Clear Peace Ferry, Immortal-Welcoming Residence.
This place is one of the few high-end residences in Clear Peace Ferry that accommodates cultivators. The residence is separated from the outside by an array, blocking out the noisy gongs and drums from the ferry crossing and creating a quiet space for rest.
Although Chen Shuangbai's current cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, when he took out a large amount of Spirit Stone, the host of the place politely welcomed him into a distinguished residence.
Once inside the room, Chen Shuangbai flicked her finger, and a wisp of Law Power landed on the door, separating the inside from the outside. Only then did she feel relieved and picked up the " Map of the Domains of Eastern Radiance Continent " to look at it.
After a cursory glance, Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but exclaim, "It truly is the ancestral home; its territory is indeed vast!"
Chen Shuangbai spread the " Map of the Domains of Eastern Radiance Continent " on the table, his gaze slowly sweeping over the mountains and rivers on the map.
The entire Eastern Radiance Continent is divided into five regions: East, South, West, North, and Central, as well as the Sea of Immortals surrounded by these five regions, making a total of six major areas.
The eastern region is a fertile land of vast expanses, the western region is a mountain range of countless valleys, the southern region is a desolate wilderness, the northern region is a vast plain of dark blue, the central region is the Dragon Mountain of the Central Pillar, and the Immortal Sea is composed of tens of thousands of islands of varying sizes.
The Clear Peace Ferry where Chen Shuangbai is currently located is the largest ferry crossing connecting the Vast Blue Fertile Lands in the Eastern Domain to the Sea of Ten Thousand Spirits.
The Sea of Ten Thousand Spirits is rich in spiritual energy. Although it is the same sea that Chen Shuangbai came from when he arrived at the Buried Wind Ocean, this place is home to many sea Demon Race and has good relations with the human cultivators of the Vast Blue Fertile Lands in the Eastern Domain. Every year, a large amount of spiritual resources are exchanged here, making it an important town for merchants.
At the same time, this place was also heavily guarded by the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty.
" The Great Chu Imperial Dynasty..."
Chen Shuangbai was quite surprised.
Because in the Celebrated Splendor Continent, established powers like human dynasties usually only retreat to the mortal realm, while the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty is now able to control such an important ferry crossing.
He examined the map more closely and noticed a line of small print at the bottom—
One lineage, two emperors, Three King Cities, Four Palaces, Five Sects, Six Immortal Mountains, seven Seven Swords, eight demons, Nine Mystic Sects, the masters of all realms of Eastern Radiance.
Today, Clear Peace Ferry is located within the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty in the Vast Blue Fertile Lands of the Eastern Domain, followed by the Great Xia Dynasty in the Southern Region. Both are cultivation dynasties, and their rulers are supported by the dynasty, being both emperors and powerful cultivators.
As for the location of the ancestral temple of the Jade Spring Sect...
Chen Shuangbai carefully flipped through the booklet and only found this one sentence. " The Heavenly River Lineage, due to internal strife and external disasters, suffered divine retribution and disintegrated more than four thousand years ago. The various lineages either disappeared, vanished, or changed their forms."
"These days, the only places that are still in the public eye are Pillow Stream Mountain, Jade Clarity Palace, Mystic Nether Sect, and Heavenly Wave City."
Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly as she looked at the text.
According to the records of the Jade Spring Sect, Jade Spring High Person came to the Celebrated Splendor Continent more than three thousand years ago. After traveling around, he settled on Sunken Jade Valley and established the Jade Spring Sect.
According to the records in this book, the Heavenly River Lineage had already disintegrated more than four thousand years ago... Doesn't that mean that this internal strife and external turmoil lasted for more than a thousand years?
Chen Shuangbai was completely baffled and could only turn her attention to other things.
But as soon as I thought about it, new problems arose.
He raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing the jade token in his palm. Looking at the two small seal characters [ Vast Source ] on it, and then at the names of the four sects, he couldn't help but frown slightly again.
"It doesn't match up..."
None of these four immortal sects match the name [ Vast Source ]. So how can he possibly return to the ancestral court?
Headache.
Having been the "retired emperor" of the Celebrated Splendor Continent for so long, Chen Shuangbai had become accustomed to having his subordinates take care of everything. Now that he had arrived in the Eastern Radiance Continent, he was completely clueless.
But Chen Shuangbai wasn't the kind of person who acted without his own opinion. After thinking about it for a moment, he had already made up his mind.
