At Golden Court Mountain, Shi Feiyang first spent a little over six months building the first great ship.
First came the ship's overall design. It was a hundred zhang long and made of Millennium Crystal Jade Wood. After the timber had been refined with true solar fire through Immortal Arts, its outer three inches became clear and translucent as jade, while the interior was Bai as clouds, with rows of talismanic inscriptions faintly visible within.
For the keel, he used the skeleton of a venomous dragon left over from Cold Xian's meal years ago. It was exactly a hundred and eight zhang long. The dragon's head and tail rose at the bow and stern, cast over with metal and painted in vivid colors, baring fangs and claws with a commanding air. Ribs made from Xin Metal Essence Qi mixed with jia wood essence qi connected its bones to the Crystal Jade Wood outside.
Geng metal was sharp, while xin metal was supple. To join metal and wood, jia wood essence qi served as a bridge, allowing the bones to "grow" together with the surrounding timber and turn the whole ship into a seamless whole.
For propulsion, he used four great sails:
The spring sail was washed and refined with Wood Element Essence Qi, embroidered with golden talismans for Beginning of Spring and Spring Equinox, and generated a gentle wind;
The summer sail was washed and refined with Fire Element Essence Qi, embroidered with golden talismans for Beginning of Summer and Summer Solstice, and generated a warm wind;
The autumn sail was washed and refined with metal element essence qi, embroidered with Jin talismans for Beginning of Autumn and Autumn Equinox, and generated a metal wind;
The winter sail was washed and refined with Water Element Essence Qi, embroidered with golden