"Of course not." Chen Fenghuo answered immediately: "Since we have come this far, we must finish the journey."
"That's right." Xi Heng chuckled.
"Maybe what this guy said is all outdated truth. After so many years, the so-called illusions between the two realms may have dissipated, and we can just take a big ship to cross over."
After hearing this, Chen Fenghuo smiled bitterly and said, "Then it's up to you."
Legend has it that for immortals, a hundred years is just a blink of an eye.
Although immortal cultivators are not so extreme, the rules and common sense among them rarely change.
The boundary obstacles that have been imprinted in the minds of those who practice Taoism must have lasted for a long time and will not disappear in their generation.
The word "maybe" that Xi Heng said were just some words of encouragement.
But what she lacked was the confidence, so if the other party handed it to her, she would naturally accept it.
"Let's risk our lives." The Goddess of Scarlet Sky said solemnly:
"If I can't find the Great Dao, what's the harm in giving up this life?"
Xi Heng clapped his hands: "Even if I have to reincarnate for a hundred lifetimes, I will embark on the path to immortality."
The two looked at each other, their determination solidifying each other.
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Chapter 95: Water Moon Mirror Flower
After the so-called true spirit dissipated, no more demons attacked the island.
Many crew members hurriedly sped up the process due to nervousness, and finally they were able to repair a smaller damaged ship and send it back to sea within two hours.
The strong wind helps the ship to go to sea.
The repairman continued to make repairs, pulling out several iron chains from the front ship and pulling the barely repaired rear ship into the sea.
As the sea breeze grew stronger, people connected the iron chains of the two boats to the big ship, pulled up the sails, and tried to move it away from the beach.
But no matter how strong the wind is, the big ship will at most sway its stern which is already in the water.
It was not until Xi Heng condensed his energy and returned to the beach, pushing forward with both palms, that he finally pushed the entire ship slowly back amid a series of wood breaking sounds.
The huge ship returned to the sea, drifting and swaying in the turbulent tides.
A large amount of water was taking in from the damaged bottom of the front ship, causing it to sink forward a lot as if it was bowing its head.
However, for the entire ship, this hole is not too big.
Although the two front cabins were filled with seawater, the ship did not sink because of the design of compartments to separate the water.
However, due to the increased gravity in the front, it became a little more unbalanced.
Xi Heng stepped back onto the deck and felt that the ship was rocking more than before.
If the severe storm we experienced before happened to the current fleet again, it might capsize this giant ship.
"That's all." Xi Heng said to himself:
"It's already pretty good to be able to return to the sea from such a dangerous island. There's no need to expect too much."
"Continue to sail eastward... This is all I can do now."
Xi Heng turned his eyes and looked at the repairmen who were still busy on the beach far away.
She pushed the big ship into the sea, and it moved away from the dangerous island, hanging at the far end like a kite.
In this way, even if there are monsters attacking the island, they will not pose a threat to the most important ships.
Only the ship repairmen who remained on the beach were still trembling with fear as always.
After seeing the horror of the demon, his thoughts quickly became much clearer, and the holes that were previously difficult to repair began to be filled.
Here, the captain in charge of the ship finished counting the remaining supplies on the ship and came to report.
"Your Highnesses, the food and water on board are only enough for the crew to use for four months. If we add the other merchant ships that are still stranded on the beach, and then we can barely shorten the food and clothing, and if there is no major disaster during the journey, it can last for half a year."
"Half a year?" Xi Heng turned his gaze to the Red Sky Goddess who was watching the sea with him, and asked casually: "Do you think this half a year is enough time for you and me to cross the sea?"
"I hope it works." Chen Fenghuo was not sure.
"This Chonghai is really as recorded, I don't know how many tens of thousands of miles it is..." The girl leaned on the side of the boat with her hands and whispered to herself.
……
Five days later, the fleet did not set sail again as it was still waiting for all the ships to be repaired.
During this period, demons appeared on the island several times, but when the shipwrights saw the demons, they would immediately jump into the sea and panic to keep a distance from them.
The demons didn't care about them and just ran to the nearby woods that had been burned by the fire, looking for charred corpses to eat.
The demon had a voracious appetite and could swallow an entire corpse in one go, leaving pale bones scattered on the ground.
Because there are fewer and fewer corpses around that can ward off disasters, the shipwright's daily work efficiency will increase by one level.
They seemed to have unleashed all their potential. In just a few days, dozens of people managed to repair all the boats and were towed into the sea by large ships.
Only one ship had some repair problems. After entering the sea, the wooden planks broke apart and it slowly sank to the edge of the island. Only a few tilted poles were visible on the sea surface.
However, this only caused the fleet to lose half a month's worth of food and fresh water, but did not increase the number of crew members.
After all, after the attack by demons on the island, the crew has been reduced by two or three tenths, so one less boat will not be a big deal.
On the morning of the eighth day, the sea mist dissipated under the bright sun.
The six shabby ships hoisted their sails and, following the instructions of the Sinan, they bypassed the Demon Island and sailed eastward.
