Chapter 1286: The Gift of the Celestial Venerable of Returning to the Origin

(Typo, I forgot that Land Yang visited the Three Lords of Tiankui before condensing the embryonic form of his Dao Fruit.)

"Little Land, what are you doing here? Buying something?"

Land Yang scratched his head sheepishly: "I ran into some trouble on the way, and I realized my travel speed is too slow. I wanted to ask the Bandit King and Bandit Ancestor if they have any good solutions."

Tiankui Mr. exclaimed: "This problem is easily solved—just use Shrink Ground to Inch and Measure the Vast Distance, right?"

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"I heard that cultivators in ancient times crossed galaxies this way."

Seeing Land Yang's strange expression, Tiankui Mr. suddenly realized: "You're not skilled in these two techniques?"

Land Yang:

It's not that I'm not skilled—it's just that I learned too orthodox a path.

"Come on, let's take you to see Huang An." The founders of the immortal sects all liked Land Yang, only regretting that such an outstanding junior didn't come from their own sects.

"Huang An?"

"That's the Bandit Ancestor you mentioned."

The Bandit Ancestor was a major figure sixty thousand years ago; few know his true name, and even fewer dare to speak it directly.

Coincidentally, the Four Lords of Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable all belong to the "even fewer" group.

The four sect founders arrived at the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, marching aggressively into the chairman's room.

The Bandit King was studying insurance premiums and compensation for extra-dimensional exploration risks when he saw four bandits bringing the harmless Land Yang to his door—he initially thought they came to cause trouble.

"Land Yang?" The Bandit King thought to himself: "How is it you again?"

"Is Huang An here? I have business with him."

The Bandit King recognized the Four Lords of Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable, dared not be negligent, and quickly rose to greet them: "May I ask, esteemed seniors, what business do you have with him?"

"So many seniors seeking a junior—this junior feels overwhelmed." The Bandit Ancestor suddenly appeared in the room, moving at a speed almost unimaginable.

"Bandit Ancestor, senior." Land Yang bowed.

"No, no, no—don't call me that." The Bandit Ancestor dared not let Land Yang address him so; the Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable called Land Yang "little friend,"

and Land Yang is practically his senior.

"I came here to ask: is there a way to travel quickly in the outside world?"

"Quick travel?" The Bandit Ancestor blinked, then chuckled: "You're not the first to ask this. After the seal was broken, cultivators came asking us the same thing."

"Our Chamber of Commerce fulfills every request—we've already begun solving this problem."

"Please follow me." The Bandit Ancestor gestured invitingly, leading everyone to the shipyard outside the Imperial City.

Even from afar, the sound of clanging metal could be heard—ships were being built.

Flying vessels are a key business of the Landing Gold Chamber of Commerce; most are constructed here.

Upon entering the shipyard, Land Yang noticed something different: previously seen flying vessels were hundreds or thousands of zhang long, but the ones under construction now resembled old fishermen's black-covered boats.

"What is this?"

"This is a small flying vessel our Chamber of Commerce prepared for interstellar travel."

"Cultivators traveling between realms usually go in small groups of two or three—there's no need to build them too large."

"The artifact masters crafting these flying vessels are at least at the Unity Stage."

"The flying vessels are engraved with the Shrink Ground to Inch formation; activating it with spiritual energy enables spatial teleportation. According to calculations,

one can reach a distance of one light-year in just one month."

However, the flying vessel cannot jump directly to one light-year away—the formation's size limits the jump distance, and each activation requires a cooldown.

Even so, Land Yang felt moved—this vessel suits him perfectly.

Master Zhengde raised an eyebrow: "There's still great room for improvement. I remember when you came to our Hanging Temple to steal things, your Speed Dao Fruit embryonic form didn't just change your speed—it could change mine too."

The Bandit Ancestor's face flushed: "Senior Zhengde, we agreed not to mention that."

Master Zhengde waved his hand: "I mean you can change the flying vessel's speed."

He had heard the universe is boundlessly vast, and a light-year is merely the most basic unit of distance. If they wanted to reach tens or hundreds of millions of light-years away, when would this flying vessel ever arrive?

"Impossible—the vessel is too large to sustain speed changes for long."

The Bandit Ancestor pulled out a fist-sized piece of immortal gold: "I can only keep this small object in a high-speed state, like this."

He activated the Speed Dao Fruit embryonic form, linking his mind to the immortal gold—the gold vanished with a whoosh, then reappeared, moving at near-light speed; few present could follow its motion.

"Moreover, if the flying vessel moves too fast, the hull will disintegrate. To maintain high speed, the entire structure must be made of advanced ores."

Land Yang pondered, then said: "Master Ancestor, could you embed this immortal gold into the flying vessel?"

"Worth a try."

Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable extended his hand: "Give me that immortal gold to use."

"Here."

He then patted the black-covered boat beside him: "This one is already finished, right?"

"Yes."

Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable placed one hand on the boat and the other holding the immortal gold, whispering: "Unite as one."

The black-covered boat glowed with a halo of light.

As the light faded, the immortal gold disappeared, and the boat appeared unchanged.

The Bandit Ancestor stared wide-eyed—in his perception, the boat had changed enormously.

He clearly sensed the boat and immortal gold had fused into one; calling it a treasure would not be an exaggeration!

Moreover, the swiftness concept attached to the immortal gold had not vanished.

This means the black-covered boat now has both spatial jump and light-speed travel functions—anywhere in the vast universe can be reached!

"Little Land, you try going." Guiyuan Heavenly Venerable didn't hesitate, smiling as he lifted Land Yang onto the boat.

Controlling the flying boat is a simple matter; although Lu Yang is operating it for the first time, he quickly learns how to pilot it.

Lu Yang steers the black-canopied boat, soaring into the sky toward the outer realm, just as when the immortal gold vanished before—very few notice how the black-canopied boat disappears.

Not long after, Lu Yang returns by boat; he and the vessel are unharmed, and the black-canopied boat still retains its rapid-concept property.

The Thief Ancestor's heart pounds wildly—once this black-canopied boat is introduced, all cultivators exploring the outer realm will buy it!

A business opportunity, a tremendous one!

"Senior Guiyuan, have you considered cooperating with us? Profits split fifty-fifty."

Guiyuan Tianzun has no interest in spirit stones; he lifts his eyelids slightly and says: "But I and the three of them are about to depart for the outer realm right away."

The Thief Ancestor hastily says: "Two days—please wait us two days. I will ask the artifact-refining masters to work overtime and refine a batch of small flying boats. You only need to activate the Unity Dao Fruit prototype in two days."

In two days, produce twenty small flying boats; sell the first batch as promotion, then hype up the second batch.

Guiyuan Tianzun and his companions' first outing will surely not be too long; after Guiyuan Tianzun returns, we can continue cooperation.

"The four seniors going out also need a divine treasure for piloting, right? This black-canopied boat is a gift for all of you seniors!"

Guiyuan Tianzun turns his head: "Xiao Lu, this black-canopied boat is yours."

Seeing this, the Thief Ancestor quickly adds: "I will also give one boat to each of the four seniors!"

"That's about right."

Lu Yang feels overwhelmed by favor—he merely offered an idea, yet this black-canopied boat is immensely valuable, the first of its kind, extraordinarily meaningful, and just given to him like this?!

"Ancestor, this is too precious."

Lu Yang tries to jump off the boat, but Guiyuan Tianzun presses him down directly onto it.

"Just accept it peacefully—consider it a gift for your cultivation up to the Tribulation Transcendence stage."

"Okay, fine."