Yuan Anning nodded, then raised his hand and pointed westward, instructing the water snake to continue traveling westward.
Not long after walking, the sun set in the west and the sky gradually darkened.
The water snake towed the boat and swam westward. Yuan Anning sat cross-legged on the boat and meditated. There was no need to practice Qi in the south wind. From time to time, he raised his head and looked up at the sky, hoping to see the bright moon and stars that he had not seen for a long time.
Unfortunately, after dark, the moon and stars did not appear in the sky, but thick black rain clouds appeared. After a while, the wind started to blow.
The boat rocked, and Yuan Anning couldn't calm down. He opened his eyes and looked around, "This is a sign of a storm. We need to find a safe place to take shelter from the wind and rain."
After Nanfeng heard this, he looked up into the distance. On the way back, he had been looking for islands that could be used as markers, but he had never found any. The sea shrouded in night was vast and endless, and there was no shadow of an island anywhere.
"The clouds are very low and the rain will be heavy," Yuan Anning said.
Nanfeng nodded. Now that he couldn't find a place to rest, there was no point in worrying.
"The Xiantao spiritual energy is full and disperses quickly. In just a few hours, I have reached the front of the mountain." Yuan Anning said again.
People who practice qi regard Jushan as a mountain chasm that is difficult to climb on the road to practice. Yuan Anning's so-called reaching the mountain means that he has accumulated the spiritual energy needed to attack Jushan.
"Now is not the time to go through the tribulation." Nanfeng said casually. In order to live in the mountains, you have to endure the catastrophe. Fortunately, you can decide by yourself when to induce the tribulation. As long as you restrain your spiritual energy and don't send it to the entrance, it will not induce the tribulation. Jie Tian Lei.
"How do you feel?" Yuan Anning handed over the water bottle.
Nanfeng shook his head but did not answer, and at the same time raised his right thumb and clasped it inwards, "The spiritual energy required to advance to Taixuan is majestic and vast, but it is still only 40% short of it."
"Is there any hope?" Yuan Anning asked with a frown. Nanfeng was already in the Purple Qi Cave Abyss before he was trapped on the island. During the time he was trapped, he never slacked off in practicing Qi. Now he got the Xiantao, which greatly replenishes spiritual energy. After several hours of digestion and dissipation, only 60% of the spiritual energy needed to advance to Taixuan was obtained.
"It's hard to say, it probably won't be enough." Nanfeng continued to look around, looking for islands and rocks.
Yuan Anning took a sip of water, covered the jar and set it aside, then turned back and said, "They say that practicing is like climbing a mountain. The higher you go, the harder it becomes. It's true."
Nanfeng nodded, "I have seen masters who are in their thirties and there are also Ziqi Dongyuan who are in their forties. However, there seems to be no Taixuan under the age of seventy at the moment. My luck and fortune are no longer counted. It’s low, even if I can’t be promoted to Taixuan immediately this time, it should be a matter of course next spring and summer.”
While the two were talking, the thick black rain clouds were getting lower and lower. Looking up, it seemed that they were hundreds of feet above their heads. The sea wind was getting stronger and stronger, and heavy rain might pour down at any time.
The water hyacinth also sensed the danger and dragged the boat through the wind and waves and swam quickly. The boat was ups and downs in the waves, bumping abnormally. The two of them clung to the side of the boat to avoid falling into the water.
In the end, the two of them still failed to find a hiding place before the heavy rain came. The rain was pouring and the wind was strong. In such an environment, spiritual energy was useless. If they fell into the water, the result of Ziqi Dongyuan would be the same as that of ordinary fishermen. Yes, he will definitely die.
Even when she was in danger, Yuan Anning did not yell like an ordinary woman. Instead, she remained calm and collected. She clung to the side of the ship with one hand and a stone urn in the other to scoop out the rainwater and seawater that fell into the cabin.
The south wind looked around anxiously from the wind and rain. Most of the materials for building the ship were weeds and shrubs. They were not as strong as wood. They were soaked from top to bottom and might not last long.
Just when he was secretly worried that the boat would fall apart, the rope holding the boat towed by the water snake suddenly broke. Without the water snake's towing, the boat immediately lost control and started to spin up and down in the huge waves.
"Hurry up." Nanfeng shouted loudly. The boat was spinning rapidly at this time, the sky was spinning and the earth was spinning, making it difficult to see.
As soon as Nan Feng finished speaking, Yuan An Ning's Xuan Tie right hand had already reached out and grabbed Nan Feng's wrist tightly.
After several spins, the boat suddenly stopped spinning.
Naturally, the boat would not stabilize itself in the stormy waves. It stopped spinning because the water snake turned around and came back to help, wrapping its tail around the boat.
Seeing this, Nanfeng hurriedly moved to the bow of the ship, connected the rope, and re-hooked the shaft.
After Nanfeng tied up the rope, the water snake let go of the snake's tail, bowed his body and exerted his strength, and once again towed the boat forward through the waves.
