Gai Cang took a boat across the vast ocean. There were inhabited islands near the coast. Some overseas cultivators came here to practice, or some sects who were disgusted with the hustle and bustle of Dongzhou and opened up a temple in this quiet place.
Passing through the South China Sea, the sea is a thousand times larger than the land, and the creatures in the sea are also a thousand times more than on land. All kinds of strange creatures, rare animals, and mythical species that can only be known in legends can be seen here.
At this moment, Gai Cang realized how big the world is and how vast the mountains and seas are.
There is a kingdom of mermaids in the sea, they are the masters of this sea area which stretches for countless miles. The upper body of mermaids is like that of humans, with beautiful looks, but the lower body is a fish tail. They are born darlings of the sea, able to ride the waves and control the water power.
Standing on the big ship, Gai Cang could also see the mermaids sweeping across the waves on the sea, attracting many crew members on the ship to watch.
Finally, they arrived at the abyss of the South China Sea. When they got here, they were gradually approaching the border between the mountains and the sea. All kinds of giant beasts and alien species of unimaginable sizes were fighting and devouring each other here. Some of the alien beasts had the blood of ancient demon gods. Although they had no intelligence, they were able to devour third-level or even fourth-level practitioners alive with their demon bodies alone. When they saw large ships passing by in the sky, they also wanted to pounce on them.
In addition, there are all kinds of dangerous places and hidden dangers that are hard to guard against. Even if a large ship is sailing above the sky, it will often encounter areas with strong thunder clouds, strong wind rifts, etc.
The horrifying and strange scenes in these areas were like the collapse of the sky and the splitting of the earth. When the large ship passed by, there was darkness everywhere. The strange and powerful force could directly tear apart the spiritual light barrier of the large ship, and the entire ship was swaying in it.
Finally, Gai Cang saw the end of the world. It was an endless realm, swallowing up all the darkness.
"This is... the end of the world?"
Gai Cang and everyone else looked towards the end of the world. There seemed to be no boundaries between the vast sky, earth and the edge of the sea. A huge vortex of water swept from top to bottom. Thunderclouds, storms and the sea were connected to each other, like a huge mouth. Behind the huge mouth was the terrifying and deep darkness.
When passing through there, a large number of practitioners who passed by this place for the first time were terrified. They could not imagine what it would be like beyond the end of the world.
After sailing for several more months in the dark sea of the underworld, we finally arrived at the final destination of everything, Youdu Fairy Island.
Here, Gai Cang saw a capital city that was more prosperous than Yangjing. Thousands of demons danced together, and the demons in the city spoke ancient spiritual languages and used ancient characters. There were quaint buildings and streets paved with old stone slabs. Ghost lanterns floated in the demon street, dead souls solicited customers at the doorsteps of shops, and groups of alien species with the blood of celestial demons walked by.
The nine-tailed fox, blue phoenix, and heavenly dog that can only be seen in legends are actually just the beings that manage a street market here. And in the depths of the lofty Youdu, it is said that there is a Yingzhao who guards the palace for the Lord of Youdu.
There is no realm more bizarre and strange than this place. Everywhere you look, there are monks. Even children can control spells and play around in the streets.
It was as if the monks, who were rarely seen in normal days, had become a piece of stone on the ground here and could be seen everywhere.
"Dongzhou Gai Cang, I want to see the ancient immortal master of Youdu, and I have a treasure to offer."
"Today is not the day of the demon banquet. No one is allowed to enter without the host's summons."
Gai Cang wanted to pay a visit to the Lord of Youdu, the ancient immortal in the legend. Hearing that the Lord of Youdu liked some novel and interesting toys, he specially prepared an alien species captured from the North Sea and stayed there, but he did not even enter the gate of Youdu Palace.
But even so, Gai Cang didn't have any other ideas. No one dared to make trouble on Youdu Fairy Island. This was a huge fairyland and spiritual world.
Legend has it that even if the entire capital city here is destroyed, it can be restored in an instant. The minerals, spiritual objects, grains and fruits here can mature overnight. As long as the Fox Prime Minister and the many immortal officials take action, any cultivator in the city who wants to cause trouble will be restrained, not to mention ordinary cultivators like them, even real immortals will have to surrender.
This entire fairy island is like being in the palm of the Lord of Nether City. With just a thought or a move, everyone can only bow their heads.
Not to mention, the guard wearing golden scale armor at the door is a fourth-level celestial demon, and Gai Cang might not be able to defeat him.
Gai Cang left with regret, but finally saw a painting that interested him in a calligraphy and painting shop on the street.
