Chapter 257: Seeing the Sea

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Seeing the Sea

However, at the Perfect Level, it wasn’t inconceivable that a transformation could deceive even a Heart Demon Oath.

Seeing Jiang Xu swear the Heart Demon Oath, Xiong Liangsheng was overjoyed, even with all the added conditions.

Even though the trade meet hadn’t officially ended, Xiong Liangsheng had no intention of staying any longer. He immediately led Jiang Xu away.

After they left, Xiong Liangsheng skillfully dispelled three magic-based tracking marks, two biological ones, and four spiritual material-based ones from his person.

It was safe to say that of the eleven Foundation Establishment Cultivators at the trade meet, every single one—aside from Jiang Xu and Xiong Liangsheng himself—wanted to track him.

After Xiong Liangsheng removed six similar tracking marks from Jiang Xu, he said with a wry smile:

"See? Now you understand why I don’t go to the Youxian Sea myself and have to find someone to go in my place, don’t you?"

In truth, Jiang Xu had long since detected the tracking marks on him using his Spiritual Eye Technique and Concealing Breath Spell, but he hadn’t revealed it.

"Every single one of them wants to capture me. Not only do they want my Passage Order, but they also want to turn me in to the Seven Stars Association for a bounty."

At the mention of the Seven Stars Association, Jiang Xu grew puzzled.

"If you’re wanted by the Seven Stars Association, how are you able to show your face in the Demon Communication Workshop? Hasn’t anyone from the association come to arrest you? And what crime did you even commit to get put on their wanted list?"

"I have my ways of getting into the Demon Communication Workshop. Even if the Seven Stars Association sent people after me, I’d be able to escape. As for what crime I committed..."

At this, Xiong Liangsheng sighed deeply, his eyes brimming with anguish and hatred.

"I disrupted their sacrificial ceremony. But I wasn’t the one in the wrong—they were."

After saying that, Xiong Liangsheng fell silent. Jiang Xu understood that the man didn’t want to discuss it further with him.

Once Xiong Liangsheng had composed himself, he first took the unrefined Passage Order from his Storage Bag and handed it to Jiang Xu. Then, he carefully produced a brocade box roughly the size of a human head.

The box was covered with several sheets of Talisman Paper, appearing to have been sealed shut with great care.

"This box contains what I need you to deliver. No one can open it except for my wife and child. Even if it’s forced open, the contents will immediately self-destruct."

’Looks like the contents are truly something special. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be acting so serious, much less hiring someone specifically to deliver it.’

After seeing Jiang Xu accept the items, Xiong Liangsheng began to share information about his wife and child to help Jiang Xu find them.

"Let me explain. Seventy-eight years ago, my wife, Huang Qingfen—who was at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation—and I lived on Lu Cun Island. Our child’s name is..."

Xiong Liangsheng spoke in great detail, and Jiang Xu listened intently, only to suddenly interject with a question.

"Since you’re on the Seven Stars Association’s blacklist, won’t they take their anger out on your wife and child?"

It was a sharp, pragmatic question.

But Xiong Liangsheng’s expression remained unchanged.

"Don’t worry. Although they’re hunting me, they don’t know who my family is. If they had used them to threaten me, I would have been dead long ago."

"That’s good. By the way, I’ll need a bit of your blood."

"Blood? What for?"

"I have a certain magic that’s exceptionally good at locating people. I might be able to find your child using your blood."

"That would be perfect! Just as I thought, my judgment is as sharp as ever! I knew you were the right one for the job!"

After giving Jiang Xu his blood, Xiong Liangsheng took out several more items and handed them over.

"The Youxian Sea is not as safe as the mainland. The power of all magic and Magical Artifacts is reduced there, except for those with a Water Attribute."

"This Demon Passage is fraught with peril. It can be incredibly dangerous out on the sea, even aboard a Dharma Ship, so you must be well-prepared."

"You’re all the hope I have now. If anything happens to you, I’m afraid these things will never reach them."

"Here, take a look. This is a Tier Two Lower Grade Water Escape Charm. This is a Tier Two Lower Grade Magical Artifact, a Water Spirit Pearl. This is a tome for the Water Dragon Roll Skill I acquired. And this is a Tier One Top Grade Dharma Ship, which should help you travel for a while in the Youxian Sea..."

Xiong Liangsheng handed the items to Jiang Xu one after another, as if he was genuinely terrified that Jiang Xu would perish before finding his family.

After he had given everything to Jiang Xu, he fell silent for a moment before speaking again.

"There is one last thing I must ask of you."

"What is it?"

"When you see them, please... tell them I’m sorry."

"...I will."

Xiong Liangsheng left.

He cut a desolate figure as he left.

Seeing this, Jiang Xu could only sigh. There was nothing he could do.

’How many things in this world ever go exactly as one wishes?’

...

After giving the Broker another Middle Grade Spirit Stone, Jiang Xu returned to the back entrance of the Demon Communication Workshop.

The moment he received the Passage Order, he refined it.

As he did, he sensed the Passage Order’s unique refining mechanism.

Upon refining it with his Magical Power, an Array inside the token activated, completely locking down the wisp of Magical Power Jiang Xu had infused into it.

Even Jiang Xu himself couldn’t erase his own Magical Power from the Passage Order, to say nothing of anyone else.

The only way was to destroy the Passage Order by brute force.

’This anti-theft measure is rather unique. It’s quite beneficial for weaker Cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Realm, as they don’t have to worry about desperate Foundation Establishment Cultivators snatching their Tokens.’

’But for powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivators like him, it was infuriating enough to make them grind their teeth.’

Soon, it was Jiang Xu’s turn in line.

Jiang Xu was actually a little nervous as he handed over his Passage Order.

Since Xiong Liangsheng was a wanted man, Jiang Xu couldn’t be sure if the Passage Order was actually reliable.

Fortunately, the guard quickly verified the Passage Order, allowing Jiang Xu to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After passing through the back gate, Jiang Xu saw the few people ahead of him all hurrying onward.

Recalling the procedure that Xiong Liangsheng had described to him, Jiang Xu followed the others and flew forward as well.

After flying for several kilometers, Jiang Xu stopped, staring blankly ahead.

The moment he stopped, a vast, boundless sea unfolded before him. Its azure surface glistened under the sunlight, like a brilliant blue sapphire inlaid at the very edge of the world.

The seawater was profound and vast. Waves lapped gently against the reefs along the shore, their rhythmic crashing a melodious sound.

White clouds drifted lazily above the water, forming a hazy, dreamlike boundary where the sea met the sky.

Near the coastline, a colossal ship was docked, like an island of steel floating on the surface of the sea.