Chapter 578: Ziyun City 🌆 |
"Whoosh!"
In the next moment, Xu Qingqiu suddenly accelerated. Their Flying Vessel shot forward like an arrow released from its bow.
It flew straight out, and the scenery below the vessel began to recede at a frantic pace.
Just as they shot forward, a surge of Fierce Wind rushed towards them,
caused by the Flying Vessel's extreme speed.
"Hum!"
However, before this Fierce Wind could surge over them, Xu Qingqiu directly activated the Flying Vessel's Protective Formation.
A curtain of light immediately surged forth from the vessel, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped and protected the entire Flying Vessel.
"Wow, this is really fast."
"This is the power of our Flying Vessel."
Xu Qingqiu smiled proudly, then continued: "Now you know how capable I am, right?"
"Is it the spirit marrow that's capable, or are you?"
Ning Qi said with a hint of exasperation.
Was this even worth boasting about?
"Hmph!"
Xu Qingqiu gave a delicate snort, then focused her attention ahead.
"At this rate, the travel time is cut in half, right?"
Seeing her looking ahead without speaking, Ning Qi took the initiative to ask.
"Mhm, this way, we'll get there in less than two days."
"Even if we stop to rest somewhere, it won't matter anymore."
Xu Qingqiu nodded, then continued: "Our destination for tonight is Violet Cloud City."
"Oh? You've already planned out the stops?"
Hearing her say this, Ning Qi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Yes, you have to plan ahead."
"And besides, Violet Cloud City is really fun."
Xu Qingqiu nodded, pointing ahead: "We should be able to arrive before evening."
"Once we're there, I'll show you a good time."
"So it seems you didn't come purely for the mission!"
The Pill Spirit originally wanted to experience the thrill of doing a mission.
But after hearing her words, he realized Xu Qingqiu wasn't here entirely for the mission.
In reality, she came to bring Ning Qi out to have fun.
"Miss Xu, thank you."
Ning Qi naturally understood her intention as well, so he smiled and thanked her.
"What are you thanking me for?"
"You traveled thousands of miles to find me, shouldn't I do my part as the host?"
Xu Qingqiu gave him a sweet smile, then continued: "If I get the chance in the future, I'll go find you too. You can't neglect me then!"
"You can rest assured about that. If the opportunity arises, I will definitely take you to see all of our True Martial Spirit Realm!"
Ning Qi nodded, patting his chest in assurance.
"Then, it's a promise."
As she spoke, Xu Qingqiu extended her little finger, preparing to pinky swear with Ning Qi.
"Ah? We have to do this?"
Ning Qi couldn't help but shrink his neck back a little.
"Of course."
Xu Qingqiu was very firm, her pretty face full of seriousness.
"Alright!"
Ning Qi didn't hesitate either. He directly reached out his hand and linked pinkies with her.
"Miss Xu, our True Martial Spirit Realm is actually quite fun too. Although compared to your place here, it might be a bit less impressive!"
The Pill Spirit also came over and said with a smile.
"Then I'm even more interested."
"I've never actually been to any other Lower Realm."
Xu Qingqiu wore an expression of anticipation and followed up: "It's a pity my strength is insufficient. I don't yet have the power to roam the Realm Sea freely, otherwise I would definitely go myself."
"You'd better wait a bit longer. When you have my master's strength, then you can make plans."
The Pill Spirit said with a smile.
"My master will definitely have that strength sooner or later!"
The Nine-Tailed Cat jumped out and chimed in, its little face full of an indignant expression.
Although it had to admit Ning Qi was strong, Xu Qingqiu was only a bit weaker compared to him.
Compared to other peers of her generation, she was considered a prodigy.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been accepted as a Core Disciple by Wang Zhengqian.
"Look, what's that down there?"
They were so caught up in chatting that they hadn't paid attention to their surroundings.
It was at this moment that the Pill Spirit suddenly noticed something.
Pointing at the forest below, he said to the others.
"Oh? What could it be?"
Ning Qi was also curious and looked down.
Xu Qingqiu didn't speak, but her eyes were drawn to it as well.
Their glance was fine at first, but after looking, they felt a chill run down their spines.
Below them was a flock of crows, and they were all of the large-bodied variety.
These crows seemed to have locked onto them and were tightly chasing them from below.
A few crows had even flown up and were now circling their Flying Vessel.
"Such fast speed."
