Regarding the sudden addition of an acquaintance of Jiang Wang to the cabin, who seemed shrouded in mystery and secrecy, Li Longchuan had no intention of inquiring.

However, Jiang Wang still walked behind him and took the initiative to speak, “Brother Li, I have some urgent matters to attend to and cannot go to Ice Phoenix Island. Please return this Ice Sinking Ring on my behalf and convey my apologies to your sister. I will visit you in Linzi later to make amends.”

At that moment, Li Longchuan was standing at the bow of the ship, facing the vast blue sea.

His well-fitting attire fluttered in the wind. It was no exaggeration to say that he was as handsome as a jade tree.

Upon hearing the voice, he turned around and looked at Jiang Wang.

The jade belt on his forehead added a touch of gentleness to his heroic demeanor, but as soon as he spoke, the sharpness of a military family naturally emerged.

“Is this person in trouble?”

He said with a smile, “As long as they are not being hunted by the Fishing Sea Tower or the Yang Valley, hiding on Ice Phoenix Island is perfectly fine.”

Based on his understanding of Jiang Wang, this was the only possibility – the woman brought trouble with her, and Jiang Wang did not want to implicate his friends.

Jiang Wang smiled and said, “Just a private matter.”

If Li Longchuan truly wanted to investigate something, few people could escape his gaze.

Therefore, Jiang Wang did not deny that Fan Qingqing had some trouble, but he lightly glossed over it.

If Ice Phoenix Island were to actually be dragged into a fight with Hell’s Gate, he would not be able to live with himself.

Li Longchuan stared at him for a moment before saying, “Since you want to handle it yourself, and you have the ability to do so, then handle it yourself. However…”

He smiled, “The scenery on Ice Phoenix Island is truly beautiful. If you’re not having fun, feel free to visit anytime. Your friend is there.”

Jiang Wang’s smile was bright, “Of course.”

“Then… farewell?” Li Longchuan waved his hand, indicating he was seeing him off.

“Farewell.” Jiang Wang’s smile was even brighter, “I’m borrowing this ship. Brother Li, fly slowly on your way back and enjoy the scenery along the way.”

Li Longchuan was somewhat speechless, but having spent a long time with Xu Xiangqian, he was quite accustomed to being borrowed from.

He stood at the bow of the ship and shouted loudly, “Let’s go, Li Yin! The ship belongs to someone else now!”

“Hey!” Jiang Wang stopped him again, “I’ll also use the boatman.”

Li Longchuan was stunned for a moment and said, “When you smile, you really should squint your eyes!”

Jiang Wang naturally understood his teasing – this would make him resemble Chong Xuan Sheng even more.

He also returned a smile, “By the way, lift your hair up and pin it higher. I’m afraid you’re more used to that!”

This group of friends had always had a private question: when Xu Xiangqian and Chong Xuan Sheng were alone, who would be at a disadvantage and who would take advantage?

Unfortunately, this question seemed to have no answer, because shrewd individuals like Xu Xiangqian and Chong Xuan Sheng both knew who the toughest nut to crack was. They basically never spent time alone together and never plotted against each other, quite in the sense of “kings not meeting kings.”

Li Longchuan laughed heartily, took the Ice Sinking Ring from Jiang Wang’s hand, and stepped on the waves, walking away.

The boatman Li Yin was from the military, strictly obeying orders. Li Longchuan told him to go, and he went; told him to stay, and he stayed, without any unnecessary words. Although his expression was clearly bewildered, unable to understand how he and the ship were suddenly “borrowed.”

Jiang Wang did not want to cause trouble for himself, nor did he want to hand over the newly acquired Ten Thousand Immortals Palace inheritance to Hell’s Gate, so he decided to return to Qi first and not stay overseas.

After all, every extra day was an extra risk.

It was certainly not feasible to openly cross the sea with Fan Qingqing. In that case, it would be difficult for Hell’s Gate not to notice them.

Therefore, Jiang Wang needed a ship and a boatman to conceal Fan Qingqing’s whereabouts. He claimed to be cultivating and meditated in the cabin along the way. Those who noticed him would likely understand the reason for his low profile.

The keel ship of the Fishing Sea Tower was almost a common vessel in coastal areas.

The one used by Ice Phoenix Island was no exception, although it had some modifications of its own, the appearance did not change much.

