Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 130 Don't Try to Get Involved
Siming Sect?
Upon hearing this name, Fang Jingxuan began to draw upon the meager knowledge he had of sects in his mind, attempting to find information about the Siming Sect.

Two breaths later, Fang Jingxuan remembered that he had heard this name somewhere before.

Siming Sect is a large sect that has risen in recent years among the Confucian sects. It seems to be located east of Qiyun Sect, which is the traditional sphere of influence of Confucianism.

"Enlightenment of mind," "enlightenment of virtue," "enlightenment of principle," and "enlightenment of sagehood" are the tenets of the Siming School and also its classification of cultivation levels.

This sect emphasizes that the mind is the principle and respects virtue; it advocates the unity of knowledge and action and practical application to the world. Therefore, its disciples are mostly detached from worldly affairs, hunting down demonic and evil cultivators, and taking it as their mission to slay demons and eliminate evil.

This is a reputable and legitimate school in the standard sense, but this style is bound to be unsuitable for the local conditions in Baishan and the outer sea, and will not be well received.

Fang Jingxuan had no idea how a female cultivator from the Siming Sect, who was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, could appear here, especially since she looked severely injured.

For a moment, Fang Jingxuan fell into deep thought. Following Fang Jingxuan's expression, the other cultivators also subconsciously lowered their breathing, afraid of disturbing the senior expert's thoughts.

A few breaths later, Fang Jingxuan came to his senses. Looking at Gan Shixian's pale face, he said gently:

"So you're a disciple of the Siming Sect. We've met by chance, and since we're so far apart, there's no need for us to try and build a relationship. It would be best if we went our separate ways later."

Fang Jingxuan didn't want to get involved in Gan Shixian's affairs. He could sense that this female cultivator was in a lot of trouble.

Moreover, the Siming Sect is a Nascent Soul sect, and its strength is too great. He doesn't want to make contact with it too early.

Fang Jingxuan understood his position. He could be domineering and powerful when he was below the Foundation Establishment stage, but when it came to Foundation Establishment cultivators, he had to be cautious.

Although Gan Shixian is only at the Qi Refining stage, the trouble she can cause is limitless, and there's a high chance she'll attract Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, after assessing the situation, Fang Jingxuan decided to ignore everything else and just want to find out the way and leave as soon as possible.

Gan Shixian was somewhat surprised by Fang Jingxuan's decision. Her eyes flickered, and she opened her mouth as if to speak.

"Fellow Daoist Gan, please have some self-respect. I don't want to say anything that might upset you. It's best if we don't have too much contact."

Fang Jingxuan coldly interrupted Gan Shixian, then gave the boat captain an order:
"Give me a copy of the surrounding nautical charts and the star chart. I know you have spares."

The boat captain dared not delay and quickly went to the cabin to retrieve it, then respectfully handed it to Fang Jingxuan.

Fang Jingxuan nodded in satisfaction. With these two items, he no longer worried about getting lost on the vast ocean again.

"Since I took your things, I naturally have to pay you. I don't have much money here, so please keep these spirit stones."

Fang Jingxuan casually scattered a dozen or so low-grade spirit stones, then glanced at the pure and beautiful Gan Shixian, who looked so pitiful, before taking Tuoyuan and jumping into the sea, quickly leaving.

After Fang Jingxuan had walked away, Gan Shixian let out a sigh. She had rarely encountered such a cautious cultivator in her life; this was the first time she had ever met one.

Otherwise, Gan Shixian would have wanted to win Fang Jingxuan over to work for her, and she could have promised him anything, whether it was cultivation techniques, secret skills, status, or spirit stones.

Unfortunately, Fang Jingxuan ran away so fast that her words were useless.

Tuoyuan moved forward quickly, its strong limbs paddling rapidly. With the help of its water control talent, it was as fast as an arrow released from a bow.

Fang Jingxuan only felt relieved after the large ship behind him had been far out of sight.

Siming Sect and Gan Shixian are far beyond my current level.

