The third realm.
The sun rises and the sky is full of colorful clouds.
Pang Jian, who was half asleep, was awakened by Luo Hongyan's gentle voice. He asked blankly, "Have we arrived at Old Monster Cao's Yuanmang Fragmented Land?"
“Soon.”
Luo Hongyan shook her head and chuckled.
Her bright eyes were filled with surprise. She pointed behind Pang Jian and said, "I ran into an acquaintance."
Pang Jian did not wake up naturally and his mind was still not clear. He stood up after hearing her words and looked in the direction her jade hand was pointing.
A boat, bathed in the glow of the sunset, its hull itself glowing with a brilliant red glow, was floating above the thick clouds and sailing rapidly forward from behind them.
The boats, made of some strange fine iron, seemed to be floating in the red clouds, looking gorgeous and magical.
Above the boat, inside a huge black flag fluttering in the wind, there is a towering mountain emitting red light.
Black flag, red mountain, this is the unique symbol of the third realm Red Mountain.
The boats were also heading towards the Broken Earth Yuanmang, in the same direction as them, but at a much faster speed.
Because he was far away from them, Pang Jian could not see the specific situation on the boat.
He only vaguely saw that at the front of the boat, there stood a lonely and proud girl in black clothes and silver hair.
The girl was carrying a wine-red gourd as big as her upper body on her back. Her silver hair was tied into a ponytail and she was looking into the distance in a trance.
Pang Jian could only see her blurry profile. Although it was difficult to see her true appearance, he felt that she exuded loneliness and pride, as well as a kind of indifference that kept strangers away.
"I don't know her."
Pang Jian shook his head.
Luo Hongyan rolled her eyes at her and reminded her, "In the middle of the Chixia Boat!"
Pang Jian looked again after hearing this.
The Chixia boat, which is similar in shape to the Yunfan, now has a group of people standing or sitting sparsely on its deck.
Those people seemed to be very young, but because of the distance, Pang Jian only felt that one woman looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.
Seeing his confused expression, Luo Hongyan stopped keeping him in suspense and said, "It's Jiang Li."
“Hmm!”
Pang Jian was a little excited and said, "Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping..."
"Not here!"
Luo Hongyan knew what he wanted to ask, so she gave the answer directly, and then said: "Jiang Li's broken arm has grown out."
Pang Jian was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
"It could be that Zhou Qingchen and Hongshan helped Jiang Li regrow her broken arm, or it could be that... Qi Qingsong fulfilled his promise." Luo Hongyan couldn't guess for sure.
Gao Yuan, who was also in Yunfan, listened to their vague whispers and said with a smile: "Do you know Zhao Yuanqi?"
"Zhao Yuanqi?"
Luo Hongyan was stunned.
"Isn't she the one you are talking about? She is wearing black clothes, has silver hair, carries a big red gourd on her back, is less than 20 years old, but has already reached the Dongxuan realm!" Gao Yuan shouted in awe.
Pang Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Under 20 years old... Dongxuan realm?"
Luo Hongyan also looked surprised and nodded, "Even in the second realm, she is also an extremely outstanding cultivation genius. She must be famous in the third realm, right?"
"Of course!"
Gao Yuan stood up.
He came to the edge of the boat and also gazed at the Chixiazhou from afar, saying with envy: "If she can go one step further and reach the Concentrated Spirit Realm, she can even become an elder of Hongshan."
"However, her future must be in a higher world and will definitely not be limited to Red Mountain."
"Hongshan is also well aware that she has a brighter future, and is now devoting all its resources to cultivating her, hoping that she will still remember the good things about Hongshan after she becomes successful in the future."
Gao Yuan explained the mystery.
Luo Hongyan hummed and gave an objective evaluation: "Such a person will surely be highly respected by all parties when he reaches the Second Realm in the future. Such a young person in the Profound Realm may even... leave a name in the First Realm!"
Pang Jian was secretly amazed and couldn't help but think of Zhou Qingchen's heartfelt words on the island in the middle of the lake.
Zhou Qingchen said that his own talent for cultivation could be considered extraordinary even in the fourth realm below.
However, when he reached the third realm and compared with more dazzling talents, he was not so outstanding.
Now it seems that the real genius of the third realm mentioned by Zhou Qingchen refers to a natural prodigy like Zhao Yuanqi.
No wonder Zhou Qingchen comforted himself from the bottom of his heart among the rocks in the silent mountains.
It was probably after he went to Hongshan that he learned that there was a figure like Zhao Yuanqi in his sect, and he felt frustrated and shocked.
While Pang Jian was still in deep thought, the speed of the Chixiazhou became faster and faster. When he wanted to take another look at the talented girl named Zhao Yuanqi, he found that he could not even see the Chixiazhou.
"Compared to the sturdiness of the golden chariot, the width of the Fire Cloud Ship, and the luxury of the Wuding Ferry, the Red Cloud Ship is faster!"
Seeing him looking up, Gao Yuan explained in a deep voice: "There are no houses for people to live in above the Chixia Boat. It looks rather simple, and the boat also looks a bit small..."
"But it is the fastest flying spiritual weapon in the third world!"
"It is also the most expensive flying device of the major sects. The cost of building a Red Cloud Boat is said to be around one million spirit stones!"
"Among the five major forces in the Third Realm, only the Red Cloud Boat of Hongshan was actually purchased from the Tianbao Sect!"
Gao Yuan said enviously.
As a boatman among the casual cultivators, if he could steer a Chixia boat, how majestic he would be!
"It costs one million spirit stones, and it is a product of the Tianbao Sect..."
Pang Jian took note of it silently.
