Volume 2: Clouds over the Sea Chapter 1361: Hundreds of Streams Converge Into the Sea
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The silver-bearded old man waved his hand and said humbly: "How dare I show off when you are an immortal? And I am not afraid of making people laugh with my little experience!"
Ma Tianhai said nothing, and his unpredictable power slowly spread out. The people around him didn't know what was going on, so they all retreated back.
The silver-bearded old man was also forced to take two steps back. He was a little confused, but he still continued: "A person's life span is only a hundred years. If you get rid of ordinary thoughts, cultivate your true nature, eat quietly, and nourish your bones, your five internal organs will be healthy. And the spirit is there..." He seemed to be aware of it, and then he raised his head and said seriously to Ma Tianhai with a serious look on his face: "Let me ask, at this age, how long does it take to live to this day? Weird?"
Ma Tianhai's eyes glanced around, then landed on the other person, and asked indifferently: "Are you a Taoist?"
The silver-bearded old man raised his chin and said proudly: "Lin has been cultivating Taoism since he was a child. Although he was not able to lift the clouds and fly up to become an immortal, his obsession has never changed. Who in the world dares to despise this..."
Ma Tianhai sneered secretly and shook his head slightly. Today's situation is a bit strange, but it is also puzzling. He put away all the power around him, walked straight to the gangplank of the ship, and shouted in a loud voice: "Get aboard..."
After giving the order, the dock suddenly became busy. Within a moment, everyone had boarded the ship. Then the gangplank was removed and the ship was about to set sail.
The big ship is fifteen or six feet long and more than three feet wide. It is divided into two floors, with a ship tower standing at the end. However, there were no masts or sails on the ship. On the spacious deck, in addition to the stacked cargo, is where the passengers who board the ship will stay. The cabins under the ship and the ship's building are exclusive to the people of Longhu Villa.
On the deck, more than twenty people took a rest. Some people were sitting on the floor leaning on the cargo, some were leaning against the side of the ship and looking around, some were alone with their eyes closed and meditating, some were grinning happily while holding wine jars, and some were silently looking around at the situation. The three old men before did not seem to know each other. Even though they were on the same boat, they never exchanged a word with each other.
At this moment, several figures stepped onto the platform. Everyone looked up and looked expectantly.
That was Elder Ma Tianhai from Longhu Villa. He glanced towards the sky, seemingly resentful, then turned to look down below, and casually used a few magic techniques.
In an instant, the entire ship was suddenly shrouded in a faint light, then trembled slightly and slowly left the shore. As exclamations rang out from all around, the ship slowly turned and moved faster. It was like a giant sea beast cutting through the waves and galloping straight into the depths of the vast sea.
"The big ship is covered with magical formations and is driven by spiritual stones. It is a unique and extremely ingenious thing! Now Lin is crossing the sea by boat again, just like the scene back then. But times have changed and the situation is completely different..."
The silver-bearded old man was sitting alone on the bow of the boat, secretly sighing with emotion.
"The speed of the boat is as fast as a galloping horse. And there are restrictions to block the wind and waves, so it is very stable. I didn't expect that Longhu Villa has some tricks!"
The silver-bearded old man had something in mind and couldn't help but look back. I saw that Ma Tianhai had already led people down the stairs, and when he entered the cabin, he glanced at the bow of the ship intentionally or unintentionally.
"Ma Tianhai is not only the elder of Longhu Villa, but also a Golden elixir monk. His disciple Jun Yu is a foundation-building practitioner. Most of the disciples of the Villa accompanying him are Qi practitioners. In this line of work, among the immortal masters It’s not worth a damn in his eyes, and Ma Tianhai is just a junior from Jindan, so why does he care so much about what’s going on in the sky?”
The silver-bearded old man lowered his eyes and shook his head. The front, back and back of the ship were all embedded with formations. Although it is still possible to see clearly below the deck, it is difficult for spiritual consciousness to penetrate every cabin. If you want to do it forcefully, you will definitely be alarmed. Forget it, just wait and see what happens!
After a while, the big ship had left the coast of Baixi Valley far away. Through the faint light surrounding the hull, the situation on the sea can be vaguely seen. I just looked up, but it was vast and I didn’t know where to go. Only the waves that are constantly thrown away can remind people of the boat sailing on the sea...
"I have a great capacity for drinking! If I continue to drink like this, I will be empty-handed after reaching Qianhuang..."
"Haha! Today I have wine and I am drunk today. Master Hu just wants to have a good time..."
On the other side of the bow deck, several people were sitting together. In the middle is the old man with a white beard, holding a wine jar and laughing happily. There were more than a dozen jars of wine piled behind him, and they were only allowed to be checked on board the ship at the expense of animal skins and pearls. The people accompanying him still thought that he was going to Qianhuang just to make a living by selling wine. Unexpectedly, he was about to go to sea, and he couldn't wait to drink alone.
The person who spoke was a strong man. Seeing that the old man was rough and interesting, he smiled with his companions and said: "It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Why don't I sell a few jars of wine and we will drink with you..."
"Haha! Drink together, drink together..." The old man who called himself Mr. Tiger was quite generous. He raised his hand to grab a jar of wine from behind and said, "Ten spar and a jar of wine, the price is fair!"
