Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Since the flying boat was damaged and repairs would take another day, Lu Fan stayed with the group of cultivators and waited.

I also learned more about the Endless Sands from the white-haired old man.

Although my understanding isn't comprehensive, it's still somewhat helpful, so I won't be completely clueless when I actually go to the Endless Sands.

And so, Lu Fan waited for a day in the open space with many other cultivators.

The next afternoon, the airship, which had been out of service for more than half a month, was finally repaired.

The aloof woman stepped out of the flying boat again, looked at the many cultivators below, and said, "Fellow Daoists, the flying boat is now running normally. I am truly sorry for the long delay."

"As compensation, the price of this voyage has been reduced from one thousand spirit stones to five hundred. Fellow cultivators who have paid the spirit stones can come to me on the flying boat to get a partial refund. Those who have not yet paid will only need five hundred spirit stones."

The aloof woman's words excited the cultivators below.

"Haha, saving five hundred spirit stones by postponing it for half a month isn't bad!"

"The Hai family truly lives up to its reputation as one of the top merchant guilds in the Endless Sands; they are indeed trustworthy!"

Many people also praised it.

"Everyone, please prepare to board the airship. We will depart immediately," the aloof woman said, raising her hand to open the airship's door.

Then, the thousands of cultivators began to board the flying boat one after another, and Lu Fan was no exception, walking side by side with the white-haired old man.

"Fellow Daoist, how long will it take us to reach the Endless Sands?" Lu Fan asked the old man beside him.

"This journey to the Endless Sands will take three years of non-stop flying, and we will have to pass through a teleportation array along the way before we can reach the Endless Sands," the old man said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fan was also astonished: "Even with a teleportation array, it still takes three years to fly? Isn't that a bit too long?"

"This is good. I heard that when the Hai family hadn't repaired the teleportation array, it would take more than ten years for a trip. Now it's been shortened to three years, which is extremely fast."

"However, fellow cultivator, there is no need to worry. The spirit-gathering array on this flying boat will remain open, and all cultivators only need to stay in their respective rooms for three years of seclusion."

The old man said.

Hearing this, Lu Fan felt much more at ease. If he couldn't cultivate, this three-year voyage would be too boring.

After all, these cultivators complained even about waiting for half a month, let alone three years; they would all go crazy.

As thousands of cultivators boarded the flying ship one after another, the aloof woman spoke again: "Fellow Daoists, now that you are on the Hai Family Chamber of Commerce's flying ship, there are some things you need to be aware of."

"The airship has a fixed speed. Once it starts, it will not stop unless there is an emergency, because the spirit stones used for this voyage are burned only once. If it stops midway, the losses will be huge."

"Secondly, once the spirit-gathering array inside the flying boat is activated, please try not to go outside."

After hearing these two rules, Lu Fan roughly understood what was going on.

This flying boat is too huge for ordinary cultivators to operate using their own spiritual energy; they can only burn spirit stones.

Moreover, in order to maintain sufficient spiritual energy, it may be necessary to invest nearly 100,000 spirit stones at a time!

These spirit stones will burn and transform into pure spiritual energy, providing continuous power for three years.

If the process is suddenly stopped, the burning will also stop. Once the spirit stone cools and the spiritual energy evaporates, it will naturally result in a considerable loss.

Therefore, this airship will not stop casually.

Secondly, there's the issue of seclusion. The reason is quite simple: there are thousands of cultivators here, all of them independent cultivators, good and bad, and it's impossible to tell them apart. It's a mixed bag.

If left unchecked, it could cause considerable trouble if unrest breaks out.

After all, Lu Fan also sensed that there were actually only two Core Formation cultivators on board the flying boat.

Among these thousands of people, there are already several Core Formation cultivators.

Therefore, activating the Spirit Gathering Array and having them quietly seclude themselves for three years is the best solution.

At this moment, Lu Fan had already entered the flying boat and started queuing to pay the spirit stones.

...

at the same time.

Two streaks of light traversed the border region of the Mountain Country at an extremely fast speed.

Then the two figures immediately hovered above the forest!

These newcomers were none other than Gu Cangming and Gu Xin, the two Nascent Soul experts who had been chasing them all the way here!

They arrived a day later than Lu Fan, clearly having already clashed with Elder Jing and his group again.

Perhaps the battle was over, which freed them up to pursue and kill Lu Fan by following the demonic aura.

"The demonic energy is much denser here. It seems this kid is hiding here!" Gu Cangming, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, wildly expanded his divine sense, constantly scanning the surroundings.

"This scoundrel killed seven Core Formation cultivators of my Sword Pavilion! We must kill him no matter where he is!" Gu Xin said, his face flushed with anger and embarrassment.

"Go!" Gu Cangming said, and immediately transformed into a beam of light to continue flying forward.

That terrifying spiritual pressure also expanded in all directions without any concealment!

This country of Kao Shan is not large; after all, it is just a small mortal country. With Gu Cangming and Gu Xin's speed, they traversed most of it in less than an hour.

"Hmm? Are there other cultivators?" Gu Cangming scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately discovered over a thousand auras that had inexplicably emerged more than two hundred miles ahead, a mixed bag of beings.

"What? This kid found help so quickly?" Gu Xin frowned slightly and asked.

"Hmph! They're just some low-level cultivators. No matter who he brings this time, they're all doomed!" Gu Cangming said, then suddenly accelerated.

Lu Fan, who was inside the airship at that moment, was completely unaware of the impending danger.

After paying five hundred spirit stones along with the other independent cultivators, Lu Fan received the key to a cultivation room, returned to his room, and prepared to go into seclusion for three years.

Just as Lu Fan sat down cross-legged, his brain seemed to be electrified, and he abruptly stood up: "Damn it! How did those two old dogs catch up so quickly!"

Lu Fan, at the late stage of Core Formation, could detect movements forty miles away with his divine sense. Before going into seclusion, he used all his power to investigate, and what he saw really startled him.

It wasn't just Gu Cangming who came; Gu Xin came too!

However, the airship was not activated at this time. If it were caught, it would almost certainly be fatal!

Lu Fan was speechless. It seemed that once someone was targeted by a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, there was truly no way to escape.

"Forget it, it seems I won't be able to go to the Endless Sands," Lu Fan stood up, intending to leave.

To Lu Fan's surprise, as soon as he stepped out of his cultivation room, he discovered that a huge spiritual energy shield had been erected outside the flying boat!

Could it be that the Core Formation cultivators of the Hai Family Chamber of Commerce also discovered that Nascent Soul cultivators were heading their way?

really...

Just as Lu Fan had this thought, he saw a man in his fifties with bronze skin walk quickly toward the aloof woman at the bow of the boat.

"Elder Yi, we just detected two Nascent Soul auras heading towards us. Could it be that other sects in Canglan have discovered our presence?" the middle-aged man asked, frowning.

"We even docked our flying boat in a place like the Mountain Country, where spiritual energy is scarce, so how could we still be discovered?" The aloof woman seemed puzzled as well.