Two days later, Zhang Ling arrived at the massive platform outside the east gate of Black Stone City. When he arrived, several dozen people had already gathered there. Some had high cultivation levels, while others were low, but most had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
Zhang Ling found a corner and quietly waited for the Flying Cloud Ship. After waiting for half an hour, the number of cultivators gathered on the platform exceeded a hundred.
"Look, the Flying Cloud Ship is here!" someone suddenly shouted, and a gust of wind swept across the sky. Zhang Ling's attention was drawn to the scene, and he looked up to see a black dot rapidly approaching the platform.
"This is the Flying Cloud Ship? It's huge!" Zhang Ling squinted slightly.
It was a massive white airship, resembling an ordinary ship in style, but at a glance, it was a hundred zhang long and thirty to forty zhang wide. It also had a three-story pavilion more than ten zhang high.
The Flying Cloud Ship stopped in the sky above the platform. Several crisp bell sounds came from within.
Hearing this sound, the cultivators on the platform rushed towards the Flying Cloud Ship, and many directly flew up using their magical artifacts.
Zhang Ling did not hesitate, took out his magical artifact, and followed the crowd. When he reached the deck, he saw several guards in armor standing in front of a mahogany door.
"Fellow cultivators, please line up in order," a Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted, and the cultivators who boarded the ship had to undergo inspection by the guards.
Zhang Ling glanced at the two lines, roughly equal in number. He followed the cultivator next to him and lined up at the back of the left line.
The inspection was simple; the guards only needed to check their boarding passes. The line moved quickly, and soon Zhang Ling's inspection was complete.
He walked through the ship's passage, looking at the identical rooms on both sides. He flipped his yellow spiritual talisman, which had the words "Earth 49" written on the back.
Zhang Ling held the talisman and searched for a while, finding his room at the end of the second floor.
He placed the talisman on the door and successfully entered the room. The space inside was only seven or eight zhang in size, but it had all the necessary furniture, such as tables, chairs, and a bed. The floor was covered with a carpet, making it quite luxurious.
Zhang Ling didn't pay much attention to these things. Instead, he found a circular array plate in the corner. He placed a few spirit stones on the array plate and activated the array in the room. This array was just a simple protective array, but it could effectively prevent others from probing with their spiritual sense.
The boarding fee was the same for both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the rooms were identical.
The entire Flying Cloud Ship was divided into three parts. The core was the third floor, which was off-limits to these cultivators. That was the control room and the guards.
The second floor was for the boarding cultivators, and the remaining space was filled with resources.
Of course, with so many resources and cultivators on board, the Flying Cloud Ship's defenses were not something ordinary cultivators could shake.
According to the information Zhang Ling had gathered, although the Flying Cloud Ship was just a flying magical artifact, it was engraved with many powerful arrays, making its defense strong and possessing powerful offensive capabilities. It was enough to deal with ordinary Golden Core cultivators.
Moreover, the Flying Cloud Ship's flying speed was unmatched by Foundation Establishment cultivators, and it was comparable to the escape speed of Golden Core cultivators.
After activating the array, Zhang Ling took out a jade slip and studied the knowledge recorded inside. These were some alchemy books he had recently purchased.
After a cup of tea's time, Zhang Ling felt the ship shake and sway a few times, and he knew that the Flying Cloud Ship had started. His journey to Tianmen Island was long, taking at least half a month.
During this time, he planned to study some alchemy techniques so that he could successfully refine the Jade Bone Pill when he found the White Jade Mushroom. After all, this was a rare third-grade spiritual pill, and it was not easy to refine.
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This day, Zhang Ling swallowed a healing pill and was slowly nourishing his damaged meridians. Although this could not repair the meridians, it could alleviate some of the damage and prevent it from worsening.
Suddenly, the ship shook violently. Zhang Ling frowned, then walked to the front left window and opened it. Immediately, a burst of noise entered his ears.
He probed outside with his spiritual sense, and his expression changed.
At this moment, the Flying Cloud Ship was flying in the endless sea of clouds. Zhang Ling had observed this scene for several days. At first, he was quite interested and excited to see the endless sea of clouds, but after a few days, he lost interest.
It was the same as sailing in the sea, with the same scenery. No matter how shocking it was, it would become tiring after a long time.
His spiritual sense detected a group of giant flying birds flying towards the ship. These birds looked like crows, but they were completely red. Their flying speed was very fast, and they surrounded the ship in a short time.
These birds were also quite strong, with many being second and third-tier demonic beasts.
The shaking of the Flying Cloud Ship indicated that they were under attack. Seeing this, Zhang Ling did not panic.
As expected, he saw a layer of azure light appearing outside the original layer of white mist on the ship. Under the flow of spiritual light, countless azure wind blades shot out, instantly killing many flying birds.
The azure light flashed a few times, killing most of the flying birds, and the remaining birds scattered in all directions.
This Flying Cloud Ship indeed had powerful offensive capabilities. Zhang Ling stood by the window and thought to himself, "It seems that the cultivators here are no weaker than those in the Northern Yuan cultivation world in terms of refining tools and arrays."
The crisis was resolved in a few short breaths. In the following time, the Flying Cloud Ship was attacked several times, but none of them threatened the ship.
Along the way, Zhang Ling had been to the deck several times and saw some islands floating in the clouds. Some of these islands were much smaller than Black Stone Island, while others were much larger. They were like fairy realms in the clouds.
When passing by these islands, he would take a few glances from afar. Speaking of which, such a long journey was truly a rare experience for Zhang Ling.
After traveling for more than twenty days, Zhang Ling stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea of clouds in front of him, wondering what he was thinking. At this moment, there were several other cultivators on the deck, mostly coming out to get some fresh air after being bored in their rooms.
Zhang Ling was indeed waiting for the time to disembark. Today was the day to arrive at Tianmen Island.
After waiting for half an hour, the surrounding clouds had decreased a lot. At this moment, many cultivators had come out on the deck, as many as fifty or sixty people. Judging from their appearance, they were all disembarking at Tianmen Island.
Tianmen Island was a medium-sized island, and many cultivators wanted to develop there.
