Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 745: Danger, Danger, Extreme Danger!

Faced with the old horse’s rapid pace, the crew members could only stare helplessly as the old horse overtook them.

No matter how desperately they burned spirit stones, such a large ship could never surpass the old horse, unless they asked a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator to step in and carry the large ship while running across the sea surface.

The old horse paid no mind to the three large ships, its four hooves moving swiftly, and even occasionally let out cheerful whinnies. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The Dragon-Horse Tribe was located in the southern part of the East Sea. After leaving the port, the old horse headed straight south.

Ming City’s port was three hundred li from the East Sea. These three hundred li belonged to Great Xia’s territory, but this stretch of ocean was inconvenient for Great Xia to manage. After all, Great Xia couldn’t process exit documents on the sea surface; they could only periodically send cultivators to patrol the waters.

After the old horse ran three hundred li, a mist rose over the sea, making it impossible to distinguish the direction.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou found this scene familiar. When they went to the Demon Region, they had encountered a similar situation—they had to pass through a fog to reach the Demon Region.

The old horse was very familiar with the mist; he could reach the East Sea even with his eyes closed.

“It seems fog is deployed in all four cardinal directions,” Meng Jingzhou mused. “But for what purpose?”

“Probably to prevent ordinary people from knowing they live inside a giant box,” Lu Yang replied. Judging from things now, the fog isn’t harmful.

“Box? What are you talking about?” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s discussion wasn’t hushed, so Tao Yaoye and the other two heard it.

Among the three, only Li Haoran possessed memories of his past life and wore an expression that indicated he was already aware. Tao Yaoye and Man Gu had never left Great Xia and hadn’t experienced passing through such fog.

“It’s like this. According to Old Meng’s and my research, the Four Ancient Immortals refined the stars into six continents, causing the world to take on the shape of a box...”

After listening to the whole story, Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were flabbergasted. They hadn’t expected the world’s shape to be completely different from what they imagined—they had been living inside a vast, boundless box.

Man Gu's excitement eclipsed his surprise. He knew traveling with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou would broaden his horizons. “So the Ancient Nameless One finally has a name?” He remembered when he first joined the Everlasting Creed, the branch leader had told the three of them that it was the Ancient Nameless One who refined the stars.

Li Haoran also couldn’t maintain his composure. Qin Haoran’s memories didn’t contain anything about the Four Ancient Immortals refining the stars.

While the five were chatting, the old horse had already pulled them through the mist, arrived at the East Sea, and stopped at an island.

“If this island hasn’t changed its name, it should still be called Douyun Island. This is a gathering place for cultivators in the area. Two months from now, we will reconvene on this island.” The old horse spoke in human tongue again.

This had been agreed upon beforehand. The old horse was returning home to visit family; it couldn’t possibly bring all five of them along.

Lu Yang and the others had travelled to the East Sea for the purpose of seeing the world, not to see the old horse’s relatives.

Hence, before setting out, they had agreed to split up after reaching the East Sea and reconvene at a certain location to return to the Dao-Seeking Sect.

“See you, old horse.”

The five waved goodbye to the old horse.

After alighting from the carriage, the sea breeze brushed against their faces. This was an atmosphere absolutely impossible to experience in Great Xia.

“Where to now?”

“None of us has been to the East Sea before. Let’s get a map first. Alternatively, Junior Brother Li, can you draw a map of the East Sea?”

Li Haoran revealed a troubled expression and sighed. “The last time Qin Haoran came to the East Sea was a hundred years ago. And you all should know that this is the East Sea, not Great Xia.”

“So?”

“So even if mighty experts fight and turn everything upside down, it won’t return to its original state. When sea tribes fighting over territory leads to changes in ownership, the map of the East Sea will also change. Only cultivators who have lived in the East Sea for a long time will know what the current map looks like.

“The sea tribes have a strong sense of territory. I could draw a map from a hundred years ago, but routes that were safe a hundred years ago aren’t necessarily safe now. You wouldn’t want to be shot down by sea tribes while flying, right?”

“That’s quite troublesome, but it’s not a big problem. Didn’t the old horse say that this Douyun Island is a gathering place for East Sea cultivators? There should be maps here.”

