Fang Xiu had been meditating in the tower ship all the way. There were hundreds of people in the mountain-like tower ship. If they wanted, they could carry thousands or even tens of thousands of people. This big ship itself was like a city, and inside it was a small country.
When the Bai Gu Ling Xu ship was returning, it passed through the South China Sea and Nanzhou. Nanzhou was not as good as Dongzhou. Although so many years had passed, the competition and inheritance were not as fierce as in Dongzhou. There were also no tens of thousands of cultivators and continuous wars like in Dahuan. Therefore, the overall number of cultivators was not as good as that in Dongzhou.
At least it won't be like the situation in Dongzhou, where more than a dozen people at the peak of the third level would appear to fight for a relic. Even a second-level cultivator would hold a third-level magic weapon, and the fight would be like a battle between gods and demons.
"Sir, we have arrived at Nanzhou!" The demon official outside the door knocked on a quiet room deep in the second floor of the ship, which was like a corridor in a palace.
Several large doors opened in an instant, revealing a quiet room that looked like a palace. There were many windows surrounding the quiet room, but outside the windows were not mountains or rivers, but the endless blue sky and white clouds flowing by.
The man sitting in the center, wearing an immortal official robe and who had been meditating with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes.
When he got here, Fang Xiu also became interested. He stopped his meditation and went out of the cabin to take a look at the changes in Nanzhou over the past few hundred years.
When the fourth-order large ship passed through the sky of Nanzhou, it immediately caused a stir throughout Nanzhou. Normally, large ships rarely pass directly over the continent, but choose to go around the sea or anchor near the sea to pick up passengers going to Youdu.
This time, Fang Xiu wanted to get back to Youdu as soon as possible, so he chose to fly directly over Nanzhou.
The white fairy ship as big as a mountain passed through the clouds and sailed into the distance, shocking the monsters in Nanzhou who had never seen a Lingxu bone ship. Even their ancestors, the ancient monsters who migrated from Youdu, had legends about the Youdu fairy island and large ships, but the Baigu Lingxu ship they were riding at that time was only a second-order large ship.
At that time, this ship could only sail on the sea. It was not as huge as it is today, nor did it have the heaviness that could break through everything, nor did it have the historical heritage accumulated over hundreds of years by carrying countless great figures and legends.
Now this big ship really looks like it came out of the mythical heavenly palace. Even if it is just sailing by like this and does not burst out the power of the fourth level, it is enough to shock people.
In the city of aliens and monsters under Nanzhou, each alien and monster raised their heads and looked at the sky at a loss, and the city and the outside world were in an uproar.
Looking down, you can see the ancient and grand stone cities below, as well as the monsters dressed in different clothes and appearances.
Fang Xiu walked onto the deck, followed by a group of immortal officials and demon clerks from Youdu. The ancestors of these immortal officials and demon clerks had followed Fang Xiu and were in charge of the ship for him. It was the first time for many of them to see him.
A young immortal official who looked almost no different from a human stood behind Fang Xiu and introduced the situation in Nanzhou to him. He was the new shipmaster and was said to be the descendant of a fourth-level monster elephant snake that had just appeared in Youdu. When they reached the fourth level, these monsters could also transform into humans. If they could transform into ancient monsters, they could naturally transform into humans as well. Changing their forms was very easy for them.
He had passed through Nanzhou many times, traded with the countries here, and brought some goods back to Youdu, so he was very familiar with this place: "I just passed by Yumin Country, and now below is Tongtian Country, which was founded by the descendants of a great demon. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the country, and it is considered a big country in Nanzhou!"
Fang Xiu did not turn around to look at the Feili Mountain that rushed into the clouds in the sky. Under normal circumstances, he would have gone down to take a look at the Red Flame that had turned into the mountain god of Feili Mountain. However, he had heard from Zhang Heming before that Chi Yan had been a god of incense for too long and had not yet been promoted to a true god. He had long been blinded by the incense and had no memory of the past. He only remembered that he was the mountain god of Feili Mountain.
This is also the reason why Qingyang and the other two must follow the path to immortality and are unwilling to follow the path to the gods.
Fang Xiu lowered his head and looked under the clouds. Although most of Nanzhou was still desolate, the areas near Yumin Kingdom and Tongtian Kingdom had already started to take on the color of a demon country. They had become lively and full of human habitation.
From afar, you can see a big city with an ancient style but also with some exotic charm, as well as wooden houses and stone walls between villages, and large tracts of developed fields.
"Tongtian Kingdom? I only remember that there was a Tongtian City here in the past!" Fang Xiu said.
The ship's steward quickly responded: "This Tongtian Kingdom is the former Tongtian City!"
Fang Xiu understood: "It seems that the so-called descendants of the great demon refer to the former Shu Tongtian! With the blood of the ancient beast flying squirrel, as well as that elixir and part of the inheritance, it should have died long ago, right? Or has it turned to practicing Shinto?" Fang Xiu also remembered the first batch of monsters that fell into the Mountain and Sea Realm. In addition to the Dragon Mother Qingli, the Feathered Man Chiyan, there was also Shu Tongtian.
