CHAPTER 273: ISLAND 2

Three days later, Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang exited the portable cave.

After collecting the cave, the five walked to the waterfront.

"More people have arrived." Li Wenqiang observed.

"It’s strange how fast the rumour is spreading." Feng Xue said and the others couldn’t help but agree.

After all, the Yunshan secret realm was very vast.

Even after exploring for more than three hundred years, their group had only encountered several hundred cultivators.

Considering that, it was strange how the rumour had attracted thousands of cultivators in a short time.

"There is definitely something off about that island." Shen Xu said, looking at the island with solemn eyes.

"Everyone should be on the lookout." Zhen Yuan reminded and the others nodded.

Soon after, Shen Xu waved his hand and a flying ship flew out of the Chaos Flame Space.

Seeing the ship, Li Wenqiang gasped.

"Master, how do you have a level seven flying ship?" He asked.

After all, level seven flying ships were valuable treasures in the Tianqi continent.

When one appeared, fusion realm ancestors and other masters would come out of seclusion to fight for it.

Considering that, Li Wenqiang didn’t believe Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan somehow managed to snatch a level seven flying ship at an auction.

After all, before entering the Yunshan secret realm, both were spirit transformation realm weaklings.

"I refined it during my free time when I was in seclusion." The double answered in a proud voice.

The ship was refined from mysterious heart iron and level seven wood sourced from trees in the space.

Most importantly, it was engraved with more than one thousand runes and formations.

As a result, its speed, defence, and attack power were comparable to a peak level eight flying ship.

Looking at the magnificent ship, Shen Xu nodded in satisfaction.

"Let’s get on." He said and the others prepared to board the ship.

However, before they could, a voice floated over from a distance.

"Wait." It said.

A moment later, six people walked towards them.

Of the six, two were female and four were male.

At a glance, the two women wore gorgeous clothes and exuded an innate arrogance that the males didn’t.

’I hope they are not looking for trouble.’ Shen Xu thought, his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Can we help you?" He asked.

"We also want to go to the island. Can you take us with us? We are willing to pay a boarding fare." One of the males said.

Hearing this, Shen Xu and the others glanced at each other.

If possible, they didn’t want to ferry strangers on their new ship.

However, there was an upside to ferrying people.

One, they would receive a reward and regardless of the amount, this reward was an addition to their empty coffers.

Second, ferrying people would give them an opportunity to subtly learn what the other party knew, whether about the island or the situation in other mid-grade continents.

Thinking of this, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu nodded before turning to the six.

"We will bring you over but you are responsible for your own safety. Are you willing?" Shen Xu asked in a resolute voice.

"We are willing." One of the women hurriedly answered.

At the same time, an excited look flashed in her eyes and she consciously lowered her head.

"My name is Si Xiaodie and this is my sister, Si Mingyue. We are from the Tianhua continent. What about the fellow daoists?" One of the women asked.

"I am Shen Xu and this is my Taoist partner, Zhen Yuan. The others are our friends, Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang. We are from the Tianqi continent." Shen Xu introduced.

"Taoist partner? Fellow daoists Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan married early." Si Mingyue said and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

Hearing this, Shen Xu shrugged with a careless expression.

"What can one do when fate arrives?" He said.

"Indeed." Si Mingyue agreed but her eyes were unusually resolute.

Soon after, the eleven people boarded the ship.

"You can use these rooms." Shen Xu said, pointing at several rooms at the back of the ship.

After settling the guests, Zhen Yuan and his group went to the navigation room and started the ship.

"Master, that Si Mingyue is not a simple character." Feng Xue reminded with a thoughtful expression.

When he heard this, Shen Xu chuckled and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

He couldn’t say he was very good at reading people but he was confident in his ability to detect people who covet Zhen Yuan.

Before Si Mingyue, he had met Song Wanqing and many others.

As a result, he developed a radar that had yet to fail.

"She will be fine as long as she stays in her lane." Shen Xu said in a meaningful voice.

"What if she doesn’t?" Yang Shi asked.

"She will be punished." Shen Xu answered without hesitation.

Although the island was visible from the shore, it was still a long distance away and even a level seven ship required three days and two nights to get there.

During that time, the eleven people got to know each other.

From what Shen Xu gathered, the Tianhua continent was a matriarchy and the Si sisters were royalty.

Like the Tianyun continent that produced the cloud sea stone, the Tianhua continent produced a variety of special spirit grasses, flowers, and fruits.

As a result, trade between the Tianhua and Tianxuan continents was thriving, creating a channel for Tianhua continent cultivators to go to the Tianxuan continent.

However, this channel had the same issues as that of the Tianyun continent.

’It’s suspected that people who use this channel become slaves when they reach the Tianxuan continent.’ Shen Xu thought and sighed.

"Why is it so difficult to go to the Tianxuan continent?" He muttered.

Now that his soul and body cultivation had reached the peak of level seven, Shen Xu was desperate to find a way out of the Tianqi continent.

After all, his soul and body cultivation could not advance as long as he stayed in a mid-grade continent.