The island gradually receded and disappeared from sight.
Xi Heng let out a breath.
The threat finally dissipated and she returned to a more stable life.
Although drifting on the sea towards a destination that might not even exist is not safe...
Not interested in looking at the endless sea anymore, Xi Heng turned around and returned to the cabin.
All that was left around the fleet was an endless sea of sky.
There are sparse clouds in the blue sky, and countless stars are rotating and flickering faintly at night.
In the following days, after nightfall, Xi Heng would often take some time out from his meditation practice to look up at the stars in the sky.
She vaguely saw that the stars had their own order of changes and combinations.
After a quick glance, it looks like a pile of loose sand.
But in fact, the Milky Way always has its own structure and rules, and will slowly rotate as time goes by.
Xi Heng stretched out his hand and pointed gently at the sky, and with a light stroke of his finger, he drew the three brighter stars into a large triangle surrounded by many stars.
……
In a daze, another month is almost over.
The sea view outside is the same as usual, with calm waves and light winds when the weather is fine, and rough waves when the weather is bad.
Our luck has been pretty good during this period. Even if it rains or blows windily at sea, it only lasts for one or two days, and the wind is much weaker than before, so the ship can pass through safely.
Every day after Xi Heng woke up and finished his meal, he would close his eyes and practice his moves in his mental space. When he was mentally tired, he would leave the cabin and enjoy the sea breeze.
If it is night, I will lie on the deck and look at the stars.
Now, she is probably the calmest person on the entire ship.
As for the others, their mood was becoming increasingly heavy.
A hundred days have passed since the departure, but the so-called other side of Chonghai has not yet been seen.
Moreover, after such a long time, even returning home is a luxury.
Even if there was enough food, the ship could not last long.
Everyone wants to ask the heavens why, after crossing the sea for a hundred days, we still can’t see the other side?
Xi Heng also thought at the beginning that he should be able to cross the sea in a hundred days.
The more she experienced, the more she believed that what the demon said before was correct.
With just this kind of ordinary ship, no matter how big it is, it is impossible to truly cross the Chonghai Sea.
"Even if it's the Pacific Ocean on Earth, after a hundred days of sailing like this, there shouldn't be no sign of land, right?"
Xi Heng was on the deck, looking at the sea, thinking silently.
“This world may be bigger than I thought.”
"Or maybe the regional divisions here are different from those on Earth." She recalled the word 'realm' that the demon souls often mentioned when they communicated with them before.
"What exactly is a realm? Are all realms as vast as Chonghai? And...how many realms are there in the world?"
How are the realms arranged? Are they like puzzle pieces stuck on the planet one by one, or is the world beneath her feet not actually a planet, but a thousand-layer cake of realms overlapping each other?
Or, is the world like a lush tree canopy with countless branches, and each leaf is a realm?
After all, this is a world of extraordinary powers, and no matter how you imagine it, it is not an exaggeration.
"Maybe the world is just a giant donut..."
In short, this place seems completely different from the Earth where she once lived.
It might be impossible to reach another realm with just this kind of wooden boat.
Looking at the boundless sea, Xi Heng subconsciously thought about his next life.
It seems that this life is almost over, so let’s prepare to find immortality using another method in the next life.
She said to herself:
"Then how can I obtain the flying boat?"
"If I can't find one, can I make one myself?"
"In this case, we will need some books on magic weapons or artifacts..."
"Are there any such things in the ruins of the whirlpool after the explosion of Chonghai Xiuxian Realm?"
"The immortal cultivator's book may also be an extraordinary thing, and it will not be damaged even if it falls into the sea..."
Should I go to the center of that whirlpool and try to take risks? Xi Heng asked himself.
Or, he could continue with his previous plan to ascend the throne and let his subordinates find him.
Mobilizing the whole nation to search for immortals may yield unexpected rewards.
Maybe there is a flying boat parked or sealed in a secret place somewhere in the Great Zhao Kingdom. As long as we find it, we can sail away from this world...
As the girl's thoughts slowly unravelled, the orange and red in the sky faded away and a new moon rose.
The sky turned dark blue and then dark.
Gradually, dots of stars appeared in the dark sky.
Xi Heng stretched his hands upwards, as if to grab the stars.
The stars rotate and the Milky Way flows.
"It's getting late, go back and rest."
Xi Heng propped himself up and patted his sleeves, then he passed by the ordinary crew members with numb and dull eyes around him and returned to the cabin.
Although her own state of mind was still normal, the other crew members seemed to be completely unable to function.
I see the same scenery every day, do the same things, eat the same food... and there is no hope of finding the legendary land on the other side.
Their souls seemed to be dead, leaving only their bodies to repeat the same tasks.
Xi Heng walked into the cabin and just opened the door of his own cabin, but he saw that it was dark and empty.
"Ok?"
She turned around and seemed to have stepped into a sea of flowers.
The bright sunlight fell, replacing the darkness after nightfall.
