Sword Aura to the Heavens-Chapter 259 - 254 Casual Talk

The ship is a spirit ship, crafted by spiritual artisans.

The hull is huge, resembling an inn.

The spirit ship boarded over a hundred cultivators successively. Inside the hull, there is a hall set up like a tavern with many seats, where the cultivators on board drink wine and tea.

"Going again?" On the deck, Yan Qingmeng saw Tan Yue rise and look towards Li Fan’s side, appearing displeased.

"Little Meng, what do you think of those people’s demeanor?" Tan Yue asked.

"Hmm..." Yan Qingmeng snorted arrogantly. She wasn’t blind.

Yan Qingmeng herself was also extraordinary, dressed in a long silk dress with black hair like a waterfall, her tall figure exuded elegance. Yet, even so, when compared to Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu, she was somewhat overshadowed.

"This voyage out to sea has many risks, having more friends to look after us is never wrong. Judging by the demeanor, they must also be descendants of noble families, worth befriending—for our safety," Tan Yue said. "Little Meng, don’t underestimate me."

"Go then!" Yan Qingmeng was somewhat sulking.

"I’ll go probe." Tan Yue didn’t care, rising towards Li Fan’s side. Yan Qingmeng drank a cup of wine in distress and glanced at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu.

Born truly beautiful!

She was often praised for her looks, yet didn’t expect to encounter two top beauties on this ship, no wonder that guy...

Thinking of this, Yan Qingmeng felt indignant in her heart.

"Brother Yang." Li Fan and the others sat in the corner, watching Tan Yue approaching. Huang Xiong raised his eyes to look at him; this fellow was overly familiar, unsolicited kindness was either wicked or thievery.

Is he enamored by Miss Lu and Miss Yue’s looks?

This was beyond his imagining, all brothers of Xiao Fan...

"Brother Tan, sit down." Li Fan didn’t mind, smiling as he spoke. As long as Tan Yue bore no ill intentions, it was fine; he might as well probe some news.

"Still unaware of Brother Yang’s purpose for this voyage out to sea?" Tan Yue sat opposite Li Fan and said, "Brother Yang, don’t misunderstand, just asking casually. The sea is dangerous; one of your demeanor is obviously a noble family’s descendant. Why risk this? Is it merely for experience?"

"Looking for something." Li Fan replied.

"Looking for something?" Tan Yue was taken aback, then speculated, "Indeed, island cities in the sea have quite a few treasures. Just now Brother Yang saw it, this time even the Yazhou Prefect’s son boarded this ship, surprisingly."

"Hasn’t happened before?" Li Fan asked.

Tan Yue shook his head, "Never heard of it. Brother Yang may not know, besides sea demons, there are various pirates at sea, murdering for goods. They hide in sea areas, where would you go to find them?"

"And as for this spirit ship, why are the ticket prices so high? Because the spirit ship also provides escort duties, with powerful cultivators guarding on board."

"Not only guarding against those from the sea, but also against those on the ship." Just then, a clear voice was heard; Li Fan looked up, seeing Yan Qingmeng walking over and sitting by Tan Yue, holding a wine cup and speaking to Li Fan, "Yan Qingmeng, toast to Mr. Yang."

Li Fan looked at the girl in surprise; what was going on?

Even Lu Yuan beside him showed a strange expression, what’s the meaning of this?

"Yang Qingshan."

Li Fan raised his cup in response, Yan Qingmeng drank it all, and Tan Yue watched her.

"Mr. Yang might not know, many incidents each year during sea voyages occur on the ship. Some board with purpose, so caution towards strangers is advisable," Yan Qingmeng said softly, "like a sudden fervor."

Tan Yue: "?"

"Miss Yan is quite right." Li Fan smiled, this girl was interesting.

"I’m a descendant of the Yan family from Yazhou City. In Yazhou City, I’ve not heard of a Yang family. Could it be Mr. Yang is not from Yazhou City?" Yan Qingmeng continued asking.

"No, I’m from Jiangzhou." Li Fan replied.

"Heard Jiangzhou is a place of spirits and beauty, no wonder there are such beautiful people, Mr. Yang is quite fortunate," Yan Qingmeng glanced at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu as she spoke.

Lu Yuan looked at her, then at Li Fan, while Yue Qingqiu didn’t react much.

"Miss Yan misunderstood; we are friends, not companions in Dao." Li Fan smiled.

"Not companions in Dao?" Yan Qingmeng was a bit surprised; this group obviously centered on Li Fan, with both women always by his side, traveling together, logically should be a very close relationship.

"Have yet to ask the two ladies’ names." Tan Yue’s eyes lit up a bit as he looked at Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu, raising his cup to inquire.

Yan Qingmeng: "?"

Lu Yuan looked at Tan Yue, then at Li Fan, softly saying, "No status given?"

Li Fan: "..."

Tan Yue, raising his cup, showed an embarrassed look and withdrew the cup.

He glanced at Li Fan, truly envious.

"Little brother is quite lucky." Someone drinking nearby heard their conversation and spoke with a smile, such beauties, yet no status given?

Truly heartless...

Many pairs of eyes were staring at Li Fan, damn it.

Li Fan felt a bit depressed.

