Mortal: My name is Ma Liang, and I also possess a magic brush.

As soon as Ma Liang finished speaking, all the crew members on the ship stopped what they were doing and looked at him standing quietly at the bow of the ship.

A moment later, a middle-aged woman suddenly emerged from the cabin.

Ma Liang looked at the woman; she was dressed quite boldly.

A high-slit cheongsam clung tightly to her body, perfectly outlining her graceful figure.

She sized up Ma Liang for a moment, "A rogue cultivator wants to enter the formation? Simple, one thousand spirit stones, I'll vouch for you, and I can process your check-in."

Upon hearing this, Ma Liang bowed and addressed the other person as "senior," as the other person had clearly stated his needs.

It seemed this person frequently engaged in this kind of guarantee business. He immediately replied, "Okay."

He took out a thousand spirit stones from his storage bag and used his spiritual power to carry them to the female cultivator.

The female cultivator put the spirit stones into her storage bag, and without saying a word, returned to her cabin, ignoring Ma Liang completely.

Seeing that the other party was so casual, Ma Liang didn't mind.

He simply couldn't be bothered with strangers.

Just as they were wondering where to go, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager came over.

Ma Liang scanned the opponent with his divine sense and found that the opponent was only at the peak of Qi Refining.

The middle-aged man approached and said, "Senior, please wait here for a moment. We will be entering the formation soon. After we enter, I will accompany you to complete the accommodation procedures."

"it is good."

He then leaped directly in front of the middle-aged man and asked bluntly, "Where do we go after entering this great formation?"

Since the other party already regards him as a rogue cultivator, there is no need to pretend to be profound.

The middle-aged man showed no sign of surprise. "Reporting to Senior, our destination for this mission is Kui Xing Island."

"Kui Xing Island?" What a coincidence!

As soon as he thought of Kui Xing Island, Ma Liang began to make plans in his mind.

If the plot hadn't deviated from its course, Han Li would probably have arrived here in another two or three years.

But who can say for sure? He caused such a commotion in the Crimson Forbidden Land, will the chaos of the demonic path still arrive as expected?

Just as he was thinking this, the middle-aged man saw that Ma Liang seemed to be deep in thought, so he wisely stood aside and did not dare to disturb him.

Before long, the ship sailed toward the fortification.

Stone blocks stood on both sides of the forbidden entrance, and a gate-like device was set up around it. The boat stopped in front of the stone house next to it.

At this moment, a monk leaped down from the stone platform next to him and landed on the bow of the ship.

Ma Liang's mind stirred, and he sensed that the other party was actually at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The middle-aged man quickly stepped forward and bowed to Ma Liang, saying, "Senior, please follow me."

Ma Liang then followed him to the Foundation Establishment cultivator.

During the subsequent procedures, what surprised Ma Liang the most was that the Foundation Establishment cultivator actually asked him for another five hundred spirit stones.

Ma Liang felt a sudden surge of guilt, but then he thought that since he was new to the area, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and hand it over.

After accepting the spirit stones, the other party handed him a ring, saying it was a pass for travel on Kui Xing Island.

After the formalities were completed, the ship set sail again, heading towards the interior of the restricted area.

Filled with resentment at being tricked, Ma Liang didn't hesitate any longer as soon as the ship entered the restricted area. He took to the air and left the ship.

Inside the cabin, the female cultivator sat upright at the tea table, picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite. Through the porthole, she watched Ma Liang's departing figure, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Outsiders are so easy to fool. It's just a matter of being a guarantor, and I've already got a thousand spirit stones."

Ma Liang flew towards the main island of Kui Xing Island and landed at the dock.

Looking at the scene before him, which was almost identical to the animation in his memory, he felt a sense of unreality and disorientation.

Ma Liang shook his head, no longer dwelling on those chaotic thoughts, and walked towards the island.

As soon as you step into the main city, you are greeted by a cacophony of noise and bustle. Shops line both sides of the street, with stalls for cultivators to trade and shops run by ordinary people. There is a constant stream of people coming and going.

