With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

No one here knows that Gu Qing can accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs, and the spiritual herbs in the Chaotic Star Sea are two or three times more valuable than those in Tiannan. The Chaotic Star Sea is simply a cultivation paradise tailor-made for Gu Qing.

"Is this the ocean of the cultivation world? It doesn't feel much different from ordinary seawater." Gu Qing stepped out of the secret chamber and was greeted by a vast expanse of emerald green ocean that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Gu Qing looked around for a moment, but found nothing unusual. He then piloted his magical artifact and flew into the sky. After reaching a certain altitude, he was able to see the entire island clearly.

This is just an isolated island a dozen miles long, and the location of the teleportation array is merely a protruding rock on the island.

Although he didn't see any danger around, Gu Qing gave up the idea of ​​cultivating there. The spiritual herbs he cultivated needed to be preserved in a place with abundant spiritual energy; otherwise, they might wither and turn yellow the next day.

This is why spiritual plants must be planted in spiritual fields, rather than just anywhere.

Even if you collect them, you must store them properly in wooden boxes, otherwise the spiritual energy will be lost and the spiritual plants will become worthless.

The spiritual energy here is thin, which is completely unsuitable for the growth of spiritual plants.

"Whoosh—whoosh whoosh whoosh—" As soon as Han Xiangzi saw the sea, he couldn't help but play the flute. In no time, the originally bare rocky layer was covered with flowers and grass.

Seeing this, Gu Qing also became interested, took out his jade flute, and began to play a duet with Han Xiangzi. When the piece ended, the entire island was filled with the fragrance of flowers and entwined with vines.

The vines spread straight into the secret cave, blocking the entire teleportation array.

"Hahahahaha!"

Han Xiangzi and Gu Qing exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter, their moods lightening considerably.

"You two are in high spirits, still playing music at a time like this. You should think about where we'll stay," Tieguai Li said helplessly, shaking his head.

"Hey! This place has wind, water, flowers, and trees; it's quite a nice place to settle down." Han Xiangzi was very easygoing and didn't care about the quality of the environment.

Gu Qing shook his head slightly; he had no interest in this isolated island that was only a dozen miles away.

"There must be a large island nearby, otherwise who would be so bored as to waste so many resources to build such a massive teleportation array?" Gu Qing analyzed.

Upon hearing this, both Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi nodded in agreement. Then Tieguai Li said, "I am the fastest, so why don't you two wait on the island for a moment while I go and see if there are any large islands nearby?"

"That's so boring. Let's just fly in any direction and settle on whichever island we come across," Gu Qing suggested.

Han Xiangzi twirled the purple-gold flute in his hand and quickly chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Gu is truly charming!"

"Then sit on my gourd!" Tieguai Li said, and Gu Qing and Han Xiangzi naturally had no objections.

So the three of them boarded the gourd, chose the opposite direction of sunrise, and slowly flew across the water. Although it seemed slow, the speed was astonishing, and they could fly a hundred feet in the blink of an eye.

After flying for most of the day, the three saw five Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting in the distance—three of them were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the other two were at the early-Foundation Establishment stage.

The magical lights dancing in the air were all aimed at each other's vital points. Judging from this, it was no longer a friendly sparring match, but a life-or-death struggle.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qing did not rush forward, but said from the spot, "It seems there are indeed large islands nearby, otherwise there would be cultivators fighting here."

"Hmm! It seems the island isn't far, otherwise, with their cultivation levels, they wouldn't be able to return at all," Tieguai Li said with great agreement.

"So, should we go up and break up the fight?" Han Xiangzi struck a graceful pose and was about to step forward.

But Gu Qing stopped him in the end: "Let's see how things go first. Maybe they'll come over on their own without us having to go."

Just as Gu Qing had said, the five cultivators who were fighting stopped when they saw Gu Qing and his group.

One of the men and one of the women flew directly towards Gu Qing's location, followed closely by three male cultivators, but they did not launch another attack.

As the two cultivators approached, the female cultivator began to chatter anxiously, her words coming out too fast to be heard.

Unfortunately, Gu Qing didn't understand a single word. He couldn't help but look at Han Xiangzi and Tieguai Li, his eyes clearly asking: Did you understand what they were saying?

"Can you understand what we're saying?" Gu Qing asked, speaking with a southern accent.

"Guala, curry la, galili!" the female cultivator said urgently in the same accent as before. As the three Foundation Establishment cultivators behind her drew closer, she spoke even more urgently.

"Kajimi, Nanbeidula." Gu Qing switched to another language to communicate with the other party. When he was learning talismans, he specifically learned several ancient languages, just in case he encountered a situation like this.

He switched between several ancient languages ​​in succession, when suddenly the green-robed male cultivator beside him brightened up and said in broken English, "Fellow Daoist, please save us!"

Gu Qing understood; now she finally understood what the other person was saying.

Not only Gu Qing understood, but Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi also understood.

Gu Qing quickly realized that these two cultivators were useful to him, and then waved his hand, activating more than ten fireball talismans, forcing the three Foundation Establishment cultivators who were chasing after him to stop.

"We've secured these two people; you can leave now," Gu Qing said.

The three male cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes filled with both apprehension and confusion, clearly not understanding what Gu Qing had just said.

Upon seeing this, the green-robed male cultivator uttered something that the others couldn't understand. Unexpectedly, the tallest of the three male cultivators flew into a rage upon hearing this and attacked without further ado, brandishing his trident. The trident glowed with blue light, and two illusory flying fish with fangs pounced forward.

Seeing this, Han Xiangzi summoned the octagonal mirror, its light shining onto the trident, instantly extinguishing its spiritual light. This scene greatly surprised the tall male cultivator.

Before the tall male cultivator could react, a short blade with a trail of flame pierced straight into his body.

The two male cultivators nearby were terrified upon seeing this. They uttered a nonsensical remark and then fled in different directions.

"Since we're already entangled in karma, let's just get rid of you." After a moment's thought, Gu Qing decided to eliminate the remaining two cultivators.

Gu Qing took out an invisible needle, chanted an incantation, and a beam of light shot out. The two fleeing cultivators were not spared; both were pierced through vital points by the invisible needle and died on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he killed three mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, causing the man and woman opposite him to feel a chill in their hearts.

However, the green-robed female cultivator was the first to react, and quickly thanked her, saying, "Thank you for saving my life, senior. May I ask your esteemed name?"