Time swiftly passed by.

It had already been a long time since the great battle at Suwa.

The gods of Yamato wanted to unify the faith of this land, and now, this grand plan was nearing its end, appearing to be a success.

Many of the once mighty native gods could only avoid conflict, guarding their own small territories to preserve themselves... However, on the Xieshi Country side, their initial plan to deceive the heavens and cross the sea had been implemented very smoothly, primarily due to Kanako standing in the middle, not affecting the faith of this original kingdom.

Kanako indeed kept her promise and didn’t play any tricks, showing no unnecessary actions, truly accepting her loss without dispute.

Perhaps it was because of her nature, and also, it wasn’t a particularly difficult matter to handle.

At least on the surface, the myths of Yamato indeed ruled this land, not affecting the bigger picture. The actual loss fell on her own faith because Yamato also considered this area as her territory in the future, and since everything went smoothly, they wouldn’t involve themselves further.

Similarly, there wouldn’t be any Power of Faith distributed to her, and in the future, Kanako would have to manage on her own for profit and loss... However, in reality, this territory was only nominally hers, with the actual ruler still being Suwako, leaving Kanako unable to receive much Power of Faith.

Of course, the blonde loli didn’t let her suffer a loss.

Though Suwako was not without scheming and indeed had a few wits, once she sincerely recognized a friendship, she wouldn’t be petty. The two quickly reached an agreement regarding the division of the Power of Faith.

It seemed almost naturally that their relationship eased substantially from previous hostilities, and although they didn’t become heart-to-heart friends, they could be considered familiar and trustworthy acquaintances, which was good news.

......

...

On this day.

The sky was overcast, packed with dark clouds, and thunder roared.

A ship was sailing through the clouds.

Its size was nearly a hundred meters long, with sails hanging from the mast, utilizing the mighty force of the long wind, traversing quickly and steadily across the stormy sky.

"Ah, another bolt of lightning is coming..."

In the large cabin space inside the ship, sitting at a window seat in the lounge, a girl with silver hair and silver eyes blinked her big eyes, almost pressing her delicate cheek against the bright window glass. The lightning outside the porthole occasionally illuminated her face, reflecting in her shiny silver pupils.

"Oh! The lightning struck the ship..." she said, but with no trace of panic in her voice, just simple amazement.

Perhaps it was because they were flying so high, indeed a twisted lightning bolt fell, striking towards this incredible ship passing through the gap in the clouds, but it couldn’t shake the ship’s body at all, and as it approached, flowing light moved through the air.

Like a transparent barrier, enclosing the entire ship.

It only became visible due to ripples stirred by the lightning.

The remarkably powerful lightning struck, and silently, the barrier dissolved it, with all the electric energy being absorbed by the barrier and even directed to the engine room. This made the Magic Ship’s power even more vigorous; since the test flight began, instead of decreasing, the energy increased.

It was as if they deliberately went out in stormy weather to charge... and indeed, that was the case.

"By the way, how does this kind of journey feel?"

Gu Mo sat facing the table oppositely, also watching outside the porthole, smiling broadly as he spoke. He was quite satisfied with the Magic Vehicle he had personally modified, now feeling relaxed and entertained traveling on it.

It reminded him of an animated movie, the house with balloons, Up...

It seemed he had watched it in his childhood, not understanding the movie’s nuances at that time, merely thinking it was super cool, dreaming of having such a house himself, leisurely drifting through the sky, enjoying the scenery along the way...

He had dreams of that kind of scene several times.

As for now, he contentedly glanced around.

Though not a house, the interior space design of the Magic Ship was particularly reasonable and quite spacious, with various compartments for cooking, storage, lounging, bathing, etc. The insufficient area was expanded through the Pot Heaven Technique—

An advanced Immortal Technique for creating space or a cave, embodying the universe within a mustard seed.

Derived from the ancient Peach Blossom Immortal’s bonsai cave secret, constructing a Box Garden landscape’s Immortal Art mystery, now an essential skill in the Earth Evil Technique.

——In this way, calling it a big ship was almost akin to a luxurious mansion.

Moreover, he indeed tidied everything, directly moving his previous mansion onto the ship, including rooms such as the Alchemy Room, Library, with all facilities and equipment kept intact, making this outing a small realization of his childhood dream.

"Yes, yes, it really does feel quite interesting..."

At this moment, the silver-haired girl across nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick, seeming very happy.