si-mexico Chapter 427 You guys are really lucky
Chapter 427 You guys are really lucky
The next day, dawn broke.
The earth was still shrouded in a layer of gray fog, and the lights in front of the shops and inns had not yet been extinguished. Jiang Liqian, Xu Youan, Shui Lian'er, Qin Beiyao, Shi Tou, Su Yanqing and their group had already gathered downstairs and set off to the seaside to find the boatman from yesterday.
At dawn, the six arrived early at the ship's side to wait. At this moment, they were not the only ones waiting on the shore; many cultivators had already bought their tickets and were waiting by the ship. Moreover, the number of people was increasing, and as the daylight grew brighter, the beach was soon crowded with cultivators waiting to board the ship.
Those who hadn't received the news early that the Mirage Realm would open today and arrived late, failing to snag a ticket, were filled with regret and despair. However, some quick-witted individuals immediately negotiated with those who had tickets, exchanging spirit stones or other items for them. As more and more people gathered, the demand for tickets skyrocketed, and the price of tickets increased dozens of times over.
Even so, countless people still want to buy it.
Jiang Liqian weighed the boat ticket in her hand and suddenly felt that ten high-grade spirit stones a ticket wasn't so expensive after all.
Of course, compared to the other boats, this old boatman's boat was indeed a bit dilapidated.
She had heard that the sea around Sanhai City had the biggest waves and the most turbulent waters, and that countless monsters lurked beneath it. If someone accidentally fell into the sea while sailing, they would almost certainly die.
However, Jiang Liqian was not too worried about whether his boat could withstand the wind and waves. The reason she chose him yesterday was because she felt that he had a kind of experience and ease that other boatmen did not have.
But the others didn't think that way. They hesitated, and only followed after Jiang Liqian boarded the ship first. If there hadn't been no other tickets available, Jiang Liqian believed they would never have taken this ship.
Xu Youan is an exception.
He trusted Jiang Liqian completely, and even if they were both swept into the sea, it wouldn't matter; he was confident he could rescue his senior sister immediately.
The old man's boat wasn't big. After the six of them sat down, only four or five more people boarded before they were ready to set off.
Come to think of it, their ship was actually the first to set off.
At this moment, the sun leaped above the horizon in the east, its golden rays slowly slicing through the darkness that shrouded the sea. The shimmering water, like a mirror shattered into countless facets, reflected the blue sky, white clouds, and seagulls soaring freely.
Jiang Liqian and the others sat by the window looking into the distance. Gradually, they actually saw several huge, indistinct shadows on the deep blue sea, but they were all shrouded in a layer of mist, making it impossible to see their appearance.
As the ship drew closer, the shadows became even more magnificent. Their vaguely visible outlines looked at least a thousand times the size of Sanhai City, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them moving landmasses on the sea.
Strangely, however, no matter how close their ships were to them, they could never see their true forms behind the mist.
"It's magnificent! I've never seen anything like it before!" Shui Lian'er excitedly ran to the bow of the boat, opened her arms, and shouted happily into the sea breeze.
Qin Beiyao followed behind her, his hands loosely encircling her waist, as if afraid that a wave would hit and she would fall into the sea.
At this moment, the old boatman, who had been indifferent to everyone, looked at the people on the boat with some surprise and said in a cryptic tone, "You guys are really lucky, five hundred years... that's quite a long time."
Shui Lian'er couldn't understand what the boatman was saying, and Jiang Liqian and the others were also confused. Only Shi Tou exchanged a glance with the boatman and then lowered his eyes.
The sea was rough, but the scenery was beautiful. Jiang Liqian stayed on the boat for a while, then couldn't help but come out to see the scenery and ask the boatman why he mentioned the words "five hundred years".
"What happened five hundred years ago?"
The boatman poled the boat, which sped forward. Occasionally, splashes of water would hit his dusty clothes, but he didn't mind.
If someone else had asked him this question, he would have ignored it. But this girl in front of him was humble and polite, and she was pretty and charming. In a good mood, he started telling her a story from a long, long time ago.
"Five hundred years ago, a mirage appeared in Sanhai City. That mirage was different from the previous ones. As soon as the sun came out, the sea fog dissipated, and three fairy mountains were revealed on the smooth sea surface. Phoenixes sang in unison on the fairy mountains, cranes circled, and fairy music lingered. You could vaguely see many immortals dressed in colorful clothes moving around in the fairyland."
"Many people say that it was a demonic dragon that deliberately transformed into human form and used its demonic power to create an illusion, just to lure people in and then devour them."
The boatman chuckled disdainfully as he finished speaking: "Even so, people still flock to the sacred mountain in droves, their numbers so dense they cover half the sea. Some, in order to be the first to reach the sacred mountain, resort to underhanded tactics, even harming their own companions."
"That morning, the sun had barely risen above the sea when the water was already a sea of red. Some people fell, becoming food for sea monsters, while others continued to fight. For the treasures on the immortal mountain, they were all bloodthirsty and couldn't stop."
Perhaps he got a little too excited while talking, and the scene he was describing didn't quite fit, so the boatman quickly composed himself and lowered his voice before continuing.
This time, however, his voice was filled with nostalgia and deep reverence.
"At that time, before we even reached the Immortal Mountain, it was clear that all those people were about to perish here, with mountains of corpses forming a sea of corpses. In that critical moment, someone arrived from the sky on a frost sword, his red robes fluttering and his sword aura chilling. With just one move, he forced everyone to stop their life-or-death struggle."
"With each breath, she saved the lives of thousands and defeated a great demon, bringing them safely back to shore. On that day, she was the only one who received the call of the immortal mountain, cleaving the sea with her long sword and ascending the immortal mountain."
"After that, the immortal mountain never appeared again, and no one else could step into the sea on a sword. In an instant, all the demons retreated in fear, and no one could defeat ten thousand men."
As Jiang Liqian listened, she became completely engrossed. When he finished telling the story, she couldn't help but ask who the person was.
The boatman said, "She was the first person in the Five Continents of Cultivation to be revered as a Sword Immortal, and also a sword genius who was famous throughout the world five hundred years ago and overwhelmed all the other geniuses. Little girl, have you really never heard of her name?"
Jiang Liqian froze, looking bewildered.
Logically speaking, she should know such a powerful figure, a swordsman. Yet, in both her lives, she had never heard of such a person.
She only knew one sword immortal, the aloof and detached leader of the Tianqian Sect, Qingzhi Immortal Venerable, who was only a hair's breadth away from ascension and looked down upon all living beings.
Seeing that she really didn't know, the boatman shook his head and sighed. Suddenly, he gave an incongruous smile, stopped rowing, and the boat rocked. Then, a huge wave crashed over them.