I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 535 Invitation to Join (Bonus Chapter for 500 Monthly Tickets in October)

Having finally found the merchant ship, Jiang Yi naturally wouldn't let it go. After a slight disguise, she headed straight for the merchant ship.

The ship, escorted by Nascent Soul cultivators, was a merchant vessel that had departed from Xiling Continent and was bound for Changming Island in the Floating Light Sea.

Xilingzhou is located at the westernmost edge of the mountain and sea boundary, while Fuguanghai is located to the southwest.

Jiang Yi did not conceal his cultivation level, saying that he had been in seclusion in the nearby sea to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and it took him nearly a hundred years to successfully emerge from seclusion. He wanted to take a boat to find land.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one can reshape their body and rejuvenate. Jiang Yi's youthful appearance did not arouse suspicion, and she did indeed exude the aura of a new breakthrough.

In addition, cultivators who have just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage are generally unwilling to fight with others, so the Nascent Soul cultivator accompanying the merchant ship agreed to let Jiang Yi ride the ship, although the cost was relatively high.

After some haggling, Jiang Yi finally used some demon cores from the sea monsters he had recently hunted, as well as ten century-old spiritual herbs, as payment for the boat fare.

After boarding the ship, Jiang Yi locked herself in the cabin and set up multiple arrays, avoiding contact with anyone else.

The Nascent Soul cultivator guarding the ship watched her for a while, and after confirming that she harbored no ill intentions and was even more wary than him, he stopped paying attention to her.

half year later.

The merchant ship arrived safely at Changming Island and docked at the pier.

The workers on the ship unloaded the cargo, and the cultivators on board disembarked one after another. The Nascent Soul cultivator guarding the ship remembered that Jiang Yi was still on board, so he ran to the meditation room and knocked on the door. This time, he found that Jiang Yi had already disembarked and left without a sound.

They are legitimate merchant ships, not some smuggled vessels. Is this really necessary?
Jiang Yi disguised herself as a middle-aged female cultivator with an ordinary face and slightly dark skin, dressed in an inconspicuous brown coarse cloth. She stabilized her aura at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and walked with ease, blending into the bustling crowd.

Her divine sense spread out naturally, like an invisible net, filtering through the vast amount of information.

The surrounding area was filled with the cries of vendors, the conversations of monks, and the fishy smell of various sea beast materials.

Having spent a whole year adrift at sea, the hustle and bustle of the city gave her a sense of security and groundedness, a stark contrast to the lonely and long journey.

Seeing a roadside bookstall, Jiang Yi stopped and picked up a nautical chart of the Floating Light Sea.

At this moment, Changming Island, where she is, is located in the northwest of the entire sea area. The Golden Kite Island, which was the last place where True Lord Longri sent back a message, is still in the deeper southwest sea area, extremely far away from here.

The Floating Light Sea has many islands and various factions. There are no teleportation arrays between the islands, so you have to travel on your own.

During her six months on the merchant ship, she overheard the conversations of the cultivators on board and learned that the Floating Light Sea was very chaotic. It was easy for rogue cultivators to be robbed when they went out to sea alone. Even in the markets on those large islands, fighting was not completely prohibited.

Jiang Yi placed the sea chart in his hand together with several books introducing the customs, culture, and power distribution of Floating Light Sea, and inquired about the price from the Foundation Establishment cultivator at the stall.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator mustered his courage and sized up Jiang Yi before asking for thirty spirit stones.

Jiang Yi chuckled and left after leaving only ten spirit stones.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator didn't dare say anything and happily accepted the spirit stones, showing that even ten spirit stones were a profit.

The situation on Changming Island was complicated, so Jiang Yi didn't dare let Hua Gu and the others out to move around freely. Instead, she took the list given to her by Hua Gu and visited several shops.

Although the recipe for "Drunken Dream" is an ancient wine recipe, Zhu Xin has listed many alternative ingredients based on the current situation in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Jiang Yi visited several places and collected most of the items, except for one type of powerful hallucinogenic spiritual fruit that she couldn't find for the time being.

Jiang Yi found a teahouse to rest, flipped through the books she had bought, and prepared to first figure out the distribution of power in the Floating Light Sea before deciding how to set sail for Golden Kite Island.

The Floating Light Sea is home to various factions, including families, independent cultivators, merchants, and evil cultivators, and is constantly embroiled in conflict, to the point that the highest cultivation level in the entire sea is only at the Nascent Soul stage.

