Howling Fish Painted Boat Sets Sail into Azure Waters, Vast Misty Waves Obscure the Sky

Since Heng Hua had something to hide, he didn't dare to go to the Panlong Great Hall to bid farewell. After leaving Langhuan Pavilion, the group headed straight for the ferry.

Seeing the fully prepared Howling Fish, Fu Xiangfeng asked, "Is Howling Fish coming with us too?"

"Yes, Eternal Longevity is also here. It's just the three of us from Langhuan Pavilion, so of course we're leaving together. Oh, right, the boat is ready, and Eternal Longevity is waiting over there."

Xiang Feng looked into the distance. A "Cai Luan" had its sails unfurled, raising colorful clouds.

"Cai Luan Spirit Boat?" Xiang Feng's face was full of disdain. "Why did you choose this one?"

"What's wrong? It's so beautiful, with colorful sails and a phoenix head. It floats on the water, radiant and magnificent, perfect for leisure trips."

Most importantly, the Howling Fish Painted Boat had a small side cabin, perfect for hiding Nineteenth Uncle.

While the two were talking, Deng Lan arrived at the ferry.

Seeing them preparing to set sail, she quickly called out.

"Third Young Master, Sixth Young Master, the Old Master has instructions. Please stop quickly."

Grandfather has instructions?

Heng Hua instinctively wanted to tell Eternal Longevity to set sail and run.

But glancing at Fu Xiangfeng beside him, he suppressed the turmoil in his heart and put on a surprised expression: "I'm going out to travel with Third Brother. Why would Grandfather be alerted?"

Deng Lan hurried over and said with a smile, "Second Madam went to the Great Hall to report yesterday. When the Old Master heard about it, he asked this old woman to bring some things."

As she spoke, she bowed to the two young masters.

Deng Lan was a managing aunt beside Fu Danwei, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and was already four hundred years old.

The two juniors returned a half-bow.

At this moment, Deng Lan saw the spirit boat Heng Hua was using and couldn't help but blurt out, "Why is it the Cai Luan? Young Master Heng Hua, this boat is very slow."

"We're not in a hurry to get anywhere, and this spirit boat's defensive formations are all intact, so it doesn't matter."

The spirit boats in the Yanlong Waters were divided into water routes and cloud routes.

The Sky Boats that traveled through the clouds were the mounts of Golden Core Cultivators. Heng Hua and the others didn't have enough Magical Power to activate them, and on the vast Panlong Island, only Fu Danwei had a Cloud Piercing Tower Ship.

There were nineteen other spirit boats. The largest, the Green Wood Great Sea Ship, had five stories and could carry hundreds of people. It was equipped with various attack formations and could fight against the enormous Water Dragons and Giant Whales in the water. The smallest, the Ink Bamboo Raft, could only carry one person but was extremely fast.

In comparison, the Cai Luan Spirit Boat was luxuriously decorated and was a dual-hulled watercraft suitable for leisure cruises. However, it was neither suitable for combat nor for speed.

Deng Lan looked around. Besides the three spirit boats used by the servants, there was only one Brocade Painted Boat at the ferry suitable for a small group.

But that painted boat had been reserved by several young ladies who planned to visit friends in a few days.

"Alright, Aunt Lan, we'll use this Cai Luan. Those girls are going to visit the Yin Family in a couple of days."

Heng Hua knew very well that the Fu Family girls visiting the Yin Family was the Old Master's intention, hoping to join forces with the Yin Family for the first wave of probing against the Wei Family.

This was important business and could not be delayed.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Feng also gave up the idea of changing boats.

If his sisters were going to visit the Yin Family, they couldn't be seen in a lesser vessel, so they naturally had to use a top-tier spirit boat.

"Fine, anyway, there's no time limit to get to Fengmen Island. I'll wander around with Little Sixth, and when he returns to Panlong Island, I'll fly my sword."

After that, Xiang Feng asked about the things his grandfather had sent.

Glancing at Fu Xiangfeng, Deng Lan looked a little troubled. "It's not easy for Young Master Sixth to leave the island, so the Old Master..."

Xiang Feng nodded with a smile and said cheerfully, "I understand. Just give it to him directly. Little Sixth, I'll board the boat first."