Judging from Gao Yuan's envious look, it seems that the flying vehicles from Tianbao Sect are top-notch goods.
…
Red Cloud Boat.
"Senior Sister Jiang, we are almost at Yuanmang Shattered Land. Come and take a look."
Zhao Yuanqi, who was standing alone, suddenly turned around and looked at Jiang Li, who was sitting quietly on the deck and talking to a group of fellow students.
Jiang Li, who had a calm temperament, stood up gently upon hearing the words and walked towards her with a smile.
All the disciples of Hongshan looked at Jiang Li, who was the only one favored, and showed envious expressions.
Zhao Yuanqi, who is destined to soar to the sky and enter the second realm sooner or later, enjoys many privileges within Hongshan.
For example, this Chixia boat, which nominally belongs to the sect, is actually her private property.
The leader of Hongshan and all the elders worship Zhao Yuanqi as their little ancestor, knowing that she will be able to look after Hongshan in the future!
However.
When Zhao Yuanqi first entered Hongshan to practice and her amazing talent had not yet been revealed, many people expressed malice towards this aloof girl.
Zhao Yuanqi, who was too precocious since childhood, had an unusual head of silver hair when she was twelve or thirteen years old.
The girl's gray hair made her look like an outsider as soon as she entered Hongshan. People often ridiculed her for this and whispered about her behind her back.
The silver-haired girl back then was actually much more withdrawn than she is now, and she didn’t even have anyone to talk to.
Only Jiang Li, who was as gentle as water, took the initiative to get close to Zhao Yuanqi. It took her a long time to open Zhao Yuanqi's closed heart and win her trust.
Jiang Li thus became Zhao Yuanqi's only friend.
When Zhao Yuanqi's explosive talent was revealed and she rose up in Hongshan with a dazzling posture, she only looked at Jiang Li differently.
"Is your hand... okay?"
The beautiful and charming Zhao Yuanqi's eyes like cold crystals fell on the arm that grew out of Jiang Li.
She bit her lower lip and reproached him, "I told you that I would get you the spiritual materials for bone-cutting and marrow-cleansing after I come out of seclusion, but you insisted on participating in some trial with them!"
Jiang Li smiled faintly and said softly: "You have your future, I have my life, I can't rely on you to take care of me all my life."
This time, she and Zhao Yuanqi came to Cao Laoguai's Shattered Land Yuanmang because they would pass by Sanxian Island on the way.
Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping were shocked to hear that Dong Tianze would definitely go to Sanxian Island, so they took a cloud sail to seek revenge.
—refused to take her with him.
She was worried about the safety of the two, so after Zhao Yuanqi came out of seclusion, she took the Chixia boat, which belonged exclusively to Zhao Yuanqi and could also benefit from the rest of the people in Hongshan, to Yuanmang.
On the way, Chixiazhou stopped at Sanxian Island specially for her.
She happened to meet someone from the Lieyang Sect, and learned that Zhou Qingchen had gone to the lower world and did not reach the Three Immortals Island.
Feeling relieved, she went with Zhao Yuanqi to Cao Laoguai's Yuanmang broken land.
"Qi Qingsong is also in Yuanmang Fragmented Land."
A cold light flashed in the corners of Zhao Yuanqi's eyes.
"I have no grudge against him, so don't meddle with me."
Jiang Li raised the arm that had grown because of the "Qiong Yu Bone Repairing Paste" and said with a smile: "Because of Pang Jian, he cut off one of his arms. He resisted the urge to use the Qiong Yu Bone Repairing Paste and came to the underworld to find me and regenerate my broken arm first."
"Also, I didn't fully understand the situation in Bagua City at that time."
"Qi Qingsong explained it to me clearly when he came to me a few months ago. He said that it was a senior in our team who attacked him first."
After her arm regenerated, Jiang Li, who had let go of her hatred, no longer had any hatred towards Qi Qingsong and spoke calmly about the past.
"Pang Jian..."
The aloof Zhao Yuanqi's eyebrows twitched slightly.
This name... She had heard Jiang Li say it many times.
Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping mentioned it more than once, and she naturally wrote it down.
When I think of Qi Qingsong today, because he crossed two realms in a row, he caused a sensation in the entire Second Realm, and was treated as a guest of honor by Cao Laoguai, and then think of what Qi Qingsong did...
She was more and more surprised.
What kind of person could force Qi Qingsong, who is now the focus of everyone's attention, to cut off his own arm
After getting the "Qiong Yu Xu Gu Gao", Qi Qingsong did not take it himself first, but ran down to give it to Jiang Li. He was not relieved until Jiang Li's severed arm grew back.
"I hope Pang Jian is okay. I hope... I can have a chance to see Sister Luo's true face."
Jiang Li thought secretly in her heart.
Qi Qingsong's arrival made her realize that there was someone else inside Ning Yao's body, and that person's name was Luo Hongyan.
Luo Hongyan's attitude along the way seemed lukewarm, but Jiang Li could feel that Luo Hongyan had always been taking good care of her and Su Meng. In addition to being grateful for what Pang Jian had done for her, she was also grateful to Luo Hongyan.
She really wanted to meet Luo Hongyan and see what Luo Hongyan looked like after leaving that body.
…
A few days later.
It was a sunny day with the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, releasing rolling heat waves.
A cloud sailing boat with only three people on board slowed down as it approached a huge piece of broken land.
"arrive."
Gao Yuan stood up and smiled.
Pang Jian, who had been practicing silently for several days, stood up and held the edge of the boat, gazing at this famous broken land ruled by one of the strongest independent cultivators in the third realm, Old Monster Cao Mang.
—Yuan Mang.
…
(End of this chapter)