“Right. It’s also a good chance to interact with East Sea cultivators.”

After some discussion, considering the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s far-reaching reputation, and given that Grandpa Ba only mentioned he had one friend in the Dragon Palace but didn’t specify how many enemies he had, it was reasonable to infer that, aside from Ao Ran in the Dragon Palace, everyone else was an enemy.

The five put on black cloaks. Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Tao Yaoye, and Man Gu altered their appearances before feeling safe enough to set foot on the island.

Li Haoran didn’t need to change his appearance. Lu Yang and the other three had often gone out on missions and were quite famous, so they might be recognized. However, Li Haoran had barely left the Dao-Seeking Sect, so no one knew him.

“We come from a renowned major sect. Even if we aren’t flamboyant when going out, we shouldn’t have to be this sneaky, right?” Meng Jingzhou grumbled helplessly.

After stepping on the island, Meng Jingzhou realized their attire was common among East Sea cultivators—most wore black robes.

According to Grandpa Ba, East Sea cultivators were usually more or less involved in some trouble, which was why they always acted cautiously. If their deeds were committed in Great Xia, they would face at least three years of imprisonment.

“Anyone who comes to the East Sea to sell clothes would suffer a huge loss.” Meng Jingzhou clicked his tongue, shrewdly dismissing a business opportunity.

Lu Yang shot Meng Jingzhou a sidelong glance. “East Sea cultivators aren’t as perverted as you imagine. They wear black robes over their clothes; they aren’t exhibitionists wearing only a black robe.

“It looks like this is a market district. It’s just that the cultivation levels of these cultivators...”

Lu Yang scanned the area with his spiritual consciousness. The marketplace occupied most of this vast island, and among the bustling crowd of cultivators, there wasn’t even a single Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The cultivators with the highest cultivation were two individuals at the Advanced Qi Training Stage.

Oh wait, it should be called the Great Perfection Level Nine Qi Training Stage.

“What’s there to fear about low cultivation levels? We’re here to ask for a map, not to fight.”

“Fellow Daoist, may I ask if you have a map of the East Sea?” The sociable Meng Jingzhou stopped a passer-by who appeared to be in a hurry.

The passer-by didn’t expect Meng Jingzhou to suddenly grab him and quickly shook off his hand. “Go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy a map! Why are you asking me?” With that, he quickened his pace to get away from Meng Jingzhou.

“I was just asking for directions. Why act so cautiously?” Meng Jingzhou muttered.

Li Haoran had some experience in this regard. “Maps are considered important resources in the East Sea. Not everyone will share such information with you. Why don’t we go to the Treasure Pavilion he mentioned?”

“Might as well.”

The Treasure Pavilion was the largest shop in the Douyun Island market district. One of the two Great Perfection Level Nine Qi Training cultivators whom Lu Yang had detected with his spiritual consciousness was stationed here.

“Dear guests, what would you like to buy? To be frank, our Treasure Pavilion has everything you could want—magical treasures, talismans, array diagrams, visualization paintings...” the steward at the Treasure Pavilion introduced their offerings with a faint pride.

Our Treasure Pavilion Leader is a big shot at the Half-Step Foundation Establishment Stage. He possesses a remnant Foundation Establishment-grade spirit treasure and can be called the number one below the Foundation Establishment Stage!

“Do you have maps?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Give us the best map you have. We want one that marks safe sea zones.”

“Right away.” The steward instructed a disciple to fetch a wooden box from the warehouse.

“Thank you for your patronage. That will be ten spirit stones.”

Meng Jingzhou casually whipped out ten spirit stones without batting an eye, his largesse startling the steward.

Could this person be a Level Seven Qi Training great cultivator?

Meng Jingzhou opened the map, and the other four moved closer to look.

They found that it was indeed a map, but it only covered a twenty-li radius of sea. The marked dangerous locations were all races they had never even heard of.

Little Spirit Fish Tribe: Highest cultivation—Level Eight Qi Training Stage. Dangerous!

Sea Bullock Tribe: Highest cultivation—Level Nine Qi Training Stage. Dangerous!

Ink-Black Octopus Tribe: The old ancestor is suspected to have broken through the Qi Training Stage. Extremely Dangerous!