With that, Fu Xiangfeng walked into the cabin alone.

Heng Hua chided, "Why should I hide the things the Old Master gave me from Third Brother? Just take them out in front of him."

Deng Lan smiled wryly and did not reply.

As Xiang Feng boarded the boat, Howling Fish quickly greeted him and led him to the second floor, to the room furthest from Fu Heyi.

Seeing this, Heng Hua secretly praised Howling Fish for his proper conduct, then chatted with Deng Lan about Fu Danwei's condition.

"The Old Master is doing as well as ever. Young Master Sixth need not worry. You can go out and travel with peace of mind."

Deng Lan lowered her head and handed him the wooden box.

"The Old Master prepared this for you. You might need it when you go out."

Heng Hua opened it and his expression immediately changed. He quickly looked at Deng Lan, who nodded slightly and said no more.

"Please thank him for me."

This item was too precious, it could almost be considered the Old Master's greatest remaining fortune.

Heng Hua took a deep breath, bowed in the direction of Dragon Head Peak from afar, and turned to board the boat.

Howling Fish and Eternal Longevity came to help, moving various furniture from Heng Hua's Qiankun Ring onto the spirit boat.

While arranging the furnishings, Heng Hua glanced at the second floor and secretly gestured to Eternal Longevity: "Have you made the arrangements?"

Everything was ready, right next door.

Eternal Longevity returned the signal and placed Heng Hua's brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table.

With everything prepared, Heng Hua walked up to the second floor.

Fu Xiangfeng was on the front of the second floor, enjoying the sea breeze.

"Third Brother, we can set off now—what are you looking at?"

Following his gaze, it was the location where the ferry was docked.

"The Jade Dragonfly Boat I returned on is gone."

The Jade Dragonfly Boat was a vessel for a single person, inscribed with the Thirty-Three Layers of Light Wind Riding Waves Formation, making its sailing speed three times that of the Cai Luan Spirit Boat.

Fu Xiangfeng often used this boat for travel.

Xiang Feng asked doubtfully, "The Jade Dragonfly Boat is only for our family. Has someone left the island recently?"

Heng Hua knew exactly what was going on but didn't answer.

That girl left the island, I wonder if she'll be okay alone? But with the immortal crane Huang Qiong, she has decent Foundation Establishment combat power, so she should be fine, right?

The Jade Dragonfly Boat was extremely fast. Fu Liuhui had hastily left the island at first light and was now hundreds of miles away from Panlong Island.

The young girl sat inside the small boat, with an immortal crane standing at the bow, occasionally pecking fish from the turbulent waves.

"Huang Qiong, do you think I should wait for Sixth Brother?"

Fu Liuhui knew that Fu Henghua was also leaving the island. Since they were traveling, perhaps they could look out for each other?

But then she thought again, and Fu Liuhui murmured, "I'm going to avenge my parents this time, and also find materials for forging a sword. Sixth Brother's purpose for leaving is probably very different from mine.

"Besides, if Grandfather finds out about Nineteenth Uncle's situation, he'll definitely come out to arrest people. It's better to separate for now and meet up later."

Although the Yuan Jun Sword was good, it belonged to Fu Henghua. Fu Liuhui wanted to forge a top-tier Flying Sword for herself this time, to be used for future Devil Subjugation and Dao Protection.

Fu Danwei sat in the Panlong Great Hall, with rows of bright, flickering candles beside him.

The candlelight danced in the air, forming an array to suppress inner devils.

As a gust of wind blew into the hall, Fu Danwei opened his eyes.

"Have they already left?"

Upon learning that Fu Henghua and the other had departed, Fu Danwei breathed a sigh of relief.

He could currently suppress his inner devil with his willpower. But in a few more years, he might not be able to control his fear of death, be manipulated by his inner devil, and commit inhumane acts.

"They're gone... You just let them leave like that?"

A shadowy figure reappeared, its murmuring voice echoing in his ears.

A heavy illusion unfolded before Fu Danwei's eyes.

Stop them, quickly go and stop them!

In the illusion, Fu Danwei saw himself breaking out of Panlong Island and seizing Fu Henghua's body. In just a few decades, he would re-enter the Golden Core realm. Five hundred years later, he would successfully reach Nascent Soul.

