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

However, they did not know that even on Kui Xing Island, the two were not safe, because Gu Qing had two late-stage Core Formation cultivators by his side, and dealing with a few Foundation Establishment cultivators would not be an easy task.

Standing on Tieguai Li's gourd, Gu Qing looked towards the harbor and couldn't help but sigh, "This place is really big."

The harbor was filled with two to three hundred ships, six or seven of which were enormous, some over a hundred feet long. These massive ships seemed to be propelled not by sails, but by the power of some enormous sea beast.

All I can say is that everything in front of Gu Qing gave her a sense of novelty.

Seeing Gu Qing's surprised expression, Wang Yuan was somewhat taken aback, then smiled and explained, "This is just an ordinary mortal port, nothing special. That's a restricted flight zone ahead, let's land."

Gu Qing nodded, and then the group slowly landed on the dock.

The dock was bustling with noise and so crowded that the road was barely visible. But not long after Gu Qing and his group landed, a group of ordinary people pushed aside to make way for them.

It seems that in the Chaotic Star Sea, cultivators still hold a very high position in the hearts of mortals.

"Do you fellow Daoists wish to settle permanently on Kui Xing Island, or just stay temporarily? If you are staying temporarily, you can register at the dock and receive a jade token; if you are settling permanently, you will not need the token," Wang Yuan explained. He still hoped that Gu Qing and the other two could settle down permanently, as Kui Xing Island was currently in dire need of manpower.

Otherwise, Wang Yuan wouldn't have assigned his Daoist partner a patrol mission.

Gu Qing hadn't decided whether to settle there permanently or just stay temporarily, but he did intend to stay on Kui Xing Island for a long time, so he decided to wait and see and said, "Let's stay on Kui Xing Island temporarily for now."

Wang Yuan was somewhat disappointed after hearing this, but he didn't try to persuade Gu Qing too much, assuming that Gu Qing would change his mind after experiencing the good things about Kui Xing Island.

Afterwards, Wang Yuan led Gu Qing and the other two to a stone house. Inside, a middle-aged man was resting with his eyes half-closed. Sensing their arrival, he slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Upon discovering that they were five Foundation Establishment cultivators, he quickly stood up and asked, "Are you intending to settle down on Kui Xing Island, or are you only temporarily visiting?"

"Old Xu, they're just temporarily staying on Kui Xing Island. Give them a few jade tokens." Wang Yuan said, taking out a few low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and tossing them to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man accepted the spirit stones, smiling as he said, "Of course, of course. What are your names, fellow Daoists?"

The three men, "Gu Qing," "Tieguai Li," and "Han Xiangzi," gave their real names in turn. Then, the middle-aged man engraved some unfamiliar characters on the jade tablet, which may or may not be the official script of the Chaotic Star Sea.

"Make sure you keep the jade token safe. If you lose it, you'll need to get a replacement, otherwise you'll be treated as an intruder," the middle-aged man warned.

Gu Qing reached into his robes and put the jade pendant inside, then asked, "How do I find a cave dwelling nearby?"

After listening, Wang Yuan said, "The most direct way is to become a member of Kui Xing Island, which will allow you to be assigned a cave dwelling directly. I know of a few excellent cave dwellings that are also close to the core area of ​​the island."

Even at this point, Wang Yuan still didn't forget to try and recruit Gu Qing to join Kui Xing Island, which can be considered as fulfilling his duties.

However, since Gu Qing said he would not join Kui Xing Island in the short term, then he really wouldn't join.

"Fellow Daoist, let's discuss other methods," Gu Qing asked with a smile.

Seeing this, Wang Yuan didn't press the matter, but simply said, "You can still obtain a cave dwelling without joining Kui Xing Island, but you'll have to look for it outside of Kui Xing Island. I did discover a few uninhabited islands with cave dwellings during my travels, and I'll take a few fellow Daoists there then. However, you'll still need to register at the Ascension Pavilion first."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist." Gu Qing cupped his hands in thanks.

Afterwards, the group left the restricted flight area and flew towards the edge of Kui Xing Island. Along the way, Wang Yuan also introduced Qingyun Mountain on Kui Xing Island to Gu Qing.

Qingyun Mountain has three main peaks: Tianzhu Peak, Tianxiao Peak, and Tianmen Peak. These three peaks are where the island lord and deputy island lord cultivate and reside.

Besides the three main peaks, there are 367 smaller peaks, and countless caves and valleys.

These mountains, caves, and valleys are all situated on a spiritual vein, and the higher the mountain, the richer the spiritual energy.

Among them, thirty-six mountain peaks have the most abundant spiritual energy and are the main targets of the once-every-ten-year tournament. Anyone who believes their cultivation level is higher than that of the owner of these thirty-six mountain peaks can compete for them.

As for the other peaks, the spiritual energy is not much different, and they are generally occupied by Foundation Establishment cultivators; while the caves and valleys are mostly occupied by Qi Refining cultivators.

This is the current distribution of caves and peaks on Kuixing Island.

After Wang Yuan finished his introduction, he added, "If you are willing to join Kui Xing Island directly, you will be able to obtain a mountain peak."

Gu Qing was somewhat surprised after hearing this, not expecting there to be so many intricacies involved. At this moment, the temptation of monopolizing a mountain peak was quite strong, and he was genuinely tempted.

"Oh? So, if we don't join Kui Xing Island, we can't choose these mountains, caves, or valleys on the island?" Gu Qing asked casually.

"That's true. If you're not a cultivator from this island, you'll have to go outside Kui Xing Island to find places with abundant spiritual energy. Those places not only have unstable spiritual energy, but they're also prone to attacks from evil cultivators. What do you think, fellow cultivator, would you like to reconsider?" Wang Yuan seized the opportunity to tempt him. He believed that anyone who heard this would immediately choose to join Kui Xing Island.

"Are there many evil cultivators outside?" Gu Qing's mind raced as he weighed the pros and cons.

Right now, Gu Qing only has two things to do: first, collect materials to raise his cultivation to the Core Formation stage; second, collect 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones so that either Tieguai Li or Han Xiangzi can break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

If you want to know the fastest way to get spirit stones, the best way is to rob evil cultivators. Transactions need to be done gradually. If you sell too many valuable items at once, you will only bring trouble upon yourself.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing said, "Let's find a place to stay on the outer island first, and then see how things go at the conference in a few months."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan sighed inwardly at the pity.

The group chatted as they traveled, and soon entered Qingyun Mountain. Once inside the mountain range, they saw many other cultivators flying as well. Most of these cultivators were at the Qi Refining stage, and they all showed respect when they saw Gu Qing and his group.

It seems that there are not many Foundation Establishment cultivators on Kui Xing Island.

After entering Qingyun Mountain for a short while, Gu Qing was led by Wang Yuan to a very high peak. On the peak was a two-story pavilion with a very old exterior, and the three characters "Dengxian Pavilion" were written crookedly on the door.

"The Ascension Pavilion? Is this the place? It's quite interesting." Gu Qing laughed. The Ascension Pavilion was really nothing special, not even as impressive as a mortal's manor.