Spirit Prefecture, Golden Sea City

Jiang Haisheng's ship drifted on the sea for a long time before the edge of the continent finally appeared in front of Sang Ying and the others.

Jiang Haisheng pointed to the town in the distance and said to Sang Ying, "Do you see it? That's Spirit Prefecture!"

Golden Sea City in Spirit Prefecture was the closest town to the small island where Sang Ying and the others had settled.

Jiang Haisheng followed his elders' instructions to pick up Sang Ying. He now planned to find her a safe place to stay before leaving.

Fortunately, during her time on the ship, Sang Ying learned a lot about the Immortal Spirit Realm and Spirit Prefecture from Jiang Haisheng.

So even if she stays here alone, there won't be any problems.

As the giant ship approached the shore, it slowly changed shape, transforming into a small boat indistinguishable from any other vessel.

Jiang Haisheng casually found a place to moor the boat, then took Sang Ying off to find a place to stay.

Just like its name suggests, Golden Sea City is surrounded by seawater with a strange golden hue. The most common sights at the port and docks are not ships, but densely packed stalls.

Towns situated on the sea naturally rely on marine life.

Sang Ying glanced around and saw that the stalls on the dock were almost all selling sea creatures.

Seeing Sang Ying's focused gaze, Jiang Haisheng explained to her, "The Immortal Spirit Realm is mostly sea, so the cultivators here mostly use materials from sea beasts to forge weapons and refine pills. Don't underestimate these sea beasts; the spirit swords forged from their bones are no less powerful than those made from black iron!"

Although Sang Ying had deliberately concealed the existence of Gu Shu and the Dragon Abyss Sword, they encountered danger several times during their voyage, and Sang Ying used that inferior bone sword to defend herself. Therefore, Jiang Haisheng learned that Sang Ying was a sword cultivator.

Remembering this, Jiang Haisheng added a few more words, "The senior disciple of the Azure Feather Sect once hunted down a ninth-tier sea beast, and with a sword forged from its bones, he won the championship in the previous sect competition!"

"To this day, his name remains firmly in fifth place on the Heaven's Chosen Ranking!" Jiang Haisheng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when he mentioned this, even though his brother was Ten Thousand Daos Born's disciple.

Sang Ying frowned upon hearing this. The person Jiang Haisheng spoke of, so incredibly talented, was only ranked fifth on the Heaven's Chosen Ranking. Just how extraordinary must the top four be?

She suddenly became curious.

Jiang Haisheng's family has been sailing at sea for generations, and he has been to almost all three states in the Immortal Spirit Realm.

So as soon as he arrived in Golden Sea City, he led Sang Ying to an alley and found her a place to stay.

If Sang Ying hadn't acted quickly, this person probably would have had to pay her rent as well.

Seeing that Sang Ying refused to accept his money, Jiang Haisheng was still somewhat displeased. "My ancestor instructed me before I left home that I must treat everyone I meet with utmost respect. I have already failed my ancestor's trust by making you suffer so much these past few days. If my ancestor knew that I had just left you here like this, he would definitely not forgive me easily!"

Actually, Jiang Haisheng wanted to take Sang Ying back to the Jiang Household with him, but for some reason, Sang Ying disagreed. He had no choice but to obey her and send her to Golden Sea City.

"Are you sure you don't want to come back to the Jiang Household with me?" His ancestor really wanted to see Sang Ying, even though she already knew that the person Jiang Haisheng had picked up was not the one he thought she was.

Before Sang Ying could refuse, Jiang Zhuoxue's tail swept towards her neck again. This was urging Sang Ying to quickly get rid of the person in front of her.

Sang Ying couldn't help but push him away. Jiang Zhuoxue was caught off guard by her impolite action and almost fell off her shoulder.

"No need, I just got lucky and had a good fortuitous opportunity, so I won't trouble you. You've been out for quite a while, so you should go home soon!" Sang Ying had already left the bones of a sixth-tier sea beast she had hunted on Jiang Haisheng's ship as payment for his fare.

Seeing Sang Ying's determination, Jiang Haisheng decided not to try to persuade her any further.

He then left her a copy of the "Map of the Distribution of Powers in the Immortal Spirit Realm" to confirm that she truly had nothing to lack before obediently leaving.

After he left, Sang Ying closed the door and set up a new soundproof barrier, instantly making the whole courtyard lively again.

Sang Ying deliberately rented a larger courtyard with two bedrooms and a small yard. One of the bedrooms was naturally arranged for Jiang Zhuoxue.

He is still in the form of a small snake and seems unlikely to recover anytime soon.

"You really don't need to leave the beast bones to that guy. The Jiang Household is under my protection, so it's only right that they would die for me. This time they're just helping me out. Their ancestor should be grateful!" Jiang Zhuoxue raised her head, exuding an air of arrogance.

If he had said those words in his human form, Sang Ying could have discerned some authority in them. However, since he was speaking in his snake form, Sang Ying couldn't help but want to laugh.

The vine itself emerged from Sang Ying 'Sang Ying Storage Bag, and seeing an abandoned flowerbed in the corner of the yard, she planted it there.

The vine was very satisfied with its new home. It twisted its body and firmly took root in the flower bed, obediently entertaining itself.

"Senior, why don't you give the vine a name? It doesn't sound very nice to just keep calling it 'vine, vine'," Sang Ying suddenly suggested upon seeing this.

Jiang Zhuoxue didn't care about such things. He was never good at naming people. The fact that he named it Tengman instead of Xiaoqing was all thanks to the fact that he had been locked up for too long and lost those perverse tastes.

So he said, "Whatever you want to call me."

Sang Ying didn't stand on ceremony at all and quickly came up with a name: "How about I call you Green Vine?"

She pointed to the thinnest vine at the top of the vine, which immediately curled up shyly and then nodded hurriedly at Sang Ying. It seemed that it really liked the name.

Very good. The name Green Vine has been decided, and the defensive array, Spirit Gathering Formation, and concealment array have been set up again in the courtyard.

Once she was certain the entire courtyard was secure, Sang Ying said to Jiang Zhuoxue, "Senior, I might need to take Gu Shu out for a while."

Jiang Zhuoxue's vertical pupils glared at her, carrying a serpentine chill. "What are you doing out there?"

He hadn't even gotten familiar with Spirit Prefecture yet, so why was Sang Ying, a complete newcomer, running off like a headless chicken?

"I don't have many Spirit Stone left, and I need to buy myself a new spirit sword," Sang Ying said truthfully.

"No need!" Jiang Zhuoxue refused her decisively. "I can forge the spirit sword for you."

Jiang Zhuoxue flicked her slender tail, and Sang Ying inexplicably saw a hint of Jiang Zhuoxue in it.

Although she knew that since he dared to ask, his skills must be quite good, Sang Ying still refused. "Senior, can you still wield a sword now?"

Her gaze lingered on Jiang Zhuoxue's short, thin snake, her eyes filled with distrust.

Jiang Zhuoxue:... If I ask you for help again, I'll be a dog!