Lu Yuan, you’ve changed...

"Young brother, count your blessings. Both of these ladies are stunningly beautiful. In all my years, I’ve never seen such breathtaking women. And here you are..." A middle-aged man with a drink taunted Li Fan with a laugh, "Worse than an animal."

"That’s right, I’ve seen the woman known as the most beautiful in our Yazhou, and even she might not surpass these two ladies."

The atmosphere inside the ship became lively.

"Speaking of beauties, have you heard of the number one beauty in our Da Li?" someone asked.

"I’ve only heard of the Da Li Swordsmanship rankings, when did the beauty rankings appear?"

"There’s no official ranking, but there’ve been rumors that the first beauty of Da Li already has a suitor."

"Oh? Do tell."

The atmosphere on the ship grew even more animated as the martial artists chatted about rumors with enthusiasm.

"You must be unaware, then. Not only is this person reputed to be Da Li’s greatest beauty, but she also holds an extraordinary status."

"Quit dawdling, just spill it already..." someone said impatiently.

"This story goes back several years. When the late emperor of Da Li was alive, he had a princess, adored by everyone, cherished deeply by the Holy Empress Dowager and even by the emperor himself, as bright as the moon in the sky."

"However, later on, the emperor died unexpectedly, and the princess disappeared. Some claimed she might have been assassinated, but recently news came that she returned to the Da Li Imperial Palace, appearing once in the Imperial City, and was hailed as a fairy come to earth."

"Maybe it’s just exaggeration? Merely because of her noble status?"

"Certainly not. The Da Li Dynasty is the center of the world, with beauties aplenty, yet this princess appeared just once and made people feel all other women on earth are ordinary."

"I heard about it too. It’s said that the princess not only possesses unparalleled beauty but also an exceptional cultivation talent, indeed worthy of being a descendant of the former emperor."

"The former emperor of Da Li was a peerless hero back in the day, rumored to potentially become a legendary Saint, but heaven envied his talent, and in between all of this..."

"Don’t speak nonsense." Someone beside him advised, and he immediately fell silent.

"Sister!"

Li Fan hadn’t expected that the people on the ship would end up talking about his senior sister, and even about her father.

Li Fan was also quite curious about the late Da Li emperor who invited the Old Blind Man out of retirement.

"The former Da Li emperor, was he outstanding?" Li Fan asked.

"Of course. The former Da Li emperor reached the Ning Dan Realm at eighteen, and rather than sit in the Imperial Palace, he roamed the martial world, traveling across the lands. Seeing the people of Da Li suffer from demons, he vowed grandly to rid Da Li of all evil spirits and demons, to restore peace to the people. For this, he even climbed Li Mountain, befriending the Li Mountain Sword Cultivator Zuo Canglan, and later invited him to leave the mountain to become the State Preceptor to assist him."

"It’s said there were always some grudges between Li Mountain and the Da Li Royal Family. That the former emperor could ask a Li Mountain Sword Cultivator to come out demonstrates his personal charm. It’s just a pity about what happened later..."

"If this brilliant emperor hadn’t died, he surely would have become a figure the descendants would revere as a Saint."

"How did we get so off-topic? Let’s return to the previous discussion, about this most beautiful woman in the world..."

Before the words were finished, a group of people entered the hall, and immediately the surroundings fell silent.

Wenren Qiu and his entourage sat in a spot in the hall, seeing everyone quiet, he couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Continue, I also want to hear."

"We’re done with that, Master Wenren. Are you heading to the West Sea for training?"

"You could say that. Living in Yazhou City, I’ve always heard various rumors about the sea. Now that I’ve gained some cultivation, I thought it was time to go out and take a look." Wenren Qiu, elegant and graceful, chatted with everyone.

"You’re too modest, Master Wenren. To my knowledge, Master Wenren is already approaching the Ning Dan Realm. Such cultivation at your age is quite remarkable even in Da Li."

"Far from it," Wenren Qiu lightly sipped his wine, saying, "The princess of our Da Li Dynasty, who everyone was just discussing, is already approaching the Seven Realms."

"Seven Realms..." Everyone gasped, isn’t the princess still young?

But then they remembered the former emperor at eighteen reaching Ning Dan, and at twenty-three entering Dao, thirty entering the Seven Realms and Myriad Phenomena;

It doesn’t seem strange at all.

Her father, a hero of his era.

"The princess, of course, is no ordinary person and not included in the discussion," someone laughed.

"Even if we don’t talk about our Da Li princess, a major event happened a year ago in Chi Xiao City, have you heard?"

"The Sword Saint from Li Mountain took action, and the world’s fifth-ranked sword cultivator Li Chengying was killed," someone said.

Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent.

That sword strike had already spread across the world, and everyone who heard about it was filled with awe.

The Eternal Sword Saint from Li Mountain reappeared in the world, slaying the fifth best in the land with one sword. What a remarkable display, but sadly, there was no chance to witness it firsthand.

"Indeed, on the backdrop of that sword strike, was a peerless sword cultivator emerging from Li Mountain, at eighteen reaching the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, defeating everyone on the Green Cloud List." Wenren Qiu shook his head, "I’m still far behind."

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