Strictly speaking, this was the first time that Ji Yuan saw the real ocean in his life.
The coastline was getting closer and closer. Ji Yuan just glanced at the coastal landforms and villages on the ground, and then flew into the ocean without stopping.
Even though he is no longer the ordinary person he was in his previous life, at this moment, standing between the sea and the sky, he still feels that the world is vast and he is insignificant.
At this moment, Ji Yuan deliberately lowered his altitude to put himself under the clouds. Below him was the surging blue sea, and above him were rolling clouds. As he was flying rapidly through the air, he even had the illusion that he was traveling between the two seas.
However, the deeper this feeling of comfort became, the more he could not suppress the Taoist aura in his body. However, Ji Yuan flew eastward all the way, and even though there was only the vast ocean in front of him, he did not change his route.
Not long after, a suitable island came into sight. With his Dharma Eyes fully open, he looked up at the sky and found that the entire island was uninhabited and had no large animals except for vegetation, small beasts and flying birds. It was a perfect place.
It is called a small island, but it is only relative to the inland area. In fact, the area is not that small. It can at least accommodate a mountain range with more than a dozen peaks. Some of these peaks are tall and steep, reaching hundreds of feet high, with sharp peaks on top that seem to be created by nature.
Ji Yuan was still approaching on the cloud, his eyes swept across the peaks of the island, and finally selected a point.
"Buzz..."
The Qingteng Sword made a slight sound and flew out first, arriving above the island in the blink of an eye.
"Zheng~"
The immortal sword was unsheathed, and a sword light flashed on one of the many rock peaks on the island. On the top of the highest peak, a sharp rock was directly cut off. Then the sword light stirred, and the rock that was about to roll down was also crushed into pieces, leaving only fine gravel that floated away with the wind.
A flat stone surface as big as a cushion was left on the top of the stone peak, and a few breaths later, Ji Yuan's two feet landed on it one after another.
Looking around, Ji Yuan was very satisfied with this position. After thinking for a while, he changed his white robe, put on his gray robe, and then sat down cross-legged on the spot.
With eyes slightly closed, the mind focused, with each breath in and out the world inside and outside of the body circulates, and begins to practice and gain understanding.
The sun rises and sets, the tides rise and fall, the wind and clouds change, the cold and the warm alternate...
Ji Yuan was not indifferent to external affairs. On the contrary, he was extremely sensitive to changes in the outside world. No matter whether it was lightning, thunder, wind or rain, he could feel the changes. At night, he would even look up to see the stars covering the sky.
But Ji Yuan seemed extremely slow and had no reaction to any changes. No matter if he was hit by wind and rain or surrounded by lightning, he did not make any unnecessary movements. He seemed to be in a daze and forgetful.
Gradually, the feeling in "Dream of Wandering in the Clouds" faded in my heart, but extended in my body. It was because the five elements in my body were rising and falling, and their shapes were similar to the weather changes I saw, or rolling clouds or sunny and windy. The five elements circulated and flourished.
When the five elements reached their peak, Ji Yuan gradually changed from being affected by the winds and clouds of the four seasons to influencing the surroundings. A sense of tranquility and peace spread from the top of the mountain where Ji Yuan was.
. . .
Although the Zu Yue Kingdom was at odds with Da Zhen, it basically used the same calendar calculation method as Da Zhen, or it can be traced back to many dynasties ago, and was a relic from the Great Zhou Dynasty that was divided into many countries.
As the seasons changed, in the autumn of the year Renchen, which was the fourth year that Ji Yuan had been meditating on the island, a storm was sweeping over from the open sea.
There are no weather forecasts or global communications in this world, and no one will issue storm warnings to ships at sea. Therefore, some ships that go out to sea far away sometimes face sudden bad weather, which is a double test for the ship and the sailor.
Generally speaking, fishing boats do not go too far out to sea to fish. On the one hand, the fish preservation technology is not in place and there cannot be too many live tanks; on the other hand, it is dangerous.
But there are always exceptions. Oftentimes, not many fish can be caught near the coast, so some large fishing boats take many fishermen and go out to the open sea together. The precious fish are kept in the cabins, while those that cannot be kept are directly pickled and stored in warehouses.
Risks and rewards are directly proportional, and a trip to the open sea often yields a good harvest.
Since the beginning of summer this year, there have been no fish to catch in many places in the coastal waters of Qiangang Village and Pianwan Village. As a last resort, the two villages organized a large fleet and went out to sea to fish together.
But this time, luck was not on their side. The six large fishing boats from Qiangang Village and Pianwan Village were trapped by a sudden storm before they could catch enough fish.