After escaping the disaster, both of them were relieved. Yuan Anning took out the worn handkerchief and wiped the rain from Nanfeng's face, "What a dangerous situation."
Nanfeng did not answer, but tilted his head and looked at the water snake in front of the boat who was struggling to pull the boat. This water snake did not abandon the two of them at the critical moment, but chose to come back to help, regardless of whether the water snake returned to help or not. Even if there is selfishness involved, this move is very brave. In this dangerous environment, it is very difficult for it to protect itself. If it drags the two of them with it, it will become more and more dangerous.
Yuan Anning followed Nanfeng's gaze and looked at the water snake, "Thanks to it."
"Deserving of the important task." Nanfeng nodded sternly. There are no such people and outliers in this world who are completely unselfish. There are not many outliers like water snakes who are willing to share weal and woe with others.
The two have lived on the island for almost two years. The water hyena is not very close to the two of them. Back then in the Orc Valley, he had heard some experience in taming animals. Aliens are just like people, and they have different qualities. , those who wag their tails when they see people, even if they are domesticated, they will not be loyal in the future, and anyone can take them away. Those that are wild and difficult to tame are not good. If they don't care about kindness, they may bite their owners in the future. Only those cubs that are neither unruly nor close to people are the best choices. Although it will be more difficult to tame them, they must be loyal to them for life.
He didn't think much about it before, but after this episode, he came up with the idea of trying to tame and influence this water hyena and become a mount with Yuan Anning.
Hearing Nanfeng's words, Yuan Anning was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Nanfeng wanted to do. Nanfeng already had a mount, so this sentence was of course an important task for her.
Most people are afraid of water, especially the bottomless sea water. The reason why they are afraid is because they don't know what is hidden underneath. In fact, this fear is not without reason. There are often dangerous water monsters hidden in deep water.
Just when the water snake was struggling to drag the boat forward, a huge black shadow suddenly emerged from the water. The black shadow was more than five feet long and more than ten feet wide. It turned out to be a huge strange fish with a mouth full of fangs.
The strange fish was greyish-blue in color. After it jumped out of the water, it opened its mouth wide and bit at the water anemone.
The moment the strange fish came out of the water, Nanfeng discovered it. Seeing that it was going to be harmful to the water hyena, he didn't have time to think too much. He grabbed the water jar, filled it with spiritual energy, and threw it out with all his strength.
The water urn used by the two of them was made of rocks and was very hard. After being filled with spiritual energy, they moved faster and hit the strange fish on the head before it could bite it.
At the critical moment, Nanfeng used all his strength, and with the help of spiritual energy, the water jar hit the strange fish's head and penetrated directly through the skull, killing him with one blow.
The strange fish fell into the water and splashed into big waves. The water snake snaked around to avoid it and continued to drag the boat forward without looking back.
Looking up at the sky from the south wind, the dark clouds in the sky are still very thick, and the rain is pouring down with no sign of letting up.
Although the water hyena was huge, when it finally ran out of strength, it could barely drag it out for a hundred miles, and its speed gradually slowed down.
Blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly. In addition to the exhausted water snake, there is another troublesome problem: the boat is leaking.
The boat was originally made of weeds and shrubs. Once it leaked, it was impossible to repair it. At first, the two of them worked together to drain the water, and they could barely hold the boat from sinking. Eventually, water leaked everywhere. The two had no choice but to abandon the boat and hug each other with their arms. Interlocking your ten fingers, holding the water snake's neck and waist, let it rise and rise in the huge waves together.
Even though the situation was extremely critical, Yuan Anning did not say anything discouraging. She just held Nan Feng's hands tightly. The water snake's waist was too thick and two people had to work together to hug it. If one person let go, the other person could not hold it.
Although the situation was critical, fortunately both of them were Qi practitioners. They didn't need to breathe like ordinary people. They only had to catch the water snake to quickly breathe when it jumped over the waves, and spent the rest of the time immersed in the water.
Since the two of them were hugging each other and clinging to each other instead of lying on top of each other, the resistance to the water snake's forward movement was reduced. The water snake managed to hold on and continued to move forward despite the wind and rain.
There is no end to the road. Just when the water snake was swimming slower and slower, and was almost unable to meander through the water, Nanfeng discovered a black shadow on the sea in front of him while taking a breath. The black shadow was vaguely the outline of a large ship. , but it’s far away and can’t be seen clearly.
Without the south wind's instructions, the water hyena took the initiative to approach the black shadow. When it got closer, it discovered that it was really a boat, and it was a very large fishing boat, with a length of ten feet and three masts.
The big ship has heavy ballast and a deep draft. Although it rises and falls with the waves, it is not very bumpy.
The water hyacinth managed to swim to the vicinity of the fishing boat. Nanfeng released his right hand and waved his left arm back, sending Yuan Anning up first. He then sent out spiritual energy to hit the sea water, using this force to jump onto the deck.
There were seven or eight fishermen on the deck rowing oars and steering the ship. They were still shouting loudly, but when they saw the two people boarding the boat, they were so surprised, dumbfounded, and looked at each other.