Ning Qi was also surprised and couldn't help but sigh.
Their Flying Vessel was traveling at its increased speed, yet these crows could still catch up.
This showed their speed and strength were anything but ordinary.
"These are Bloodthirsty Black Crows."
Xu Qingqiu recognized the identity of these crows at a glance.
"What does that mean?"
The Pill Spirit hurriedly asked.
"They always act in groups."
"Most importantly, their strength is formidable."
"A flock like this has strength comparable to that of a Celestial Immortal."
Xu Qingqiu's expression turned serious as she continued: "And they are very troublesome and hold grudges."
"If we don't kill them all, they will seek revenge."
"Oh? There are crows this powerful?"
Hearing her introduction, Ning Qi couldn't help but smile and say: "I'd like to see just how powerful they are."
"Don't be impulsive. If they don't attack, we shouldn't act recklessly either."
Xu Qingqiu quickly grabbed him, then reminded him: "Otherwise, they'll harass us for the rest of the journey."
"Alright, then let's observe the situation a bit more."
Hearing her reminder, Ning Qi also lost the intention to attack.
He didn't understand these Bloodthirsty Black Crows. If they were really as Xu Qingqiu described, that would be troublesome.
"Caw! Caw!"
It was at this moment that the situation changed abruptly.
The Bloodthirsty Black Crows below began frantically charging towards them.
A dark, oppressive mass, as if intending to devour them all.
"Not good."
"Accelerate!"
Ning Qi hurriedly reminded Xu Qingqiu.
"This isn't right, look ahead, there are more."
The Pill Spirit suddenly pointed ahead and said to them: "This isn't just one flock. There are at least three or four flocks."
"What's going on?"
Ning Qi also felt something was wrong. Looking at the dark mass ahead, his brow couldn't help but furrow.
If it was one flock, encountering them might be a coincidence.
But with four or five flocks appearing together, one had to consider whether they were being targeted.
"Very strange. This is also the first time I've seen Bloodthirsty Black Crows acting in such large numbers together."
Xu Qingqiu's expression was grave. She looked down and said: "If it really comes to it, we can only land."
"If we keep flying in the air, we become their primary target."
"Hmph, nothing to be afraid of."
Ning Qi snorted coldly, then unleashed a fierce, imposing Aura.
This majestic Aura erupted, causing the surrounding formation's protective barrier to tremble and shatter directly.
The power of a Peak Celestial Immortal erupted.
It sent out a ferocious wave of energy.
Instantly, it forced the surrounding Bloodthirsty Black Crows that were closing in to retreat.
"Ning Qi, you... is this your true strength?"
Xu Qingqiu looked at Ning Qi, her eyes flashing with pleasant surprise: "I feel your Aura is even stronger than our Sect Master's."
"Oh? That's your misconception."
Ning Qi smiled, then looked ahead and roared: "Get lost!"
With this roar, he unleashed a wave of sound.
In the blink of an eye, it directly caused the several flocks of Bloodthirsty Black Crows ahead to freeze in place.
When their Flying Vessel swept past, all these Bloodthirsty Black Crows gave way from a distance,
completely abandoning any thought of fighting them again.
"Hmph, a bunch of beasts, daring to act recklessly before This Lord."
Ning Qi watched the Bloodthirsty Black Crows brushing past him and cursed.
These Bloodthirsty Black Crows clearly knew he was targeting them, but from start to finish, they never again showed any intention to attack.
Ning Qi's Peak Celestial Immortal Aura had already made them tremble with fear.
After passing through these flocks of Bloodthirsty Black Crows, Ning Qi snorted coldly.
Subsequently, their Flying Vessel swept past directly.
All the Bloodthirsty Black Crows breathed a sigh of relief, then all descended into the forest below.
"Ning Qi, when did you become this strong? At this point, even if you wanted to establish your own sect in our realm, no one could stop you."
Xu Qingqiu looked at Ning Qi and couldn't help but say.
She knew Ning Qi was strong, but she never imagined he could be this outrageously powerful.
Just his Aura alone was enough to intimidate the Bloodthirsty Black Crows from daring to approach and cause trouble again.
"Just good luck, don't think too much of it."
Ning Qi smiled, then continued looking ahead: "There's a problem here. It's impossible for this many Bloodthirsty Black Crows to appear simultaneously, and they aren't even from the same flock."
"Yes, someone must be targeting us."
"But, there's no trace of anyone here, so it's hard to investigate."