Luckily, I acted quickly and ran away. Otherwise, if she had gotten involved, I would probably have been caught in a miserable and difficult struggle, whether I wanted to or not.

The cultivator who injured Gan Shixian must have wanted to kill her to silence her. He might be on his way to call for reinforcements. To be on the safe side, the person who comes will most likely be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, or even someone in the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Fang Jingxuan was not confident that he could escape. Human cultivators had far more tricks up their sleeves than demonic beasts. If he were to fall here because of this, Fang Jingxuan would be furious with his own stupidity.

The more Fang Jingxuan thought about it, the more convinced he was that he had made the right decision. This was how it should be done—nipping danger in the bud—that was the true path of survival. Half a day later, Fang Jingxuan studied the surrounding sea chart provided by the boat captain for a long time before finally deciding on his destination.

It was a long, narrow chain of islands, the largest of which was no more than a few dozen miles in circumference.

An island of such size obviously cannot support tens of thousands of ordinary people, or even a few thousand, so no Qi-refining families have settled here.

Only a few scattered cultivators chose to settle here, sheltering hundreds or thousands of people and taking them in as servants.

This is considered a relatively remote place in the South China Sea archipelago, and Fang Jingxuan felt it was a perfect place for him to settle down.

All you need to do is find an island with a spiritual vein and settle the Enlightenment Vine there.

Then proceed slowly and carefully, thoroughly understanding the surrounding situation; this is the safest approach.

Although Fang Jingxuan felt that his combat power was extremely strong below the Foundation Establishment stage, he could not act recklessly because of that.

After all, no one knows which of the cultivators on these islands could be related to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If you beat up the younger one, and then the older one comes along, then it's not worth it.

Therefore, taking it easy and going slowly in the early stages can actually help you achieve your goal faster.

A day later, after traveling thousands of miles across the sea and constantly adjusting his direction, Fang Jingxuan finally saw traces of land ahead.

During this time, Fang Jingxuan encountered two dangerous situations on the sea. Both times, sea monsters took a liking to Tuoyuan and wanted to use it to fill their stomachs.

Fortunately, thanks to Fang Jingxuan's innate warning, they narrowly escaped danger.

Once Fang Jingxuan was on solid ground, he realized that he actually preferred land.

This was a deserted island, not very large, only a thousand meters in diameter. Fang Jingxuan quickly scanned the entire island with his divine sense, but found no trace of any spiritual materials or spirit beasts.

It is utterly worthless; even ordinary people cannot survive there.

Fang Jingxuan was quite satisfied. He planned to stay there for a few days to rest and recuperate, and also to explore the sea to see if there was anything valuable.

In both his past and present lives, Fang Jingxuan had never been to the seaside. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to experience it for a while, go to the beach and catch some fish, and get used to it.

So, Fang Jingxuan took out a tent from his storage bag, set it up in the middle of the island, and then moved the Enlightenment Vine to a coconut tree, along with his familiar rattan chair.

After a flurry of activity, Fang Jingxuan lay on a rattan chair, enjoying the sea breeze and watching the endless waves crashing in. He took a sip of the brewed spiritual tea and felt quite content.

Meanwhile, in the distant sea, Gan Shixian was engaged in a fierce battle. Before her, a Foundation Establishment cultivator in a rage was launching a furious attack.

The people on the ship who had spoken with Fang Jingxuan earlier were all dead. The ship was engulfed in flames and was about to sink to the bottom of the sea.

At this moment, the second-tier magic weapon protecting Gan Shixian was also about to give way, and Fang Jingxuan's image involuntarily appeared in her mind.

If he could have stayed with me, I probably wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

"Gan Shixian, you have such a vicious mind. My son only wanted to become your Daoist partner, so he served you faithfully and did countless things for you."

"Not only did you refuse, but you also ruined his offspring! My family has had only one son for five generations. Even if your entire sect comes today, I will still seek justice."

Upon hearing this, Gan Shixian felt bitter. Although I destroyed his manhood, I did not take his life. Besides, I did not force him to be nice to me.

The people of Baishan are so unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)