As he casually surveyed the scenery on both sides, a male cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining ran over quickly and bowed respectfully.

"Senior, judging from your appearance, this must be your first time visiting Kui Xing Island. I would be happy to show you around the island; would you be interested?"

Ma Liang glanced at the cultivator, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

In her memory, when Han Li first came to Kui Xing Island, it seemed that Yuan Yao and her sister led the way. How come when it came to her, it was a male cultivator who was trying to pick her up?

"unnecessary."

After saying that, he continued walking inside.

Before long, he arrived at the center of the main city, where the building he had seen in the animation stood before him.

He deliberately looked towards the spot where Yuan Yao and her sister had sat in his memory, but it was empty, and he couldn't even find their shadows.

Ma Liang slapped his forehead in realization.

It will be another twenty years after Han Li arrives in the Chaotic Star Sea. As for Yuan Yao now, I'm afraid we don't even know where she is.

He snapped out of his thoughts, glanced around casually, and saw a medicine shop nearby, so he went inside.

This medicine shop is not large, and the interior is filled with stacks of medicine boxes.

Upon seeing a customer arrive, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward to greet him, "What would this guest like?"

Ma Liang said bluntly, "Bring out all the pills that can be used by Foundation Establishment cultivators, let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face lit up with joy; this was a big customer!

He hurriedly led Ma Liang to a counter on the side: "This way, sir!"

As he spoke, he turned around and took out several boxes from the medicine box behind him, taking out nearly twenty kinds of pills and arranging them neatly on the counter.

"Look, sir, these are all pills that can be used during the Foundation Establishment stage. These are for aiding cultivation and increasing cultivation level, these are for quickly restoring spiritual power, these are for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy..." He went on and on.

Ma Liang didn't interrupt, and picked up each medicine bottle to check them.

Open the first bottle, pour out one pill, examine it for a moment, and put it back. Repeat this process for all twenty bottles until all have been inspected.

"That's all? Is there anything better?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Sir, all the Foundation Establishment stage pills in our shop are displayed here! Look at these pills that increase cultivation. Most Foundation Establishment cultivators use these few types. Their effects are truly powerful. You'll know once you buy them and try them."

Seeing that there were indeed no other pills, Ma Liang glanced at the bottles and jars on the counter, picked up a bottle of cultivation-enhancing pills, and asked, "How many spirit stones do you want?"

The shopkeeper quickly replied, "Sir, you have excellent taste! Each pill costs 100 spirit stones, and a bottle contains 10 pills, totaling 1000 spirit stones."

Ma Liang thought, "The price is acceptable, even cheaper than in Tiannan."

He promptly paid the spirit stones, put the pill into his storage bag, and turned to leave.

The shopkeeper quickly called out to him, "Sir, won't you take a look at other pills?"

"No need, I don't need anything." Ma Liang said this and stepped out of the shop.

The shopkeeper sighed softly, "I thought a big customer had come..." As he spoke, he put the bottles of pills on the counter into the medicine box one by one.

After that, Ma Liang began to stroll around the market on Kuixing Island.

He went into almost every shop, from talisman shops and weapon refining pavilions to array formation pavilions and even cultivation technique pavilions.

What surprised him most was a spirit beast shop.

Inside the shop were two level-five demonic beasts, one of which, a level-five dragon-type demonic beast, particularly piqued his interest.

Ma Liang didn't stand on ceremony and touched every monster from the fifth to the third tier, but he didn't buy anything. After he finished browsing, he left directly.

After walking around, Ma Liang felt exhausted, even though he only went into the shops to look around.

On the contrary, Jingzhe peeked out from his clothes, looking around with great curiosity, and looked around with great interest in every shop he entered.

That evening, the shopkeepers of several shops in the market gathered together for drinks and started talking about Ma Liang.

"Next time this customer comes, don't be so hospitable! He just looks and doesn't buy anything; he's clearly just playing us for a fool!"

Everyone agreed, thinking they had encountered a strange person.