Searching for the Elixir of Immortality

The five crowded into the carriage, and the old horse, eager to get home, raced along. At its usual speed, the journey to the East Sea would have taken four or five days, but this time it reached Ming City, on the border of Great Xia, in less than half a day.

After verifying their identities, the five entered the city and applied for exit documents.

"Name?"

"Lu Yang."

"Identity?"

"Disciple of the Ask Dao Sect."

"What is the purpose of your trip to the East Sea?"

"Tourism."

"All right. Go on through."

"Hm? Why are there so many people?" Meng Jingzhou noticed three large ships at the port outside the city. Judging by the emblems on them, they belonged to the Great Xia authorities.

Had the imperial court sent envoys to visit the Dragon Palace of the East Sea?

"Sorry to trouble you, brother, but what are these three ships about to set sail for?" Meng Jingzhou randomly stopped a kindly-looking passerby and asked.

"Which ones? I heard they're the seafaring fleet organized by the Second Prince."

"What is the Second Prince going to sea for?"

The man lowered his voice mysteriously. "I heard that His Majesty the Xia Emperor is gravely ill and has little life left. The Second Prince heard that the East Sea possesses an elixir of immortality, so he organized three large ships to search the East Sea for it."

Meng Jingzhou naturally knew that the Xia Emperor had little life left, but he had not expected news of it to have already spread among the common folk.

"Immortal Fairy, does an elixir of immortality truly exist in this world?" Lu Yang had overheard Meng Jingzhou's conversation with the passerby.

"In any case, I don't remember ever cultivating such an immortal elixir." The Immortal Fairy