Losing only one grandson, the path to immortality was within reach.

As his mind wavered, that voice sounded again.

"Fu Xiangfeng is the most outstanding descendant of the Fu Family bloodline. As long as I possess him, it won't take a hundred years to return to the Golden Core realm. For the sake of the family, what is the sacrifice of one grandson?"

Most outstanding?

Suddenly, Fu Danwei's heart skipped a beat.

Wait—if this is my inner devil, why does it think Fu Xiangfeng is the most outstanding among his peers in terms of bloodline?

Among the grandchildren, the one with the highest bloodline talent isn't—

Wait, is this really my inner devil?

The old man looked at the shadowy figure drifting outside the candlelight, lost in thought.

Heng Hua stood at the bow of the boat, spreading his arms to embrace the cool breeze on the water.

He hadn't left the island for ten years. Suddenly running out, he felt a sense of boundless freedom, like soaring through the sky at will.

The depression brought on by Fu Heyi and the anxiety of urgently needing to establish his Foundation vanished.

"How is it? The scenery outside is nice, isn't it?"

"It's alright. The view is much more expansive than looking out from Langhuan Pavilion."

The vastness of the world, and only his small boat.

Heng Hua looked at the distant sea view and couldn't help but let out a long cry to the heavens.

Layers of wild waves surged on the water, pushing his cry into the distance.

Listening to the cry carried by the wind, Fu Xiangfeng's eyes flickered, "Wind Sound Technique? Not bad, very good."

Wind Sound was a secret Spiritual Power technique passed down through the Fu Family bloodline.

As the name suggests, it allows for sound transmission by utilizing the wind echoing throughout the world.

Currently, they were over ten li away from Panlong Island, yet Heng Hua's shout could still be clearly carried back to the island by the wind.

Xiang Feng: "Such extensive Wind Sound capabilities, even I am not as good as you."

Wind Sound is an advanced application of Secret Sound Transmission; the stronger the bloodline ability, the wider the range of Wind Sound.

However, Xiang Feng looked down on this secret technique.

Among the cultivation families in the eastern part of Yanlong, the Fu Family's bloodline secret techniques were the most useless.

"Third Brother, your cultivation is based on wind. Although our family's Wind Sound Spiritual Power seems unremarkable and only serves an auxiliary role, it will be of great benefit to your future Golden Core formation."

"Really? You don't actually believe that story about our ancestors being immortals, do you?"

Cultivation families pass down their legacies through bloodlines. The stronger the powerful figures of the past, the more potent the Spiritual Power and secret techniques passed down to their descendants through their bloodline.

But the Fu Family's inherited Wind Sound Technique was considered inferior among the major cultivation families, clearly indicating that their ancestors were not particularly powerful.

Heng Hua smiled and said no more, quietly watching Panlong Island recede into the distance.

Howling Fish on the first floor secretly went to the adjoining room's small boat to care for the unconscious Fu Heyi.

"He hasn't woken up. Young Master's technique is still effective and should last for a few more days."

Howling Fish considered the rooms on the pleasure boat: he would arrange for the Third Young Master to stay in the very back. The Young Master, who had secretly come to reinforce the seal, shouldn't discover him. But given the Young Master's plans, he would likely have to reveal himself to the Third Young Master at some point and force him to share the blame.

Half an hour later, the pleasure boat had traveled a hundred li, leaving the waters of Panlong Island.

Heng Hua clearly felt the change in the spiritual energy in the air.

Compared to the waters around Panlong Island, the spiritual energy outside was thinner and carried a chilling, damp coldness.

In the water, Water Demons occasionally roamed, stirring up wisps of demonic mist.

The wind echoing across the water surface fed back the locations of the lurking Fish Demons to Heng Hua.

"Are there this many Water Demons outside Panlong Island?"

Although Panlong Island was far from the Fu Family's other islands, the surrounding waters were frequently infested with Water Demons. But there shouldn't be this many, right?

Xiang Feng frowned and said, "When I returned, I deliberately cleared them out. I didn't expect so many to have appeared in just a few dozen days."

He reached out and pointed at the water surface. The sword behind him rang out, transforming into a streak of azure light that plunged into the water.