The captain's hand grew back on the third day. It was as good as new and there were no abnormalities.
After Xu Qing paid attention to it, he had a more accurate understanding of the captain's growth rate.
"It takes three days to sever a limb, half a month for everything below the waist, and a month for everything below the head."
Xu Qing understood. He felt that in the future, when he went out to do big things with the captain, he could make better tactical arrangements.
After the captain experienced this, he seemed to be more interested in the other races. Therefore, in the following days, he and Xu Qing liked to look down from the flying boat.
Wu Jianwu saw this scene and thought seriously. It was unknown if he wanted to improve his poetry skills and joined in.
Therefore, as time passed, after two teleportations, they left Qu Zhaozhou.
Xu Qing saw more local customs along the way. The captain also learned more about the other races. Wu Jianwu also gained a lot.
His poetry had finally returned to its former peak, and it had even improved slightly.
"The eyes can create all things, the world can refine the heart of the sword!"
In the wind, Wu Jianwu stood on the boat and laughed loudly. His voice drifted and echoed in all directions.
"Idiot." The captain curled his lips.
Xu Qing did not pay attention to Wu Jianwu's madness. At this moment, he looked down. There was a storm sweeping across the land. Countless trees bent in the wind, as if they would be lifted up at any time.
This was the unique climate of the Cloud Wind State.
Unlike the Emperor Welcoming State and Qu Zhaozhou, the Cloud Wind State was surrounded by strong winds all year round. As a result, the various factions here were more skilled in speed and body refinement.
In addition, the wind here was different during the day and at night.
During the day, the wind was violent. At night, the wind was cold. There were many strange occurrences.
As for the other races, there were more mutated beasts.
For example, in Xu Qing's eyes, there were hundreds of giants thousands of feet tall on the storm-filled land.
These giants were naked. Their bodies emitted a stench that even the wind could not blow away.
They had gray skin, red eyes, and black and yellow teeth. They did not seem to have much intelligence.
Now, on the ground, some were running, some were sitting, and some were wrestling with each other like wild beasts.
He could also see that many of the giants were carrying cages made of tree bark.
Inside those cages, there were countless living beings of different races, most of them on the verge of death.
These were the food of the giants. They were being poured into simple stone altars by some of the giants. Using a huge pestle, they crushed the food into meat paste and drank it.
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"These are the cloud beasts of the Cloudy Wind State. They don't have much intelligence and are similar to wild beasts. There's no end to them. They will be born from the heavens and earth and feed on all living things." Supreme Immortal Purple Mystic's voice traveled into Xu Qing's ears.
At some point in time, she had appeared beside Xu Qing.
The familiar fragrance entered his nose. Xu Qing did not dodge, as he was already used to it.
Along the way, Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic had spent most of her time in seclusion within the ship's cabin. She rarely came out. Now that she was standing beside Xu Qing, she no longer had the attitude she had when she was alone with Xu Qing. Instead, she looked more serious.
Xu Qing hurriedly bowed. The captain and Wu Jianwu also quickly lowered their heads.
However, the thoughts in their hearts were different.
Wu Jianwu's heart was filled with reverence.
On the other hand, the captain was secretly impressed by Heavenly Immortal Violetmystic. She was flirtatious, flirtatious, and dignified at times. Who could stand it?
Little Ah Qing, you have to do your best!
Thinking of this, he gave Xu Qing an encouraging look.
Xu Qing ignored him. He did not think as much as the captain.
"The flesh and blood of these cloud beasts have a special use. It's a designated ticket. The two of you go down and kill one each. Bring it up," Purple Mystic said with a smile.
Xu Qing nodded when he heard this. His body swayed, and he went straight down from the flying ship.
The captain blinked and immediately flew out as well. When he got close to Xu Qing, he winked and sent a voice transmission.
"Little Ah Qing, I think you need to consider my original suggestion!
"I'll listen to Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic." With that, the captain took a step forward and sped away.
Xu Qing looked at the captain's back and did not say anything.
The two of them quickly landed on the ground.
