset fifty thousand."

"Fang Xu pays respects to Steward Xu."

Fang Xu examined the black token in his hand, yet felt little joy in his heart.

During this time, he finally saw the very long purple blood coral that Long Dragon had mentioned.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu instantly rejoiced.

In the Hall of Transmission, after returning, Fang Xu first went to pay respects to the Elder of Transmission, briefly explaining the matter of this mission.

"Thank you, Elder." Fang Xu clasped his hands, left the Hall of Transmission, and hurried straight to the Hall of Affairs.

In the dim underwater world, aside from some marine plants, basically no other animals could be seen.

Long Dragon gradually reduced his speed, stared at the purple blood coral in Fang Xu's hand, glanced at it with some disdain, and said: "The seabed is full of them everywhere!"

On the way, finding a deserted place, Fang Xu packed the purple blood coral from his Qiankun bag and the various herbs collected from the sea into a bundle, then carried the bundle toward Baicao Hall.

Hasn't the Yu State royal family already announced accepting the people of Yushan State as commoners of Great Yu?

Why do these people want to capture the nationals of Yushan State?

"Immortal Carved Stone Boat." Long Dragon's voice trembled slightly as he said: "That is a taboo in the ocean."

"Why are you so afraid of the stone boat?"

"Disciple does not know."

That person spoke: "Then please, Junior Brother Fang, report this matter to the steward of the Hall of Affairs, so the sect may send people to investigate."

Yanwu came specially today to wait for me at the entrance of the Hall of Affairs, inquiring about the matter of Yushan Tianyi; obviously, she suspects something regarding Yushan Tianyi's disappearance.

If Yushan Tianyi returns to the Ascension Immortal Society and speaks of what I did in the ruins of Tilan Mountain, I do not know whether the Immortal Society will punish both of us fifty strokes each, or choose to believe Yushan Tianyi and punish me instead.

However, to confirm this matter, I still need to meet the law enforcement hall disciple responsible for supervising my mission.

A jiao is a dragon without feet.

Fang Xu slightly furrowed his brow.

"Long Dragon, once we reach the shallow sea, just set me down."

"Want to die? It's not that easy!"

Fang Xu shook his head.

So long and long!?

"No one knows what exactly lies inside the stone boat, nor where it is headed."

In the valley where Baicao Hall is located, Xu Changqing sat cross-legged in a thatched hut, explaining various alchemy matters to a group of disciples.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu laughed: "That senior brother truly cares about me, even specially inquiring about my promotion mission."

Whoosh!

Not minding the purple blood coral ahead, Long Dragon suddenly surged upward with Fang Xu in tow!

Upon entering Canghai City, the sky gradually darkened; Fang Xu found an inn to stay, then prepared to go early the next morning to the Ascension Immortal Society's outpost in the city, retrieve his Cloud Steed, and return to the mountain gate to quickly submit the mission.

Hum!

At this moment, Long Dragon's body suddenly emitted a faint blood energy force; these blood energies formed a bubble that squeezed open the surrounding seawater, enveloping Fang Xu within, and the water pressure around him instantly vanished.

"Good!"

Bang!

Clang!

The sound of a weapon falling to the ground rang out; obviously, that girl didn't even have the chance to seek death.

That person shook his head and said: "Unclear, merely heard that recently many Yushan State nationals have been captured; fellow apprentice Su is also a Yushan State national, so he prepared to secretly investigate."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu felt even more delighted in his heart.

Fortunately, this mission went well, and I obtained not only a considerable amount of purple blood coral but also some rare marine herbs; I believe there will be a substantial sum of contribution points credited.

"Long Dragon, what is that thing?"

The coastline of Yu State is not like that of Fushan State.

Soon, they arrived at the seabed.

"Senior brother, how did you know I was going to Fushan State to carry out a mission?" Fang Xu asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu's brow slightly furrowed; he vaguely guessed who the "astonishingly talented disciple" Yanwu mentioned was.

Yushan Tianyi is one of the most promising candidates for promotion to core disciple; as her master, if Yanwu could cultivate a core disciple, it would undoubtedly be a very glorious matter.

