Although it was just a small clue, it was better than nothing. At least, I had a general direction and a target to search for.
I called the evil priest spirit to discuss how to set off. In the end, we decided to start the operation tomorrow night.
I thought that it was time to go to sea, and taking a fishing boat was the safest way.
Moreover, this operation would be very dangerous, and renting a fishing boat wouldn't be a good idea. It would arouse suspicion.
The next day, I walked along the coastline for the whole morning until I found a fishing boat that could go far out to sea. I bought it.
After everything was ready, I took the evil priest spirit to the place where I had hidden the fishing boat. Then, I drove the fishing boat to Langya Station.
Since I had never touched a fishing boat before, I felt a little awkward driving it. Fortunately, I had a good comprehension ability. After driving for a short distance, I was able to control the boat.
When we arrived at Langya Station, I was bewildered. I didn't know which direction to go since I didn't know the exact route. However, I couldn't delay any longer. I could feel the fluctuations of Dao energy behind me. Moreover, there were a lot of people.
It seemed the people from the Metaphysics Society were here. I couldn't stay here for long.
Then, I started the fishing boat and headed East.
As the fishing boat moved further away from the coastline, I couldn't feel the fluctuations of Dao energy anymore. I relaxed and set the fishing boat on autopilot. Then, I brought the evil priest spirit to the deck.
Looking at the deep sea and listening to the rumbling of the engine, I felt really comfortable.
I turned to look at the evil priest spirit. He was still expressionless, but his eyes kept moving as if he was thinking about something.
I asked him about it. He turned to me and looked at me blankly. Then, he sat on the deck and began to tell me about the time before the war. He and his tribesmen had hunted sea sharks in the East Sea.
As he spoke, his expression gradually turned from cold to gentle. It could be seen that he was extremely happy during that period of time.
Then, the style of the story changed, and the story jumped to the battle with the Yellow Emperor. At this point, his face instantly turned cold.
I sat next to him and could feel the murderous aura in his eyes.
After he finished telling the story, he turned to look at me. His eyes had an indescribable feeling. His throat moved, but he didn't say anything.
Actually, even if he didn't say it, I knew what he meant.
Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can imagine how fierce that battle must have been.
Perhaps he wanted to tell me to grow up quickly, but because I was his subordinate, it was difficult for him to say such words.
Thinking to this point, I patted his shoulder and turned around to enter the cabin. I took out a box of wine that I had prepared earlier.
While drinking with him, I told him about my journey.
I had never told anyone about this before. Perhaps the sacrificial spirit's words had infected me, or perhaps it was because I felt a little lonely on this vast sea.
I didn't know how much alcohol I drank. When I woke up the next day, I was lying on the deck with the evil sacrificial spirit sitting next to me.
At this time, the sun had already risen. We had already been sailing at sea for nearly 12 hours. Calculating the distance, we were about to reach the open sea.
I sat up and circulated the Dao energy in my body to get rid of the pain in my head.
Since they were almost at the border, they could not afford to be careless. It would be troublesome if they were discovered.
Thinking about this, I asked the evil sacrificial spirit to mobilize the shaman energy in my body to cover the entire fishing boat.
The shaman energy created a green barrier around the fishing boat. This barrier was similar to the deep sea. From the outside, we couldn't see the fishing boat.
Then, I returned to the cabin and accelerated the fishing boat. When we reached the open sea, I returned to the deck.
According to our calculations, Bi 'an would only appear during the day. Although I didn't know the specific conditions, from now on, we couldn't relax for even a second.
I waved my hand to remove the barrier around the fishing boat. Then, I asked the evil sacrificial spirit to pay attention to the situation on the sea.
For the entire morning, the sea was calm and tranquil. It wasn't until the afternoon that something strange happened.
The sky, which was originally clear for thousands of miles, was gradually filled with black clouds.
At this moment, the sea had changed. A strong wind started to blow, and the waves shook the fishing boat.
The weather at sea was unpredictable, so it did not alert us. On the contrary, we stared fixedly at the black cloud that was still expanding.
Around ten minutes later, the wind and waves became stronger. We couldn't control the fishing boat anymore. The entire sky was shrouded in dark clouds, which looked like they were about to crush the city.
I turned around and reminded the evil sacrificial spirit, "Be careful. That dark cloud looks strange."
Before the evil sacrificial spirit could finish his words, a water column shot out from the place where the dark cloud had risen. That water column seemed to connect to the sky and the center of the dark cloud.
