You've only been cultivating for a few years, and you're already talking about cultivating

A small boat on the vast sea.

It's called a small boat, but it's not actually that small; it only appears small compared to the vast ocean.

The boat gently undulated on the sea, moving slowly with the rhythm of the waves, neither too fast nor too slow, like a leaf blown by the wind, drifting with the current, yet with its own direction.

The small boat can fly, but Qifei's magic power is insufficient, so it's better to go with the ocean currents.

At this moment, he sat in the cabin, cross-legged, with his eyes closed, holding the sword-nurturing gourd in his hand.

He had refined this gourd before, but at that time he did not have the method of attaining enlightenment, nor did he have his own "magical power".

It's different now.

He probed his magic into the gourd, and wherever his magic touched, the gourd emitted a seven-colored light.

The moment the refining was complete, the gourd was no longer just an object. It became a part of his body, like an extra finger, like an extra eye.

He had practiced it for a few days before, but the feeling was completely different from now!

He could feel the thing inside the gourd.

"sword".

It stayed quietly inside the gourd, like a parasitic vine with its roots embedded in the gourd.

It exists by relying on the sword energy gourd, but the gourd cannot restrain it. It has its own consciousness and its own little thoughts.

Qi Fei said in his mind, "You weren't telling the truth before."

The voice of the "sword" echoed in his heart: "Man, you did not have the method to attain enlightenment back then."

"You are a manifestation of the Seven Illusions Sword Formation," Qi Fei said. "Don't you have a method to attain enlightenment?"

"Hey man, let me tell you, do you know how to fix this?"

Qi Fei chuckled softly and said, "How would you know I can't fix it if you didn't tell me?"

Along the way, he felt more and more that "Sword" was dishonest and cunning.

There are some things that Qi Fei won't tell you unless he asks. He'll gloss over things if he can, and he won't say anything if he can avoid it.

Its existence was originally the lingering remnants of two cultivators, fused together with the Seven Illusions Sword Formation.

Sometimes, when talking about "Dao Ming Sword," it sounds like the voice of a cultivator from a thousand years ago, offering earnest and profound advice.

But most of the time, it doesn't trust Qifei.

This way of thinking may originate from the lingering resentment of a cultivator from a hundred years ago. It's unknown what that cultivator experienced a hundred years ago, but this "distrustful" mindset influenced the "sword."

The "sword" now treats Qi Fei as a tool to help it escape the Seven Illusions Sword Formation and see the vast world. It follows Qi Fei not because of Qi Fei himself, but because he can take it with him.

If one day it feels it no longer needs him, it can fly out of the sword-nurturing gourd at any time, transform into a special being, and drift away.

At that time, however, it had no support, like a rootless duckweed.

"Man," Jian's voice lowered, "you doubt me. You will attain enlightenment sooner or later; I can't hide it from you at all."

Qi Fei neither denied it nor got angry. He simply said, "You are a conscious 'sword,' and I treat you as a human being. I hope you will treat yourself as a human being as well."

It is not a tool. It is not an object. It is not anyone's possession.

are people.

After a moment of silence, "Sword" said, "I understand."

Qi Fei said, "There won't be a next time."

"it is good."

One man and one sword made a pact on this boundless sea. As for how long this pact will last, no one knows.

Meanwhile, at the bow of the ship, Lei Leilei and Chan Kong sat back to back, each holding a fishing rod with the fishing line dangling into the sea.

On the open sea, fishing is one of the few things one can do for leisure.

Suddenly, Lei Leilei transmitted her voice to Chan Kong and asked, "Did the big guy reject you?"

Zenkong, puzzled, replied, "Why do you say that, benefactor?"

"I've noticed that the big guy hasn't been affectionate with you these past few days. Even though you're dressed alluringly, he hasn't even glanced at you."

Lei Leilei continued, "Besides, once we reach Nantianfang, we'll go our separate ways. He has no lingering feelings for you whatsoever."

Zen Kong: "?"

Their current destination is called Nantianfang.

The South China Sea stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles, teeming with storms, monsters, reefs, whirlpools, and islands and cultivators hidden deep within its depths—a place teeming with all sorts of creatures.

Relying on this small boat given by Zen Wisdom to reach the south of the South China Sea is simply a pipe dream. To get to the south of the South China Sea, one must transfer to a large flying boat or a giant sea eel at Nantianfang.

The giant loach is not a sea monster, but a very large sea vessel specifically designed to cross the deep sea.

Upon arriving at Nantianfang, Qi Fei headed south of the South China Sea, Lei Leilei returned to the Five Thunder Sect, and Chan Kong wanted to travel around.

Wandering around. That sounds nice, but really it just means there's nowhere to go.

Zen Kong looked bewildered, not understanding why Lei Leilei had said that.

Where does he dress seductively?

He looked at his clothes; they were just ordinary women's clothing, dressed very casually.

What does it mean that the big guy never got intimate with him?

They're completely innocent, okay?

He could only say, "You misunderstand, benefactor. My encounter with the big guy was purely by chance, and we are completely innocent."

Lei Leilei immediately replied, "I understand. You've been used and then abandoned, and your love has turned to hate, so you want to cut ties with him!"

"..." Zenkong said, "Don't overthink it, benefactor. I'm wearing this garment simply because I've never worn it before, so I'm trying it out."

"Oh?" Lei Leilei transmitted her voice, almost to herself, saying, "Just as I thought, love turned to hate, and the past was denied."

"What a tragic couple!"

"What a damn ill-fated couple!" Zen Kong couldn't help but complain through the intercom, "Where did you get this nonsense from, benefactor?!"

"From what the seniors in the sect have seen and heard!" Lei Leilei said matter-of-factly, "Every one of them was a love story that shook heaven and earth, and in the end, they were all separated by force."

"How pitiful and lamentable! Especially the story of the scholar and his page."

"What are you even reading?!" Zenkong said, "There's nothing between me and Big Guy, don't overthink it."

Lei Leilei argued, "But I didn't see Big Guy getting close to women."

"Not being close to women doesn't mean being close to men!" Zen Kong thought Lei Leilei was a bit silly at this moment.

Lei Leilei's voice carried a hint of surprise: "Then wouldn't that mean I could... cough cough..."

He suddenly interrupted himself again.

Zen Kong thought Lei Leilei was probably crazy.

Just then, Qi Fei came out of the cabin and saw the two fishing back to back, saying, "How's it going? Did you two catch any fish?"

"Is it going to be the Air Force?"

Lei Leilei glanced back at Qi Fei, stood up, put her fishing rod aside, and put her hand on Qi Fei's shoulder, saying:

"Hey big guy, what kind of woman do you like?"

"Huh?" Qi Fei was puzzled as to why the topic had suddenly come up.

"We're all men, what's there to be embarrassed about?" Lei Leilei said, putting his arm around Qi Fei's shoulder. "Our Five Thunder Sect also has quite a few female disciples, maybe we can introduce them to you, big guy."