"Big brother, this Yushan State girl is truly beautiful in appearance; why don't we... hehe..."

After seeing off Long Dragon, he alone rowed a small boat toward the distant coastline.

"He is called Gan Zhen; he should currently be in the Law Enforcement Hall—go there."

"Is it necessary to rest for a period before undertaking the second mission?"

Everywhere?

Long Dragon finished speaking, and without waiting for Fang Xu's consent, immediately sped off in the direction opposite to that of the Immortal Carved Stone Boat.

"Quickly take her away; we must hurry to find the next one!"

Upon hearing this, the Elder of Transmission chuckled.

Looking at the already densely branched purple blood coral, Fang Xu no longer bothered to count how many years' worth it was, directly uprooting these purple blood corals and tossing them into his Qiankun bag.

At this time, the disciples of Baicao Hall were not in a hurry to leave, all wanting to see what Fang Xu had come to do.

After all, that group of madmen are not kind men and faithful women.

A group of onlookers were pointing and whispering at Fang Xu and Chu Mu, some feeling a faint sourness in their hearts.

After all, I must keep a low profile in Yu State; causing major trouble would only entangle me with the aristocratic families and powers there.

"Long Dragon."

"I heard that Tian Yi initially made things difficult for you over the Ti Lan Shan relics?" Yan Wu said, her gaze scrutinizing as she looked at Fang Xu.

Fang Xu's expression was solemn, the outline of that stone ship still lingering in his mind.

"Hmph!"

When Fang Xu returned, it was already noon the next day.

"Here, this is your reward for this mission."

Long Dragon shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but just seeing it makes my heart tremble uncontrollably."

On the sea surface.

Long Dragon said proudly: "Yes!"

"Junior Brother Su has been captured!"

"No problem."

And from Yan Wu knowing that Yu Shan Tian Yi's unrestrained nature actually indulged her, the relationship between master and disciple should be quite good.

"I have to thank you for this." Long Dragon said while moving his body.

"Little guy, you understand worldly affairs quite well."

"This morning I went to find Junior Brother Su, discovered he wasn't home, and there were signs of a struggle at his residence—clearly, he must have been taken away."

"The appearance of the Immortal Carved Stone Boat in this sea area surely means something bad will happen."

It's obvious that over this period, Long Dragon's wisdom has increased greatly, and his speech has become much clearer and smoother.

"Fang Xu, how did you come back!?"

"I want to go to Yu State; can you take me there?" Fang Xu asked.

Long Dragon led Fang Xu through the seabed; whenever they passed rare plants, Fang Xu would have Long Dragon pause slightly, then carefully compare the medicinal herb atlas Chu Mu gave him.

Among the many ferocious beast races in the sea, those with scales seem to have ultimately evolved toward dragon transformation.

Just the interest on that debt alone has reached tens of thousands of contribution points.

"Senior Brother!"

Fang Xu shook his head: "This time isn't too tiring either; please, Elder, quickly assign me a second task."

The voice sounded like that of a seven- or eight-year-old child, very immature.

Fang Xu did not disturb him, standing quietly aside waiting for it to end.

"What brother? One surnamed Fang, the other Chu—obviously not siblings!"

"Fang Xu, let's take a detour."

"This one's too small, not tasty; Long Dragon in the seabed always seeks those long, long ones—crispy and delicious!"

"Who is that kid?"

"Sigh..."

Immortal Carved Stone Boat?

My promotion task this time is a fourth-rank mission posted at the Affairs Hall; completion brings contribution point rewards—I must hurry to claim it.

Standing on Long Dragon's head, the surrounding seawater rapidly receded; Long Dragon's speed surpassed that of the Liang family treasure boat I previously rode.

"The employer said, a flawless body is the most valuable!"

"Too bad..."

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "When I went, I was delayed many times at sea, making the Law Enforcement Hall's senior brothers wait long—I want to go find them to apologize."

After handing the Cloud-Stepping Steed to the gate-guarding disciple, Fang Xu was about to enter the mountain when he coincidentally met Su Cheng walking out from within.

"Long Dragon, until we meet again."

Fang Xu replied calmly.