The crystal is the immortal crystal mentioned by Elder Ma Tianhai. Several companions had exchanged goods for Master Tiger's Immortal Crystal, but then changed their hands to honor Ma Wei of Longhu Villa. Now let alone ten yuan, not even one!
The man chuckled and had no choice but to leave it at that.
Tiger Lord was still in high spirits, pretending to give way, saying: "Let's have fun, don't be so reserved, haha..." He raised the wine jar in his arms and shook it in all directions, looking quite proud.
Everyone knew they couldn't afford the wine, so they had to smile and avoid it. The old man with golden beard not far away was still sitting cross-legged, without even raising his eyelids.
Tiger Lord continued to drink alone, feeling extremely comfortable. Before boarding the ship, he used fairy crystals to fool a few fellow travelers who were crossing the sea, and took the opportunity to raid the wine cellars of several wine shops. The two must be envious at this time, haha...
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the ship was sailing as usual.
It is said that it takes an estimated two months to sail from Baixi Valley to Qianhuang. On the Dragon and Tiger Villa side, Ma Wei would go out for inspections three or five times a day with two men. Ma Tianhai and his apprentice and the rest of the people were nowhere to be seen in the cabin. The twenty-odd passengers dared not move around except for eating and drinking. They sat or lay on the deck, quietly passing the time of crossing the sea.
The more than ten jars of wine that Tiger Master had checked on board were finally drunk up. He calmed down because of this, but then he lay on the deck with his back facing the sky and snored.
The silver-bearded old man at the bow seemed tired of sitting, so he also lay down and closed his eyes. He rested his head on his arms, as if he was half asleep, but his eyebrows were slightly raised, as if he was paying attention to something.
The ship building at the stern was more than three meters high, but it had only one floor. Its lower end was connected to the cabin and the wooden ladder, and the upper end was two cabins, one large and one small, with different primary and secondary, where Ma Tianhai, his master and apprentice, and Ma Wei and others lived respectively.
At this time, in the main room of the ship building, a pair of masters and apprentices were talking.
"Master! This trip to the sea is very hasty, I don't understand..."
"Every few years, we have to go to Qianhuang once, and now we are just following the routine..."
"I understand! But Master said that this trip will not be able to return for three to five years, why is that?"
"Don't ask too much..."
Jun Yu sat on a piece of animal skin in the corner of the cabin, playing with a piece of fairy crystal in his hand. Seeing that the master avoided answering, he looked up and asked curiously: "It is rumored that there is a change in the Eight Wastelands, causing Thousand Wastelands to be turbulent..."
There was only a wooden couch in the cabin, and Master Ma Tianhai sat alone on it. He interrupted his disciple and scolded: "How can rumors be believed!" Although he said so, he held his long beard with his hand, looking worried
Jun Yu explained: "There is no wind without waves! Several senior brothers from the villa said it themselves..."
Previously, the big ship went out to sea by several foundation-building monks in the manor. Jun Yu had a good relationship with those senior brothers, and heard a lot of little-known rumors from them. But now Master Ma Tianhai is asked to go into battle in person, which is obviously a bit unusual.
Ma Tianhai frowned slightly and said impatiently: "What did you hear again..."
Jun Yu answered without thinking: "Forty years ago, the nine masters of the Demon Wasteland suddenly descended from the sky. Not only did they occupy the Demon City, but they also forced the two Demon Lords to leave their hometown. Moreover, the descendants of the Immortal Emperor's abandoned disciples returned to the prehistoric wilderness, which had already alarmed the four directions. It is said that he is a young man with the stolen Immortal Emperor inheritance..."
Although Baixi Valley is isolated overseas and extremely remote. There are often large ships going out to sea, and it is not that the news is blocked. Whenever there is a slight disturbance, the monks in the villa have heard about it.
Ma Tianhai scolded: "Huh! Even if the rumor is true, what can it do? It has nothing to do with Baixi Valley..." What he said is true. In the eyes of ordinary people, Baixi Valley is a mortal place, and Qianhuang and the Immortal Emperor are too high and unpredictable and out of reach. The difference between heaven and earth is like this!
Jun Yu smiled and said, "The disciple remembers an old saying in the villa..."
Ma Tianhai looked at his disciple with an unclear expression.
Jun Yu hesitated and then said, "When the dragon and the tiger meet, the hundred streams converge into the sea. Therefore, the villa is famous, Longhu Villa. Some people also say that the Hundred Stream Valley is a place for masters to practice in seclusion. Perhaps it is related to Qianhuang..."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Ma Tianhai suddenly opened his mouth to scold, and his voice became stern: "Those two sentences and eight words are the formula of the skills. How can it be far-fetched? And Longhu Villa thinks that the master has the highest level of cultivation. Is there any doubt..."
Jun Yu quickly shut up, scared and dared not speak again. Master has a gentle temperament, why is he acting out of character today?
Ma Tianhai still refused to give up, and continued to scold: "Why don't you put away the immortal crystal? With your cultivation level, in the eyes of the masters of Qianhuang, you are no different from an ant, how dare you show off? Go out and reflect on yourself..." He swung his sleeves, and was about to drive his disciple out of the cabin.
Jun Yu quickly hid the immortal crystal in his sleeves and jumped up, hurriedly bowed his head and said yes, turned around and ran away. As soon as he got out of the door, he saw someone snoring on the deck below. He just felt depressed and had no way to dispel it, and walked down the ship deck angrily...