Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 524 - 245: You and I Board the Ship

"Senior, this is your guest room."

Perhaps it was because Ji Yuan was the first to board the ship, the maid led him to the "Earth One" room.

Ji Yuan looked down from the railing, noticing that there were two more levels below. One level had the "People" rooms, and the very bottom level was without any name.

On the Earth-numbered room level, there were a total of ten rooms, while the Heaven-numbered room level above had only five rooms.

After a few glances, Ji Yuan returned to his room.

The room was not large, having just a bed, a meditation mat, and a small square table, besides which there was nothing else.

Ji Yuan first activated the room’s restriction, then placed a few talismans on the doors and windows.

Some were to isolate the aura, others to block the sound.

Furthermore, inside this cabin, it was not suitable to open a Cave Mansion, so he opened an Enlightenment Room to continue pondering the Sword Manual.

After about half a day, Ji Yuan suddenly felt a slight vibration, and then the entire grand ship seemed to start moving.

’Is it... departing now?’

Ji Yuan stood up from the meditation mat, then pushed the door open and walked out.

As soon as he appeared, several gazes in the ship’s interior gallery were directed towards him.

He unceremoniously looked back at them, noting that on this level... exactly how many people were living was unknown to him. He only saw five Foundation Establishment Cultivators, including himself, in this corridor.

On the level above, the five rooms had their doors tightly shut, and Ji Yuan was unsure if anyone was residing there. As for the People-numbered room below, there were 18 people standing in the passage, only 3 of whom were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while the rest were Qi Cultivation Cultivators.

Ji Yuan only glanced briefly before retracting his gaze, then exited through the whale’s eye, arriving on the deck.

There were more cultivators standing here, totaling around 30, with 8 Foundation Establishment Cultivators... Considering the numbers, it seemed that quite a few people were heading to Ice and Fire Island.

It was likely that there were already plenty of people on Ice and Fire Island.

As these thoughts flashed through Ji Yuan’s mind, he moved to the railing to watch the ship’s departure.

Upon his arrival, the nearby Qi Cultivation cultivators quickly made way for him.

Some even saluted him before leaving.

Ji Yuan wasn’t surprised by this, standing in place and watching the ship leave the dock. For a moment, the scene even reminded him of the days when he set sail to fish at Zengtou City.

But back then, it was a lake; now it’s the sea.

Initially, he had to look up at the majestic South Sea City, but gradually could view it at eye level. Later, South Sea City became a black dot protruding from the coastline.

Ji Yuan only withdrew his gaze when sea and sky met.

"Judging by your manner, is this your first sea voyage?"

A cheerful voice sounded beside Ji Yuan. Turning, he saw an elderly man with a slightly bald head, smiling friendly. Possibly due to many years of wind and sun exposure, his skin was tanned. His cultivation level wasn’t low; he was at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

"Indeed, I come from inland."

Ji Yuan clasped his fists towards him.

"Inland is nice. If not for a lifetime adrift at sea, unsure how to make a living inland, I would have wanted to move there."

The old man said with a laugh.

"You’re joking, I imagine you have vast wealth on the sea, not wanting to toil and suffer inland."

With nothing else to do, Ji Yuan engaged in idle chatter.

The bald old man chuckled heartily, "Seems you’re an amusing person. Vast wealth, you say? More like three days of fishing, two days of empty nets."

"And what about the remaining day?"

"The remaining day is spent traveling."

"..."

With the addition of this bald-headed old man, Ji Yuan’s journey no longer felt dull. He either trained hard inside the cabin or came to the deck for a casual conversation.

Ten days passed swiftly.

According to this old man, the journey was about halfway complete, and in another ten days, they would reach the Storm Area... Storm Area could be crossed in one day. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Once through the Storm Area, they would arrive at Ice and Fire Island.

Everything proceeded smoothly; Ji Yuan heard the old man narrate some bizarre sea tales, such as the terrifying sea beast called "Forbidden Granny," resembling a mass of woman’s hair.

Unaffected by wind and fire, it could recover quickly even if cut apart, seemingly possessing an immortal body.

Also, its speed traversing through seawater was incredibly fast.

"How can it be killed?"

Ji Yuan asked, not knowing.

The old man chuckled.

But before he could speak, a female cultivator behind them laughed, "Friend, don’t listen to Old Man Huang; the Forbidden Granny is just to scare children."

Ji Yuan: "..."

Old Man Huang frowned, displeased, "I wasn’t talking to you, why are you interrupting."

Seeing them about to argue, Ji Yuan quickly mediated the situation, and after more idle chatter, he returned to the cabin.

However, just when he entered through the whale’s eye and reached the cabin corridor, Ji Yuan, like always, glanced upwards at the fourth floor.

Because during this period, he had discovered that two out of the five Heaven-numbered rooms were occupied.

Yet those two were very reclusive; Ji Yuan never saw them.

But today was different; he noticed a woman in a dark green dress standing briefly at the door of Heaven Two before quickly returning to her room.

Ji Yuan hurriedly glanced and felt the figure looked familiar, but wasn’t sure.

So he left it at that.

Thus, nine uneventful days passed, until the morning of the tenth day, Ji Yuan was startled awake from his cultivation, feeling the ship rocking intensely.

He realized they had finally reached the Storm Area!

Once they passed through this Storm Area, they would arrive at Ice and Fire Island.

According to what Old Man Huang had said, they’d reach the actual Storm Area by the evening of the tenth day. It was still early, so Ji Yuan stepped up onto the deck.

There were many cultivators standing on the deck, eager to watch the spectacle.

At that moment, Ji Yuan finally saw the true face of the Storm Area.