Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Such strange thoughts flashed across Qin Wushuang’s mind and he could not refrain himself from remembering those humiliating experiences he had encountered at the Bowl Valley. Regarding the arrogant and overbearing nature of that woman dressed in palace clothing, it made Qin Wushuang filled with anger when he thought about it. That humiliating experience at the Bowl Valley was also viewed as a dishonor in his lifetime.
Sweeping away those distracting thoughts, Qin Wushuang stopped thinking anymore. There would not be any answers if he were to think about these problems now. He could only see and take one step at a time.
He believed that if those women were truly people of the Illusion Heavenly Lake, he would surely meet them. Even if he could not, he would find out.
Early next morning, the people of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates departed again. After they had passed the border of the Fantasy Moon Prefecture, they stepped onto the land of the Illusion Heavenly Lake.
The Illusion Heavenly Lake was different from the Endless Eastern Sea. The main landform of the Endless Eastern Sea still belonged to the sea’s surface. Although the name of the Illusion Heavenly Lake had the word ‘lake’ it was mostly land.
Among the five Forbidden Spiritual Zones, the Illusion Heavenly Lake was the Forbidden Spiritual Zone that had the tallest terrain and the most tall and straight mountain ranges. Especially the Karakorum Mountain Range where the Karakorum Immortal Clan resided, which spread across several millions of miles and the supreme totem clan of the Illusion Heavenly Lake.
The origin of the Illusion Heavenly Lake had come from the sacred Karakorum Summit of the Karakorum Immortal Clan. There was a pond as vast as the fairyland that was named as the Illusion Heavenly Lake. Because of the existence of this lake, it was where the name Illusion Heavenly Lake had come from. The entire Forbidden Spiritual Zone had been called this because of this fact.
When the people of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates entered the Illusion Heavenly Lake, they immediately experienced the difference between local conditions and customs. The deeper they traveled into the territory, the difference between local conditions and customs had become more apparent.
Just as they traveled to a pass, suddenly, clouds began stormed over the sky. A row of strangely-shaped flying boats had appeared above a great stronghold.
The appearance of this flying boat was seemingly like the airplanes from Qin Wushuang’s previous world! When Qin Wushuang saw this flying boat brush over them, he was greatly astonished.
At this moment, a figure emerged before the flying boat. This person had transformed his figures at ease. Indeed, he was an elite warrior of the Supreme Dao.
This person cupped his hands into a salute and laughed. “May I ask if the most noble guests from the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates have come?”
The leadership figure of the Heavenly Emperor, Xin Tianchen, who was also the younger brother of the Heavenly Emperor also bowed back and laughed. “That’s us, may I ask who you are?”
The person was dressed in a long robe and kept a few sparse thin whiskers. Revealing the demeanor of a transcendent being, he said, “Indeed it’s you noble guests, great. I am Lu YiXiao, of the Flying Rainbow Daoist Sect of the Karakorum Immortal Clan. I have received an immortal imperial decree from the sect to welcome you, the noble guests. Forty-eight people, exactly forty-eight people. I inferred that you must be the noble guests of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gate.”
“Ha ha, Brother Lu is considerate.” Xi Tianchen appeared as if he intended to make friends with him as he laughed. We are just worried about how to get to that Karakorum Immortal Mountain.”
Lu YiXiao pointed to the flying boats behind him and explained, “These are the flying boats specially sent by the Karakorum Immortal Clan. Not more and not less, there are just eight. Each sect will get one, please.”
Xin Tianchen shot a difficult glance at everyone. Before their departure, the Heavenly Emperor had issued three laws. The first law had clearly said that the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates must travel together and none of them were allowed to act alone. However, if they were to get onto this flying boat, they would be acting alone. It seemed to not go with the imperial decree of the Heavenly Emperor.
However, this flying boat was sent by the Karakorum Immortal Clan. The Karakorum Immortal Clan was the totem clan of the Illusion Heavenly Lake. They held a much higher position than their Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Emperor Mountain. The imperial decree of the Heavenly Emperor had appeared somewhat less important when they encountered the invitation of the totem clan.
“What?” Lu Yixiao kept a smiling expression on the corner of his mouth. “Could it be that there is something you are suspicious of?”
Xin Tianchen immediately answered with a smile, “Of course not, I would not dare.”
In between a thought, he decided to act flexibly. Under the current situation, the Heavenly Emperor would not blame them even if they were to return afterwards. He immediately waved his hand. “Everyone pick an Immortal Leaf Fast Boat. May I ask Senior Lu Dao, how long will it take to head to the Karakorum Immortal Mountains?”
Lu Yixiao was rather honest when he answered, “This is hard to say. If the trip is peaceful and there are no unexpected accidents, you can arrive in ten or twenty days. If there are some accidents, it’s possible to arrive in a month. However, there is still another month until the Ten Thousand Pageant, certainly I guarantee you guys will arrive on time.”
When Xin Tianchen listened to this point, he was reassured. “Ok, everyone get on a boat.”
If they were to travel by themselves and fly in the air, it would take at least a month for them to reach the Karakorum Immortal Clan as they have entered unfamiliar territory. Due to the unfamiliarity of the terrain, they had departed much earlier. It was to prevent any accidents.
Anyways, there were still a month or two until the Ten Thousand Pageant and they would have sufficient time.
In fact, besides the Heavenly Punishing Villa and the Sound of Thunder Sect, the other sects of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gate did not like to move together with the other sects.
Upon hearing they could leave by taking the Immortal Leaf Flying Boats, naturally they were willing to do it. Qin Yunran took a few disciples to head towards one of the flying boats.
As Qin Wushuang looked at this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat, he saw its size was similar to the airplane from his previous world. However, regardless of the material or the model, it displayed a much more perfected structure than the airplanes of his previous world.