From then on, they changed course. Any problems encountered along the way were handled by the boatman Li Yin.

Meanwhile, Jiang Wang stayed in the cabin, calmly studying the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals Palace.

Sailing on the blue sea and exploring the secrets of cultivation was truly a fortunate matter.

When unrolled, this scroll was a painting called “Ten Thousand Immortals Paying Homage,” which was truly magnificent!

At the beginning of the left side, written in a font that was very similar to Dao script but definitely not Jing script, was a passage.

Jiang Wang concentrated his senses and illuminated it with the light of his divine ability to get a glimpse of its meaning from its similarity to Dao script. However, he could probably only understand 80%, and the remaining 20% was guessed and inferred, combined with speculation.

And this passage immediately stunned him –

“All things have spirits, and humans are the most spiritual of all things.”

“The eyes have spirits and can become immortals!”

“The ears have spirits and can become immortals!”

“The nose has spirits, the mouth has spirits. Liver, gallbladder, spleen, lungs, hair, blood, bones, all have spiritual essence and can become immortals!”

“All parts of the body, meridians and muscles, all converge to the original sect.”

“Man is the universe, man is the cosmos, man is the immortal of ten thousand immortals!”

What a mysterious and magnificent concept!

To cultivate all parts of the body, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, meridians, muscles, liver, gallbladder, spleen, lungs, hair, blood, bones… into “immortals”!

This was a path with almost no end.

But one could fully imagine how powerful the cultivators who could finally succeed would be!

Man is the universe, man is the cosmos, man is the immortal of ten thousand immortals!

Man is space, man is time, man is the immortal who gathers ten thousand immortals!

If the ruins of the Cloudtop Immortal Palace allowed Jiang Wang to barely imagine the glory of the period when the Nine Great Immortal Palaces dominated the world, and the magnificent expanse of the Cloudtop Immortal Palace at its peak,

Then this scroll representing the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals Palace made Jiang Wang realize why the Nine Great Immortal Palaces had such a glorious era and how they were able to “dominate the world”!

As for the inheritance of the Cloudtop Immortal Palace, Jiang Wang has only mastered one immortal technique, “Step on the Clouds,” which he uses more and more freely. But he is still completely in the dark about its entire cultivation system.

However, the concept shown in this “Ten Thousand Immortals Paying Homage” scroll is enough for Jiang Wang to catch a glimpse of the glory of that era.

From Jiang Wang’s current perspective, those who created the immortal technique system were pioneers in cultivation, explorers who were truly great, and a historical monument!

Why… did such Nine Great Immortal Palaces eventually perish?

His mind sank into the Five Mansions Sea, and his divine soul manifested the Cloud Pavilion. Jiang Wang summoned the White Cloud Child and directly asked, “Do you know the Ten Thousand Immortals Palace?”

The White Cloud Child blinked its round eyes, looking bewildered.

What else can this unfortunate child do besides flatter? Sometimes even the flattery is not sincere!

The Ten Thousand Immortals Palace has such great ambition, the Immortal of Ten Thousand Immortals! Where is the confidence of our Cloudtop Immortal Palace? How was it able to be mentioned in the same breath with them in the ancient era?

Asking is useless…

Jiang Wang sighed in his heart, directly condensed a sword manual with the power of his divine soul, and handed it to the White Cloud Child, “You should practice this ‘Purple Qi Eastward Sword Manual’ well, and I will test you later.”

The White Cloud Child naturally could not refuse the request of the Immortal Lord. It eagerly took the sword manual and was about to ask for the reason, but the Immortal Lord had already left.

I am just a child! I just want to eat, drink, and sleep every day. Why are you suddenly making me practice swordsmanship?

Are you going to send me out to fight in the future?

In the tall and vast Cloud Pavilion, the White Cloud Child thought more and more confusedly, and its chubby face slowly sagged.

There was no worry about life and death. As long as the Cloudtop Immortal Palace existed, it would exist. But it hurt!

The plump little fellow shivered here.

But the Immortal Lord’s reason was actually very simple. A test requires a sparring session, and a sparring session means getting hit.

Jiang Wang was just looking for a legitimate reason to beat up a little kid, that’s all.

(Thinking about the plot until my head explodes, thinking about divine abilities until my head explodes, cultivation system, world structure… In short, my head has been exploding.

Amidst the pain, I thought –

That is the process of the birth of the universe.)