"Shu Tongtian fought with the former ruler of Yumin Kingdom, now the mountain god of Feili Mountain, for the position of mountain master, but he failed and died!" The ship's steward explained to Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu nodded and suddenly stopped talking. The people behind him also immediately quieted down, not daring to disturb him.
Fang Xiu thought of the group of monsters that had fallen from the human world into the mountain and sea world in the past. It seemed that almost all of them have died now.
Going further into the core of Nanzhou, it almost became a wild land, especially in the core area, where strange beasts and monsters abounded. It was even worse than the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Monsters with the blood of divine beasts could be seen everywhere, emitting a mighty aura that soared into the sky.
There were even third-order ancient alien species that flew directly out of the jungle and attacked the ship. The aura of one of them was not the same as the Nine Phoenixes, the divine bird that Fang Xiu had seen in Beizhou.
Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that those alien races and the extraordinary people in this world dare not approach this place easily. They are afraid that any big demon or ancient alien species can easily destroy everything they have.
It was not until we reached the northwest coastal area that the whole situation changed dramatically in an instant.
In this area, you can see thousands of countries standing side by side, and hundreds of islands of all sizes along the sea are almost all occupied by humans.
On the peninsula, there are many cities and exotic countries.
For a moment, Fang Xiu actually had the feeling that Tang Monk entered the territory of India in Journey to the West. Exotic customs and strange beauty were combined with each other, mythology and alien races were merged into one here, and the richness and abundance of Nanzhou provided these monsters with the most free paradise.
Fang Xiu showed a hint of a smile on his face: "This place does look quite impressive."
Here, there are countries and city-states developed by monks from the West, East Asia, and South Asia, as well as many demon countries and cities established by the demon tribe themselves.
The various architectural styles are very different, and there are huge differences between cities and palaces. There are ancient and tall giant cities, exquisite and luxurious seaside port cities, and
"This city is called Thinis, it is..." Many people on the ship had been ashore and even traded with these countries, so they were very familiar with the situation here.
"This city is called Herrick!"
"This is also a country founded by aliens, and it was named Babylon!" Fang Xiu stood on the bow of the ship, watching someone point to the bottom and say out very familiar names.
"Babylon? Thinis?" Fang Xiu showed a hint of amusement on his face, but these names could probably only be understood by people from the real world.
Fang Xiu looked at it carefully. This kingdom called Babylon was a magnificent city built beside a plain river. It was exquisite and prosperous. At first glance, it reminded people of a legendary city of the same name.
The countries established by these names were all founded by extraordinary people from the present world. These people used some divine cities and countries from ancient legends in the present world.
Fang Xiu also roughly understood the feelings and thoughts of these people, so he named the kingdom he created. In this way, they would be like the gods and heroes in mythology, experiencing the pleasure of controlling everything and creating everything, and enjoying the faith and worship of everyone. This feeling was something that could never be given to them in the real world.
Moreover, in this world with countless nations, gods, demons and alien species, everything is moving from barbarism to order, which is truly no different from what is described in myths and legends.
These extraordinary people, big and small, from East Asia, South Asia, Europe and America are also happy to develop their own countries here and become kings and lords. The big countries have hundreds of thousands of people, and the small ones are just a city with a few thousand or even less than a thousand people. As long as they have a little power, they can close the door here and become kings or gods.
The presence of thousands of countries has formed a special order here, which seems chaotic, lively and bustling.
Most of the extraordinary people will establish and occupy a piece of land here to satisfy all their desires. Even in the many countries where thousands of nations stand side by side, I am afraid that a large number of monsters have the blood of these extraordinary people in the world.
Fang Xiu looked at the world beneath the clouds. The large ship sailing across the sky plunged many countries and cities under the sky into chaos and turmoil.
Many people were pointing at the sky. The noisy and bustling sounds, as well as the sounds of bells being rung, were all transmitted to the big ship in the sky. The people on the ship were looking at them curiously, and the people under the sky were also shocked as they looked at the big ship flying across the sky, imagining where this ship came from and what kind of great people were on the ship.
Fang Xiu also saw the appearance of a large number of monsters in the villages and cities. There were monsters with red hair, blue hair, blonde hair and white hair. Unlike the monsters in Dongzhou who all had black hair, their appearance also looked deeper and more exotic. After hundreds of years of interbreeding, these people gradually looked closer to humans, and the original characteristics of the monsters gradually faded.
Although there were originally many monsters who looked similar to humans, and even some monster girls and concubines were more beautiful than humans, most monsters still looked very different from pure humans at first glance, unlike now, where most monsters are not much different from humans.
But Fang Xiu didn’t know whether this was partly due to the efforts of those extraordinary people in this world.
Large tracts of fertile farmland have been cultivated beside the wide rivers, and there are many ports along the coast with a large number of ships coming and going. Although they dare not sail into the deep sea, they have close ties and frequent trade with the many offshore islands.
Every day there are ships leaving the port, and there are also ships returning from the islands.
"How many countries are there in Nanzhou?" Fang Xiu asked the shipmaster beside him as he looked at the bustling coastal area and the thousands of small islands that were occupied.
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Fang Xiu's question stumped him. After thinking for a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't know."