"Lian Ping'er, what are you looking at? Are you interested in that Profound Heart Manor flying boat? It may be a treasure, but it won't be easy to take."
Lian Ping'er smiled and looked at the woman who had spoken.
"A major sect like Profound Heart Manor isn't suitable to provoke just yet. Besides, I'm not interested in that flying boat. You, on the other hand—the Profound Heart Manor's Sun and Moon Flying Boat can gather the essence of sunlight and Stars and Moon Radiance. It should be quite useful to you, shouldn't it?"
"More or less, but at most it would be icing on the cake. It isn't of much use."
As the two spoke, the others seemed unwilling to remain where they were any longer.
"Enough. The Dragon Clan has arrived as scheduled this year, so it isn't convenient for us to linger here either. Let us each go about our business. I'm leaving first!"
"Then we're leaving as well!"
After the others briefly spoke up, the people atop the mountain departed one after another, each trailing a discreet escape light.
Not long afterward, the Profound Heart Manor flying boat passed over that mountain. Aze stared carefully at the lone island peak in the sea, only to find no one atop it. He did not know whether he had merely felt something by mistake earlier.
The Thousand Island Reefs region was in fact a vast cluster of islands. Though deep in the outer sea, this enormous expanse of waters contained tens of thousands of islands. The small ones were merely large reefs rising from the sea, while the large ones could equal the area of an ordinary county, with people living and multiplying upon them. There were also countless small cultivation sects and Cultivation Families.
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