The Eastern Vast Plain, near the Eastern Sea, at the mouth of the Li River.
A small party stood on the riverbank, watching the surging river pour into the sea, raising white waves as it pressed inexorably onward.
A white-robed scholar, a man with a sword on his back, and a youth-the three seemed to have just escaped a great calamity. Standing on the bank and gazing out at the boundless Eastern Sea, they all looked somewhat relieved.
Liu Xiaowen's aura had settled. He had reached the perfection of the sixth level of Qi Refining. With a brief probe, he sensed a great crimson pill slowly being refined by the [Great Sun Radiant Flame] within his qi sea. Barely half its medicinal power had been consumed.
"The [Upper Yang Crimson Essence Pill] really is extraordinary. No wonder so many people fought over it. We were lucky too, managing to seize three by sheer force."
He could now prepare to break through to the seventh level, making him the fastest of the three. Beside him, Zhang Yu had also broken through to the sixth level, while Li Jinzhi had reached the perfection of the fifth and was close to a breakthrough himself.
After being reforged, the Fire Tiger Fang on his back had advanced to low-grade Foundation Establishment, as had Zhang Yu's fan and Li Jinzhi's Crosswise Blade. Their journey had been fraught with danger at every turn, but fortunately, they had turned calamity into good fortune each time and successfully reached the Eastern Sea.
"Judging by the fragment's response, we should continue out to sea now, steer clear of the waters ruled by dragonkind, and take a detour along the Song Clan's territorial waters to have a look at [Rosy-Haze Island]."
Li Jinzhi spoke quietly. He had fully adopted the