Outside the range of the Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain, a broken Dharmic Battleship was whistling forward, but it was a little crooked.
It was crooked as if it was going to fall in the next moment.
This Dharmic Battleship looked broken. Whether it was the outer layer or the deck, it was filled with a large number of cracks and traces of simple repairs. It looked like it would fall apart at any time.
It gave people the feeling that it had no money to repair and was barely sailing.
What was even more exaggerated was that some parts would occasionally fall from the Dharmic Battleship and land on the ground.
This was Xu Qing's Dharmic Battleship.
Looking at the busy captain flying around outside the law, Yanyan frowned and spoke.
"Big Brother Xu Qing gave you the control of the Dharmic Battleship because he trusts you. But if you do this, Big Brother Xu Qing will be angry.
"Yanyan, I want to criticize you. How can you be so impudent? You're so rude. You have no manners at all!"
The captain held a brush in his hand and drew a crack on the outer layer of the Dharmic Battleship. He looked up and looked at Yanyan with displeasure.
Yanyan's eyes immediately turned cold, and hostility rose. Even if the cultivation of the person in front of her could easily suppress her, she would not be afraid as long as his cultivation did not exceed her grandma's.
Ever since she was young, she had skinned anyone who dared to criticize her like this.
Except for Big Brother Xu Qing.
"Still glaring?" The captain looked even more displeased. He glared at Yanyan and continued to criticize her.
"Let me tell you, little girl, you have to be polite. Xu Qing calls me Eldest Senior Brother. What about you? Call me Eldest Senior Brother like Xu Qing. Among the female cultivators around Xu Qing, you're the only one who has this honor. Come, tell me you're wrong."
"Huh?"
Yanyan was stunned. After blinking, her face turned slightly red, and all the hostility disappeared instantly.
She said, "Eldest Senior Brother, I'm wrong."
"That's right." The captain beamed and felt proud. He waved his right hand and threw a brush over.
"Go brush the other side. Ah Qing is stubborn. Why did he make the Dharmic Battleship so clean? It doesn't conform to the tradition of the Seventh Summit at all. I'm helping him."
As the captain spoke, he continued to paint on the outer layer of the Dharmic Battleship. At a glance, all the places he painted had cracks, and they were lifelike.
"A Dharmic Battleship has to look like this to have a miraculous effect."
Yanyan took the brush hesitantly and started brushing after some hesitation.
"Eldest Senior Brother Keti, why do you still occasionally throw some parts down and cast a spell to release smoke?" Yan Yan couldn't help but ask.
"Fishing, of course. We've used up a lot of Spirit Stones flying all the way here. This time, we didn't set off together with the sect, so all the Spirit Stones used were supported by us. Naturally, we need to fish up some Spirit Stones and rob them."
"Yan Yan, I still want to criticize you. Xu Qing is extravagant, but you can't be like this. You have to save money, you know?
I'm saving Xu Qing! "The captain said solemnly.
When Yanyan heard this, he hurriedly nodded with an enlightened expression and remembered it in his heart.
"In addition, on our way to the Extreme North Snowfield where the Absolute Beginning Pillar is located, we will have to pass by the forbidden grounds of the Royal Welcoming Continent and the main stream of the Immortal Yunxian Eternal River. There will be a certain amount of danger along the way. In this state, those experts might not be interested in making a move."
The captain continued to paint until he finished painting the last crack. He jumped onto the deck and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad. You look good like this."
Yanyan looked at the dilapidated Dharmic Ship and was still a little hesitant. Just as he was about to speak, the captain's expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the cabin door.
In an instant, his expression became incredibly solemn. His body became incredibly cold, and faces appeared in his eyes. Layer by layer, he exuded a terrifying aura.
Almost as soon as the captain looked over, the door to the cabin exploded, transforming into countless fragments that shot out in all directions. At the same time, a roar that sounded like that of a wild beast, filled with madness and hunger, could be heard from within.
What followed was a skinny hand that was like a skeleton. It grabbed the door frame and held it tightly. Slowly, it moved out, revealing a skeletal body.
It was Xu Qing. His clothes were now black, and they were filled with dried black blood that had once rotted away. At the same time, it gave off a foul stench. His face was sunken, and he looked like a malicious spirit.
The madness in his eyes made Yanyan's heart tremble. The captain's expression also changed. He was familiar with this gaze.
Every time he was hungry, it was like this.
"It's just the third Heavenly Palace. Why are you so desperate?"
The captain's body flashed as he rushed towards Xu Qing. He grabbed Xu Qing's arm and Yan Yan was about to come over.
"Yanyan, don't get close. His mind is struggling right now. It's clear that he ate something he shouldn't have, which caused his life force to be severely depleted. He's starving to the extreme."
The captain acted as if he was very experienced. Once he held Xu Qing, he brought out a piece of flesh from his storage bag and stuffed it into Xu Qing's mouth.
Xu Qing swallowed it and closed his eyes. When he opened them a few breaths later, his eyes were still red, but his rationality had already suppressed the madness.
"Eldest senior brother, thank you. Is there anything else?" Xu Qing's voice was hoarse as he looked at the captain beside him.
"There's nothing else. That's a snack I prepared for myself.
In your current state, you need to kill and devour the life force of all living things. How did you do it? "The captain was a little shocked.
"I ate something small," Xu Qing said slowly.
Xu Qing spoke slowly. The hunger in his body surfaced once again, causing his breathing to quicken. At the same time, he also sensed his current state.
