Bai Yunxi opened his eyes and seemed to realize something.
Bai Yunxi stretched out his hand, slashed, and another sword intent landed on the side of the mountain. This time, the mark left by the sword intent was much deeper than before.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “En, there is progress this time.”
Luo Dieyi: “…” Ye Fan, was he giving guidance to Bai Yunxi? An alchemist instructing a sword cultivator, what was happening to this world?!
“Let’s go.” Ye Fan said.
Luo Dieyi looked at Ye Fan in confusion and said, “Alchemist Ye, Fellow Daoist Bai has just comprehended sword intent. Don’t you need to stay and take a closer look?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “The best sword intent is the one that belongs to oneself. Staring too long at the sword intent of others will easily affect your own. If you really can’t understand the sword intent here, it may not be that your qualifications are poor, but that this sword intent is not suitable for you.”
Luo Dieyi: “…”
“Let’s go.” Ye Fan looked at Bai Yunxi and said.
Bai Yunxi nodded and followed Ye Fan away. Luo Dieyi stayed in place, a little dull, watching Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi leave.
In Luo Dieyi’s eyes, Ye Fan’s back became infinitely taller.
Lin Mo looked at Ye Fan’s departing figure, and said with a serious face, “I originally thought that my aptitude was already good, but I didn’t expect that there are talents like Fellow Daoist Ye in the world who can refine pills, draw talismans, and even comprehend sword intent casually. I used to sit in a well and watch the sky*.”
Luo Dieyi frowned, speechless. A genius like her senior brother was ashamed. What else could she say?
Luo Dieyi silently remembered Ye Fan’s mantra, “I am a peerless genius, and I love my wife the most.”
“Alchemist Ye is really a master.” Luo Dieyi said.
If Luo Dieyi could hear what Ye Fan said to Bai Yunxi at this moment, she probably wouldn’t think so.
“Yunxi, how about we go to the beach to have a barbecue? The seafood here is very good! It’s time to reward ourselves after working so hard for so long. I brought a lot of seasonings here.” Ye Fan said happily.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “It’s really time to take a break…”
Ye Fan set up a barbecue grill on the beach, and took out a bunch of bottles and jars.
Bai Yunxi really admired Ye Fan. This guy, Ye Fan, even brought a barbecue grill in his storage talisman.
Ye Fan bit the grilled squid, full of excitement, and said to Bai Yunxi, “Yunxi, this squid is very chewy!”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Yes! Yes! If you like to eat, just eat more.”
Ye Fan put some scallops, squid and hairy crabs on the grill.
Bai Yunxi took the tongs and helped grill the seafood. “Ye Fan, what are your plans next?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “I have to find a fire seed*.”
“Fire seed?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes. Whether it is an alchemist or a weapon refiner, you have to find a fire seed. If there is a fire seed, alchemy and tool refining will be much more convenient, and you will have one more way to deal with the enemy.”
Bai Yunxi nodded, “Oh”, and asked, “What kind of flame do you want?”
“I want heavenly fire, but I can only think about it.” Ye Fan said.
Bai Yunxi smiled and secretly thought: Ye Fan had always been very ambitious, and it was rare to say such cowardly words.
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“Why are you just thinking about it?” Bai Yunxi asked.
Ye Fan smiled and said, “Because the level of heavenly fire is relatively high. It is difficult to find, and even if found, fusion is a little more difficult than ordinary flames. So let’s find an ordinary fire to deal with.”
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and asked, “Can you buy fire seeds?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes! However, they are very expensive. A second-grade flame of better quality will cost tens of thousands of spirit stones, not to mention third-grade and fourth-grade ones.”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
…
The news that Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi comprehended sword intent soon spread on Ice Sword Island.
When this matter reached Feng Mo’er’s ears, Feng Mo’er couldn’t help being a little stunned.
“This guy, Ye Fan, actually comprehended sword intent.” Feng Mo’er said in disbelief.
Feng Mo’er didn’t find it strange that Bai Yunxi could comprehend sword intent. Bai Yunxi had a heavenly spiritual root, was extremely talented and had just refined a set of peerless spiritual swords. But it was strange that Ye Fan could comprehend sword intent. If she wasn’t remembering wrong, Ye Fan’s spiritual weapon seemed to be a seal.
