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Chapter 163 Ferry Project
Chapter 163 Ferry Project
As the conversation became more animated, everyone burst into laughter, attracting the attention of other sects. Among them, Shang Fengzi, the leader of the Penglai Imperial Sword Hall, who had the best relationship with Mount Shu, couldn't help but ask a question.
"Why are you all so happy, fellow Daoists? Tell me so I can share in your joy."
Shang Fengzi was a humble person and a close friend of Qingwei for many years. Therefore, Qingwei told him about the upcoming competition between the Shushan Sect, the Qingyun Sect, and the other two sects.
"I see—" Shang Fengzi stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, seemingly having made a decision, before resolutely saying, "The Penglai Sword Control Hall also wishes to participate in this grand competition. I wonder what you fellow Daoists think?"
Is Penglai Yujian Hall also participating?
The sect leaders looked at each other, wondering why things seemed to be getting out of hand.
Knowing Shang Fengzi's temperament well, Qingwei was more surprised than anyone else and couldn't help but ask, "The Penglai Daoist teachings have always emphasized tranquility and non-action, not being disturbed by external things. The disciples of the sect rarely engage in worldly struggles. What is the reason for your actions, fellow Daoist?"
Shang Fengzi smiled wryly, "That's precisely why I wanted my disciples to participate in the Grand Competition. They usually just bury themselves in their cultivation, and when they encounter demons, they can barely protect themselves, let alone save people. Not long ago, the Demon Locking Tower had an incident, and some demons invaded Penglai, almost causing us a great loss!"
Hearing this, Qingwei's face was full of guilt. He cupped his hands and apologized, saying, "I never expected that the disaster at Mount Shu would also implicate Penglai. I am truly sorry, fellow Daoist."
Shang Fengzi waved his hand and sighed, "Exorcising demons and protecting the righteous path is the natural duty of cultivators. How can it be considered an implicated act? It's just that that incident made me realize the weakness of Penglai's combat abilities. If things continue like this, even maintaining the lineage will be difficult. The name 'Sword Control Hall' will then be nothing but a joke!"
Having said all that, Qingwei found it difficult to refuse Shang Fengzi's request, so she turned to look at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang chuckled and said, "It's up to you, Master Uncle, to decide on the sect competition. Anyway, I'm not good at handling these kinds of affairs, so I might as well observe and learn."
Qingwei laughed loudly, "As the sect leader, I have many more important matters to attend to, and I certainly shouldn't be distracted by trivial matters. I will take charge of organizing this competition."
Speaking of important matters, Chu Yang suddenly remembered the missing Evil Sword Immortal. Based on Bai Yue's last words, he guessed that the Evil Sword Immortal should be in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
"I have something I'd like to ask Mr. Yun," Chu Yang said, looking at Yun Yilan. "Have there been any unusual developments in the Ten Thousand Mountains recently?"
Upon hearing this, the sect leaders who were engaged in a lively discussion immediately looked at Chu Yang in surprise.
"The Ten Thousand Mountains? Why does Sect Leader Chu ask such a question?"
Yun Yilan asked curiously.
The calamity at Mount Shu was no longer a secret in the cultivation world. With such a major event occurring, everyone had heard rumors about it. Therefore, Chu Yang did not conceal the existence of the Evil Sword Immortal and told him the whole story.
"Evil Sword Immortal—" Yun Yilan frowned and slowly shook his head, saying, "So far, no abnormalities have been found. I've only heard that several witch clans hidden deep in the mountains have been wiped out. For the righteous path, this shouldn't be considered a bad thing."
The few witch clans that were wiped out were sacrifices chosen by Baiyue to gather the power of the five elements, and had nothing to do with the Evil Sword Immortal.
Unable to obtain any useful clues, Chu Yang had no choice but to give up for the time being. However, just in case, he still reminded Fenxiang Valley to pay attention to any disturbances in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Dao Xuan Zhenren suddenly sighed, "A mountain range of ten thousand miles separates Shenzhou from the Central Plains. Even if something happens on our side, it will be difficult to inform you in time."
Qingwei nodded immediately and said, "That is indeed a difficult problem."
Chu Yang said, "I've had this idea for a long time. I want to build a ferry crossing atop Mount Shu, with several large, flying ferries, to facilitate travel between the Central Plains and the Divine Continent. What do you all think?"
"Spanning two places—and it's a ferry that travels in the sky?" Yun Yilan gasped, looking at him with admiration. "Sect Leader Chu certainly has guts! Even if he could build one, the cost would be astronomical!"
The kind-faced Master Puhong chanted a Buddhist prayer and said slowly, "If it can truly be accomplished, the Shushan Sect will have done another great service to the world."
"Monk, don't rush to praise him. Whether he's capable or not is still uncertain!" Dao Xuan Zhenren glanced at Master Pu Hong, his tone quite dissatisfied. Of the three sects, only Qingyun Sect and Shushan Sect were of one mind. He was the one who was genuinely worried about this strange sect leader's reckless behavior.
Qingwei hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you confident?"