The powerful clans are led by the Ling family of Bihai Island, the Yu family of Jian Island, and the Su family of Yaoxian Island, all of whom have cultivators at the early or mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. The largest merchant guild in the area is Jubaohang, the merchant ship Jiang Yi came on that belonged to Jubaohang. In the waters around Floating Light Island, Jubaohang is more powerful than Jiuxiaoyun Pavilion.

The few cross-sea teleportation arrays in the Floating Light Sea are controlled by Jubaohang, which has a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator behind it.

There is a loosely organized group called the "Breaking Waves Alliance," which has no fixed leader. Most of its members are cultivators from the Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core stage. They make a living by hunting low-level demonic beasts and exploring abandoned islands, and they believe in the survival principle of "sticking together for warmth."

They rarely clash with other forces, but if they are bullied by other forces, the Breaking Waves Alliance can be very united.

Finally, there are two major evil cultivation forces: the infamous Ten Thousand Poisons Island and the Blood Shadow Tower. Among them, Ten Thousand Poisons Island is the most hated by the cultivators of the Floating Light Sea. They are simply a group of locust pirates.

There is a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator known as the Poison Master stationed on the island, making it difficult for other forces to eradicate him completely; they can only keep their distance.

The Blood Shadow Tower is relatively better. The people in the tower are very mysterious. They are an organization that specializes in accepting bounties. As long as you can afford the price, they can help you assassinate any cultivator in the Floating Light Sea.

The relationships between these forces are so complex that even after writing for over a decade, Liu Taozhi still couldn't fully explain them.

Jiang Yi spread the nautical chart on the table and determined the territories of each faction.

Unfortunately, Golden Kite Island is located between Ten Thousand Poisons Island and Medicine Immortal Island, with the Yu family of Sword Island behind it. Sword Island and Medicine Immortal Island are allies, working together to suppress Ten Thousand Poisons Island, which is how the three parties can survive in this area.

“Sword Island?” Jiang Yisuo recalled, “Last time when I participated in the Heavenly Ranking competition, that guy named Yu Qianlang seemed to be from the Yu family of Sword Island.”

Back then, Yu Qianlang only went to Zhongzhou to participate in the Heavenly Ranking competition after receiving an invitation. Later, he faced Liu Taozhi, but Liu Taozhi defeated him despite being weaker.

Yu Qianlang was at the peak of the Golden Core stage back then. After so many years, if nothing unexpected happened, he must have already formed his Nascent Soul.

Jiang Yi was not familiar with this person and did not want to reveal her identity, so she naturally could not go to Yu Qianlang.

However, the fact that he was able to receive invitations from the three major sword sects shows that he not only has good sword skills, but also that he has decent character. If he were a vicious villain, the invitations from the three major sword sects would not have reached him.

"Fellow Daoist, is this your first time visiting Changming Island?"

A male voice came from beside her, and Jiang Yi quickly put away the things on the table.

A middle-aged male cultivator at the late Golden Core stage walked over with a smile. "I am Ling Rui, a member of the Ling family of Bihai Island. I noticed that you don't seem to be waiting for someone, so I took the liberty of coming to disturb you."

Ling Rui seemed polite and kind. Jiang Yi gestured for him to sit down, and he did.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, what brings you to me?"

Ling Rui lowered his voice, "Fellow Daoist, are you aware that you have been targeted? I am here to help you."

Jiang Yi chuckled. In a place where order has collapsed, it's inevitable that strangers will be targeted. She had already noticed those people lurking in the shadows, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen to rest temporarily in a crowded teahouse.

"How can you help me, fellow Daoist?" Jiang Yi asked.

"Wan Du Island recently occupied an important shipping route of Ju Bao Xing and robbed passing merchant ships, causing Ju Bao Xing heavy losses. Ju Bao Xing is now offering a large reward for information leading to the joint attack on Wan Du Island with other forces."

"The Poison Master of Ten Thousand Poisons Island was recently severely injured by the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Yu Family of Sword Island. Now is the best time. Fellow Daoist, your cultivation is not low. If you are interested, you might as well join my Ling Family and work together to destroy Ten Thousand Poisons Island."

"Moreover, with the identity token of my Ling family, when you travel in most parts of the Floating Light Sea, other forces will give you some face and dare not easily attack you."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)