Ye Fan was also an alchemist and also a talisman master. This guy had learned so much, yet he could still comprehend sword intent. Moreover, from the rumors that spread, Ye Fan seemed to have a deeper understanding of sword intent than Bai Yunxi.
Feng Mo’er originally planned to find Ye Fan when she was free, but discovered that when she was free, Ye Fan had disappeared without a trace again.
Feng Mo’er, who missed Ye Fan again, couldn’t help but wonder if Ye Fan was avoiding her on purpose.
…
Ye Fan sat in the ship, checking the contents of Wu Yuan’s storage ring.
Bai Yunxi looked at the contents of the storage ring, and said with some confusion, “What is there in this, which can make Xuanming Sect pursue it?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “I don’t know, but this token is a bit special.”
“Token, what’s special about this token?”
“This should be a teleportation token. A token like this usually teleports cultivators to a secret realm.” Ye Fan said.
“You mean, as long as we activate this token, we can go to a secret realm?” Bai Yunxi asked with great interest.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “That’s not the case. The token will only be useful if it is activated at a specific time.”
“A specific time?” Bai Yunxi asked.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes. Usually when a secret realm is opened, the secret realm teleportation tokens will naturally activate and teleport people to the secret realm.”
Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan were talking when the sound of the ship’s alarm suddenly sounded.
Ye Fan’s running soul power saw a very shocking scene.
Ye Fan didn’t have time to say anything, so he grabbed Bai Yunxi and used the ten thousand-foot one-line escape technique one after another to escape from the ship.
The moment Ye Fan took him away, Bai Yunxi saw huge waves, and their ship being shattered by a strange spiritual light.
Ye Fan took Bai Yunxi to fly several times, until his spiritual power was exhausted, and he stopped.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said in confusion, “What happened just now?”
Ye Fan patted his chest and said with lingering fears, “Two sea beasts of Golden Core cultivation brought a group of younger brothers to fight. Our ship almost got sucked in. It scared me to death.”
Thinking of the previous scene, Bai Yunxi couldn’t help sweating and said, “It’s dangerous.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes!”
Ye Fan’s eyes fluctuated. The battle between the two sea beasts just now reminded him of the scene of his death. The feeling of powerlessness was still fresh in Ye Fan’s memory. Ye Fan glanced at Bai Yunxi and took a deep breath. He secretly thought: he was a family man now and he couldn’t die easily.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan’s pale face, frowned, and said, “Ye Fan, are you alright? Did you think of something bad?”
Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan practiced the heart-linking art, and sometimes, Bai Yunxi could detect Ye Fan’s feelings.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “It’s alright, but I’m a little exhausted.” After using the escape technique five consecutive times, the spiritual power in Ye Fan’s body was completely consumed.
Bai Yunxi smiled and said, “It’s okay. I can take you.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “That’s just right. I’ll take a break. It’s a pity about the ship. I bought it with a lot of spirit stones!”
Bai Yunxi said indifferently, “As long as people are still alive, spirit stones can be earned slowly.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Well, that’s right, but the question now is how we’ll cross this sea! If I remember correctly, this place seems a little deserted!”
Bai Yunxi said, “Take our time. Maybe we’ll come across a fishing boat.”
Bai Yunxi thought back to the first day he arrived in the cultivation world. At that time, Ye Fan took him, and now he was taking Ye Fan. At any rate, he was also somewhat useful.
…
Ye Fan’s soul power searched left and right, and said a little boredly, “There are really no ships in this sea area!”
Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan flew over the sea for five days, but they couldn’t find a place to rest. They occasionally encountered wind and waves, and both of them were a little tired.
Bai Yunxi smiled and said, “Let’s keep looking.” He and Ye Fan alternately flew with their swords*, so there would be no situation where both of them were exhausted.
“I found a boat,” Ye Fan said.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said, “Then go there?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Okay!”
As soon as the figures of Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan appeared beside the sea boat, the cultivators in the sea boat were shocked.