"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, it's just a small matter of refining weapons." Chu Yang was full of confidence. It wasn't like he was going to build a ship as big as the Underworld King. It would be enough to carry a few dozen people at a time. If you really wanted to calculate it, the ferry's volume would be less than one-tenth of the Underworld King's.
With Chu Yang's resources in the One Piece world, building a ferry would only take a few days.
The energy device doesn't need to be too big; a small one will do. Chu Yang will also inscribe some formations on the ferry to aid in flight, which will greatly reduce the energy requirements.
Once the ship is built, it can be placed in the space of the Seamless Extension Spell and then brought back through the Soul Palace. It's not troublesome at all.
Seeing Chu Yang's confidence, Qingwei put aside her last hesitation and nodded with a smile.
When Chonglou was around, everyone had already witnessed the power of the Demon Refining Tower and was completely convinced of Chu Yang's weapon-refining skills. At the same time, they were also very envious of Shushan for having a sect leader with such exceptional weapon-refining talent.
This isn't a sect leader; he's clearly a god of wealth who fell from the sky.
Among the various arts of cultivation, alchemy, artifact crafting, array formation, and talisman making are the most important, with the others being secondary. Reaching the pinnacle of any of these four arts represents an inexhaustible source of wealth.
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Since it's a ferry, then in addition to Mount Shu, we should also build corresponding ferry crossings in other places. We'll leave the matter to the sect leaders on the Divine Continent."
Dao Xuan and the others immediately agreed. Compared to building a ferry, building a dock for mooring was not a difficult task. However, the location might need to be carefully considered, since the ship would be flying in the sky and it would be difficult to land in a place that was too low.
Qingyun Sect, Fenxiang Valley, and Tianyin Temple all plan to choose the highest peak within their respective sects.
Establishing a ferry crossing is a long-term business. Besides our sect's disciples, there might be other forces that want to travel between the two places. It's perfectly normal for these people to pay some "handling fees" when they need to take the boat.
The handling fee for using the ferry is just an extra charge; the actual cost of the boat ride is the real expense. From this perspective, the Shushan Sect's ferry service is not only profitable but also a sure-fire way to make money.
The sect leaders present quickly realized this, and all wore expressions of envy. They couldn't even remember how many times they had shown similar expressions.
After the ceremony, people from all sects left Mount Shu one after another. Those who were not close friends left earlier, while those who were close friends left later.
The first to leave was Shenjiabao.
Shen Qingfeng's unease at the banquet was noticed by all the major factions, prompting others to sigh, "If only he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have done it in the first place."
The next martial arts tournament between Nanlin and Beishen will definitely be more lively than ever before, with most people probably going there to see Shen Qingfeng make a fool of himself.
Offending the Shu Mountain sect is not something that can be easily forgiven.
The martial arts forces, led by the four great families, followed closely behind and left Mount Shu. Xie Cangxing and Xia, who had just become disciples, also left with them at Chu Yang's instruction.
The two, representing Shushan, went with Jiang Cheng and the others to Mingzhou to negotiate with Mo Yi.
However, before everything settled down, Chu Yang reminded Xiahou Jinxuan not to tell his father, Xiahou Zhang, about this matter.
Given Xiahou Zhang's character, if he had known that Mo Yi had been possessing his younger brother's body for over a decade and had been lurking in the Xiahou family, he certainly wouldn't have cooperated with him in any way.
At that point, it might backfire and push things in a bad direction.
Just to be on the safe side, Chu Yang sent out a clone to secretly follow them. If Mo Yi didn't know what was good for him, he would have no choice but to resolve the matter in the simplest way.
Besides Mo Yi, Long Ming, the ruler of the Yaksha Kingdom, used the unique teleportation technique of the Long clan to travel to the human realm in search of the Shennong Cauldron, but Chu Yang did not obtain any information from Xiahou Jin Xuan and the others.
To repair the water veins of the Demon Realm, both the Water Spirit Orb and the Shennong Cauldron are indispensable.
According to the original storyline, the Shennong Cauldron, along with the other two divine artifacts, the Fuxi Sword and the Nuwa Blood Jade, are all treasures enshrined in the Xuan Guang Palace of Mount Shu.
However, in this world, there is no Xuan Guang Palace in Shu Mountain, so the whereabouts of the Shennong Cauldron remains a mystery.
Where Longming went in search of the Shennong Cauldron remains unknown.
However, given the current mixed style of the entire world, anything that doesn't appear in the Legend of Sword and Fairy universe will definitely appear in other stories.
Chu Yang has already summarized the pattern.
The Shennong Cauldron is not just a treasure unique to the world of Chinese Paladin —
Chu Yang already had a guess in his mind, so he was looking forward to seeing how the Shennong Cauldron would appear in front of him.
As the event drew to a close, the once bustling sect hall fell silent once more. However, Chu Yang was surprised to find that the Qionghua Sect, which had almost no connection with Mount Shu, was still there.
Su Yao, the leader of the Qionghua Sect, seemed to have something to discuss, but it wasn't appropriate to say it openly when there were too many people around. Only now, after most of the people had left, did she find Chu Yang.
