Fang Chen immediately focused his mind and threw himself into cultivating the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex. His life was at stake, so he worked especially hard.
Once Fang Chen entered a state of cultivation, the myna bird grew bored again. Unlike ordinary Demonic Beasts, it had no need to cultivate. Besides, it had reached a bottleneck. The Seal within it had become so strong that only a more powerful force could undo it.
Three hours later, a melodious voice echoed through Fang Chen's cabin. "Fellow cultivators, the Azure Sea Divine Boat will depart in the time it takes an incense stick to burn. Please make your preparations!"
Fang Chen slowly opened his eyes and looked toward the cabin wall. Runes on it glowed faintly white. He knew these were Sound-Transmitting Formation Runes, connected to the Azure Sea Divine Boat's central cabin so that those in their cabins could be notified at any time.
The myna bird stood on the back of a chair, its head tucked beneath its wing as it rested. Even when Fang Chen stopped cultivating, it did not stir.
"At last, we're setting off!"
Fang Chen closed his eyes and resumed cultivating.
An incense stick's time later, Fang Chen felt a slight tremor in the cabin. The Azure Sea Divine Boat had finally departed.
Fang Chen slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and walked to the crystal porthole to look outside.
He saw many Spirit Boats accompanying the Azure Sea Divine Boat across the sea. He knew they would escort it only part of the way. Once it reached full speed, they would be unable to keep up.
Bzz, bzz, bzz...
The Azure Sea Divine Boat began moving across the sea, cleaving through the waves.
Space was relatively stable at sea level, so the Azure Sea Divine