Watching Fang Xu's disappearing back, Su Cheng's face darkened.

Fang Xu nodded.

"Fang Xu, want to go look?" Long Dragon asked.

After several stops and starts, Fang Xu found this troublesome and immediately ceased identification.

Long Dragon declared confidently.

Chu Mu, as the Dan Xiang Sacred Body, deeply favored by Xu Changqing, and with her outstanding appearance, has earned affection and care from many disciples of Bai Cao Tang.

"But now, you emerged alive from the relic, while Tian Yi is missing." Yan Wu said lightly: "Speak—I want to know what happened to Tian Yi, whether she is still alive."

Ascension Immortal Assembly, Affairs Hall.

After docking, he shouldered the fish and shrimp from the boat and headed toward Canghai City.

Seeing this, the disciples of Bai Cao Tang all curiously looked toward Fang Xu.

Fang Xu hesitated and said: "Is there any around here?"

In the thatched hut, Chu Mu had long noticed Fang Xu nearby; as her master's lecture just ended, she rushed over like a fledgling swallow returning to its nest.

Facing Yan Wu's enthusiasm, Fang Xu felt somewhat unnatural, immediately clasping his hands: "Thank you, Executor Yan Wu, for your praise."

"Our group encountered an accident in the second layer of the relic and got separated."

That was a ship!

Obviously, after becoming a demon, its power is enough to intimidate the sea beasts in this sea area.

As the diving speed increased and depth grew, Fang Xu felt the surrounding water pressure mounting, unable to resist wanting Long Dragon to bring him up.

Yan Wu chuckled, scanned Fang Xu from head to toe, then said lightly: "Your demeanor reminds me of my own disciple."

In the dim and deep seabed, a colossal creature stood silently on the fine sand of the ocean floor.

Fang Xu was slightly stunned, curiously looking toward that Ascension Society disciple.

……

The dragon's speed was very fast; Fang Xu didn't even get a clear look at the carvings on the stone boat before being taken away by the dragon.

After retrieving his Cloud-Stepping Steed from the outpost, Fang Xu was about to leave when he saw an Ascension Society disciple rushing in from outside.

Fang Xu slightly nodded, committing this to memory, and immediately mounted his Cloud-Stepping Steed, heading toward Huayang Mountain.

The outpost supervisor also looked puzzled at the newcomer and asked: "Who captured Junior Brother Su?"

The outpost supervisor frowned tightly, then immediately looked at Fang Xu and said: "Fang Junior Brother, are you returning to the sect?"

"As long as you don't go to the deep seabed, everything will be fine."

The Transmission Elder nodded and said: "In that case, come find me tomorrow to receive your second task."

"Hold on tight to me." The dragon didn't answer, directly dragging Fang Xu headfirst into the seawater, swimming toward the deep sea.

Hearing this, Xu Changqing shook his head and said: "Only Purple Blood Coral of ten years or more can be used medicinally; I don't want anything under ten years."

Glowing seaweed, strangely spotted crimson fruits, and the earth immortal's placenta resembling rock……

"After that, the disciple never saw Senior Sister Tianyi again."

The dragon's figure suddenly shot out!

"How terrifying, how could we encounter that thing!" The dragon said, still shaken.

"Your task, I already know; you've done well."

Purple Blood Coral, even a hundred-year-old specimen is only a few inches long; judging by the dragon's meaning, it has seen even longer ones!

What age must it be?

"Want pleasure? After I deliver this little slut to the employer, I'll take you to the best brothel in Canghai City, get you ten girls, and let you die belly-deep in women!"

Looking at the huge package Fang Xu brought, Xu Changqing was somewhat surprised: "For this trip to Fusang Kingdom, you've gained quite a lot."

The ship's body was extremely terrifying, with several complex and profound patterns carved upon it!

Just a glance made Fang Xu feel his soul trembling; the stone door world within his aperture space seemed to have undergone subtle changes at that moment.

Yushan Tianyi was captured by the people of the Derivation God Sect; he secretly felt a bad premonition!

"You're crazy!?"

After thinking for a moment and still not understanding, Fang Xu immediately stopped thinking further, just treating it as a minor incident.

