Half a year later, in the Star Cloud Sea.
The Star Cloud Sea lay at the southwestern corner of the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, another vast ocean no smaller in scope than Leiyuan Sea.
However, compared to Leiyuan Sea, jointly controlled by the Human Race and Demon Race, the Star Cloud Sea had fewer islands and was plagued by countless undercurrents and hurricanes. Its living conditions were exceedingly harsh, and traces of Human Race Cultivators and mortals were rarely seen.
This enormous sea was ruled by the powerful sea-dwelling Demon Race. Nearly the entire cultivation world of the Star Cloud Sea lay within their territory, and no one dared offend them lightly.
Over a thousand zhang above the sea, countless white clouds drifted slowly eastward under the sea breeze.
Yet among those clouds was one particularly large cloud mass that seemed somewhat strange. Not only was it moving westward against the wind, but it was far faster than the surrounding clouds.
A flock of birds passing nearby noticed this unusual sight, and several of them curiously flew toward the cloud mass.
But to their surprise, the moment they neared it, a barrier formed by some strange force suddenly appeared before them, shutting them out of the cloud mass.
After trying repeatedly for quite some time without getting closer, the birds seemed to lose interest. They spread their wings, circled the area a few times, then swiftly flew away to catch up with their flock.
Within that cloud mass, beyond the birds' sight, a massive flying boat dozens of zhang long was speeding forward while carrying the clouds along with it.
At the bow of the flying boat, several Heavenly Dao Sect disciples dressed in matching robes were carefully observing the situation across the sea below with the aid of a disk-shaped