A Sexagenary Cycle Fleeting By (30)

Following the pre-planned route, the Far-Ocean Trade Fleet flew southeast. Every time it passed through a state, the Fleet would stop for three days, during which Yang Tianyou and his wife, along with Yang Tianjiu, would personally visit the various powerful forces.

Because of the Yang Household's increasingly prominent reputation, the forces along the way gave them a lot of face. In fact, thanks to Yang Tianjiu's silver tongue, he even reached business cooperation agreements with many powerful forces and took the opportunity to expand the Purple Moon Merchant Association.

Three months later, the Fleet passed through the Nan Province and arrived within the territory of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Upon entering the territory of the Myriad Nations Region, Yang Tianyou immediately sensed an aura completely different from that of the Northern River Region.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Myriad Nations Region is noticeably milder than that of the Northern River Region, and in densely populated areas, the mildness of the Spiritual Qi energy is even greater.

"To shape the National Fortune with the spirit of Human Dao, to refine the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, to govern all spirits, and to eliminate the Demon and Ghost Calamity —what a wonderful method!" Yunhua exclaimed with admiration.

Yang Tianyou nodded slightly and said, "The Incense Divine Dao does have its merits, but it also has great limitations. Once the cultivators of the Four Great Empires Ascension, they can no longer enjoy the blessing of the National Fortune. Given their generally low combat strength, they usually don't fare as well as the cultivators of the Northern River Region!"

The Upper and Lower Realms are not inaccessible. In fact, many Sacred Land Sects in the Lu Wu Realm have means to contact their Old Ancestors in the upper realm.

However, the cost of this connection is too high, and these Sacred Land will not be used unless absolutely necessary.

And even if we got in touch, so what?

Unless one's Old Ancestor cultivates to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, the power that descends through the Spacetime Stratum will be almost completely worn away, making it impossible to exert much strength.

But how difficult is it to cultivate to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?

Such great cultivators are overlord-level powerhouses even in the Great Thousand Worlds. According to the information sent back by the Eight Desolations Saber Saint, there are still a few Holy Land-level Forces with Old Ancestors at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, namely the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, True Martial Sacred Land, Seven Stars Sacred Land, Heavenblood Demon Kingdom, and Witch Tribe.

These forces are all the true overlords of the Lu Wu Realm, and even among the Holy Land-level Forces, they are top-tier existences.

Of course, the most powerful is the White Sky Sect left behind by White Sky Heavenly Lord.

Although this sect doesn't have Old Ancestors at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm in the present era, they have connections in the Immortal Realm!

White Sky Heavenly Lord is said to be a powerful Heavenly Immortal being with endless lifespan, living a carefree and unrestrained life. Unless he perishes due to a calamity, he can live on indefinitely.

When White Sky Heavenly Lord returned to the Immortal Realm, he naturally left a way for the White Sky Sect to contact him. However, for tens of thousands of years, no force or powerful individual has ever been able to force White Sky Sect to use this last trump card.

However, this does not prevent the White Sky Sect from holding a transcendent position in the entire Lu Wu Realm.

Who can blame them when, in the entire Lu Wu Realm, only this one sect possesses Heavenly Immortal Old Ancestor?

Other forces, let alone Heavenly Immortals, don't even have a single Earthly Immortal; the highest realm they reach is Tribulation Transcendence.

The Fleet continued to fly across the sky, and along the way, officials from the Sun-Moon Empire kept coming to investigate the situation.

However, after Yang Tianyou presented Transit Guarantee issued by the Duke of Ying Zhang Household, these officials respectfully escorted the Fleet across the border.

The Duke of Ying Zhang Household is a prominent Lineage in the Sun-Moon Empire, trusted by the Imperial Clan and with the support of the Sage Manifestation Old Ancestor, making them highly influential.

The Yang Household was able to establish a connection with the Zhang Household because the latter owned a small share in the Purple Moon Merchant Association. Although it was a small share, it still served as a link, didn't it?

Thanks to this relationship, the Zhang Household frequently sent trade Fleets to Purple Moon Commandery for transactions. In addition, the Yang Household also provided the Zhang Household with a lot of convenience from the Chaotic Sea.

