Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

Chapter 485 Unfettered Freedom Amidst the Vast Expanse (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!)

Strangely enough, ever since Ding'an "cured" Luo Xian's illness...

The wind direction changed, and for the next ten days or so, a gentle southerly wind blew and the weather was clear.

Although the group could only survive on fish and birds and drink rainwater rum, they were not unable to hold on.

Except for one bald guy who was so greedy that his eyes would gleam with green light every day, scaring the three white donkeys into trembling.

Seeing that the wind was favorable, Ren Shaoyang raised the white sails and used the wind to make the boat travel faster.

The sail originally depicted a phoenix, which Hongxiu found unlucky, so she climbed up overnight and changed it to a skull with a ball of hair, and named it "Tu Bie Hao" (meaning "country bumpkin"), which caused Ren Shaoyang and Ding An to complain for a long time.

After traveling for several days, thanks to the favorable weather, everything went smoothly.

Ren Shaoyang and Hongxiu studied the golden pill. Although the pill was successfully refined, it was mainly composed of phoenix blood and dragon essence, with insufficient proportion of qilin and dragon turtle essence.

Therefore, the two have been working together these past few days, one preparing the prescription and the other sensing the rhythm, which has led to rapid progress. Although limited by the environment and not yet perfect, they have exhausted most of the possibilities, and victory is just around the corner.

A few days later, Luo Xian woke up.

Although she awoke, she was no longer the captivating and alluring woman she once was. She forced a smile on the surface, but inwardly she was wracked with pain.

He didn't say much, just stood on the ship's side looking at the sea. Over time, he became emaciated.

On this day, the weather was fine and sunny, the air was warm and the sun was shining brightly.

Luo Xian gripped the gunwale, gazing silently at the sea and sky merging into one.

"What are you looking at?"

Luo Xian turned her head and saw the white-robed man walking over with his hands in his sleeves. He smiled slightly and said, "I wasn't looking at anything, I was just 'looking'."

Ren Shaoyang walked to her side and glanced at her.

She was still stunningly beautiful, but her jet-black hair had started to turn gray.

He looked much older than he had imagined.

His once bright and sparkling eyes were gone, replaced by a desolate gaze. Luo Xian looked at him with a calm smile.

Ren Shaoyang remained silent for a moment, then leaned against the ship's railing and handed her a flask of wine.

Luo Xian accepted it with a smile.

Ren Shaoyang's expression softened a bit: "Although this rum is of poor quality, once you get used to it, you can't live without it."

Luo Xian laughed, "How could wine mixed by Shao Yang's skillful hands be inferior?" She took a big gulp, her eyes shining, "Delicious!"

Ren Shaoyang smiled but didn't say anything, instead gazing at his reflection in the sea.

"Do you know how I entered the Heavenly Gate?" Luo Xian suddenly asked.

Ren Shaoyang turned his head to look at her and shrugged: "How would I know?"

Luo Xian smiled and said, "My father died early, and my mother raised me by begging. That winter, when we were almost starving to death, two peerless masters suddenly appeared."

Ren Shaoyang couldn't help but ask, "A peerless master?"

"Yes."

Luo Xian's expression was somewhat peculiar. She gazed at the vast sea, as if looking at something, or perhaps simply lost in thought. "These two want to have a duel, but they want to do something unique. So, they don't plan to fight themselves, but rather control two unfortunate souls with their minds to decide a life-or-death battle."

Ren Shaoyang frowned and asked, "You and your mother?"

“That’s right,” Luo Xian continued, “My mother and I became puppets and began to fight each other.”

Ren Shaoyang sighed: "The most tragic thing in the world is to watch helplessly as you kill your loved ones and be powerless to do anything about it."

“Yes, my mother was clearly powerless, yet somehow she managed to deflect the sword and not kill me,” Luo Xian said calmly. “Then I killed her.”

The sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear and blue, seagulls flew around and cried merrily, the sound of rushing water carried the smell of the sea, and a dark line appeared in the distance.

Land is in sight.

