Chapter 574: Slay the Demons

Chapter 574 -248: Slay the Demons

“First time seeing a Cloud Boat?”

Qin Fang was looking down at the Cloud Boat beneath his feet, feeling its speed steadily increase. He was quite curious.

The voice of Master Shen came from behind him.

Qin Fang turned his head and nodded. “Master Shen, this Cloud Boat…”

“You could say the Cloud Boat is a type of practical Profound Artifact.”

Master Shen smiled and said, “It’s forged from a mixture of ‘Floating Wood’ and ‘Wind Copper.’ The hull is embedded with a large number of specially tempered ‘Floating Stone’ cores… This type of ore naturally resists some of the earth’s gravitational pull. After being repeatedly refined by a High-tier Martial Artist using True Essence, its properties are activated and stabilized… That’s why the Cloud Boat can float.”

Qin Fang understood… He had read so many texts in the Hundred Herbs Courtyard, so he naturally knew about the materials Master Shen mentioned.

“But it looks like there are also some Arrays on the Cloud Boat?”

Qin Fang looked at the faint glow emanating from the ship’s rails.

“With just Floating Stones, the Cloud Boat could only drift. To make it fly steadily, you naturally need the power of Arrays.”

Master Shen said, “However, activating and maintaining these Arrays consumes a lot of energy. You either have to burn ‘Yuan Stones’ or have a Martial Artist with profound True Essence directly infuse it… If it weren’t for a long journey or transporting important goods or personnel, we wouldn’t normally use it… This time is because the situation is urgent and we need to get to Jinlan Prefecture as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t be using it either.”

Qin Fang understood and nodded.

The incident in Jinlan Prefecture had happened three days ago, and the news only reached them today. This meant it had already been a full three days since the ‘Demons’ started wreaking havoc in Jinlan.

There was no way to know if the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect had managed to control the situation.

Although Jinlan Prefecture bordered Canglan Prefecture, it was by no means a one or two-day trip… at least not for the disciples.

Besides, they would likely have to face the ‘Demons’ immediately upon arrival. They were going there to fight, so there would be no time to rest and reorganize.

‘If everyone used Body Technique Leaf Skill to fly there, only to run into Demons… they wouldn’t be providing help, they’d be serving themselves up on a platter.’

That was why they were using the Cloud Boat.

Thinking of this, Qin Fang sighed softly… ‘Even though I’ve been in the Sect for ten years, I’ve spent most of that time either on Old Ox Back or in a Secret Realm.’

‘I really don’t know enough about many of the Sect’s affairs.’

But it was clear that as his strength grew, he would gradually come to understand more about the Sect.

He chatted idly with Master Shen for a while about the Cloud Boat, their plans after arriving in Jinlan Prefecture, and other such things.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted, “Senior Brother Fan.”

The two of them turned to look and saw several Elders calling for Master Fan.

Master Fan answered, said a word to Qin Fang, and walked over.

Elder Yin of the Luzhan Lineage got straight to the point. “Senior Brother Fan, the Cloud Boat is fast, but it will still take at least three days to reach Jinlan. I fear the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect is under immense pressure. So, we’ve discussed it, and a few of us will go on ahead to help stabilize the situation. You can follow with the disciples, Senior Brother Fan… How about it?”

Hearing Yin Jian’s words, Fan Zhengchu pondered for only a moment before nodding. “Alright.”

…They were allies, after all. The Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect needed to show a more proactive attitude.

After the Elders discussed a few more details, all of them except Master Fan transformed into streaks of Gang Light and shot through the air, disappearing in an instant.

The disciples watched with curiosity, but Master Fan offered no explanation.

Many of the disciples were seeing a Cloud Boat for the first time, so they were quite curious at the start, looking here and there. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

But as time passed, everyone gradually got used to it and stopped looking around. Instead, they sat down on the deck and started chatting.

The atmosphere was relatively relaxed.

During this time, many disciples came over to greet Qin Fang… especially those with a Profound Water Nature. Some of them had even attended Qin Fang’s ‘private lessons’ before.

So Qin Fang started chatting with the disciples.

…Including the Elder’s True Inheritances from several lineages, almost all of whom gathered around.

Qin Fang had to address these Elder’s True Inheritances as ‘Senior Brother’ or ‘Senior Sister’.

…Almost all of them had entered the Sect much earlier than Qin Fang.

Although he was a Hall Master’s True Inheritance, they were all ‘True Inheritances’ in the end.

It was just like with Wen Suxin. Wen Suxin was only an Elder’s True Inheritance, but because she was also a ‘True Inheritance’ and had joined the Sect earlier than him, he naturally had to call her ‘Senior Sister’.

These Elder’s True Inheritances were also quite friendly toward Qin Fang. The key was that Qin Fang himself didn’t put on the airs of a Hall Master’s True Inheritance, and the atmosphere during their idle chat was very harmonious.

At one point, a bolder Inner Sect Disciple even asked Qin Fang for some guidance.

…Within the Sect, that was something you had to pay for.

But he was idle anyway, so Qin Fang wasn’t stingy. Opening his Spiritual Eyes and letting his Divine Sense sweep over the disciple, he asked, “Abyss Water Armor?”

“Yes,” the disciple replied, looking expectant.

After a quick look, Qin Fang had a complete grasp of the disciple’s situation… His Cultivation was at the True Essence Third Realm, but his Abyss Water Armor was still at the First Layer of Minor Achievement, not even at Great Success.

“The structure is wrong in these few places.”

He pointed casually, and a thread of True Gang flowed out, guiding the disciple’s True Essence to simulate the construct of the Abyss Water Armor.

The Inner Sect Disciple was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up… He felt that the spots where his technique had always felt sluggish were instantly smoothed over by his senior brother’s casual adjustment.

A Profound Light of True Essence appeared on the surface of his body, and he immediately felt that his Third Layer Abyss Water Armor had reached Perfection.

He could even start condensing the Fourth Layer!

His eyes shone brightly, and he said with heartfelt conviction, “Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother…”