When it was discovered that the two of them wanted to take a ride, the cultivators in the sea boat were relieved and invited the two to board the boat.
The boat that Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan boarded belonged to a force called Dingjian Pavilion.
Dingjian Pavilion was a weapon refining force, and its spiritual swords were very popular.
There was a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment on the boat. He was Liu Chengfeng, the deputy pavilion master of Dingjian Pavilion. The three of them exchanged pleasantries and finally moved to the main topic.
“How come you two Fellow Daoists are drifting at sea?” Liu Chengfeng asked curiously.
The sudden appearance of Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi made Liu Chengfeng somewhat wary.
“Our ship was broken.” Ye Fan said dully.
Liu Chengfeng frowned and said, “The ship was broken?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes, it was smashed to pieces.”
Liu Chengfeng frowned and said with some confusion, “The ship you two chose was too weak.”
Ye Fan nodded in agreement, and said, “Isn’t that right? After spending 20,000 spirit stones, I bought a broken boat.”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
“Where did you buy it?” Liu Chengfeng asked.
“Qingyu Commercial Building,” Ye Fan said.
Liu Chengfeng said, a little puzzled, “Qingyu Commercial Building. The quality of the sea boats produced by that commercial building is not bad! What happened to the two of you?”
“Oh, we ran into two Golden Core sea beasts fighting,” Ye Fan said lightly.
Liu Chengfeng: “…Fellow Daoist Ye, do you mean Golden Core?”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yeah! Golden Core. It’s better to run fast, or you’ll lose your life.”
“Two Golden Core sea beasts?” Liu Chengfeng said excitedly.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes!”
“Was it in the northeastern sea?” Liu Chengfeng asked.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes, that’s right!” Ye Fan asked curiously, “Do you also know about this, Fellow Daoist Liu?”
Liu Chengfeng nodded and said, “Yes, our merchant ship detected a spiritual energy storm in the northeast a few days ago, so we had to detour.”
“Oh, your luck is better than ours. Our ship was also ruined.”
Ye Fan was a little distressed after losing the ship.
Liu Chengfeng sighed and said, “The risks at sea are not just talk.”
Ye Fan nodded in agreement.
“Where is Fellow Daoist Liu going?” Bai Yunxi asked.
“We’re going to Pill Capital*. Where are you two going?” Liu Chengfeng asked.
Bai Yunxi and Ye Fan looked at each other.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “We haven’t figured it out yet. We can go anywhere. What kind of place is Pill Capital?”
A bit of yearning flashed in Liu Chengfeng’s eyes. “All alchemists who want to get an identity card must go to the Alchemists Association there for certification. Many alchemists are there. There are also many shops there, and there is a Pill Pagoda* in Pill Capital, which is very magical.”
Bai Yunxi asked curiously, “Since Pill Capital is a gathering place for alchemists, it should be possible to buy the fire seed that alchemists need?”
Liu Chengfeng nodded and said, “Yes.”
Ye Fan said excitedly, “Then let’s go to Pill Capital too.”
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T/N: *Reference to the idiom frog in a well – means someone with a limited perspective/hasn’t seen the world, just like a frog in a well.
*Fire and flame are often used interchangeably in Chinese webnovels to describe the mystical fires they use for cultivation purposes. The fire seed is the source of the fire/flame. Merging/fusing a fire seed means to take it into your dantian and make it your own, so you can then take it out to fight, refine pills, weapons, etc.
*Just to be clear, Ye Fan’s main weapon at this time is the Profound Dragon Seal, but he does have a sword, otherwise there’d be no way for him to fly. Most cultivators have one for emergencies, even if traveling on a flying spiritual tool like a boat. Only those with a sword as their main weapon are considered sword cultivators.
*丹都 (dan dou). 都 (dou) can also mean metropolis or big city, but usually 城 (cheng) is used for city, so I went with Pill Capital. It’s essentially just a large city and the author does sometimes use dancheng (Pill City) in future chapters, but for consistency’s sake, I will always refer to the place as Pill Capital.
*丹塔 (dan ta). 塔 (ta) can mean tower or pagoda, but given the setting, I thought pagoda was more appropriate.