Qin Wushuang smacked his tongue with wonder. If this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat were to travel to his previous world, it could surpass any airplanes. Additionally, this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat was purely consuming crystal stones as fuel power. Regardless of safety or speed, it had far surpassed airplanes of his former world.
When he walked in front of the door, suddenly, Qin Wushuang asked one of the receiving disciples, “Are you doing this pickup to all the Forbidden Spiritual Zones or is just the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates getting this treat?”
The disciple only laughed and did not answer. He only made a gesture to encourage him to continue boarding the boat. Inwardly, Qin Wushuang was feeling bewildered, yet Qin Taichong pulled him in directly.
Qin Taichong chuckled. “Brother Wushuang, you should not ask. Since we don’t need to fly ourselves, wouldn’t you rather save our energy and time?”
Qin Wushuang gave a bitter smile and stopped speaking. With the Second Chief present, an elite warrior of the Supreme Dao, they would not need to be afraid even if something was fishy with this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat.
The eight Immortal Leaf Flying Boats closed their doors after everyone had boarded and began to fly.
Just as these eight Immortal Leaf Flying Boats had activated, Lu Yixiao, who was standing on the outside suddenly revealed a mischievous smiling expression. “Jinchan, this is all I can do for you. Ha ha, it’s truly somewhat childish. How much resentment can be solved even if we let these people suffer a bit? Initially, Jinchan was defeated by the elite warrior of the Xuan Yuan Clan. It’s not very fun to take it out on these small figures of the Heavenly Emperor Mountain. At most, it would make people of the Xuan Yuan Clan to lose their face.”
After he had finished, this Lu Yixiao withdrew his body and transformed into a long rainbow to fly into the air. His swift speed had appeared faster than lightning.
If people of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates had seen this scene, they would certainly be astonished. The bodily motions and methods of this Lu YiXiao was much stronger than people such as Qin Yunran and Xin Tianchen. This graceful speed of flying away had simply reached the Transformation Supreme Dao stage.
On the other hand, six people of the Qin Clan sat inside this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat. The space here was sufficient. In fact, it appeared very spacious and almost empty when holding just six people.
However, the space they were at was completely isolated to the area that was controlling the Immortal Leaf Flying Boat. They could not see how this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat was operating at all.
Qin Hao felt the speed of this flying boat and looked at the floating clouds outside the boat. He sighed deeply with emotion. “I think we trusted that Lu Yixiao too easily? In the case that he lied to get us on here with an ulterior motive, it would not be good.”
Qin Hao didn’t adjust well usually and his words hit the bottom of each person’s heart.
Qin Hongyan swore because he was unhappy, “Hao, don’t be such a crow’s beak. Your mouth is too poisonous. All good and bad will come true. I don’t want anything to happen. You better shut up.”
Qin Hao laughed mischievously. “Aren’t I being considerate of everyone? Senior Brother, don’t you find it strange?”
Qin Taichong was an optimistic person by nature. He was careless, outspoken and straightforward. To put it in simple words, he was someone with thick skin.
He laughed. “With the chief here, it will not get any stranger. Even if it’s strange, the Chief is at the Supreme Dao stage. Even if this flying boat were to explode, we could get out safely.”
Qin Wushuang said with a bitter smile, “Senior Brother, stop! Don’t make this joke.”
Qin Taichong laughed outrageously. “Junior Brother Wushuang, could it be you are also believing Hao’s nonsense?”
Qin Wushuang was not very interested in Qin Hao’s opinion; however, ever since he stepped onto this flying boat, he had a form of discouraging premonition.
He almost felt as if they were on a pirate ship. However, no matter how much he pondered about it, he could not figure it out. If this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat was sent by the Karakorum Immortal Clan, this clan did not have the motive to deal with them. With the power and the method of the Immortal Leaf Flying Boat totem clan, it would be unnecessary for them to make a big fuss if they were to deal with them. It would be enough to just send a mysterious elite warrior to stop them.
Therefore, Qin Wushuang was full of questions and suspicion. Especially when he saw this vast and empty space, it gave one a sense of uneasiness.
Qin Zhining was the most undisturbed. He closed his eyes showing that he was the least bit concerned.
“Second Chief, what do you think?” Qin Hao could not refrain himself from asking.
Qin Yunran laughed. “It’s simple, if the Karakorum Immortal Clan are to deal with the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates, we cannot evade them no matter which method they use. If the Karakorum Immortal Clan is not the one that makes the move, it’s not so easy for other powerhouses of the Illusion Heavenly Lake wanting to scheme against us. So, don’t think too much. Everything will turn out for the best.”
The Second Chief spoke with a much calmer tone than Qin Taichong. Qin Wushuang touched his nose and smiled bitterly inside his heart. “The Second Chief is even more sensitive than Senior Taichong. However, I see the Second Chief has acted this way deliberately. Even if he saw something, he would not expose it to make everyone worry.”
As the Immortal Leaf Flying Boat flew away at a high speed, the people inside it had harbored different thoughts. Upon seeing the Second Chief acting this calm, the concern inside his mind had faded a lot.
Just when Qin Wushuang was getting calm, all of a sudden this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat shook. Next, it started to rock violently.
In his previous world, Qin Wushuang had often been on airplanes and had encountered before situations where streams of air fluctuated as the airplane passed through the atmosphere. However, the current situation was clearly different than the swaying of an airplane.
As this Immortal Leaf Flying Boat rocked, a surge of strange blue lights flashed inside the entire flying boat. Countless bits and pieces of blue lights rushed forth from all directions like a viper. Like ropes, they went to wrap around the bodies of these six people.
