Outside the ghost ship, it was pitch-black. There was no light at all. There was only endless coldness and coldness that spread in all directions in the darkness.
Through the shadow, Xu Qing looked at the nether-like void outside the ghost ship. He suddenly remembered the great terror that countless cultivators feared when he was in the Foundation Establishment realm.
The moment a Foundation Establishment cultivator reached the Foundation Establishment realm, it was as if they had lit up their life lamp and would attract the existence of another world.
For example, Little Mute had failed at this stage and half of his body was taken over.
If not for Xu Qing, he would have been completely destroyed.
At this moment, Xu Qing felt that the netherworld outside the ghost ship was that world.
Xu Qing was deep in thought. The flow of time was not obvious. It seemed like an instant, but it also seemed like a long time. Then, a strong light suddenly appeared in the darkness.
The light was scorching hot as it spread out for hundreds of thousands of feet. As it tore the darkness apart, it came out from the torn netherworld.
A dazzling desert was reflected.
In the next instant, the ghost ship rushed into the desert formed by the torn netherworld. The moment it entered, the ghost ship … disappeared.
Everyone on the ship immediately felt the urge to fall.
You can open your eyes now. "
As Exalted Immortal Zixuan's voice spread, the disciples of the Eight Sect Alliance opened their eyes. What they saw was a burning desert.
The desert was burning, and an endless sea of fire spread in all directions. The sky was distorted because of it, and only the red sun in the sky emitted a shocking warmth.
The sun here was clearer and bigger than what Xu Qing had seen in the Emperor Province.
It was as if the sun was directly above this desert.
Or rather, this desert … was the area closest to the sun.
The ghost ship could not survive here, so it dissipated and everyone landed.
Soon, as Zixuan waved his hand, a flying ship that looked like a dragon appeared and everyone landed on it.
In the next moment, the flying ship flew under the scorching sun and passed through the sea of fire between heaven and earth.
As for the other passengers on the ghost ship, they had their own methods. The two swordsmen took out Dharma artifacts that looked like hats. They did not fly into the sky, but burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
"This is the last part of the journey. After flying in the desert for three times, we will reach the boundary of Sealed Sea County's capital."
Exalted Immortal Zixuan said softly on the flying ship.
Under the scorching sun, Zixuan's voice was like a clear spring, soothing everyone's minds.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and a strange light appeared in his eyes. In truth, although his experiences along the way had been short, it had allowed him to see even more of the strangeness of this world.
This kind of increase in knowledge was something that the Emperor State could not provide.
The vastness of the world seemed to have opened up a corner for him.
And in this desert, there were alien races.
Half a day later, as the flying boat moved forward, areas where the flames on the ground were extinguished appeared. After the flames disappeared, more smoke spread out.
As the green smoke rose into the air, it formed a silhouette.
Although it was still blurry, he could roughly make out that there were men and women, young and old.
It was like a tribe, living a normal life.
In particular, where the green smoke was thick, it even formed the outline of a city.
This scene made Xu Qing feel incredulous. Most of the others felt the same way. Only the captain seemed to be used to it.
When they looked at the groups formed by the smoke, many of the figures formed by the smoke looked up at the flying ship in the sky.
This scene made Heavenly Immortal Zixuan's expression turn solemn. This was the first time she encountered an alien race. She floated out of the flying ship and bowed toward the Mist City on the ground.
"Welcome, cultivators of the Emperor State. We're escorting our sect's sword bearer to the county capital. We're passing by here. Please forgive us."
After Zixuan cupped her fists, Xu Qing did the same. Then, all the disciples bowed solemnly toward the ground.
Then, the smoke below rolled, and a large number of smoke figures appeared.
They looked at the flying ship and seemed to ponder. Soon, they cupped their fists and returned the greeting.
At this point, Heavenly Immortal Zixuan heaved a sigh of relief.
