Ju Yuanzi came to inform Ji Yuan. He originally thought that if Ji Yuan still had some things to deal with, he could ask Ji Yuan and then stay in Ju'an Pavilion for two days. He believed that Ji Yuan would not have any objection. However, it seemed that Ji Yuan had expected this. Ju Yuanzi set off directly after arriving for a while.
"Mr. Ji, several of my fellow Daoists and juniors from Yuhuai Mountain are also on their way forward. They will meet us at Yuelu Mountain. There is an anchor point for boundary ferrying in the mountain, called Dingfeng Ferry. Daoist Qiu and others have already made arrangements and selected the ferry equipment. When we arrive, we will take the boundary ferry together at Dingfeng Ferry."
Just before leaving, Ju Yuanzi said that Yu Huaishan had already planned the route. Of course, he also asked Ji Yuan if he had any opinions. Of course, Ji Yuan would rather let them decide. What plans could he have
Now when he heard Ju Yuanzi talking about the details, Ji Yuan showed an interested expression.
"Where is Yuelu Mountain? Which immortal sect owns Dingfeng Ferry? Is the ferry a flying boat or something else?"
Ju Yuanzi stroked his beard and replied.
"This Yuelu Mountain is a little-known mountain in the Zenan Kingdom of Yunzhou. There is an immortal sect on it, called Yuelu Sect. They are in charge of the Dingfeng Ferry, but the Yuelu Sect does not have any boundary ferry. Instead, there will be other boundary ferries that will stop at Dingfeng Ferry from time to time. So I don't know what we will take when the time comes. Maybe a flying boat, a hanging island, or some huge strange beast."
"Oh... The Moon Deer Sect doesn't have any ferry equipment of its own?"
After hearing Ji Yuan's words, Ju Yuanzi did not dare to think that he was ignorant, but answered carefully.
"Sir, you don't know that this realm ferry contains the universe, and the formations and artifacts are linked together. Not to mention its huge size, it is itself a great magic weapon. It can not only collect certain spiritual objects for the immortal sect, but also forge many good relationships. Even in case of emergency, the realm ferry is also a powerful tool... It's good that the Yuelu Sect can manage the Peak Ferry with the geographical advantage. As for the realm ferry, they don't have that strength yet."
Ju Yuanzi said this with emotion, thinking that let alone the Yuelu Sect, even Yu Huaishan would find it difficult to come up with a magical weapon to cross boundaries.
Yuhuaishan is not short of "money", but it is not a sect-type immortal palace. It belongs to the holy land. Except for a few lineages, the others are all Buddhist and have weak cohesion. Sometimes it is difficult to concentrate their efforts on major tasks, not to mention refining the realm ferry that consumes extremely much energy, magic power and material resources.
"I see."
Ji Yuan didn't ask any more questions. Ju Yuanzi was responsible for flying the cloud and flew towards the northwest.
There is a large swamp in the middle of Yunzhou. Although it is nominally a large swamp, it is actually composed of many large and small lakes, rivers and swamps, in which live many spiritual animals and some human beings living in tribal settlements. The Kingdom of Zenan is located south of the swamp and its name is also simple and crude.
Starting from Ning'an County, they flew high and trekked. Without trying to hurry, after a few days, the two people in the clouds had already approached Yuelu Mountain. However, although Zenan Kingdom was nominally adjacent to the Central Lake, it was a country after all, and it was impossible for Ji Yuan to see the lake from here.
Ju Yuanzi waved his sleeves to push away the clouds and mist in the sky around him, and pointed to the mountain road leading down to the human world.
"Mr. Ji, that is Yuelu Mountain. The peak is protected by a formation. Although you can enter and exit, you can't see it from here."
Ji Yuan looked at Yuelu Mountain from afar. The mountain was not very steep, but rather had a beautiful scenery with emerald green and deep mist. As he scanned the mountain, he felt that the mountain was smaller than Niukui Mountain, but it was also a big mountain.
While Ji Yuan was observing Yuelu Mountain, Ju Yuanzi was already flying and descending on the cloud. About half a minute later, the two of them set foot on the ground at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.
"Sir, in any immortal sect, unless there is an emergency, it is better to walk when patrolling the identification area. This is a kind of respect for fellow immortals."
"Haha, that's natural. Besides, I also prefer to hike in the mountains."
"Then I will be traveling with Mr. Ji. Please come in, sir!"
Ju Yuanzi smiled and solemnly extended his hand to invite him. Ji Yuanyi waved his hand back, and then the two of them walked leisurely towards the mountain. Although they seemed to be strolling at a leisurely pace, their speed was actually quite fast.
In the morning after sunrise, the fog in Yuelu Mountain gradually dissipated. There were mountain travelers collecting herbs, woodcutters chopping wood, and hunters walking together with bows and spears on their backs. It was a picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and there was no sign of a Taoist sect in the mountain.
Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi, one wearing a green shirt and long hair tied in a bun with jade hairpins, and the other wearing a white robe and long beard with an immortal look. While they were admiring the scenery of people and nature along the way, some mountain visitors and even animals in the mountains were watching them.
Two woodcutters were coming down a small mountain path carrying firewood on their backs. They happened to see Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi walking deep into the mountains, so one of them shouted at them.
"Hey... gentlemen... the mountain path ahead is difficult to walk on. If you want to hike, it's better to go this way."
