The spectacular sight of thousands of water dragons dancing as one made Ye Feipeng's eyes gleam with envy.
Although the technique I cultivate, Treading Waves Across the Sea, also has a move called Treading Waves to Defy Heaven with considerable power, it ultimately lacks the domineering presence of Xiao Heng's technique. Its effectiveness in practical combat also seems slightly inferior.
Ye Feipeng's eyes darted around as he pondered secretly.
This won't do. My technique can't match Xiao Heng's, and my cultivation talent falls short too. If this continues, I'll truly be left completely behind.
The day Zhang Haobo obtains his opportunity will soon approach...
Ye Feipeng made his decision instantly.
While Xiao Heng remained immersed in cultivation, Ye Feipeng quietly slipped away from the desolate island by himself.
He flew toward Liuli Island, following the coordinates in his memory.
Li Fan smiled faintly, arriving at Liuli Island one step ahead through the teleportation array.
To ensure events unfolded according to his wishes, Li Fan needed to be physically present.
***
Seven days later.
Zhang Haobo, still a mortal, led the Cangyuan on yet another fishing expedition across the sea. Naturally, he remained completely unaware that a pair of eyes was watching his every movement from above.
And Ye Feipeng, who was monitoring Zhang Haobo closely, failed to notice another pair of eyes observing them from even farther away.
Aboard the Cangyuan, Zhang Haobo seemed somewhat distracted. As he scanned the surrounding waters, a strange sense of familiarity suddenly washed over him.
Suddenly, he spotted a vaguely recognizable reef ahead.
His spirits lifting, he ordered his crew to drop anchor and moor the ship there. Then, relying on his excellent swimming skills, he plunged into the sea.
In these relatively shallow depths, Zhang Haobo searched around, guided by some inexplicable premonition.
Before long, a skeleton resting peacefully on the seafloor caught his attention.
He surfaced for air.
However, when he dove back down to investigate further, Zhang Haobo discovered to his bewilderment that the skeleton he'd just seen had abruptly vanished.
He didn't witness Ye Feipeng, not far away, retrieving the jade slip from the skeleton's embrace with trembling excitement.
Ye Feipeng studied it intently.
A palm strike that shakes the heavens, upon turning over, creates the boundless sea...
All things and living beings possess consciousness. The Congyun Sea is no exception...
So that's how it is, that's how it is...
A flash of profound understanding dawned in Ye Feipeng's eyes.
1. Jiu Shan 九山 just means “nine mountains” ☜