Eternal Life from Taking Care of Master's Wife-Chapter 55 - 53: Nine Peaks of Cyan Cloud

Swoosh!

A flying ship shot across the sky above Qinghe City like a meteor, vanishing into the clouds.

"The great roc rises with the wind in a single day, soaring up to ninety thousand miles!"

Chen Fan stood on the city wall, watching the flying ship disappear into the distance. He couldn’t help but feel full of emotion. Who would have thought there would be such a prodigy under his banner?

"Meeting Brother Chen is the luckiest thing in my life!"

Zhang Long’s face was radiant with pride.

Chen Fan and the others looked at Zhang Long with envy and jealousy. It must be said that Zhang Long was really lucky.

Even if Zhou Chen and Zhang Long had no further interactions, nobody would dare touch Zhang Long due to their past connection.

On the flying ship, Zhou Chen stood at the bow, the fierce wind blowing against his face, tossing his messy black hair. He gazed down at the swiftly receding mountains and rivers below with great ambition.

Qin Hongyu leaned against Zhou Chen’s chest in fear, feeling tense yet excited, as if she were dreaming.

"Senior Sister, is this flying ship a spiritual artifact?"

Zhou Chen was somewhat curious.

Above a dharma artifact is a spiritual artifact. However, a flying ship like this is more expensive than ordinary spiritual artifacts; Zhou Chen had only heard of them.

Even though he killed three cultivators, two were at the Third-Layer Qi Refining stage, one at the Sixth-Layer Qi Refining stage, and their best treasure was just an upper-grade dharma artifact flying sword.

A flying ship like this definitely wasn’t something those three penniless, low-level cultivators could possess.

"Calling it a spiritual artifact isn’t wrong, but this flying ship is different from the ones used by cultivators; it’s specifically designed for martial artists."

Li Changhen stood nearby with his hands behind his back, his figure straight like a spear. His voice was cold:

"Martial artists use their divine power to drive it and unleash the full power of the flying ship. Of course, for daily travel, spirit stones can be used as a substitute."

"Moreover, the value of this flying ship is comparable to a top-grade spiritual artifact."

"Master is truly wealthy!"

Zhou Chen nodded.

Because Li Changfeng and Li Changhen were present, Zhou Chen couldn’t communicate with Qin Hongyu or enjoy the thrill of the flying ship’s speed.

However, Zhou Chen didn’t waste time sightseeing; he focused on learning more knowledge.

In the past, his status and position were limited, and he had little access to various things.

For example, spirit stones are not exclusive to cultivators; martial artists need them too.

The Great Dao has three thousand paths, all leading to the same destination. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The human body is nothing more than essence, energy, and spirit, all strengthened by plundering the world’s resources.

Cultivators primarily start cultivating with ’energy’ because having a spirit root makes them favored by the heavens. They can directly absorb spiritual qi to cultivate, giving them a relatively higher starting point.

Martial artists start cultivating with ’essence’ because they have no spirit roots and cannot directly absorb spiritual qi. They can only strengthen their physical bodies step by step through medicinal herbs and dietary supplements.

When martial artists reach the Divine Power Realm, they can also absorb the spiritual qi from spirit stones for cultivation.

Hence, martial artists above the Divine Power Realm are similar to cultivators, primarily using spirit stones as currency. Gold and silver are of little use to them.

Ghost cultivators, on the other hand, primarily cultivate with ’spirit.’ Spirit stones are effective for them, but not very efficient; they prefer soul crystals.

Soul crystals, formed by condensing soul power, are even rarer than spirit stones.

The Cyan Cloud Sect is situated on a spirit vein, and although martial artists below the Divine Power Realm cannot directly absorb spiritual qi for themselves, cultivating long-term in a place rich in spiritual qi will also speed up their progress.

"I have gained some insight!"

Zhou Chen felt like a frog in the bottom of a well before, but he was not bound by the well, always yearning for the world outside, especially the white swans in the sky.

"We’ve arrived!"

Li Changhen looked ahead, his gaze deep.

Zhou Chen looked up; below was a vast, crystal-clear lake, and in the distance was a range of continuous mountains.

The most striking were the nine towering peaks that pierced the clouds like sharp swords, with mist surrounding their waists as if in a celestial land.