The woodcutter pointed with his hatchet to the road on his left, which was wider.
"Thank you for your kindness. A little bit of roughness won't be a problem for us."
Ji Yuan answered with a smile, but the woodcutter shook his head.
"Sir, you are relatively young, so it should be no problem. I am talking about the old gentleman next to you. He is quite old. What if something goes wrong when he goes deeper? Moreover, although Yuelu Mountain seems peaceful, there are also ferocious beasts in the mountain. Not to mention other beasts, there must be wolverines and the like. If something really happens, do you think there will be gods to save you?"
Ju Yuanzi laughed and bowed to the woodcutter.
"Thank you for your concern. I am an old man with a very lucky star. I can turn misfortune into fortune. If I run into trouble, there will definitely be a real god to help me."
The other woodcutter was just as amused and helpless as his companion, and pointed at Ju Yuanzi.
"Oh, you old man... Sir, why don't you try to persuade him?"
The second half of the sentence was saying no to Ji Yuan, but Ji Yuan just smiled helplessly.
"If you can't persuade me, please go down the mountain."
The two woodcutters shook their heads, thinking that it was someone else's business after all, so they just let it go. Then they went down the mountain path and walked down the mountain little by little in the direction that Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi came from.
However, as he walked, he would look back from time to time at the two people who were getting farther and farther away in his sight.
"Hey, Uncle Chen and the others always say that there are real immortals in Yuelu Mountain."
One of the woodcutters suddenly said this, and the other laughed.
"Why? You're not thinking that these two people might be gods?"
"Of course not. I mean, will these two come to seek immortality? After all, this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice."
"Why do you care so much?"
The two men were walking and talking while carrying firewood. After a while, when they looked back, Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi were nowhere to be seen.
On the other hand, as Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi went deeper and deeper into Yuelu Mountain, they saw fewer and fewer ordinary mountain visitors, and occasionally they could feel some spiritual animals watching them.
About half an hour after entering the mountain, with Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi's speed, they had actually walked through a mountain that would take an ordinary experienced mountaineer a whole day to cross.
At the moment when he could vaguely feel the spiritual energy of the formation, Ji Yuan seemed to have a sense of something. He raised his head and looked towards somewhere in front of him on the right, with his eyes fully opened. Under his gaze, he could vaguely see the outline of a mountain.
Or in fact, it is two peaks that collide with each other like a huge "入" character. The lower peak is pressing against the upper waist of the upper peak, while the upper peak's slant goes into the clouds.
"No wonder it's called Peak Ferry."
Ju Yuanzi naturally noticed Ji Yuan's actions. When he heard what the other party said, he understood that Ji Yuan definitely saw the real Peak Ferry. Although he felt the changes in the formation and spiritual energy, and could know the direction of flow, he could not see anything at this distance by sight alone.
"As expected of Mr. Ji!"
Ju Yuanzi has always been convinced by Ji Yuan. Just when he was about to suggest walking faster, a voice suddenly came from the far side.
"Wait a moment... the two of you over there, please wait a moment...!"
The shouting caused a slight echo in the mountains. Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi looked in the direction of the sound and saw several people hurriedly trudging on a ridge on one side. One of them was waving as he walked. They were heading in the same direction as Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi, and they were also heading in the same direction.
"You two please stay..."
As if they were afraid that Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi would just leave, the people over there would shout at the top of their lungs from time to time, and Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi could hear the anxious feeling.
"What does sir mean?"
When Ju Yuanzi asked, Ji Yuan told him the story.
"Let's wait and see, maybe he's run into some trouble."
Seeing two people standing on the mountain path in the distance and not moving, the few people who were hurriedly going down the ridge and across the ravine felt relieved, but their pace did not slow down.
As the saying goes, "If you look at the mountain, you will die if you run too fast." Even if the distance seems not far, it is actually not close. In addition, the mountain road is rugged and there are obstacles such as bushes and weeds. By the time those people got close to Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi, half a quarter of an hour had passed.
There were six people in total, a middle-aged man with five young-looking men and women, about sixteen or seventeen years old. They inevitably had some traces of hiking on their bodies, such as dirt or grass debris, and some were scratched by thorny branches.
As soon as the middle-aged man saw Ji Yuan and Ju Yuanzi, two well-mannered and dignified men, especially the old man who was able to walk through the deep mountains where the roads were difficult to travel but yet was spotless, he felt relieved.
"You guys, stop breathing heavily. I will go with you to greet the Immortal Lord."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man took the lead in bowing and saluting.
"Greetings to the two Immortals!"
The young men also quickly followed suit and bowed with great respect.
"Greetings to the two Immortals!"
Ju Yuanzi and Ji Yuan looked at them but did not refute, so the former did not need to ask.
"Why do you say we are immortals?"
"Oh, you are joking, Immortal. Look at us mortals. I still have some experience, but I am already in this state after getting here..."
The man showed off his slightly dirty clothes and continued.
"Only immortals can enter the mountain without being stained by dust. To be honest, we have been in Yuelu Mountain for three days. I beg you to take us to the top of the mountain. I beg you!"
The middle-aged man said this and bowed deeply again.
The Immortal Ferry does not necessarily have to block mortals. Some mortals can even take the ferry for free as long as they can give a valid reason. However, it is not easy to find the Immortal Ferry.
Ji Yuan looked at them.
"Since you know about the Peak Ferry, I can take you in. Come with us."