The place known as the Futu Pure Land was indeed connected to Chongxuan Futu! Moreover, it was explicitly left behind by Chongxuan Futu.

Looking at it this way, Chongxuan Futu’s reputation in the Maze World must be unimaginable.

No wonder, back on the Horizon Platform, even Wei Xun couldn’t help but ask Chongxuan Sheng, “Are you the son of Futu?”

However, why was he seldom heard of in Qi?

Jiang Wang grew curious and pressed for answers.

It was only through Chen Gen and Yan Jia’s narration that he came to understand this widely circulated story within the Maze World.

It turned out that back then, Chongxuan Futu ventured out to sea, entering the Maze World alone. He battled the sea race in this domain, slaying two True Kings, and was himself exhausted and on the verge of death. Before dying, he disintegrated his Dao body, abandoning reincarnation and the possibility of cultivating the divine path. He used the entirety of his life’s cultivation path, his full life and power, to reconstruct the rules of this place, forming a new human domain.

Before his death, he made a grand vow: “The death of Futu is not for the Chongxuan family, nor for the state of Great Qi, but for all humanity under heaven. My Buddha is merciful; may all beings be delivered. This place shall be shared by all humanity. Never exclusively.”

People respected the last wish of a strong warrior who had fought to the death. This domain would never be exclusively owned by any single power, but would be fairly given to all humans who arrived here, as a place of refuge.

Hence, this domain was named “Futu Pure Land.”

Therefore, not only did Juming Island, Fishing Sea Tower, and Yanggu have strongholds here, but some other smaller sects also established habitats here.

Chongxuan Mingtu was originally from Qi, a strong warrior from the top noble Chongxuan clan. However, the Pure Land he left behind was not given to Qi. Although there was the greater righteousness of humanity, it couldn’t help but make people suspect that even on his deathbed, he still held resentment towards Qi. To be more critical, this was almost a blemish on Qi.

Therefore, it was the Qi side that was vague about this part of history. The annotations on Juming Island’s charts were also quite ambiguous regarding this.

The Chongxuan family itself was even less willing to mention it, lest they lose the trust of the Qi monarch which they had so painstakingly rebuilt.

But in the Near Sea Islands, anyone who had been to the Futu Pure Land would not fail to respect Chongxuan Futu.

However, Jiang Wang still remembered that when Chongxuan Sheng first mentioned his father to him, he said… “Do not be overly valorous as a man!”

Looking now at this domain with its clear sky and earth, and ordinary mountains and rivers, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of emotion.

How rare this ordinary scenery was in the Maze World, perhaps only those who had truly fought in the Maze World could understand.

Because the Futu Pure Land was entirely human-owned, the rules here were also entirely those of the present world. Therefore, the Futu Pure Land itself could actually be regarded as a large floating island. Human cultivators here, if they wanted to participate in Maze World battles, often had to cross regions.

With each displacement of the Maze World, the first thing the human forces on the Futu Pure Land did was to find the boundary river, understand the newly arrived region, and then choose targets for conquest.

It wasn’t necessarily always war; most of the time, they just sent cultivators to train in the wilderness of the adjacent areas.

Chen Gen and Yan Jia were the ones responsible for finding the boundary rivers in a few directions.

It was precisely for this reason that they had such a coincidental encounter with Jiang Wang just as the great battle had ceased.

“Please point the way, two brothers,” Jiang Wang cupped his hands. “Where is Juming Island’s stronghold?”

Since the Futu Pure Land had forces from Juming Island, as a fourth-grade Blue Brand from Qi, he would naturally prioritize aligning with Juming Island.

“To the east is the way,” Yan Jia smiled. “Brother, you don’t need to worry. I’ve already sent a message back. Transmitting messages across regions in the Maze World is very difficult, so we don’t know the situation in the Dingwei region yet, but I think there won’t be any major problems… If Commander Ding were to be in trouble, Yanggu would definitely react. Once we figure out which surrounding regions there are, we’ll take care of them one by one.”