The Smoke Clan is the most difficult tribe to deal with along the way. They're not like most of the other tribes and sects, but they still respect the sword bearer. "
This tribe was born under the scorching sun. They're born to be assassins. Their figures can blend into any aura. They're strange and unpredictable. You must be extra careful when you encounter them in the future. Don't make enemies easily. Try your best to make friends with them, "Heavenly Immortal Zixuan reminded.
Xu Qing nodded. He looked at the Mist City on the ground behind them and memorized the characteristics of this tribe.
Later on, Xu Qing and the others saw all kinds of strange tribes in the desert.
After a while, the color of the desert changed. It was no longer yellow and red, but slowly crystallized.
This formed a reflection of light. Various colors of light intertwined. Although it was beautiful, it was also very glaring. If one's cultivation wasn't high enough, they would go blind if they looked at it for too long.
The flying ship traveling between heaven and earth was like a sea of light.
It was at this moment that Xu Qing saw the two sword bearers again.
Clearly, this desert was the destination of these two sword bearers. At this moment, they were on the crystallized ground and in the sea of light, they were fighting with the invisible beings around them.
Sword light overflowed in all directions. The sound was shocking, and waves of spell fluctuations spread out.
Beside them was the foreign little girl who had been lying on the back of the female sword bearer. At this moment, the black bandage around her eyes had been removed. She raised her head and looked directly at the sun that could burn everything in this place.
There was light in her eyes, and it was also strange. It seemed like she could absorb it.
The sunlight made her eyes brighter and brighter.
The two antennae on her forehead swayed, weaving runes one after another into her eyes.
However, this process couldn't be interrupted. Therefore, the two sword bearers were protecting her.
It was an invisible existence that prevented her from absorbing the sunlight.
They seemed to have fused with the light, and one could only see the light flowing around them. Other places were more intense and distorted.
On the flying vessel, Exalted Immortal Purple Arcane watched the scene unfold and slowly said, "That light is strange!"
Most of them live in places with dense sunlight. They don't have any traces of themselves, but they are actually light. That's why they are so hard to deal with and kill. They only disappear when night falls. "
As Zi Xuan spoke, the two swordsmen on the ground were clearly no match for her. They seemed to have underestimated the difficulty of the mission, and were now both injured.
Xu Qing looked at the captain.
The captain looked at Xu Qing.
"Senior, this place has helped us in the past. Disciple wishes to go down and help." Xu Qing bowed towards Ascendant Immortal Violetmystic.
"You need my help." Zixuan said softly.
"Eldest Apprentice Brother and I can handle it," said Xu Qing calmly. Zixuan nodded, and Xu Qing's body flickered as he left the ship.
The captain coughed.
"Actually, Senior can make a move now …"
Zixuan glared at the captain. The captain shrank back and hurriedly flew out, heading straight for the ground with Xu Qing behind him.
The two swordsmen who were fighting looked grateful when they noticed the two of them. The male swordsman who Xu Qing and the others had met in the Emperor Province quickly spoke up.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoists. The number of light monsters we've encountered in the past is more than what we've encountered in similar missions. Please help us protect this child from the Twilight Tribe."
Xu Qing nodded. He flew quickly and arrived in an instant. As soon as he landed, he felt a murderous intent surging towards him from the sea of light in front of him.
A bright light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. The poisonous pill in the third heavenly palace vibrated, and a poisonous aura spread throughout his body.
In the next moment, a shrill scream came from the sea of light in front of him. Then, he saw a beam of light turn pitch-black and rapidly dissipate.
The two swordsmen's eyes lit up when they saw this. At the same time, the captain was shocked. His body flashed with a blue light, and in an instant, an endless chill spread out.
This frigid coldness was extremely frightening. Everywhere it covered, there would be no light, and pitch-black areas. It was as if his frigid coldness could freeze light, and light could be frozen.
After being frozen, it could not flow or move. Naturally, it caused the surroundings to turn pitch-black.