The battle strength of the giants on the ground was not very strong. They relied entirely on their physical bodies. Most of them were only comparable to Two or Three Fires of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Only four or five of them emitted Blood Qi fluctuations similar to that of a Golden Core cultivator.
For Xu Qing and the captain, this level of prey was incomparably easy to kill, so Xu Qing quickly appeared in front of a giant with the battle strength of a Jindan Stage cultivator at an astonishing speed.
The giant had its head lowered and was pounding a clay jar. When it sensed danger, it looked up and opened its mouth to roar at Xu Qing. The instant a foul stench hit Xu Qing, it raised its right hand and grabbed him.
Compared to this giant, Xu Qing's size was like an ant.
However, in Xu Qing's eyes, this giant was the ant.
He did not dodge at all. Instead, he slammed his head into the giant's hand. Instantly, the giant let out a miserable shriek, and the back of its right hand exploded.
Xu Qing's figure shot out.
His speed increased dramatically as he charged toward the giant's forehead. When he got close, he raised his right hand and pressed it down.
Terrifying magic power emanated from his body and spread out from the giant's forehead to the rest of its body. It destroyed everything in its path and wiped out all life.
In the next instant, the giant's body trembled, and it fell to the ground with a thump. When a loud boom rang out, the captain finished off the giant. The Golden Core giant also fell to the ground.
However, the two of them did not immediately put away the giant's corpse. Instead, they looked off into the distance, their eyes shining brightly.
In the direction they were looking, they saw two longswords whistling through the storm toward them.
Their power was shocking, and they broke through the storm. However, their target was not Xu Qing and the captain, but the other giants.
In the blink of an eye, the flying swords swept out, and three of the giants let out miserable shrieks. Their bodies trembled as the flying swords stabbed into their chests, and their life force was wiped out.
At the same time, two figures whistled through the storm toward them.
They were a man and a woman. Both wore long white robes with cloaks draped over their backs. Under the dim light of the sky, their robes seemed to be covered with dark patterns of fire. Therefore, when they arrived, they looked like two balls of fire.
Xu Qing recognized them at a glance. They were none other than the Sword Wielder.
Xu Qing had seen the male Cultivator before.
The captain immediately recognized him as well.
This was the Sword Wielder that Xu Qing and the others had encountered when they were patrolling the Ancient River. He had been chasing after the Golden Core devil.
At that time, the Sword Wielder knew that the Golden Core devil was not completely dead, so he deliberately gave Xu Qing and the captain a chance to pick up his corpse.
At that moment, the two Sword Wielder rushed out of the storm and headed straight for the giants. They each took the corpses of the giants they had killed, then looked at Xu Qing and the captain.
Without saying anything, the two Sword Wielder nodded at Xu Qing and the captain, then turned around and left, once again disappearing into the storm.
Xu Qing had never seen the female Sword Wielder before, but he noticed that she was carrying a seven or eight-year-old girl on her back.
The girl was not human. There were two slowly wriggling tentacles between her eyebrows. There was also a black band that covered her eyes and was tied to the back of her head.
She lay silently on the woman's back, as if she had fallen asleep.
After watching the two Sword Wielder leave, Xu Qing glanced at the captain, who spoke in a low voice.
"They are not the Sword Wielder from Emperor Welcoming State."
Xu Qing also noticed this. After all, on the day of the Sword Wielder selection, all the Sword Wielder from Emperor Welcoming State were present. Although there were many of them, they all paid attention.
"They should be carrying out some mission."
As Xu Qing spoke, he put away the giant he had killed. As for the other giants, they had already scattered, disappearing into the wind without a trace.
Xu Qing glanced at them. Under the captain's urging, he quickly rose into the air and returned to the flying ship in the storm.
Not long after, the flying ship left, traversing the storm. After flying for more than half a month, they finally arrived at the first transit point in Cloud Wind Prefecture at dusk.
Xu Qing only knew the general route, but not the details. Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic and the five Peak Lords had planned it out for everyone's safety. The plan was a secret. Aside from Xu Qing and the captain, no one else knew about it.