But Ren Shaoyang didn't say anything.

“Killing doesn’t feel good,” Luo Xian suddenly said.

Ren Shaoyang nodded and asked, "And then? Did Di Shitian appear?"

Luo Xian smiled and said, "Yes." She stretched, her waist slender and her posture languid. "Di Shitian descended like a god, killing those two peerless masters with a wave of his hand and bringing me back to Tianmen."

She fell silent at this point, took another sip of wine, and then handed it to him.

Ren Shaoyang took the drink, took a sip, and then carefully asked, "So you've figured it out?"

"Yes, we've discovered it."

Luo Xian looked up at the sky, her voice low and melancholic, "I discovered it after he took control of me on the island in the lake." She paused, then looked over, "Actually, he even tried to possess me later, you know that?"

Ren Shaoyang calmly replied, "I know."

Luo Xianxing's eyes widened in surprise. "You know all this?" she asked, feeling a chill run through her.

Ren Shaoyang said calmly, "In my heart, if anything is out of harmony, it is like a change of musical notes or a zither falling out of tune, which cannot be ignored."

"I know," Luo Xian said with a smile, "it's just that the melody is off."

“Zhou Lang glances back.”

Ren Shaoyang chimed in with a laugh, “That makes sense.” He continued, “Therefore, when Di Shitian used the ‘Slaying God Tribulation’ to lurk in your primordial spirit, it was like a firefly in the dark, making it hard not to notice.”

"Is this your 'Harmonious Law'?"

"Yes."

"When you're playing against someone, it just seems like a little more refined skill."

A complex smile appeared on Luo Xian's lips. "Now, upon further reflection, I realize that it is about upholding the rules of Heaven and playing the strings of all things. The 'Sacred Heart Technique' is ultimately a inferior method."

"The Way and the skill are not comparable."

“Yes,” Luo Xian said softly, “they are not comparable anymore.”

Ren Shaoyang asked, "Where are you planning to go next?"

Luo Xian laughed and said, "Let's go back to Tianmen. That's my home. I can't get used to living anywhere else."

"Very well! This trip to the island in the middle of the lake has turned misfortune into blessing. You've absorbed a trace of the power of the Qilin and the dragon's blood, greatly increasing your strength. Subduing the Heavenly Gate is more than enough for you." Luo Xian watched him talking to himself and suddenly asked, "Aren't you going to try and stop me at all?"

"Come visit Fengxi Village sometime for a small gathering. We'd love to welcome you," Ren Shaoyang said, gazing at the sea.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xian felt a chill run down her spine and suddenly sneered, "You have no sincerity whatsoever, I have no intention of going!" With that, she flicked her sleeves and turned to leave.

Ren Shaoyang looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and murmured, "The wind is about to pick up."

"Ren Jianshen, you're a complete idiot!"

Luo Xian cursed loudly and slammed the door shut.

"Crippled man, why is she cursing you?" Ding An walked over slowly.

Ren Shaoyang spat, "You bald thief, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!"

Ding An curled his lip and said, "You always say I'm 'bald,' wait until my hair grows back, then let's see what you say then."

Ren Shaoyang scoffed and said, "You'd better rein in the power of the dragon blood and dragon flames first, or you'll never grow hair again!"

Ding An was stunned upon hearing this, his lips twitched, but he didn't say anything more.

After traveling for half a day, at the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), the clouds on the horizon were thick and dark, like clumps of indigo ink that could not be dispersed.

The wind suddenly changed direction, and a gust of wind suddenly came, snapping the wind vane on the boat with a crack.

Ren Shaoyang stood at the bow of the ship, looking into the distance. He saw thick clouds hanging low, connecting with the sea surface, and whirlpools rolling one after another on the sea surface ahead.

In the blink of an eye, huge waves rose up, like a thousand horses charging forward, and the large ship swayed left and right like a drunken man.

The three beasts stumbled and fell over together.

Ding'an tied them to the mast, then held onto the gunwale and splashed seawater on his face.

"Crippled man, the wind and waves are too big!"