After the third palace in his body fused with the Forbidden Poison Pill, the poison pill that had lost too much of its spirituality was nourished and showed signs of recovery. It was like a huge black hole that would devour everything in an instant.
This was an inevitable process for the recovery of the Forbidden Poison Pill. Although Xu Qing had expected it and had made ample preparations, the consumption of life force during the fusion was unexpectedly large. The recovery of the poison pill was also very fast, causing him to be unprepared.
However, this was not entirely a bad thing. It could even be said that this was a great opportunity for Xu Qing.
The reason for that was because once he provided the Forbidden Poisonous Pill with enough life force, he would be able to truly revive this dying pill.
After it was revived, it would no longer be without a source. Instead, it would be endless, allowing Xu Qing's battle prowess to soar.
His third palace would be the most unique palace since ancient times.
Its power was great, and it was filled with mysteries and unknowns.
However, all of this required rich life force.
Aside from that, Xu Qing also clearly sensed that in order to truly revive the Forbidden Poison Pill, life force was only one aspect. He also needed rich foreign substances.
This discovery made him very shocked because it meant that he could absorb the foreign matter!
Although it was the Forbidden Poison Pill in the third palace that would absorb foreign substances, to a certain extent, it was the same as him absorbing foreign substances.
Absorbing foreign substances was a special right that only those who had been severely affected and those who had been born after the appearance of the god's face fragment had. It was difficult for cultivators to touch it.
This was because the so-called foreign substances were in fact the aura of the god. Some people also called it divine energy.
"Eldest Senior-apprentice Brother, how far away are we from the nearest forbidden area?"
Xu Qing took a deep breath and asked in a hoarse voice. He saw Yan Yan's nervous and concerned expression, so he nodded slightly to indicate that he was fine.
Xu Qing had never ignored the concerns of others.
"There is still about half a month before we reach the forbidden area of the Emperor Welcoming State. If you can't bear it, we can go find a foreign sect or a small foreign country!"
The captain was a little worried, but the meaning behind Xu Qing's words was clear: he was indifferent to foreign races.
It seemed that in the captain's heart, as long as Xu Qing was fine, he didn't care about other foreign races.
"If it's half a month, it should be fine."
Xu Qing shook his head. Although foreign races also had life force and foreign substances in their bodies, their foreign substances were ultimately inferior to the forbidden areas.
He could feel that he needed a large amount of foreign substances, so the best choice was the forbidden areas.
"Then let's go to the forbidden area of the sword. As the only forbidden area among the many forbidden areas in the Emperor Welcoming State, it is as famous as the Phoenix Forbidden Area in the Southern Phoenix State and the Corpse Forbidden Area in the sea. According to Genius' information, the emperor of this forbidden area has been asleep for many years, and there are no signs of him waking up recently. We should be careful when we go there.
We should be careful, "the captain said, and he channeled his cultivation into the spiritual ship. At this moment, the spiritual ship also emitted cold air, and its speed suddenly increased. It turned into a rainbow in the sky and flashed into the distance like a bolt of lightning.
Wind blew from all directions, spreading through the spiritual ship's defenses. As it flowed, it formed a whistling sound that spread in all directions.
As they sped, Xu Qing sat cross-legged on the deck, trying his best to suppress the hunger in his body. At the same time, he was also adapting to the reaction of the Forbidden Poison Pill in his third palace.
He could feel that although his current state was poor, his combat strength had increased too much. With the help of his emperor-level cultivation technique, he could at least display the power of four palaces.
It should be known that most Golden Core Celestial Palace cultivators had a limit of six palaces.
"Next, after my poison pill recovers, I will have to consider the formation of the fourth palace."
Xu Qing gradually could not suppress the hunger in his body. His breathing became more rapid, and his eyes became more bloodshot. He could only think about his cultivation to distract himself.
As for the shadow and the Vajra Sect's Patriarch, they had already hidden themselves, afraid that Xu Qing would notice them.
At this moment, Xu Qing was like a ferocious beast that chose people to devour. The feeling that he gave them was extremely terrifying.
As for Yanyan, although she was initially frightened by Xu Qing's aura and skeleton-like body, she could not help but walk over after gradually adapting to it.
As she approached, Xu Qing suddenly raised his head, and his bloodshot eyes stared at Yanyan's neck. He struggled for a while and reluctantly looked away.
"Brother Xu Qing, do you want to eat? It's okay, I'm not afraid of pain."
Yanyan looked at Xu Qing, bit her finger, and reached out to him with trembling hands. Her eyes were filled with anticipation and confusion.
Xu Qing looked at Yanyan, fell silent, and closed his eyes.
Yanyan felt a little regretful and sad. She silently retracted her hand and sat beside him.
The team leader looked back as he steered the Dharmic Battleship. He saw Yanyan's confused eyes when she gave Xu Qing her finger. He also saw the regret and sadness in Yanyan's expression when Xu Qing ignored her. He could not help but feel bitter.
"When I was hungry in the past, why didn't a good-looking female cultivator give my finger to eat? What am I lacking?
This little Ah Qing doesn't know how to flirt. If it were me, I would have bitten her hard. "
Just like that, time passed. Under Xu Qing's patience, they were getting closer and closer to the Forbidden Sword Sword.
Finally, Xu Qing's body trembled violently, and his hunger reached its peak. When he was about to lose control, a pitch-black Forbidden Sword Forest appeared in front of them.
They had just gotten close, and before they had even stepped into the forest, the strange substance here was already much denser than in other areas. Xu Qing's senses were extremely sharp. He suddenly opened his eyes, and they shone with a red light.