Jiang Wang’s concern for the Dingwei Floating Island at this moment, coupled with his record of slaying so many sea creatures, clearly earned him their goodwill.

“Alright,” Jiang Wang thought for a moment, then added, “I can’t handle this by myself. Can the two brothers help me clean up these sea creature corpses?”

This was framed as asking for their help, but in reality, it was offering them the potential spoils from the sea creatures as thanks for Yan Jia’s treatment just now.

Yan Jia’s healing Dao techniques were extremely profound. After a brief treatment, most of Jiang Wang’s external injuries had recovered significantly; only some relatively serious injuries still needed time to recuperate. But at least they no longer affected his ability to fight.

Chen Gen and Yan Jia exchanged glances and smiled.

Chen Gen said, “No need, Brother Jiang. Clean up the bloody scene you created yourself. We still have a mission to complete, so we’ll take our leave first!”

Yan Jia blinked his eyes. “After cleaning up, remember to throw them into the boundary river. It’s simple and convenient!”

With that, the two of them indeed flew away swiftly, not showing any greed for Jiang Wang’s spoils.

It had to be said that from Ding Jingshan to Chen Gen and Yan Jia, the conduct of the Yanggu cultivators left a very good impression on Jiang Wang.

He didn’t waste any time, skillfully bent down, and diligently began cleaning up.

These two could venture out alone to find the boundary river and explore the surrounding areas, so their strength was certainly not to be underestimated, and their status in Yanggu would not be low. Since they both said that the Dingwei Floating Island had no major problems, it naturally meant that there was nothing to worry about.

He had already completed his atonement and could soon leave the Near Sea through Juming Island’s stronghold. However, in contrast to this, a heavy debt was also pressing…

Yan Fu’s box of a hundred talismans was used up completely. Li Fengyao’s Icefall Ring wasn’t damaged and could be returned as it was. Li Longchuan’s蜃王珠 (Sea King Pearl) was nowhere to be found, and as for Chongxuan Sheng’s… Chongxuan Sheng’s could be set aside for now.

And then there was Ding Jingshan, to whom he owed ten taels of Maze Crystal…

The more Jiang Wang calculated, the lower he bent his waist.

A young man is inherently proud, but debt makes one humble.

Between the Near Sea and the Vast Sea, there is the Maze World.

And from the Near Sea to the Maze World, one actually had to pass through a stretch of turbulent and stormy waters. What the sea people usually referred to as the Sea of Death was actually this area. The three major powers of the Near Sea all had their own military ships for entering the Maze World.

At this moment, on a towering wave that surged high into the sky, standing like an ice sculpture, stood a man with a serene demeanor. His eyes were as calm as the sea, and the waves beneath his feet, which should have been turbulent, also appeared very calm.

He was the Lord of Fishing Sea Tower, the newly appointed leader of the Town Sea Alliance, a man who had truly gained control of the Near Sea Islands – Wei Xun.

He looked towards the direction of the Maze World, his gaze distant.

“What do you see?” A droplet of water splashed, and as it dispersed, a voice erupted from within.

“Not yet,” Wei Xun said.

In a gust of wind that swept by, a wisp of it drifted over, bringing a voice: “Not hooked yet?”

Wei Xun smiled. “It seems it’s not that easy.”

“They aren’t all fools,” a voice rumbled like heavenly thunder, exploding out of thin air. The tone shifted. “However, with so many of us, we can’t wait for so long in vain.”

“Of course,” Wei Xun said softly. “If the fish don’t take the bait, Fishing Sea Tower will bear all the losses of you all.”

“Cough.” A voice that was slightly indolent yet as hard as colliding fists, pounded through the air, one sound after another. “It is not for me, Wang Ao, to interrupt the words of you great figures. However, I am busy training my disciple, so let’s resolve this matter as quickly as possible.”

Wei Xun chuckled. “I will find a way.”