Su Yao asked Chu Yang to borrow the Water Spirit Pearl, without specifying its purpose, only saying that she would return it after borrowing it for a while.
Chu Yang, who was familiar with the plot, guessed her intention.
The Qionghua sect worships the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and reveres the secret art of sword forging. They have gathered the life's blood and sweat of three generations of elders to forge the two immortal swords, "Wangshu" and "Xihe".
Only those with special destiny and constitution can wield both immortal swords.
Nineteen years ago, under the leadership of the twenty-fourth generation sect leader, Master Taiqing, the Qionghua Sect used the power of the twin swords to bind the Illusionary Dream Realm, open a passage to the Illusionary Dream Realm, and seize its spiritual power, intending to use this power to complete the feat of the entire sect's ascension.
As long as one can fly high enough to be exposed to the Kunlun Mountains' light, ordinary people can ascend to heaven in broad daylight.
Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful.
The Illusionary Realm is not one to sit idly by. How could it not fight back when someone comes knocking on its door?
Numerous demons also descended upon the Qionghua Sect through spatial rifts, engaging in fierce battles with the enemy. A great war was imminent, with people dying every moment, corpses strewn across the fields, and rivers of blood flowing.
The scene was extremely tragic.
At that time, Su Yu, who was the host of the Wangshu Sword, could not bear the cruel killing in front of her and was unwilling to continue using the Wangshu Sword to bind the Illusionary Dream World.
Ultimately, this battle was caused by the greed of the Qionghua Sect. They wanted to become immortals, so they cunningly seized the spiritual power of the Illusionary Dream Realm, and even called it slaying demons and protecting the common people.
Su Yu saw through this and, unwilling to make another mistake, fled down the mountain with the Wangshu Sword and her fellow disciple Yun Tianqing.
After descending the mountain, the two went to Qingluan Peak to live in seclusion and had a child, Yun Tianhe. Due to the backlash from the icy power of the Wangshu Sword, Su Yu passed away after giving birth to Yun Tianhe.
Meanwhile, Xuanxiao, the host of the Xihe Sword, suffered from the backlash, burning his body with intense flames and falling into a path of bloodlust and madness, nearly going insane.
Left with no other choice, the elders of the Qionghua Sect froze him, using the power of ice to reduce Xuanxiao's pain and protect his mind.
The Water Spirit Pearl that Su Yao is seeking today is precisely for Xuan Xiao. She believes that the Water Spirit Pearl, which possesses the power of water spirit, can suppress the backlash from the Xihe Sword on Xuan Xiao's body.
Chu Yang wasn't sure if the Water Spirit Orb would work, but he politely declined Su Yao's request.
Even if the Water Spirit Orb hadn't been given to Jiang Cheng and the others, Chu Yang wouldn't have used it to save Xuan Xiao; he deserved the pain of being burned alive.
Driven by selfish desires, the Qionghua Sect committed countless atrocities, and most of its members have become demonic in their pursuit of immortality.
Those lives lost because of greed should all be attributed to them.
A cold smile crept across Chu Yang's lips.
You want my help?
Maybe in the next life!
Su Yao's face turned extremely ugly after being rejected. Under the watchful eyes of many disciples, she felt somewhat embarrassed and said resentfully, "The Water Spirit Pearl is a treasure born of heaven and earth, it doesn't belong to anyone. My Qionghua Sect is merely borrowing it. Why is Sect Leader Chu so stingy!"
Chu Yang rolled his eyes. "What's it to you? Whether I'm petty or not is none of your business."
Su Yao's cheeks flushed red, clearly she was furious that the sect leader had used such a low-level question to answer her.
Everyone present, including the disciples of Qionghua Sect, was stunned by Chu Yang's attitude.
His words seemed to be full of hostility?
"Is what Sect Leader Chu has done today intended to cause a complete break between the Shu Zhao Sect and the Qionghua Sect?"
When Su Yao saw that the soft approach was ineffective, she used the relationship between the two factions to threaten Chu Yang. Although the Qionghua Sect did not have the same prestige as the Shu Sect, it was still the second most prestigious cultivation sect after the Shu Sect.
Under normal circumstances, no one would easily choose to offend the Qionghua faction.
However, Chu Yang was not included in this category.
"Those who follow different paths cannot conspire together. The path that Shu Zhao cultivates is indeed vastly different from that of the Qionghua Sect. Killing Yao Xin is merely killing some demons that bring calamity to the human world. He would never indulge in personal gain or engage in any evil or heretical activities."
Chu Yang's cold words immediately caused a huge uproar; he actually directly denounced the Qionghua Sect as a heretical sect.
For a cultivation sect, this is more than just a simple insult.
Upon hearing this, Su Yao flew into a rage, and the other Qionghua Sect disciples glared at Chu Yang with even greater fury. The atmosphere between the two sides was tense, as if a fight was about to break out at any moment.
Xu Changqing immediately led a group of disciples to surround Shang Nan.
How can we allow others to run rampant on Shu Zhao's territory?!
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