Xu Qingqiu sighed, looking ahead as she said: "Besides, I still have a mission to do. Let's temporarily let them off here."
"You mentioned earlier that Gao Yunze's Master has a Golden Vessel."
"Before, we saw a Golden Vessel pass by. Do you think Gao Yunze could be behind this?"
Ning Qi looked at Xu Qingqiu, seriously analyzing.
"That's not necessarily true."
Xu Qingqiu shook her head: "My mission was just accepted. It's impossible for anyone to know about it."
"Oh? Alright then, let's go."
"We should be getting close to Violet Cloud City, right?"
Ning Qi nodded, no longer pursuing the matter.
As he asked, he sat down again.
"Yes, the sky is getting dark."
"We're almost there."
Xu Qingqiu sighed, then turned her gaze forward.
Ahead, an official road had already appeared.
This official road stretched all the way to the end of the mountain path.
In the direction of the end, the faint outline of a majestic city could already be seen.
There were some other official roads around, all clearly leading here.
"Why is Violet Cloud City shrouded in Multicolored Light?"
"What kind of city is this?"
Ning Qi looked at the Violet Cloud City ahead and couldn't help but show curiosity.
This was the first time he had seen a city shrouded in Multicolored Light.
It immediately piqued his interest.
"You don't know this yet. Violet Cloud City is the city where the Immortal Race communicates with us."
"Here, we can encounter Immortals at any time."
Xu Qingqiu looked at Ning Qi, then continued: "In Violet Cloud City, we must be careful."
"Because we can encounter Immortals at any time."
"Oh? So that's how it is."
"Then when your Sect Master went to the Immortal Realm, he also left via teleportation from here, right?"
Hearing her words, Ning Qi immediately became interested and asked with a smile.
"Yes."
Xu Qingqiu nodded, then stood up: "Alright, we need to descend. Once we're on the official road, we can't fly anymore."
"Otherwise, patrolling Imperial Guards will come to punish us."
"Oh? Then these Imperial Guards, are they also people from the Immortal Realm?"
Hearing her say this, Ning Qi immediately became interested again.
"Yes, that's right."
Xu Qingqiu nodded, and as she spoke, she had already maneuvered their Flying Vessel to descend.
In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived on the official road.
"Whew!"
The two of them disembarked from the Flying Vessel one after the other, returning to solid ground.
"Alright, let's go. We won't need long to get there from here on foot."
Xu Qingqiu let out a long breath, showing a hint of relaxed contentment: "I'll show you what an Immortal Race city in our realm looks like."
"Great, I'd like to broaden my horizons."
Hearing her say this, Ning Qi said with a smile.
"I want to see too!"
The Pill Spirit also chimed in.
Standing on Ning Qi's shoulder, he already wore an expression of eager anticipation.
"You two, need a carriage ride?"
At that moment, a youth leading a horse came over, smiling as he looked at the two.
"Oh? There are carriages?"
Ning Qi acknowledged, then looked at Xu Qingqiu: "What do you think?"
"Sure, that way we can get there earlier and still have time to play."
Xu Qingqiu agreed, then looked at the youth: "Where's your carriage?"
"Right over here."
The youth led the two, quickly bringing them to the roadside.
There were several carriages parked here.
"Which one is the best?"
Ning Qi asked with a smile.
Hearing this, the youth immediately knew he had encountered distinguished guests. A smile appeared on his face: "This one."
"Good, this one it is."
Ning Qi nodded, then directly boarded the carriage, waving to Xu Qingqiu: "Come on, let's get in and set off!"
"Alright!"
Xu Qingqiu didn't hesitate either, following directly onto the carriage.
"You two, then I'll arrange for a coachman."
The youth said, then waved to a young boy nearby.
The boy directly ran over and also boarded the carriage.
"Let's go!"
Ning Qi said with a smile.
"Young Master, this will cost five hundred supreme spirit stones."
The boy wasn't in a hurry to depart. Instead, he smiled and stated the price first.
"Fine."
Ning Qi didn't hesitate either. As he spoke, he handed a storage bag to the boy.
The boy took the storage bag and weighed it in his hand a couple of times.
Then he directly went and gave it to the youth beside him.
"You two, please."
After putting it away, the youth gave the boy a look.
"Giddy up!"
The boy knew the amount was correct, then cracked the whip, urging the horses to gallop and sending the carriage speeding forward.