Chapter 1693: Chapter 1693

Chapter 1693: Chapter 1693: Fan Hai Sect

Wei Zhengtian’s “congratulations” left the Wei siblings, Shi Xiaolian, Wu De, and Lightning Mink somewhat bewildered.

Yet, Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu understood; Xia Chenyu rarely showed a hint of shyness, while Fang Bai cheerfully replied, “Thank you! Thank you!”

Shi Xiaolian, blinking her beautiful eyes, looked at Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu, then at Wei Zhengtian and Shi Hongye, not understanding what one was congratulating for and what the other was thanking for.

Fang Bai and the others rested for two more days in Immortal Stone City. During these two days, Fang Bai engraved complex array patterns on the city’s sturdy walls, reinforcing them to make the city impregnable to sea beasts.

Even around the stone statue from Fang Bai’s previous life, several formations were laid out anew, capable of withstanding an assault from a sea beast like the Unihorn Dragon Whale for a significant period.

Once everything was completed, Fang Bai rested for another day, and early the next morning, he left Immortal Stone City to seek a ship for crossing the sea to the Eastern Desolate Continent.

That night, Fang Bai spoke with Xia Chenyu; she surprisingly no longer insisted on accompanying Fang Bai to the Eastern Desolate Continent but still couldn’t avoid giving a few reminders, asking Fang Bai to be careful on his journey and not forget they were waiting for him to return safely at the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace.

Before Fang Bai’s departure, Shi Xiaolian, her eyes red, said, “Brother Fang, take care, you must come back!”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Once I’ve found the Dongfang Sisters, I’ll return to reunite with you all.”

Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu gently embraced for a moment, and he patted Shi Xiaolian’s head.

“Right, these two Jade Pendants, keep them on you for a safe journey.”

Fang Bai took out two Self-Protecting Jade Tiles he forged the previous night, personally putting them on Xia Chenyu and Shi Xiaolian.

Each pendant contained Fang Bai’s infused killing intent, able to withstand attacks from two levels of Heavenly Tribulation. Coupled with Wei Zhengtian’s escort, the two women should safely reach the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace.

After bidding farewell to Xia Chenyu, Shi Xiaolian, and the others, Fang Bai, along with the relentless Wu De and Lightning Mink, followed Wei Zhengtian’s directions, flying along the edge of the Black Sea towards the south.

Heading south for ten thousand miles, there’s a huge harbor, reportedly built by the most powerful sect on the Western Desolate Continent, the Fan Hai Sect.

Located by the Black Sea, Fan Hai Sect was founded over a thousand years ago with astounding depth; it’s said to have Thunder Tribulation experts within the sect, and its senior members are mostly Thunder Tribulation experts.

Fan Hai Sect constructed this harbor specifically to transport Western Desolate Continent’s experts to the Eastern Desolate Continent, thus earning vast cultivation resources.

Fan Hai Sect possesses several huge ships that travel between the Western and Eastern Desolate continents every two years.

To board Fan Hai Sect’s sea ship, one must meet two conditions: cultivation level must be at least Soul Severing Perfection, and one must pay twenty thousand Royal Grade Spirit Stones as fare.

Twenty thousand Royal Grade Spirit Stones don’t sound much, but for Soul Severing Perfection experts, accumulating such a number of Royal Grade Spirit Stones is rather difficult. Hence, on each voyage, the Soul Severing Perfection experts are only a minority, with the majority being Thunder Tribulation experts.

Each sea ship of Fan Hai Sect is over three hundred zhang long and can accommodate more than two thousand people.

Charging twenty thousand Royal Grade Spirit Stones per expert, Fan Hai Sect can earn forty million Royal Grade Spirit Stones from one sea ship.

And each time, Fan Hai Sect sends two sea ships together to support each other, thus transporting four thousand experts and earning eighty million Royal Grade Spirit Stones.

Even deducting half for travel expenses, Fan Hai Sect can still make a net profit of forty million Royal Grade Spirit Stones.

Such immense profit justifies Fan Hai Sect’s willingness to brave the sea’s dangers and invest significant manpower and materials to build ships.

Fang Bai himself already meets both conditions for boarding, but Wu De and Lightning Mink don’t, so they can only stay inside Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring once more.

Coincidentally, when Fang Bai arrived at the harbor built by Fan Hai Sect, the docked ship there was set to depart in three days. Missing this would mean waiting for another two years.

Despite the perilous Black Sea crossing, the Eastern Desolate Continent’s abundant nature’s spiritual energy and numerous opportunities keep martial artists passionate about the journey. Arriving late might mean missing a cabin.

Fang Bai paid twenty thousand Royal Grade Spirit Stones, boarded the sea ship, and was told that as a Soul Severing Perfection expert, he could only stay in the small guest room on the ship’s lower deck.

The small guest room not only had limited space but also poor lighting, worse soundproofing, no secrets to be had within, and no sea view to enjoy.

Many Soul Severing Perfection experts already residing there complained constantly, aware they couldn’t compete over positions with Thunder Tribulation experts in the upper deck’s large guest rooms, so they had to stay obediently.

Fang Bai originally thought of going to the upper deck’s large guest rooms to find a Thunder Tribulation expert, offering more Royal Grade Spirit Stones for a room swap, but eventually dismissed the idea.

On this sea ship, there were too many strong characters, with over a thousand Thunder Tribulation experts. Although Fang Bai feared no one, it was wise to refrain from showing off without necessity, keeping a low profile.

Fang Bai took his room number, went to his guest room, sat cross-legged, and released his Divine Sense to examine the personnel situation on the sea ship.

On this ship, apart from over a hundred Fan Hai Sect disciples serving as crew, the rest were experts preparing to cross the sea for trials. Among them, Soul Severing Perfection experts like himself counted to about five hundred.

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In one of the large guest rooms on the ship’s upper deck, Fang Bai spotted a familiar person, none other than Shi Xiaolian’s former mentor, Yunhai Sect Elder Huo Zhenying.

Fang Bai had a bad impression of Yunhai Sect, where Huo Zhenying belonged, but he had some fondness for Huo Zhenying because Huo Zhenying was affectionate and protective towards Shi Xiaolian, willing to trade her own life for Shi Xiaolian’s safety during the crisis, fulfilling her duties as a mentor.

Fortunately, Yunhai Sect’s Supreme Elder suddenly needed to cross the Thunder Tribulation, leading away Lan Peiyu and other high-rank members of Yunhai Sect; otherwise, Fang Bai knew rescuing Shi Xiaolian would have inevitably led to a fierce confrontation.

Yet, the relations had been utterly severed at that point; the next meeting would certainly be as foes, not friends.

Due to Shi Xiaolian’s connection, Fang Bai didn’t wish to become enemies with Huo Zhenying, thinking he would avoid encountering her to prevent awkwardness.

“Among those two Thunder Tribulation Level Three experts, one is from Fan Hai Sect. I’m not sure who the other one is…”

In the topmost guest rooms, Fang Bai sensed the aura of two Thunder Tribulation Level Three experts, identifying them as the strongest existence on this ship.

Though Fang Bai was a Half-Step Thunder Tribulation, capable of standing against Thunder Tribulation Level Three experts when fully unleashed, on this ship, he didn’t wish to provoke conflict with such strong characters, so he quickly withdrew his Divine Sense to avoid detection.