"Regardless, these four families are all related to the Heavenly River Lineage. Why not visit them all and see if they match the jade token with the characters '[ Vast Source ]' in my hand, and then find the ancestral temple!"
Once I had a plan, that feeling of confusion vanished.
Chen Shuangbai summoned the servants of Immortal-Welcoming Residence, ordered a table full of local delicacies, closed the door and called out the two avatars and Feiguang, carefully appraising them. He then planned to stay here for a few more days to explore the local customs before heading to the nearest Pillow Stream Mountain.
Several months later.
A flying boat is slowly speeding through the mountains.
Chen Shuangbai sat on the flying boat, with Feiguang Changming beside him.
As for Shenyang and Zhanlu, they remained within Haoming Boy's body, maintaining the stable state of the [ Earth-Cleaving Ocean-Escaping Divine Shuttle ].
This divine shuttle had been fighting against Buried Wind Ocean for three years, and its original condition had deteriorated to the extreme.
Since landing, Chen Shuangbai had been walking and stopping, constantly collecting spiritual resources in an attempt to repair it. However, this was, after all, a spiritual Spirit Treasure; how could it be repaired with ordinary spiritual resources?
"Are all fourth-tier spiritual talents... under control?"
Unlike ordinary sects, the Great Chu, as a cultivation dynasty, has very strict control over high-level spiritual resources.
Feiguang stood on the railing at the stern of the flying boat, surveying the airspace above this magnificent landscape, as if admiring the scenery while also being wary of his surroundings.
Changming held a volume of " The Great Chu Commercial Record " that he had bought from the markets along the way, slowly turning the pages, marveling as he did so, "Your Majesty, the Great Chu Dynasty is truly harsh!"
"Spiritual resources of the third rank or higher are classified as controlled spiritual resources. They cannot be sold freely in any market or even the black market within the territory. Whether it is Aristocratic Clan or a sect, all transactions must be recorded by the Great Chu Taxation Bureau... What privacy do those sects have left?"
Sects and dynasties are inherently antagonistic.
The actions of the Great Chu Dynasty practically represent a one-man rule, resulting in the absence of any top-tier immortal sects or demonic sects within Great Chu borders. Even if there are any, they are ambiguously connected to the Great Chu, perhaps even existing as if they were the Great Chu's backyard.
Chen Shuangbai also felt constrained at every turn, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, the fact that the Great Chu could occupy half of the Eastern Domain was enough to prove its formidable strength.
From this moment forward, Chen Shuangbai is about to traverse the entire Great Chu, heading to the other side of the Vast Blue Fertile Lands, to those small countries outside the Great Chu territory, those other half of the territory occupied by the Immortal Sect, the Demonic Path, and the side sects, to visit Pillow Stream Mountain.
To keep a low profile, Chen Shuangbai has been disguising herself very well these days.
Even so, the officials from the Great Chu Dynasty Immortal Patrol Bureau still came knocking on their door.
That day.
The flying boats soared above the clouds, and suddenly beams of light appeared ahead, gradually condensing into uniquely shaped flying boats, resembling cones, with floating black-gold patterns on their bodies, and a jade carving of a black-gold flying dragon on each side.
Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly, "The Xuanjin Flying Dragon... the symbol of the Great Chu Dynasty!"
The seven Xuanjin flying boats caught up with Chen Shuangbai's flying boat at an extremely fast speed, like hunting peregrine falcons, trapping Chen Shuangbai's flying boat among them. Patterns appeared on the flying boat, gradually confining it.
Rustling!
Three cultivators, clad in chainmail like soldiers and exuding the aura of the Early Golden Core Stage stage, landed on the bow of the ship.
Chen Shuangbai looked closely and saw that the leader was a burly man with a square face, a short beard, and hawk-like eyes that scanned Chen Shuangbai.
He was wearing a dark gold chainmail, with a token hanging on his waist, with the word "Xun" engraved on it, shining brightly.
" Great Chu Immortal Patrol Bureau, Thirty-Third Patrol Team, Captain Zhao Wuwei."
The leading cultivator bowed respectfully, his tone still polite, but the air of official business was unmistakable.
"May I ask where you come from, and where you are going, fellow traveler?"
"Why did you pass through the territory of my Great Chu without reporting it at the checkpoints along the way?"
[PS: One chapter for now. I'm out and about without my computer, I'll be writing at an internet cafe tonight. Please give me gifts! Please give me good reviews!]