"Moved to another place?"
This statement was very similar to the information they heard before. Yuan Province Sea and Returning Ruin Sea overlapped, so Yuan Province, which was originally located east of Yunzhong, naturally changed its position.
"Yes."
Yan Feng heaved a sigh. "During those days and nights of storms, all the islands in Yuan Province Sea suffered heavy losses. Many small islands disappeared forever, and I don't know how many mortals and cultivators died because of the storms."
They already knew about this matter on their way here, so they were all silent now.
Although these people's lives had nothing to do with them, they saw with their own eyes that some small islands with weak defenses were completely destroyed.
Whether they were mortals or cultivators, they were all so insignificant in front of the power of heaven and earth.
Yan Feng smiled at them. "Let's not talk about this for now. Do you want to return to Yunzhong?"
"Yes, we do."
Jing Xingzhi's expression didn't change at all. "However, we originally wanted to rely on our cultivation levels to hunt some high level sea beasts when we went deep into Returning Ruin Sea. Since we encountered this kind of coincidence and came to Yuan Province, we might as well take this opportunity to find some fated chances in Yuan Province and then return to Yunzhong."
Upon hearing this, Yan Feng's smile became more amiable. "It's great that Fellow Daoists think that way. Although Yuan Province's products aren't as good as Yunzhong's, we've been doing business for many years, so we have much more resources for cultivation than Yunzhong.
Especially for us Nascent Soul cultivators, we don't care about ordinary treasures, and precious ones are hard to find. Even if others have them, they rarely take them out. Presumably, this is also the reason why you took the risk to go deep into Returning Ruin Sea.
In a few days, there will be a Nascent Soul trade fair in Changling City, so you can stay and take a look. "
"Is that so?" Jing Xingzhi looked happy. "That's perfect. Thank you for telling us, Elder Yan."
Yan Feng waved his hand and smiled. "Fellow Daoist, you're too polite. Cultivators in Yuan Province are all merchants. We make friends and make money with harmony."
Upon hearing what he said, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi glanced at each other. Both of their gazes were somewhat mysterious.
Whether in the Celestial Pole or Yunzhong, they'd seen countless Nascent Soul cultivators, but they'd never seen one like Yan Feng.
Out of ten thousand cultivators, there might not even be one who could cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm. Therefore, Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were all proud and arrogant. However, this Yan Feng did not feel the slightest bit of arrogance.
However, I wonder if all the cultivators in Yuan Province are like this?
After pausing for a moment, Yan Feng said, "As for the next piece of news, you should be mentally prepared."
Mo Tiange and the other two also became nervous when they saw how serious his expression suddenly became.
Jing Xingzhi said, "Please speak, Elder Yan."
Yan Feng said, "Actually, even if you want to return to Yunzhong, it's still a little difficult."
"Oh?
Why is that? "
Yan Feng paused for a moment and said, "The entire continent suddenly moved. It's unbelievable. If it wasn't for the fact that it's right in front of us, even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators like us, who are very knowledgeable, would find it hard to believe. But there's something even more unbelievable …"
Looking at the three of them, Yan Feng said slowly, "Lian Yunzhong is no longer in his original position."
"What?!" The three of them exclaimed in unison!
Jing Xingzhi was shocked and asked, "May I ask Fellow Daoist Yan, where is Yunzhong right now?
Did he suddenly change his position like Yuan Zhou? "
"Correct."
Yan Feng sighed and said, "Several months ago, after the storm, us Nascent Soul cultivators gathered together to investigate what happened.
The first thing we discovered was that Yuan Zhou suddenly moved to the Sea of Returning Ruins. Later, we discovered that even if we followed the new route, we still couldn't reach Yunzhong. "
Yan Feng continued to look at the three of them and said, "The Sea of Returning Ruins is located south of Yunzhong. We spent some time to determine Yuan Zhou's new position, but after we planned the new route, we still saw the boundless sea and didn't see the continent in Yunzhong."
"…" Jing Xingzhi frowned and said, "Elder Yan, isn't there a Transporting Formation between Yuan Zhou and Yunzhong?
Even that doesn't work? "
Yan Feng shook his head softly. "I don't know how much Fellow Daoist Jing knows about formations, but Transporting Formations can be said to be one of the most complicated formations.
A random Transporting Formation is fine, but a fixed-point Transporting Formation … There are too many things that need to be calculated between two Transporting Formations. If something goes wrong, the Transporting Formation won't work normally.
Among them, distance is the most basic factor. It affects how much spiritual aura a Transporting Formation needs, how complicated the formation is, and so on.
Whether it's Yunzhong, Yuan Zhou, or Xiaoyang, all fixed-point Transporting Formations are arranged according to the distance between the two places. Long-distance Transporting Formations require a lot of spiritual aura and are especially complicated.
After we discovered the abnormality, we tried to use the Transporting Formation to contact the Chamber of Commerce in Yunzhong, but we failed. "
Jing Xingzhi's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Mo Tiange and saw her nod, so he knew what Yan Feng said was true.
Nevertheless, Mo Tiange's expression became even more unsightly. Transporting Formations weren't very useful for personal use. Among all the formations, she was the least familiar with Transporting Formations, so she always ignored this possibility.
Since the Transporting Formation from Yuan Zhou to Yunzhong was destroyed, what about the Transporting Formation from Yuan Zhou to the Celestial Pole that Jing Xingzhi discovered before?
Could it still be used?
Thinking deeper, Yuan Zhou suddenly moved to the Sea of Returning Ruins, and Yunzhong also disappeared from its original position. Then, was the Celestial Pole also in its original position?
