Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 239 Heading South Along the River
Three days.

Pei Xia rarely left the cave.

Through the Jade Palace, he had exchanged all the extra jade ginseng and Xuanji grass for relatively common resources.

Because of the limited amount of jade in the cave, he had to leave Qiongxiao Yuyu to ship the goods almost every time he changed them, until the alchemy room in the cave was completely full.

Han Youzhi doesn't usually come to this place, so he didn't see this sudden pile of things, saving Pei Xia the trouble of explaining.

With the materials in hand, the next step was alchemy. After all, Pei Xia and Lu Li were both alchemists, and it would be too much of a loss for them to simply use some spiritual herbs and materials.

He lit a drop of blood fire and, in three days, refined all the resources he had acquired into elixirs.

The pills that are made are nothing more than those: the Body Tempering Pill for Transforming into Netherworld, the Qi Condensation Pill for Strengthening Qi, and the Spirit Mixing Pill for Refining Cauldrons... Oh, forget about that one, it doesn't have much of a market.

Most of them are Healing Pills, Qi-Nourishing Pills, and Spirit-Nourishing Pills. As the names suggest, they are used to heal injuries, strengthen the body, and restore spiritual power. They are considered to be the three essential items for cultivators when they go out.

Unfortunately, the weapon-refining room in the cave is not yet complete. Some of the spiritual materials this time are for weapon refining. If some small and lightweight magic weapons are refined, they will be very popular.

Finally, Pei Xia finished her work after filling more than a dozen small bottles with the pills.

The next day, Senior Brother Li came to visit again.

Ji Shaofu accompanied him this time.

It had been a while since I'd seen him, and this Uncle Ji's aura had indeed become much more solid. It seemed that his breakthrough to the Opening Mansion stage was no exaggeration.

His face was somewhat pale, and it was unclear whether there had been any setbacks or injuries during the process of rebuilding his spiritual palace.

"Junior Brother Pei!"

Li Qi stepped aside slightly: "Speaking of which, I only caught a glimpse of you last time and didn't get a proper introduction. Here, this is your Aunt Ji Shaofu who is traveling with you this time."

Ji Shaofu was still dressed the same, in a green robe and carrying a sword, with her long hair tied up in a long braid on one side.

She was beautiful, but her face was pale and her expression was cold, making her seem distant at first glance.

Pei Xia didn't force a close relationship, but simply greeted him politely as "Uncle-Master".

According to etiquette, Li Qi should have taken Pei Xia to Ji Shaofu's Shuxing Peak to pay their respects. The reason it was the other way around is simply because Pei Xia's place is closer to the water village.

They've been delayed for several days; they must be in a hurry to get going.

Sure enough, Senior Brother Li immediately said, "Pack your bags, let's set off right away."

Su Baozhai is also in Xiao Chen Kingdom, but it is quite far from Changjing Gate. Even with the convenient waterway, he still has to hurry after these few days of delay.

Pei Xia didn't have much time to dawdle. He had already stored all the small but valuable items in the jade pendant, and all that was left were some changes of clothes.

Before leaving, Pei Xia simply tied a package and gave Li Zi and Lao Han some final instructions.

Lu Li had been with him for many years; she was precocious despite her young age, so Pei Xia wasn't too worried about her.

It was mainly Old Han who patted Han Youzhi on the shoulder and whispered, "If anyone offends you, write it down in a little notebook, and I'll deal with them when I get back."

The unspoken message was a reminder to Lao Han not to get beaten to death.

Han Youzhi rolled her eyes at him, and after a moment, she grumbled, "Come back soon."

Pear raised her hand high: "Remember to bring me some delicious food!"

After waving goodbye, Pei Xia left with Li Qi and Ji Shaofu.

The Changjing Sect is situated amidst vast mountains, but most of the easily accessible parts are paved with paths, making the journey relatively easy.

Senior Brother Li escorted them all the way to the water fortress in front of the sect before waving goodbye.

The water village was bustling with people, and they all bowed respectfully when they saw the blue turban tied around Pei Xia's waist.

