"A trade isn’t out of the question. I need Reclassification Certificates, Skill Books, exclusive items, and the like for the Sword Immortal or Eco classes. If you have any, we can make a deal."

"Reclassification Certificates, Skill Books, and exclusive items for the Sword Immortal or Eco classes? Your needs are rather strange!"

After a moment’s thought, Wang Yi silently took out three Flying Swords, as well as a spoil of war from killing the Iron Sword Immortal: the [Eco Sword Immortal’s Reclassification Certificate].

"Three blue-glowing Flying Swords and a Reclassification Certificate that perfectly matches your needs. Miss Bai, what do you think? Are these four items worthy of your consideration?"

Wang Yi spoke calmly. In truth, he didn’t even need to ask; he could tell Bai Xianyi was tempted.

Her gaze was locked on the four items, as if her eyes could see nothing else.

"Not bad, not bad. Very good, very good!"

Bai Xianyi nodded repeatedly.

"If you want these four items, it will depend on your sincerity, Miss Bai. To be honest, these four items are also quite valuable to me—unlike the Chaos Blind Boxes, which are completely useless in your hands!"

Wang Yi was, in fact, a little reluctant to part with them.

Those three blue-glowing Flying Swords were the [Shadowless Flying Sword], the [Purple Light Flying Sword], and the [Green Snake Flying Sword] that Wadu had found on Mengbai Island!

Flying Swords are a Cultivator’s Magical Treasure, requiring Spiritual Power to activate. Not just anyone can use them.

Wang Yi had originally planned to give these three Flying Swords to Hai Pei once his Cultivation had progressed enough for him to use Sword Control, or perhaps save them to train other subordinates with the aptitude for Cultivation.

As for the [Eco Sword Immortal’s Reclassification Certificate], Wang Yi recalled Xiang Tianchen’s technique of using Grass and Wood as Swords and was very tempted to use it to train one of his followers.

Nevertheless, he still took the four items out, figuring it wouldn’t be a loss if he could trade them for the Chaos Blind Boxes.

Bai Xianyi didn’t beat around the bush. "I need all four of these items, and they’re quite valuable, especially the [Eco Sword Immortal’s Reclassification Certificate]! However, I only have three Chaos Blind Boxes left—one blue, one purple, and one Gold. I’ll add five Middle Grade Chaos Crystal Stones. What do you say to that trade?"

Wang Yi immediately extended his right hand and said, "A pleasure doing business with you!"

"You agree?"

Bai Xianyi hadn’t expected Wang Yi to be so decisive and was somewhat taken aback.

But she was also delighted and extended her hand to shake Wang Yi’s.

The subsequent trade went smoothly. Both parties got what they wanted, and everyone was happy.

After putting away the Flying Swords and the Reclassification Certificate, Bai Xianyi said, "I can tell you’re in great need of Chaos Blind Boxes."

"Who doesn’t love opening blind boxes?"

A smile appeared on Wang Yi’s face. In total, he had received nine blind boxes from Bai Xianyi: six green, one blue, one purple, and one Gold. This was a huge haul!

"Well then, Miss Bai, it’s about time we parted ways. It was a pleasure trading with you. If you ever have the chance, come find me in Eggshell Village in the Jade River Valley of the Golden Sparrow Country. If you sell me Chaos Blind Boxes, I’ll be sure to make it worth your while!"

Wang Yi cupped his hands and said, "The green mountains don’t change, and the clear waters flow forever. Let us part ways here. We’ll meet again if fate allows!"

With that, Wang Yi prepared to leave the Steam Airship.

But at that exact moment, the Steam Airship decelerated sharply, causing both Wang Yi and Bai Xianyi to stumble.

"We’re under attack!"

Bai Xianyi quickly regained her balance. Her brow furrowed as she put away the three Flying Swords, then she suddenly kicked open the airship’s cabin door and leaped out.

’Another Assassin?’

Wang Yi rubbed his temples, having expected something like this. He immediately walked toward the cabin door as a light glowed from between his eyebrows.

