Chapter 1025: Chapter 1025: Old Driver, Take Me With You! Chapter 1025: Chapter 1025: Old Driver, Take Me With You! There were five immortal cranes in total. Huang Xiaolong assigned them after some consideration. To be fair and not favor one over the other, he decided not to ride an immortal crane with either Ying Aoshan or Song Yuru.

Huang Xiaolong rode one by himself.

Ying Aoshan and Song Yuru shared one.

Xiaohong, Qingqing, and Heimei, the three little demons, each rode one.

After he had allocated the cranes, the five immortal cranes let out a resounding cry, flapped their wings, and soared up into the sky!

The cranes swiftly navigated through the clouds. The wind blew past them, but the feathers of the cranes emanated a dazzling light that seemed to deflect the fierce winds.

This allowed those on the backs of the cranes to sit steady and comfortably, without worrying about being blown off by the wind, no matter how fast they went. Even their hair remained undisturbed.

It was incredibly comfortable!

Looking down, the ocean seemed like a huge blue gemstone, dotted with islands scattered like stars. Some of the islands were breathtakingly beautiful, lush and luxurious with vegetation from a bird’s-eye view, they looked like exquisite specimens in a display case!

“Wow~! It’s so beautiful! Really, so beautiful! And riding an immortal crane is so exhilarating!” Song Yuru exclaimed like a girl who had never seen the world, crying out in surprise.

Even Ying Aoshan, the Great Grandmaster of ancient martial arts, was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

“Hehe, my main wife, Aoshan my wife, did I lie to you? From now on, we are officially entering a whole new world,” Huang Xiaolong said happily, “This is what they call ‘riding a crane into freedom’. I never thought this thing would be faster than a plane–it’s my first time riding one.”

Huang Xiaolong analyzed that these immortal cranes must have been raised by the Shushan Sect using spiritual energy and even miraculous medicines. They were fast, docile, strong, and could even emit a trace of mana to shield against the winds.

Thus, they flew for a day and a night. Of course, while crossing the ocean on the cranes, Huang Xiaolong had used a blinding spell so that mortals couldn’t see them, and even radars couldn’t detect them.

In the evening, Huang Xiaolong swept the sea surface with his divine sense and found an isolated island. It was uninhabited, but there were living creatures on it, including wild beasts and birds.

The immortal cranes landed on the island. Huang Xiaolong sent out a mental command, and the five cranes flew out again.

“Little Long, why did you send those immortal cranes flying away?” asked Song Yuru curiously.

“To look for food, of course,” Huang Xiaolong replied earnestly. “Aren’t you hungry?”

Uh~~ as soon as he said this, everyone suddenly felt their stomachs growl.

True, in their excitement, they had flown for a whole day. They hadn’t eaten at noon, and now that Huang Xiaolong mentioned it, they were famished to the point of feeling their front sticking to their backs.

The nights over the ocean were very cold.

Huang Xiaolong found some trees and built a simple shelter, then he lit several bonfires. The light from the fires dispelled the cold and darkness and even brought a hint of a charming atmosphere.

At that time, the five immortal cranes returned, bringing something back with them–
Wild rabbits! Pheasants! Ground squirrels! Leopards! There was even a wild bear!

These were all food! Genuine game!

Huang Xiaolong took matters into his own hands and used fire talismans to cook the game. Soon, the enticing aroma wafted through the air like a lonely woman, lingering nearby, inescapable, refusing to be driven away.

A hearty feast ensued!

After dinner, Huang Xiaolong collected the five immortal cranes back into the copper token. Everyone then slept soundly near the bonfires.

The next day, they continued on their journey.

Currently, Huang Xiaolong had no specific destination in mind; after all, he was very unfamiliar with this boundless sea.

He did not know the location of the Qingcheng Sect, nor that of the Shushan or the Emei Sects… He was in complete darkness, knowing nothing.

However, by noon the next day, Huang Xiaolong discovered that the spiritual energy rising from the sea surface was becoming denser and more abundant!

Moreover, some islands with blinding spells set upon them appeared!

On some of these islands, there were ancient buildings, but no people were found.

“Oh~~ We have finally discovered the various blinding spells set by the overseas cultivators. I think we have reached the so-called world of overseas cultivators!” Huang Xiaolong thought to himself.

He then commanded the immortal cranes to halt their flight and hover in mid-air.