Most of these were former members of the Grand Canal Gang, and now they are considered the lowest-ranking "disciples" of the Changjing Sect.

“The water fortress has boats that can take you directly to the river. The sect’s large ship should already be waiting,” Ji Shaofu said, glancing at Pei Xia as she stood by the dock. “If you need anything else to buy, I can wait for you here for a while.”

Pei Xia was about to say no, but the gourd on his waist swayed, and the sound of wine inside reminded him: "I'll go get some wine, quick." During his time at the sect, running to the water village to get wine was Pei Xia's most frequent interaction with the sect, so he knew the way well.

When he filled the gourd with wine and jogged back, he saw Ji Shaofu carrying a sword, squatting by the dock, peeking out and doing something.

Pei Xia was curious and tiptoed over.

I saw her blowing bubbles at a fish that was poking its head out of the water.

"...Martial Uncle?"

Pei Xia called out.

Ji Shaofu suddenly fell silent, and stopped kissing. She patted her blue robe and stood up, turning her head with her usual cold expression: "Finished with work?"

"Uh... um."

"Let's go once we're done with our work; we need to get going."

"it is good."

The two of them walked away in silence.

The water village had a small boat that carried two people across the slightly murky water. After exiting through a narrow gate on one side, they slowly sailed into the wide river.

A large passenger ship was moored not far away.

This boat belongs to the Xiao Chen Kingdom's court and carries passengers along the river. This time, they are giving face to Changjingmen and waiting here a little longer, just for Ji Shaofu and Pei Xia.

Those who can afford to board such a large ship are generally quite wealthy, and they would certainly be dissatisfied to wait like this.

But seeing Ji Shaofu in her green robe carrying a sword, those resentful gazes all disappeared.

This is the difference between the Twelve Kingdoms of Dongzhou and the Northern Barbarians of Da Ling. Here, the influence of sects is much greater, and there are many cases where the law cannot protect ordinary people.

Powerful sects like Yunhu Mountain go without saying, but Changjing Sect also has its terrifying aspects.

The influence of the Grand Canal Gang is far-reaching, and the relationships within the sect are complex. For example, the second son of the Minister of Works is cultivating here. This is a relationship that ordinary people can easily get involved with.
So when he saw Ji Shaofu dressed like a cultivator, even if he was really angry, he had no choice but to hold it in.

Once the two distinguished guests had boarded the ship, the sails were hoisted high again, and the ship set sail once more.

Heading south along the Yangtze River and turning into the Shouhe River, it will take about four or five days to reach the vicinity of the Su Baozhai sect.

Compared to when Pei Xia took Han Youzhi and Lu Li across to Xiao Chen Kingdom, this is much more convenient.

Not to mention, the boatman also arranged superior guest rooms for Pei Xia and Ji Shaofu, so they didn't have to worry about food, clothing, or lodging.

And so the ship sailed for several days.

Although Pei Xia and Ji Shaofu's rooms are separated by only one wall, the two do not actually meet often. For the past few days, they have only met once a day.

Ji Shaofu was aloof, and Pei Xia found it troublesome, so both of them were happy to live a peaceful life.

On the fourth day, just as the boat was about to enter a tributary of the Yangtze River, it suddenly anchored. The captain's voice came from afar: "The finless porpoises are coming! Please do not leave the cabin!"

Pei Xia was washing her face in the room when she heard this and was taken aback.

The Dongzhou finless porpoise is somewhat different from the finless porpoise in the usual sense.

This species is considered to be the best adapted to the Nine Provinces Spirit Sea. They have even changed their social habits and become a porpoise community centered around the molted monsters.

Simply put, whenever the Spirit Sea accidentally infuses a demonic beast into a finless porpoise, a certain number of finless porpoises will gather around this finless porpoise demonic beast, forming a colony.

The more intelligent and stronger finless porpoise monster will lead this small group of finless porpoises to live in a colony.

This includes "stopping boats to beg for food".

It’s an old tradition.

(End of this chapter)