"What a wonderful place!"

Zhou Chen exclaimed in admiration. Even those major sects of the Immortal Dao were probably not much better than this.

"The tallest peak in the middle is Cyan Cloud Peak, home to the secret martial arts technique, the Heaven-Sundering Sword Technique; the peak master is the sect leader, named Qing Yuyao."

Li Changhen introduced the Nine Peaks of Cyan Cloud:

"The peak on the right, shaped like an arrow, is our Divine Arrow Peak, where the secret martial arts technique, Yi Arrow Skill, is taught."

"That peak is Celestial Blade Peak, with the peak master named Song Hao, who possesses the secret martial arts technique, Celestial Blade Technique."

"That is Black Dragon Peak, with the peak master Li Shentong, who possesses the secret martial arts technique, Black Dragon Spear Technique."

"That is Emperor Yu Peak, with the peak master Ji Changkong, who possesses the secret martial arts technique, Emperor Yu’s Axe."

"That is Coiling Dragon Peak, with the peak master Zhao Wuji, who possesses the secret martial arts technique, Coiling Dragon Staff."

"That is Ox Demon Peak, with the peak master Niu Potian, who possesses the secret martial arts technique, Great Strength Bull Demon Fist."

"The last two peaks are Sumeru Peak and Spirit Medicine Peak. Sumeru Peak’s peak master is Wu Tian, with the secret martial arts technique, Great Sumeru Hammer, and is where our Cyan Cloud Sect forges weapons. Spirit Medicine Peak’s peak master is Cheng Susu, with the secret martial arts technique, Wood God Skill, and is where our Cyan Cloud Sect’s elixirs are made..."

Zhou Chen carefully remembered, secretly amazed.

It must be said that the Cyan Cloud Sect has a deep foundation; all those secret martial arts techniques are as excellent as the Yi Arrow Skill.

There must be even more other superior martial arts techniques.

The cultivation techniques are a sect’s foundation and heritage, clearly showing whether Cyan Cloud Sect is strong or not.

Li Changhen glanced at Zhou Chen and said flatly: "The Sunset Bow that the master bestowed upon you was crafted by the former peak master of Sumeru Peak!"

"Sumeru Peak, huh..."

Zhou Chen’s heart was stirred. With the Wind and Moon Treasure Mirror, no matter what martial art he learned, it would be quick. The crafting technique inherited from Sumeru Peak was so formidable that he wanted to learn forging too.

In the future, he planned to forge divine weapons for himself, fully equip himself, and then see who would stand against him!

The flying ship landed on Divine Arrow Peak. Zhou Chen took Qin Hongyu down, and Li Changfeng waved his hand—the flying ship shrank and was stored in a storage ring.

"Changhen, take Zhou Chen to settle down. I’ll go inform the sect leader and others."

Li Changfeng gave an order, then his body soared into the sky, flying away.

"The Divine Power Realm already allows for flight in the air..."

Zhou Chen looked envious. In his previous life, flying was the dream of countless people.

"Wait a minute, I am still a cultivator, and I can fly on a sword now, why am I even envious?"

Zhou Chen shook his head. Before, he treated cultivation as a hidden card to use against others, never having flown on a sword, almost forgetting he could fly himself.

"Follow me!"

Li Changhen took Zhou Chen to a large residence built against the mountain and said:

"There are few people in Divine Arrow Peak, but there are plenty of residences. This is just one."

"There are many others; apart from my residence, they are all empty. Choose whichever you like!"

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Zhou Chen led Qin Hongyu inside through the large gate, where they saw pavilions and terraces, exquisite and elegant.

There was even a stream running through, with a huge lake in the middle.

"Really outrageous!!"

Compared to the yard in Qinghe City, this was like a rural tile-roofed house compared to a luxury villa—one in the sky, the other underground.

Qin Hongyu was stunned.

She had never seen such a luxurious and elegant large mansion before; just the lake alone was over ten times larger than their home in Qinghe City.

Li Changhen said flatly: "After the True Inheritor Ceremony, you can select four servant disciples as maids. In fact, not only servant disciples; many outer disciples and even inner disciples are willing to be maids for a true disciple."

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