After going through layers of connections, it became clear that the Yang Household and Zhang Household families had a fairly good relationship, making it quite easy to obtain a Transit Pass.

With the Zhang Household as guarantors, the Fleet traveled smoothly all the way, taking a month to cross the Sun-Moon Empire and arrive at the territory of the Grand Mystery Empire.

Unlike the strong-willed people of the Sun and Sun-Moon Empire, the people of the Grand Mystery Empire are more kind and inclusive.

This is also reflected in officials, who act with a grand and imposing style and do not concern themselves with trivial matters.

"As expected of the most open and economically prosperous of the Four Great Empires, it truly lives up to its reputation!" Yang Tianyou remarked with emotion as he watched an official depart.

By observing a single spot, one can understand the whole leopard; this official's outstanding qualities gave Yang Tianyou a deeper understanding of the entire Grand Mystery Empire.

Generous, inclusive, and open.

The spirit of embracing all rivers and having a magnanimous heart arises spontaneously.

A hint of anticipation appeared in Yunhua eyes as she softly said, "I wonder what the Black Dragon Empire and the Hanwu Empire are like. I've heard that the former governs the country according to Legalism, with strict laws, truly ensuring that the Imperial Clan is punished the same as the common people."

The latter possessed formidable martial arts skills, rendering the Southern Sea Water unable to raise their heads, and commanded one of the strongest Cultivator Legions in the Lu Wu Realm.

Yang Tianyou embraced his wife, smiled gently, and said, "After we finish dealing with matters in the Eastern Sea, how about we take the opportunity to travel to the Black Dragon Empire and the Hanwu Empire, and then head straight to the Chaotic Sea to participate in the Four Symbols Alliance Assembly?"

"I will do as my husband says!" Yunhua smiled sweetly, her beauty captivating.

Another month has passed, and finally, we've reached the Eastern Sea!

Without stopping at the border port of the Grand Mystery Empire, the Luochuan River Dragon King had already prepared Island for the Yang Household. Following the map, the Fleet spent three days landing on an Island with an area of hundreds of thousands of square miles.

Huanghua Island, Fifth Tier Island, has a sizable Market on it.

Originally, this Island belonged to the Third Elder Lineage of the Flood Dragon Clan. Half a year ago, it was forcibly seized by the Luochuan River Dragon King and given to the Yang Household as a trading Island.

A team of a hundred soldiers, dressed in fine Battle Armor and with Qi Refining at least at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, flew in from the Island. The leader was none other than Long Chen.

This group of soldiers was none other than the Reverse Scale Army.

Some of them had human bodies and dragon heads, some had snake bodies and human heads, and some looked like standing turtles... They all had different appearances, but the only thing they had in common was that these soldiers all had a certain amount of the Dragon Clan blood in their bodies.

In other words, they are all of Dragonkin.

The shared bloodline allows these soldiers to coordinate better, and years of training have made this coordination so ingrained that their every move is connected, like an impenetrable iron plate.

Yang Tianyou could tell at a glance that, given the same numbers, the current Purple Moon Army was far from being a match for the Reverse Scale Army.

"Greetings, Blade Venerable Great White!" Long Chen was the first to bow.

Although he was of a higher realm, before he came, the Luochuan River Dragon King specifically instructed him to always show respect to Yang Tianyou.

Although Long Chen didn't understand, he obeyed orders without question.

Besides, he was already familiar with Yang Tianyou's situation. As the junior brother of the Eight Desolations Saber Saint, bowing to this person wouldn't be beneath his status.

"Greetings, Senior Long Chen!" Yang Tianyou returned the greeting without any delay, then pointed to Yang Tianjiu beside him and introduced him, "This is the Commerce Hall of my Yang Household. He will be in charge of this transaction."

"Hmm!" Long Chen glanced at Yang Tianjiu and nodded casually.

He respected Yang Tianyou because the Luochuan River Dragon King had specifically instructed him to do so, but this fat man, with Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, was not worth his attention.

Yang Tianjiu didn't care about Long Chen's arrogant attitude; he was a strong person, so it was perfectly normal for him to put on such a posture.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Yang Household's senior members followed Long Chen and flew to the interior of the Island.