Nanfeng ignored them and climbed up the side of the ship to look down, only to see a water snake trying to board the ship. However, he was exhausted and exhausted and couldn't climb onto the deck after several attempts.
Seeing this situation, Nanfeng became very anxious. He looked around and saw the thick cables piled up on the deck. He stepped forward, untied them, jumped out dragging the cables, and went down into the water to tie up the water snake around its waist.
After returning to the deck, he struggled to drag it, but the water snake's body was huge and heavy. Even though it could activate the spiritual energy to help, it couldn't bear the deck being overwhelmed. As soon as it exerted force, the deck under its feet shattered instantly.
"Come here and pull it up." Nanfeng shouted to the fishermen.
The fishermen were stunned on the spot and did not come forward.
"We don't want to kill people." Yuan Anning said in a deep voice.
Although the words were spoken calmly, they were threats. After hearing what she said, the fishermen had no choice but to step forward and help pull the cables.
Everyone worked together, and the water snake slowly came out of the water. When the water snake climbed onto the deck, everyone realized what they were dragging. They were so frightened that they threw away the cable and howled and ran away.
Fortunately, the front half of the water snake had already boarded the boat, and it swam up to the deck with all its strength.
After the water snake boarded the boat, Yuan Anning went over to untie the cables tied to it, while Nanfeng shouted to the people hiding behind the mast, "Who has the final say here?"
No one answered.
"Believe it or not, I will throw you all down." Nan Feng was very intimidating.
"I," an old man in his sixties raised his right hand cautiously, "I am the helmsman."
"Come here and discuss something." Nanfeng waved to the old man.
The old man was afraid of him and didn't dare to come over. "I used to make the decision, but not anymore."
"What do you mean?" Nanfeng frowned.
"We encountered pirates," the old man said.
"Pirates?" This was the first time Nanfeng heard the word pirate, but it was not difficult to understand. It was a robber in the sea.
The old man nodded repeatedly.
"Where are the pirates?" Nanfeng asked.
"In the cabin." the old man said.
"Don't be afraid, I'll go down and help you cook." This was the first time Nanfeng saw such a big ship. He looked around and couldn't find the entrance, "Where is the entrance?"
After hearing this, everyone stretched out their hands and pointed to a wooden house in the middle of the ship.
When Nanfeng heard this, he turned around and walked towards the wooden house.
"How many pirates are there?" Yuan Anning asked.
"One." someone answered.
"One?" Nanfeng stopped when he heard the sound. If it was a group, it would be a mob, but it was hard to say just one. These fishermen were very strong. If this person didn't have a few brushes, these people would definitely not submit obediently.
"Yes, there is only one, and he brought a strange big bird with him." When the old man spoke, he was not looking at the south wind, but at the water snake on the deck.
"Haha." Nanfeng was so happy when he heard this, Fatty, it should be Fatty.
Thinking of this, he walked quickly, reached the wooden house, reached out and opened the wooden door.
As soon as the wooden door opened, a long sword was thrust towards him.
Nanfeng never thought that there would be an ambush inside. When he saw the long sword stabbing him, his heart trembled. He fired the Hunyuan Divine Skill from his heart and quickly leaned back, narrowly avoiding the fatal sword.
Since this person made a sneak attack, he was naturally an enemy rather than a friend. When he had to move sideways and stand up, he immediately used Qi to release his palms and deceived himself to counterattack.
After seeing his opponent's appearance clearly, Nanfeng frowned and moved his palms outward, avoiding the man's face.
Although he avoided the person's vitals, the wind of his palm washed away the person's turban. As soon as the turban fell off, Nanfeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Hahaha, who did this?"
The person who came was none other than Lan Ling'er, who had invited the monkey to fetch him earlier. When an enemy met, he should have been extremely jealous, but Lan Ling'er's appearance made him unable to restrain himself from laughing. Lan Ling'er was dressed in ragged clothes and had a complexion on his face. He is dark, with only a short stubble on his head. Not to mention, there are three rows of ring scars on the top of his head, three in each row, for a total of nine.
When the sneak attack failed, Lan Ling'er jumped out, swung her long sword, and even used vicious attacks, but her cultivation level was too low and she couldn't even touch the corner of Nanfeng's clothes.
Nanfeng couldn't help but laugh, he just laughed and didn't fight back.
Lan Ling'er became angry from shame, slashing and slashing, wishing to cut Nan Feng in two.
Seeing her vicious move, Yuan Anning stepped forward, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Lan Ling'er's sword, and broke the sword with a flick of his wrist.
Lan Ling'er threw the broken sword with her backhand, Yuan Anning tilted her head to avoid it, and kicked Lan Ling'er to the ground again.
At this moment, a cry came from the wooden house, and a strange red bird rushed towards Lan Ling'er.
Nanfeng was already laughing, but when he saw the appearance of the strange bird clearly, he almost stopped laughing. It was a giant crane with no hair. There was no need to ask. No one else could do this. It must be Fatty and Master Ba...