There was a storm on the sea at this time, and the rumbling thunder made it impossible for the ships to shout or hear each other.
"Boom... Crash..."
Huge waves hit the side of a fishing boat, knocking the fishermen on the boat toppling over and over. The captain of the boat held on to the rudder tightly to control the direction, and he was almost blown away.
"What should we do? Are we going to die!?"
A young fisherman shouted to the surrounding fishermen in panic. They looked around and saw that some of the other boats were floating up and down, while others could not be seen for a while and might have already sunk.
There was even a ship that hadn't even lowered its sails, which looked extremely dangerous.
"Shut up! Hold on tight!"
"Boom..."
"ah… "
A huge wave hit the boat and the entire fishing boat tilted to one side. One man was thrown out of the boat, but the people who had not yet entered the cabin were all clinging to the mast, the railings, etc. and had no energy to save him.
"Hold on tight! Hold on tight, everyone! The big wave is coming again~~~"
One man roared with all his might, but his voice was too small compared to the howling wind, rain and huge waves in the sea.
"Boom... Crash..."
The ship was swaying from side to side and almost capsized. All the objects in the cabin were rolling around. The people hiding in the cabin were like dice in a dice cup, having to avoid being hit by various objects while having their heads full.
Humans are so small that they are not even as big as duckweed in the face of the might of heaven and earth. If they fall into the water, there is almost no possibility of survival.
The captains on several ships are the people under the most pressure and are also the most dangerous. They have to save not only their own lives, but also the lives of everyone on the ship.
A man who tied himself to a crowd kept wiping the water off his face. Suddenly, he saw an island in his sight and immediately yelled frantically at the captain of the ship.
"Master Zhang—Master Zhang—there's an island over there!"
The captain was an elderly man with gray beard but a strong body. His muscles trembled as he controlled the rudder, while his eyes were also observing all around, trying to adjust the direction of the boat when the next huge wave came, so as to avoid being overturned.
Of course he also saw the island over there, but that island had too few gentle slopes and most of it was steep. If they went close to it at this time, the wind would blow them into the cliffs and everyone would be smashed to pieces. Moreover, even if they avoided the cliffs in that place, the ships would easily be damaged by reefs and it would be difficult to survive.
"Master Zhang—let's go to the island!"
Another fisherman shouted that when people encounter such a crisis at sea, seeing a piece of land would be like seeing a life-saving straw.
"No! If I go closer, I'll just die - and I can't go closer..."
On the top of one of the peaks of the island, Ji Yuan suddenly opened his eyes. At that moment, a storm was sweeping across the sky and the earth was dark. However, when he looked with his Dharma eyes, he saw several ships in the distance bobbing in the wind and rain, and they were all in danger.
In recent years, Ji Yuan has seldom seen ships sailing to such distant seas. After all, due to limited technical capabilities, fishing boats and the like cannot sail far. Although there are cargo ships, most of them sail along the coast or have specific waterways.
Ji Yuan has gained a lot from meditation and contemplation over the past few years. Although it is not perfect yet and should not be interrupted, seeing so many ships in life and death crisis before his eyes, it is not Ji Yuan's way to deal with things if he has the ability to do so but not taking action.
With a wave of his right sleeve, Ji Yuan absorbed the surrounding rainwater, which gathered into a huge water ball in his palm. Then Ji Yuan stretched his hands into the water ball and slid them gently.
Ji Yuan mobilized all his magical powers along with this movement. The methods of controlling wind and water changed according to his thoughts, and he kept the orders in his mouth but did not utter them.
This time it was a big storm on the sea, and Ji Yuan wanted to disperse it quickly. Even if he used the method of controlling wind and water to fight against the big enemy, it would still consume a lot of magic power. Fortunately, this was not a celestial phenomenon that could be artificially controlled by immortals or demons, so he was able to deal with it calmly.
As the trajectory of Ji Yuan's palms became larger and larger, the water ball spread out in an instant, expanding the previous trajectory of his palms to form several huge water wave characters.
"Fix the wind, disperse the clouds!"
The next moment, Ji Yuan suddenly waved his sleeves and swept four big words into the sky.
Brush~~
It was as if a wave of Taoism was spreading invisibly, the storm in the surrounding area gradually lost its power, and the thick dark clouds in the sky began to slowly disintegrate.
Several large ships were still swaying from side to side because the waves had not yet subsided, but the people on the ships could already clearly feel the changes that had occurred in an instant.
The waves became smaller, and most importantly, the wind and rain stopped.
Soon, the original darkness gradually faded away, the clouds above gradually dissipated, and the afternoon sun shone down, making the dazed people on the boat feel warm.