Not only that, but the waves rose one more time. The damaged fishing boat couldn't resist it anymore. It began to crack.
I immediately soared into the sky with the evil sacrificial spirit. As soon as our feet left the deck, the fishing boat cracked from the middle. In just a blink of an eye, it sank to the seabed.
But it wasn't over yet. There was only one water column in the center of the dark cloud. While we were bewildered, two more water columns rose.
The three water columns spun at the same time, stirring up a massive whirlpool where the water column had risen.
The surrounding seawater constantly gathered towards the whirlpool.
The evil sacrificial spirit and I looked at each other, then flew towards the whirlpool.
According to my thoughts, I hadn't read the entire text in the silk scroll. I only understood that there was a strange phenomenon on the sea.
Now that we were facing the same situation, perhaps this strange phenomenon could lead us to the location of the billows mountain.
Unexpectedly, before we could get close to the whirlpool, the three water columns started to stir even more violently. The surrounding seawater was constantly sucked into the water columns. Not only that, but as the water column sped up, the air flow became unstable.
At this moment, we couldn't stabilize our bodies. Although we could fly, we couldn't control the surrounding air flow. Even the evil sacrificial spirit couldn't do that.
I couldn't help but panic. At this moment, my body could only follow the flow of the air, swaying as I pleased.
If this continued, we wouldn't be able to hold on for long before we were sucked into the water columns like the seawater.
I turned to look at the evil sacrificial spirit and saw that his face was gloomy. His eyes were rolling as though he was thinking.
I became anxious as the Taoist Qi in my body couldn't hold on for long. I quickly asked him if he had any countermeasures.
He smacked his lips and said that he couldn't think of anything at the moment. He could only use brute force to see if he could break the water columns.
Upon saying that, his aura surged and he charged into one of the water columns.
Seeing his actions, I naturally couldn't fall behind. I activated all the Taoist Qi in the veins of the sky and prepared to charge over.
However, before I could reach it, the evil sacrificial spirit flew back and told me that there seemed to be something in the whirlpool. It was just that it was blocked by a layer of mist. I couldn't see it clearly and couldn't enter it.
Immediately after, he asked me if I had any sharp weapons that could cut open the mist.
Sharp weapons?
I suddenly remembered that I had two swords on me. One was the armor removing sword and the other was the Xuanyuan sword.
After thinking about it, I took out the armor removing sword from my Xiang Liu bag and handed it to him.
However, he didn't intend to receive the sword. He shook his head at me and said, "This sword can't be controlled by the shaman energy. It's better for you to control it."
I nodded and followed the evil sacrificial spirit, heading toward the mist.
Standing above the mist, I wasn't in a hurry to make a move. Instead, I first observed.
The mist was dark green and I could faintly see that there was something long inside.
The evil sacrificial spirit didn't say anything when he saw that I wasn't moving. He just tried his best to help me control my position.
I saw that he was already struggling. Without saying anything, I raised the armor removing sword and slashed at the mist.
With a clang, the armor removing sword in my hand started to tremble violently. The web between my thumb and forefinger split open and blood seeped out.
However, the mist below wasn't damaged at all. Not only was I stunned, but I also felt that it was unbelievable.
"Use the King's Sword." At this moment, a voice resounded from the armor removing sword.
After hearing that, I calmed down and took out the Xuanyuan sword from my body. I once again activated the Taoist Qi in my body and swung it.
The Xuanyuan sword shone with a golden light and charged towards the mist. With another clang, the mist was broken.
Not only that, but the surrounding seawater was also separated into two shores by the Xuanyuan Sword's sword energy. The dark clouds in the sky were forcefully sliced open, and sunlight shone through the gap, shining on our bodies. At that moment, the pressure on our bodies was completely gone.
The evil sacrificial spirit standing behind me didn't enjoy it as much as I did. He patted my shoulder and asked me to pay attention to the area below.
I lifted my head and saw that the mist had turned into a rainbow under the sunlight.
I couldn't help but be elated. I immediately called the evil sacrificial spirit to fly towards the rainbow.
As we flew, I pushed the shining mist aside. I then realized that there was a grassland below the rainbow. In the middle of the grassland, there was a stone tablet.
Standing in front of the stone tablet, I examined the engraved pattern. It looked like some kind of writing.
Even though I had come into contact with many ancient writings, I didn't recognize these few words.
Just as I was about to ask the evil sacrificial spirit, he walked forward and stared at the stone tablet. He spat out three words, "Billows Mountain."