The dragon has now opened its wisdom, becoming a demon; its strength should have increased considerably.

The Yu Kingdom's martial arts flourish; along the coastline, there are many Yu Kingdom naval patrols that irregularly patrol, hunting sea monsters daring to cause trouble in near-shore waters.

And the step before transforming into a dragon is first to become a flood dragon.

This time out on mission, a month has already passed.

"Fang Xu elder brother, you're back!?"

Yushan Tianyi is the princess of the Yushan Kingdom.

"Ah!"

To avoid drawing attention, Fang Xu used the fishing net on the boat to scatter some fish and shrimp, disguising himself as a fisherman going out to sea.

A ship entirely made of stone!

The next moment!

The dragon's body couldn't help but tremble slightly; in its remaining gaze, there flashed the most primal fear rising from the depths of the soul!

He didn't expect that Yanwu actually knew Yushan Tianyi would want to kill him.

"She was once just as stunningly talented as you; if nothing unexpected happens, she should already be a core disciple by now."

After leaving the Affairs Hall, he immediately rushed nonstop to the Hundred Herbs Hall.

A somewhat shrill man's voice sounded.

The water pressure here has already reached a terrifying level; Fang Xu estimated that ordinary martial artists diving to this depth would likely not withstand it.

Fang Xu also couldn't be bothered with him, striding straight toward the mountain gate.

Su Cheng's expression stiffened, then he calmly said: "The promotion tasks for outer disciples aren't really secrets; a little inquiry and you'll know."

Upon seeing Fang Xu, Chu Mu suddenly displayed a different side, making the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Hall feel somewhat curious.

Fang Xu thought for a moment and said: "Senior Sister Tianyi has a male favorite named Zhang Mingyue; that person has some grudge with the disciple, and Senior Sister Tianyi wants to have Zhang Mingyue teach the disciple a lesson."

"Big brother, the employer said we need him alive; if he's dead, he's worthless."

"If you come over again, I……I will kill myself!"

Following the dragon, Fang Xu unknowingly traveled very far along the seabed.

"Just a lesson?" Yanhuo said with a half-smile: "I know Tianyi's temper; if she makes a move, she will surely take your life."

Every plant he deemed rare and precious, he collected one by one and threw them into his Cosmos Sack.

Fang Xu rose, clasped his hands, was about to leave, but then opened his mouth again: "Elder, I want to know, for this Fusang Kingdom mission, which Law Enforcement Hall senior brother is responsible for supervising the disciple?"

Hearing the few people's words, it seems someone hired them to do this.

If the dragon approaches the near-shore waters, it is very likely to be discovered by the naval vessels.

Although with its current strength, the naval forces could do nothing to it, but Fang Xu doesn't want to cause too much commotion.

Fang Xu was slightly stunned, then clasped his hands and said: "My meaning is, ten-year specimens are not many; most are over ten years."

And after opening its wisdom, its strength is comparable to seventh rank; around it, no other sea beast dares to approach.

Seeing this, Fang Xu only thought it was a group of lustful bugs seeing a pretty girl and having evil intentions; he didn't want to meddle, so he intended to close the window and continue resting.

At night, Fang Xu was sitting cross-legged in the room cultivating when a faint disturbance suddenly entered his ears.

"Until we meet again, Fang Xu." The dragon shook its head, then turned and dove headfirst into the seawater.

Relying on the bubbles formed by the Blood Qi Power on the dragon's body surface, the breathing problem was temporarily not a concern, and Fang Xu, like a farmer uncle during the autumn harvest, happily collected various rare plants underwater.

After an hour, Xu Changqing finished his lesson and let the disciples go back to comprehend on their own.

"Hearing the little junior sister call him Fang Xu brother, could it be that this kid is the top newcomer in this session's entrance examination?"

But this is the ocean, far more terrifying than land, and Fang Xu first needs to understand whether the dragon can safely cross this sea area.

Xu Changqing's expression froze for a moment, then he looked at the disciple beside him and said: "Duanmu Ju, you come and help me count."

The disciple named Duanmu Ju quickly clasped his hands, then curiously opened Fang Xu's package.

(End of chapter)