By the time he stepped out of the cabin, his Transformation had already begun. Rock Armor rapidly formed around his body, but this time he wasn’t equipping the Great Toad Mountain God—he was equipping the Great Turtle Mountain God.

Refining Mountains as Armor, and that armor was his Battle Armor.

The Great Turtle Mountain God was currently Wang Yi’s strongest Battle Armor. It was over a hundred meters tall and humanoid, with thick legs, a turtle shell on its back, and a massive, dragging tail, resembling a humanoid alligator snapping turtle.

One moment, Wang Yi was stepping out of the airship’s cabin door, a hundred meters in the sky; the next, he had fully assumed the form of the Great Turtle Mountain God and planted a foot firmly on the ground below.

His eyes swept across the scene, and he instantly understood the situation.

A colossal monster had intercepted the Steam Airship.

The monster’s torso was like a gigantic, spherical head, visually estimated to be over thirty meters in diameter. It had a single, dark red eye and a wide mouth full of fangs. Its underside was covered in a dense growth of gray, thorny vines.

The vines varied in thickness and were innumerable, like an octopus’s tentacles. The four thickest ones were rooted in the ground, while the rest writhed madly. It was several of these vines that had reached into the sky and wrapped around the Steam Airship’s tail.

The Eye of Insight activated, revealing the monster’s identity to Wang Yi. It was a King Deity named Breaking the Sky!

At this point, nine Monkey Kings were already battling the King Deity.

Bai Xianyi was actually able to use Sword Control. She stood on the [Purple Light Flying Sword] Wang Yi had just traded her, remotely commanded the [Shadowless Flying Sword] and the [Green Snake Flying Sword], and wielded her original white-hilted longsword in her hand, swiftly severing any thorny vines that came near.

Wang Yi was a little confused.

’Breaking the Sky... it’s not an Incarnation Deity, but a King Deity on the same level as Liu Nan. How did it get here so fast? Did its ecological territory relocate this quickly? And where are all the minions?’

Wang Yi scanned his surroundings again.

This was already the ruins of Kun City, not far from the A22 ruins. Wang Yi could even see the entrance to the A22 ruins and the small train parked next to it.

He even spotted his own Galaxy Airship flying toward them.

Just then, with a loud RUMBLE, Bai Xianyi’s Steam Airship was crushed by a mass of gray vines. An explosion followed, and it became a shower of fragments flung to the ground.

The vines that had destroyed the Steam Airship now coiled toward the Great Turtle Mountain God.

But with a light tug, Wang Yi had the Great Turtle Mountain God snap all of the vines.

With a hundred-meter-tall body, not just anyone could pick a fight with him.

But more vines coiled toward the Great Turtle Mountain God. Wang Yi immediately retaliated, controlling the Great Turtle Mountain God to deliver a soccer kick to Breaking the Sky.

The immense force kicked the giant head backward, and the four thick vines rooted in the ground instantly went taut. Fortunately, those four anchored vines kept the head from being sent flying by the kick.

Just then, Bai Xianyi flew over on her sword and stopped in front of Wang Yi. "This is a King Deity undergoing Eco-Teleportation!" she shouted. "Its teleportation isn’t complete yet, so it’s not in its full form. Once its full form appears and its ecological territory spreads, it will be able to endlessly generate Lower Deities and Wood Knot Monsters! You can kill an Incarnation Deity, but this kind of primeval King is unkillable! We have to retreat, now!"

"Eco-Teleportation?"

Wang Yi’s voice boomed like rolling thunder from within the Great Turtle Mountain God.

"It withers and disappears from one place while simultaneously growing and reappearing in another. Only extremely rare King Deities can master this ability."

As she spoke, Bai Xianyi looked the Great Turtle Mountain God up and down and added, "What kind of Transformation is this?"

"A Mountain God Transformation!"