It had to be said that the captain's frost power here was more terrifying than Xu Qing's.
The addition of the two swordsmen reduced the burden on the two swordsmen, and the crisis here was slowly resolved.
The surrounding light monsters sensed that it was difficult to deal with them and dispersed.
Thank you, Fellow Daoists! "
The two swordsmen's cultivation levels were at the Golden Core Third Palace. At this moment, they looked at Xu Qing and the captain. Although they were grateful, they could not help but be wary.
This was their instinct.
In this world, if they did not have this instinct, they would have died early.
The second swordsman, who had met Xu Qing in the Emperor Province, was shocked.
He had seen geniuses and outstanding talents, but he remembered that the two in front of him were only at the Foundation Establishment Realm back then. Now, they had reached the same level as him. Looking at their attacks, they were clearly stronger.
We haven't thanked you for the kindness of giving us the treasure back then. Today, we'll do it in passing. "
"That's right. Besides, my junior brother and I are swordsmen. Naturally, we'll help when we see you." The captain laughed and pointed out his and Xu Qing's identities.
Hearing this, the two swordsmen's expressions became serious and they each took out their command swords.
Xu Qing and the captain took out their command swords as well. The four command swords shone brightly. When the two swordsmen saw this, they relaxed and lowered their guard.
I'm Chen Tinghao, and this is I Love Sun Liying. Thank you for this time. We were a little careless when we accepted this mission.
Chen Tinghao sighed and then took out a jade slip and handed it to Xu Qing.
We'll give you half of the military merits for this mission. Don't refuse. This is how we swordsmen interact. Comrades, friends of gentlemen! "
Seeing this, Xu Qing and the captain did not refuse. After taking the jade slip, the four of them chatted while the Twilight Light girl was absorbing the sunlight.
Chen Tinghao and the captain knew that Xu Qing and the others were going to report to the prefecture capital. At the same time, Xu Qing and the others understood the mission this time.
The Twilight Light race was one of the human race's allies and was a rare kind race.
Their talent was to use their eyes to absorb sunlight. Then, they would go to areas without sunlight and sell their eyeballs there.
This time, Chen Tinghao and the captain had received the mission to escort the little girl to absorb the sunlight because it was the densest there.
After a while, the girl finished absorbing the sunlight and closed her eyes again. After putting on the black ribbon, she looked a little weak and was carried by Chen Tinghao and the captain.
Because they were going to return to the prefecture capital, Xu Qing and the captain invited them to board the flying ship together.
On the flying ship, Chen Tinghao and the captain first greeted Supreme Immortal Zixuan respectfully.
Zixuan welcomed their arrival. She hoped that Xu Qing could make more friends with swordsmen before entering the prefecture capital.
However, her cultivation was too low. If she stayed, Chen Tinghao and the captain would be under a lot of pressure. Therefore, after welcoming them, she returned to the cabin and asked Xu Qing to take care of them with a smile.
Both of them were friendly, and it was natural for them to get along.
As the flying ship headed towards the prefecture capital, Chen Tinghao returned the favor and introduced the prefecture capital to Xu Qing and the captain in detail.
"The prefecture capital is the core of Sea Sealing County.
"Every major force in the prefecture has a branch sect in the prefecture capital. However, they are at the bottom of the prefecture capital system, the sixth echelon. Above them is the fifth echelon, which is the various yamens of the prefecture system.
"Above them are the three major sects and clans of Sea Sealing County. They are the Great Void Demon Sect, the Ancient Thunder Bloodline, the Cold Blood Sect, and the Yao Marquis Dao Palace!
"The Yao Marquis Dao Palace is the most special. The ancestor who founded the clan was one of the 36 Heavenly Lords of my clan. He was given the word" Dao "by the Ancient Emperor Xuan You. Only then can the clan continue to be called Dao Palace."
Chen Tinghao's voice gradually echoed as the flying ship sped along.
They were getting closer and closer to the prefecture capital.