"I know of Niu Jinshan. He once served as a guest elder for a small sect called the Shadowless Sect. It was only a minor sect outside Yuanling City, and was later destroyed by a band of roving bandits. He then made his way to Yuanling City, where it took him over two hundred years to reach Spirit Transformation. After that, his progress became unstoppable. His swordsmanship is especially fierce; few can match him in the arena. Anyone who makes it to the tenth round is a top expert among those of the same realm," Yu Zimo said.
"Thank you." Lu Xiaotian nodded as he listened. It seemed this black-robed man was still a mystery, but as long as the other party didn't come looking for trouble, Lu Xiaotian couldn't be bothered with him.
Near the shore, Yu Zimo held out a hand. A green boat, barely a foot long, swelled in her palm with the wind. In the blink of an eye, it had grown into a modest wooden vessel two zhang wide and six or seven zhang long. Fish-scale patterns covered its surface, making it look like a giant fish floating on the sea.
"This boat was made from fish-scale wood from Blue Sparrow Lake. I had someone spend several years crafting it for me. It can conceal our auras to some extent, but if those Silver-Winged Arrowfish get too close, they'll probably still sense us. There are five rooms aboard. We'll take turns keeping watch and resting. Keep your auras reined in while on the boat. It's been decades, and we still don't know how numerous the Silver-Winged Arrowfish have become in these waters."
With a splash, the wooden boat settled onto the water. Yu Zimo was the first to land aboard. Lu Xiaotian and the others