Red sleeves tug at the white sail, drifting in the air, screaming repeatedly.

Ren Shaoyang was observing the wind and waves when his face darkened: "You get down here first!"

Hongxiu chuckled, nimbly scrambling down like a monkey, and leaned closer to ask, "Why are there such big waves all of a sudden?"

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "Have you ever heard of Journey to the West?"

"The story of the monkey!" Hongxiu said with a chuckle as she set up the tent. "I've heard it, I've heard it."

Ren Shaoyang said, "After Tang Sanzang and his disciples obtained the true scriptures, they still had to go through the Tongtian River tribulation, which is called 'the true scriptures are hard to obtain'."

Hongxiu was taken aback, then took out the Golden Elixir and examined it: "Does Heaven not want us to get the Golden Elixir?"

Ren Shaoyang laughed heartily: "Heaven may not want it, but it can't control me!"

At this moment, huge waves crashed in from both sides, causing the ship to rock several times.

Ren Shaoyang snorted coldly and lightly stomped his foot.

Boom!
The large ship, like a red-hot chisel, plunged headlong into two giant waves.

On both sides, the waves resembled giant silver mirrors, flowing endlessly.

The large ship cuts through the wind and waves, playing among the vast expanse of water.

The little beggar looked up at the huge waves on both sides that had lifted his hat off, took a deep breath, and felt the air filled with the fishy smell of the sea, which was squeezing them in from all directions.

Looking at her reflection in the waves, she suddenly stuck out her tongue.

The person opposite also stuck out their tongue.

Hongxiu kept giggling, as if she were facing not the collapse of the sky, but a spring outing.

"Be careful, a tsunami is coming!" Ren Shaoyang's calm voice suddenly rang out.

Hongxiu's expression turned serious. She looked up and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, are they trying to kill us?!"

But then a deafening roar was heard, and a giant wave, fueled by the strong wind, piled up layer upon layer, as high as a snow-capped mountain or a silver city, and pressed down from the sky.

Surrounded by giant waves on the front, left, and right, the large ship was like a lamb trapped in the jaws of a tiger, with no way to escape.

No wonder the beggar cursed.

Ren Shaoyang leaped up and shouted, "Lü Yan!" His long sword shot out from his sleeve, ethereal and agile, and gently touched the void on three sides.

"Yuan~!"

Ripples surged in the void, howled the wind, and towering waves rose and fell, disintegrating from the inside out, scattering pearls and jade, turning into a sky full of white rain.

Upon seeing this, Ding'an quickly turned the helm and swiftly crossed the sea.

But as night fell, the wind and waves grew increasingly fierce, with one huge wave after another surging forth.

Ren Shaoyang stood at the bow of the ship, shattering each wave with a single strike. This was not a confrontation, but rather a process of "tuning," smoothing out the discordant, raging waves.

Hongxiu, Ding'an, and Luoxian also couldn't fall asleep, so they could only keep their eyes wide open and take turns encouraging Ren Jianshen.

It is unknown how long the voyage lasted, or how many giant waves Ren Shaoyang broke through.

Suddenly, the dark sky gradually brightened, and the wind and waves slowly subsided.

After a while, the waves disappeared without a trace, as if they had never been there.

Everyone was overjoyed and rushed to the bow of the boat.

The scene was one of sparse white clouds, a bright red sun, and a clear blue sky and sea, a picture of vibrant life.

The light entered the water, and the sea surface seemed to burst forth with thousands of sparks, dazzling as gold.

The waves rolled and swelled, several tuna leaped up and then fell back into the sea, splashing water everywhere. Seagulls circled at the bow, creating a scene of joyful exuberance.

Everyone was delighted, as if they had been transported to another world.

Ren Shaoyang sheathed his sword and smiled slightly: "From now on, let us roam freely in the vast sky and soar at will!"

Having said that, he opened his mouth and let out a long howl. The howl was intense, rhythmic, and full of vitality, echoing endlessly in the clouds.

It was the whale's song.

(End of this chapter)