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Silver Shark Island.

Outside the simple stone house, Yuan Yao and Yan Li stood side by side.

His gaze swept over the rugged island before him, his eyes filled with wonder and awe.

"This is the Demon Beast Island in the outer sea? The atmosphere is definitely different from that of the islands in the inner sea!"

Yuan Yao said softly.

Today, she wore a moon-white long dress, the hem of which fluttered slightly in the sea breeze, making her stunningly beautiful face appear even more ethereal and otherworldly.

Those captivating eyes now held a mixture of scrutiny and curiosity.

Yanli stood beside her, dressed in a pale yellow dress, with a graceful figure and bright, charming eyes.

She glanced at the rough, simple shops on the island and the seven or eight scattered monks inside, then covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Most of the cultivators who come to the outer sea to hunt demons are risking their lives. Look at those people, their eyes are all wary..."

Ouyang Qing followed behind her two teachers' wives, her bright eyes looking around curiously.

With her current cultivation level at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, she can be considered to be at the very bottom of the hierarchy in this outer sea.

Even encountering a level two or three monster would be enough to give her a hard time.

But there was no fear in her eyes.

Because my master and his two mistresses were there.

She knew from their first meeting at the Six-Linked Hall that Uncle Zhou was no ordinary man.

With my master here, what is there to fear, no matter how dangerous the open sea may be?

"Let's go, let's go out to sea!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and led everyone to the island shore.

He took something out of his storage bag; it was the long-unused Divine Wind Boat.

Since advancing to the Core Formation stage, Zhou Yuan has rarely used flying magical artifacts.

His speed was far greater than that of the Divine Wind Boat.

But at this moment, they had to take Ouyang Qing with them. She had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and her escape speed was completely unable to keep up with those of the Core Formation cultivators.

The Divine Wind Boat grew longer as it faced the wind, transforming into a blue-green flying boat over three zhang long and one zhang wide, hovering in the sky.

"Come on up, everyone."

Zhou Yuan and Zhou Tian were the first to leap onto the bow of the boat, followed closely by Yuan Yao and Yan Li. Ouyang Qing was the last to board and sat obediently at the stern.

The Divine Wind Boat transformed into a streak of azure light, tearing through the air and speeding towards the vast outer sea.

……

All the way north.

The scenery on the sea kept receding, sometimes a vast expanse of blue waves, sometimes towering waves.

Occasionally, a monster would leap out of the sea, attempting to attack the flying boat—only to be killed by Zhou Yuan with a casual spell.

"Master is amazing!"

Ouyang Qing watched intently.

Those terrifying monsters in her eyes were like paper in front of her master, and could be killed in just two or three moves.

Especially the giant golden scissors formed from the golden dragon, their power was so terrifying that it made her heart pound.

She became even more convinced that her master was far more than just someone who had reached the early stage of Core Formation on the surface.

That kind of technique, I reckon even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator might not be able to do!

On this day, the flying boat sailed smoothly on the sea, and Ouyang Qing was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan stood up, walked to her, and handed her a jade slip.

"Qing'er, this is a supplementary cultivation technique that I will pass on to you, called the Great Evolution Technique."

Zhou Yuan said unhurriedly, "This cultivation method focuses on cultivating divine sense and has four levels. If you can master it, your divine sense will far surpass that of other cultivators of the same level."

Ouyang Qing was overjoyed and quickly focused her attention to receive the contents of the jade slip.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her eyes filled with amazement.

The wonders of the Great Evolution Manual far exceeded her imagination!

According to the cultivation method, one's spiritual sense can increase several times over after practicing it!

If one can cultivate to the fourth level, one can even have a Core Formation divine sense comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator!

"Thank you so much, Master!"

She kowtowed respectfully.

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly and took out another jade slip, handing it to her.

"This is the 'Azure Sun Demonic Fire Technique,' a cultivation method that leads directly to the Nascent Soul realm, with a total of thirteen levels. You can switch to cultivating this technique."

Ouyang Qing took the jade slip and probed it with her divine sense. Her pupils suddenly contracted!

Azure Sun Demon Fire Technique.

The secret of Qingyang Sect!

Although she was young, she had heard of the sensational rumors that had shaken the chaotic star sea more than a decade ago.

The young master of Qingyang Sect was killed in the outer sea. The murderer is said to be a demonic master with a mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, a bearded man.

At the time, the news spread like wildfire, and everyone was talking about it.

It is said that the Three Yang Old Demon also fought a great battle with the Barbarian Beard, but the final outcome is unknown!

However, according to rumors, Manhuzi was framed by others, but he was in a fit of anger when questioned, which is why he fought with Sanyang Laomo.

But now, Master has revealed the Qingyang Sect's closely guarded secret...

Ouyang Qing's mind raced, and she instantly understood everything.

It turns out that the one who killed the young master of Qingyang Sect was my master!

And they even framed the bearded man!

She looked up at Zhou Yuan, her eyes not filled with fear, but with excitement.

Master dared to kill the young master of Qingyang Sect and frame Manhuzi, which shows that Master's strength and courage far exceed those of ordinary people!

With a mentor like that, how could you not have a bright future?

"Thank you so much, Master!" She kowtowed again, this time with even greater sincerity.

……

Traveling is a very boring experience.

When there was no battle, Zhou Yuan would control the Divine Wind Boat while making puppets.

He sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, his hands constantly changing hand seals, refining pieces of material into parts of the puppet, and then assembling them into shape.

One puppet after another was created in his hands and neatly stacked in a storage bag.

Yuan Yao and Yan Li would occasionally help, but most of the time they would meditate and cultivate, or chat with Ouyang Qing and give her guidance on her cultivation questions.

Ouyang Qing was very smart and learned things very quickly. She was also well-behaved and sensible, which made her very popular with her two teachers' wives.

In their leisure time, the three of them sat at the stern of the boat, gazing at the beautiful scenery where the sea and sky met, chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves immensely.

Two and a half months passed in the blink of an eye.

……

On this day, the outline of a colossal creature gradually emerged on the horizon.

As the distance closed, the outline became clearer and clearer, eventually transforming into a towering giant island standing majestically in the endless blue!

The island is so vast that it is beyond imagination, with a diameter of several thousand miles, almost the same size as Tianxing City!

However, it is completely different from the bustling scene of Tianxing City with its spiraling, densely built buildings.

The giant island before us presents a primitive desolation. The island is full of strange rocks and ravines. Several towering stone peaks stand tall, almost vertical, and smooth as a mirror, with a grayish-white color.

The entire island is monotonous in color.

There was no trace of green vegetation, nor any sign of water or lakes.

Even more strangely, according to Yuan Yao and Yan Li's senses, there was no spiritual vein fluctuation on this island at all!

"What a huge island!" Yuan Yao exclaimed. "It's almost as big as Tianxing City. But it seems there are no spiritual veins on this island, making it unsuitable for cultivation..."

"This island has a natural spirit-binding array that can conceal spiritual energy from leaking out."

Zhou Yuan explained, "That's why the secret hidden on this island has remained undiscovered."

Spirit Binding Array?

The girls' eyes flashed with doubt, but seeing that Zhou Yuan didn't say anything, they didn't ask any further questions.

Zhou Yuan took out several Earth Escape Talismans and distributed them to everyone.

"One for each person, stick it on your body. We're going underground."

The group did as instructed, their bodies enveloped in the light of the Earth Escape Talisman, and they slowly sank into the hard, gray-white ground.

After traveling underground for about three hundred miles, Zhou Yuan led them to the depths of a towering stone peak.

There was a wide, hollow rock cave there, which was the temporary cave he had previously carved out.

"arrive."

Zhou Yuan removed the Earth Escape Talisman, and everyone stepped onto solid ground. Their eyes widened as they scanned the scene before them.

Inside the cave, hundreds of puppets were densely packed together!

"There are so many puppets here!"

Yanli exclaimed in surprise.

"Because there's a spirit stone mine here." Zhou Yuan smiled slightly. "The reason I brought you here is to have you help me mine the spirit stones here."

Spirit Stone Mine!

The three women exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.

A spirit stone mine—this is something that many powerful forces would fight over!

Now, it actually belongs to them?

"So many mine tunnels..." Yuan Yao looked around. "It seems that Zhou Lang had already discovered and been mining them for some time when he went to sea last time."

Zhou Yuan nodded and took out several hundred puppets he had refined during this period from his storage bag. Including the previous ones, the total number of puppets in the cave reached over a thousand!

"From now on, we will live here permanently," Zhou Yuan said. "What you need to do is control these puppets and mine spirit stones."

He looked at Yuan Yao, Yan Li, and Zhou Tian in disguise.

"The three of you have all cultivated the Great Evolution Technique, and your spiritual sense is extraordinary. It shouldn't be a problem for each of you to control two or three hundred puppets."

The three nodded and immediately began trying to establish a spiritual connection with the puppet.

Ouyang Qing stood to the side, her eyes filled with envy.

She is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and her divine sense is not strong enough to control so many puppets.

"Qing'er, you should cultivate first. You can come and help me after you have mastered the first level of the Great Evolution Technique."

Zhou Yuan said gently.

"Yes, Master!" Ouyang Qing nodded obediently.

……

Next, Zhou Yuan began to set up the formation.

This time, he was going to set up a spirit-binding array.

He obtained this formation from the storage bag of the young master of Qingyang Sect, and after several years of research, he has completely mastered it.

The function of the Spirit Binding Array is to confine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a specific area to prevent it from leaking out.

In the center of the cave, Zhou Yuan used his magic to create a depression.

Then, he did something that shocked the girls.

He removed the Spirit Eye Spring from the first slot in his equipment inventory!

This is the first time Zhou Yuan has unequipped the Spirit Eye Spring since adding it to his equipment inventory.

The moment the Spirit Eye Spring left the equipment slot, it transformed into a clear spring and fell into the pit.

The spring water took root and began to connect with the earth's veins.

A rich spiritual energy surged from the spring, quickly spreading and filling the entire cave.

"This...this is..."

Yuan Yao's eyes widened.

"The Fountain of Spiritual Eyes".

Zhou Yuan said calmly, "With this spring, this place will become a blessed land for cultivation in less than half a month, far surpassing ordinary cave dwellings."

The girls were completely shocked.

Ouyang Qing, in particular, stared blankly at the gushing spiritual spring, her admiration for her master reaching its peak.

The Fountain of Spiritual Eyes.

This is a legendary treasure!

Only the most powerful forces in the Star Sea can possess such cultivation treasures; they are extremely precious!

And the master also possessed the Spirit Eye Spring!

With such a master, how smooth will her path to immortality be?