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

The little pig didn't give him time to process this fact.

It raised its head, its tone carrying an air of superiority, a stark contrast to its fawning demeanor with Qi Fei and the other two just moments before.

"I've gotten separated from you, Miss. Please tell her to send someone to pick me up."

It paused, then raised its chin toward Qi Fei and the other two.

"Thank you so much to these immortal masters for bringing me here. You should thank them properly."

The shopkeeper then realized what was happening and quickly bowed to the three of them.

"Thank you so much, esteemed immortal masters! Thank you so much, esteemed immortal masters!" He straightened up and called out to those behind him, "Someone, bring the best tea!"

The workers then came to their senses. Some went to move chairs, some to make tea, and some to serve fruit platters, bustling around like a group of ants whose nest had been disturbed.

Qi Fei and his two companions were invited to sit in the VIP area. Teacups were quickly placed on the coffee table. The tea was excellent rock tea, with a bright orange-red color and a fragrant aroma.

"No need to be polite," Qi Fei waved his hand and pointed to Lei Leilei, "It was just a chance encounter, or rather, he caught it."

Lei Leilei glanced at the little pig, which was squatting on the counter with its four hooves together, looking like it was saying, "You guys talk, it has nothing to do with me."

The shopkeeper smiled ingratiatingly and said, "This little pig is our young lady's most prized possession."

His tone carried a hint of relief.

"Now that they have been found by the three immortal masters, the Three Seas Society will surely offer them a great reward."

He clapped his hands as he spoke.

The curtain to the back room was lifted, and a dozen or so workers filed out, two by two, carrying heavy boxes and stacking them on the ground one by one.

The moment the lid of the box was lifted, a golden light illuminated the entire shop. The box was filled to the brim with gold, jewels, and pearls, piled high.

The shopkeeper added, "The three of you may each choose one of the magical artifacts sold at the Three Seas Guild. Take whatever catches your eye."

With that, he led the three of them upstairs to the magic array to look at the magical artifacts for sale. After looking around, they returned to their seats in the VIP area.

This gift of gratitude is truly substantial. And this sincerity is also deeply heartfelt.

The three reacted differently to these questions.

Qi Fei glanced at the nine chests of gold and silver jewelry, his gaze not lingering. As for the magical artifacts, most of them were pseudo-magical artifacts, exactly the same as those used by Zhu Yixin.

Magical artifacts may look flashy and impressive, but in the eyes of true cultivators, they are nothing more than pretty but useless things.

"I've heard that the Sanhai Association is quite well-known in the South China Sea," he said. "If I were to go to the southern part of the South China Sea, I wonder if there are any boats available?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment.

"This..." He hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Of course there is."

"I don't need any of that," Qi Fei said. "I just want to board a ship to the south of the South China Sea. Is that alright?"

The shopkeeper nodded quickly: "Of course, of course."

Lei Leilei was different.

He walked up to the boxes of gold and silver jewelry, squatted down, picked up a gold ingot and weighed it in his hand, then picked up a pearl and examined it against the light. He then turned to the shopkeeper and said:

"Those magical artifacts are just so-so. I'd rather convert them all into gold and take them with me."

The shopkeeper nodded: "Of course."

Chan Kong looked at the gold, jade, and pearls, then touched the sleeve of the woman's robe he was wearing.

His sleeves were empty; he had nothing in them.

So he said, "I'm going around a bit, and it's inconvenient to carry this. Would you please leave it with me for now, and I'll come back for it when I need it? How about that?"

The shopkeeper nodded again: "Everything is as you wish, esteemed guest. You may come and collect it at any time."

The three exchanged a few more pleasantries and then finalized the important matters one by one.

Lei Leilei's thank-you gift was converted into gold. The shopkeeper immediately opened the storeroom, weighed it, and handed it to Lei Leilei.

Lei Leilei was stored in a box that could be large or small.

Zenkong's was much simpler; the shopkeeper wrote out a deposit slip and handed it to him.

Qi Fei's was the most troublesome.

I don't want gold, I don't want precious jade, I don't want pearls, and I don't want any religious artifacts. All I want is a boat ticket.

The shopkeeper invited him into the inner room, spread out a nautical chart, pressed down the corner with a mahogany ruler, pointed to the dense markings on the chart, and slowly explained to him.

"Going to the south of the South China Sea isn't a straight trip," the shopkeeper said, drawing a winding line on the nautical chart with his finger. "You need to go through three transit points for supplies."

"The first place is a corner of the sea and sky, 100,000 miles away from here. The second is the Stormy Sea, 200,000 to 300,000 miles away from here, where storms occur year-round."

"The third place is Tianya Haijiao, hundreds of thousands of nautical miles from here. From here, it takes several more days of sailing, covering tens of thousands of miles, to reach the south of the South China Sea."

He tapped "Tianya Haijiao" (the ends of the earth) with his finger, then withdrew it.

"Although our Sanhai Association is somewhat famous in the South China Sea, we have limited financial resources. We can only go to the sea loach in the south of the South China Sea once every six months, and we can only make it happen when the ocean currents and monsoons are in place."

Qi Fei looked at the nautical chart, which showed that where he was located was just a corner of the ocean.

The world is bigger than he imagined.

He asked, "When is the next ship?"

The innkeeper said, "Honored guest, you've come at the perfect time. The next ship won't be for another month."

"As for flying magical artifacts, our Three Seas Society is a small and insignificant organization, and we do not have a Kunpeng boat that can travel thousands of miles."

The so-called Kunpeng Boat is a large flying boat with a hull as big as a mountain. It can carry thousands of people, fly through the sky and escape into the sea, and travel tens of thousands of miles a day without stopping.

He added, "The resources to build a Kunpeng Boat are enough to feed a small sect for a hundred years. In Nantianfang, only Wanfuhui has one, and they come once a year. They've already come this year, and they'll have to wait ten months for the next one."

Qi Fei nodded without saying anything more.

He made up his mind that he would set sail a month later, taking a ship from the Three Seas Association, passing through three transit points, and arriving at the south of the South China Sea.

As for the Kunpeng Boat of the Wanfu Society, he couldn't wait ten months, nor did he want to.

Who knows, ten months later, he would have already reached the south of the South China Sea.

Seeing that he nodded, the shopkeeper took out a jade pendant from his pocket and handed it over. The jade pendant was about the size of a palm, with the words "Three Seas" engraved on the front and wave patterns on the back.

He said this was the boarding pass, and that one month later, one could board the ship with this pass, at which time someone would be waiting for them at the East Pier of Dafang Island.

Qi Fei took the jade pendant and put it in his pocket. The moment his fingertips touched the jade pendant, he felt a very faint fluctuation of magical power on it. Upon closer inspection, he knew it was some kind of anti-counterfeiting mark.

Then the three of them got up to take their leave. The innkeeper saw them off at the door, cupped his hands in greeting, and said a lot of polite things, such as "Take care, three immortal masters" and "If you need anything in the future, please feel free to come to the Three Seas Gathering."

The little pig squatted on the counter, its bright black eyes following the three people's backs until they disappeared around the street corner before looking away.

It grunted twice, jumped off the counter, and ran off into the back room with its four hooves clattering on the ground.

Upon reaching the back room, he said to the manager following behind, "You did a good job; you got rid of those three."

The shopkeeper knelt before him and said respectfully, "I hope the Heavenly Venerable is satisfied."