’I can’t just call it a Big Turtle Transformation, can I?’ Wang Yi thought. ’With a damned name like that for my Battle Armor, the Big Turtle Mountain is doomed. I’ll definitely have to undo its Refinement and just scrap it!’

"How are you able to use Sword Control?"

Wang Yi retorted.

Bai Xianyi smiled faintly and didn’t answer.

Her class was Free Scholar.

The name of the class sounded mediocre, but it was actually incredibly powerful. It allowed one to freely establish up to four "subjects of study" using information, items, plot clues, and more.

Once a subject of study was established, one could use class-specific items, exclusive equipment, and so on to develop skills within that subject.

To become strong, this class required immense resources and a great deal of exploration, but if all four subjects of study were unlocked and the skills maxed out, it would become exceedingly powerful.

It was, one might say, a late-game class.

The Changqing Island where Bai Xianyi lived was the ruin of ancient Cultivators. Using the Cultivation resources on the island, she had already established her first subject of study: Sword Immortal!

And she had developed the [Sword Control] skill.

That was why she could now use Sword Control like a Sword Immortal.

As for her second subject of study, she had also established it after exploring the World of Suffering. It was called: Eco!

However, the resources and items she currently possessed were not enough to develop any skills for the Eco class.

But things were different now that she had the [Eco Sword Immortal’s Reclassification Certificate]. By using it, she was confident she could obtain at least one Professional Skill for the Eco class.

"Let’s retreat to a safe place before we talk about anything else. Let’s go!"

Bai Xianyi gave a perfunctory reply, and the speed of her retreat on her sword clearly increased.

Wang Yi also had the Great Turtle Mountain God follow her.

Meanwhile, the nine Monkey Kings continued to fight Breaking the Sky, covering the retreat.

Before long, the Galaxy Airship arrived.

Frank was piloting the Galaxy Airship. His piloting skills were top-notch; the airship executed a stylish turn before landing smoothly in front of Wang Yi.

The cabin door opened, and Wang Bushi appeared, carrying the Spear of Destruction. He recognized Wang Yi and shouted, "Father, get on the airship, quick! I’ll cover our rear!"

Without waiting for Wang Yi’s reply, he immediately scampered off on foot toward Breaking the Sky.

Wang Yi didn’t stop him. He deactivated the Great Turtle Mountain God, reverted to his Monkey King form, and quickly arrived at the entrance to the Galaxy Airship. But he stopped and called out to Bai Xianyi, who was hovering in mid-air on her sword, "Miss Bai, I’m afraid your Steam Airship has been destroyed!"

"It’s fine. I can still use Sword Control!"

"Farewell, then. If you don’t want to be chased by an army of Eco-monsters, you should stay away from me!"

Wang Yi waved goodbye and strode into the Galaxy Airship!

Bai Xianyi curiously sized up the Galaxy Airship and muttered, "He has an airship too? And it looks even more advanced!"

After a moment’s hesitation, she didn’t leave. Instead, she followed Wang Yi into the Galaxy Airship.

Inside the Galaxy Airship now were Bai Xianyi, Wang Yi, the All-Purpose Driver Frank, and the Dogman God, Ji Liangren.

Ji Liangren wore a nine-headed hydra crown and had a Mysterious Necklace around his neck. Seeing Wang Yi, he immediately came forward. "Boss, you’re back! Is it time to wage war in the high heavens?"

"That’s right! It’s time to counter-attack! No more waiting. We’ll resupply quickly, then set out at once! Frank, head to the ruins’ entrance first!"

Wang Yi planned to stock up on some guns and ammunition.

Frank immediately piloted the Galaxy Airship into the air.

"Counter-attack? Set out? Are you planning to go after Source Body Jiya?"

Bai Xianyi asked curiously.

Only then did Ji Liangren size up Bai Xianyi. "Boss, is this a new crew member?"

"She is not!" Wang Yi turned to Bai Xianyi. "Is there something else you need, Miss Bai?"

Bai Xianyi said, "I’d like to join you in the campaign against Source Body Jiya. Would that be possible?"