“Little Long, why have we stopped flying?” Ying Aoshan asked with a smile.

“Look down below. Do you see anything?” Huang Xiaolong asked with a smile as he pointed downwards.

Song Yuru, Ying Aoshan, and the three little demons all focused their gaze below, but aside from the endless blue sea, they saw nothing.

The sea was calm. With the breeze blowing, ripples and tiny waves undulated on the surface.

In Huang Xiaolong’s view, there was an ancient island below, covered with some dilapidated buildings.

The reason Song Yuru, Ying Aoshan, and the three little demons couldn’t see anything was that both the island and the surrounding waters were under an illusion concealment spell.

However, there was no spiritual energy on the island, nor any people. Huang Xiaolong surmised that long ago, there must have been indigenous inhabitants on the island, possibly even cultivators. Eventually, as the spiritual energy of the island was exhausted, spirit stones were all mined, leading the inhabitants to abandon the island. Only the concealment spell remained to this day.

“Little Long, what exactly is down there?” Yuru asked anxiously.

“Having come to the overseas, if you can’t see through these illusion concealment spells, then blending into the world of overseas cultivators will be impossible,” Huang Xiaolong said with a smile. Then, he took out several blank talisman papers and drew several talismans on the spot.

The completed talismans overflowed with Daoist energy that was full of spirituality.

“Here, these talismans will enable you to see through the illusion concealment spells of the overseas cultivators’ world without any barrier, akin to the function of the Heavenly Eye.”

After he finished speaking, Huang Xiaolong implanted the drawn talismans into the bodies of his two wives and the three little demons.

In an instant!

Their eyes emitted a strange brightness! This brightness was incredibly sharp, as if it could penetrate the void itself!

Having the talismans within their bodies was equivalent to opening the Heavenly Eye!

“I see it! Little Long! It’s so strange, I can see an island below that wasn’t there before! It’s marvelous!” Yuru exclaimed in surprise.

“Not only is there an island, but there’s also an abundance of spiritual energy~~” Qingqing nodded vigorously. “Young Master, is this the real world of the overseas cultivators?”

“Not only that, but I’m also hearing many sounds I couldn’t hear before,” Ying Aoshan said, thrilled.

“Alright, let’s continue. If we’re lucky, we will soon find islands where overseas cultivators gather, or even sects,” Huang Xiaolong contemplated, and the crane resumed its flight.

“What’s most important now is to find an experienced guide.” Every cell in Huang Xiaolong’s body was bubbling with the desire to explore!

Afternoon!

Strange hissing sounds emanated from an island above the sea.

Additionally, there were sounds of battle, human shouts and roars, and the slicing of mana waves.

“I hear the voices of our snake kind! They sound angry!” Qingqing also focused her gaze on that island, showing a trace of nervousness.

“Snake kind?” Huang Xiaolong sensed briefly. “Right, there’s demonic energy on that island. It seems that human cultivators are fighting with sea serpents! Let’s go down and have a look! Hahaha~~ isn’t this the experienced guide we were looking for?”

Huang Xiaolong thought to himself that having a few overseas cultivators show them around was better than blindly bumping around in the vast sea.

Immediately, Huang Xiaolong commanded the crane to fly towards the island.

Approaching it, indeed, there were several robed overseas cultivators wielding weapons, battling against three sea snakes.

These were three sizable sea snakes, each dozens of meters long, their black scales shimmering dully, and eyes cold and piercing. With their jaws wide open, they spewed out powerful demonic beams.

The overseas cultivators they fought were easily recognizable to Huang Xiaolong as merely ‘Mana Realm’ beings. This realm was comparable to the Ailao Mountain youth whom Huang Xiaolong had killed in the past.

Back in the central mainland, they would be considered immortal figures, but in the world of overseas cultivators, they were basically steppingstones.

At that moment, those few Mana Realm cultivators were in extreme danger, almost clinging to survival. They were being slowly forced against a cliff by the three sea snakes.

Moreover, there were several bodies of overseas cultivators lying on the ground.

“These cultivators are so weak, they don’t even seem to have flying swords,” Huang Xiaolong said with an incredulous smile.

Suddenly, on the island, a cultivator seemed to have spotted Huang Xiaolong and others. He immediately let out a scream of terror. “Fellow Daoist! Help! Help us!”

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