The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1238 - 659: Enemies Meet Face to Face

"All aboard."

After a skillful maneuver, Zhang Yan Yi gracefully withdrew his sleeve from the black robe, smiled faintly, and then took the lead and stepped onto the ship’s deck.

Such a performance... feels similar in principle to Gongshu Tianyuan’s "cannon"? The Heavenly Element Cannon is also carried in a reduced size, but not this small... The millennium foundation of the Heavenly Master Mansion is indeed not to be underestimated...

Feeling amazed, Zhao Douan bent his knees and leaped, tracing an arc in the air, and landed steadily on the deck with a "bang."

Tuoba Weizhi and Jin Jian followed closely behind.

Ji Yue glanced at the wooden sailboat and then at the ice beneath her feet, feeling ashamed and lowering her head, her embroidered shoes stepping down, causing the ice to crack and collapse as the female sorcerer landed on the ship.

"This ship is embedded with magic crystals, before they run out, there’s no need to worry about power; you only need to control the helm."

Zhang Yan Yi raised his hand and pointed to the "wheel" at the stern.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yue eagerly walked to the stern, reached out with her wet, pale hands, and gingerly grasped the helm, slowly turning it.

"Creak creak—"

Zhao Douan heard the sound of mechanical movement emanate from within the ship, the hull slowly adjusting, and the sails automatically cooperating.

"Splash splash..."

Soon, the boat beneath their feet cut through the waves heading south.

"Yawn, I’m sleepy, let me nap for a bit."

Jin Jian yawned and, clutching the magic wand, headed straight for the cramped cabin.

He casually crawled in, stuck his backside up, and quickly started snoring softly.

Tuoba Weizhi, on the other hand, vigilantly observed the surroundings, playing the role of a competent guard.

Zhao Douan and Zhang Yan stood together at the bow, taking in the salty sea breeze, and said:

"Looks like it’s going to take a while to get there."

The Old Heavenly Master stood with his hands behind his back, casually saying:

"The Eastern Sea Thousand Islands are much bigger than the Great Territory. Since we haven’t appeared directly within the islands but are on the outskirts, it will naturally take more time to reach them.

No need to think you can return in a day as you did in the Great Territory. Though time is pressing, it’s not that urgent."

Zhao Douan sighed lightly and, with a bitter smile, said:

"Is that supposed to be comforting? But speaking of which, we still need to determine the key’s location first."

He spread out the sea map with both hands, the map filled with scattered islands that formed a "ring," like a ring in the sea.

And in the center of the islands, the area was labeled "Silent Sea" in ink characters.

Zhang Yan Yi glanced at him: "Have you made any guesses?"

Zhao Douan said:

"Since the key of the Southwest Territory was hidden in the La Garden, which is the Great La Ba’s lair,

using the same logic, I speculate the key to the East Sea is most likely hidden in the Sea God’s domain.

That would be this small area on the map, encircled by islands, named ’Silent Sea.’"

He paused for a moment, then looked up at the old man beside him:

"Heavenly Master, do you know the depth of this East Sea Eye? Haha, it’s my first time at sea, just a rookie, not as experienced as you."

Boosted lightly by flattery, Zhang Yan Yi straightened his chest slightly and smiled:

"This Silent Sea, well, I’ve personally delved into it."

Zhao Douan was surprised: "You’ve been to the depths of the Silent Sea?"

Zhang Yan Yi seemed to read his thoughts and explained:

"The Sea God is somewhat different from the Great La Ba. The Great La Ba dwells in the La Garden year-round; if I wanted to delve deeper, I’d inevitably have to fight it, and, though I hate to admit it, I’m truly unable to defeat it.

However, the Sea God is different; it spends most of the year in slumber, during which the East Sea is calm and still.

Whether it’s cultivators or ordinary people, they can take the opportunity to enter the Silent Sea, even dive to the seabed to search for treasures..."

"Treasures? There are treasures in the Silent Sea?"

Zhao Douan interrupted, inquiring about something outside his realm of knowledge.

Zhang Yan Yi glanced at him:

"Naturally, there are. Otherwise, why would the court send people to collect them?

The Silent Sea is where the ’Sea Eye’ of the entire East Sea is located, a place where spiritual energy is extremely abundant, thus birthing many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Not only the court, but also the Heavenly Master Mansion and the Buddhist sects come for the treasures.

For instance, the Silent Sea grows a type of ’Dragon God Grass,’ a supreme healing elixir, extremely rare. Whenever some is rumored to have been obtained, it is often ground into powder and refined into pills, of immense value."

With a spirited curiosity, Zhao Douan asked:

"Why is it called Dragon God Grass and not Sea God Grass?"

Zhang Yan Yi said calmly:

"Because Dragon God Grass grows on the remains of a thousand-year-old dragon at the seabed. Yes, it’s said to be a dragon that died a millennium ago; it’s the only known dragon in the current world, though it’s been dead for many years and there is only a skeleton buried at the sea bottom."

Zhao Douan was not very surprised.

After all, a world where even divine beings exist, having dragons in the East Sea wasn’t a surprising setting.

"You’re not surprised? Have you heard of this before?"

Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Zhang Yan Yi couldn’t help but ask.

The old master was hoping to shock the young man, letting him understand the saying "Old Zhang’s roads walked are more than your salt consumed," but was disappointed.

Zhao Douan, nonchalant:

"Dragon, huh, it’s not a big deal, I’ve even ridden one."

Zhang Yan Yi: "..."

Tuoba Weizhi turned his head, showing eyes full of admiration:

The Master is amazing!

Zhao Douan coughed lightly, steering the conversation back on track, frowning:

"So, the Silent Sea has already been explored significantly?"

Zhang Yan Yi shook his head:

"No. The treasure hunting I mentioned is only limited to the outskirts. You can think of it as, during the Great La Ba’s slumber, anyone can enter the La Garden but can’t delve into the temple."