Thinking of this, she smiled bitterly inwardly.
She originally thought leaving Yunzhong would only take a few years or more than ten years to travel, but she didn't expect the passage back to the Celestial Pole would suddenly collapse.
In order to return to the Celestial Pole, she spent many years preparing. She successfully reunited with Qin Xi, met Jing Xingzhi, and learned the safest way to return to the Celestial Pole from him, but in the end, this kind of unimaginable thing happened.
Why was her journey home so difficult?
If this continued, she would leave the Celestial Pole for almost a hundred years.
Moreover, the biggest problem was that she didn't have much time left.
When she was building her foundation, she was schemed against by Wanderer Ziwei in Ziwei's Immortal's Cave. This eccentric senior gave her two hundred years.
Originally, she thought two hundred years wasn't a short time and was enough for her to prepare, so she didn't care too much about it. But no matter how she thought about it, she never expected that she would encounter so many things. She couldn't even return to the Celestial Pole, let alone complete Wanderer Ziwei's task.
She still had more than fifty years, but now, she didn't even know where the Celestial Pole was …
"But we also used the Transporting Formation to go from Yuan Zhou Sea to the continent …"
"If the distance doesn't change, or if it doesn't change much, the Transporting Formation can still be used," Yan Feng said.
"Therefore, the short-distance Transporting Formations in Yuan Zhou and Yuan Zhou Sea have no abnormalities."
Jing Xingzhi was silent for a long time. In the end, he heaved a long sigh. "In that case, we won't be able to return to Yunzhong in the short term?"
"Yes …" Yan Feng also had a worried frown on his face. "Our Yuan Zhou is a peddling continent. We don't have abundant resources, so we can only prosper today by relying on peddling.
But now, we don't even know where Yunzhong is. If this goes on, Yuan Zhou will definitely decline … Our Merchant Union doesn't dare to disclose this information. If it gets out, I'm afraid it'll cause turmoil in Yuan Zhou! "
Yuan Zhou's situation was very special. It didn't have abundant resources and relied on peddling to make a fortune, so it was destined to rely on Yunzhong's vast territory and abundant resources to maintain its prosperity.
But now, Yuan Zhou was isolated in a corner. It didn't even know where Yunzhong was, so how could it do business?
Now that Yuan Zhou had just suffered a great disaster and the Merchant Union was powerful, they could still conceal this information. But after a long time, how could they hide it?
Apart from the various immortal cities, Yuan Zhou's peddling merchants also traveled to various continents all year round. This couldn't be stopped.
If the Merchant Union used forceful methods, it would violate Yuan Zhou's peddling rules. These rules had been in place for tens of thousands of years and were the foundation of Yuan Zhou's foothold. Once they were broken, there would be endless troubles.
Should they conceal the information and maintain temporary stability, or should they uphold the rules and uphold Yuan Zhou's tens of thousands of years of tradition, these high-level cultivators couldn't make up their minds.
"For now, other than finding Yunzhong as soon as possible and re-establishing contact with Yunzhong, there's no better way," Yan Feng said with a bitter smile.
Yan Feng smiled bitterly. "I have the same goal as you Fellow Daoists on this point. This is also the reason why I told you all of this news so frankly."
Jing Xingzhi glanced at him. "Elder Yan, do you hope that we can help you find Yunzhong's new location?"
Yan Feng shook his head. "After discovering that Yunzhong disappeared, our Merchant Union had already started on this matter.
However, you're all fellow Nascent Soul Daoists, and you're also from Yunzhong. Maybe our Merchant Union needs to borrow your strength for something. "
Speaking up to this point, Elder Yan once again showed that kind of amiable smile. "Besides, only by making friends can we amicably make money!"
"…" Looking at this Elder Yan, the same thought emerged in the three people's minds at the same time. Sure enough, he's from Yuan Zhou and has the nature of a merchant!
"… Elder Yan." Qin Xi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "I have a question. I wonder if Elder Yan can answer it?"
"This … Fellow Daoist Qin, please speak."
Qin Xi paused for a moment then said slowly, "Returning Ruins Sea has always been known for its dangers, while Yuan Zhou Sea has always been very peaceful. Now that the two seas have overlapped, will this new sea inherit the dangers of Returning Ruins Sea or the tranquility of Yuan Zhou Sea?"
Upon hearing this question, Yan Feng's expression turned solemn. "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Qin to notice this problem.
This matter is also very important to our Yuan Zhou, but right now, I can't answer it accurately. "
Yan Feng paused for a moment then asked, "All of you came all the way from Yuan Zhou Sea. Did you encounter any attacks from sea beasts?"
Jing Xingzhi shook his head. "We didn't stop to rest on the way, so we didn't pay attention to this matter."
Even in Returning Ruins Sea, it wasn't easy to see high rank sea beasts. The higher the rank of the sea beasts, the more territorial they were. Usually, there were only one or a few high rank sea beasts in a sea area.
Yan Feng said, "Our Merchant Union still hasn't received any news that a large number of high rank sea beasts have appeared.
However, the number of high rank sea beasts has indeed increased compared to before.
Right now, it's only a few months before it happens, so it's hard for us to conclude. We can only wait and see the situation.
If that's the case … "
Yuan Zhou's sea area was vast, and there were many cultivators and mortals living on the islands in the sea. If his guess was correct, Yuan Zhou would face an even more difficult crisis. Not only would it be unable to continue trading, but it wouldn't even be able to guarantee its most basic safety.
At that time, not to mention maintaining today's prosperity, even the immortal cultivation system would completely collapse.
If it lost its most distinctive system and relied on its poor natural resources, how could Yuan Zhou establish itself?