The owner of the shop is an old demon who seems to have a trace of spirit rat blood. Although he looks no different from humans, his face is thin and sharp, and his pair of green eyes and small mustache make him look like a bad person.
The painting that Gai Cang liked depicted a demon banquet, which was also the most common painting in the city. Every time a demon banquet was held, it was a grand feast on the Youdu Fairy Island. For the demon people on the island, it was a banquet of immortals. Every demon on the island was eager to take part in it and see the immortal face of the most honorable Lord of Youdu.
The scroll was made with spiritual arts, and the figures drawn in colors on the scroll could move. There was a magnificent palace, a room full of guests, and a queen who was high above, with a blurred face but wearing a phoenix crown and robe. She was the legendary Lord of the Nether City.
But at this moment, Gai Cang's eyes were fixed on a man wearing a black robe with cloud patterns, who was sitting lazily in the corner, holding a wine bottle between two fingers. The table in front of him was full of delicious food and spiritual wine, but his eyes were always fixed on the spiritual show on the scene, and he turned his head from time to time to look at the lofty Lord of Youdu.
He had a handsome face and a tall stature, but all that was not important. What was important was that he looked exactly like Feng Sheng from Xundu Academy, whom Gai Cang had met in his childhood.
The shifty monster came up to him and said, "Sir, this is a very old fairy painting. It was passed down from my ancestors to some unknown generation."
He rubbed his hands and kept talking about the origin of this thing, which meant to raise the value of this thing: "This thing is so old that I can't remember it, but I heard from my great grandfather that it shows the scene of the first demon banquet in Youdu."
Gai Cang is a fourth-rank great power. He usually bows and scrapes to everyone outside, and others will give him whatever he wants. However, in this Youdu Fairy Island, even ordinary monsters do not have much respect for him: "This is just an ordinary spiritual picture. Even if it is spread far and wide, it is just a low-end painting."
"Even so, the painting records the oldest information, which was witnessed by my ancestors. Every person in the painting was a powerful figure in ancient times." The shop owner began to talk endlessly.
Gai Cang was too lazy to argue with him, so he took out a bag of incense money and threw it into the owner's hand, who immediately accepted it with satisfaction.
"Sir, you are so generous. I will pack it for you right away!"
Gai Cang immediately asked: "No hurry, then who is this person?"
The shop owner took a closer look and said, "Hey, I know this guy. You should have heard of him. You call him Fengdu Taoist. He is also an immortal official in the Nether Palace and the most trusted immortal official of the Lord of Nether City."
"This is a picture of the demon banquet from a thousand years ago. This gentleman seems to be still alive. My goodness, even in the entire Nether City, there are not many people who can be compared with him. After living for so long, he is no different from an immortal."
Gai Cang was shocked. He had heard of the Fengdu Taoist in history books and rumors. However, during the era when the Taoist was active, Gai Cang's ancestors had not yet been born. To him, he was more of a name in history books.
"The legendary Fengdu Taoist is actually Feng Sheng who founded the Xundu Academy?" Counting his age, the Fengdu Taoist existed thousands of years ago, and Feng Sheng established the Xundu Academy when the human race emerged from the wilderness and the Dahuan Dynasty was first established.
Calculated this way, everything fits in perfectly.
Gai Cang then asked, "Is he still in Youdu?"
"I'm not familiar with this. You have to ask the Maritime Customs. I guess they know!"
Gai Cang was quite familiar with the people of the Maritime Customs. He came here on a large ship of the Maritime Customs. He immediately found a familiar demon official and got the news: "Go west all the way. There is a large reef beach and sea area. The waves of the Nether Sea may sweep up at any time and submerge the place."
"It's very dangerous. Generally, few people go there. It's a deserted place."
"But I heard that Fengdu Immortal Officials often stay there recently. You can go there and take a look."
"Master Gai Cang! Although you have achieved immortality through your cultivation, the water of the Netherworld Sea can devour all living things. Only dead things can survive in this sea water. You should know that."
"So you still have to be more careful!"
As soon as Gai Cang arrived at the rocky beach on the west side of the fairy island, he saw a huge silver moon falling from the end of the sky and sinking into the dark sea.
The dark and deep sea swallowed up the silver moon, but the silver moon also illuminated the dark and boundless sea. The silver light spread for thousands of miles, even the rocky beach west of Youdu Fairy Island was flooded with silver light.
A figure sat on a tall upright reef, letting the black sea water hit the reef beneath him, facing the silver moon, standing still.