From the sky, the transit point looked more like a messy market.
There were many mud huts that sheltered them from the storm, and there were many cultivators from various races.
There were also some black-robed men with many earrings on their ears and malicious ghost tattoos on their faces.
These people walked through the market. Wherever they passed, all the foreign cultivators were very wary of them.
"This is the territory of the Ghost Mark Sect. The Ghost Mark Sect is one of the major factions in Cloud Wind Prefecture. They raise malicious ghosts and use evil spells.
Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic's voice echoed in Xu Qing's mind. This was a voice transmission directed only to him.
When Xu Qing heard this, he took a few more glances at the black-robed men.
From the tattoos on their faces, he could vaguely sense some obscure fluctuations. They were somewhat similar to the deviant ghosts he had seen in the ghost cave.
Their arrival attracted the attention of the cultivators in the area.
However, as Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic walked down from the flying ship, everyone in the market quieted down. The suppressive aura of the Return to Void Stage caused the black-robed men's expressions to change.
A few black-robed men immediately came forward to welcome them respectfully and sent them to the inn in the market.
"Rest for the night. Tomorrow, night and day will change. At the moment of dawn, a ghost ship will come to Nether Harbor. We will use the ghost ship to travel.
"This market will become a ghost ship at night. If you don't have the ability, don't go out recklessly."
In the inn, Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic said calmly and walked into his room. The others suppressed their curiosity about the ghost ship and the ghost ship that Purple Mystic mentioned and returned to their own rooms.
"Nether Harbor?
What's a ghost ship? "The team leader stood beside Xu Qing and asked curiously.
Xu Qing shook his head. He was not that curious, but he was somewhat interested in the ghost ship that Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic mentioned.
This reminded him of the market that he had visited in Phoenix's Forbidden Land.
Night soon fell. As the howling wind continued to reverberate outside, Xu Qing, who was cultivating cross-legged in the room of the inn, had a change in expression.
He felt the aura outside. At that moment, it was as if Yin and Yang had reversed, and life and death had alternated. He had experienced this scene before and was no stranger to it.
Xu Qing slowly opened his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he walked to the window.
Standing there, he pushed open a gap and looked outside.
As far as he could see, the market outside had changed drastically.
Countless ghosts and monsters floated on the streets. They had all sorts of hideous appearances, as if a hundred ghosts were walking at night.
At the same time, many workshops had appeared to sell some necessities for the dead.
In the distance, in the center of the market, there were many iron chains that bound a huge foot.
The huge foot floated in mid-air. It was completely green and looked very sinister. Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.
He vaguely felt that this huge green foot seemed to be of the same origin as the monk's head that he had seen in Phoenix's Forbidden Land.
"Dismembered and scattered in different ghost ships?" Xu Qing was deep in thought. He pushed open the window and leaped out.
The last time he was in the ghost ship, he saw many good things, but he could not afford them. After coming to Emperor Welcoming State, he had killed many along the way. Although he did not deliberately collect heart blood, he had collected many souls that could be used as Ghost Coins.
Xu Qing felt that he could take a look again.
However, to avoid the trouble of the shadow bending over, Xu Qing did not let the shadow cover him this time. Instead, he activated the third Heavenly Palace and filled his body with the aura of the Forbidden Poison Pill.
Only then did he walk into the ghost ship and blend in with the ghosts and monsters.
Time passed. Xu Qing's journey in the ghost ship was very smooth. He bought many items that were poisonous.
Seeing that the dawn that Exalted Immortal Purple Mystic had mentioned was approaching, Xu Qing was about to return. However, not long after he walked out, he passed by a workshop. The faint sound of singing came from the workshop.
The ghost ship was very quiet. Only the faint sound of singing could be heard.
As for the appearance of the voice, it did not feel out of place. It blended in with the ghost ship around it.
"The past life did not come, but the past life is always here. Cut the dust of the yearning painting."
The moment the singing entered Xu Qing's ears, he stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look.